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39 articles.
Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Kopaja cooperative says new fares no help

Kopaja cooperative says new fares no help JAKARTA (JP): Owners of minibuses claim that the increase in transportation which was announced by the government early this month does not benefit them.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Sentani culture under threat

Sentani culture under threat JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The culture of the Sentani tribe, one of around 250 ethnic groups in the province, is on the brink extinction due to the influx of people from other provinces, a youth leader said Saturday.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Senen Inpres market lacks basic fire equipment

Senen Inpres market lacks basic fire equipment JAKARTA (JP): If a fire broke out at the Central Jakarta Inpres market in Senen, the thousands of merchants from the 2,204 kiosks would have to depend on a handful of security guards with access to 20 fire extinguishers to save them.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Women question sexism in tourism industry

Women question sexism in tourism industry JAKARTA (JP): Women leaders from around Asia and the United States ended their three-day convention yesterday hoping to draw greater attention to the sexual discrimination that still prevails in most industries, especially tourism.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/RI workers in Malaysia not abused: Activists

RI workers in Malaysia not abused: Activists JAKARTA (JP): Human rights activists, just returning from Malaysia, have refuted reports that 6,000 Indonesian workers are locked up and being abused in the neighboring country's detention centers.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/VD on Bali causing concern

VD on Bali causing concern DENPASAR, Bali: Sexually transmitted diseases on the tourist island are drawing concern from the local office of the Indonesian Family Planning Association.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Developers want review of housing subsidy policy

Developers want review of housing subsidy policy JAKARTA (JP): Private developers are pressuring the administration to review its policy on low-cost apartment funding, saying that they can no longer subsidize the cost.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Lampung pupils lack chairs

Lampung pupils lack chairs BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The public elementary school in the Tulangbawang subdistrict does not have enough chairs, forcing pupils to take turns sitting down.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Freeport's Lesson

Freeport's Lesson Due to extensive news coverage, the rioting by indigenous Irianese last month at PT Freeport Indonesia earned the American Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold subsidiary a bad image worldwide.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Surjadi meets Maluku people

Surjadi meets Maluku people JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja asked all Maluku people living in Jakarta to help make the coming general election a success.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Small-scale developers losing property war

Small-scale developers losing property war JAKARTA (JP): A scarcity of long-term finance, coupled with an oversupply in the property market, is the bane of small-scale housing developers, a property executive says.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/OmniForm allows your forms to go electronic

OmniForm allows your forms to go electronicBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): When helping a friend set up his SOHO (Small Office Home Office) computers last year, I learned that forms can be created, filled in and then printed easily on a computer.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Threat to Marlon Brando

Threat to Marlon Brando As reported in The Jakarta Post on April 9, 1996, Marlon Brando, a famous Hollywood actor, was strongly criticized by the Jewish Defense League for denouncing Hollywood as a Jewish-run and Jewish-owned movie establishment that has exploited certain non-Jewish stereotypes ...
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Senility sets in

Senility sets in In this turbulent life on earth, it is good to have the ability to overcome many difficulties, whether they are financial, physical or psychological.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Gamblers busted in morning raid

Gamblers busted in morning raid JAKARTA (JP): At least 117 gamblers, including 26 women, were arrested early Saturday morning when police raided their illicit den in downtown Jakarta.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/JSX flat due to dearth of fresh foreign funds

JSX flat due to dearth of fresh foreign funds JAKARTA (JP): Several analysts predicted that prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will be flat this week as there will be no new inflows of foreign funds.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Land disputes top list of social problems: NGOs

Land disputes top list of social problems: NGOs JAKARTA (JP): Activists asserted over the weekend that land disputes have grown more complicated in the past several years and now top the list of social problems in Indonesia.Zoemrotin K.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/University rector bans seminar

University rector bans seminar SEMARANG (JP): Diponegoro University rector Muladi banned politicians from holding a seminar on his campus Saturday, fearing they would use the forum for election campaign purposes.The politicians were Burhan Magenda from the ruling Golkar party, Aberson M.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/JSX to elect new board of directors today

