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The White House lacks 'black' works no longerTalking It Over An educator from New York visited Washington a few years ago and decided to go on a tour of the White House. He waited in line with thousands of others, eager for the opportunity to see America's most famous residence.

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Hotel slug it out in starry-eyed war New star-rated hotels are rising across Jakarta's skyline while the market for them is in the doldrums.

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Competition on for hotels, serviced apartments JAKARTA (JP): The operation of several serviced apartments is likely to tighten the already fierce competition in the hotel business. But there remain differing opinions on whether the two similar businesses are competing in the same market segment.

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TOURIST EXPENDITURES 1990-1994 (IN US$) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Components 1990 % 1991 % 1992 % 1993 % 1994 % ...

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Indonesia falls at final bridge hurdle JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia came within a whisker of fulfilling its dreams of winning its first Bridge Olympics gold medal but eventually crashed to a 238-329 defeat to defending champion France in the men's final on Rhodes Island, Greece, last night.

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Madura swimming on 'SCTV' JAKARTA (JP): No less than 2,000 people are expected to pack the Madura Strait, East Java, tomorrow in the Suramadu marathon swimming competition.The swimmers will form a 4.5-kilometer human bridge spanning from Dermaga Ujung, Surabaya to Madura.

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One summer in DavisBy Sirikit Syah Davis is my kind of town. The people of Davis call it an untypical American town. It is as if you are in the middle of nowhere. You are in America but surrounded by people who don't look American and don't behave like most of their fellow countrymen.

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Jakarta sells itself to MICE markets abroad JAKARTA (JP): Better late than never, as the saying goes. Although quite late, Jakarta is now vigorously selling itself abroad to grab a slice of the burgeoning meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) business in the region.

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Can souvenirs become a major forex earner?By Robert Sinuhaji JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to focus the development of the tourist industry, the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications set minimum and maximum targets for the growth in the number of tourist arrivals during the Sixth Five-Year ...

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Many hotels on drawing board despite doldrums JAKARTA (JP): While the hotel business in the city is in the doldrums, the supply of hotel rooms is expected to soar in the coming years.At least 28 hotel projects are already in the pipeline.

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'The Truth': Sensitive new age man meets plain-JaneBy Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): From an empty beach at midday the camera drifts to a seaside suburb and the solitary pedestrian striding along the pavement.

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Cabbies have real hard timesFrom NeracaThe mass media and local dailies are often packed with stories of violence toward taxi drivers.

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Moslems told to preserve unity PROBOLINGGO, East Java (JP): President Soeharto yesterday reminded Indonesia's Moslems of their duty to preserve the unity of the nation in which people from other faiths, traditions and cultures also live.

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A trip down river into Gunung Leuser National ParkText and photos by Nicky Walsh ACEH (JP): Scattered across the archipelago, Indonesia's national parks provide a safe haven for the rapidly diminishing flora and rarely seen fauna.

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