JP/3/Caption/0 14 pts Metrolight cap. 3 cols. Universe 8 pts 55 I/cJP/kod 6 pts. Universe Italics 55 I/c THE RIVER'S EDGE: Residents of Bukit Duri Tanjakan, South Jakarta, take a bath, wash clothing and defecate on a floating bamboo raft in the Ciliwung River.

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Solzhenitsyn and U.S.: 18 years of distance By Jean-Loup Sense WASHINGTON (AFP): When Alexander Solzhenitsyn leaves the forests of Vermont to return to his native Russia, he will say goodbye to a country that barely understood him and which he made little effort to get to know.

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Tourism Office holds contest JAKARTA (JP): The City Tourism Office, in cooperation with the Indonesian Professional Photographers Association, is holding a photo contest on tourist objects in the city and the surrounding areas of Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi.

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No kickbacks no business for printing company JAKARTA (JP): City councilors, in a scathing attack on city officials, said Tuesday many agencies under the city administration avoided giving orders to a city-owned printing firm because of poor prospects of getting kickbacks.

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TV Today: Thursday, May 26TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Tarzan 3:05 Dance: Gelar Tari 3:30 TV Series: The Sword of Tipu Sultan 4:30 Children's Story: Putri Berkaki Kotor 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara the beloved country: Irian Jaya 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran ...

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Complex art a visual diary of world journey By Rina Rao JAKARTA (JP): The 1990s have seen a shift in emphasis in the art world. There has been an active attempt to draw attention away from Euro-American influences toward dialog with non-Western cultures.

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Disposing of waste Although it may not have been one of the more sensational events of the week, the inauguration on Monday of this country's first industrial waste treatment plant surely deserves some comment.

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Kimono show reveals elegant cultureBy Kunang Helmi Picard JAKARTA (JP): Like multi-colored, fluttering butterflies in their elegant kimonos, rows of beautiful women, both Indonesian and Japanese, greeted guests at the traditional Japanese kimono garment show on Sunday in the Bali Room, Hotel ...

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Police still in the dark over death of ITB student JAKARTA (JP): Entering their fifth day of investigation, police are still baffled by the murder of the 22-year old Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) student, Wida Rakhmawati, at her boarding house near campus.First Lt.

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Relocation of batik factories creates more jobs: Official JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Mayor's office is denying newspaper reports that the relocation of batik factories from Setiabudi district, South Jakarta, to areas outside the city has created unemployment problems."That's not true.

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