JSX to elect new board of directors today JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is scheduled to elect new boards of directors and commissioners today despite continuing debates on the new nomination and election procedures.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Golkar to assign youths to monitor general election

Golkar to assign youths to monitor general election JAKARTA (JP): Harmoko, chairman of the ruling political organization Golkar, said on Saturday he would mobilize thousands of Golkar youths to monitor the 1997 general election.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Telecom industry enters multimedia services

Telecom industry enters multimedia servicesBy I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Through the rapid development in information and telecommunications technologies, people have started to change the way they communicate by applying multimedia, which is now controlled by the country's telecommunications ...
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Association bids for chess inclusion in SEA Games

Association bids for chess inclusion in SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association wants to see chess included in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games to which Jakarta will play host.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Flu knocks out Yayuk from women's final

Flu knocks out Yayuk from women's final JAKARTA (JP): The flu finally got the best of Yayuk Basuki yesterday, ending her six-day run and keeping her from competing in the final of the US$164,250 Danamon Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Lippo Life to split stocks to improve liquidity

Lippo Life to split stocks to improve liquidity JAKARTA (JP): Lippo Life Insurance, a publicly listed life insurance company of the Lippo Group, will split its shares to improve their liquidity.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/On art hotels in Germany

On art hotels in Germany I refer to the article Art hotels latest rage in Germany published in The Jakarta Post on March 16, 1996.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Govt conservative in the licensing of pension funds

Govt conservative in the licensing of pension funds JAKARTA (JP): An analyst yesterday hailed the government's conservative stance in licensing pension funds in view that the industry is somewhat new in the country.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Shooting the messenger

Shooting the messenger There has never before been anything quite like the Internet. In terms of growth, harnessing of technology and popularity, the worldwide computer network is unprecedented.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Anak-Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:05 Science Film 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Evening News 5:25 Travel: My Country 5:30 ...
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Student arrested for alleged arms smuggling

Student arrested for alleged arms smuggling SURABAYA (JP): Police arrested a student returning from the United states over the weekend on suspicion of attempting to smuggle weapons into Indonesia.Brawijaya Military Commander Maj. Gen.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Jail breaker recaptured

Jail breaker recaptured DILI, East Timor: All but one of the eight prisoners who escaped in January during a riot in Becora prison near here have been recaptured.Police found the seventh jail breaker Paul Jorge Amaral in Fatuhada last Friday.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/'Adi Andojo must seek Try's support'

'Adi Andojo must seek Try's support' JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Chief Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto should seek the support of Vice President Try Sutrisno in his campaign to rid the Supreme Court of alleged bribery practices, a legal expert suggested over the weekend.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Poverty and lavish spending

Poverty and lavish spendingBy Ignas Kleden This is the first of two articles linking poverty and the Indonesian middle class' habit of lavish spending.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Death of maid at Briton's home still a mystery

Death of maid at Briton's home still a mystery JAKARTA (JP): The death of a 26-year-old maid at an expatriate house in South Jakarta is still shrouded in mystery, as police forensic experts and hospital pathologists are remaining incommunicado on that case.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Soldiers facing stern action

Soldiers facing stern action PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Chief of the regional military command Maj. Gen. Namoeri Anom promised Saturday to take action against soldiers who allegedly tortured a civilian last week.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Office of customs and excise given more power

Office of customs and excise given more power JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued new rulings giving more power to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to implement the new customs and excise laws.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Criminal Code lacks protection for women

Criminal Code lacks protection for women JAKARTA (JP): A legal expert said Saturday that the country's Criminal Code does not adequately protect victims of domestic violence.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Villagers funded to boost tourism

Villagers funded to boost tourism TANGERANG (JP): Two villages in the north coast will get Rp 5 million each to boost villagers' skills in an effort to support tourism, an official said.
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Mon, 15 Apr 1996

JP/Small house seekers face tough decision

Small house seekers face tough decision JAKARTA (JP): A 10-day housing exhibit was still crowded on its ninth day on Friday, with one day left to make use of discounts and other offers. Many visitors said they could not make up their minds.
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Mon, 15 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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