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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Street kids hold 'Kampore' camp in Cibubur

Street kids hold 'Kampore' camp in Cibubur JAKARTA (JP): About 400 street children, beggars and vendors from throughout the nation gathered for a three-day summer break that ends today at a scout camping ground in Cibubur.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/RI may join world's 20 largest economies

RI may join world's 20 largest economies JAKARTA (JP): Sustained annual economic growth of 7.5 percent would place Indonesia among the 20 largest economies with per capita income of US$2,300 in 2005, the World Bank says in its 1997 report on the country.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Putting the battle against AIDS epidemic back on track

Putting the battle against AIDS epidemic back on trackBy Nona Pooroe Utomo JAKARTA (JP): More than a decade ago, the world discovered a new worldwide epidemic.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Swamped by Australians

Swamped by Australians Finally someone comes up with an idea to shut the redneck MP up (June 19). That woman is doing a disservice to Australia and the Australian people. Owing to its proximity, development stage and the English language, Australia is cashing in on the Asian boom.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Asia Telecom 97: Convergence of telecoms and the Internet

Asia Telecom 97: Convergence of telecoms and the InternetBy Zatni Arbi SINGAPORE (JP): Could there ever be a better place to hold international telecommunication exhibitions and symposiums than Singapore?I don't think one would be easy to find one.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Merger of state banks

Merger of state banks We had almost disregarded Presidential Instruction No.5/1988 concerning the reform of state enterprises as another government program which had petered out for lack of political will when Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad confirmed last week a plan to merge the seven state ...

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Driver reluctant to join bus strike

Driver reluctant to join bus strike JAKARTA (JP): A few days after the recent strike by bus drivers, Yusuf, 39, plying a route which begins in Tanah Abang, reflects: "I'm too old for this.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/18 arrested for stealing diesel fuel

18 arrested for stealing diesel fuel JAKARTA (JP): Military police have arrested 18 people in Tanjung Priok harbor, North Jakarta, for alleged involvement in a conspiracy to steal diesel fuel.Military Police Chief Maj. Gen. Syamsu D. said Saturday they were believed to have stolen fuel since 1993.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Cartoon Film: Silvan 3:10 TV Drama: Diantara Kita 3:35 Belief in God The Almighty 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Health Program: Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Country Tracks ...

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Kadin buys Menara-2000

Kadin buys Menara-2000 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has purchased the Menara-2000 building in South Jakarta through its newly established PT Menara Kadin Indonesia.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Electronic mailing service

Electronic mailing service JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Pos Indonesia will launch an electronic mailing service in industrial estates and new satellite towns in Greater Jakarta next month.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Redtape and tax on raw materials hurt shoe exports

Redtape and tax on raw materials hurt shoe exports JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors see the prospects of Indonesia's shoe industry as gloomy unless the government takes immediate action to improve the investment climate.Patrick K.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Media sensitivity urged for AIDS information

Media sensitivity urged for AIDS informationBy Wirasti Wiryono YOGYAKARTA (JP): "They should ask God for forgiveness," a resident said here recently, offering his perceptions on people affected by HIV, the virus which causes the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Urbanites walk line between two cultures

Urbanites walk line between two culturesBy Solita Sarwono WASSENAR, The Netherlands (JP): The development process has brought change to the lifestyle of many people in Indonesia.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Defining the new middle class

Defining the new middle classBy Silvia Werner JAKARTA (JP): As many analysts have already stated, the development toward modernization in Indonesia is accompanied by the evolvement of the middle class.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Jakarta's 470th anniversary celebrated in style

Jakarta's 470th anniversary celebrated in style JAKARTA (JP): Traffic was particularly heavy on roads leading out of the city and around recreation sites Saturday night as thousands of Jakartans celebrated the city's 470th anniversary.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Horison, Jl. Pantai Indah, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - The Anging Mamiri Garden: Fantastic Group from Philippines, Ever Green Hawaiian Band/Orkes Keroncong, Hula-hula Dances, every Saturday Night, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Governor Surjadi reflects on 'humanitarian mission'

Governor Surjadi reflects on 'humanitarian mission' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's message for the Jakarta governor to improve Jakartan's welfare is a humanitarian mission, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/BPPT plans to develop 12 projects in Irian Jaya

BPPT plans to develop 12 projects in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) will develop 12 industrial megaprojects along Irian Jaya's Mamberamo River to speed up development in eastern Indonesia.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Shaman's house set ablaze

