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40 articles.
Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/8,000 trucks jam Bakauheni

8,000 trucks jam Bakauheni BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Six of the 14 ferries serving the crossing between the ports of Bakauheni, Lampung, and Merak in West Java have broken down, causing about 8,000 trucks to be stranded.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Street kids exchange tales of woe at camp

Street kids exchange tales of woe at camp JAKARTA (JP): Wounds from scavenging and abuse by officials were among stories revealed on the second day of a jamboree for urban poor children.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Is KL-S'pore reunification likely?

Is KL-S'pore reunification likely?By David Chew SINGAPORE (JP): The subject of Singapore rejoining Malaysia can arouse considerable interest among the peoples of both countries each time it is raised and discussed in public.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Poor people to get cattle

Poor people to get cattle DILI, East Timor: The provincial office of the Ministry of Social Services is distributing cattle to 760 poor families in nine regencies here, Antara reported on Saturday.These regencies are Manatuto, Baucau, Lautem, Dili, Liquisa, Aileu, Manufahi, Bobonaro and Kovalima.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Creating new folders and shortcuts in Windows 95

Creating new folders and shortcuts in Windows 95By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Clearly, Win 95's "Start" button is there to help novices get started in using efficiently their new computers.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Sex shop in Surabaya?

Sex shop in Surabaya?From Media IndonesiaIt is quite unbelievable that amidst campaigns against social misbehavior and national efforts to decrease the number of moral trespassers, or of any other form of crime like rape, drug abuse, etc.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/HK sweeps the board at squash c'ships

HK sweeps the board at squash c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong's squash team yesterday proved that "the winner takes it all" is not just an ABBA song.
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Mon, 01 Jul 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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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Seafaring nation needs a merchant fleet

Seafaring nation needs a merchant fleetBy Dirk Vlasblom This is the first of two articles based on an interview with prominent shipowner Soedarpo Sastrosatomo.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Model driver contest aimed at improving discipline

Model driver contest aimed at improving discipline JAKARTA (JP): Awards will continue to be presented to exemplary drivers to improve their sense of discipline on the road and help ease traffic jams in the city, a police official has said.Head of the Jakarta Traffic Police Col.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/'TVRI' losing its viewers

'TVRI' losing its viewers That the (state-run) television network TVRI has been losing viewers since private stations began to operate is public knowledge. However, not many people are aware that only a tiny percent of the former TVRI viewers still watch its programs.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/For love of the police

For love of the police Anyone turning 50 years old is usually less concerned about image and more about wisdom. Unfortunately, our police force, which turns 50 today, is once again emphasizing the need for personnel to strengthen the force's image.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Tangerang SPSI builds office

Tangerang SPSI builds office TANGERANG, West Java (JP): As many as 125,000 workers who are members of Tangerang's All-Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) have jointly raised Rp 250 million (US$106,791) for the building of their two-story branch office on a plot of 240 square meters on Jl.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Air show 1996 sees US$ 4.48 billion deals

Air show 1996 sees US$ 4.48 billion deals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia Air Show 1996 wound up yesterday on a high note -- a total of US$ 4.48 billion worth of deals were signed during the nine days of the exhibition.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Hurricane hits West Aceh

Hurricane hits West Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Dozens of buildings in the districts of Seunagan and Teunom, West Aceh, were destroyed and dozens of people injured when hurricanes hit the area on Thursday and Friday.Antara quoted head of the local social service office H.M.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Portuguese FM demands to meet jailed Xanana

Portuguese FM demands to meet jailed XananaBy Aboeprijadi Santoso GENEVA (JP): Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama insisted that it is important for him to come to Indonesia and visit jailed East Timorese separatist leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Standardization of chemical industry tariffs sought

Standardization of chemical industry tariffs sought JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said standardization of tariffs is still a problem in the chemical industry and pledged immediate action.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Humpuss Group eying PT Garuda hotels

Humpuss Group eying PT Garuda hotels JAKARTA (JP): The Humpuss Group is eying a number of hotels under the supervision of state-owned PT Garuda Indonesia, only days after the government announced the airline's plans to cut loose several of its subsidiaries.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/A debt standoff

A debt standoff After a year of talking about helping debtor nations grow out of debt, the hope was that the (Group of Seven) leaders assembled in Lyon would at last translate fine words into action.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Sempati departure lounge closed

Sempati departure lounge closed JAKARTA (JP): The Sempati Air departure terminal at Senayan, Central Jakarta, will be closed for 12 hours today due to the National Police Day ceremony planned in the east parking lot.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/No Comics

