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60 articles.
Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Improving conditions for foreign students

Improving conditions for foreign students Bilingual study courses and a dismantling of bureaucracy have been launched at German universities and other higher-learning institutions to make them more attractive to foreign students and academics.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Teachers lament pay cut

Teachers lament pay cut PURWAKARTA, West Java: Teachers in Kemantren, Kiarapedes district, are lamenting the frequent cuts that officials from the Ministry of Education and Culture's local office take out of their salaries, Antara reported yesterday.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Australia, RI tie up joint growth zone

Australia, RI tie up joint growth zone JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia agreed yesterday to develop a zone of sub-regional economic cooperation linking Indonesia's eastern provinces and the Australian continent.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Badminton debate for 2000 Olympics

Badminton debate for 2000 Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The monthly Raket magazine is staging a badminton discussion on "Preparing for the 2000 Olympics" at the Kompas building in Jl. Palmerah Selatan, Central Jakarta.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Restored 'Doctor Zhivago' recaptures original splendor

Restored 'Doctor Zhivago' recaptures original splendorBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): For most moviegoers, Doctor Zhivago will forever remain one of Hollywood's masterpieces.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Service fee

Service fee I have the honor of possessing a Citibank Gold Master Card, for which privilege I pay Rp 250,000 per year "service fee". I am privileged with having to argue with local merchants not to charge me extra for using the card.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Easier task for Newcastle afte last week's heroics

Easier task for Newcastle afte last week's heroicsBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): After the heroics of last Sunday, Newcastle United, three points clear at the top of the Premiership, faces much less daunting opposition this weekend away to Leicester City.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 25, 1996 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,050 0 ...
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Deutschemark remains a linchpin of German stability

Deutschemark remains a linchpin of German stability In July 1990, the deutschemark was made the new currency in eastern Germany. When the wall dividing the country fell, the dire state of the economy, in what used to be the German Democratic Republic, became increasingly obvious.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Sports 4:05 TV Series: Out of The Blue 4:30 Science Film: Earth Revealed 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Information 6:05 Travel: Irian Jaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Education: Package 27 7:00 Evening News ...
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Protectors of the public

Protectors of the public West Java's chief of police Maj. Gen. Nana Permana's honesty in publicly acknowledging yesterday that one of his subordinates was responsible for the death of a robbery suspect while in police custody comes as great reassurance.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Reporters to get ID cards in Bekasi

Reporters to get ID cards in Bekasi BEKASI, West Java (JP): The Bekasi regency administration and the local branch of the Indonesian journalists' association will jointly issue identification (ID) cards for journalists operating in the regency.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Reconciliating ethnic communities

Reconciliating ethnic communitiesBy Herb Feith PADANG (JP): In 1966, West Sumatra was a sullen, resentful part of Indonesia, in the aftermath of the abortive regional rebellion of 1958-1961.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Rights commission yet to receive complaint on Tjetje

Rights commission yet to receive complaint on Tjetje JAKARTA (JP): The relatives of Tjetje Tadjudin, the robbery suspect who died while in Bogor police custody, have not yet sought help from the National Commission on Human Rights, Marzuki Darusman, the commission's vice chairman, said yesterday.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Investors give cool reception to Nusamba deal

Investors give cool reception to Nusamba deal JAKARTA (JP): Astra International share trading eased yesterday with investors waiting to see the outcome of massive buying Thursday by a politically-connected business group.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Construction worker killed

Construction worker killed JAKARTA (JP): A construction worker was mobbed and stabbed to death yesterday by three men after a drunken party in a makeshift house behind a hotel in Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta.Jakarta Police Spokesman Maj.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Exporters reject EU plan on palm oil

Exporters reject EU plan on palm oil JAKARTA (JP): Southeast Asian palm oil exporters are concerned by the European Union's (EU) plan to eliminate preferential treatment for palm oil imports, saying the move could hurt them.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Situbondo charity

Situbondo charity After having discussed the Situbondo riots case with some of my friends on different occasions, I would like to propose to The Jakarta Post to open a Dompet Situbondo (Situbondo charity).
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Kodak appoints distributor

Kodak appoints distributor JAKARTA (JP): The United States-based Kodak has appointed PT Wahyu Anggada as its sole distributor in Indonesia for branch banking imaging solutions.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Germany celebrates sixth anniversary of unification

Germany celebrates sixth anniversary of unification The effects of German unity have been, on the whole, positive. On the sixth anniversary of German unification on Oct. 3, 1996, this event continues to be more of a happy occasion than a cause for concern for the vast majority of Germans.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Lufthansa's services to Indonesia

