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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Man arrested with bomb manual

Man arrested with bomb manual TRIESTE, Italy (AFP): A North African man was arrested with false papers and a manual on how to make bombs and booby-trap cars, judicial sources reported yesterday.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/'Small banks need to merge with big banks for survival'

'Small banks need to merge with big banks for survival' JAKARTA (JP): Merging with larger banks will enable the country's small banks to face the fierce competition that may arise as a result of last week's World Trade Organization's financial pact.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Express train begins operation

Express train begins operation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday dedicated two sets of locally-built express train cars in connection with the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Nominees to ensure fair rights share disbursing

Nominees to ensure fair rights share disbursing JAKARTA (JP): Stock dealers and analysts have asked the Capital Market Supervisory Agency to allow foreign investors to use nominees in order to prevent unfair distribution of rights shares in the future.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Daewoo, Austrade to support refinery in East Java

Daewoo, Austrade to support refinery in East Java JAKARTA (JP): PT Asia Pacific Petroleum, a company controlled by Bambang Trihatmodjo, Daewoo Corporation of South Korea and Austrade of Australia have agreed to build a US$1.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Greenhouse problem begs solution

Greenhouse problem begs solutionBy Susilo JAKARTA (JP): The greenhouse problem has become an important international issue in the last two decades and begs a solution.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Sale of old stamps and currencies

Sale of old stamps and currencies JAKARTA (JP): A local trader will auction old bank notes, stamps and also phone cards for three days starting Friday at the Hilton's Cempaka Room."I am holding the auction as part of my participation in the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Indonesia," N.P.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/W. Sumatra needs more teachers

W. Sumatra needs more teachers PADANG, West Sumatra: The local office of the Ministry of Education and Culture said West Sumatra needs 6,527 more primary school teachers, including 5,889 to teach religion.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Let political exiles return home: Scholar

Let political exiles return home: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Vocal scholar Arief Budiman has called for the government to allow the many overseas Indonesian political exiles linked to the 1965 abortive Communist coup to return home.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Myanmar struggling to recover economy

Myanmar struggling to recover economyBy Deborah Charles YANGON (Reuter): Still dogged by its unenviable status as a "least developed nation", resource-rich Myanmar's military rulers are struggling to make moves that might attract investments and shore up the economy.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Govt hoped to raise toll road rates soon

Govt hoped to raise toll road rates soon JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada, a publicly listed tollway construction company controlled by business woman Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, is expecting the government to announce new toll road rates in the next two months.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Bira almost doubles profit

Bira almost doubles profit JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed Bank Bira yesterday announced a net profit of Rp 13.35 billion (US$5.6 million) for the first six months of this year, up by 95 percent from the same period of last year.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Celebrations focus on meaning of independence

Celebrations focus on meaning of independence JAKARTA (JP): For the remainder of the year, Indonesians will engage in a multitude of 50th anniversary activities with nationhood and the Pancasila ideology as themes.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Tight grip keeps Myanmarese in line

Tight grip keeps Myanmarese in lineBy Deborah Charles YANGON (Reuter): Myanmar's generals may have released the country's most-famous political prisoner, but many Myanmarese still feel like captives in their own country due to tough measures imposed by the military regime.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/New intellectual group founded

New intellectual group founded PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): A new organization of intellectuals, calling itself the Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development (PCPP), was launched on the weekend.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Senate Bosnia vote threatens war

Senate Bosnia vote threatens war The worst has happened -- the U.S. Senate voted to lift the arms embargo against the Bosnian Muslims, and U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali decided to place his authority to order air raids in the hands of the blue helmets' commander.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Small brawl leads to death of three men in E. Jakarta

Small brawl leads to death of three men in E. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday that Saturday's fatal clash between an army corporal and three civilians, which resulted in the death of three people including the corporal, was probably caused by a minor incident.Police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Searching for a balance between oral and written cultures

