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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Myanmarese style

Myanmarese style One can expect Soe L. Han, as a diplomat representing his country (Myanmar), to defend his government.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Thousands of children are ill

Thousands of children are ill PEKANBARU, Riau: Approximately 16,000 primary school students here are worm-infested and anemic, a health official said yesterday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music * Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend. Sungkono 120: - Desperados Bar & Cafe: Kilimanjaro Connection Band, from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. nightly, except Sunday from 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. * Sahid Surabaya Hotel, Jl.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Govt not to grant incentives for Bimantara cars

Govt not to grant incentives for Bimantara cars JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo has again rejected PT Bimantara Citra's request for tax and tariff incentives for its newest cars.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Furniture, handicrafts exhibition opened here

Furniture, handicrafts exhibition opened here JAKARTA (JP): Director General for Agricultural and Forestry- based Industries Sujata yesterday opened a furniture and handicraft exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center, which will continue until June 9.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/More smoke than fire on non-smoking day

More smoke than fire on non-smoking day JAKARTA (JP): The campaign to hold one worldwide non-smoking day went ignored as both young and old lit up as usual, uncontested by non-smokers.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/History repeats itself

History repeats itself The history of Taiwan resembles that of the United States of America. Although Christopher Columbus was the first white man to discover the New World, he was not to stay.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Soeharto will be 77

Soeharto will be 77 The fact that President Soeharto has found it appropriate to remind Indonesians that he will be 77 years old in 1998 reveals his perceptive nature. It was President Soeharto himself who said that he now belongs among the elderly of the Indonesian population.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Big names may not be in Euro 96

Big names may not be in Euro 96By Vic Mills LONDON (JP): With Euro 96 fast approaching, one of the main points centers upon those who, for reasons as diverse as injury, dispute, lack of form or old age, will not be on view.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Ministry vows to protect C. Java limestone caves

Ministry vows to protect C. Java limestone caves JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry is to remain firm in its efforts to preserve the limestone-rich forest land in Gombong, Central Java, and is against a plan to turn the area into a quarry for a proposed cement plant.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Buddha campaigned for social reform

Buddha campaigned for social reformBy P.G. Punchihewa JAKARTA (JP): Waisak commemorates the birth, the enlightenment and the passing away of Buddha. He was born about 563 years B.C, in Lumbini in present-day Nepal near the north-eastern border with India.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/64 exporters to join overseas exhibitions

64 exporters to join overseas exhibitions JAKARTA (JP): A total of 64 Indonesian exporters will participate in the Bologna International Trade Fair in Italy, Unitrex '96 in Rotterdam and the International Houseware Show in Tokyo this month.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Partial peace in Chechnya

Partial peace in Chechnya Borrowing U.S. Senator George Aiken's 1966 exit strategy for Vietnam, Boris Yeltsin declared victory in Chechnya on Tuesday and said the war was over.
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Sat, 01 Jun 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, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Govt backs program of 'pesantren kilat'

Govt backs program of 'pesantren kilat' JAKARTA (JP): With full government support, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is launching a nationwide crash course on religion modeled on pesantren (Moslem boarding school) at state schools in major cities during this coming school holiday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/No paper

No paper In observance of Buddha's Day of Enlightenment, The Jakarta Post will not appear tomorrow. The Post will resume publication on Monday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Two firms fined for role in Bank Mashill's share deals

Two firms fined for role in Bank Mashill's share deals JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) announced yesterday that Bank Mashill Utama had been fined Rp 7 million (US$3,000) and PT Sumatra Central Prima Rp 500 million in connection with improper transactions of the ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Controversy over new party continues

Controversy over new party continues SEMARANG (JP): Legislators say the formation of a new political party by sacked legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas represents a "rebellion against the Constitution", while political scientists are calling it a strategic political move.
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Sat, 01 Jun 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, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Waisak Day celebration: Between ritual and commerce

Waisak Day celebration: Between ritual and commerceBy R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bright yellow banners flutter in the wind, lining the road between the Mendut and Borobudur temples in Central Java. A giant billboard carrying the picture of Vice President Try Sutrisno and his wife Mrs.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Pariaman's 'Oyak Tabuik' festival draws crowds

Pariaman's 'Oyak Tabuik' festival draws crowdsBy Imran Rusli PARIAMAN, West Sumatra (JP): Pariaman, a town 54 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Padang, attracts a yearly influx of visitors for the 10-day tabuik folk festival.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Celebrating Muharram is an art

Celebrating Muharram is an art JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians are known for their culture and art. They celebrate their religious ceremonies and festivals with great enthusiasm. One of these celebrations is the Muharram festivity held in different parts of the country.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Bajaj passenger killed

Bajaj passenger killed JAKARTA (JP): Three unknown men stabbed to death a bajaj (small three-wheeled taxi) passenger after failing to rob the victim's female relative in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Thursday evening.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Twelve soldiers charged over Ujungpandang riots

Twelve soldiers charged over Ujungpandang riots UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): The regional military command has presented prosecutors wih dossiers on the 12 soldiers accused of "responding excessively" to the recent student demonstrations, in which three people died.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Merpati sally

Merpati sally I am writing about the adventure of traveling on Merpati Nusantara Airlines.I made travel arrangements for what I was told was a direct flight from Bandung to Denpasar. Upon checking in at 10:20 a.m., I learned the flight was delayed from the original 11:15 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/NGOs call for protection from forced eviction

NGOs call for protection from forced evictionBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL (JP): Over 400 non-governmental organizations worldwide are calling on members of the United Nations to uphold people's rights to adequate housing and stop evictions.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/580 students to be expelled