Lufthansa's services to Indonesia Germany's national air carrier, Lufthansa, landed in Jakarta for the first time on July 2, 1967. The flight was a Boeing 707 which took 19 hours to fly from Germany, via Dhahran, Karachi, Bombay and Bangkok, before touching down at Jakarta's old Kemayoran airport.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/How modern technology helped restore 'Doctor Zhivago'

How modern technology helped restore 'Doctor Zhivago' JAKARTA (JP): Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS), which bought the rites to many classics in the MGM library some years ago including Doctor Zhivago, found the film's negative worn and scratched.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Basketball in RI needs change: Ary

Basketball in RI needs change: Ary JAKARTA (JP): Noted basketball promoter Ary Sudarsono marked the Indonesian Basketball Association's 45th anniversary celebrations yesterday with a strong call for a regreening of the sport's organization.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Ichiro Ozawa avoids 'taking responsibility'

Ichiro Ozawa avoids 'taking responsibility' In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese general election, political attention has been distracted by political in-fighting within the main opposition party.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Court races against time in riot trials

Court races against time in riot trials JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court will speed up the trials of 124 July 27 riot suspects, hoping to complete their trials before the suspects detention period ends.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/German-RI ties: A long history of partnership

German-RI ties: A long history of partnershipBy Dr. Fritz Kleinsteuber The bilateral economic relationship between our two countries is based on a long and solid tradition.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/New Goro center for North Jakarta

New Goro center for North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group and its partners have established another Goro wholesale center in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, complete with a new Sentra Ria entertainment center.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Introducing networking into services

Introducing networking into services Benedicta & Associates is a fully Indonesian-owned private company dealing in legal and business consultancy.Their work has a predominantly microeconomic flavor and is based on a network of leading academic economists and lawyers.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Great River's new outlet

Great River's new outlet JAKARTA (JP): PT Inti Fasindo International, the retail arm of PT Great River International, opened its first outlet in Bandung, West Java, yesterday.The outlet, the company's third after Jakarta and Surabaya, is in Mall Sentrasari on Jl. Surya Sumantri.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/JSX to enter university

JSX to enter university SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with Universitas Diponegoro to promote students' knowledge and understanding of capital markets.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Executive trains introduced for Jakarta-Merak route

Executive trains introduced for Jakarta-Merak route JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned railway service Perumka will begin a new two-hour passenger service with business and executive cars between Jakarta and Merak, West Java, on Nov. 10.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/117 years old and still sharp

117 years old and still sharp MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A 117-year old woman, Zubaidah, is the oldest women in the province, say her relatives.Her memory is still sharp and she remembers the names of all her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, reported Antara.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Four armed men rob employee of Rp 100 million

Four armed men rob employee of Rp 100 million JAKARTA (JP): A tax office employee from the Ministry of Finance was robbed of Rp 100 million (US$42,918) by four men in his garage in Jl. Haji Maun, Duren Tiga District, South Jakarta.Jakarta Police Spokesman Maj.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/City impressions displayed at TIM

City impressions displayed at TIM JAKARTA (JP): Painters' impressions of Jakarta are the focus of an exhibition featuring works by 25 painters from the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center (TIM).
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/LDP maintains status quo

LDP maintains status quo Ryutaro Hashimoto will be busy in coming months if he retains leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which had a better-than-expected performance in Sunday's election.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Scholar says politics may be behind riots

Scholar says politics may be behind riots JAKARTA (JP): Observers yesterday voiced their suspicion that recent attacks on East Java churches had been "engineered" by certain political interests rather than driven by religious hatred.
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Sat, 26 Oct 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 Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Official warns of rain on Merapi

Official warns of rain on Merapi SEMARANG: Mount Merapi research authorities have warned residents in surrounding areas to be on the alert because the volcano has been spewing hot lava and toxic gasses in recent days.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/'We are all in the same boat'

'We are all in the same boat' The following comments were made about European and German unity by Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the award ceremony for this year's Konrad Adenauer Prize in Munich. Europe needs an economically-strong Germany as a motor.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Guruh of PDI may jump ship to Kosgoro

Guruh of PDI may jump ship to Kosgoro JAKARTA (JP): The public appearance of choreographer Guruh Soekarnoputra with senior members of the ruling Golkar at the launch of his new album Thursday has caused quite a stir.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/RI to discuss local communities' protection

RI to discuss local communities' protection JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's delegation to a upcoming international conference on biodiversity will discuss the collective rights of traditional communities.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Flood warning patrol for trains

Flood warning patrol for trains PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The local office of state-owned railway company Perumka has instructed employees to patrol portions of the railroad in areas prone to flooding.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/New fields of Germany-RI economic ties at hand

