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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Customs office vows to maintain ship-side trucking

Customs office vows to maintain ship-side trucking JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Customs and Excise Soehardjo Soebardi has promised his party will maintain ship-side trucking of imported goods because it has ensured a smooth flows of goods.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Election tactics upset PPP

Election tactics upset PPP SURABAYA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) accused the local administration yesterday of unfairly sidelining it in favor of its rival, the ruling Golkar group.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Toll Road Card

Toll Road Card I would like to comment on the Kartu Langganan Tol (Toll Road Card), which I have been using since April 1996. So far, I have bought 22 of these cards for Rp 100,000 each.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/JSX share prices likely to bounce back

JSX share prices likely to bounce back JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchanges (JSX) share prices are likely to bounce back this week as fears on a possible increase in U.S. interest rates subside.Securities analysts said the U.S.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Should embassies obey parking rules?

Should embassies obey parking rules? JAKARTA (JP): It is not yet clear if embassies in Jakarta will have to comply with a city regulation that requires all buildings to provide an adequate number of parking spaces for its employees and visitors.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Andrian may return to Games training

Andrian may return to Games training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association's chairman, Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, said Saturday that Andrian Raturandang, who was dismissed from the 19th SEA Games training camp because of his weak physical condition and undisciplined behavior, might be ...

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Not voting would be sinful: Moslem group

Not voting would be sinful: Moslem group JAKARTA (JP): Moslems, who constitute about 90 percent of the Indonesian population, were urged yesterday to stay away from campaigns to boycott the May 29 general election.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No. 7, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - Jungles Restaurant; Pasar Malam, Keroncong and Kecapi Suling, Friday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Dixie Band, Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Trio Band, Sunday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - No.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Observers cautious over election monitoring plan

Observers cautious over election monitoring plan JAKARTA (JP): Observers hailed Saturday the government's plan to invite foreigners to observe the May 29 polls, but said the move did not guarantee a fair general election.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/'Oil palm plant ban will not last long'

'Oil palm plant ban will not last long' JAKARTA (JP): The government's recent ban on new foreign investments in oil palm plantations will not last long, because a permanent restriction will contradict the free trade principles, an observer has said.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Busang's signal to investors

Busang's signal to investors After months of uncertainty, the Busang gold project in Indonesia's East Kalimantan has finally received official blessing.The project has had a racy recent history that is worth recounting.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Texmaco, SPIC tie up

Texmaco, SPIC tie up JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Texmaco Group and SPIC Ltd. Group of Madras, India, have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in exporting to India US$300 million worth of plant machineries for textile and chemical industries.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Gus Dur accepts offer to join Israeli institute

Gus Dur accepts offer to join Israeli institute SURABAYA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid, chairman of the country's largest Moslem organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has accepted an offer to join the Jerusalem-based Simon Peres Institute.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Campaign contribution

Campaign contribution If some of the campaign contributions that the United States' Democratic and Republican parties have been returning to their donators these past few weeks could find its way to the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), the financial woes ...

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Finding of temple ruins changes lives in Karawang

Finding of temple ruins changes lives in KarawangBy K. Basrie KARAWANG, West Java (JP): "Before newspapers and TV stations reported the finding of the temple ruins, I had never seen any cute city boys with fine clothes up close," said 15-year-old Nawiyah.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Training on AIDS coverage

Training on AIDS coverage YOGYAKARTA: An education, research and publishing center is holding a series of workshops on AIDS for broadcast journalists.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/What are the true meanings of subversion and unconstitutional?

What are the true meanings of subversion and unconstitutional?By Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): Legal expert J.E.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/50,000 join mass prayer in Madura

50,000 join mass prayer in Madura JAKARTA (JP): More than 50,000 East Java Moslems affiliated to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization held a mass gathering in Bangkalan, Madura, Saturday to pray for religious harmony, peace and national unity.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Eight steal cash and cameras

Eight steal cash and cameras JAKARTA (JP): Eight men stole cash, a cellular phone and cameras worth Rp 70 million (US$29,166) from a Central Jakarta photo studio yesterday after overwhelming two security guards.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Siloam makes capital market debut

Siloam makes capital market debut JAKARTA (JP): PT Siloam Gleneagles Health Care (SGHC), a hospital firm affiliated to Lippo Group, is offering 47 million new shares at Rp 2,950 (US$1.23) each for three days until Wednesday to raise Rp 138.7 billion, said an executive.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Ten people die in dengue outbreak

Ten people die in dengue outbreak YOGYAKARTA: Ten people have died in a dengue outbreak over the past two months, according to local health office doctor Kristi Indarti.Antara quoted the doctor as saying 245 people from five regencies in Yogyakarta were affected by the disease.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Pupils poisoned in Bekasi

Pupils poisoned in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): Several pupils in Bekasi, West Java, were poisoned Saturday by foodstuffs bought at vendors near their school.The pupils from four state-run schools were admitted to nearby hospitals and clinics.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/$197m loan to Ratelindo