Searching for a balance between oral and written culturesBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): In his article in The Jakarta Post, July 26, 1995, Harvey Stockwin refuted the charge that ASEAN is "nothing more than a talking shop wherein words are plentiful but substantive achievements are much less ...
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 31, 1995: Trading Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ades ...
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Indonesia's Nugroho takes over UNSC chairmanship

Indonesia's Nugroho takes over UNSC chairmanship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's senior diplomat Nugroho Wisnumurti officially takes over the chairmanship of the powerful United Nations Security Council today, with a plateful of controversial and complex issues on the agenda, ranging from the ...
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Private firms, PAM Jaya to work together

Private firms, PAM Jaya to work together JAKARTA (JP): City-owned water company PAM Jaya will sign a cooperation agreement with two local companies to expand and manage tap water distribution in the city, Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar said yesterday.
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Tue, 01 Aug 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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/China's criticisms of Taiwan seen as enduring thorn

China's criticisms of Taiwan seen as enduring thornBy James Kynge TAIPEI (Reuter): Mao Zedong was once so angry with Nikita Khrushchev that China criticized the Soviet Union nine times. Last week Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui caught China's wrath in a verbal barrage that lasted four days.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Traffic operation launched to round up violators

Traffic operation launched to round up violators JAKARTA (JP): City Police start a massive operation against traffic violators in and around the capital today.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Arrows aim for peace in archery meet

Arrows aim for peace in archery meetBy Arief Suryobuwono JAKARTA (JP): Arrows can harbinger enmity, but can also herald reconciliation.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Jakarta will host world volleyball

Jakarta will host world volleyball JAKARTA (JP): Women's volleyball teams from Cuba, Russia, China and South Korea will resume their rivalry in the fourth leg of this year's US$2 million World Volleyball Grand Prix scheduled for Aug. 25 to Aug. 27 at the Senayan indoor stadium.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Indosat offers discounts

Indosat offers discounts JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications operator, will offer discounts on calls made on Aug. 12 through Aug. 19 in connection with Indonesia's golden anniversary which falls on Aug. 17.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Government won't fully open local property market

Government won't fully open local property market JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung rejected demands from housing developers yesterday to fully open the local property market to foreigners, which they argue would bolster today's sagging market.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/House owners given ultimatum

House owners given ultimatum MEDAN, North Sumatra: The city administration has issued an ultimatum to homeowners along Medan's main roads to repaint their houses white, as part of the celebration to mark Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary, or face prosecution.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/RI must develop software to progress

RI must develop software to progress JAKARTA (JP): To obtain licenses in developing computer software in Indonesia is the key of success in dealing with the business, Chairman of the Indonesian Computer Software Association Achmad Firwany said yesterday."The U.S.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Bintang's witnesses approved

Bintang's witnesses approved JAKARTA (JP): The police will allow three Indonesian students studying in Berlin to testify on the behalf of politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, who faces charges of insulting President Soeharto during his visit to Germany in April.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/A lesson for Abdurrahman

A lesson for Abdurrahman As reported in The Jakarta Post July 28, 1995, Mr. Abdurrahman Wahid, the Chairman of the 30-million-strong Moslem Nahdlatul Ulama organization, was at his controversial best, again.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/A step forward

A step forward Elsewhere in this newspaper can be found a report on the inauguration yesterday by President Soeharto of two new railroad services linking Indonesia's capital city with the provincial capitals of East Java and West Java.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 TV Series: Willing And Abel 4:30 Sports 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan ...
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Harry Wu case exposes China

Harry Wu case exposes China If Beijing blundered when it underestimated the immense support Harry Wu enjoys in the U.S., it compounded the error last week by selling videotapes of the incarcerated human rights activist purportedly confessing to various crimes against the state.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Crime-fighting operations to be stepped up nationwide

Crime-fighting operations to be stepped up nationwide JAKARTA (JP): In response to the rising crime rate, the government promised yesterday to intensify its fight against crime and called on the public to cooperate.Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Silk-screen factory faulted for pollution

Silk-screen factory faulted for pollution JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of Rawa Buaya residents, West Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to protest the operation of a silk-screen factory which allegedly pollutes the nearby areas.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Bosnia and other problems