580 students to be expelled SEMARANG, Central Java: Diponegoro University will expel 580 students whose study time has expired.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Murder case dossiers submitted to court

Murder case dossiers submitted to court JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Provincial Prosecutors' Office is planning to submit a dossier of a 1991-1992 triple murder case in the United States case to the Central Jakarta district court on Monday.The Attorney General's office has appointed prosecutor J.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Antam's ISO certificate

Antam's ISO certificate JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned general mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) yesterday accepted an ISO 9002 certificate for its ferro-nickel plant in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Sell-a-car scam disclosed

Sell-a-car scam disclosed JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police yesterday detained a widow for allegedly selling eight cars which belonged to rental companies.West Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Smoke screen

Smoke screen The WHO "No Tobacco Day" has provoked me into writing of my concerns about the attitude of some people here towards smoking. It is apparent that some smokers do not realize the possible severity and extent of damage to their health which smoking can cause.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/RI condemns smoking cautiously

RI condemns smoking cautiously JAKARTA (JP): The economics of the cigarette ruled in Indonesia yesterday as world "no-smoking" day was observed here mainly by non-smokers rather than the smokers themselves.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Ecolabeling agency to study firms

Ecolabeling agency to study firms JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said yesterday that forestry-related firms intending to go public must be assessed by and gain approval from the ecolabeling agency.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Pudjiadi to develop four new projects

Pudjiadi to develop four new projects JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed property developer PT Pudjiadi Prestidge said yesterday that it will start the construction of four new projects by the end of this year, including a satellite city, Kota Serang Baru, in Serang, West Java.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 31, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Boat capsizes, eight drown

Boat capsizes, eight drown PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Eight crew members of the KM Alfadi went missing when the motorboat capsized early Thursday in a storm in the Karimunjawa waters, Jepara, Antara reported yesterday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/HongkongBank blamed for dispute

HongkongBank blamed for dispute JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) is urging the Ministry of Manpower to properly enforce the labor laws on dismissal in connection with the firing of 200 HongkongBank employees.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/AC bus owners asked to review decision

AC bus owners asked to review decision JAKARTA (JP): Lacking legal authority to withdraw the recent fare increase for air-conditioned express buses, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday appealed to bus owners to review their decision on the arbitrary fare hike.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/TV programs

TV programsTodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Soccer: Dunhill League: Semen Padang vs Persikab 4:30 Science Film 5:10 Evening News 5:30 Hobbies 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: Aceh ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Has India's vote proved its utility?

Has India's vote proved its utility?By G. S. Edwin JAKARTA (JP): A general election is statutorily required to be held in India once in five years. Held accordingly since 1951, it has upheld India as a committed practitioner of democracy.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/ASEM needs to take on political security issues

ASEM needs to take on political security issues JAKARTA (JP): International academics yesterday agreed that the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), whose primary focus is economic cooperation, must not neglect the dimension of political security.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Electronics industry looks for investment

Electronics industry looks for investment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs more investment in the manufacture of electronic components to strengthen the structure of the country's electronic industry, Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said yesterday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Ancient manuscripts set to go on display

Ancient manuscripts set to go on display JAKARTA (JP): The display of old manuscripts -- some dating back to the fifth and sixth centuries -- at an exhibition will be the highlight of a series of activities designed to promote and conserve Indonesian literary works.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Officials mangle our language: Expert

Officials mangle our language: Expert JAKARTA (JP): While deploring the poor usage of the national language among government officials, Indonesian language expert Amran Halim says he is resigned to the fact that the situation could be difficult to rectify.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Sports body needs more funds for Atlanta Olympic Games

Sports body needs more funds for Atlanta Olympic Games JAKARTA (JP): With just five weeks left, the National Sports Council needs another Rp 1.5 billion (US$638,300) to finance the preparations for the Atlanta Olympic Games.Fritz E.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/BRI's profits rise 74%

BRI's profits rise 74% JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) booked a 74 percent increase in its consolidated pretax profits last year. The 1995 figure rose to Rp 255.25 billion (US$111 million) from Rp 147.17 billion in the previous year.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Dozens treated for diarrhea

Dozens treated for diarrhea PADANG, West Sumatra: More than 100 residents of Jurai district, Pesisir Selatan regency, sought medical treatment during an outbreak of diarrhea in their area, Antara reported yesterday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Badminton stars to meet President Soeharto

Badminton stars to meet President Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will host a victory celebration for Indonesia's triumphant Thomas and Uber Cup badminton teams at the State Palace on Monday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Supreme Court swamped with criminal cases

Supreme Court swamped with criminal cases JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court is swamped with unprocessed criminal cases because of the absence of personnel authorized to distribute them to on-duty judges.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Telkom revises estimate of joint-operation revenues

Telkom revises estimate of joint-operation revenues JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications provider PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) yesterday revised its estimate of revenues from the privatization of its telecommunications business.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Vexing visas

Vexing visas According to Folha de Sao Paulo on May 29, 1996, the French and the Brazilian foreign ministers met and agreed to no longer require visas for Brazilians to roam the ten European member countries of the Schengen agreement. I appreciate that.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Slum residents move into new apartments

Slum residents move into new apartments JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday officially inaugurated the opening of the Bendungan Hilir low-cost apartments, one-and-a-half years after resistance by residents, which peaked in a riot.
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996

JP/Customers first

Customers first Customer service is of paramount importance to any organization. The customer is king, we are told. For the Japanese, however, the customer is God. Little wonder they have become so successful in all their business dealings.
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