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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Cambodia holds SE Asian Biennial Film Festival

Cambodia holds SE Asian Biennial Film FestivalBy Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): The Cambodian film industry may have reached its nadir as a result of the protracted civil war.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/BI tightens rules on offshore loans

BI tightens rules on offshore loans JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, is tightening the rules for commercial banks to raise offshore loans in a bid to maintain monetary stability and reduce pressure on the balance of payments.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Good coordination in Manggarai project urged

Good coordination in Manggarai project urged JAKARTA (JP): City councilor Djenny Suharso urged the Manggarai integrated terminal project's consortium to coordinate their plans with the city administration.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/S&P gives Barito Pacific BB'-plus rating

S&P gives Barito Pacific BB'-plus rating JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's said yesterday it assigned its double-B'-plus corporate credit rating to PT Barito Pacific Timber (BPT).According to the rating agency, the outlook is stable,.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film 3:10 Development Program: Mengenal Lingkungan 3:35 TV Series 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Tour and Travel: Wisata Nasional 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita ...

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Hashim, Sukanto acquire Swabara

Hashim, Sukanto acquire SwabaraJP/afs JAKARTA (JP): Two leading Indonesian leading businessmen, Hashim Djojohadikusumo (second left) and Sukanto Tanoto (second right), have combined to buy a controlling interest in Swabara Group from Australia's Washington H.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/BASF books Rp 400b in sales

BASF books Rp 400b in sales JAKARTA (JP): BASF Indonesia Group, a subsidiary of German chemical maker BASF AG, announced yesterday its sales volume hit Rp 400 billion (US$165.35 million) last year.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Learning from the transfer of power

Learning from the transfer of power Controversy over whether or not the government should continue with its plan to hold a seminar to discuss the last public speech made by the late president Sukarno in 1966 continues.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Mt. Merapi still threatening

Mt. Merapi still threatening SEMARANG: Mount Merapi, which erupted on Jan. 17, is threatening to flood rivers near the volcano with cold lava, an official said yesterday.Mas Atje Purbawinata, chief of the Yogyakarta-based Merapi monitoring agency, said about 2.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Makassar terminal

Makassar terminal UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The Makassar container terminal in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi will open next month after three years of renovations, an official here said yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Bank Bali credit card

Bank Bali credit card I would like to thank Ms. Dwi Ria Latifa for her comment (March 27, 1997) about the radio commercial of Bali Kredit Serba Guna (BKSG).As the copywriter, I'd like to make a few points:1. In advertising, there is a radio commercial writing technique known as humor.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Eight firms help preserve environment in Kalimantan

Eight firms help preserve environment in Kalimantan BONTANG, East Kalimantan (JP): Eight private companies operating around the Kutai National Park here have signed an agreement to finance the operation of the park, amounting to Rp 945,800,000 (US$397,395) in fiscal 1997/1998.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 4, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 ...

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/United Nations at difficult crossroads

United Nations at difficult crossroadsBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): It was Dag Hammarskjold, the greatest United Nations Secretary-General so far, practitioner and contemplator in one, who observed that the UN was not established to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/'Bemo' may vanish from Bogor

'Bemo' may vanish from Bogor BOGOR (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi claimed yesterday that 40 drivers of bemo (three-wheeled vehicle) have demanded the municipal administration replace their bemo with small buses.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Electronics tops govt's 10 leading export commodities

Electronics tops govt's 10 leading export commodities JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian electronics exports grew 30.5 percent last year to US$3.2 billion, the highest of the 10 government stipulated leading export commodities.But pulp and paper exports dropped 4.4 percent to $1.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Nortel eyes good RI opportunities

Nortel eyes good RI opportunities JAKARTA (JP): Canadian telecommunications firm Nortel, previously known as Northen Telecom, plans to expand its business into Indonesia to tap into the country's growing telecommunications sector.The company's president for Asia and the South Pacific, James C.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Kiwis lead RI 2-0 in 2nd round Davis Cup tie

Kiwis lead RI 2-0 in 2nd round Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): New Zealand lead Indonesia 2-0 after the opening day of the second round of the Asia Oceania Zone Group I Davis Cup tie at the Senayan tennis courts here yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Bridge

