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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/T. Pinang to have township

T. Pinang to have township JAKARTA (JP): Kemayan Bintan Sdn Bhd of Malaysia, PT Terira Pratiwi Development of Indonesia and Meridian Entity of Singapore have formed a joint venture to establish a self- contained township in Tanjung Pinang, Riau.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Thai golfer takes top honors

Thai golfer takes top honors JAKARTA (JP): Thailand's talented golfer Thammanoon Sriroj completed his winning run at the Tugu Pratama PGA championships with another top honor in yesterday's Pro-Am match.Sriroj fired a 65 to share the winner's US$1,600 prize money with American Greg Hanrahan.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Scholarships for paper deliverers

Scholarships for paper deliverers BANDUNG: The Jakarta-based Kompas morning daily awarded scholarships to 1,437 of its newspaper carriers in the city.About 80 of the recipients attended the ceremony at Gramedia Bookstore.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Police seeking new evidence in Ria case

Police seeking new evidence in Ria case JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said Saturday his subordinates were seeking new evidence to reopen the starlet Ria Irawan case which has been closed for two years.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Super schools in villages

Super schools in villages JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms T.B. Silalahi suggests that "super schools" be built in rural areas rather than in noisy urban centers.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/On 'cookies'

On 'cookies' Mr. Osvaldo Coelho, in his letter published on Nov. 28, 1996, is entirely right: we were delighted with our letter being published and he is also right about the security issues he brings up (except when suggesting that Microsoft or Netscape make money with cookies).

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Selling football tickets

Selling football tickets I read with disappointment the news on the mayor of Surabaya's "breakthrough" regarding ticket selling strategies (Kompas, Nov. 27, 1996).

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Nine countries join UN poultry training

Nine countries join UN poultry training JAKARTA (JP): At least 14 officials from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Vietnam and West Samoa are currently taking part in a UNDP-sponsored poultry husbandry training program in Ciawi, West Java.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Women still facing traditional problems

Women still facing traditional problems JAKARTA (JP): Women are still encountering traditional hurdles in their efforts to enter the workforce in the age of globalization, a psychologist here has said.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/TV Program: Monday, Dec. 2, 1996

TV Program: Monday, Dec. 2, 1996TVRI 2:30 p.m. My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince Of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Legend Of Lockness 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 ...

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/More setbacks in Udin murder case

More setbacks in Udin murder case JAKARTA (JP): The decision of Yogyakarta authorities last weekend to cancel the long-awaited reconstruction of a journalist's murder has surprised National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Private banking grows in leaps and bounds

Private banking grows in leaps and boundsBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Private banking, offering convenience and secrecy to the elite, is becoming increasingly popular in Indonesia.But not everybody can access private banking services.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Upscale private hospitals reminded of social obligation

Upscale private hospitals reminded of social obligation TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi called on upscale private hospitals Saturday to keep their social obligation to the poor.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Bogor botanical Gardens under threat from business

Bogor botanical Gardens under threat from business BOGOR, West Java (JP): The potential economic value of the Botanical Gardens in Bogor is a major threat to the gardens, an environmentalist has said.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Irian to have more phones

Irian to have more phones JAKARTA (JP): State-owned domestic telecommunication company PT Telkom plans to install transmission control stations in 29 locations in Irian Jaya to support telecommunications facilities in the province's villages.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Cars for ASEAN summit

Cars for ASEAN summit I noticed with interest that some 200 luxury cars have been imported for use by guests attending the ASEAN summit.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Cellular phones hit Bengkulu

Cellular phones hit Bengkulu JAKARTA (JP): Global system of mobile telecommunications (GSM) operator PT Telkomsel launched its service in Bengkulu, southern Sumatra, on Saturday.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Indonesia needs global managers for free trade

Indonesia needs global managers for free trade JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs more global managers to face international free trade, says the rector of IBII School of Economy.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Respected ulema dies at 116

Respected ulema dies at 116 UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: K.H. Abdul Rahman Ambo Dalle, a respected ulema and founder of Darul Dakwah Wal-Irsyad, an Islamic propagation council, died here Friday. He was 116.Dalle, better known as "Gurutta" (Teacher), was a legendary religious scholar.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/A street named ASEAN

A street named ASEAN The informal summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta this weekend marked another phase in the region's evolution into a community. In the world community, Southeast Asia is a neighborhood.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Chief making at UN is uglay

Chief making at UN is uglayBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): It was the late Alger Hiss, the senior U.S. State Department official whose tarring with the communist brush gave Richard Nixon his early reputation, who summed up the criteria for selecting the UN Secretary-General.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Bakrie also required to export its cars

