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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Govt sets up team to hunt Eddy Tansil

Govt sets up team to hunt Eddy Tansil JAKARTA (JP): The government has set up an interministerial investigation team to facilitate its efforts to track down businessman Eddy Tansil, who escaped from the Cipinang penitentiary last week.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Officials struggle to reach voters

Officials struggle to reach voters NAMLEA, Maluku: Officials in charge of registering voters prior to the 1997 election have had a hard time reaching tribal people in the isolated areas of Buru Island.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Insurance Council to set up arbitration institution

Insurance Council to set up arbitration institution JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Insurance Council plans to establish a pre-arbitration institution later this year to help solve claims rows between insurance firms and their customers.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Rendezvous at Blok M

Rendezvous at Blok M JAKARTA (JP): A German artist is inviting Jakartans to gather at the Blok M Plaza next Saturday, May 25 at 4 p.m.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:30 Sports 4:05 TV Series: Out of Blue 4:30 Science Film 5:10 Evening News 5:30 Nationality: Perjalanan Nasional 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: ...
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Telkom extends service

Telkom extends service JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom launched yesterday more outlets for Pasopati (Integrated Services Digital Network) service.Indonesia launched the network in September last year with Telkom and PT Indosat as the operators.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Many workers are anemic

Many workers are anemic SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: About 65 percent of 211,961 workers here are anemic, a study conducted by the local office of the Ministry of Health revealed.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Surya Toto sees flat earnings growth

Surya Toto sees flat earnings growth JAKARTA (JP): PT Surya Toto Indonesia, a manufacturer of sanitary and metal-based fitting products listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, projects that a bearish property market will result in flat earnings growth for the company this year.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/People behind the film

People behind the film It does not happen often, I must admit, but sometimes a film comes along which I enjoy so enormously that I wonder about the people behind it.On April 12, 1996, my husband and I watch a film called Seven at Bintaro Plaza.
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Sat, 11 May 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 Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Prostitution complex difficult to relocate

Prostitution complex difficult to relocate JAKARTA (JP): It is not going to be easy for the administration to relocate the North Jakarta's Kramat Tunggak prostitution complex, an official says.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Elderly voters want a better life

Elderly voters want a better life JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of the older generation have expressed their hope that the 1997 general elections will usher in a "better life" for the nation's population.Lt. Gen. (ret) Achmad Thahir, chairman of the Legion of Veterans, and Mrs.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/4,000 Salim group workers stage pay protest at House

4,000 Salim group workers stage pay protest at House JAKARTA (JP): Some 4,000 workers of PT Indomulti Inti Industri, a shoe factory of the Salim Group, staged a peaceful protest yesterday at the House of Representatives.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Water stoppage tomorrow

Water stoppage tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): The city-owned water company PAM Jaya announced yesterday that it will temporarily stop the supply of tap water in Tanjung Priok tomorrow.The company announced the pump installation project on Jl.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/WB president to visit Lombok

WB president to visit Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn is scheduled on Sunday to visit several projects here that the bank is funding, an official said yesterday.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Slander or courage?

Slander or courage? On Thursday Adi Andojo Sutjipto, the Supreme Court deputy chairman who has been trying hard to get his disclosure of collusion validated, was questioned by the Special Supervision Coordinator, Korwassus.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Euro Cup live shows on local TV

Euro Cup live shows on local TV JAKARTA (JP): Exclusive comments from English soccer's living legends will add extra spice to the excitement of watching the Euro Cup '96 matches live here.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Senior officials endorse India and Myanmar for ARF

Senior officials endorse India and Myanmar for ARFBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat YOGYAKARTA (JP): Senior officials of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) yesterday gave the green light for India and Myanmar to join the 19-member multilateral security consultative forum.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 10, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Reform of the financial sector

Reform of the financial sector This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented by Dr. J. Soedradjad Djiwandono, the Governor of Bank of Indonesia in the 29th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting Seminar on Financial Sector in Transition held on April 29, 1996 in Manila.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Primavera players dominate star war poll

Primavera players dominate star war poll JAKARTA (JP): National players who formerly joined the Italian training program Primavera on Thursday dominated the votes conducted by the Indonesian Football Association prior to the league's second Stars War at the Senayan stadium tomorrow.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Kyongsangnam-do province eyes East Java business

Kyongsangnam-do province eyes East Java business JAKARTA (JP): East Java and Kyongsangnam-do province of South Korea have established a sister province relationship in an effort to promote closer business relations between the two provinces and their two countries in general.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/U.S. objects to ASEAN nuclear treaty

U.S. objects to ASEAN nuclear treaty YOGYAKARTA (JP): Efforts to lobby major superpowers into signing the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone treaty are at a standstill as nuclear weapon states, particularly the United States, continue to demand changes to the treaty's protocol.
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Sat, 11 May 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, 11 May 1996

JP/Alleged arsonist arrested

Alleged arsonist arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a man who they believe set fire to 10 buildings on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, last December. Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Dengue hits Madura, E. Timor

Dengue hits Madura, E. Timor JAKARTA: Four people have died and dozens hospitalized from dengue fever on Madura and East Timor, a press report said yesterday.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/ABRI faction opposed to dubbing English programs

ABRI faction opposed to dubbing English programs JAKARTA (JP): The powerful Armed Forces (ABRI) faction in the House of Representatives is opposed to the idea of dubbing English language programs on television into Indonesian.Brig. Gen.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Labor strikes excessive, says officer

Labor strikes excessive, says officer JAKARTA (JP): A senior military official in East Java says that increasingly frequent worker demonstrations have become "excessive" and might be masterminded by "certain parties."Chief of the East Java Brawijaya regional military command Maj. Gen.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Palapa-C1, Palapa-C2 to change orbital slots