New fields of Germany-RI economic ties at hand The bilateral exchange of goods between Germany and Indonesia has increased steadily during the past few years, ushering in new fields of opportunity for fruitful economic cooperation.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Germany and Indonesia expanding their ties

Germany and Indonesia expanding their ties German Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl's visit to Indonesia (Oct. 26 to Oct. 29, 1996) aims to herald a fresh focus on the enormous growth opportunities and prospects afforded by the Indonesian economy.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/New justices needed to handle backlogged cases

New justices needed to handle backlogged cases JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court will never try the 14,000 backlogged cases piling up unless the government recruits "extraordinary" justices to handle them, a legal expert said yesterday.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Religious leaders pledge to work towards harmony

Religious leaders pledge to work towards harmonyBy Ainur R. Sophiaan SITUBONDO, East Java (JP): Leaders of four religious communities in this city pledged yesterday to work together towards harmony and peaceful coexistence, following the bloody sectarian conflict on Oct.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Police lieutenant main suspect in Tjetje's death

Police lieutenant main suspect in Tjetje's death BANDUNG (JP): West Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. Nana Permana yesterday officially declared the Bogor police's chief detective, First Lt. DT, was the suspect in the death of a robbery suspect while in Bogor police custody.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/German orchestra due here

German orchestra due here JAKARTA (JP): The German Kolner Kammerorchester orchestra will perform here for the second time. The orchestra, established in the 1920s, first performed here in 1994.The orchestra, conducted by Helmut muller-Bruhl, will play at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta at 8 p.m.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Merpati to lease Airbuses

Merpati to lease Airbuses JAKARTA (JP): PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines plans to start operating three Airbus 300-600 aircraft next month, according to managing director Budiarto Subroto.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Two tourists hurt in robbery

Two tourists hurt in robbery YOGYAKARTA: Two foreign tourists were wounded attempting to resist robbers on a bus from Borobudur temple on Thursday.Mrs. Kumike Avitut, 25, of Australia and Paul Anthony, 32, from England, needed medical treatment after their struggle.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Clara returns from Everest with little public fanfare

Clara returns from Everest with little public fanfare JAKARTA (JP): It was sunny but windy. The temperature was minus 30 degrees Centrigade. It was at that moment that Clara Sumarwati planted Indonesia's national flag into the 8,848-meter summit of Mt. Everest.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Dutch suspect says he was framed in Ecstasy case

Dutch suspect says he was framed in Ecstasy case JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch businessman standing trial on charges of trafficking nearly 1,000 Ecstasy pills, yesterday told the Central Jakarta District Court he was framed.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Big loan for Batavia hotel

Big loan for Batavia hotel JAKARTA (JP): Bank Duta has arranged a syndicated loan of US$16.1 million to pay for the construction of the three-star Hotel Batavia Harmony on Jl. Cikini, Central Jakarta.Bank Duta announced yesterday that, under an agreement signed Thursday, it would contribute $10.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/The debate over alcohol

The debate over alcohol The government, in a special coordinating meeting on political affairs and security, has decided to reevaluate the provincial regulations on alcoholic beverages that are, at present, being drafted in a number of regions.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Vatanen win rally, enters history books

Vatanen win rally, enters history books BEIJING (Agencies): Flying Finnish driver Ari Vatanen entered the history books yesterday as the only man ever to win the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally Championship twice as the race is to be reshaped to a new format next year.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/5,583 babies die every month

5,583 babies die every month BANDUNG: As many as 5,583 babies die at birth and 350 mothers die in labor every month in West Java, said governor R. Nuriana, Thursday.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Soeharto says health increasingly neglected

Soeharto says health increasingly neglected JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday various new diseases are plaguing the community because lifestyle changes have led people to neglect their health.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Authorities seize 525 bottles of illegal alcohol

Authorities seize 525 bottles of illegal alcohol JAKARTA (JP): Police seized 525 bottles of illegal alcohol from three big supermarkets in an operation with the city public order office on Thursday night.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/Road sinks in Wonosobo

Road sinks in Wonosobo WONOSOBO, Central Java: Traffic between the Wonosobo and Kebumen regencies was brought to a stop from Wednesday to Thursday after a portion of the road in Karanganyar village, Wadaslintang district, Wonosobo, sank after heavy rains.
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Sat, 26 Oct 1996

JP/PT IKI to build more ships

PT IKI to build more ships UJUNGPANDANG (JP): PT Pengembangan Armada Niaga Nasional Multi Finance (PANN) has contracted PT Industri Kapal Indonesia (IKI) to build 17 round-hull Mina Jaya fishing boats and several Caraka Jaya cargo ships.PT PANN's president, A.
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