The alternative hangout: Street cafes JAKARTA (JP): Cafes have long been a second office to executives. They provide a delightfully different atmosphere in which to hold business meetings.

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'Blues Brothers 2000' disheartening for fans JAKARTA (JP): Fans of the 1980 cult classic The Blues Brothers will be disappointed at this one.The plot of Blues Brothers 2000 is weak, the jokes bland and the gags prosaic.

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Women's shuttlers must work harder: Rudy JAKARTA (JP): Former champion Rudy Hartono called on the nation's female badminton players to work harder if they want to take over the mantle of Susi Susanti, who plans to retire after the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.

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Yogyakarta's sex workers start tightening their beltBy Gin Kurniawan YOGYAKARTA (JP): In their golden era, that sparkled until the middle of last year, sex workers in this city and its environs could regularly buy new clothes, cosmetics and related accessories.

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Eddie Hara translates social realities into artBy R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Eddie Hara, 40, is an artist of the 1980s generation.

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Indonesian dancer making big impact overseasBy Helly Minarti HAMBURG (JP): The stage was dimly lit -- with a line of ropes hanging down dramatically from dark ceilings. The audience was absorbed watching every step of a Caucasian dancer who explored the floor.

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No happy ending for local authorsBy Sunaryono Basuki Ks DENPASAR (JP): Carlos Baker, in his book Ernest Hemingway: A Life History (Penguin, 1972) writes about an old short story written by Hemingway, republished in a magazine and bought for US$5,000.

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Guess What? Marina Mahathir Marina Mahathir flew into town last Sunday with her husband, Indonesian professional photographer, Tara Sosrowardoyo.

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Streets now home for C. Java hookersBy Haryoso SEMARANG (JP): The reform movement which has swept the country not only knocked the country's president from his perch of 32 years, it sparked a moral movement which is increasingly affecting the prostitution industry here.

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Guess What? Christine Hakim There is a suspiciously strange sort of chicken porridge sold at a food stall on Jl. Raden Patah, South Jakarta. It is called Bubur Ayam (chicken porridge) KKN.

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Guess What? Ayu Utami What happens when a new writer exits a bookstore in a mall and finds boys and girls begging for money to buy books? She is touched, of course, especially when she has just had her first novel published.

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What price for those 15 minutes of fame? JAKARTA (JP): Each of us must carry a finite lifetime quotient of close encounters with the high and mighty.

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FragileBy Sartono Kusumaningrat At 6:30 in the evening, Mbolo and Sayem were busy counting Rp 100 coins, money they both earned from their hard work as, respectively, a parking man and a traveling vendor of jamu."How much did you get, Yem?""I have Rp 3,000, Mas. And you?""I've got Rp 3,200.

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Utut suffers first defeat in Biel Masters c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's leading Grand Master Utut Adianto suffered a defeat in the fifth round of the Biel Masters chess championships in Switzerland Friday at the hands of GM Zurab Sturua of Georgia.

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Ginandjar laughs off rumor on reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): "I will not give up this seat, this is very valuable," said Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita with a big smile when he was asked to move from his seat by a protocol officer during a press conference ...

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Sex business hits record low in MedanBy Efendy Naibaho MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Gone are the days when 700 men to 1,000 men descended each night on Sicanang island, near the Belawan International Seaport. Now, figures barely pass 300, and panderers and sex workers here are quite sad.

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Riots and reform hammer flesh trade in UjungpandangBy Hasanuddin Hamid UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Prostitution here has been on a downturn since September when the coastal town was hit by anti-Chinese rioting.

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Tomang flyover streetwalkers in serious financial dilemmaBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): For years, the Tomang flyover in West Jakarta was a lonely place at night.Only one or two homeless people dared to spend the night in the shadow of the giant concrete piles of the toll road.

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Street cafes, a lucrative business during the crisisBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Be warned about passing through Jl. Tirtayasa, South Jakarta, on weekends.

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NGO tries to get sex workers to help themselvesBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): The oldest profession in the world will continue to exist as long as the demand prevails. however, low education has also added to the number of people offering their bodies for others' sexual pleasure to earn a living.

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U.S. lawmakers ask for names of army suspectsBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON (JP): A panel from the U.S. House of Representatives has asked to be given the names of members of the Indonesian armed forces involved in the kidnapping and torture of political activists.

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400 pedicab drivers run amok in West Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Three shophouses and a motorcycle were torched and 12 cars badly damaged when 400 becak (pedicab) drivers attacked a district administration office in the Artha Senter business complex in West Jakarta Friday night.

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George fuels reform via the Net JAKARTA (JP): From his teaching post in Australia, George Junus Aditjondro, sociologist and former lecturer of Satya Wacana University, is closely following developments in his country.

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Top teams reach volleyball finals JAKARTA (JP): Angel Bertha Kaize and Risma of National Team 1 defeated the West Nusa Tenggara pairing of Tri Siwi and Henny 15- 7 in the semifinal of the women's national beach volleyball championships at Senayan sports complex yesterday.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana ...

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