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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Russia's Middle East role

Russia's Middle East role Russian observers are very interested in (Egyptian) Foreign Minister Amr Moussa's visit to Moscow, where he will meet with senior Russian diplomats and decisionmakers.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Legislator concerned over violence against women

Legislator concerned over violence against women JAKARTA (JP): Violence against women and abuse of children are becoming national issues that need prompt action, a senior legislator said yesterday.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Three unruly soldiers fired

Three unruly soldiers fired BANDUNG, West Java: Three soldiers of the Siliwangi regional military command were dishonorably discharged for their involvement in crimes.They were stripped of their uniforms in a ceremony led by the military commander, Maj. Gen. Tayo Tarmadi, on Wednesday.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/IKAPI to hold book fair

IKAPI to hold book fair JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta-based Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI) will hold "Jakarta Book Fair 1996" at the Senayan sports center from July 27 to Aug. 4.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/France supports RI's controversial car policy

France supports RI's controversial car policy JAKARTA (JP): The French government has not joined other developed countries in pressing Indonesia to change its controversial national car policy.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post "Future Perfect" sharpens your listening with short features of quality and interest -- just what you'd expect from the BBC World Service.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Firms to explore for gold in Aceh

Firms to explore for gold in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Six foreign mining companies have submitted contract proposals to the government to explore for and extract gold in various areas of Aceh."The companies have already obtained licenses for preliminary studies from the directorate general of mines.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Where to go in Bali: July 19, 1996

Where to go in Bali: July 19, 1996Music and entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana dance, Thursday. Legong dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Bombing forces U.S. to rethink oil use

Bombing forces U.S. to rethink oil useBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): The Saudi Arabian bomb has truly shaken up the Washington political establishment, even though in all probability the desert kingdom is a lot more stable than the quick shifting sands of American opinion suggest.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Utut steps up charge at BNI chess meet

Utut steps up charge at BNI chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one chess player, grandmaster (GM) Utut Adianto, stepped up his challenge for victory in the BNI international chess tournament here when he beat compatriot Sjarif Machmud on the 37th move yesterday.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/ASEAN functional cooperation not for dialog partners

ASEAN functional cooperation not for dialog partners JAKARTA (JP): While functional cooperation has been given greater priority by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), its officials do not expect it to become a criterion for accepting new dialog partners.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Political maneuvers communist: Feisal

Political maneuvers communist: Feisal JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung has likened ongoing political maneuvers by various interest groups to those made by the Indonesian Communist Party in the 1960s.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/'SWA' magazine ranks BII as the best bank

'SWA' magazine ranks BII as the best bank JAKARTA (JP): Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), with assets of Rp 12.89 trillion (US$5.5 billion), was ranked the soundest of nine banks with assets over Rp 10 trillion by SWA business magazine.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Read on, foes of censorship

Read on, foes of censorship Do your readers know about Index on Censorship? It has been defending the right to freedom of expression and access to information world-wide for over twenty years.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/ARF bid for a more secure and stable region

ARF bid for a more secure and stable regionBy Bantarto Bandoro JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was launched during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Meeting, which aimed at building mutual confidence, preserving stability and ensuring growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Police officer killed on duty

Police officer killed on duty MEDAN, North Sumatra: A police officer died after being struck by a bus on Tuesday while chasing a crime suspect, a press report said yesterday.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/East Timor integration

East Timor integration Your July 17 editorial on East Timor integration was bold. Congratulations.The United Nations is probably contributing to the disturbance in the region by regarding Portugal as the administrative power in East Timor. The UN's stand seems unconvincing.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Police start using oxygen tanks

Police start using oxygen tanks JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Traffic Police Directorate has started using standard oxygen tanks to help reduce the impact of gas emissions on traffic police.The officers keep the tanks handy so that they can have a whiff of fresh air every now and then.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/306 branches OF PDI to sue 1,000 rebels

