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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Bakrie expands without political favors

Bakrie expands without political favors JAKARTA (JP): Spanning two generations, publicly-listed diversified firm PT Bakrie & Brothers is continually expanding its three core businesses. And all without having to seek or wield political clout.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/BPS to conduct detailed census on informal sector

BPS to conduct detailed census on informal sector JAKARTA (JP): The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) will conduct a detailed census on the Indonesian informal sector in October as a follow-up to its nationwide economic census last December, BPS chairman Sugito said.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Wild elephants lead to sleepless nights

Wild elephants lead to sleepless nights BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: About 8,000 families of western Lampung said they were fed up with rampaging elephants after the wild beasts trampled to death two people recently.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/IMI hosts AIT general assembly

IMI hosts AIT general assembly JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) will host the 13th general assembly of the Alliance de Tour Internationale (AIT) in Nusa Dua, Bali this weekend.M.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/RI should allow more Australian reporters

RI should allow more Australian reporters JAKARTA (JP): Participants of a meeting between senior Australian and Indonesian editors yesterday agreed that one of the ways to improve positive coverage here is to allow more correspondents in.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/PDI rival board denied permit to convene

PDI rival board denied permit to convene BANDUNG (JP): A local home affairs official says he will not grant permission for the rival board of the Indonesian Democratic Party to convene an extraordinary chairman election here later this week.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Students to meet to pick representatives

Students to meet to pick representatives JAKARTA (JP): A college sports meet in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, will be used as the arena to select the country's best students for the ASEAN Students Sports Meeting in Brunei in July.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Indonesia eyes million-dollar deal on MICE

Indonesia eyes million-dollar deal on MICEBy I. Christianto GENEVA (JP): Indonesia expects to tap hundreds of millions of dollars from foreigners coming here for business meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions.
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Wed, 22 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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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Govt assures seats for all elementary school graduates

Govt assures seats for all elementary school graduates JAKARTA (JP): The city's junior high schools will be able to accommodate all elementary school graduates, a city official of the Ministry of Education and Culture has claimed.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/World Bank helps E. Java urban development

World Bank helps E. Java urban development JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has approved a US$142.7 million loan for the improvement of urban infrastructure and services in East Java through the Second East Java Urban Development Project.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Workers examined for menstrual leave

Workers examined for menstrual leave JAKARTA (JP): More than a thousand workers at a biscuit factory on Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta, have to endure a physical examination to obtain menstruation leave.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/ISO 9002 for shipping firm

ISO 9002 for shipping firm JAKARTA (JP): PT Pelayaran Samudera Selatan (PSS), a shipping agency for Pacific International Lines and Advance Container Lines, has been awarded an ISO 9002 certificate for its quality control systems.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/IPTN-Europe opens branch

IPTN-Europe opens branch JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) will soon open a branch office in Bandung, West Java, for its German-based subsidiary, IPTN-Europe GmbH.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Army plans to form anti-terrorist unit

Army plans to form anti-terrorist unit CIMAHI, West Java: The Army, flattered by its recent "success" in ending the four month-hostage drama in Irian Jaya, plans to form an anti-terrorist unit.Army Chief of Staff Gen. R.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Three jailed for 62 months

Three jailed for 62 months JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta district court sentenced three men to a total of 62 months for separate crimes yesterday.Judge Endang Pratiwi sentenced Sui Aang for theft of his company's revenues to 42 months in prison.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/I have never sought re-election: Soeharto

I have never sought re-election: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto, who is currently serving his sixth term as president, said he has never sought re-election and that it is the prerogative of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to select the national leader.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Australian media bias

Australian media bias Could a Jakarta Post reader please tell me what the Australian media's problem is regarding news from Indonesia? It seems they slant stories about my country to fit their long-held biases.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Human rights education in schools

Human rights education in schools It seems that the public discourse on human rights is gaining in scope and momentum. For example, a rather extensive discussion on the subject was held at a symposium on Saturday in Jakarta.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Mixed fortunes for Monas street sellers

Mixed fortunes for Monas street sellers JAKARTA (JP): "I've been sitting here watching it for more than five years," said a woman squatting near the capital's symbol, the National Monument, or Monas.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Helping our children

Helping our children What does Rp 60,000, or US$26, buy nowadays? For most of us, not much. Perhaps two new CD albums, a dinner for two at a reasonably priced downtown restaurant, a night out on the town with friends, or a new pair of trousers or jeans.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Alleged drug dealer arrested

Alleged drug dealer arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a 21 year-old man believed to be an Ecstasy dealer in his rented house on Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira said that the man, Dicky Woworuntu, was arrested on Sunday night.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Earth Music in Bandung

Earth Music in Bandung BANDUNG: Music lovers will get rare treat, an Earth Music: Metamorfosa recital on May 25 in Teater Terbuka (Dago Tea House), Taman Budaya Jawa Barat.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Governor alarmed by deforestation

Governor alarmed by deforestation KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Governor La Ode Kaimuddin is alarmed by the rapid deforestation in the area."Forest destruction continues at an alarming rate.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/PT Polysindo plans rights issue

PT Polysindo plans rights issue JAKARTA (JP): The shareholders of PT Polysindo Eka Perkasa yesterday approved the management's plan to issue 1.1 billion shares through a limited offering to raise Rp 552 billion (US$235 million).
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Indonesia's participation in beauty pageant unlawful

Indonesia's participation in beauty pageant unlawful JAKARTA (JP): Any Indonesian women's participation in any international beauty contest is unlawful, says a senior government official.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Bentoel race draws 40 foreign riders

