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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/The lessons of Seoul

The lessons of Seoul South Korea's flirtation with anarchy, arising from the strikes that began on Dec. 26, is no longer a danger.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Perumka targets more profits

Perumka targets more profits JAKARTA (JP): State-owned railway company Perumka expects to book a net profit of Rp 21.9 billion (US$9.4 million) this year, an increase of 23.03 percent on profits of Rp 17.8 billion last year.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/United's profit up 27%

United's profit up 27% JAKARTA (JP): Heavy equipment supplier PT United Tractor reported an estimated net profit of Rp 74.6 billion (US$31.6 million) last year, up 27 percent from Rp 58.5 billion in 1995.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Suspected smuggler not S. African

Suspected smuggler not S. African JAKARTA (JP): A man arrested for smuggling 320 grams of morphine on Jan. 8 is not a South African citizen as reported, the South African embassy said.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/20-millionth baby born next month

20-millionth baby born next month JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, the fourth most populated country in the world, will have its 200-millionth citizen on Feb. 4 this year, and President Soeharto is willing to name the baby, according to State Minister of Population Haryono Suyono.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Monthly Minimum Wages By Region

Monthly Minimum Wages By Region (in rupiah) =========================================== No. PROVINCE PRESENT APRIL 1 =========================================== 1. Aceh 115,500 128.000 2. North Sumatra 138,000 151,000 3.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Police nab robbery suspects

Police nab robbery suspects JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta police have arrested two suspects of last year's fatal robbery on the Jagorawi toll road. They were arrested in their hideouts in the town of Jember.Jember Police Precinct Chief Lt. Col.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 22, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/New recreation park to be opened soon

New recreation park to be opened soonBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): A new recreation center which combines entertainment, leisure, and retailing is set to transform one of the city's modest public parks into a highly commercial venue.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Legislators must study foreign futures trading

Legislators must study foreign futures trading JAKARTA (JP): The government and members of the House of Representatives should study the operations of futures exchanges overseas before establishing a futures commodity exchange here, the head of the Indonesian Business Data Center said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/JSX index at highest level in six years

JSX index at highest level in six years JAKARTA (JP): Share prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued gaining ground yesterday, with most share prices rising in active trading.The JSX Composite Index gained 0.8 percent to close at 686.12, its highest level in six years, from 680.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/79 firms support partnership program

79 firms support partnership program JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-nine more conglomerates have declared support for the government-sponsored program to develop partnerships with small and medium businesses, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Integrate clean air campaign with car policy: Walhi

Integrate clean air campaign with car policy: Walhi JAKARTA (JP): Cheap cars should be part of the drive to reduce air pollution, an environmental group said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/East Asian growth on the decline?

East Asian growth on the decline?By Jusuf Wanandi JAKARTA (JP): A lot of questions have been raised both from within and without the region as to whether East Asia is reaching the end of its dynamic growth.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Fishy deregulation

Fishy deregulation We would like to proclaim proudly that our country, with more than 17,000 islands covering 1.9 million square meters of land, is the largest archipelagic nation-state in the world.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/RI to host ICSW conference

RI to host ICSW conference JAKARTA: Jakarta will host the Asia-Pacific International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) conference, scheduled for Sept. 2 to Sept 6.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed Voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/New twist in Udin murder case

New twist in Udin murder case YOGYAKARTA (JP): A judge supposed to try police officers for losing the blood sample of murdered journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin unexpectedly resigned from the panel of judges yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Graha Cijantung prospective

Graha Cijantung prospective JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-six units of a shopping center being built in Cijantung, East Jakarta have been sold.A technical advisor of First Pacific Davies Julian Rayner, yesterday said that two days after the open tender for the spaces his office had been busy with callers.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Fully fledged democracy

Fully fledged democracy I read and reread Mr. Prabhakar's letter India: Fully or partly democratic, (Jan. 17, 1997) and failed to decipher any sort of sense in his random ramblings. Was Mr.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/S. Kalimantan imports rice

S. Kalimantan imports rice JAKARTA (JP): The South Kalimantan office of the National Logistics Agency has imported rice and sugar from Thailand and Vietnam to meet rising demand during the Ramadhan fasting month and for the Idul Fitri holidays next month, an official said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Fellowship for govt official

Fellowship for govt official JAKARTA: The Hamilton Shirley Amerangsinghe Fellowship on the Law of the Sea will be awarded this year to Dody Kusumonegoro of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/RI democracy should start from the top

RI democracy should start from the top JAKARTA (JP): Democratization would only succeed in Indonesia when the government loosens its 30-year-old grip on power, a political observer said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/House approves disablility bill

House approves disablility bill JAKARTA (JP): Four factions of the House of Representatives yesterday approved the disability bill during a plenary meeting attended by Minister of Social Affairs Inten Soeweno.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Minimum wage to be raised by 10%

