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53 articles.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?

Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?By Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Young Indonesian GM in sight

Young Indonesian GM in sight JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian children -- nine-year-old Taufik Hailay, Hastomo, 10, Evi Lindawati, 10 and Abuzal, 9 -- are projected to earn Grand Master titles in five or six years' time, according to Eka Putra Wirya, the owner of the Jakarta-based Enerpac chess ...

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Soeharto off to Europe for checkup

Soeharto off to Europe for checkup JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto left for an undisclosed European country last night for a routine medical checkup.Seeing off the President were Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, Minister/Cabinet Secretary Saadilah Mursyid and Jakarta military commander Maj.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Supporters rally for Justice Adi

Supporters rally for Justice Adi JAKARTA (JP): A retired respected judge and a legislator rallied yesterday behind Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto, who is facing dismissal from the Supreme Court for blowing the whistle on corruption practices in the legal system.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Opposing groups to stage rallies

Opposing groups to stage rallies UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Pro-government groups and democracy activists plan to stage separate massive rallies here today to reaffirm their stands on current state issues.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Poulterer and wife to quit farm

Poulterer and wife to quit farm BEKASI, West Java (JP): For Yanto Sugiyanto, manager of a poultry breeding farm in the village of Cimuning, Bekasi, West Java, robbery is a real nightmare.On Jan.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Illegal workers deported

Illegal workers deported PEKANBARU, Riau: The Malaysian government has been deporting a monthly average of 2,000 Indonesian workers for trying to illegally enter the country from the Dumai port.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Rare trees planted at IPB

Rare trees planted at IPB BOGOR, West Java (JP): Some 360 trees of 30 rare species were planted on Saturday on a 1.2-acre plot of land in the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) compound during a bank-sponsored project.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?

Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?By Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Police to guard tourists

Police to guard tourists BANYUMAS, Central Java: The Banyumas police office is preparing a troop of police to be posted at the Nusakambangan prison island which was opened as a tourists' destination last month.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?

Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?By Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Tangerang Moslems protest against three nightspots

Tangerang Moslems protest against three nightspots TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Almost 1,000 members from the local Moslem community staged a street demonstration on Saturday to demand that three night establishments in Tangerang, West Java be closed down for various violations.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/New Dominican president

New Dominican president Save for the risky political debts incurred by their candidate, voters in the Dominican Republic who backed Leonel Fernandez Reyna for president are right to be jubilant.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Hinduism's role in India's politics

Hinduism's role in India's politicsBy G.S. Edwin JAKARTA (JP): Secularism is a value standard. It upholds equality of all religions in a state. However, it uses a negative device: it keeps religion and state separate.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Experts discuss Golkar's gain from PDI rift

Experts discuss Golkar's gain from PDI rift JAKARTA (JP): Political scientists could not agree on whether the ruling Golkar would gain in the general elections now that the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) is swamped in a leadership crisis.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Investors hesitant, say stocks analysts

Investors hesitant, say stocks analysts JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's absence from the country will become a major concern for investors on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and securities analysts predict that share prices are likely to fall further on investors' wait-and-see attitude.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/PAM to develop ready-to-drink water

PAM to develop ready-to-drink water JAKARTA (JP): City-owned water company PAM Jaya plans to provide consumers with ready-to-drink water its in efforts to improve services to the public.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Interest rates to stay high to fight inflation

Interest rates to stay high to fight inflation JAKARTA (JP): Interest rates are likely to remain high in the second semester of this year as the government continues to limit monetary expansion.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Experts call on govt to ease control of economy

Experts call on govt to ease control of economy JAKARTA (JP): Prominent economist Dorojatun Kuntjoro-Jakti recommended that the government ease its grip on the economy and share more of the development burden with the private sector.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/LIPI will get more ships to boost research activities

LIPI will get more ships to boost research activities JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) will get two more ocean research ships in late 1997, according to an agreement it signed with a Norwegian shipyard company over the weekend.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/One killed in N. Jakarta fire

One killed in N. Jakarta fire JAKARTA (JP): One person was killed when fire ravaged some 200 scavengers' homes on Jl. Pluit Mas Utara, Penjaringan district, in North Jakarta on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Women to fight for equality peacefully

Women to fight for equality peacefully JAKARTA (JP): Women activists from 13 Asia-Pacific countries ended their four-day workshop Saturday, agreeing to pursue a non- confrontational approach to end gender inequality.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Clinton's policy on Mideast peace coming unstruck

Clinton's policy on Mideast peace coming unstruckBy Sid Balman Jr. WASHINGTON (UPI): It was near midnight on June 25 in Jerusalem and U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher had just been informed that a terrorist bomb had ripped through an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Climber Clara set to conquer Everest

Climber Clara set to conquer Everest JAKARTA (JP): Female mountain climber Clara Sumarwati will begin her bid today to become the first Indonesian ever to reach the 8,848-meter summit of Mt. Everest.Clara is scheduled to fly to Germany today to purchase climbing equipment.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Unprofessional business

Unprofessional business On May 6, 1996, I went rafting at BJS with my family. Before rafting I inquired if it was possible to take a camera on the trip. They assured me there was absolutely no risk in taking the camera, so I did.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/TV Program: Monday, July 8, 1996

TV Program: Monday, July 8, 1996TV today TVRI .tb .30" .90" 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita4:05 Science Film: Animal Odyssey4:30 Quiz: ...

