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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/IPTN employee says corruption report cost job

IPTN employee says corruption report cost job BANDUNG (JP): An employee of the state-owned aircraft manufacturing company IPTN believes he has been sacked for blowing the whistle on alleged corruption by his superior.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Kijimuta upsets top seed to reach tennis semifinals

Kijimuta upsets top seed to reach tennis semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Japanese Naoko Kijimuta produced the biggest upset yet in the US$164,250 Danamon Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships here yesterday when she ousted top seed Sabine Appelmans of Belgium in a heart-stopping quarter-final ...
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Businesses vow to support ASEAN govts for free trade

Businesses vow to support ASEAN govts for free trade JAKARTA (JP): The business sector of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is committed to helping the ASEAN governments make free trade in the region a success.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Aspac nails 2nd league win

Aspac nails 2nd league win JAKARTA (JP): The third day of the Indonesian Basketball League's first round in Surabaya saw Aspac Jakarta nail down a 102-90 victory over Siliwangi Bandung on Thursday. It was Aspac's second win after beating Hadtex Bandung 77-68 on the first day.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: Solo Pianist, daily from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., opening hours Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Fire razes two factories in Cakung bonded zone

Fire razes two factories in Cakung bonded zone JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed two factories in the Kawasan Berikat Nusantara bonded zone in Cakung, North Jakarta, yesterday, causing up to Rp 750 million (US$322,580) in material losses. No fatalities were reported.North Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Singapore Airlines apologizes

Singapore Airlines apologizes I refer to Mr. Izhar's letter which appeared in The Jakarta post of April 10, 1996.Firstly, allow me to apologize for the delays encountered by Mr. Izhar when he traveled with us recently.SQ151 on March 15, 1996 originally left the departure gate at 7:32 a.m.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/PT Astra auto sales up 47% last month

PT Astra auto sales up 47% last month JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International recorded a 47 percent increase in sales last month, rebounding from a slow February when its sales of automotive vehicles fell 38.1.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Developers advised to consolidate

Developers advised to consolidate JAKARTA (JP): Real estate developers need to consolidate their businesses to survive the current property slump caused by a credit squeeze and weakening demand, a noted analyst said yesterday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/British mission due here

British mission due here JAKARTA (JP): A British trade mission, consisting of executives of more than 20 British companies, will begin a week- long visit to Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia starting Sunday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Expert says public should be involved in city planning

Expert says public should be involved in city planning JAKARTA (JP): The government should encourage greater public participation in spatial planning, in line with its ambition to privatize more development projects, an expert suggested yesterday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Syarwan defends ABRI's civic role

Syarwan defends ABRI's civic role BANDUNG (JP): A senior Army general believes that the Armed Forces (ABRI), as one of Indonesia's social and political forces, neither dominates nor determines the domestic political agenda.ABRI's chief of sociopolitical affairs, Lt. Gen.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Freeport chief to meet Irianese over discontent

Freeport chief to meet Irianese over discontent JAKARTA (JP): Irian Jaya tribes people will have a rare chance to discuss their discontent with PT Freeport Indonesia with Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. chairman James Moffet.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Surjadi checks preparation of US$1.3b subway project

Surjadi checks preparation of US$1.3b subway project JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday visited the office of the Mass Rapid Transit project to inspect preparations to build Indonesia's first subway, which will link Blok M and downtown Kota.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Credit interest

Credit interest Last year, I took home ownership credit with Bank Papan Sejahtera. The bank, incorporated with the developer, gave me an attractive low interest rate of 16 percent for the first year with the condition that in the second year it would go up according to the yearly interest rate.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/To Atlanta with hope

To Atlanta with hope Should we send our best athletes to the Atlantic Olympic Games?Pessimism is now prevalent in the country's sports circles, and many doubt if Indonesia will even snatch a medal. The results of the 1995 SEA Games would seem to justify that pessimism.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Pulp wood estates face hurdles from land clearing

