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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/State handling of land row denounced

State handling of land row denounced JAKARTA (JP): Local governments have a tendency to side with corporations in land conflicts, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/ASEAN meeting moved to Jakarta due to forest fire problem

ASEAN meeting moved to Jakarta due to forest fire problem JAKARTA (JP): The government has hastily moved the venue for the seventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment from Manado, North Sulawesi, to Jakarta.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Lucan 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Ramaja Indonesia 3:35 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Music City Today 5:30 ...

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Tap water enough until October

Tap water enough until October JAKARTA (JP): City-owned water company PDAM Jaya promised yesterday to provide an adequate clean water supply during the prolonged dry season to its customers.The promise was made in a meeting yesterday between the company's officials and members of the City Council.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/What Albright didn't do

What Albright didn't do Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's public candor on the Middle East is refreshing. Visiting the region, she pronounced her trip less than a success.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Students tried for consuming 'Putaw'

Students tried for consuming 'Putaw' JAKARTA (JP): Two students of privately run Sahid University were indicted at South Jakarta Court yesterday for possessing and consuming putaw, a low grade heroin.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/German cultural festival to be held

German cultural festival to be held JAKARTA (JP): Encapsulating the essence of German culture, the Goethe-Institute, the German Embassy, Germany's office for academic exchange and the telecommunication company, Siemens, are holding a 15-day festival of German culture in Jakarta, starting today.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Liquidity needs easing to stop crisis: Economists

Liquidity needs easing to stop crisis: Economists JAKARTA (JP): Economists have warned that the government should further ease the tight monetary measure to prevent a possible economic crisis.Mari E.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Foreign players join Wismilak tennis

Foreign players join Wismilak tennis SURABAYA (JP): Three foreign players lead by Taiwanese Wang Shi-Ting are among the 26 seeded players who will take part in the Wismilak International women's tennis tournament here, Sept. 22 to Sept. 28.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Fire razes Samuda market

Fire razes Samuda market PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Fire has razed hundreds of shop-houses in Samuda market, East Kotawaringin regency.The fire late Sunday evening also destroyed several boats anchored at the market's quay. Samuda is the biggest coconut producer in the province.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Dead baby found in polluted river

Dead baby found in polluted river JAKARTA (JP): A newborn girl was found dead on top of a floating mass of garbage in the middle of Kali Grogol canal near Jl. Pakembangan in Palmerah, West Jakarta, yesterday afternoon.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Sumatra and Kalimantan haze declared disaster

Sumatra and Kalimantan haze declared disaster JAKARTA (JP): The government has declared the haze stemming from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan a disaster requiring immediate action.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Rates cut again as rupiah, stocks stable

Rates cut again as rupiah, stocks stable JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, cut rates again yesterday on its short-term papers (SBIs) by 100 and 200 basis points in an effort to lower overall banking interest rates.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 15, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Australia still confidence in Indonesia's economy

Australia still confidence in Indonesia's economy JAKARTA (JP): Australian remains confident of the economic fundamentals of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries despite the region's currency crises, the country's foreign minister Alexander Downer said yesterday.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/On sick puppy

On sick puppy I refer to Daniel Seow's letter Sick puppy (Sept. 8).It is really sad that pets still are sold over the counter like fresh buns, because many people don't know what to look for.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Observers contemplate Habibie's new appoitnment

Observers contemplate Habibie's new appoitnment JAKARTA (JP): Observers are unable to agree on whether the appointment of State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie as coordinator of Golkar's board of patrons is any indication of his chances at the vice presidency.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Luxury haj operators demand raised quota

Luxury haj operators demand raised quota JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Umroh and Haj Operators (AMPUH), operators that offer more deluxe services on the haj pilgrimage, are demanding an increase of their quota of pilgrims from 7,500 to 10,000.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Do we need civilian leadership?

Do we need civilian leadership?By Aleksius Jemadu JAKARTA (JP): Recently, Juwono Sudarsono, the deputy governor of the National Resilience Institute, put forward a provoking idea about the necessity of continuing to let someone with a military background lead the country for at least another ...

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Hotel employees go on strike

Hotel employees go on strike BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Guests staying at the Dusit Inn Hotel in Balikpapan were left to fend for themselves yesterday as 250 hotel employees went on strike in demand for the resignation of general manager Jacques Lafargue.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Names of victims in bus collision

Names of victims in bus collision JAKARTA (JP): Following is the latest list of the 28 identified victims, including a female, dead in the bus-truck crash on Cikunir-Cakung toll road, as released by staff of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue yesterday.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Galungan: A Balinese holy day with mithology and history

Galungan: A Balinese holy day with mithology and historyBy Garrett Kam DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The Balinese celebrate the festival of Galungan every 210 days, and it next falls this Wednesday.The event is based on an ancient agricultural feast of giving thanks to nature for providing bountiful crops.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting and Ceramics Exhibition, works of Firman, Tisna Sanjaya, Agus Suwage and Suyatna, at the Lontar Gallery. Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H East Jakarta, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 30. * Painting Exhibition: by Soegeng, at the Galeri TC, Jl.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Balai Pustaka upbeat about future book sales

Balai Pustaka upbeat about future book sales JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's oldest publisher, Balai Pustaka, affirmed that its future book sales would not be overly threatened by electronic media such as CD-ROMs and other multimedia technology, as books were still more practical for most people.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Developers forced to lower property prices

Developers forced to lower property prices JAKARTA (JP): Property analyst Panangian Simanungkalit said yesterday the current monetary upheaval would force developers to lower property prices to a "fair" level in order to survive and gain customers.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Minivan drivers go on strike

