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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Bhuwanatala divests shares

Bhuwanatala divests shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bhuwanatala Indah Permai, the owner of Bandung Indah Plaza shopping center in Bandung, West Java, announced yesterday that it has sold its shares in Seaunion Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong on May 29.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Indonesian archers miss overseas tryout

Indonesian archers miss overseas tryout JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian women's archery team will miss its last chance for an overseas tryout in Slovenia, its final tune-up prior to the Olympic Games.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: NoodleJP/alxNOODLE FRANCHISE: Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan (left) eating Mie Tek-Tek fried noodles at the opening of a Mie Tek-Tek restaurant in Slipi Jaya shopping center, West Jakarta, last month.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/British bank opens here

British bank opens here JAKARTA (JP): Westmerchant Bank of Britain has opened a branch office here, hoping to expand its services in financing infrastructure projects and export activities in Indonesia.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Indonesia's formal culture is trapped in cul de sac

Indonesia's formal culture is trapped in cul de sacBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): Kompas daily carried a rather theatrical statement of Abdurrachman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, in its May 31 edition.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/PT AGM: Pioneer in bottled water

PT AGM: Pioneer in bottled water It's a typical Indonesian day. The scorching sun burns your head. The air is humid and stuffy and you are perspiring as if you'd been jogging for one hour.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Pudjiadi to split stocks

Pudjiadi to split stocks JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Pudjiadi & Sons, the owner of Jayakarta Hotel in Central Jakarta, said that it will split its stocks by halving their nominal value to Rp 500 (21 U.S. cents).
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/'Sturm und Drang'

'Sturm und Drang' Thirteen years, four months and 21 days ago, a retired "man from the Foreign Affairs Ministry" (NIP 020000311) died in Jakarta and was buried in Tanah Kusir the same day. This was Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ismail. He collected his pension for the last time in December 1982.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/4.3 million cars will jam Jakarta streets by 2010

4.3 million cars will jam Jakarta streets by 2010 JAKARTA (JP): Almost 4.3 million vehicles will be jamming Jakarta's streets by 2010, according to a recent survey. This means that one person in every three will have a private vehicle.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Celebrating World environment day

Celebrating World environment day World Environment Day is expected to be celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world on June 5, 1996, focusing global attention on environmental action and awareness.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Tipping the environmental balance

Tipping the environmental balanceBy Maria Elena Hurtado Nobody really knows when the world's consumption of natural resources will reach a point of no return. The same goes for pollution. What we do know is that the danger signals are flashing.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Joedono, Mantiri get ambassadorial posts

Joedono, Mantiri get ambassadorial posts JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday initiated 15 new Indonesian ambassadors including former minister of trade Satrio Budiardjo Joedono and Lt. Gen. (ret) H.B.L. Mantiri, a former candidate to the ambassadorial post in Canberra, Australia, last year.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Station brawler arrested

Station brawler arrested JAKARTA (JP): The Sawah Besar police in Central Jakarta have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly killing a public notary early Sunday at the Mangga Besar railway station.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Riau rejects new party

Riau rejects new party PEKANBARU, Riau: Chief of the regional military command Maj. Gen. Soedaryanto said yesterday the province rejects the newly- formed Indonesian Democratic Union Party (PUDI).
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/A new start in India

A new start in India The failure of Hindu nationalists to form a government in India has opened the way for a fractious coalition of splinter parties to make the next try. Their nominal leader, H.D.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/United drive against RI's bad image urged

United drive against RI's bad image urged JAKARTA (JP): A senior journalist suggests that the government launch a concerted effort to counter foreign news discrediting Indonesia by, among other measures, hiring international public relations companies.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 4, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Freeport needs to adjust approach to social issues

Freeport needs to adjust approach to social issues JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday revealed that initial reports of a social audit of PT Freeport's activities in Irian Jaya show that the mining giant still needs to make adjustments in its dealings with the ...
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Official teams