Bentoel race draws 40 foreign riders JAKARTA (JP): French defending champion Sebastian Tortelli, the current world leader in the 125cc Motocross World Championship, will spearhead 40 foreign crossers for the Bentoel World Motocross race in Yogyakarta next week.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Two city policewomen promoted

Two city policewomen promoted JAKARTA (JP): City police set a new precedent yesterday with the installation of two policewomen as deputies to the chiefs of police subprecincts."It's the first time that Jakarta has policewomen as police chief deputies," said City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Denmark eliminates Malaysia in Thomas Cup

Denmark eliminates Malaysia in Thomas CupBy Arif Suryobuwono HONG KONG (JP): Denmark ended six years of Thomas Cup misery yesterday when it cruised to the semifinals of the men's badminton world team championships at the expense of former winner Malaysia.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/RI's foreign policy put in perspective

RI's foreign policy put in perspective Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring To International Leadership Leo Suryadinata Times Academic Press, 1996 210 pp, S$25.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Cipinang prison gets a new chief

Cipinang prison gets a new chief JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Justice installed yesterday a new chief warden at Cipinang penitentiary in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding the escape of businessman Eddy Tansil this month.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Defend America Act proposed

Defend America Act proposedBy Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI (JP): Republican leaders have proposed the "Defend America Act" in an effort to commit the Clinton administration to a national missile defense (NMD) system.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Angkot drivers want road repaired

Angkot drivers want road repaired TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Dozens of Angkot (public minivan) drivers plying the Poris Gaga-Jl. Shaheh Ali route yesterday called on the City Council's local public works office to immediately fulfill its promise to repair one of the roads along the route.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Forced eviction issue to be raised at Habitat meeting

Forced eviction issue to be raised at Habitat meeting JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to bring up the issue of forced eviction at the forthcoming unofficial NGO Global Forum on Human Settlements -- Habitat II -- in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Ghanaian faces 20 years for smuggling heroin

Ghanaian faces 20 years for smuggling heroin JAKARTA (JP): A public prosecutor has demanded that a Ghanaian national be sentenced to 20 years in jail for trying to smuggle 600 grams of heroin into Indonesia last September.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Joint team discusses U.S. infected cotton

Joint team discusses U.S. infected cotton JAKARTA (JP): Trade and industry officials and spinners discussed the problem of alleged cavitoma-infected cotton fiber from Yuma and Imperial Valley in California, the United States, at separate meetings here yesterday.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/German consulate in Surabaya

German consulate in Surabaya SURABAYA: Germany will open a permanent consulate in the fast growing industrial city this year, German Ambassador Heinrich Seeman said here yesterday.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Cairo paper sees tripartite Arab summit

Cairo paper sees tripartite Arab summit For probably as long as anyone can remember in the near past, the issue of peace has topped the agenda of discussion in the Middle East's sociopolitical and economic arenas.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Ulemas concerned over youth court bill

Ulemas concerned over youth court bill JAKARTA (JP): The influential Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) warned the House of Representatives and the government of possible conflicts arising from the deliberation of the contentious bill on juvenile court.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Car smuggling trial goes on

Car smuggling trial goes on JAKARTA (JP): A court here decided yesterday to continue a smuggling case, despite an objection by defense lawyers to the prosecutor's indictment.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 21, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Lee extols Taiwan democracy, sovereignty

Lee extols Taiwan democracy, sovereigntyBy Harvey Stockwin HONG KONG (JP): As President Lee Teng-hui was sworn in Monday in Taipei as the first popularly-elected leader in Chinese history, he cleverly made a concession to Western and Asian opinion, while refusing to appease China.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Police deny that teenage girl was victim of rape

Police deny that teenage girl was victim of rape JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira yesterday denied reports that a 14-year-old girl was raped by a school teacher and a police corporal."We have questioned the girl and the alleged rapists.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Official slanders Tana Toraja girls

Official slanders Tana Toraja girls UJUNGPANDANG (JP): An official who had been absent without leave for eight months returned to work last week only to rock the boat by alleging that "96 percent" of Tana Toraja's high school students have lost their virginity to foreign tourists.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Badminton champion Poul-Erik does it his way

Badminton champion Poul-Erik does it his wayBy Arif Suryobuwono HONG KONG (JP): The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what it turns them into.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Tea bag lament

Tea bag lament I write about the sad demise of the Sari Wangi billboard situated at the point where Jl. Thamrin joins Jl. Sudirman. You may ask how anyone can have feelings for an advertisement.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Surjadi laments lax attitude

Surjadi laments lax attitude JAKARTA (JP): Sub-district heads are giving people the wrong impression that he hates street traders, the Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Sudden inspection

Sudden inspection Snap inspections at government offices is very important. Inspections should be regularly done. An inspection has a great moral value because people then are disciplined in their work and try to present their best.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Glass shop to be demolished

Glass shop to be demolished JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi has ordered subordinates to pull down a glass shop located at the corner of Jl. Gunung Sahari and Jl. Angkasa Raya to make way for a road enlargement project.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/Cooperation vital for agricultural research

Cooperation vital for agricultural research JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called on agricultural researchers from around the world to work together to find ways to meet the increasing demand for agricultural and forestry products.
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Wed, 22 May 1996

JP/13,600 have TB in Jambi

13,600 have TB in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: About 13,600 poor people in Jambi have tuberculosis, according to the local branch of the Organization for Eradication of Tuberculosis.
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