Palapa-C1, Palapa-C2 to change orbital slots JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelindo, a private firm which owns and operates the country's Palapa-C generation satellites, will change the orbits of the Palapa-C1 and Palapa-C2 satellites soon after the launching of the latter next Wednesday.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Indonesian vs English

Indonesian vs English The government's main argument for television networks and cinema operators to dub all their foreign programs into Indonesian is very compelling: We have to develop Bahasa Indonesia into a language equal to all the other major languages in the world.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/PT Chandra Asri to sell all ethylene products at home

PT Chandra Asri to sell all ethylene products at home CILEGON, West Java (JP): PT Chandra Asri will sell all its ethylene production on the domestic market beginning in August following a deal with PT Peni to purchase 102,000 tons or 20 percent of its total output.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Dubbing issue

Dubbing issue Since the television dubbing proposal is still opens to public discussion (The Jakarta Post, May 7, 1996), I'd like to give my views regarding this matter.Though this idea is intended to boost the use of the Indonesian language, the issue is not as simple as one might think.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Girl with tumor gets medical aid

Girl with tumor gets medical aid BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Abdul Muluk Hospital will lend a helping hand to a 13-year-old village girl with a tumor on her head that has grown larger than the head.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Badminton body marks its 45th anniversary

Badminton body marks its 45th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): "For you, my Indonesia," reads the white words on the high viridian wall. Underneath are pictures of the Red and White national flag flanked by the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Thomson, Malicak sign deal

Thomson, Malicak sign deal JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), a private digital television operator, has selected Thomson Multimedia, a subsidiary of the France-based Thomson SA, to produce and retail television equipment for it.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/No political motives in hostage drama: ICRC

No political motives in hostage drama: ICRC JAKARTA (JP): The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross denied it has political motives behind its efforts to release 11 people held hostage for over four months by Irianese separatists.Its Jakarta office's information officer, Sri R.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Int'l agro-research meeting on May 20

Int'l agro-research meeting on May 20 JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry will host a mid-term meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which also oversees the Bogor-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Legal Aid Institute welcomes newcomers

Legal Aid Institute welcomes newcomers JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute welcomed 16 apprentices, all newcomers to the practice of law, to the organization yesterday.The novices have been appointed to positions as lawyers' assistants for a maximum of one year.Luhut M.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Anarchy or democracy for Russia?

Anarchy or democracy for Russia? When a country that has known centuries of tyranny prepares to elect its leader freely for the first time, there is bound to be some political turbulence. The question in Russia is whether the volatility can be contained.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Controls on TV stations attacked

Controls on TV stations attacked JAKARTA (JP): Leading mass communications expert M. Budyatna has joined politicians of the minority parties in attacking the government's plan to limit the number of television stations."To set a limit is unfair," M.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Africa makes strides in rights

Africa makes strides in rightsBy Irman G. Lanti JAKARTA (JP): The image of Africa that comes through the media has often been strongly colored by violence.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Hollywood films preferred

Hollywood films preferred JAKARTA (JP): Teenagers in urban areas prefer Hollywood television series to locally made films, Latin American soap operas or cartoons, a survey found.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Bugiarso clinches PABA title

Bugiarso clinches PABA title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Bugiarso staged a late comeback to seize the Pan Asia Boxing Association (PABA) junior featherweight crown from holder Alexander Pak of Russia with a ninth-round technical knock-out win here on Thursday night.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/On racism

On racism In response to Masli Arman's response (Racism revisited, The Jakarta Post, April 23, 1996) to Arief Budiman's April 19 article in the Post, I would like to stress -- as Masli Arman did -- the right of self-determination, especially for Indonesia's indigenous population.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Timor car may cause cuts at Toyota's local plants

Timor car may cause cuts at Toyota's local plants JAKARTA (JP): Top Japanese auto maker Toyota Motor Corp. said in Tokyo yesterday that it is planning to cut production in Indonesia due to Jakarta's national car policy.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Tambang Timah's profits up 91% in first quarter

Tambang Timah's profits up 91% in first quarter JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed state-owned tin mining firm PT Tambang Timah recorded a 91 percent increase in net profits to Rp 39.4 billion (US$16.8 million) in the first quarter of this year from Rp 20.6 billion in the same period of last year.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/McRae takes narrow lead in Medan Rally

McRae takes narrow lead in Medan RallyBy Robert Soelistyo PARAPAT, North Sumatra (JP): Braving the rain, a wet track and slippery roads, Scotland's Colin McRae took a narrow overnight lead after the first nine stages in the FIA World Rally Championships concluded here yesterday.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Foster mother and child

Foster mother and child I felt sad reading about the legal separation of the 10-year- old Zulu boy from his foster white mother (The Jakarta Post, May 6, 1996).I believe the boy has been gravely wronged. Since 1992 he has lived on Britain with his foster mother, who wished to legally adopt him.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Paul Keating to maintain lobby with Asian leaders (2)

Paul Keating to maintain lobby with Asian leaders (2) This is the second of two articles based on an exclusive interview with former Australian prime minister Paul Keating by Ratih Hardjono, the Sydney-based correspondent of the Kompas daily.
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Sat, 11 May 1996

JP/Pollack's 'Sabrina': A fluffy remake that falls flat

Pollack's 'Sabrina': A fluffy remake that falls flatBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP) Once upon a time, Billy Wilder made a film with Audrey Hepburn called Sabrina, a delightful piece of fluff but hardly one of his classics.
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