A celebration of Indonesia's new architectureBy Reita I. Malaon JAKARTA (JP): To feast your eyes on an object d'art is an enriching experience, particularly when what one sees is not customarily presented in this country as an art form.

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Malaysian group Raihan gains popularity hereBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Why are Malaysian songs easily accepted by Indonesians? The answers are varied.

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Woman is no grassFor a man, getting a future wife is no challenging job. He can just court a woman like taking care of a cactus flower which doesn't need a spacious garden nor require much fertilizer And the man can water it once a year or whenever he deems it necessary Although the flower always ...

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A long day spent around and about Central JavaBy Philip McCausland BOROBUDUR, Central Java (JP): It was still dark, not yet 4:30 a.m, when my driver and I left the Central Javanese resort of Amanjiwo.

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Diamonds are a villager's best friend in MartapuraBy Erma S. Ranik PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Diamonds, very precious stones, are unequivocally familiar to all and Martapura in South Kalimantan is one of Indonesia's most famous diamond-producing areas.

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Women living longer but still troubled by health problems SINGAPORE (JP): Modern women have an increased life expectancy and may expect to spend 30 years or more in a postmenopausal, estrogen deficient, state.Dr.

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Robber arrested as he tries to sell hot car JAKARTA (JP): The tables turned on a man when he tried to sell a stolen Mercedes Benz to a car showroom owner, who happened to be the elder brother of the owner of the car who was murdered and his car stolen on Jl.

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RI's television industry hopes to tune in to good timesBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): In a free television landscape, where size, of advertising expenditure, does matter, 1999 was considered a turning point for Indonesian stations, from the doom and gloom of 1998 to a brighter, rosier future.

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Wiranto denies TNI played role in E. Timor chaos JAKARTA (JP): Former military commander Gen. Wiranto, after being queried by an inquiry commission, argued that violence by militias in East Timor after the Aug. 30 ballot was an emotional outburst which was neither premeditated nor controllable.

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Meditating on paradoxes to evade bonds of conceptual limitationBy Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): An Australian once contacted me and asked for advice on meditation. He made it clear that he wasn't interested in the spiritual aspect of it since he was a "rational" person.

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Carmel set to keep on contributingBy Helly Minarti LONDON (JP): Few of us have had the privilege of witnessing a vital part of history taking place, and not many of the few who do manage to survive to see the tables turn.

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Christmas celebrated in peaceful and calm mood JAKARTA (JP): Peace and calm was the prevailing mood in local Christmas celebrations conducted from Friday evening to Saturday.

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Celebrations and hopes for 2000 The hype and the mood is all there for welcoming the new millennium, although there have been misgivings over whether we are celebrating this a year too early.

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Coconuts bring livelihood to MenorehBy Ahmad Solikhan YOGYAKARTA (JP): The arid and barren land of the Menoreh range of hills is not suitable for tilling. Only cassava, coffee, clove and second crop plants can grow on it, but the harvest of these plants is not very lucrative for farmers.

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Exquisite wallets made of chicken skinBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): A wallet is a friend on many occasions. It holds one's identification, driver's license, car license number certificate, photographs and, of course, the all important money.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:00 Health and Fresh8:00 Children's Program9:30 Development Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m.

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'The World Is Not Enough' does little to surpriseBy Rayya Makarim JAKARTA (JP): It should be clear by now that we cannot possibly judge a Bond film by the same criteria applied to other films.

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I want to tell you a storyBy Dewi Anggraeni When I looked out of the window this morning, I saw something which made me smile. From where I stood at the bedroom window, the single cloud in the blue sky looked like it was perched atop the tall gum tree across the valley. I felt happy.

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In Indonesia, ad regulations are created to be violatedBy Emma Cameron JAKARTA (JP): The brother and sister bicker. The brother tells his sister she can't be an astronaut because astronauts can't eat chocolate.

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Andrian loses in 12-round IBF bout JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian IBF Continental featherweight boxer Andrian Kaspari bowed out to Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym of Thailand in a 12-round match in Bangkok on Friday evening.

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Few takers as local designers put on bazaarBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): It is an unusually busy December this year, with Christmas, the fasting month of Ramadhan and the New Year, with its added punch of the turn of the new millennium.For many, it's time to splurge on new clothes.

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Earning forex with coconut fiberBy Bambang Tiong YOGYAKARTA (JP): Coconut husk fiber used to be ignored because it wasn't considered useful. It was mostly used simply for fire wood, mats or sofas. But thanks to one person's creativity, it is now capable of yielding foreign exchange.

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Don't waste this New Year's Eve JAKARTA (JP): This is the time! This is the end of the year, the end of the decade, the end of the century, and it is the end of the millennium.

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Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999)Hollywood KC The World Is Not Enough 13:00 15:15 19:30 Good Will Hunting 13:45 16:00 20:15 Toy Story 2 13:00 15:15 19:30 Nightwatch 13:45 16:00 20:15 End of Days ...

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Sujono taps into a profession all his own YOGYAKARTA (JP): A dark complexioned man lugs dozens of bamboo tubes tied with a plastic rope, a sharp sickle strapped to his waist.He looks into the distance, his gaze piercing through the coconut leaves in search of something.

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Newly empowered Erna: 'Just do it'By Endy M. Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): For more than two decades, she has been fighting on behalf of the people against adversaries who have almost always been the government or the powerful corporations.

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Guess What? Popular dangdut singer Camelia Malik is happy. The sinetron (television miniseries) Camelia that she stars in was finally aired by private television station SCTV on Monday."It's natural if I feel proud.

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Guess What? Noted singer Iwan Fals' popularity is far from declining. It is rumored that a monthly magazine will soon publish a special edition consisting of Indonesia's Top 20 People, and Iwan is listed to represent the artist circle.

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