306 branches OF PDI to sue 1,000 rebels JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri is raising a nationwide legal storm by filing 306 simultaneous lawsuits against participants of an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) rebel congress which toppled her last month.R.O.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Government tolerance of criticism fading: Loekman

Government tolerance of criticism fading: Loekman YOGYAKARTA (JP): The government's tolerance of criticism and "alternative ideas" is wearing thin, well-known political observer Loekman Soetrisno believes.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/East Timor's integration

East Timor's integration How much time is needed for the process of integration to be completed? Twenty years is considered long enough if statistics are the yardstick.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Ali alatas rebuts West over Myanmar

Ali alatas rebuts West over Myanmar JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned against other countries or organizations meddling in ASEAN's affairs, saying that it was nobody else's business if the association wished to welcome Myanmar into its midst.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Soeharto orders closure of Ecstasy venues

Soeharto orders closure of Ecstasy venues JAKARTA (JP): In response to growing public concern, President Soeharto ordered yesterday that entertainment spots doubling as marketplaces for drugs be closed down.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Nightclub closures could cost city Rp 258b in taxes

Nightclub closures could cost city Rp 258b in taxes JAKARTA (JP): The city administration would lose about Rp 258.01 billion (US$112.17 million) a year if it closed all the city's entertainment venues, a councilor says.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Top soccer official's resignation regretted

Top soccer official's resignation regretted JAKARTA (JP): A top official of the All-Indonesia Football Association yesterday lamented the plan to resign by the association's league and competition manager Ismet Tahir.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Reputation of HongkongBank at stake: Union

Reputation of HongkongBank at stake: Union JAKARTA (JP): The reputation of HongkongBank could decline if its dispute with employees is not solved soon, said the head of the Federation of All-Indonesian Workers Union.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Eight athletes sent to junior W C'ship

Eight athletes sent to junior W C'ship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a tiny team of three boys and five girls to the sixth World Track and Field Junior Championships in Sydney, Australia, from Aug. 20 to Aug. 25.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Seminar says administrative court's rulings are political

Seminar says administrative court's rulings are political SURABAYA (JP): Human rights campaigners and a legal expert charge that the rulings of the state administrative court, which handles grievances against government officials, are routinely influenced by political and bureaucratic interests.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/New decree sought

New decree sought JAKARTA (JP): A councilor urged the city administration yesterday to produce a provincial decree on underground property ownership.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/The Ecstasy menace

The Ecstasy menace Real concern appears to be growing among both the public and government officials over the growing abuse of the drug known as Ecstasy.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/JAKARTA (JP): A police source speculates that the farmhouse

JAKARTA (JP): A police source speculates that the farmhouse manager's wife who was allegedly sexually assaulted during two different robberies at a Bekasi farmhouse planned the incidents over a marital dispute.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/RI among worst offenders of property rights

RI among worst offenders of property rights JAKARTA (JP): After seven years of being listed on the United Nations' lesser Watch List, Indonesia has been moved to the body's Priority List for rampant intellectual property rights violations.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Two Americans die in accident

Two Americans die in accident JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Two American women were killed in a road accident in Sentani on Wednesday, a press report said yesterday.The accident occurred when the van that carried the women, who Antara identified only as Carol W. and Mrs. Petrix, crashed into a bus at 1.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Judges need scholarly assistance: Expert

Judges need scholarly assistance: Expert JAKARTA (JP): State administrative court judges need independent experts to help their judges reach truly objective decisions, a prominent lawyer proposed yesterday.T.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Selective or discriminatory?

Selective or discriminatory? My son is a student in San Jose, USA, and is a mature and sensible person. He is Indonesian and wants to return to this country when he graduates in two years time.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Networks to invade RI banking industry

Networks to invade RI banking industry JAKARTA (JP): Local commercial banks are at a crossroads in dealing with increasingly demanding customers and the mounting pressure of competition among themselves as well from foreign banks and non-bank institutions.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/What does development do for women?

What does development do for women? The following article is based on a paper presented by Juwono Sudarsono, Vice Governor of the National Resilience Institute at a workshop with the theme of "Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific Through the Women's Convention: A Call to Action" organized by ...