Bosnia and other problems According to a report published in The Jakarta Post on July 27, 1995, under the title: Aid groups appeal for 'safe areas', Georges Dallemagne, head of the Belgian branch of Medicins Sans Frontieres, talking about the situation in Bosnia, declared: "We are shocked at the ...
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Courtesy needed at embassy

Courtesy needed at embassy Many of us Indonesians, at one point or another, have experienced having to deal with foreign embassies in Jakarta. It is really interesting, especially in the Visa Section, where interaction is mainly through Indonesian staff working for the embassy.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Two killed in road crash

Two killed in road crash PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Two people were killed and four others injured in the early hours of Saturday when a train slammed into a truck on a railway crossing at Karanggandul near here.The two victims were passengers of the truck.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Japan and the atomic bomb: 50 years on

Japan and the atomic bomb: 50 years onBy S.P. Seth SYDNEY (JP): It will be 50 years on Aug. 6 when the first-ever atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the United States. The exercise was repeated three days later, on Aug. 9, 1945, on Nagasaki, another Japanese city.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Komselindo sets aside $40m for expansion

Komselindo sets aside $40m for expansion JAKARTA (JP): PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), a new private cellular telecommunications operator, has allocated an investment of Rp 90 billion (US$40.14 million) for the expansion of its cellular telecommunications business.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Cement firm halts operation

Cement firm halts operation JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Andalas Indonesia, a cement firm in Aceh, stopped its production activities for nine days, from July 20 through July 29, due to an abundance of cement stored in its warehouses.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Garuda needs stewardesses

Garuda needs stewardesses JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, is inviting former stewardesses to become temporary cabin crew during next year's pilgrimage flights, a company official said.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Police investigate brawl

Police investigate brawl JAKARTA (JP): Police have caught a man involved in a brawl in Papago, North Jakarta, which left one dead and one injured, a police officer said yesterday.According to Let. Col.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Damage caused by riots only slight, official says

Damage caused by riots only slight, official says JAKARTA (JP): The riots that marred the Indonesian soccer league championship final between Persib Bandung and Petrokimia Putra on Sunday are expected to cost the organizers a considerable sum, but an official says the damage caused was tolerable.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Businessmen oppose sales regulation

Businessmen oppose sales regulation JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Retailers Association expressed yesterday strong opposition to a suggestion from a group of store-owners, called AP3I, that the government regulate sales to prevent a price war among retailers.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Bank Pelita posts profit

Bank Pelita posts profit JAKARTA (JP): Bank Pelita, which has been taken over by the Djojohadikusumos, announced yesterday an increase of its before- tax profit to Rp 575 million (US$257,000) for the first semester of this year from Rp 417 million for the entire year of 1994.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Cadets expelled for cheating

Cadets expelled for cheating MAGELANG, Central Java: The Military Academy has dishonorably expelled 11 first- and second-year cadets after learning that they had forged the mark in their high school diplomas when they enrolled.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/CND on sidelines in nuclear protest

CND on sidelines in nuclear protestBy Helen Smith LONDON (Reuter): Amid the devastation wreaked by the two atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima at the end of World War II an awful truth dawned -- that man had produced the means to destroy the planet.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/RI ships waste back to Holland

RI ships waste back to Holland JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-five containers of hazardous waste piling up unclaimed in the Tanjung Priok port since 1993 was finally shipped back to the Netherlands by the Indonesian government yesterday.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/RI, Japan concerned with nuclear tests

RI, Japan concerned with nuclear testsBy Oei Eng Goan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (JP): Indonesia and Japan share common a concern on the violation of non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty by signatory countries and called on the nuclear-power countries to move towards the cessation of their tests.
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Tue, 01 Aug 1995

JP/Severe sentences sought for Beng Seng's killers

Severe sentences sought for Beng Seng's killers JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor has demanded that the two defendants on trial at the North Jakarta District Court for killing a business tycoon be sentenced to life and 21 years in prison respectively.
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