BridgeCorrection: The hands on Page 13 of Tuesday's Bridge Column were misprinted. Following are the correct hands. We apologize for the error.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/DHL wins award

DHL wins award JAKARTA (JP): DHL has won the Best Service Award 1997 from the Asian Freight Industry Award (AFIA) for the eleventh consecutive year.AFIA is the highest award in Asia initiated by Cargonews Asia magazine.DHL said Asia Pacific DHL chief executive Charles Longley accepted the award.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Voices of concern

Voices of concern The voices of concern are louder these days. Even Dr. Frans Seda, former minister of finance and rector of Atmajaya Catholic University, has joined the chorus.As an political and economic commentator is well known for his normally pro-New Order views.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Indonesian art boom starts leveling out

Indonesian art boom starts leveling outBy Amir Sidharta SINGAPORE (JP): The results of the most recent auction of Southeast Asian paintings in Singapore last weekend indicated that the so-called Indonesian art boom is starting to level out and stabilize.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Govt defends Bintang's arrest

Govt defends Bintang's arrest JAKARTA (JP): The government defended in court yesterday the arrest of rebel politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas as complying with the Criminal Code Procedures.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Soeharto wants smooth election

Soeharto wants smooth election JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto told top military leaders yesterday that he does not want to see anyone threaten next month's general election.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/85 million hectares of forest mapped

85 million hectares of forest mapped JAKARTA (JP): PT Mapindo Parama has taken aerial photos of about 85 million hectares of Indonesia's forests since 1990, the company's chief executive said yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Senayan office space to be ready in October: Developer

Senayan office space to be ready in October: Developer JAKARTA (JP): The growing number of multinationals here are expected to be the main tenants of new office and apartment space in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Police defend shooting officer

Police defend shooting officer JAKARTA (JP): The National Police Headquarters defended the recent shooting of one of their off-duty officers, who had extorted money from public transport drivers in East Jakarta.Spokesman Brig. Gen.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Impeachment seminar not until 1998

Impeachment seminar not until 1998 JAKARTA (JP): A controversial seminar on the impeachment of Indonesia's first president Sukarno will not be held until after next year's presidential election.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Electronics market fire kills fireman

Electronics market fire kills fireman JAKARTA (JP): A firefighter was killed in a big fire that destroyed the four-story Harco electronics shopping center on Jl. Mangga Dua, Sawah Besar district, Central Jakarta yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/C. Java's steel plant

C. Java's steel plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Sawunggaling Ferindo Steel will build a Rp 178.2 billion (US$75 million) iron and basic steel plant in Purworejo, Central Java this year, an official said yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Gus Dur defends close relations with Tutut

Gus Dur defends close relations with Tutut JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem Organization, Abdurrahman Wahid has defended his close relations with Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, deputy chief of the Golkar party.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Africa to move in better directions

Africa to move in better directionsBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Africa is nearing a turning point. As usual, all the signs point in different directions, but it looks like a turning point for the better.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Fashionable Kemang

Fashionable Kemang More by accident than by design, Kemang has developed this past decade to become undoubtedly the most fashionable area of Metropolitan Jakarta. The 30 or so theme restaurants and cafes dotting the tree-lined Jl. Bangka and Jl.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/The BMW

The BMW Ms. Myra Sidharta (Sunday, March 30, 1997: By the way...The amusing and confusing technology era) and her friend should be at ease.There is no such thing as a techno-moron. A well designed human-machine interface in a high-tech product should be as user- friendly as possible.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Young girl found dead in sack

Young girl found dead in sack JAKARTA (JP): A four-year old girl was found dead in a sack by locals in Cibadak village, Bogor, around 30 kilometers south of here.The locals who found her body identified her as Dina, the third child of Didin, Antara reported Thursday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/'Pesta Terakhir' unravels the ugly side of human nature

'Pesta Terakhir' unravels the ugly side of human natureBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): Ratna Sarumpaet's latest play Pesta Terakhir (The Last Rites) depicts a tragedy that befalls a self-assertive woman, Haryati, who, having the illusion that her father was a respectable man, plans to administer ...

