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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Indonesia eying double badminton crowns

Indonesia eying double badminton crowns JAKARTA (JP): A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A cliche? It seems so for the Indonesian Thomas and Uber Cuppers who fly to Hong Kong today for their title defense mission from May 16 to 26.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/What is an excellent painting?

What is an excellent painting?Dear friends,There are a few basic guidelines to determine an excellent painting:A. Liveliness -- Some say there are two kinds of music -- one alive and one dead. The same is true with painting. Some are too stiff and others are too lively.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/11 killed in van crash

11 killed in van crash JAKARTA (JP): A van carrying 20 people plunged into a river in Sampang, East Java on Saturday, killing 11 of the passengers and seriously injuring the rest a press report stated yesterday.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Linking Olympic time and athletic legends

Linking Olympic time and athletic legends JAKARTA (JP): What's the connection between the Olympics and a clock tower created by a group of Italian artists with the unlikely name of Plumcake? It isn't a trick question. It is the Swatch O'Clock Tower in Rome.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/'Our mothers' spirits stay with us always

'Our mothers' spirits stay with us alwaysBy President Bill Clinton Explaining that he wanted to give his wife a day off for Mother's Day, President Bill Clinton is guest-writing the First Lady's Talking It Over syndicated column this week.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:25 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fit 7:00 Morning News 7:30 TV Series: Grandizer 8:00 TV Drama 9:00 English News Service 9:30 Focus: People and Event 10:00 Music: Album Minggu Ini 11:00 Stories for Children 11:30 Comedy: ...
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/World drivers find the going rough in Sumatra

World drivers find the going rough in SumatraBy Robert Soelistyo PARAPAT, North Sumatra (JP): Heavy rain halfway through yesterday's nine stages turned Special Stage 14 into a killing field and frustrated most of the world rated drivers in the FIA World Rally Championship.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Pick-up service helps mothers, children

Pick-up service helps mothers, childrenBy Lies Sartika JAKARTA (JP): Tri Murdihariani pulls over, unbuttons her blouse and starts nursing her wailing baby son. In the back of her pick-up van, four preschoolers are busy playing among themselves.Mrs.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/More than just a matter of name

More than just a matter of name JAKARTA (JP): I was on a bus, heading for my parents' home over the weekend. Two guys were sitting in front of me. One of them said he wanted to get off at the next stop at the entrance of the Bir Bintang factory to fetch a new acquaintance, a girl.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Court martial for soldiers

Court martial for soldiers JAKARTA (JP): Twelve soldiers will be court martialled for their role in the military's handling of a student demonstration that led to the death of three students in the South Sulawesi capital of Ujungpandang last month.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Enjoying the beauty of the erotic arowana fish

Enjoying the beauty of the erotic arowana fish JAKARTA (JP): Remember Jamie Lee Curtis in the film A Fish Called Wanda?No doubt many found her sexy and alluring. But wait a minute. Freshwater aquarium fish collectors may have a different opinion.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Four held after major Ecstasy bust at airport

Four held after major Ecstasy bust at airport JAKARTA (JP): A joint team of police officers and customs officials have arrested three men and a woman, on separate occasions last week for their part in the attempt to smuggle 60,778 ecstasy pills -- worth more than US$1 million in the streets -- ...
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Are students antisocial now?

Are students antisocial now?From Pikiran RakyatOnce more students are resorting to rioting and attacking each other.A matter of profound concern is that these fights are occurring outside the boundaries of schools and no longer affect only the students themselves.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Singer Katon takes center stage -- as poet

Singer Katon takes center stage -- as poet JAKARTA (JP): The lyrics of Katon Bagaskara's songs are poetic, but can his lyrics really be called poems?Katon had prepared himself for the question at the launch of his new book Bulan Dibuai Awan.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/YLKI protects consumers' interests

YLKI protects consumers' interestsText by Rita A. Widiadana and photos by Arief Suhardiman Have you ever received candy in lieu of change? Or bought expired goods or medicines in a supermarket? Frustratingly, there is no one to complain to.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Police suspect Tansil already in Hong Kong

Police suspect Tansil already in Hong Kong JAKARTA (JP): Police say they highly suspect that businessman Eddy Tansil, who escaped from the Cipinang penitentiary on May 4, has fled to Hong Kong with his wife.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Flying with Merpati

Flying with Merpati Working in Indonesia means a lot of traveling by plane, as it is a huge country. Most domestic flights are operated by Merpati, which causes the following inconveniences.Many of their flights are heavily delayed.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Guess What?

Guess What? As coordinating minister for political affairs and security, it's natural that people think no one can force Soesilo Soedarman's to do anything.Actually, someone can. His son-in-law.That is how Soesilo, who was born in 1928, became chairman of the National Kidney Foundation.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/When a man falls in love with a fish called 'siluk'

When a man falls in love with a fish called 'siluk'By K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): It was mid-1984 when Tris Tanoto left his job as an executive at his family's printing firm.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Shall we say children are hereditary?

Shall we say children are hereditary?By Rohan Manav JAKARTA (JP): It is no longer a man's world. Nor a woman's. Today our world is in the puissant fist of our kids.Children in my day led uncomplicated unpampered lives.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Send me a shroud

Send me a shroudBy A.D. Donggo "Send me a shroud. Don't know when I'm going to die."Those two short sentences in Abang's letter gave me the shock of my life. "Send me a shroud" and "Don't know when I'm going to die."Ah, how he daunted me.Like an inseparable couple, so are death and a shroud.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Lancome introduces new perfume

Lancome introduces new perfume JAKARTA (JP): Poeme, a sensuous new fragrance from Lancome, is chiefly composed of the Blue Poppy from the Himalayas and the Datura flower from the desert. Although a cross between snow and sand, it is a sunny perfume evocative of a sunlit garden of flowers.
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Sun, 12 May 1996

JP/Rizek's work in RI was his formative period

Rizek's work in RI was his formative periodBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Austrian painter Emil Rizek (1901-1988) started to establish his mature artistic style during brief stays in Indonesia between 1929 and 1934. Around seventy of his paintings, on exhibit at the Duta Fine Art Gallery on Jl.
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