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Sat, 14 Sep 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, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Tokyo reconsiders taking car dispute to WTO

Tokyo reconsiders taking car dispute to WTO JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Minister of Trade and Industry Shunpei Tsukahara confirmed yesterday that the Japanese government is considering taking Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its controversial car policy.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Sutiyoso welcomes new probe into Priok riot

Sutiyoso welcomes new probe into Priok riot JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso says efforts by certain parties to reinvestigate the 12-year-old bloody Tanjung Priok riot are welcome."The accident has long been buried.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/New cafe at Pondok Indah

New cafe at Pondok Indah JAKARTA (JP): A new cafe offering a wide range of bread, croissants, coffee and soft drinks opened Thursday in Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Asian power lifting records tumble at PON

Asian power lifting records tumble at PON JAKARTA (JP): Herculean efforts marked the opening day of the 14th National Games (PON) power lifting competition yesterday with two of West Kalimantan's muscle women breaking Asian records on their way to gold medals.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Indonesian fashion students seek more sense and dollars

Indonesian fashion students seek more sense and dollarsBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): It's been a hectic year for fashion folk in Indonesia.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Citatah's profit up 367%

Citatah's profit up 367% JAKARTA (JP): PT Citatah, a publicly-listed marble producer, recorded a 367 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 10.9 billion ($4.6 million) in the first half of the year over the same period of 1995, the firm said.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Blood donors carry viruses

Blood donors carry viruses PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The local chapter of the Indonesian Red Cross said that some of the blood it had received from donors turned out to be contaminated by a virus associated with hepatitis or sex-related diseases, Antara reported.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Public employees

Public employees I refer to your Sept. 4 editorial.During my long stay in Indonesia I have frequently encountered the attitude of Indonesian "public employees" and sincerely hope that the President's comments will be heeded.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Three babies die after polio vaccinations

Three babies die after polio vaccinations JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi reported yesterday that three children died this week after being vaccinated for polio, arguing that diseases, not the vaccine, killed them.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Political parties ready for indoor campaigning

Political parties ready for indoor campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Politicians from the three political parties -- the United Development Party (PPP), Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- have agreed to concentrate on indoor campaigning in the run-up to next year's general election.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Lethargy at national legislature

Lethargy at national legislature Over the past few weeks, the sessions in the House of Representatives, including meetings with government agencies, have been marked by an air of lethargy. A number of sessions were postponed because there were too few House members to make a quorum.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Managing Jakarta

Managing Jakarta It has been a long time since the former state minister of the environment, Emil Salim, has publicly discussed subjects that interest us all.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Davao officials in town

Davao officials in town MANADO, North Sulawesi: North Sulawesi Governor E.E. Mangindaan received a delegation yesterday from the Davao City Council who were in town to revive the sister city project involving the two cities and Bitung, also in North Sulawesi.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 10:00 a.m. Sports Games (PON) Report from the National Sports Stadium (live) 12:00 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 12:05 TV Series: Gaiking 12:30 Sports 1:30 TV Series: Out of The Blue 2:00 Science Film: Earth Revealed 2:30 Sports Games (PON) Report from the National ...
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Ads: Not all sugar

Ads: Not all sugar Many products sell a lot more due to creative advertising. Many indulge in misleading ads too. Apart from the TV sales items, prestigious products also misled consumers.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/10 months pregnant -- and she didn't know it

10 months pregnant -- and she didn't know itBy Sirikit Syah SURABAYA (JP): Samsiati, 44, finds it difficult to express how she feels. "I'm happy and embarrassed at the same time," she said with her two-week-old baby, Wahyu Budianti, in her lap.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Developer waiting for response on Bekasi regency office move

Developer waiting for response on Bekasi regency office move JAKARTA (JP): A developer, PT Lippo Cikarang, is still waiting for a respond from the Bekasi regency over an offer to relocate the regency's administration office to the Cikarang area, eastern Bekasi.The company's spokesperson, Jeanny L.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Ciputat police arrest two alleged burglars

Ciputat police arrest two alleged burglars JAKARTA (JP): Police in Ciputat, South Jakarta have arrested two suspected robbers, one of whom was also charged with raping a female victim.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Pare-pare to build oil refinery in South Sulawesi

Pare-pare to build oil refinery in South Sulawesi JAKARTA (JP): Pare-pare Refining Corporation, a subsidiary of Meganusa Holding Corporation, is to build an oil refinery in Pinrang, near the South Sulawesi city of Pare-pare, with an investment of Rp 10.2 trillion (US$4.42 billion).
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Old soldiers fend off young guns at Games

Old soldiers fend off young guns at Games JAKARTA (JP): Old soldiers held off coup attempts from young prodigies in the 14th National Games yesterday, but age barriers denied the veterans a remarkable showing.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Motorcycles for troopers

Motorcycles for troopers JAKARTA (JP): PT Federal Motor, a manufacturer and assembler for Honda, donated the Jakarta Military Command 35 new motorcycles Thursday.The command's chief, Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, said the motorcycles would be used by his squads to patrol the city.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Drive on billboard language to continue

Drive on billboard language to continue JAKARTA (JP): Around 2,000 billboards, signs and banners around the city still bear foreign names or wording despite a national campaign to use proper Indonesian.Unless they are changed, they may be targeted in a Sept.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Perum PPD must diversify its business: Official

