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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Regency demolished nine Puncak villas

Regency demolished nine Puncak villas BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor regency authority demolished Friday nine luxury villas built without permits in the Puncak hill resort, Antara reported.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/KL to stop importing workers

KL to stop importing workers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta fully respects Malaysia's decision to stop importing workers, including from Indonesia, and hopes that the ruling will only be temporary, Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said over the weekend.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Politics and RI foreign policy

Politics and RI foreign policyBy Juwono Sudarsono The following article is an excerpt of a paper presented at a conference held by the Indonesian Students Association in Australia in Canberra on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21, 1996.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Earthquake jolts Sulawesi

Earthquake jolts Sulawesi MANADO, North Sulawesi: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the open-ended Richter scale shook the eastern Indonesian province of North Sulawesi on Friday, sending residents into the streets in panic but causing only minor damage to homes and buildings, Antara reported.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Bekasi water company seeks private investors

Bekasi water company seeks private investors BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi administration-owned water company, PDAM, is inviting private companies to help multiply its production capacity to 5,000 liters of water per second from the current level of 1,000 liters under a joint-operation ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Councilor deplores prostitution

Councilor deplores prostitution JAKARTA (JP): A councilor said the administration should act firmly against prostitutes operating outside Kramat Tunggak, the only red-light district recognized by the city administration, with particular reference to those working at the Jatinegara railway station ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Ismail Saleh launches book about his legal career

Ismail Saleh launches book about his legal career JAKARTA (JP): Former attorney general and justice minister Ismail Saleh launched a book on Saturday in commemoration of his 70th birthday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Riau to fight rabies

Riau to fight rabies PEKANBARU, Riau: Rabies is still prevalent in the province. Only Batam and Riau islands are free from the contagious disease, Governor Soeripto said on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Hotel development projections off target

Hotel development projections off target JAKARTA (JP): Hotels are being established at a rate far slower than that outlined in the government's Sixth Five Year Development Plan (Repelita VI).

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Observer paints gloomy picture of PDI in East Java

Observer paints gloomy picture of PDI in East Java SURABAYA (JP): A senior political observer doubts that the appointment of Dimmy Haryanto as chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) East Java chapter will resolve the party's leadership problems in the province.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Kurds left out of the picture

Kurds left out of the picture President Bill Clinton declared on Sunday that the U.S. would not allow an attack by Saddam Hussein on the main Kurdish town of Arbil in northern Iraq to go unnoticed.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Bekasi resident arrested for book piracy

Bekasi resident arrested for book piracy BEKASI, West Java (JP): Police have confiscated a set of printing machines, four trucks of books worth Rp 1 billion (US$422,654) and arrested a person suspected of illegally reprinting books and dictionaries.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Promoting sports

Promoting sports Today, as the 14th National Games (PON) open with the usual pomp at Jakarta's Senayan main stadium, Indonesians should be happy to know that the country's biggest sports festival is expected to be a success financially if all the funds expected are collected.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Bimantara boss joins US$1.5b MRT project

Bimantara boss joins US$1.5b MRT project JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Bimantara business group Bambang Trihatmodjo, the second son of President Soeharto, is to be one of several investors in the Mass Rapid Transit project.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/WTO seeks resumption of talks on services

WTO seeks resumption of talks on services JAKARTA (JP): The inaugural ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Singapore in December is expected to pave the way for earlier resumption of negotiations on financial services, basic telecommunications and maritime transports.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Cantona's genius

Cantona's genius Mr. Piero Ronci's opinion of Eric Cantona (Aug. 31) looks more like jealousy than hate or disinterest. And I believe Mr. Ronci's disappointment mostly comes from the Italian championship.I totally agree with Mr.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Moslem leaders against condoms in AIDS campaign

Moslem leaders against condoms in AIDS campaign JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leaders remain steadfast in their rejection of the promotion of condoms in the anti-AIDS campaign because endorsing the latex would amount to condoning promiscuity.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/RI to buy sub from Germany

RI to buy sub from Germany JAKARTA (JP): Rear Admiral Arief Kushariadi announced yesterday that the Indonesia Navy is planning to buy another submarine from Germany.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Pilgrimage demand set to double

Pilgrimage demand set to double MEDAN, North Sumatra: Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said here Saturday that 700,000 Moslems are expected to register for the haj pilgrimage next year, doubling the number of pilgrims in 1993.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Bapepam blocks Intisetia's bid

Bapepam blocks Intisetia's bid JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has formally opposed PT Intisetia Tritunggal's bid to take over a majority stake of publicly-listed PT Telagamas Pertiwi.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/DNA, blood test findings link suspect to victim

DNA, blood test findings link suspect to victim JAKARTA (JP): DNA tests done on sperm found in the body of a murdered child and tissue samples from Siswanto, alias Robot, match, an expert at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital said on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/KL brokers to enter RI

