'Horison' turns 32, ailing but still respectedBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Relying on a small fanatic readership, and surviving much on its founders' fierce dedication, literary magazine Horison has turned 32 -- still ailing but respected.

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Guess What? Emha Ainun Najib Did you know that poetry can overcome supernatural forces? Poet, essayist and musician Emha Ainun Najib had just addressed a discussion on poetry when a power failure knocked out the room's audio and lighting system.

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Ophelia, the ActressBy Sori Siregar Acting has its risks. It can also bring with it trouble. The real problem is not the heavy burden of knowing by heart the dialog of the script to be played. Or the duration of the time- consuming shooting days.

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The agony of not knowing hurts families of missing persons JAKARTA (JP): Their loved ones have been missing for months, some for more than a year. The families of Indonesia's missing persons rely on their vivid memories to help keep their hope alive.

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Courtesy could leave someone high and dry JAKARTA (JP): Maya was not a happy woman when Fadhil, our best friend, ate less than usual of his main course and refused to his favorite pumpkin pie for dessert at the anniversary dinner she held recently.

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Cohen reaffirms RI-U.S. frienship JAKARTA (JP): Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen said yesterday that Indonesia was a friend of the United States and deserved help to get out of its economic difficulties.Addressing a media conference after completing visits to President B.J.

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Pedicabs in JakartaFrom KompasBecak (pedicabs) have returned to Jakarta, the result of Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso invitation. The problem needs careful handling. Perhaps the pedicabs do not need to be returned to the drivers' villages, this will only worsen the drivers' situation.

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Defining modern SE Asian art is not an easy taskBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): The audience visiting a recent lecture expected to return with an understanding of what "ASEAN Modern Art" was all about, judging from the title in the agenda.

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A portrait of the lives of Indonesians in New York Impian Amerika (The American Dream); By Kuntowijoyo; Bentang Budaya, Yogyakarta, March 1998; viii + 264 pp.

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Indonesian GM Utut gets another 2nd place in Biel JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Utut Adianto lost his usual self-control in the final round of the Biel Masters tournament in Switzerland Friday, costing him his bid for a second title.

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Pulau Kelapa locals fight off environmental destructionBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo PULAU KELAPA, North Jakarta (JP): Dive into the blue water surrounding Kelapa island and witness the environmental damage. The seabed looks like the surface of the moon.

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Guess What? Dennis Quaid couldn't say no to playing the divorced father in the remake of The Parent Trap."Every woman I know insisted," Quaid says in the August issue of Cosmopolitan. The husband of Meg Ryan said his wife was first on the list. "Meg was like, 'You have to do it,"' he said.

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The gallery of thirteen activists who are still missing JAKARTA (JP): At least 13 families are still uncertain whether missing sons, daughters, husbands, brothers, sisters or fathers are still alive.

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34 teams battle in debating contest JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-four teams battled it out in the first three preliminary rounds of the Indonesian Varsities English Debate 1998 yesterday, the first such national debate here.

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Guess What? Ingrid Widjanarko The host of SCTV talk show Dunia Bintang (World of Stars), Ingrid Widjanarko, has just returned from a birthday party -- in Brunei.

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SpotlightPhoto A: DonationJP/leoCARE FOR ALL: Minister of Social Services Justika Baharsjah (left) hands over donations from Austrian envoy Victor Sagalla (right), who is representing the Kiwanis Club of Wels, Austria.

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Bring them back home, dead or alive Revealing the truth behind the recent kidnapping of political activists and ensuring that innocent Indonesian citizens will never again be abducted and tortured in their own country is crucial to restoring trust in the nation's government.

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Director Hytner looks at the importance of passion JAKARTA (JP): Take a couple of everyday life relationship stories, prep them up with a Ryan or a Roberts, some Nina Simonesque blues tunes and you have yourself a fun romance blockbuster that won't make you concentrate too much.

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Dial-a-prize: One will soon learn the huge amount it costsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Games announcing big prizes to be won with only a simple telephone call have lured quite a number of television addicts here.These quizzes offer cash prizes of up to Rp 2.

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Gamblers netted in night raid on W. Jakarta club JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested 134 suspected gamblers, including 34 females, in a raid on the Bonus amusement center on the fourth floor of the Asemka building in Pinangsia, West Jakarta, on Friday evening.

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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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It's the wrong Herman: Consul-general JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian consul-general in the southern Philippines' city of Davao, Asmadi Arbi, has dismissed an earlier claim by the Armed Forces (ABRI) that Herman Hendrawan, one the missing activists, has been found and was sheltering in his office.

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Iwan: Writer of young rebels' anthemsBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): He is not a poet, but his lyrics are as sharp as a sword. He is not a political leader, but he has hundreds of thousands of faithful and fanatical devotees.He is Iwan Fals, a rare phenomenon on the Indonesian music scene.

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High bills give new headache to phone users JAKARTA (JP): Despite grumbles, telephone owners tolerated increases in their bills in January, and then again in April, when a 10 percent hike was applied.

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How much sacrifice do we need? Swearwords from bleeding mouths,Bullet holes in heads,Rotten corpses on unnamed streets,Faces full of anger and determination,How much is the cost for reform?Blood?More dead bodies?More bullet holes?OrAre smiles and roses good bargains for guns and bullets? By ...

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Islanders' daily life no paradise idyll PULAU KELAPA (JP): Lying 30 nautical miles north of Jakarta in the Thousand Islands is the Kelurahan Pulau Kelapa (Coconut Island subdistrict).

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