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Two escape from jail

Two escape from jail PADANG, West Sumatra: Two convicts escaped from Pariaman prison at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after they bent their cell bars, Antara reported yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Old ammunition dredged up

Old ammunition dredged up JAKARTA (JP): Two cannon shells, one mortar and two artillery mortar projectiles believed to date back to World War II were found at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.They were dredged up by KM Kalimantan II as it was dredging mud, Capt.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Standing ovation for Van den Hoek

Standing ovation for Van den HoekBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "Pleasure," said Martijn van den Hoek, "is where you're not." He then sat down facing the 88 white and black keys and did everything to prove himself wrong.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Jababeka to build estate in Cilegon

Jababeka to build estate in Cilegon JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk., a publicly listed industrial estate and housing developer, plans to build an industrial estate in Cilegon, West Java.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/WHO to make guidelines on emerging diseases

WHO to make guidelines on emerging diseases JAKARTA (JP): The World Health Organization (WHO) will issue guidelines dealing with emerging diseases of the 21st century, WHO representative to Indonesia Robert Kim-Farley said.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Heroic fireman killed fighting Mangga Dua fire

Heroic fireman killed fighting Mangga Dua fire JAKARTA (JP): A group of firemen cried yesterday as the body of their team leader, Danu Sisworo, who was killed fighting a fire yesterday was shouldered by their colleagues onto a stretcher.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Fountain Lounge: This & That from the Philippines, daily (except Tuesday), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Classical Solo, Reyner Sahatua (pianist), daily, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/BBD apologizes

BBD apologizes Referring to Mr. Max H. Fa'ah's letter published in The Jakarta Post on April 2, 1997, we would like to apologize for the inconvenience you encountered at one of our branches.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Panin Bank reports 60% rice in net profit

Panin Bank reports 60% rice in net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Panin Bank posted a 60 percent increase in net profit to Rp 80.2 billion (US$33.69 million) in 1996 from Rp 50.04 billion in 1995.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/On sex stories

On sex stories I felt compelled to comment on Mrs. Christina Markeli's letter No sex stories, please!This Odd World is one of my favorite features. It's light, easy to read, and yet informative. From this feature I know pieces of trivia from the world over.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Stephen Orr

Stephen OrrCorrection: The photo caption on this page yesterday erroneously identified an Australian delegation as Stuart C. Cave. He should have been identified as Stephen Orr, vice president of Indonesia- Australia Business Council and Jakarta representative of Westpac Bank.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Tree cutting angers elephants

Tree cutting angers elephants BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The continuing destruction of resin trees for oil palm plantation projects has driven wild elephants to rampaging residential areas in western Lampung, farmers said yesterday.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Workers told to lobby House over labor bill

Workers told to lobby House over labor bill CIBITUNG, Bekasi (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief urged workers yesterday to lobby the House of Representatives if they are not happy with the government-sponsored bill on manpower.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Bogor wok makers supply households and restaurants

Bogor wok makers supply households and restaurantsBy Joko Sarwono BOGOR (JP): Clang.. clang.. clang.. The repeated sound of beaten metal rings in your ears as you enter Cibadak village in Bogor. This is the wok makers' village in the Tanah Sereal district, and the noise is them pounding old drums.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Rp 800 billion dam in South Sulawesi nears completion

Rp 800 billion dam in South Sulawesi nears completion UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Construction of an Rp 800 billion (US$340 million) dam in Bilibili, 30 kilometers east of here, will soon be completed but dam management is still causing headaches.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Vienna Elm Ensemble mesmerizes Jakartans

Vienna Elm Ensemble mesmerizes JakartansBy Deborah Hutauruk JAKARTA (JP): Alluring people with small red ribbons pinned on their gowns were chatting in front of Shangri-La hotel's Sumatra Ballroom, giving the impression that some fabulous ball or party was about to begin.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Pupuk Iskandar Muda to increase capacity

Pupuk Iskandar Muda to increase capacity JAKARTA (JP): State-owned fertilizer company PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, will start building its second production unit in October with a capacity of 600,000 tons a year.The company's president, Omay Kumar Wiraatmadja, said the new US$252.

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Sat, 05 Apr 1997

JP/Bridge and distribution of cards

Bridge and distribution of cards I confess that I am just learning the rudiments of Bridge. I have been following the Bridge Column of The Jakarta Post whenever it appears.I found the distribution of the cards and the bidding very interesting and started reading the column on April 2.

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