Official teamsGroup B (x. denotes jersey number)Spain: Goalkeepers: 1. Andoni Zubizarreta; 13. Santiago Canizares; 22. Jose Francisco Molina Defenders: 3. Alberto Belsue; 4. Rafael Alkorta; 5. Abelardo Fernandez; 12. Sergi Barjuan; 16. Jorge Otero; 20. Miguel Angel Nadal Midfielders: 2.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Ecolabeling agency and MPI sign agreement

Ecolabeling agency and MPI sign agreement JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ecolabeling Agency (LEI) yesterday agreed to cooperate with forestry firms in helping them meet ecolabeling requirements and, in turn, enabling them to penetrate markets that currently reject tropical timber.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Jumpers rehearse for world c'ships

Jumpers rehearse for world c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Diamonds mushrooming in the sky above the Lido resort in Bogor, West Java, since Monday have hailed the advent of the sixth World Parachuting Championships in Canopy Formation, scheduled for June 14 to 24.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Is this natural beauty, rich biodiversity under threat?

Is this natural beauty, rich biodiversity under threat? Fly over PT Freeport's concessional area in Irian Jaya and you will see a spectacular view below.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Stocks' suspension lifted

Stocks' suspension lifted JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday suspended trading on PT Super Indah Makmur's shares due to a 78 percent price increase on Monday on rumors of a take over, but the suspension was lifted in the afternoon session.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Young players shine in tennis selection

Young players shine in tennis selection JAKARTA (JP): When young tennis players beat senior players in the selection tournament at the Senayan tennis courts yesterday they proved that their country will most likely have to rely on them in future international events.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Gold panners live in fear

Gold panners live in fear PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Gold panners in Ampalit in Kotawaringin Timur district live in fear because of widespread robbery.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Recycling: Preserving the environment

Recycling: Preserving the environment Plastic products are one of the main enemies of environmentalists because, generally, they do not break down and they do create problems.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Statue of Christ almost completed

Statue of Christ almost completed DILI, East Timor: State-owned company PT Waskita Karya donated Rp 100,000 million (US$43,000) yesterday to the construction of a statue of Jesus Christ.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Bimantara to build toll road

Bimantara to build toll road JAKARTA (JP): The Bimantara Group has obtained recommendation to conduct a feasibility study and develop a toll road connecting down-town Surabaya in East Java, its Juanda airport and Tanjung Perak harbor.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Amir Hamzah remembered

Amir Hamzah remembered MEDAN, North Sumatra: Intellectuals in the city plan to mark the 50th anniversary of well-known writer Tengku Amir Hamzah's death with seminars from June 8 and June 9.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/'Govt should liquidate state trading firms'

'Govt should liquidate state trading firms' JAKARTA (JP): A member of the House of Representatives yesterday suggested that the government liquidate money-loosing state-owned trading companies because they will never survive in competition with private and foreign corporations.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Three die in well

Three die in well PAMEKASAN, East Java: Three residents of Tampojung Tenggina, Waru district in this Madura Island died on Monday, possibly of toxic smoke inhalation after they went down to a well to repair a broken diesel engine, Antara reported yesterday.Madura police chief Lt. Col.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Bogor celebrates 514th birthday

Bogor celebrates 514th birthday BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor township celebrated its 514th anniversary on Monday with a parade from the council to the Bogor Botanical Gardens. It featured various cultural traditions.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Six held in student demo

Six held in student demo JAKARTA (JP): Six people were arrested and five others injured during a demonstration yesterday by 200 people on the University of Indonesia's Jl. Salemba campus in Central Jakarta to commemorate the 40th day after the Ujungpandang riot in which three students died.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/More deregulation

More deregulation In what has become a custom at this time of year, the government announced yesterday another package of economic deregulation measures.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Results of probe into collusion to be made public

Results of probe into collusion to be made public JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court promised yesterday it would not cover up the findings of its investigation into the highly publicized bribery scandal involving senior judges.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Pope John Paul II stresses molding balanced people

Pope John Paul II stresses molding balanced people Paus Yohanes Paulus II, Doa dan Devosi: Meditasi 365 Hari Edited by Mgr. Petrus Canisius Johannes van Lierde, O.S.A.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Governor declares war on Ecstasy in Jakarta

