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TMII to present
Lampung arts
The Lampung Province pavilion at the Beautiful Indonesia in
Miniature Park (TMII) in East Jakarta will present in June a live
demonstration of a traditional elopement, the project leader of
Lampung's art office, Sanusi Asyma, announced on Saturday.
Every year TMII presents a series of special packages
featuring traditional ceremonies from the country's 27 provinces.
This year, it is the turn of Lampung province to perform, Sanusi
said.
The tradition, called sebambangan, involves eloping couples
and some close relatives.
Upon abducting the bride, the groom is required by tradition
to leave tenepik, a sum of money, and a letter of apology to her
parents for taking away their daughter without consent.
The family of the bride is then reconciled with the family of
the groom, during a ritual in which the tribal head of the man's
family is required to submit the clan's apologies to the tribal
head of the girl's family and to present him a kris, or spear and
a sum of money as a bride price and a sign of remorse.
The couple then goes to the bride's parents to pay homage and
the wedding banquet is finally held at the house of the
bridegroom. (06)
Crystal exhibition
at Enteos Club
The Enteos Bankers and Industrialists Social Club will hold an
exhibition of crystal artworks from April 27 to May 11 at the
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Tower on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, the
club's director, Ghafur Fadyl, announced over the weekend.
The exhibition, entitled The Fantasy of Italian Masters'
Creation, will display more than 150 pieces of gold-blended and
colored crystal works of two noted Italian masters, A. Zanelli
and Mario Badioli.
The pieces include 12 animal sculptures, featuring the images
of the Chinese zodiac.
According to Ghafur, prices for objects in the show range from
Rp 500,000 (US$232) to Rp 40 million (US$18,600).
Coordinating Minister of Security and Political Affairs
Soesilo Soedarman, who is a member of the club's board of
governors, will act as the host of the exhibition. (06)
New tabloid
for Teenagers
A new tabloid for teenagers, Karina, will enter the market at
the beginning of next month, the tabloid's adviser, Lukman Umar
announced over the weekend.
The 32-page tabloid, which used to be a supplement of the
Kartini women's magazine, will cost Rp 1,000 (48 US cents) each.
The first edition will total 150,000 papers.
Lukman said that for the first three months, the publication
will still be in its trial period, while its real launching is
scheduled to take place on Aug. 17.
"I hope it will reach a break-even point in a year," Lukman,
who is also publisher of Kartini magazine, said, adding that he
had bought a special printing machine for this tabloid.
Lukman said the publisher will also set up a youth creativity
foundation to assist potential elementary school graduates whose
parents cannot afford their schooling.
The publisher will put aside Rp 50 of the price of every
tabloid sold, to be donated to the foundation.
The tabloid's editor-in-chief Syarifuddin, its general manager
Fachruddin Yahya and managing editor Herna Soe were present
during the announcement of its publication. (06)
11-year-old servant
beaten by employer
While the case of Sugirah, a house maid allegedly disabled by
her boss, is still dangling, another servant, Sumiyati, is
reported to have received similar treatment from her boss, a Mrs.
Aing, in Wijaya Kusuma district, West Jakarta.
"Since I worked there in August 1993, I have been continually
beaten by Mrs. Aing. I wanted to scream because of the pain, but
she threatened me not to. She said she was fed up with me and if
I dare to cry out, she would beat me even more," Sumiyati was
quoted by the Bisnis Indonesia daily newspaper as saying on
Saturday.
Because of the physical abuse, the 11-year old girl from
Cianjur, West Java, bears bruises on several parts of her body
and some scars on her face.
Her employer's neighbors said they did not realize the servant
was being mistreated because she was never allowed to leave the
house.
When Sumiyati was finally sent out, to buy flowers, the flower
seller noticed that her face was swollen and asked her what had
happened.
Sumyiati began to weep and told the florist everything that
her boss had done to her.
The flower seller then took Sumiyati to officials at the
Wijaya Kusuma district office. From here Sumiyati was sent to
Tanjung Duren police office for further questioning.
The police then went to the employer's house with Sumiyati
only to find that Mrs. Aing was not at home.
The police took the broken handle of broom and a broken glass
which the maid said were used by Mrs. Aing to punish her. (06)