$197m loan to Ratelindo JAKARTA (JP): PT Radio Telephone Indonesia (Ratelindo), a private firm operating fixed-cellular radio telephones will sign today a US$197 million lending facilities.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/'Three-level transit system will not contradict subway'

'Three-level transit system will not contradict subway' JAKARTA (JP): Following announcements that a proposed subway has been given the green light by the government, a developer planning to build a three-level transit system said his company still intends to start the project on April 21.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Tax on personal belongings

Tax on personal belongings My husband arrived in Sydney, Australia, on the morning of Feb. 15, 1997. At the customs' counter he was required to declare any kind of food taken into Australia. He went through the red channel to declare milk and snacks that he had brought for his mother.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Govt, Unicef to set up children's rights body

Govt, Unicef to set up children's rights body JAKARTA (JP): Ministry of Social Services and Unicef officials announced Saturday plans to establish the Child Protection Institute.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Frustrating traffic

Frustrating traffic Talk, talk, talk is all they seem to do on the future policy to improve traffic conditions in Jakarta -- a Rp 5,000 parking fee for the hour, even and odd number registration plates for different days of the week and the three-in-one system.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/New Ambon-Darwin route

New Ambon-Darwin route JAKARTA (JP): Air North, a private Australian airline company, in cooperation with PT Sumber Budi Tour and Travel (SBTT) of Ambon, will serve the Ambon-Darwin route in April.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Women workers escape

Women workers escape BATAM, Riau: Eleven Indonesian women workers escaped mistreatment at the hands of their Malaysian employers in Johor and returned home with the help of officials at the Indonesian consulate in Johor Bahru.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Is cloning unacceptable?

Is cloning unacceptable? I found the editorial Playing games with God (March 4) concerning the cloning of humans somewhat vague.For example, the editorial said the cloning of humans is morally unacceptable by any standard.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/NATO tries to reassure Russia

NATO tries to reassure Russia LONDON: NATO has presented Russia with radical proposals for revising the 1992 Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. The plans, unveiled at a meeting of the Joint Consultative Group in Vienna on Feb.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/MANZA exacts sweet revenge in Jakarta

MANZA exacts sweet revenge in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Still smarting from losing to the Jakarta Touch Rugby Club (JTRC) in the final of its own tournament last November, MANZA from Kuala Lumpur exacted sweet revenge by winning the JTRC invitational mixed tournament here Saturday.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Police force to get digital tracking unit

Police force to get digital tracking unit JAKARTA (JP): The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology has offered the National Police a digital vehicle tracking system to help improve the force's efficiency, the National Police chief said late last week.Lt. Gen.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/EDI to curb collusion between importers and officials

EDI to curb collusion between importers and officialsBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Importers, after subscribing to the customs electronic data interchange (EDI) system, would meet customs officials only once to clear imported goods.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel Program: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Japan By Train 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Puppet ...

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Ometraco sells subsidiary for expansion

Ometraco sells subsidiary for expansion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Ometraco Corporation has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical company, PT Supra Usadhatama, to PT Tempo Scan Pacific and PT Indonesian Pharmaceutical Industries to raise funds for its expansion project.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/No intellectual progress

No intellectual progress Your editorial of March 4 left me utterly flabbergasted. It tells me that intellectually humankind has not made any progress in ages.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Second-generation African regimes dawning

Second-generation African regimes dawningBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Laurent Kabila is running late. When he launched his revolt in eastern Zaire last October, he promised that he would be in Kinshasa, the capital, by Christmas.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Councilor wants city to impose liquor sale fees

Councilor wants city to impose liquor sale fees JAKARTA (JP): A councilor has urged the government to allow the city to impose fees on liquor distributors in addition to tax on retailers.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Job creations help eliminate child labor, poverty

Job creations help eliminate child labor, povertyDr Bharat Jhunjhunwala NEW DELHI (JP): In its State of the World's Children Report, 1997, UNICEF has called for six steps to eliminate the abominable evil of child labor.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Fire destroys 60 houses

Fire destroys 60 houses JAKARTA (JP): Fire destroyed 60 houses Saturday in the slum area of Kampung Rawa, Central Jakarta, leaving 104 families homeless. No fatalities were reported.Local residents said Saturday they did not know where the fire, which started around 10:00 p.m, had originated.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/'American Heritage Dictionary': When you're lost for words

'American Heritage Dictionary': When you're lost for wordsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Winword 97, the latest version found in Office 97, has a lot of trendy little features, such as the coquettish Office Assistant. However, I don't really use it.

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Mon, 10 Mar 1997

JP/Archeologists differ on ancient buildings in Karawang

Archeologists differ on ancient buildings in KarawangBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): While many archeologists remain in the dark about the history of the remains of ancient buildings at the Batujaya district in Karawang, West Java, Hasan Djafar from the University of Indonesia has developed his own ...

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