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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 7, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Dharmala ...

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Elephants kill 12 every year

Elephants kill 12 every year BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Eight to 12 people fall victim each year from elephant attacks in the region, head of the local forestry office says.A.S.M.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

The Philippine killings The alleged extra-judicial execution in the Philippines recently, of a suspected group of bank robbers, has sparked a fierce debate between the country's protectors of democracy and those fed up with the Ramos government's inability to contain crime.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/RI in midst of legal crisis

RI in midst of legal crisisBy Frans H. Winarta JAKARTA (JP): The existence of the rule of law is the key characteristics of a legal state (rechstaat). Where there is the rule of law, all court decisions, that have acquired finality, should always become executable.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/KIA posts rise in profits

KIA posts rise in profits JAKARTA (JP): PT Keramika Indonesia Asosiasi (KIA) has reported an almost six-fold increase in its net profits to Rp 14.57 billion last year, as compared to Rp 2.44 billion in 1993.The publicly listed company announced yesterday that its sales rose 237.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Real estate company says profits to increase

Real estate company says profits to increase JAKARTA (JP): PT Pudjiadi Prestige, a real estate developer listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, is predicting a 32 percent increase in its sales and a 10 percent rise in its net profits this year."Net profits had already reached Rp 7.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Inti Karya wins geothermal power contract

Inti Karya wins geothermal power contract JAKARTA (JP): PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik, a domestic engineering company, in cooperation with Fluor Daniel Eastern Inc. of the United States, won a contract yesterday to construct three geothermal power units worth US$400 million in West Java.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Join venture chemical plant expands capacity

Join venture chemical plant expands capacity JAKARTA (JP): PT Asahimas Subentra Chemical, a joint venture between two Japanese and two domestic firms, will invest US$200 million to expand its integrated petrochemical plant in Cilegon, West Java.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/New talk show on 'SCTV'

New talk show on 'SCTV' JAKARTA: The privately owned Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) television station announced yesterday that it will start a new talk show called Di Balik Berita (Behind the News) which will reveal the policies of various print media.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/APB-Net talks fail to reach agreement

APB-Net talks fail to reach agreement JAKARTA (JP): The preparatory talks in Tokyo for the second meeting of the Asia Pacific Business Network (APB-Net), which will be held in Osaka on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, are deadlocked, Husein Aminuddin, chief of the Indonesian delegation, said yesterday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Number of illegal street vendors falls sharply

Number of illegal street vendors falls sharply JAKARTA (JP): The number of illegal street vendors operating in the city dropped from about 88,000 in 1993 to 54,000 at present, an official said yesterday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Water stoppage on Friday

Water stoppage on Friday JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company PAM Jaya will temporarily stop the supply of water to Central Jakarta on Friday.The company announced yesterday that the stoppage is due to an installation project on Jl. Suryopranoto on Friday from 8 p.m. until midnight.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Apartment permits facilitated

Apartment permits facilitated JAKARTA (JP): Ongky Sukasah, head of the City Housing Office, said yesterday that the city administration will speed up the processing of permits for the construction of low-cost apartments.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Boat people dilemma

Boat people dilemma The civil war in Vietnam ended 20 years ago, but its impact persists even to this day with Vietnamese boat people still posing major problems to some of the Asian countries which have accommodated them for years.The boat people, a term used to refer to the 1.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/First center for body and soul

First center for body and soul JAKARTA (JP): The first center for the well-being of body and mind has opened. Stylist, which is located in southern Jakarta, claims to be the first center with holistic treatments.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Local firms invited to join in gas project

Local firms invited to join in gas project JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Indonesia ranks lowest on welfare index

Indonesia ranks lowest on welfare index JAKARTA (JP): Quality of life in Indonesia is ranked the lowest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on a United Nations' index, Minister of Health Sujudi said yesterday.Sujudi said Indonesia scored 0.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Naisbitt predicts good times for Asia

Naisbitt predicts good times for Asia JAKARTA (JP): John Naisbitt foresees a great future for Asia in the coming decades.Coming from the author of the bestselling books Megatrends and Global Paradox, such an assertion carries strong weight.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Imports inspection will be maintained

Imports inspection will be maintained JAKARTA (JP): Trade Minister S.B. Joedono said yesterday that the present pre-shipment inspection system for imports, which has been used since 1985, would be maintained.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Indonesia unwilling to discuss oil quota

Indonesia unwilling to discuss oil quota JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, the only Asian member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), does not want to discuss the oil production quota during the organization's upcoming ministerial meeting, a minister says.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Chocky's Challenge 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Drama: Harapan Nan Sirna 4:30 Boy Scout Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam ...

