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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/ASEAN ministers embark on significant meeting

ASEAN ministers embark on significant meeting JAKARTA (JP): While it would be a little extravagant to describe the 29th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) as having special importance, it does have added significance compared to previous ones.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/ASEAN may speed up regional free trade

ASEAN may speed up regional free trade JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to implement the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) by the year 2000, speeding up targeted tariff reductions by three years.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/A single female's story

A single female's story I have been coming to Indonesia since I was 15 and staying for significant periods of time, usually as a student. I am now 23 and dearly love Indonesia for all its variety and contrasts.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/PON participants decreased by 100

PON participants decreased by 100 JAKARTA (JP): The 14th National Games (PON) organizing committee announced yesterday that the number of participating athletes has decreased by 100 from the original 5,049 athletes.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Lampung coffee prices plunge

Lampung coffee prices plunge JAKARTA (JP): Prices of Lampung's robusta coffee have plunged over the last two months, just before the end of the harvesting season in the province's major production areas.Prices of medium-quality coffee yesterday reached a low of Rp 2,600 (US$1.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Five die in train collision

Five die in train collision BANDUNG, West Java: Five people died and one was seriously injured when two trains collided at dawn yesterday in Purwakarta. The rail traffic connecting Jakarta and Bandung was consequently halted for about ten hours.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Strong initiative needed to solve Kashmir dispute

Strong initiative needed to solve Kashmir disputeBy G.S. Edwin JAKARTA (JP): Kashmir, a princely state under British rule, became a state of India when the Maharaja of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession in 1947.This was not recognized by Pakistan.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Perspective members get computer assistance

Perspective members get computer assistance JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development, two prospective members of ASEAN, Cambodia and Laos, were presented with computer equipment yesterday.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Councilor charged

Councilor charged DILI, East Timor: Prosecutors are seeking a four-year prison term for a Manatuto regency councilor accused of making a "molotov cocktail" bomb for a demonstration last year.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Pastors should also act as managers, says official

Pastors should also act as managers, says official JAKARTA (JP): Experts said yesterday that better managed religious services are needed to help congregations cope with changes brought on by economic and technological developments.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Six airliners delay shared ticketing

Six airliners delay shared ticketing JAKARTA (JP): Tough discussions among the country's six airlines are likely to delay until next year the introduction of the domestic air ticketing system, which will allow passengers to fly with any airline once they have bought a ticket.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Hypnotism is transfixing Jakarta

Hypnotism is transfixing Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): City residents are worried about the growth in crime committed by men and women, armed only with words to daze and deceive their victims.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Travel: Wajah Negeriku (My Country) 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:05 Sports Program: Dunhill League 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 News Program 5:25 Travel: Wajah Negeriku (My Country) 5:30 Environment: Industri Berwawasan Lingkungan 6:05 Around the Archipelago: East ...
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/MAG factory to start production

MAG factory to start production JAKARTA (JP): PT MAG Indonesia Citra, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAG Technology Co. Ltd. of Taiwan, said yesterday that it has completed the construction of its Indonesian factory with a production capacity of 100,000 computer monitors a month.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Focus on Atlanta

Focus on Atlanta Allowing professional athletes -- non-amateurs -- to compete in the Olympic Games is a practice that, to many people, is against the true spirit of the Modern Olympic Movement as initiated by Baron Pierre de Coubertin 100 years ago.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Wahono warns of hypocrisy

Wahono warns of hypocrisy JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Wahono warned the nation yesterday against "a culture of hypocrisy" which he said was affecting much of Indonesian society, including its elite.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 19, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 925 ...
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Summit invitations unconfirmed

Summit invitations unconfirmed JAKARTA (JP): A top ASEAN official said yesterday that there had been no confirmation on whether Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar would be invited to the informal ASEAN summit in Bogor in December.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/EC vice president to attend ASEAN talks

EC vice president to attend ASEAN talks JAKARTA (JP): European Commission (EC) Vice President Manuel Marin is due to arrive here on Monday to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEAN post ministerial meeting.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Badminton champion faces difficult draw

Badminton champion faces difficult draw JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Alan Budikusuma received a challenging draw for the Olympic Games badminton competition in Atlanta next week, with a possible quarterfinal match against second seed Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of Denmark.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Pefindo ties up with S&P

Pefindo ties up with S&P JAKARTA (JP): Pefindo, Indonesia's only rating agency, will receive technical assistance from Standard & Poor's, an international rating company.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Planned cemetery move meets protest

Planned cemetery move meets protest JAKARTA (JP): A faction of the city council urged the city administration yesterday to cancel the plan to relocate the Sanjaya community cemetery in South Jakarta.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Court renounces 'outsiders' opinion'