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/'Bekasi robbery-rape case engineered'

'Bekasi robbery-rape case engineered' JAKARTA (JP): A police source speculates that the farmhouse manager's wife who was allegedly sexually assaulted during two different robberies at a Bekasi farmhouse planned the incidents over a marital dispute.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/No stock table

No stock table Notice: Due to a technical problem on computer links between the Jakarta Stock Exchange and The Jakarta Post, today's table of shares is not available.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/NGOs' frustrations goes public

NGOs' frustrations goes public In recent months there have been street demonstrations across the country addressing a variety of political issues. What do they signify and why do they occur? Sociologist Kastorius Sinaga grapples with these questions.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Adi supports calls for collusion debate

Adi supports calls for collusion debate JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Chief Justice for General Crimes Adi Andojo Soetjipto has supported the recent public calls for a national discussion on how to eliminate the collusion practices which he alleges are rife within the Supreme Court.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Congestion uncontrolled

Congestion uncontrolled BOGOR, West Java (JP): Temporary kiosks erected around the razed Kebon Kembang market have worsened congestion, which so far has remained unchecked.Traffic jams around Jl. M.A. Salmun, Jl. Dewi Sartika and Jl.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/TV Program: Friday, July 19, 1996

TV Program: Friday, July 19, 1996TVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku (My Country) 2:35 TV Series: Budgie 3:05 TV Series: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Culture 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 ...

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Sahid expansion needs Rp 600 billion

Sahid expansion needs Rp 600 billion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed property company PT Sahid Jaya International announced yesterday that it needs a total investment of Rp 600 billion (US$255 million) for its second phase expansion project.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Fatal crash bus driver admits taking sedatives

Fatal crash bus driver admits taking sedatives BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Kramatdjati bus driver charged with negligence that resulted 31 people burning to death inside his bus told the Bogor District Court yesterday that he had taken two barbiturate pills before leaving the Kampung Rambutan ...

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: July 19, 1996

Where to go in Jakarta: July 19, 1996Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Where to go in Surabaya: July 19, 1996.

Where to go in Surabaya: July 19, 1996.Music * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Beware, the snowman is in town

Beware, the snowman is in town This is in response to the letter "Tedious...tiresome!" of July 16, a wimp of a letter, with some disgusting content.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Private sector may take part in food security program

Private sector may take part in food security program JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to involve private forest concessionaires in its national food security reserve program by requiring them to allocate 25 hectares of their concessions for "food-reserve forests" each year.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Garuda denies mass pilot exodus to Korean Airlines

Garuda denies mass pilot exodus to Korean Airlines JAKARTA (JP): The president of the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Soepandi, denied yesterday that a great number of pilots had recently quit the airline.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/New oil grab in Caucasus and Central AsiaBy Jonathan Power

New oil grab in Caucasus and Central AsiaBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): The Saudi Arabian bomb has truly shaken up the Washington political establishment, even though in all probability the desert kingdom is a lot more stable than the quick shifting sands of American opinion suggest.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/48,000 children can't go to school

48,000 children can't go to school UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Around 48,000 graduates of local primary schools this year will be unable to continue their education because there are not enough junior high schools to accommodate them, Antara reported.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/National players enter Governor Cup

National players enter Governor Cup JAKARTA (JP): About 20 national tennis players will warm up for the 14th National Games by entering the fifth Governor Cup championships, slated from July 29 to Aug. 4 at the Senayan tennis complex.

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Mortgage facility needed to reduce investment risks

Mortgage facility needed to reduce investment risks JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia urgently needs to set up a secondary mortgage facility (SMF) to minimize funding risks in the property sector, which at present is solely financed by the short-term funds of financial institutions, a panel discussion ...

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Fri, 19 Jul 1996

JP/Keep beaches clean, guides say

Keep beaches clean, guides say MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Tourist guides on Lombok island said the tourist authorities should strive to clean the Senggigi beach if they want to draw more visitors to the area.

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