Waiting for TVRI's clarification

Waiting for TVRI's clarification

I refer to my letter in The Jakarta Post(March 23, 1995) entitled TV programs. I thought that I could expect some attention and courtesy from TVRI. A few days after I wrote, I still haven't got an answer to my simple question: Who was the composer of the double bass concerto?

In addition, I have one more question and a few remarks to make. Can TVRI say when the president of Serbia, Slovodan Milosevic, was replaced. I thought the presidential elections took place not so long ago. And quite recently I heard from Dunia Dalam Berita that the Serbian president was Radovan Karadzic, who so far was the chief of the Bosnian Serbs and the chief trouble maker cum war criminal in the region. Please clarify.

It would also be appreciated if the numerous news readers could be taught the correct pronunciation of foreign words: Zaire was again pronounced Zahireh. Zahi is right but the last e is mute as in lebih, not like lebar. As for the French Foreign Minister, TVRI is the only station which makes the final e mute whereas it should be e as in lebar. The embattled NATO Secretary General's name is pronounced Claas (like Sinter Klaas), with a long a, not a long e, lebar.

Lastly, a few days ago, I noticed that the temperature in London was expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius the next day. Is global warming hitting that fast? No wonder the Minister of Transportation complained about the low level of accuracy of the weather forecasts!

ALEX WOLVESPERGES

Medan, North Sumatra