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Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Plagiarizers face dismissal

Plagiarizers face dismissal SEMARANG, Central Java: Diponegoro University rector Muladi threatened Saturday to fire teachers who plagiarize their students' papers or theses.Muladi said plagiarizing is a serious breach of intellectual property rights and deserves harsh punishment.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Military police to open special post office box

Military police to open special post office box JAKARTA (JP): The city military police will soon make a special post office box available for those who want to report irregularities or violations committed by Armed Forces members, including the police and military police.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/PT Telkom's professionalism

PT Telkom's professionalism On June 13, 1996 at 11:00 a.m., the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, experienced a complete loss of telephone service to our hotel. This was caused by road construction taking place in the area, whereby our telephone lines were severed.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Our urban future

Our urban future After days of haggling, the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) closed in the small hours of Saturday with the adoption of a plan for better living conditions in the world's rapidly growing cities.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Free expression at TIM

Free expression at TIM JAKARTA (JP): A four-day event on the freedom of expression will be held at the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center from June 18 to June 21.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Motocross meet rained out

Motocross meet rained out JAKARTA (JP): A downpour on Saturday inundated the Lubuk Buaya track in Padang, West Sumatra, the venue of the Gudang Garam Motocross National Championship's second leg, forcing the organizer to cancel the championship which was due to take place on Saturday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Freeport's Rp 3b for Irian tribes

Freeport's Rp 3b for Irian tribes JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia agreed last week to provide Rp 3.5 billion (about US$1.5 million) to seven tribes living near its operations site in Irian Jaya, a local official said yesterday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Children no longer spend holidays with grandparents

Children no longer spend holidays with grandparents JAKARTA (JP): School holidays start this week, and parents can no longer simply send children off to grandparents in the ancestral village.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/After the 'Tempo' verdict

After the 'Tempo' verdict The efforts by Goenawan Mohamad to resurrect Tempo have failed. The Supreme Court, in a hearing presided over by Chief Justice Soerjono Thursday, rejected charges made by Goenawan Mohamad over revocation of the magazine's publishing license (by Minister of Information ...

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Driver of deadly bus to be tried soon

Driver of deadly bus to be tried soon JAKARTA (JP): The trial of an inter-city bus driver involved in an accident which killed 31 passengers last March, will start on Thursday at the Bogor District Court.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Army cracks down on rebels

Army cracks down on rebels MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The Armed Forces (ABRI) is still tracking down the rebels that killed two of the 11 people being held hostage in the jungle last month.Manokwari military commander Col.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Hutomo out of Petronas rally

Hutomo out of Petronas rally JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's leading rallyist and national champion Hutomo Mandala Putra, assisted by navigator Tony Sircombe of New Zealand, was ousted from the Petronas Rally Malaysia after the duo's Subaru Imprezza crashed into a palm oil tree during the first leg of ...

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/French parachuting team sets new world record

French parachuting team sets new world record LIDO, West Java (JP): Defending champion France fulfilled its ambition to set a new world record at the Sixth World Championships on Canopy Formation here yesterday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Unidentified bodies in morgue

Unidentified bodies in morgue JAKARTA (JP): Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital's morgue received seven unidentified bodies, including a baby, this week.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/PT ABB ESI to produce more boilers

PT ABB ESI to produce more boilers SURABAYA, East Java (JP): PT ABB Energy Sistem Indonesia (ABB ESI), an international engineering and electricity company, has expanded the production capacity of its units here for the manufacturing of boilers, heat exchangers and turbines.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/JSX to tackle stock liquidity problems

JSX to tackle stock liquidity problems JAKARTA (JP): A low liquidity of shares listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remains a daunting problem and hinders the exchange's transformation into a leading market in the region.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Hinduja Group ties up with Multi Eka Karma

Hinduja Group ties up with Multi Eka Karma JAKARTA (JP): The London-based Hinduja Group, which last year booked around US$15 billion in total turnovers, has chosen PT Multi Eka Karma, the investment holding company of the General Sudirman Foundation, as its strategic partner to develop investment ...

