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53 articles.
Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Price of onions shoots down

Price of onions shoots down BREBES, Central Java: Local onion farmers are being hard hit this harvest by the declining price of onions following the sale of imported onion shoots as a regular spice.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Loan syndication for power project closes

Loan syndication for power project closes JAKARTA (JP): Lead arrangers Credit Suisse, Dresdner Bank, Sanwa Bank and Toronto-Dominion Bank announced yesterday that they had closed a syndication for the financing of two coal-fired power units in Paiton, East Java.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/8,142 HK residents face statelessness

8,142 HK residents face statelessness The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin examines the problem of statelessness which will face an estimated 8,142 Hong Kong residents when China becomes the sovereign power on July 1, 1997.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 9, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Hingis arrives today for Fed Cup clash

Hingis arrives today for Fed Cup clash JAKARTA (JP): World number 17 Martina Hingis of Switzerland and her coach-mother, Melanie Hingis, is expected to arrive today for the Federation Cup's second-round of playoffs against Indonesia.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Unchecked power blamed for problems

Unchecked power blamed for problems YOGYAKARTA (JP): Two government critics blamed "unchecked state power" for contemporary social and political problems, ranging from rampant corruption to human rights violations, during a university seminar.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Bojonegoro demands Indonesian names

Bojonegoro demands Indonesian names BOJONEGORO, East Java: Regent Imam Supardi threatened yesterday to close down establishments which still use foreign names."I am giving one month to shops and entertainment centers to change their foreign names.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Vancouver conference brings good news on AIDS treatment

Vancouver conference brings good news on AIDS treatmentBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "We can't claim victory until the fat lady really sings," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Newly listed shares at JSX mixed

Newly listed shares at JSX mixed JAKARTA (JP): Stock analysts said yesterday that the performances of several newly listed shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to be clouded by liquidity problems, due to the small size of their initial public offerings (IPO).
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Four executives go to prison for tax fraud

Four executives go to prison for tax fraud JAKARTA (JP): Four executives of private companies were given nine years in prison for tax evasions which caused the state losses of more than Rp 44 billion (US$18.76 million).
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Ruben stuns GM Utut in chess tournament

Ruben stuns GM Utut in chess tournament JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one chess player Utut Adianto and his Kazakhstani counterpart Vladislav Tkachiev flipped and flopped on the boards of an international chess tournament here yesterday.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Local textile firm brings complaint to arbitration

Local textile firm brings complaint to arbitration JAKARTA (JP): Earlier this year, textile companies complained they were hit by defective cotton imports from the United States. Their claims were solid, the evidence was there and the importer even admitted the inferior quality of the cotton.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Soerjono urged to pull bid on Adi's dismissal

Soerjono urged to pull bid on Adi's dismissal JAKARTA (JP): More protests were directed against Chief Justice Soerjono for recently requesting President Soeharto to dismiss Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto for tarnishing the Supreme Court's name.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Unethical TV coverage

Unethical TV coverage What I saw that afternoon (Saturday, July 6, 1996) on ANteve's program (Cakrawala) was an act of despicable hypocrisy.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Medan congress a comedy of errors

Medan congress a comedy of errors The controversial congress of the tiny Indonesian Democratic Party in Medan last month continues to draw reactions. Political scientist J. Soedjati Djiwandono comments on the political episode.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Woman stabbed by nephew

Woman stabbed by nephew JAKARTA (JP): A 46-year-old woman was fatally stabbed by her husband's nephew at the couple's vehicle repair shop in South Jakarta yesterday.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Military to help city fight street crime

Military to help city fight street crime JAKARTA (JP): The Greater Jakarta military commander, Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, said yesterday that he is ready to back up Governor Surjadi Soedirdja in battling hoodlums.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Megawati supporters warn of disintegration

Megawati supporters warn of disintegration JAKARTA (JP): The government needs to be more careful in its handling of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) leadership crisis, or run the risk of causing national disintegration.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Indonesia opposes non-trade issues at WTO talks

