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20 articles.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Oral English

Oral English As an English teacher at a state senior high school in Sidoarjo, East Java, I would like to express my feelings on how many job seekers, whether university or high school graduates, are unable to communicate in English orally.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Guess What? Siswono Yudohusodo

Guess What? Siswono Yudohusodo If one day you are appointed transmigration minister, get ready to peek into the needs of every household in far-flung areas of the archipelago. Siswono Yudohusodo had his share of headaches when he held the job in a previous cabinet.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Foreign investors sought to rescue TV stations

Foreign investors sought to rescue TV stationsBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang and Dwi Atmanta JAKARTA (JP): Television audiences may have noticed that they are not being subjected to as many ads interrupting their favorite shows these days.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/TV association out to end old bugaboo of self-censorship

TV association out to end old bugaboo of self-censorship JAKARTA (JP): When news reports of a recent congress of television journalists was aired by their colleagues, they were distinctly different from the usual humdrum segments devoted to the goings-on of political organizations.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Soerjadi's camp blocked by rivals

Soerjadi's camp blocked by rivals JAKARTA (JP): At least 60 pro-Soerjadi Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) members were blocked yesterday by pro-Megawati supporters at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from boarding their flight to Palu, Central Sulawesi, to attend their party congress.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Sanyo

SanyoBy Idrus Beneath the radio loudspeaker that had been rigged up in the village square sat Kadir, a fried-peanut vendor, whose basket was full of hot peanuts but whose pockets were empty. Over his head an oil-lamp flickered, like a beacon far out to sea.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/TV team strive to put the bite in news

TV team strive to put the bite in newsBy Edith Hartanto JAKARTA (JP): Television journalism is a relatively new profession here, essentially ushered in with the advent of five private TV stations since 1989.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Sumadiyasa's 'emotion' on display

Sumadiyasa's 'emotion' on display DENPASAR (JP): Maps of Paris from a bewildering first-time visit were among inspirations for painter Made Sumadiyasa, who is now displaying his works in Ubud.Sumadiyasa points to a drawing with a blackened map of the city in his studio.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Skeletons excavated from North Aceh grave

Skeletons excavated from North Aceh graveBy Pandaya LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): The skeletal remains of 12 bodies were dug up yesterday from a single grave at Bukit Sentang, North Aceh, lending further credence to local people's claims that the site had been used for burial of victims of military ...
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Amien Rais replaced as Muhammadiyah chairman

Amien Rais replaced as Muhammadiyah chairman JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais was replaced yesterday as chairman of Muhammadiyah, an influential Moslem organization, because of his impending chairmanship of a new political party.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Inferior TV reruns keep couch potatoes happy

Inferior TV reruns keep couch potatoes happyBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): This year has been marked by almost constant changes in scheduled TV programming, bringing about its own inevitable change in viewer habits.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Chugging along in nostalgic tour of teak forest

Chugging along in nostalgic tour of teak forestBy Tjahjono EP and Sumanto CEPU, Central Java (JP): The old locomotive moved on, its roar breaking the tranquility of a teak forest in Cepu.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Jakarta today is a tale of two cities

Jakarta today is a tale of two cities JAKARTA (JP): What difference can two months make to a vibrant city like Jakarta?In one sense, none at all. To a casual visitor on his first visit to this great city, everything seems normal.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Guess What? Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman

Guess What? Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman Imagine Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman among a gaggle of journalists jostling for a precious quote.Hard to envision, perhaps, but true. "I may not look like it, but I was once a journalist," he said last Wednesday.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Time for Surabaya artists to protest arts council

Time for Surabaya artists to protest arts councilBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Councils aimed at fostering the arts in each province are coming under scrutiny and being targeted in protests just like local administrative heads.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Sukraj, Rae set new records in track and field simulation

Sukraj, Rae set new records in track and field simulation JAKARTA (JP): Two new national records put an eleventh-hour spark into the final day of an otherwise lackluster track and field simulation at the Senayan Madya Stadium yesterday.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Bodybuilders display concern for health beneath the brawn

Bodybuilders display concern for health beneath the brawnBy Yogita Tahil Rahmani JAKARTA (JP): Eleven men covered in body oil and clad in colorful briefs line up onstage and flex their muscles.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Setting 'modern Indonesian art' straight

Setting 'modern Indonesian art' straight Het Ideaal Van Een Moderne Indonesische Schilderkunst, 1900-1995 (The Ideal of Modern Indonesian Painting, 1900-1995); By Helena Spanjaard; Helena Spanjaard, The Netherlands; 276 pp + xii; 49.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/Image blurs on future of TV stations

Image blurs on future of TV stations Tomorrow, the nation's television industry celebrates its 36th anniversary in a glum mood, due to an unabated economic crisis. The Jakarta Post team of Ahmad Junaidi, Edith Hartanto, Sylvia Gratia M.
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Sun, 23 Aug 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami -- Arena 123 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:00 Music: Featuring ...
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