Perum PPD must diversify its business: Official JAKARTA (JP): The secretary-general of the Ministry of Transportation, Muchtaruddin Siregar, suggested that the state- owned transportation service Perum PPD could improve its performance by diversifying.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Selviana marks comeback with double gold

Selviana marks comeback with double gold JAKARTA (JP): Life is restarting after 40 for Selviana Sofyan of Jakarta who yesterday returned to the shooting range with two gold medals in the women's sport pistol at the 14th National Games.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Soeharto to meet with conglomerates

Soeharto to meet with conglomerates JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will host 500 of the country's wealthiest individuals at the Bogor Presidential Palace today to personally thank them for their contributions to the government's poverty eradication campaign.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Tragicomedy 'Gerr' enlivens Schouwburg II Festival 1996

Tragicomedy 'Gerr' enlivens Schouwburg II Festival 1996By Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): Participating in a nine-day art event called the Schouwburg Festival II 1996, playwright Putu Wijaya's group, Teater Mandiri, staged Gerr, a tragicomedy on the death and resurrection of the protagonist and ...
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Netanyahu's U.S. trip

Netanyahu's U.S. trip Fresh from talks with (Palestinian leader) Yasser Arafat, Netanyahu is now in Washington, stressing to President Bill Clinton that the kind of peace he seeks is one founded on security. In this, there is nothing new.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Schools to be built on stilts in flood-prone areas

Schools to be built on stilts in flood-prone areas JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to build elementary school buildings in flood-prone areas on raised platforms to ensure that school documents and furniture remain intact when heavy rain hits the areas.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Steady Safe obtains loan

Steady Safe obtains loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Steady Safe, a publicly-listed transport company, has signed an agreement with a syndication of 22 banks for a US$100 million loan that will be used to enlarge its armada and repay its debts.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Russia undergoes painful recovery

Russia undergoes painful recoveryBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): In a coronary bypass operation, like the one that Russian President Boris Yeltsin must undergo at the end of this month, the odds of survival are 97 or 98 percent. The odds that the peace pact recently signed by Gen.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/PRD activists detained

PRD activists detained SEMARANG: Seven members of the outlawed Democratic People's Party (PRD) were arrested by police in Ungaran on Thursday while holding a clandestine meeting.Central Java Police Chief Maj. Gen.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Bruce Seldon: Give him a break

Bruce Seldon: Give him a break Seldon, an accomplished heavyweight boxing champion (29 KOs), who trained for 12 weeks in an attempt to grab Tyson's belt, has become the talk of the world, and rich. More to the point, he is fully intact and remains a dynamo, to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Basofi's van buying spree sparks criticism

Basofi's van buying spree sparks criticism SURABAYA (JP): East Java governor Basofi Sudirman has come under fire for buying 640 Isuzu Panther vans worth Rp 23 billion (US$9.7 million) for subdistrict chiefs without consulting the legislative council.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Chedi responds

Chedi responds We would like to reply to Mr. Bondan Winarno's letter published on Sept. 12, 1996, titled Hotel reservations canceled.It is with great regret that we were not able to accommodate Mr. and Mrs. Bondan Winarno and his guests Mr. and Mrs.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/ASEAN, CER sign accord on standards

ASEAN, CER sign accord on standards JAKARTA (JP): Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries of the Australia- New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER) signed here yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in ...
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Crisis in Iraq-U.S. ties

Crisis in Iraq-U.S. tiesFrom MerdekaA crisis in the Persian Gulf has once again erupted with the U.S. becoming infuriated over Iraq's treatment of the Kurds, a tribe living in the northern part of that country. U.S.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Water supply disrupted

Water supply disrupted JAKARTA (JP): The city water company announced yesterday that the water supply in Sunter Agung Podomoro and surrounding areas in North Jakarta would be disrupted because of pipe repairs on Jl. Sunter Agung Podomoro.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Human Rights body chairman to be elected

Human Rights body chairman to be elected JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights will elect its new leader early next month to replace Ali Said who died in June, its deputy chief Marzuki Darusman said yesterday.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Underrepresentation of women upsets Mien

Underrepresentation of women upsets Mien JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi says she is upset that Golkar, the ruling political group, is nominating fewer women for next year's general election than expected.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Tiara, Mashill banks discuss merger

Tiara, Mashill banks discuss merger JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's managing director for supervision of commercial banks, Hendrobudiyanto, acknowledged yesterday that Bank Tiara and Bank Mashill are negotiating a merger.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Banking PR forum set up

Banking PR forum set up JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono inaugurated yesterday the establishment of a communication forum for banking public relations officers.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/The balance of power in East Asia

The balance of power in East Asia Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin recently gave a talk at the Malaysian Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) on the Balance of Power in East Asia. A modified version of the talk follows in this and a following article on Monday.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Judge shows compassion

Judge shows compassion JAKARTA (JP): A West Jakarta teenager convicted of assault had his jail term reduced from nine to seven months after he pleaded with the judge to let him out in time to see his wife give birth.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Rights commission urges solution

Rights commission urges solution SURABAYA: A team from the National Commission on Human Rights urged the city administration to resolve the land row in Tubanan district once and for all along the lines of an agreement it helped broker last year.
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 13, 1996: Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,325 125 ...
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Sat, 14 Sep 1996

JP/ASEAN countries agree to cooperate on capital goods

ASEAN countries agree to cooperate on capital goods JAKARTA (JP): The governments and business agencies of the seven members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed here yesterday to sound out regional cooperation in the production of capital goods.
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