Pulp wood estates face hurdles from land clearing JAKARTA (JP): Land-clearing problems and lengthy negotiations with indigenous people are the main reasons for the slow development of pulp wood estates, a forestry executive said yesterday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Transformation in education

Transformation in educationBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): It has been said that education is a culture- bound phenomenon. This expression is usually interpreted to mean that the practice of education varies from one culture to another.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Debate over KIPP rages on

Debate over KIPP rages on JAKARTA (JP): While the government has come out firmly against the need for independent poll watchdogs, the debate over the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) continues to rage on, with academics yesterday arguing its pros and cons.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Navy seeking donations for civic mission in Kalimantan

Navy seeking donations for civic mission in Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): The Navy is seeking donations from the public, especially entrepreneurs, to carry out its annual civic mission on five isolated islands in West Kalimantan next month.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Pesticide

Pesticide We write in regard to your article on Tuesday, March 26, 1996 on page 7, under the title 'PESTAN helps choose the right pesticide' by Imam Soeseno.In the content of above article we found an incorrect statement related to a product trade marked TEMIK, owned by Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Venture capital in Ambon

Venture capital in Ambon JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad and Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya inaugurated a venture capital company, PT Sarana Maluku Ventura, in Ambon, Maluku, yesterday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/More phone service licenses expected

More phone service licenses expected JAKARTA (JP): The government is expected to license more than one firm to operate the Japanese-made Personal Handyphone Service (PHS) in the country, a telecommunications executive said.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Police struggle with three-in-one riders

Police struggle with three-in-one riders JAKARTA (JP): Four years after its debut, police are still facing difficulties in enforcing the three-in-one traffic regulation.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Joop Ave launches 'Indonesian Heritage'

Joop Ave launches 'Indonesian Heritage' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday launched the first two volumes of Indonesian Heritage, a series of thematic encyclopedia publications on the country's natural and cultural heritage.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Blissful ignorance

Blissful ignorance Asia should help westerners understand the business potential that exists in this part of the world. There is opportunity in ignorance -- so concludes Lawrence Pintak in his interesting article (Viewpoint) published in The Jakarta Post of April 11, 1996.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Municipality fails to enforce fire safety regulations

Municipality fails to enforce fire safety regulations JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has admitted that it has failed to supervise the enforcement of a regulation on fire safety systems in public establishments.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/228 arrested in gambling den

228 arrested in gambling den JAKARTA (JP): More than 225 people were arrested last night when police raided an illicit gambling house on Jl. Mangga Besar No. 83 in West Jakarta.The officers confiscated a total of Rp 45 million in cash from the shop/house cum gambling den.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Eye-care program gets Aussie aid

Eye-care program gets Aussie aid DENPASAR, Bali: The Australian Agency for International Development has granted Rp 58 million (AS$36,100) to an eye-care center here.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Dayaks query govt development plan

Dayaks query govt development plan JAKARTA (JP): A leading anthropologist criticized the government's development programs yesterday, saying that many of its schemes had done more harm than good to the Dayak tribe in Kalimantan.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/PT Great River to nurture retail business

PT Great River to nurture retail business JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed textile manufacturer PT Great River Industries said yesterday that it will further strengthen its retail business both in the domestic and international markets this year.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Water cut off near Matraman

Water cut off near Matraman JAKARTA (JP): Water supplies in Matraman, Manggarai, Casablanca, Kramat Raya and Salemba will be cut off today due to a leaking duct that is being repaired.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Limits of openness in Vietnam

Limits of openness in Vietnam Vietnam eagerly welcomes foreign investment these days. But the American businessmen who rushed in after Washington finally normalized ties with Hanoi last year are discovering that Communist hard-liners still grip the reins.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Australian composer in town

Australian composer in town JAKARTA (JP): The Australia-Indonesia Institute is introducing Australia's Sarah Hopkins to the local public.Hopkins, a composer and cellist, will perform here on April 19-20, as well as Medan in North Sumatra and Ujungpandang in South Sulawesi.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Fires and supervision