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Autopsy proves girl died of drug overdose

Autopsy proves girl died of drug overdose JAKARTA (JP): A forensic expert at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital confirmed on Saturday that the 26-year-old girl found dead at the Atlanta discotheque in West Jakarta on Friday had overdosed.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Abandoned at the UN

Abandoned at the UN United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has good reason to feel hurt. He woke up one morning recently to read that U.S. President bill Clinton has decided he's got to go.To be sure, the Clinton administration and Mr.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?

Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?By Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 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, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Friday sermon

Friday sermon It was Friday, June 21, 1996, at 11:45 a.m. when an Indonesian friend pulled up in a flashy car to give me a ride to the mosque for Friday prayers. After about 20-minute drive we arrived at a huge building (along Jl. Sudirman) called "Gedung GKBI.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/PON flame to arrive in E Timor

PON flame to arrive in E Timor JAKARTA (JP): East Timor, Indonesia's youngest province, is schedule to greet the XIV National Games (PON) flame with traditional dances, said IM Ndoen, general secretary of the National Sports Council's East Timor branch.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Training for transvestites

Training for transvestites JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will not allocate a special area for transvestites to use for soliciting, says the deputy governor for social welfare, R.S. Museno.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Computer vendors not deterred by sluggish market

Computer vendors not deterred by sluggish marketBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): People in Glodok Plaza, downtown Jakarta, have said to me that business has generally been very slow in the last couple of months.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/RI backs Boutros-Ghali's bid for second term

RI backs Boutros-Ghali's bid for second term JAKARTA (JP): International relations expert Juwono Sudarsono said yesterday Washington is displaying its intention to dominate the U.N. by rejecting secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali's bid for a second term.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Speculation is growing for next UN chief

Speculation is growing for next UN chiefBy Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Tendean overpass

Tendean overpass Traveling east from Jakarta daily, we benefit greatly from the new Tendean overpass in South Jakarta.Traveling west in the evening, however, is a different story. Because there is no toll exit before Kuningan, the benefits and utilization of the overpass are limited.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Village chief abducts woman

Village chief abducts woman SERANG, Central Java: A village chief has been detained recently for allegedly abducting a woman, Antara reported on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?

Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?By Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Dozens of women rounded up in discotheque raids

Dozens of women rounded up in discotheque raids TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Almost 1,000 members from the local Moslem community staged a street demonstration on Saturday to demand that three night establishments in Tangerang, West Java be closed down for various violations.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Government urged to ease control of economy

Government urged to ease control of economy JAKARTA (JP): Prominent economist Dorojatun Kuntjoro-Jakti recommended that the government ease its grip on the economy and share more of the development burden with the private sector.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Puppet Show ...

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Police raid PDI conference, draw protest

Police raid PDI conference, draw protest JAKARTA (JP): Police raided a meeting on Saturday of the East Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) they said was illegal, rounding up three local party executives.The party leaders were released the same day.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/PAL delivers turbines

PAL delivers turbines JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned shipbuilding company PT PAL has delivered three turbines to the Suralaya steam power station in West Java."The three turbines, which will be used for units V, VI and VII of the power station, are worth a total of US$26.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Hughes looks to businesses in RI

Hughes looks to businesses in RI JAKARTA (JP): Competition in Indonesia's satellite business will become stiffer with the offer of a new high-tech satellite service by Hughes of the United States.Hughes Communications Inc.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Dozens of 'working girls' netted

Dozens of 'working girls' netted JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta's Public Order Office and police have rounded up dozens of girls in raids on five discotheques in Jl. Gajah Mada, Central Jakarta.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Abuse of euphemisms

Abuse of euphemisms A euphemism is a nice, pleasant word for something that is awful, e.g. "pass away" for "die", and is useful for reducing offense when used properly.Euphemisms are commonly used to ease troublesome situations.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/In defense of justice

In defense of justice Is the ax is about to fall on Adi Andojo Soetjipto, the deputy chief justice for criminal affairs who has been waging a lone crusade against collusion in the Supreme Court? On Friday, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, confirming rumors of a move by Chief Justice Soerjono ...

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?

Gorbachev for new UN Secretary-General?By Jonathan Power OXFORD, England (JP): The news has now sunk in. Boutros Boutros-Ghali is on the way out, and no one is going to go into battle for him. Five countries have a UN veto but, let no one doubt it, the veto that counts is America's.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Soeharto off to Europe for checkup

Soeharto off to Europe for checkup JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto left for an undisclosed European country last night for a routine medical checkup.Seeing off the President were Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, Minister/Cabinet Secretary Saadilah Mursyid and Jakarta military commander Maj.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Lousiana district court denies Freeport motion

Lousiana district court denies Freeport motion JAKARTA (JP): A motion by Freeport-McMoran Inc. to have a lawsuit filed by an Irianese tribal leader dismissed was denied by a district court of Louisiana, New Orleans, last week.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/The power of TV

The power of TV On channel five I'm watching a movie about a family struggling through a difficult episode in their lives. The husband looks deeply into his wife's eyes and says, "It's true that times are hard. But I thank God every day because we've got each other.

Mon, 08 Jul 1996

JP/Planned rallies spark fear of confrontation

Planned rallies spark fear of confrontation UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Pro-government groups and democracy activists plan to stage separate massive rallies here today to reaffirm their stands on current state issues.