THE new stride of the magazine originally known as TEBI (Tempo Edisi Bahasa Inggris or Tempo English Edition) is basking in the joy and merriment of various events all over Indonesia, from the capital of Jakarta to remote parts of the country. Indonesian are busily engaged in the commemoration of national independence declared on August 17, 1945.

As a news media, the 19-year-old Tempo English—on the occasion of the 74th independence annive