Fires and supervision Fires in public places haunt Indonesian urbanites because nobody -- certainly not the city administration -- has put forward a workable fire prevention plan. The hazard of a conflagration is not limited to slum areas, but can hit high-rise buildings and marketplaces.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 12, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Murdered Japanese tourist cremated

Murdered Japanese tourist cremated SURAKARTA, Central Java: The body of Norio Wakaoji, a Japanese tourist found murdered in a hotel in Prambanan, Klaten, on Monday was cremated on Thursday.The relatives of Wakaoji flew his ashes home to Japan yesterday, Antara reported.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Waning confidence in South Africa

Waning confidence in South Africa The plunging of the South African currency coincides, not surprisingly, with news that the business confidence index has dropped to a six-month low.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Irian pouches for Dutch

Irian pouches for Dutch JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Beaming with pride, Jayawijaya regent Jos Buce Wenas told Antara yesterday that Dutch businesspeople ordered 1,000 traditional noken bags from the Dani tribe.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/12 Puncak villas to be demolished

12 Puncak villas to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): Twelve more villas in Puncak, West Java, will be torn down by the end of the month, a spokesman for the Bogor regency administration said.The villas are located in Cibeureum village, Cisarua, Denny M. Moechry, as reported by Antara, said yesterday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Bridge meet due here next month

Bridge meet due here next month JAKARTA (JP): A foursome bridge open tournament will be held here from May 4 to May 5 to commemorate the 179th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Matulessy, nicknamed Captain Pattimura, a hero from Maluku islands.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 Morning Focus 6:45 Fitness: Bugar dan Sehat 7:00 Morning News 7:30 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 8:30 Family Program 9:00 English News Service 9:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 10:00 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 10:45 ...
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Madame Butterfly plays tonight

Madame Butterfly plays tonight JAKARTA (JP): The London Opera and Concert Company will stage highlights of Madame Butterfly, a three-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel Jakarta tonight.The performance, to start at 7 p.m.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Indonesia names junior players for Fed Cup

Indonesia names junior players for Fed Cup JAKARTA (JP): Junior players Liza Andriyani and Wynne Prakusya won places on the Indonesian tennis squad for the Federation Cup Group One first-round match against Belgium here in two weeks.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Abepura's market collapses

Abepura's market collapses JAKARTA (JP): A market building in Abepura, Irian Jaya, built to replace the one destroyed during the March 18 riot has collapsed, injuring dozens of people, Antara said yesterday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/RI to send only one lifter to Atlanta

RI to send only one lifter to Atlanta JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian strongman will be trying to lift the country's pride at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, despite dim prospects of winning a medal.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Alleged killers of paymaster identified

Alleged killers of paymaster identified JAKARTA (JP): The two suspects in Wednesday's shooting and attempted robbery of a bank customer in Central Jakarta have been identified, but their whereabouts is still unknown.Col.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Czech artist Joska Skalnik's 'poetism' in blue

Czech artist Joska Skalnik's 'poetism' in blueBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): Pinks and blues, but especially blues. Blue of every hue and tone dominates the paintings of Joska Skalnik.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Maid's mother recalls nightmares

Maid's mother recalls nightmares JAKARTA (JP): The mother of one of the two servants slain in a robbery attempt on Jl. Tebet Barat in South Jakarta recalled having nightmares before the killing happened on Thursday.
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Titik Prabowo buys Mashill share

Titik Prabowo buys Mashill share JAKARTA (JP): A consortium comprised of four Indonesian businesspeople has purchased 18.1 million shares, or 17 percent, of publicly-listed Bank Mashill through the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX).
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Sat, 13 Apr 1996

JP/Five-day week ineffective

Five-day week ineffective AMBON, Maluku: Mayor Yohannes Sudiyono has decided the city's civil servants will resume working on Saturdays, concluding that the five-day week was not working after more than a one year trial, Antara reported yesterday.
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