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Dengue blamed for loss of award

Dengue blamed for loss of award JAMBI, Jambi: Recent outbreaks of dengue might be the reason why the city failed this year to gain the Adipura Kencana award for cleanliness, an official speculated.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Jet financing plan gets mixed responses

Jet financing plan gets mixed responses JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto's "call" for the public to buy shares in PT Dua Satu Tiga Puluh (DSTP), the company he set up to develop a national passenger jet, is greeted with mixed responses.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Fishery sector aims at US$2b export target

Fishery sector aims at US$2b export target BOGOR, West Java (JP): The government is aiming at an 11 percent growth in the country's fishery exports to US$2 billion this year from last year's $1.8 billion in spite of numerous problems currently faced by the sector.Director General of Fisheries F.X.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/New Pentium and knick-knacks to make life easier

New Pentium and knick-knacks to make life easierBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): What a difference a couple of months can make. It feels just like yesterday that Intel unveiled its latest generation of Pentium chips, the Pentium 150 MHz and Pentium 166 MHz.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Traders build stalls at temporary site

Traders build stalls at temporary site BOGOR, West Java (JP): Traders from the Kebon Kembang market that burned down last March are now setting up temporary stalls around the former market site.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Betawi urged to help make election a success

Betawi urged to help make election a success JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has called on the Betawi (indigenous Jakartans) to help make next year's general election a success.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Margienson wins Nias surfing meet

Margienson wins Nias surfing meet JAKARTA (JP): Brendon Margienson, an unseeded surfer from Australia, won the world surfing championship at Sorake in Nias, off northern Sumatra, on Saturday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Bima cagers nail 2nd win

Bima cagers nail 2nd win JAKARTA (JP): Bima Sakti Nikko Steel of Malang nailed its second win on the third day of the Indonesian Basketball League's third leg at Senayan Basketball Hall yesterday.Bima beat Siliwangi of Bandung 86-78 (42-45) yesterday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Restricted TV hours said to help students

Restricted TV hours said to help students JAKARTA (JP): A gubernatorial decree prohibiting students from watching television from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the week has proven effective in raising final exam scores, an official says.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Thai durians

Thai durians I now live in Thailand, but came back to Indonesia in March and April to visit old friends. I was surprised to see Thai durians on sale at Sogo Department Store in Plaza Indonesia. Surprised because of the outrageous prices.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/'Silence over nuclear plant not consent'

'Silence over nuclear plant not consent' JAKARTA (JP): The silence of residents in reaction to the government's drive to build a nuclear power plant near Mt. Muria, Central Java, should not be interpreted as consent, a seminar stated over the weekend.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Polls raise question of how to tie Russia with West

Polls raise question of how to tie Russia with WestBy Jonathan Power HAMBURG, Germany (JP): Recently, a most striking photograph was taken of smiling NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana, offering his long, outstretched hand to the obviously moved Russian foreign minister, Yevgeny Primakov.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/200 families need relocating

200 families need relocating PEKANBARU, Riau: About 200 families have to be moved because they live in areas that fall under the concession of oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia.

Mon, 17 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.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Danamon takes over Delta

Danamon takes over Delta JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank Danamon will take over the assets of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank Delta, which will be liquidated on June 30.Bank Danamon said in a statement over the weekend that the takeover plan has been approved by the Ministry of Finance.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/ASEAN lawyers reject RI bid for legal body

ASEAN lawyers reject RI bid for legal body JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN Law Association (ALA) president Mohamed Dzaiddin bin Hj Abdullahon has shot down the proposal from Indonesian advocates hoping to establish their own business law association.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Korean business mission

Korean business mission JAKARTA (JP): The World Trade Center will host a business meeting here today between a South Korean trade mission representing eight industrial equipment manufacturers and their Indonesian counterparts.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Kebon Kacang residents worried about demolition

Kebon Kacang residents worried about demolition JAKARTA (JP): "Where will we go when our house is demolished? The amount of compensation will not be sufficient to find a place in the city," Supri, a resident of the disputed area of Kebon Kacang subdistrict, said on Saturday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Police to crack down on gambling