Indonesia opposes non-trade issues at WTO talks JAKARTA (JP): The upcoming first ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) should avoid discussing non-trade issues and focus on ways to establish fairer multilateral trade, Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said ...
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/24 arrested in labor protests face charges

24 arrested in labor protests face charges SURABAYA (JP): The number of activists arrested rose to 24 yesterday as the massive student-led street labor protests entered their second day here yesterday.Chief of the Brawijaya local military command Maj. Gen.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Police detained for fatal beating

Police detained for fatal beating JAKARTA (JP): Five members of the South Jakarta police precinct are currently being detained at the City Police headquarters, awaiting the results of the investigation of their alleged roles in the fatal beating of a man two months ago.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Present realities govern modern warfare

Present realities govern modern warfareBy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo This is the second of two articles on global security based on the advancement of technology in warfare equipment. JAKARTA (JP): So far, we have not touched upon the use of nuclear weapons and other mass destruction weapons.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Authorities threatened over renegade discos

Authorities threatened over renegade discos TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A leader from Tangerang's Moslem community demanded yesterday that authorities close down three nightspots soon, vowing he would organize another street demonstration should no action be taken.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Govt to speed up repayment of loans with rates over 10%

Govt to speed up repayment of loans with rates over 10% JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the government plans to speed up the payment of foreign debts with annual interest rates between nine and 10 percent beginning next fiscal year.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Scavenger families hit hard by Penjaringan fire

Scavenger families hit hard by Penjaringan fire JAKARTA (JP): Some sit around chatting, while others try to salvage what is left of their makeshift houses which were leveled by fire on Friday.The children are playing with kites, their happy faces bearing no sign of gloom.
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Wed, 10 Jul 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 Talks: Gita Wicara 3:30 TV Series: Roseanne 4:05 TV Drama: Menyadari 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Evening News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, ...
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Benefits of arbitration are not widely known

Benefits of arbitration are not widely knownBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): Many Indonesian firms fail to use arbitration as a means to settle their business disputes, assuming that the system is expensive and time consuming, an executive of the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration says.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/'Ecstasy' is too good a name

'Ecstasy' is too good a name DENPASAR, Bali: Ecstasy is too good a label for the stimulant pills increasingly gaining popularity among wealthy teenagers and rave partygoers in cities, a psychiatrist insists.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Transmigrants need clean water

Transmigrants need clean water JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Transmigrants at residential units V and VIII in Timika, Irian Jaya, are in need of clean water because of the poor quality of the wells in the area.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Rupiah stable, needs no BI intervention: Soedradjat

Rupiah stable, needs no BI intervention: Soedradjat JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian rupiah was stable against the U.S. dollar and share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) increased slightly yesterday after three jittery days of concern over President Soeharto's health.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Yayuk says she will play in Atlanta Olympic Games

Yayuk says she will play in Atlanta Olympic Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki said that although she wanted to quit tennis by the end of this year she had no intention of withdrawing from the Olympic Games in Atlanta, which start on July 19.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Council suggests expanding role of tax inspectors

Council suggests expanding role of tax inspectors JAKARTA (JP): City revenue office tax inspectors are to have stronger authority in the future if a new rule on development tax is passed.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/I can still play golf: Soeharto

I can still play golf: Soeharto JAKARTA (Agencies): A smiling President Soeharto told reporters accompanying him for a stroll through the grounds of the cardiac hospital in the German town of Bad Oeynhausen yesterday that he can still play golf, his favorite sport."I can still play 9 holes.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Friday sermon

Friday sermon It was Friday, June 21, 1996, at 11:45 a.m. when an Indonesian friend pulled up in a flashy car to give me a ride to the mosque for Friday prayers. After about 20-minute drive we arrived at a huge building (along Jl. Sudirman) called "Gedung GKBI.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Landslide sweeps Aceh road

Landslide sweeps Aceh road BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Traffic between the capital city and Meulaboh is moving at a crawl due to a landslide in the Gunung Kulu and Palu areas.The Lhoknga police chief First Lt.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/RI soccer team heads to Australia for warm-up

RI soccer team heads to Australia for warm-up JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian soccer squad left the country on Monday for a series of training and warm-up matches in Australia as preparation for the Asian Cup championships.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Seven killed in bus fire

Seven killed in bus fire BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Seven people died and several dozen were injured when an ALS bus from Surabaya, East Java, on its way to Medan, North Sumatra mysteriously caught fire.Antara reported that the bus, bearing license plate BK 7809 DH, caught fire on Monday evening.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Indonesia to talk about car policy with the U.S.

