A spa helps you boosts inner beautyBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): "To be pampered like one there is no need for you to be born a princess," says Ida as she emerges from a local spa glowing like the full moon on a midsummer's night.

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Acehnese artist tells of region's painBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Is there room for artistic creativity in war- torn Aceh? That is one of the questions that came to mind when I learned about the works of Mahdi Abdullah, an artist who works and lives in Aceh.

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IT skills in demand Information technology is changing the world, including crisis-plagued Indonesia. The problem is the dearth of skilled workers in the country who know their way around the web.

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Living in Jakarta's crime-ridden jungle JAKARTA (JP): It was an early morning call which jolted me from my slumber."Wake up! This is not Indonesia, this is America," said a familiar voice from the past. It was W.W.

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Get to know the human side of Xanana GusmaoTo resist is to win! The Autobiography of Xanana Gusmao with selected letters & speeches Edited by Sarah Niner Published by Aurora Books, Richmond, Victoria, in association with David Lovell Publishing, Ringwood, Victoria, 2000.

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New Indonesian TV stations: To be or not to beBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): On the Indonesian television landscape, the talk of the town is whether the five new free television licensees are ever going to hit the air at all.

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

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'Bazaar Indonesia' hits newsstands JAKARTA (JP): Internationally renowned Harper's Bazaar has launched Bazaar Indonesia, its 13th international edition for women who are "already up there" in their personal and professional lives.

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Health club manners need some toningBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): I checked my watch again for the 14th time. Seemingly unaware of the involuntary "ready for war" expression across my face, the guy was completely ignoring me. I couldn't believe it.

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PainBy Maria Magdalena Bhoernomo After completing his term of office as village head, Pak Tulada was racked with pain. He would groan and groan, prompting his worried children to call a doctor. After a careful examination, the doctor was always perplexed because he could find nothing wrong.

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Agenda Theater Performance The Ghost Train presented by The Jakarta Post at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on June 5 and June 6, at 7.45 p.m.

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A day with Garuda pilot Ida Fiqriah Of the 612 pilots at national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Ida Fiqriah, 23, is one of two women, and the youngest flying the fleet of Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 aircraft.

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Guess What? Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci Pop singer Reza Artamevia Adriana Eka Suci will soon have a new status. Not that she's divorcing her sinetron actor husband Adjie Masaid, but shortly, she will be a mother.

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IMF to release $372m loan to RI JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund approved in Washington on Friday the disbursement of a US$372 million loan to support economic reform program in Indonesia.

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SpotlightPhoto C: ManulifeJP/msaPOINTING OUT: PT Manulife Asset Management Indonesia (from left to right) director Imam Rasyidi, managing director Chris Bendl, president commissioner Philip H. Smith and commissioner Adi Purnomo talk about the company's performance.

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Little Tokyo at Hotel Menara Peninsula Hotel Menara Peninsula is opening a new eatery in order to complete its facilities and services for guests. Supported by a good demand from its guests, the management feels it is very important to add quality facilities to the hotel.

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Sriyanto's diversity shows in galleryBy Mehru Jahfer JAKARTA (JP): It is hard to neatly characterize Sriyanto for the man escapes any definition. He looks neither like a banker nor a painter, but he is both.He studied law but has worked for nearly three decades at a bank.

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Guess What? Sherina Munaf Her first album might have sold over 300,000 copies and her newly released album has already sold for more than 60,000, but top child singer Sherina Munaf is still an ordinary kid who doesn't really care about money.

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Clean up your act, PT KAI We all know PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is beset by criticism about its sliding safety record as the number of collisions and crashes mount.

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Sleeping dogs don't lie(Dedicated to Aceh)Sleeping dogs don't lie -- but -- dead men in dead huts, dead women in dead houses, dead children in dead hovels so often do.

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Draft political resolution adopted at Papuan Congress JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The Papuan Congress has officially adopted a draft political resolution that affirms the province's determination to separate from Indonesia.

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Security worries intensify after bomb threat on expat JAKARTA (JP): One day after finding a suspicious package in a West Jakarta church, city police were called on Friday night by a foreigner living in Cilandak, South Jakarta, who said he had received a bomb threat earlier the same afternoon.

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Colonial heritage embellishes Majapahit Hotel in SurabayaBy Mehru Jaffer SURABAYA (JP): If you want to continue from where the colonial powers left off you might want to visit Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya.

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Rattan craft provides good life for Central Java villagersBy Ali Budiman SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): It is an interesting phenomenon that certain villages in Central Java make particular handicrafts.

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Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, June 4, 2000)Hollywood KC Mickey Blue Eyes 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bats 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Mission to Mars 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Teaching Mrs.

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