Police to crack down on gambling JAKARTA (JP): Police are no longer condoning any gambling activities and promise to intensify their operations against all gambling dens in the city, City Police Commander Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata says.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Satellite operator looks for protection

Satellite operator looks for protection JAKARTA (JP): PT Asia Cellular Satellite System (ACeS), a satellite-based Personal Communications Services (PCS) provider, is seeking protection from the government to secure its planned business until 2003.Company president Adi R.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Myanmar must try reconciliation

Myanmar must try reconciliation The continuing effort by the Myanmarese regime to intimidate the legitimate political opposition is both discouraging and troubling.The tension within Yangon is as unnecessary as it is senseless.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Ugly magic

Ugly magic David Copperfield has recently been dazzling Jakartan audiences with his own special brand of magic. While the price of tickets was rather high, I'm sure those who attended walked away satisfied.Unlike Mr.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Citatah's public offering starts

Citatah's public offering starts JAKARTA (JP): PT Citatah, a marble producer, is scheduled here today to begin a three-day primary offering period for the sale of new shares to the public.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/On Pakistan and India

On Pakistan and India M. Abdulah Ghalib's letter to your esteemed daily on June 6, 1996, entitled Pakistan and India, presents some food for thought and introspection into what Mr. Ghalib claims to be correct.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Piano and clarinet recital tomorrow

Piano and clarinet recital tomorrow JAKARTA (JP): A piano and clarinet recital will be held at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta in Central Jakarta tomorrow and Tuesday.Ossie Borosh, a well-known pianist from the United States, will be accompanied by clarinetist Karen Ellis-Chong.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Australian firms to take part in air show

Australian firms to take part in air show JAKARTA (JP): Some 30 Australian companies will participate in the Indonesian Air Show 1996, which will open on June 22 at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Cengkareng."This is the largest presence we have had at any air show in recent times.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Saber Rider and The Star Sheriff 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Major Dad 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 4:30 Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Business: ...

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Champ Thailand wins athletics tournament

Champ Thailand wins athletics tournament JAKARTA (JP): With 11 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze medals, Indonesia finished second behind defending champion Thailand at the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Schools Track and Field Championship, which ended here yesterday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Megawati calls on PDI members to be faithful

Megawati calls on PDI members to be faithful JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), held the line yesterday even as her rivals rushed ahead with their plan to hold a fresh chairmanship election.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Govt called on to recognize Confucianism

Govt called on to recognize Confucianism BANDUNGAN, Central Java (JP): Experts called on the government over the weekend to recognize Confucianism, a faith traditionally held by people of Chinese descent here, and to treat its followers as equal to followers of other faiths.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Jakarta flooded

Jakarta flooded The weather had been fine for the last few days, and yet -- believe it or not -- Jakarta was flooded again. I live in Pluit, North Jakarta.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/JSX stocks expected to rebound late this week

JSX stocks expected to rebound late this week JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to rebound late this week following last week's heavy correction, with selective buying expected to happen on first liners, analysts says.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Junior soccer team out losses out to S. Korea

Junior soccer team out losses out to S. Korea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's junior national team was ousted on Saturday after falling 1-3 to South Korea in the qualifying round for Group 8 at the Asian Soccer Under-16 Championship in Seoul.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Workers mobbed by students

Workers mobbed by students JAKARTA (JP): More than 20 junior high school students mobbed three construction workers for allegedly stealing one of the students' money on Jl. Kramat Sentiong in Central Jakarta on Saturday.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Maria ties in 2nd chess duel

Maria ties in 2nd chess duel JAKARTA (JP): Smarting from her first-match loss, Maria Lucia, Indonesia's 1991 Asian Junior Chess Champion, forced Georgian grandmaster Nana Alexandria to a stalemate in their second battle in Surabaya on Saturday.

Mon, 17 Jun 1996

JP/Indonesian delegation hails Istanbul declaration

Indonesian delegation hails Istanbul declarationBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): Indonesia welcomed over the weekend the Istanbul Declaration and the Habitat Agenda for the improvement of human living conditions.