Governor declares war on Ecstasy in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has declared war on Ecstasy and vows to stop its spread despite the fact there are no laws against the recreational drug.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Sheraton Bandara ready to support air show '96

Sheraton Bandara ready to support air show '96 JAKARTA (JP): The Sheraton Bandara, a new four-star hotel located near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, is ready to support the Indonesian Air Show '96, to be held from June 22 to June 30.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/PT Telkom

PT Telkom The recent growth in the number of PT Telkom subscribers seems to be inversely proportional to the quality of its network.I often use a phone in the Gambir area and more often than not there is a crossed-line between 9 a.m and 3 p.m. Wrong numbers occur most often during that time too.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Tiananmen still haunts China

Tiananmen still haunts China Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin examines why, on the seventh anniversary of the Beijing Massacre, China shows no sign of coming to terms with the event. He also explains why it is almost certain there will be a day of reckoning.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Strike induced meltdown

Strike induced meltdown JAKARTA (JP): A five-hour strike by 400 employees of an ice cream factory in Ancol, North Jakarta, caused Rp 50 million (US$21,505) worth of ice cream to melt.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Private sector to have bigger role in resettlement

Private sector to have bigger role in resettlement JAKARTA (JP): The government is drafting a bill that provides better legal protection to resettlers and gives the private sector a role in the state-sponsored transmigration program.The Ministry of Transmigration's Secretary-General Ign.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Euro 96 Group B offers most competitive battles

Euro 96 Group B offers most competitive battlesBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): Of the groups in Euro'96, none comes more competitive than Group B wherein Bulgaria, France, Rumania and Spain will do battle at Elland Road and St. James' Park.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Ball biter banged up

Ball biter banged up KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): City police have arrested a man posing as a female prostitute for allegedly severely biting the genitals of eight young men in the area since 1994.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 Game Show: Fun House 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children Program: Arena 123 3:30 TV Series: Roseanne 4:05 TV Drama: Tertipu 4:30 Documentary Film: Puncak Gunung Sambori 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: ...
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Message from Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Message from Boutros Boutros-Ghali World Environment Day is an occasion to reflect on the state of our fragile environment. It is an observance that draws attention to some of the ominous ways in which humanity is imperiling its own habitation.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Addicted nation

Addicted nation Thank you for the excellent quality of newspaper which has been delivered to my door these past seven years I've lived here in Jakarta. Thank you for taking the risk to make the tough decision sometimes to keep us honestly informed.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Prepare the nation for succession: Observers

Prepare the nation for succession: Observers SEMARANG (JP): Political observers are making a fresh call for more public discourse on succession in order to better prepare the nation for the time when the transfer of national leadership occurs.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Evictions becoming increasingly refined

Evictions becoming increasingly refined JAKARTA (JP): Evictions are on the rise, backed up by legal instruments and increasingly sophisticated methods, lawyers and activists say.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Govt exempts 215 firms from new wage rule

Govt exempts 215 firms from new wage rule JAKARTA (JP): The government has agreed to exempt 215 companies from the minimum wage regulation that went into force on April 1, accepting that they were having difficulties.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/RI-Slovak phone-card issued

RI-Slovak phone-card issued JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telkom launched here yesterday a new telephone card design prepared by the governments of Indonesia and the Slovak Republic.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Nations urged to assist weak, vulnerable sectors

Nations urged to assist weak, vulnerable sectorsBy T. Sima Gunawan ISTANBUL, Turkey (JP): Indonesia urged world leaders yesterday not to marginalize the most vulnerable layers of society.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/Government unveils new reform package

Government unveils new reform package JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday announced a further set of major economic reforms to promote both exports and the competitiveness of the country's economy.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/PDI chief request for congress

PDI chief request for congress JAKARTA (JP): Chief of the minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri yesterday refused to bow to mounting pressure from dissenting members to hold a fresh election for party chairman.
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Wed, 05 Jun 1996

JP/JSX formulating system to protect public interests

JSX formulating system to protect public interests JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said yesterday that it is now preparing a more sophisticated surveillance system aimed at enforcing the protection of public interests.
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Wed, 05 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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