Court renounces 'outsiders' opinion' JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court renounced yesterday the opinion that Chief Justice Soerjono's insistence on firing deputy Chief Justice for General Crimes Adi Andojo Soetjipto has put President Soeharto in a difficult position.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Student arrested for fake money

Student arrested for fake money MEDAN, North Sumatra: A medical student has been brought to court for counterfeiting, Antara reported yesterday.The student, identified only as SS, allegedly printed 1,400 fake Rp 10,000 (US$4,3) bills.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Schedule for ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

Schedule for ASEAN Ministerial MeetingJuly 20 - The ASEAN Foreign Ministers, accompanied by Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, have a 20-minute audience with President Soeharto at Merdeka Palace followed by the opening ceremony at the State Palace.
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Sat, 20 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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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Primary schools close due to few students

Primary schools close due to few students JAKARTA (JP): The city administration closed 107 state-owned primary schools between 1988 and 1995 because of declining student numbers; many of the schools' sites now contain office buildings.
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Sat, 20 Jul 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, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Spoiling Bali

Spoiling Bali Recently the magnificent calm and beauty of the Ayung Valley, west of Ubud, Bali, has been ruined by the construction of a new Four Seasons Hotel.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Sodomized boys detained

Sodomized boys detained JAKARTA (JP): The police have concluded that six of the 17 male street children they detained on Thursday night in Central Jakarta had been sodomized.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Computers for Laos, Cambodia

Computers for Laos, Cambodia JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development, two perspective members of ASEAN, Cambodia and Laos, were presented with computer equipment yesterday.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Road repair evicts residents

Road repair evicts residents TANGERANG, West Java (JP): The local authorities have evicted squatters along the road by the Cidurian waterway in Pasar Kemis, Tangerang.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Credibility boost needed

Credibility boost needed The current controversy surrounding the Supreme Court and a number of economic and political policies that have been implemented lately have raised some concern.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Bank won't release savings

Bank won't release savings MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Graduates from four local elementary schools cannot pay their junior high school entrance fees because they are unable to withdraw their savings from Tanjung Abdi Swadaya Bank.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Hawkers in Kuta a nuisance

Hawkers in Kuta a nuisance I'd like to start by thanking The Jakarta Post for a truly enjoyable newspaper. I've been reading it for a year and urge you to keep up the good work. Unfortunately my letter is another Bali ache about the street hawkers in Kuta.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Beware of city's notorious intinerant criminal hypnotists

Beware of city's notorious intinerant criminal hypnotists JAKARTA (JP): Several thousand people across the country have recently reported to have been victims of chicanery, losing large sums of money and much jewelry after being put into a trance by the criminals.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Lawyers lash out at military over PDI headquarters

Lawyers lash out at military over PDI headquarters JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri's fight against the military and the government's backing of Soerjadi, who ousted her as the chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), is continuing apace across the country.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/PDI rift reveals political vexation

PDI rift reveals political vexationBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party's internal conflict and its unexpected aftermath is a reflection of both political dissatisfaction and political aspiration.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Perspective members get computer assistance

Perspective members get computer assistance JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace of technological development, two prospective members of ASEAN, Cambodia and Laos, were presented with computer equipment yesterday.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/S. Korea imports more natural gas from Indonesia

S. Korea imports more natural gas from Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): South Korea will buy an additional 3.92 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth about US$600 million from Indonesia during the period of 1996 to 1999.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/RI lobbies USA and Japan over car policy

RI lobbies USA and Japan over car policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will continue to lobby the United States and Japan to ensure that its controversial national car policy will not end up in front of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a senior minister said yesterday.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Utut, Hickl share laurels in chess meet

Utut, Hickl share laurels in chess meet JAKARTA (JP): Home favorite Utut Adianto clawed his way back to win the decisive match on the final day of the BNI international chess tournament yesterday.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Letter editing at the 'Post'

Letter editing at the 'Post' While realizing that the editor has the prerogative to correct grammar, Americanize spelling, omit certain phrases and generally prepare a letter for publication, I did not realize that it entitled him to add certain words and phrases, and exchange words which totally ...
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Bureaucrats' role key to end discrimination

Bureaucrats' role key to end discrimination JAKARTA (JP): A legal expert welcomes the recently issued presidential decree which aims at eradicating discrimination against people of Chinese descent, but notes that its success will largely depend on bureaucrats' political will.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Myanmar defends rights record and calls for mutual respect

Myanmar defends rights record and calls for mutual respect JAKARTA (JP): Myanmarese foreign minister U Ohn Gyaw defended his country's human rights record yesterday, defining its most important elements as the provision of food, clothing and shelter.
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Sat, 20 Jul 1996

JP/Child workers under health threats: ILO

Child workers under health threats: ILO JAKARTA (JP): A local official of the International Labor Organization (ILO) called for greater public attention toward child workers, whose daily activities expose them to grave health and safety threats.
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