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46 articles.
Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Cable & Wireless, Trikora form venture

Cable & Wireless, Trikora form venture JAKARTA (JP): Cable & Wireless Marine of Britain and PT Trikora Lloyd have set up a joint venture company to provide submarine cable surveying as well as installation and maintenance services in Indonesia.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/RI-Malaysia: Siblings in rivalry

RI-Malaysia: Siblings in rivalry JAKARTA (JP): Despite the brotherly and amiable relationship pursued by Indonesia and Malaysia, President Soeharto's visit to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow comes at a time when bilateral complications are coming to the fore with increasing frequency.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Public opinion controls UN tribunal agenda

Public opinion controls UN tribunal agendaBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): Ex-Yugoslavia's present day peace is the fruit, first and foremost, of the outside world's public opinion.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Street kids documentary invites debate

Street kids documentary invites debate JAKARTA (JP): Ten-year-old Kancil sleeps on sidewalks and in parking lots. When he wakes up he washes his face with water from a tap at Yogyakarta's railway station. Once cleaned up he's ready to scavenge for breakfast.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/The milk of human kindness

The milk of human kindness What kind and helpful new friends I have found as a visitor to Jakarta. After I suffered a very bad fall in a local shopping center, I was taken to the mall clinic and then to the Pelni Hospital at Petamburan, and finally cared for at the clinic in the Aryaduta.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/New official at home ministry

New official at home ministry JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. yesterday installed Oman Sachroni as the new Director General for Public Affairs and Regional Autonomy, replacing Sumitro Maskun, Antara reported.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Peat land project facing irrigation problems

Peat land project facing irrigation problems JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar disclosed that the one-million-hectare agricultural megaproject in Central Kalimantan is facing irrigation problems.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Another case of Ecstasy

Another case of Ecstasy The detention in Amsterdam on Monday of MS, 49, a senior pilot with Garuda Indonesia, is cause for great concern. The case occurred while we are busy trying to stop the use of the drug Ecstasy.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Harassment of the Chinese

Harassment of the Chinese On Friday, Sept. 27, 1996 at 7:20 p.m. I returned to Medan from a trip to Singapore. Singapore was wonderful.Problems started when I noticed my black luggage coming in on the conveyor belt into the luggage pickup area marked with a white chalk X.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/All eyes on Munawir

All eyes on Munawir As was expected Munawir Sjadzali MA has been elected the new chairman of the National Committee on Human Rights. This is not surprising because, as other members of the Committee have said, he stood a very good chance of being elected.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Heroism remembered in cancer-research run

Heroism remembered in cancer-research runBy Jim Plouffe JAKARTA (JP): Heroes are made in a variety of ways: in battle, through great accomplishments and in legend. Canada's best known hero meets all the criteria.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/First HIV positive baby in RI reported

First HIV positive baby in RI reported JAKARTA (JP): The first baby born with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Indonesia has been reported, a government official announced yesterday.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Writer's collection of paintings stolen

Writer's collection of paintings stolen JAKARTA (JP): Burglars broke into the house of a man of letters, Ajip Rosidi, on Jl. Rawa Bambu, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, and made off with five paintings worth hundreds of millions of rupiah.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Garuda crew apologize over Ecstasy scandal

Garuda crew apologize over Ecstasy scandal JAKARTA (JP): An organization representing the air crew of Garuda Indonesia has apologized to the management and passengers for the alleged involvement of a colleague in trafficking Ecstasy on flight GA 987 from Amsterdam to Jakarta on Sept. 29.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/'Tenun' to be shown at the Shangri-La

'Tenun' to be shown at the Shangri-La JAKARTA (JP): To commemorate his 10th anniversary of designing tenun, a traditional textile woven into haute couture creations, designer Nelwan Anwar is to display 120 outfits at a fashion exhibition in the Grand Ballroom, at the Shangri-La Jakarta on Nov. 2.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/106 areas in city prone to flooding, official says

106 areas in city prone to flooding, official says JAKARTA (JP): Rapid development has contributed to making 106 areas prone to flooding this year, an official says.R.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Ecstasy at Schiphol

Ecstasy at Schiphol In connection with the Attorney General Office's endeavors to obtain the extradition of MS who is accused of smuggling Ecstasy pills at Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, I am of the opinion that the extradition is unwarranted for the following reasons:1.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Four RI teams fail to make volleyball quarterfinals

Four RI teams fail to make volleyball quarterfinals JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian teams failed to graduate to the quarterfinals after losing in the elimination round of the ninth leg of the Keramik Diamond Men's Beach World Volleyball Championships on an artificial-beach court at the Senayan ...
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Foreign airlines asked to increase flights to RI

Foreign airlines asked to increase flights to RI JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto has asked foreign airlines to increase the frequency of their flights to Indonesia and asked foreign countries to open up more destinations to Indonesian airlines.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Megawati heeds Gus Dur's call on lawsuit

Megawati heeds Gus Dur's call on lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): Deposed leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri, through one of her lawyers, R.O. Tambunan, welcomed yesterday the call for her to withdraw her lawsuit against the government.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Mastrans and PSM set up league final showdown

Mastrans and PSM set up league final showdown JAKARTA (JP): Mastrans Bandung Raya and PSM Ujungpandang survived tough tests yesterday to set up a final showdown for the Indonesian soccer league championship title.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Six athletes fail PON doping test, commission says