Shaman's house set ablaze MEDAN, North Sumatra: The house of a notorious shaman who allegedly killed 42 women was set ablaze early Friday morning by a group of unidentified people, only a day after police conducted a reconstruction of the crime.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Local coal demand may hit 50m tons by 2002

Local coal demand may hit 50m tons by 2002 NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesian demand for coal is projected to increase drastically to 50 million tons in 2002 from 11 million tons last year.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Internet-beeper service launched

Internet-beeper service launched JAKARTA (JP): PT Selarasindo Mulia and PT Bitnet Komunikasindo have launched a new service called Metronet, which allows Internet users to send direct message to radio-pager (beeper) users in Indonesia without dialing the pager operator.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Australia takes 54-run lead against England

Australia takes 54-run lead against EnglandBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): A stunning bowling performance by Glenn McGrath on the third morning of the Second Test at Lord's has left Australia with an unexpected chance of victory.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Robber shot in Central Jakarta

Robber shot in Central Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Police shot a man dead for allegedly robbing a bajaj (three wheeled taxi) driver in the Banteng field, Central Jakarta Friday on night.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Law on Bepeka needs revision: Prof. Arifin

Law on Bepeka needs revision: Prof. Arifin JAKARTA (JP): The 1973 Law on the Supreme Audit Agency (Bepeka) needs revising because it places the agency under the government's authority, a new law professor said.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Six burgle house in Tangerang

Six burgle house in Tangerang JAKARTA (JP): Six burglars broke into a house on Jl. Ciputat Baru, in Ciputat, Tangerang, on Saturday, threatening a businessman at knife point.A source at the South Jakarta Police precinct said the unidentified men drove to the house in a Kijang van about 3 a.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/RI has slim chance against Italy in Fed Cup: Sarwono

RI has slim chance against Italy in Fed Cup: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association chairman Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said the country has a slim chance in the Federation Cup match against Italy next month.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Komatsu leads RI excavator market

Komatsu leads RI excavator market JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Komatsu led the Indonesian excavators market in 1996, followed by Japan's Hitachi and the United States' Caterpillar, a heavy equipment company said.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/The East Timor talks at the UN

The East Timor talks at the UN The ninth round of talks are taking place at the United Nations headquarters in New York to resolve the East Timor problem.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Thieves trick maid in S. Jakarta

Thieves trick maid in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Three men stole electronic goods from a house on Jl. Kalibata Selatan, South Jakarta Friday after they pretended to book a room for rent.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Adam was not the first man, claims expert

Adam was not the first man, claims expert JAKARTA (JP): Adam could not have been the first man in the world, nor Eve the first woman, a medical scientist has said, disputing the prevailing thought on the genesis of the first human species.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/'Bernas' journalist gets award posthumously

'Bernas' journalist gets award posthumously JAKARTA (JP): A slain journalist and a detained printer accused of defaming President Soeharto won the Suardi Tasrif Award Saturday for promoting the freedom of the press.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Lippo Pacific on profit

Lippo Pacific on profit JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippo Pacific Finance expects a 6 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 7 billion (US$2.86 million) this year, a company director said over the weekend.Roberto Feliciano said the company earned a net profit of about Rp 1.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Emotional intelligence key to children's success

Emotional intelligence key to children's success JAKARTA (JP): "Emotional intelligence", rather than the previously much-touted intellectual quotient (IQ), determines 80 percent of a person's success in life, an expert has said.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Going, going, gone

Going, going, gone The Jakarta Municipal Administration (DKI), the Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications apparently have no control over Indonesia's premier National Marine Park in the Thousand Islands.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Civil aircraft crashes in Bandung

Civil aircraft crashes in Bandung BANDUNG: A training aircraft owned by the West Java chapter of the Indonesian Aerosports Federation crashed in a yard on Jl. Pasir Kaliki, Bandung yesterday afternoon, injuring its pilot.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Businessmen urge cut in red tape

Businessmen urge cut in red tape JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Aburizal Bakrie said yesterday businesses were hoping the government's upcoming economic reforms would slash red tape and ease licensing procedures.

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Mon, 23 Jun 1997

JP/Stock trading activities expected steady this week

Stock trading activities expected steady this week JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta stock market is expected to remain strong this week on strong economic fundamentals, analysts and brokers said over the weekend.

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