No ComicsWe are sorry to inform you that the comic strips cannot appear today. Owing to delivery problems we have not received the comics from our distributor. We regret the inconvenience.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Two servicemen arrested in disco crackdown

Two servicemen arrested in disco crackdown JAKARTA (JP): At least two armed servicemen, including an intelligence officer, were arrested in a raid carried out by the City Military Police at the Hailai discotheque next to Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta early Saturday.The 1.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/'TVRI's role and status in terminal decline: Expert

'TVRI's role and status in terminal decline: Expert JAKARTA (JP): State-owned television station TVRI's role and status in Indonesian society is in free fall, television observer William Atkins from Australia said last week.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Mangga Dua developers late with flood control funds

Mangga Dua developers late with flood control funds JAKARTA (JP): Only three of the five developers, which agreed to donate a total of Rp 1.5 billion for a flood control system for Mangga Dua have made good on their pledges.Only three of the developers have given a total of Rp 1.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Four schools follow Gandhi's example

Four schools follow Gandhi's exampleBy Gedsiri Suhartono JAKARTA (JP): There are four schools in Jakarta which use the name of Mahatma Gandhi, who is considered by many a symbol of non-violence.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Warner Bros. enters Jakarta

Warner Bros. enters Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Time Warner Entertainment Co. (Warner Bros), a film, cartoon and television producer of the United States, will expand its retail business in the city through its authorized Indonesian distributor.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Jakarta flops in Asian Cities team chess tour

Jakarta flops in Asian Cities team chess tour JAKARTA (JP): Without grandmasters Utut Adianto and Edhi Handoko, Jakarta could not defend its title at the 10th Asian Cities Team Chess Championship in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, which ended on Saturday.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Tarmizi hails choir contest as proof of religious tolerance

Tarmizi hails choir contest as proof of religious tolerance JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher said that the recent church choir contest in predominantly Moslem Surabaya, East Java, was proof of the growing tolerance among religious groups.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Chinese stranded in East Timor

Chinese stranded in East Timor DILI, East Timor: A boat with 30 Chinese on board bound for Australia was stranded in Dili, East Timor last week, after it ran out of fuel.The Antara news agency said that a wooden boat carrying 30 Chinese beached in Dili late on Monday.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Fake passports for RI workers

Fake passports for RI workers PEKANBARU, Riau: Thousands of Indonesians are working in Malaysia with fake passports and documents, Antara reported on Saturday.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/JSX likely to slow down in 2nd half of this year

JSX likely to slow down in 2nd half of this year JAKARTA (JP): The performance of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) is likely to slow down in the next six months as investors are uncertain of both economic and political stability.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Chechnya

Chechnya I wish to point out a disturbing printing error in my letter entitled Chechnya and Russian polls (The Jakarta Post, June 29, 1996). The relevant part of the letter in the third paragraph should have read as follows: "......
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Observers gloomy about Megawati's case against govt

Observers gloomy about Megawati's case against govt JAKARTA (JP): Political observer Marsilam Simanjuntak says he's pessimistic about ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri's chances if she presses ahead with her plan to sue the government for endorsing a rival ...
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/PDI rallies provoked by govt: Megawati

PDI rallies provoked by govt: Megawati JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) said yesterday that the continuing waves of street demonstrations across Indonesia were provoked by the government's meddling in its internal affairs.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/PT Intraco pays dividend

PT Intraco pays dividend JAKARTA (JP): PT Intraco Penta, a trading company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, will pay total dividends of Rp 1.09 billion (US$470.8 million) for the 1995 financial year, or Rp 25 per share.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Kashmir problem

Kashmir problem In reference to Mr. F. M. Menon's letter on May 21 in The Jakarta Post, I would like to inform him that while the people of India certainly have the right to make decisions on matters that relate to India, they certainly do not have the mandate to make any decisions whatsoever on ...
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Seminar calls for independent media

Seminar calls for independent media JAKARTA (JP): Journalists and broadcasting experts from 17 Asia Pacific countries concluded their three-day seminar here over the weekend with a call for "independent, credible and democratic" media.
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Lippo to issues rights shares

Lippo to issues rights shares JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Lippo Securities will soon issue rights shares to increase its capital base by Rp 195.75 billion (US$85.10 million), the company announced over the weekend.
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Mon, 01 Jul 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 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 Science ...
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Mon, 01 Jul 1996

JP/Phone bill

Phone bill The Jakarta Post's article on PT Satelindo, June 24, 1996, was quite interesting but unfortunately not informative enough for the hand phone user in Indonesia.
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