Bakrie also required to export its cars JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned PT Bali Tourist Development Corporation (BTDC) agreed over the weekend to provide Rp 4.5 billion (US$1.9 million) in equity to PT Garuda Adhimatra.BTDC's president Gde Rai said with the Rp 4.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/The threat of biological weapons

The threat of biological weapons LONDON: In the early 1990s, it became public knowledge that the former Soviet Union - despite being a depositary state, along with the U.S.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta, for Dec. 2, 1996

Where to go in Jakarta, for Dec. 2, 1996Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Morgan's 1072 Classic Disco, Asian Force Band, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Acid Speed Band, Friday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Ramayana store in Bekasi

Ramayana store in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Ramayana retail chain has opened a new 4,000-square-meter department store in Pasar Baru shopping center in Bekasi, West Java.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Summit strengthens ASEAN

Summit strengthens ASEAN JAKARTA (JP): The weekend summit that brought together leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has strengthened the organization's stance on various issues, political observers say.Dewi F.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Consumers report development scam

Consumers report development scam TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of consumers reported to the police on Saturday that a private developer had swindled them.They said the developer, PT Helindo Cipta, had broken its promise to build houses by the end of this month.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/More temporary kiosks needed for fire victims

More temporary kiosks needed for fire victims JAKARTA (JP): Many traders whose kiosks at the Senen shopping center in Central Jakarta were destroyed by fire on Nov. 23 are demanding that they get more than one temporary kiosk, saying they rented more than one kiosk before the disaster.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/ASEAN to map out 2020 economic vision

ASEAN to map out 2020 economic vision JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to map out an "ASEAN vision for the year 2020", a guideline for direction beyond the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 2003.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/'Kondomisasi' needed to fight AIDS

'Kondomisasi' needed to fight AIDSBy Robby Susatyo JAKARTA (JP): You will not find the word Kondomisasi in your dictionary, not even in your latest, state-of-the-art edition. The word only exists in Indonesian jargon.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Luxury cars

Luxury cars On page one of The Jakarta Post on Nov. 27, 1996 there are two photos on what was happening in Jakarta. I felt impelled to give some comment because the two photos are so extraordinary and also somewhat embarrassing.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Political engagement or new containment policy

Political engagement or new containment policyBy Ikrar Nusa Bhakti JAKARTA (JP): When President Bill Clinton was visiting Australia last week, his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, was in China.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Peace process dead

Peace process dead Arab optimists still nurture undying hopes of something like a change of heart in Israel or the United States, but the Middle East process is dead, for all practical purposes.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/High hopes for new members of human rights body

High hopes for new members of human rights body JAKARTA (JP): Political observers Arbi Sanit and Ramlan Surbakti are optimistic about the four new members of the National Commission on Human Rights.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Gus Dur and Amien Rais discuss Islamic politics

Gus Dur and Amien Rais discuss Islamic politics JAKARTA (JP): The leaders of Indonesia's two largest Moslem organizations, long thought to be on less than friendly terms, yesterday sat together for what some people have dubbed a "reconciliation" meeting.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Dozens graduate with flying colors

Dozens graduate with flying colors BANDUNG, West Java: A total of 1,299 students from Padjadjaran University graduated on Saturday, 33 with honors.Two of the top students were Raihani Mahdani, who graduated with a 4.0 grade point average and a doctorate degree in agriculture, and M.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Bakrie also required to export its cars

Bakrie also required to export its cars JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board has licensed PT Bakrie Motor, a subsidiary of the Bakrie Group, to produce both passenger and commercial vehicles domestically.In a letter dated Nov.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/New product highlights from Comdex Fall '96

New product highlights from Comdex Fall '96By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): As far as I can remember, June was the month that Corel Corp. of Ontario, Canada, launched its yearly upgrade to its venerable graphics software suite, CorelDRAW!.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/World Press Photo contest

World Press Photo contest JAKARTA (JP): Professional photographers are urged to send in entries to the World Press Photo contest by Jan. 31, 1997, organizers of the 40th annual contest said.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Actress accused of swindling

Actress accused of swindling JAKARTA (JP): A company commissioner has reported a former film actress to police for allegedly embezzling Rp 2 billion (US$858,369).The money was gained from receipts of September's National Games, a detective said.City Detectives Chief Col.

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Mon, 02 Dec 1996

JP/Fewer deregulatory measures expected ahead of elections

Fewer deregulatory measures expected ahead of elections JAKARTA (JP): The government is unlikely to go on a deregulation spree in the next two years because it will be preoccupied with the May 1997 general election and its political agenda, economist Mari Pangestu predicts.

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