KL brokers to enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Nine brokerage companies from Malaysia are seeking approval from the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) to enter the Indonesian capital market.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Irianese help hunt kidnappers

Irianese help hunt kidnappers MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Ekari, an indigenous tribe of the Fakfak regency is helping the military to rescue three employees of PT Kamundan Raya who have been held hostage since Aug.14.Col.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/National Games flame arrives in Jakarta

National Games flame arrives in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The National Games flame was carried into Jakarta yesterday after being handed over earlier in front of the University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Siswono calls for fair treatment of PRD members

Siswono calls for fair treatment of PRD members JAKARTA (JP): Former youth activist Siswono Yudohusodo said over the weekend that the detained members of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) should be treated fairly and that the "radical youths" be given the opportunity to reform.

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Mon, 09 Sep 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.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Iriantine achieves her dreams in exhibition

Iriantine achieves her dreams in exhibitionBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A mere three years after her re-emergence as a sculptor, Iriantine Karnaya is presenting her work in a solo exhibition. Having entered the world of sculpture in 1969, the year 1996 is especially auspicious for her.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Government closes down Galang boatpeople camp

Government closes down Galang boatpeople campBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat GALANG ISLAND, Riau (JP): The island of Galang began a new chapter yesterday as officials formally closed the Indo-Chinese camp for boatpeople that has hosted nearly 250,000 asylum-seekers over the past two decades.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Citatah targets $42 million in sales this year

Citatah targets $42 million in sales this year JAKARTA (JP): PT Citatah, the country's largest marble producer, listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, is targeting to increase its total sales by 177.1 percent to Rp 97 billion ($42 million) this year.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. Opening Ceremony of the 14th National Sports Games (PON) from the National Sports Stadium (live) 5:40 Regional News 6:05 Nusantara My Beloved Country DKI Jakarta 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Education: Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:25 Garuda ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/The failings of computer classes in local schools

The failings of computer classes in local schoolsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Each time I look back on when I was still an elementary school pupil, I cannot help being amazed at how much our school system has changed. Most striking is perhaps the change in the main mission.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Post-graduates uninterested in civil service

Post-graduates uninterested in civil service JAKARTA (JP): Few post-graduates are interested in pursuing careers as teachers or civil servants, rector of the University of Indonesia M.K. Tadjudin said on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Quiet trading likely on JSX this week

Quiet trading likely on JSX this week JAKARTA (JP): Share trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to be quiet again this week on speculations of a possible hike in the U.S. interest rate and lack of fresh news on the domestic side.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Report on Rp 2m fee for ID card not true

Report on Rp 2m fee for ID card not true JAKARTA (JP): Officials and a journalist acknowledged over the weekend that recent reports on ID card processing fees, which were said to range from Rp 500,000 (US$211.59) to Rp 2 million, were false.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Congestion near Pasar Rebo

Congestion near Pasar ReboFrom MerdekaI left my home in Depok at 7.30 a.m. the other day and had to endure a traffic snarl at Pasar Rebo that began at Gang Suci, Cijantung, in East Jakarta.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Land agency's clarification

Land agency's clarification State Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Agency Soni Harsono has instructed us to make a correction on the report in the front page of The Jakarta Post of Aug. 29, 1996 under the heading: Beware of politicized land feuds.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Indovision calendar

Indovision calendar As a long-time subscriber of the Indovision-Turner package, I certainly appreciate their welcome contribution to the otherwise dull program selection available, although the pricing is probably the most expensive in the world.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Athletic row raises curtain on 14th PON

Athletic row raises curtain on 14th PON JAKARTA (JP): The unsettled fate of Central Java women's marathon runner Ruwiyati made for an unpleasant prelude to the 14th National Games (PON) which open today.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Hit by wine bottle

Hit by wine bottle I was flying Philippines Airlines PR305 from Manila to Jakarta on Aug. 18 in B2 row of its business class. During the flight, an accident happened when another passenger was trying to get his briefcase out of the overhead luggage compartment above my seat.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Iraq-U.S. confrontation

Iraq-U.S. confrontation I express my disappointment with your commentary in the Sept. 5 editorial. You failed to maintain the impartial posture and penetrating consideration which most often formulate your opinions.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Supermarket wanted

Supermarket wantedFrom PelitaPeople living in Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta, seem to be needing a supermarket. There is no market of any kind in that neighborhood, no traditional market nor supermarket.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Indonesian soccer clubs clinch their first victories

Indonesian soccer clubs clinch their first victories JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's representatives got off to a winning start on Saturday during the first rounds of the Asian Champions Cup and Cup Winners Cup.

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Mon, 09 Sep 1996

JP/Toll road closed for bike race

Toll road closed for bike race JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned highway corporation, PT Jasa Marga, called on drivers to be alert when using the toll road today, due to the National Games cycling contest.

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