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Police submit scholar's case to prosecutors

Police submit scholar's case to prosecutors JAKARTA (JP): The police have submitted the dossiers of George Yunus Aditjondro to the Yogyakarta prosecutors' office although the academic, accused of insulting the President, has applied to live in Australia permanently."The court can start the trial.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Lorne Blair great loss

Lorne Blair great loss A creative light has been lost. Lorne Blair, film maker, writer, bon vivant, raconteur and adventurer, died recently in Bali.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Bank NISP pays dividend

Bank NISP pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): Bank NISP, a private bank listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, plans to distribute 23 percent of last year's net profit of Rp 13.52 billion (US$6.14 million) as cash dividends.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/New tax measures announced

New tax measures announced JAKARTA (JP): The transfer of assets between two banks which are in the process of merging has been exempted from capital gains tax, under one of six new tax regulations announced by Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier yesterday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Inflation tumbles to 0.49% in May

Inflation tumbles to 0.49% in May JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's inflation rate declined to 0.49 percent in May, representing a sharp drop from this year's high of 1.6 percent in April, the government announced yesterday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Keep up the writing habit

Keep up the writing habit "Your Letters" is one major reason for my subscribing to The Jakarta Post, for it hardly ever fails to satisfy my daily need of laughter. My special thanks in this regard go to Mr Piero Ronci.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Soldier admits killing six

Soldier admits killing six DENPASAR, Bali: A court-martialled soldier admitted yesterday to killing six unarmed East Timorese rebels but insisted that he was only following orders.First Class Private Rusdin Maubere, testified yesterday that he received a "signal" from First Lt.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Work accidents in S. Kalimantan

Work accidents in S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The number of occupational accidents in the region has reached 326 in the last five months, much higher than the total 296 cases throughout last year.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Remove tariffs on newsprint: Ministries

Remove tariffs on newsprint: Ministries JAKARTA (JP): The ministries of industry, trade and information, as well as publishers and paper producers, agreed yesterday to propose that the Ministry of Finance cut the import tariff on newsprint to zero percent.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Analysis on Kapuk given to governor

Analysis on Kapuk given to governor JAKARTA (JP): PT Mandira Permai, developer of the Pantai Indah Kapuk waterfront complex, handed over its environmental impact study on the project to Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Indonesia-China relations

Indonesia-China relations It was believed earlier that the Natuna Islands would become a point of friction between Indonesia and China. Both countries argued about the question of ownership over the islands and its surrounding waters, which are rich in resources, including natural gas.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Oki gets two years in jail for passport forgery

Oki gets two years in jail for passport forgery JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court sentenced yesterday Harnoko Dewantono, alias Oki, to two years imprisonment for being found guilty of falsifying passports and using the fake documents.Presiding Judge Dorris A.A.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Golden trophy for sailing race winner

Golden trophy for sailing race winner JAKARTA (JP): The organizers of the Arung Samudra 1995 international sailing race are offering a golden trophy for the winner.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Jakarta-Bali car rally starts

Jakarta-Bali car rally starts JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief and his wife, Mrs. Banurusman Astrosemitro, officially flagged off the second biennial police-sponsored Jakarta-Bali car race at the City Police headquarters yesterday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/No more sports comments, please!

No more sports comments, please! Touche! as one says in fencing, when one has scored a point. I am glad that Mr Ronci is going to see a psychiatrist. I'm also glad that he has some friends (or are they a figment of his fevered imagination?) who also misunderstand my meaning and agree with him.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Satya Wacana faces difficult registration

Satya Wacana faces difficult registration SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): The rift-ridden Satya Wacana Christian University opened admission of new students yesterday amid disgruntled teachers' threats of continued strike.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Admirers mark 94th birthday of Sukarno

Admirers mark 94th birthday of Sukarno JAKARTA (JP): More than 400 people, mostly activists from various affiliations, from Moslem associations to nationalists, gathered at the house of Megawati Soekarnoputri to pay homage to her father, the late President Sukarno, on his birthday on Tuesday.

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Thu, 08 Jun 1995

JP/Suspect's whereabouts unknown

Suspect's whereabouts unknown JAKARTA (JP): City police have no clues about the whereabouts of an executive of a private firm believed to have cheated a female entrepreneur.

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