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Supporters might suggest it was his untroubled conscience that allowed Hutomo Mandala Putra, more familiarly known as Tommy Suharto, to snore through the storming of a rented luxury house by 25 armed police officers. Cynics, on the other hand, might argue that Indonesia's most famous fugitive was taking a mid-afternoon nap in the two-story home in suburban south Jakarta, confident that he faced little chance of serving anything but a nominal jail sentence. Whatever the source of his serenity, the youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto was discovered Nov. 28 seemingly asleep, lounging...
...from entering by stories of the regional administrator's fondness for whipping. In Paro, however, some high-ranking officials were happy to guide us around their temple. Inside, a sweet fog of cypress incense fought with the stench of butter lamps, which threw out flickering spokes of gold across mandala paintings on the crumbling walls...
...Tibetan buddhism, a mandala is a diagram depicting the relationships between man, world and divinity. Painstakingly painted with dyed sand, the circle and the square reflecting the diversity of the universe are connected by a central point, representing the highest goal in a spiritual quest. Since Buddhism began spreading from India to Tibet in the 7th century, religion has been deeply rooted in Tibetan culture and civilization. Rich in symbols, metaphors and allegories, the art too is exclusively sacred in nature, and to the devout the images retain their divine powers even when on display. Like a mandala, the exhibit...
CHARGES DROPPED. Against former Indonesian President SUHARTO, 79; in Jakarta. Judges pronounced the ailing ex-strongman medically unfit to face corruption charges. Earlier in the week his youngest son Hutomo ("Tommy") Mandala Putra, 37, was fined $3.5 million and sentenced to 18 months in jail for corruption; Hutomo's lawyers will appeal...
...include hundreds of other firms, scattered from the U.S. to Uzbekistan and Nigeria. The Suhartos also possess plenty of the trappings of wealth. In addition to a $4 million hunting ranch in New Zealand and a half share in a $4 million yacht moored in Australia, youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra (nicknamed "Tommy") owns a 75% stake in an 18-hole golf course with 22 luxury apartments in England. Bambang Trihatmodjo, Suharto's second son, has an $8 million penthouse in Singapore and a $12 million mansion in an exclusive neighborhood of Los Angeles, just up the street from...