Minivan drivers go on strike TANGERANG (JP): Two hundred minivan drivers plying the Cikokol to Duta Garden route in Tangerang briefly went on strike yesterday in protest over a new regulation prohibiting them entering the Pasar Anyar area.The drivers parked their vehicles along Jl.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Canadian Paul wins Indonesian drag race

Canadian Paul wins Indonesian drag race JAKARTA (JP): Canadian Robert Paul of the Star Mild team won the fifth leg of the national drag race in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sunday.Before a crowd of 20,000 people, Paul in his BMW M3, clocked 12 minutes 50 seconds.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Devoted doctors

Devoted doctors There is little doubt that some doctors in big cities in Indonesia are as concerned with wealth as much as health. But to say that many of them are nothing but hypocrites (Many doctors suffer from hypocrisy, The Jakarta Post, Sept. 14, 1997) is in my view hardly justified.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Police complete 330 dossiers on drug suspects

Police complete 330 dossiers on drug suspects JAKARTA (JP): City Police completed at least 333 dossiers of suspects involved in drug cases in the period between January and early September this year, spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Villagers bathe like buffaloes

Villagers bathe like buffaloes JAKARTA (JP): Drought in Central Java is so severe that in Ngombak village, Grobogan regency, desperate people "bathe" in a pool of mood simply to cool off, reports said yesterday.For many villagers, bathing with clean water is something luxury.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Bank Tiara gets $46m offshore loan

Bank Tiara gets $46m offshore loan JAKARTA (JP): Amid the region's currency crisis, publicly listed Bank Tiara Asia, the banking arm of the Ometraco Corp, secured a US$46 million multi-bilateral loan facility with 10 foreign and local banks.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Forgotten people in mist of Gunung Halimun

Forgotten people in mist of Gunung HalimunBy Dami Buchori BOGOR, West Java (JP): Dadun has lived all his life in one of the remote Kasepuhan communities among the trees of Gunung Halimun National Park. He is 72 now and no longer ventures into the dense forest to gather wood, rattan or bamboo.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/New governor asked to build more cheap homes

New governor asked to build more cheap homes JAKARTA (JP): City governor Surjadi Soedirdja wants the newly elected governor, scheduled to assume office early next month, to continue constructing cheap apartments in and around the city.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/PWI condemns individual 'journalists' for extortion

PWI condemns individual 'journalists' for extortion JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) Sofyan Lubis strongly condemned individuals posing as journalists with the aim of extorting government officials.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Discipline and human resources

Discipline and human resources A statement by a government official, saying that low discipline leads to unproductive human resources, as quoted by a prominent newspaper on Sept. 9, has attracted my attention.I think it is true that national discipline is a reflection of a nation's culture.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Army promises to step up control of sand quarrying

Army promises to step up control of sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said yesterday his office would intensify control over illegal sand quarrying within the Seribu (Thousand) Islands chain in North Jakarta.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Aceh fishermen attack trawler

Aceh fishermen attack trawler JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Aceh fishermen attacked a suspected Taiwanese fishing vessel in West Aceh waters on Saturday for allegedly operating in Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).The fisherman seized the documents to the Husada-1205 trawler.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/66 developers to be investigated

66 developers to be investigated TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang administration will investigate 66 developers for allegedly not allocating part of their plots for public graveyards, an official said.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/New airports to be built in E. Java

New airports to be built in E. Java SURABAYA, East Java: East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman said yesterday he would prioritize the development of three airports in Banyuwangi, Pacitan, and Sumenep in Madura during 1997/1998 fiscal year.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/No magic wand for Thailand

No magic wand for Thailand Thailand has won a battle in averting a showdown over the draft constitution on which parliament will vote on Sept. 27; it has yet to win the war for the clean and open government that the proposed charter is expected to usher in.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/National SEA Games soccer team to play New Zealand

National SEA Games soccer team to play New Zealand JAKARTA (JP): The national SEA Games soccer team will play New Zealand in a friendly game in Surabaya, East Java, on Sept. 21.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Home affairs ministry to reshuffle top posts

Home affairs ministry to reshuffle top posts JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon reshuffle several high-ranking posts including the induction of former deputy chief of the Armed Forces' Intelligence Agency Maj. Gen. Achdari to replace Sutoyo N.K.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Blood samples show driver intoxicated

Blood samples show driver intoxicated JAKARTA (JP): Forensic experts yesterday found a high level of alcohol in the blood of a separated head and a body believed to be the driver's of the bus involved in Sunday's accident on the Cakung-Cikunir toll road in East Jakarta.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Abdurrahman and Amien excluded from MPR lineup

Abdurrahman and Amien excluded from MPR lineup JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid and Amien Rais, leaders of the two largest Moslem organizations in Indonesia, are among the most notable absentees in the new lineup of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to be installed on Oct. 1.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/China seeks to modernize its industries

China seeks to modernize its industries In the second of several dispatches on the CCP's 10-day 15th Party Congress, which opened on Sept.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Rest in peace?

Rest in peace? Nearly 32 years ago, precisely on Oct. 1, 1965, a five-year old girl captured the nation's heart with the ultimate sacrifice she made for her father. Ade Irma Suryani, the youngest daughter of Gen.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Efforts needed to boost local investor base

Efforts needed to boost local investor base JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia sees the need to develop a domestic investor base in the country's capital market to minimize the negative impact of foreign short-term investment.

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Tue, 16 Sep 1997

JP/Drought to lower Inco's production this year

Drought to lower Inco's production this year JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) expects lower production this year, as a result of the country's prolonged dry spell.

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