Indonesia to talk about car policy with the U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the United States are to discuss the former's national car policy during a ministerial meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Christchurch, New Zealand, later this week, a senior U.S.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/U.S. interests in Turkey

U.S. interests in Turkey Turkey, a key U.S. military ally straddling Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, now awaits parliamentary confirmation of its first Islamic-led government since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk overthrew the sultans and proclaimed a secular republic in 1923.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Officer runs amok, kills two

Officer runs amok, kills two BANDUNG (JP): An apparently drunken military officer shot and killed two teenagers at the Air Force housing complex on Monday night, sources said yesterday.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Human rights body opens office in Dili

Human rights body opens office in Dili JAKARTA (JP): The widely-acclaimed National Commission on Human Rights opened yesterday its first branch office in Dili, East Timor, as a way to help dispel internationally bad publicity on the region's poor record of human rights.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Hope at last?

Hope at last? If press reports coming from Vancouver, Canada, are correct, the 11th International Conference on AIDS can rightly be called a milestone in medical history.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Flyby over Kuta canceled

Flyby over Kuta canceled JAKARTA (JP): The organizer of the Lintas Dirgantara aerosports rally canceled the flyby at the Kuta beach, Bali, yesterday due to a lack of participants.Lt. Col.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Kashmir 3

Kashmir 3 I, an Indian, have read a part of the correspondence on the subject of Kashmir that is appearing in The Jakarta Post for some time (I was away for some time) and apologize if I am repeating the views of earlier contributors.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Agency not to blame for megaproject

Agency not to blame for megaproject JAKARTA (JP): An official at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) said yesterday that the agency should not be blamed for problems with development projects in which it is not even involved.M.T.
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Wed, 10 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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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Thousands of levies hamper exports

Thousands of levies hamper exports JAKARTA (JP): Director General of International Trade Anang Fuad Rivai admitted yesterday that the imposition of over 4,000 levies and the existence of rampant red tape have hampered the development of Indonesia's exports.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Photo business has promising prospects

Photo business has promising prospectsBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): The five-day exhibition of the latest photographic equipment closed yesterday with estimated sales in the hundreds of millions rupiah.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Kashmir 1

Kashmir 1 It is a well known fact the Security Council resolution on Kashmir, which came into effect on Jan. 1, 1949, was to establish and enforce a cease-fire line between the opposing Indian and Pakistani armies.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Kashmir 2

Kashmir 2 This has reference to Mr. Muhammad's letter in The Jakarta Post, July 1, 1996 on Kashmir issue. Probably Mr. Muhammad has not seen my earlier letter about UN's Resolution on the subject. The resolution is to be seen in the correct perspective and in total and not just a part of it.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Lee's concept of democracy

Lee's concept of democracyBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Commenting on what is happening in Myanmar, Singaporean elder statesman Dr. Lee Kuan Yew recently stated that Aung San Suu Kyi would serve her country better if she remained only the symbol of democratic struggle.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Private initiative for AIDS prevention advisable

Private initiative for AIDS prevention advisableBy Meike Hensmann JAKARTA (JP): Imagine one day the person you have been working next to for years finds out that he or she is HIV-positive, and decides to confide this to you.
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996

JP/Legislator's petition signing vexes his party

Legislator's petition signing vexes his party JAKARTA (JP): The conservative United Development Party (PPP) is unhappy with one of its senior politicians, Matori Abdul Djalil, who recently signed a petition critical of the government.
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