Six athletes fail PON doping test, commission says JAKARTA (JP): Ignorance of the regulations at the just concluded 14th National Games (PON) caused six athletes to fail the doping tests, the doping commission chairman announced yesterday.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sundays, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/The trouble with finding a good book in Jakarta

The trouble with finding a good book in JakartaBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Reading is, to some people, a very serious pastime. For these people, life is not worth living without an unfinished book on hand.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Rp 250 billion for rural kids

Rp 250 billion for rural kids KLATEN, Central Java: The government has set aside Rp 250 billion (US$106 million) to provide supplementary food to school children in rural areas.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Fire razes kiosks, kills one

Fire razes kiosks, kills one BEKASI, West Java (JP): A woman was killed as a fire razed three kiosks, one of which was used to sell electric appliances, one a drugstore and one a bakery in Tambun district here on Thursday.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 4, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Councilor wants market's construction postponed

Councilor wants market's construction postponed JAKARTA (JP): A councilor wants the reconstruction of Kenari market in Central Jakarta to be postponed because of conflicting land-ownership claims over the site.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Art theft case takes new turn

Art theft case takes new turn JAKARTA (JP): A Singaporean art collector who recently handed over five stolen paintings to Jakarta is now wanted by the Indonesian police for allegedly selling at least 25 paintings stolen from the National Museum here.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Academic says ABRI must formulate its political role

Academic says ABRI must formulate its political role SEMARANG (JP): As the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) celebrates its anniversary today, observers suggested yesterday that it formulate a new format for its role in the sociopolitical field.M.T.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Illiteracy in South Sumatra

Illiteracy in South Sumatra PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Official figures show that 11 percent, or 307,500, of women above 10 years of age in South Sumatra are illiterate.The number of illiterate men in South Sumatra is 127,300, or 4.7 percent of the male population above 10 years of age.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Toffler to speak in Yogyakarta

Toffler to speak in Yogyakarta KLATEN, Central Java: American futurologist Alvin Toffler is scheduled to address a conference on tourism and cultural heritage in the ancient city of Yogyakarta on Oct. 28, the organizing committee said yesterday.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/One suspect in July riot 'not cooperative': Singgih

One suspect in July riot 'not cooperative': Singgih JAKARTA (JP): The official investigation of 13 suspects in connection with the July 27 riots in Jakarta has slowed down because one of them is refusing to answer questions, Attorney General Singgih said yesterday.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Major powers challenge Indonesia over car policy

Major powers challenge Indonesia over car policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia remained defiant yesterday even though the world's top three trading powers -- the United States, the European Union (EU) and Japan -- had taken formal steps to challenge its national car policy at the World Trade ...
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Garuda to go public in 1998 by selling 30% of its shares

Garuda to go public in 1998 by selling 30% of its shares JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned airline Garuda Indonesia is to sell 30 percent of its total shares to the public in early 1998, marketing director Sudarso Kaderi said."We planned to go public early next year.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Satelindo given $160m in loans for satellites

Satelindo given $160m in loans for satellitesBy I. Christianto WASHINGTON (JP): Telecommunications operator PT Satelindo has secured loan guarantees worth US$160 million from three leading international banks for the construction and launch of its telecommunications satellites.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Court rejects evidence of beaten suspect

Court rejects evidence of beaten suspect JAKARTA (JP): A court rejected yesterday a lawyer's bid to present a photograph showing his client being beaten by police officers.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/ABRI at 51

ABRI at 51 In size, the 500,000-strong Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI), which includes the police force, may be small considering the size of the country and the population.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Politician lies about education

Politician lies about education JAKARTA: The central executive board of the United Development Party is furious at one of its legislative candidates who was caught using a fake diploma to pass a government screening test."The candidate's action is deplorable.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Tony Prabowo's music strikes a chord at home and abroad

Tony Prabowo's music strikes a chord at home and abroadBy Carla Bianpoen JAKARTA (JP): When the curtain fell and a resounding applause for Tony Prabowo's composition filled the Alice Tully Hall in the New York Lincoln Center early this year, Tony himself was nowhere to be found.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Hotels told to be more professional

Hotels told to be more professional JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja urged hotel staff to increase their professionalism yesterday and prove they are as good as expatriates, particularly in managing star-rated hotels.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Touch rugby establishes a grip on Jakarta

Touch rugby establishes a grip on Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Five years ago it would have been hard to come up with an outdoor sport in which Carl Lewis, Steffi Graf and Lester Piggott could have competed on the same team, except perhaps croquet.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/140 golfers to play at Boedi Oetomo meet

140 golfers to play at Boedi Oetomo meet JAKARTA (JP): Raising funds while playing a round of golf is the main idea behind the 1st Boedi Oetomo tournament to be staged at the newly established par-72 Gading Raya Golf Country Club next month.Some 140 golfers, most of them alumni of SMA I, on Jl.
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Sports: International Basket Ball 4:05 TV Series: Out of The Blue 4:30 Science Film: Earth Revealed 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Creative Innovation 6:05 Travel: Jambi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 ...
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Military school focuses on sociopolitical sciences

Military school focuses on sociopolitical sciences JAKARTA (JP): The Military Academy (Akabri), the country's only school for prospective Armed Forces leaders, is continually innovating its educational system to keep up with military technology and global challenges, the academy's ...
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Sat, 05 Oct 1996

JP/Experts call on leaders to study the art of 'wayang'

Experts call on leaders to study the art of 'wayang' SURABAYA (JP): Studying the traditional art of wayang (shadow puppetry) might help Indonesian leaders better understand the country's people, the situation in which they live and the way they think.
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