LIA launches new magazine

JAKARTA (JP): In a move to help promote English language learning in the country, the Indonesia-America Foundation or LIA Foundation launched a bimonthly English magazine called Cool'n Smart on Wednesday.

The foundation, which also runs the oldest English courses in the country, plans to publish the magazine eight times a year.

"We initially did this for only LIA students, who have four semesters during their studies at our institution."

Magazine managing editor Tony A. Hutabarat said that the periodical would target English learners aged between 15 years old and 22 years old.

The 50-page full-color magazine, a transformation of LIA's internal magazine Contact, is sold at Rp 8,800 a copy, and will be available at LIA offices, newsstands and major bookstores.

LIA has printed 125,000 copies of the first edition, of which 110,000 were distributed to LIA students and 15,000 are available to the public. (emf)