Minimum wage to be raised by 10% JAKARTA (JP): The government announced yesterday it is to increase the minimum wage level in all 27 provinces by an average of 10.07 percent from Apr. 1.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Bakrie still undecided over Freeport's stake

Bakrie still undecided over Freeport's stake JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Bakrie Group, Aburizal Bakrie, has again denied publicly listed PT Bakrie Brothers will sell its stake in PT Indocopper Investama, a 9.36 percent stake holder at PT Freeport Indonesia.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Millions of bamboos planted in Jember

Millions of bamboos planted in Jember SURABAYA, East Java: Thirty-six million bamboos have recently been planted on 98-hectares in Sumber Jambe village in Jember in order to keep up with local demand for it.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Clinton, RI opposed on E. Timor

Clinton, RI opposed on E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): United States President Bill Clinton may prove to be another obstacle blocking Indonesia's plan to shunt the issue of East Timor off the United Nations' agenda, says a senior researcher.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/British worker trapped in gas pipe

British worker trapped in gas pipe SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Local authorities here are continuing to search for the British national believed to be trapped in a gas pipe off Bontang island.Graham Robertson Henry Weil, 36, who works for PT Mac Dermot Indonesia, went missing Monday.Lt. Col.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Observers want NGOs, ulemas involved in alert centers

Observers want NGOs, ulemas involved in alert centers SEMARANG (JP): Religious leaders, academics and non- governmental organizations (NGOs) should be involved in the activities of the proposed "alert command centers", observers said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Mobisel offers new product to improve its services

Mobisel offers new product to improve its services JAKARTA (JP): PT Mobile Selular Indonesia (Mobisel), a private cellular telecommunications provider, introduced here yesterday its new Nordic mobile telephone (NMT-450i) system which will operate nationwide.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Closing Ancol is a foolish idea, say Politicians

Closing Ancol is a foolish idea, say Politicians JAKARTA (JP): Politicians, responding to a Golkar member's suggestion, said yesterday that closing the Ancol Dreamland Park would not help solve the growing drug problem.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Industrial estate corridors

Industrial estate corridors JAKARTA (JP): Greater Jakarta's industrial estates will be concentrated in the city's eastern and western corridors in 2005, a senior official said yesterday.Rachmadi B.S.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/PDFCI issues rights shares to raise capital

PDFCI issues rights shares to raise capital JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of publicly listed Bank PDFCI approved yesterday the management's proposal to raise paid-up capital by issuing 93.7 million rights shares.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 411 p.m.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/'PDAM free to cooperate with private companies'

'PDAM free to cooperate with private companies' JAKARTA (JP): City Council Speaker MH Ritonga said the council's approval was not needed for cooperation between the city-owned water company PDAM Jaya and private firms.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/1.3m overseas airline tickets sold last year

1.3m overseas airline tickets sold last year JAKARTA (JP): Domestic sales of international air tickets issued by overseas airlines rose 15 percent to 1.3 million in 1996.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesdayMaghrib 6:19 p.m.ThursdayImsak 4:22 a.m.Subuh 4:32 a.m.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/President Cup to be held in Bogor in July

President Cup to be held in Bogor in July JAKARTA (JP): Bogor has been selected as the site for the President Cup boxing championship scheduled from July 20 to July 26.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/On pollution

On pollution For once I am able to agree with Mr. Ronci' (Jan. 22, 1997) when he suggests in his letter "... specialized teams responsible for controlling vehicles spitting 'clouds of poison'.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/National men's basketball squad waiting for 3 athletes to show up

National men's basketball squad waiting for 3 athletes to show up JAKARTA (JP): The national men's basketball team is still waiting for three more members to confirm their participation in the tryouts for the SEA Games team.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Mixed reactions greets minimum wage decision

Mixed reactions greets minimum wage decision JAKARTA (JP): Union leaders said yesterday the government's planned 10 percent increase in the minimum wage level was not sufficient, while the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged all members to comply.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Ecolabeling on trial in 14 forest concessions

Ecolabeling on trial in 14 forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ecolabeling Agency has run ecolabeling trials on tropical wood from 14 forest concessions, the agency's chairman Emil Salim said yesterday.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Yogie defends 'nepotism' in House candidature

Yogie defends 'nepotism' in House candidature JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. defended yesterday the reportedly "nepotistic" recruitment of legislature candidates for the May 29 general election.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Mt. Merapi calm but still on max alert

Mt. Merapi calm but still on max alert MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Mount Merapi calmed down yesterday, but a high level alert was maintained for people living within a six kilometer radius of the volcano.

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Thu, 23 Jan 1997

JP/Three die in Semarang floods

Three die in Semarang floods SEMARANG: Three people went missing when another flash flood hit Semarang Tuesday, inundating some 8,000 houses, causing several buildings to collapse, and forcing an estimated 1,000 people to flee to higher ground.

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