Indonesian Dance Festival brings impressive offeringsText and photos By Mukhti JAKARTA (JP): A female dancer suddenly appears from behind the stage, moving her body fast and then slow. Sometimes she stops her movements.

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Humanitarian aid for East Timor We express our great concern about the fate of the people of East Timor. Hundreds of thousands of East Timorese people are displaced. Many of them took refuge in the mountains and the jungles.

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Do we have the right to cut the President's hair? JAKARTA (JP): A story in the Bible has it that Samson, who lived around 1,000 B.C., was an extraordinarily strong man until he met Delilah, the beautiful woman who looked like an angel, but turned out to be a devil in disguise.

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UN force chief to visit Dili on SundayBy Budiman Moerdijat DILI, East Timor (JP): An advance team of the UN-approved International Force in East Timor (Interfet) will arrive on Sunday for a three-hour visit here, the Head of the Restoration Operation Command in East Timor, Maj. Gen.

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Fashion shows step out on cafe circuitBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): A fashion show is no longer an exclusive event for Jakarta's fashion society. Fashion designers used to present their latest creations at a gala dinner in a five star hotel ballroom with selected VIP guests.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Cooking Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m.

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Eddie Nalapraya reelected as IPSI chief JAKARTA (JP): Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya was reelected as chairman of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) in the three-day national congress at the Pencak Silat Training Center in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta.

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Indian dolls reveal the pageant of life JAKARTA (JP): Pained by present-day politics? Sick of counting stocks and shares? Stories of terrible terrorists becoming tiresome? Take a break then, and escape those streets of Jakarta that lead to financial pursuits alone for the sanctuary of ...

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Viagra and politics of desire in BaliBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The telephone number, connecting callers to an unlisted mobile phone, is busy day and night.

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E. Timorese reporter tells of his great escape This is an account of an East Timorese journalist's escape from his homeland early this month. His story is typical of those fleeing persecution from pro-Indonesia militias.

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Better education system: A key to success Pasca-Indonesia Pasca-Einstein: Esei-esei tentang Kebudayaan Indonesia Abad ke-21 (Post Indonesia, Post Einstein, Essays on Indonesian Culture for 21st Century); By Y.B. Mangunwijaya; Kanisius, Yogyakarta, 1999; 335 pages JAKARTA (JP): Y.B.

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Rexy urges PBSI to treat shuttlers betterBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Rexy Ronald Mainaky is a familiar name to badminton fanatics, not only in Indonesia but throughout the world. With partner Ricky Ahmad Subagja, Rexy managed to stay on top for more than three years starting 1992.

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Dian places acting career ahead of babiesBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): In the film To Die For, actress Nicole Kidman decides not to have a baby for fear that the pregnancy would ruin her career as a television anchor.

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Planet Hollywood, DHL raise Rp 170m from Charity Golf Tournament There are many golf tournaments held in Jakarta all year round. However, very few can claim to be held for a truly worthwhile cause.Planet Hollywood and DHL have made an exception to the rule.

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SpotlightPhoto A: ArtJP/msaART ADMIRERS: Former Indonesian ambassador for Australia Sabam Siagian (right) and Erasmus Huis' councellor for cultural and press affairs director Geeskelien Wolters admire one of Kassian Cephas' photographs after opening the exhibition titled Transfixed Spectator: ...

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The model world of photographer DarwisBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): Nobody wanted to know him when he was a new kid on the block.He was often even insulted and harassed by those who at the time considered themselves senior and professional photographers.

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Village HeadBy Zaki Jubidi The news that the village head was ill spread far and wide. No one knew who first spread the news but people of all ages knew that the village head was ill. Anywhere people congregated they would talk about this news.

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Call for friends of the arts made within oil societyBy Julianti Parani JAKARTA (JP): Art lovers of the performing arts society know well the high quality of Retno Maruti and her Padnecwara Dance group performances. They first appeared in the 1970s at the Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta Arts Center.

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Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Wild Wild West 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Runaway Bride 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Big Daddy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Entrapment 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

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'Wild Wild West,' a wild special effects rideBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): Is there really any American or British television series left unmade for the big screen?Every year, we witness how Hollywood digs up the tube culture's treasured past and comes up with repackaged material that are ...

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Mustafa Mustafa I once had a friend called MustafaA very dedicated teacher in Sigli wholived hand-to-mouth from day-to-dayYet as happy as the richest man in the world could beMy friend Mustafa disappeared one nightkidnapped by men with guns, they saidto never return and this is already 10 days ...

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Kasongan earthenware center survives crisisText and pictures by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Farmers in Kasongan, a poor village in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, once spent their leisure time making traditional earthenware products such as vases, stoves, piggy banks and household vessels.

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Proindependence E. Timorese students hounded in YogyakartaBy Singgir Kartana and Tjahjono Ep YOGYAKARTA (JP): Proindependence East Timorese students living in Yogyakarta are not happy. Since the announcement of the results of the Aug.

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UN praises TNI's help, but wants aid limits lifted JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations praised the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday for its cooperation in distributing humanitarian aid to displaced persons in East Timor.

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Exercise, sports a major boost for healthy lifestyle I can vividly remember the last time I went out for a jog. It was my first year of college, a Sunday night in December, so there was a nip in the air, or at least as much of a nip as is possible for Los Angeles.

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Spirituality through the art of 'macapat'By Muhamad Achadi YOGYAKARTA (JP): To the Javanese, traditional songs, or tembang, are not simply a means of comfort.

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Traumatized East Timorese tell of grieving talesBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): Some people might wonder why almost 80 percent of East Timorese voted for independence.

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Artist explains why politics smellsBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): Politics is always a pile of dung. Time does not change it. At least, according to Odji Lirungan, who is holding a drawing exhibition titled Bullshit at the Millennium Gallery, South Jakarta, from Sept. 14 to Oct. 6.

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