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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Pirated CDs, cassettes seized

Pirated CDs, cassettes seized JAKARTA (JP): The city police arrested a man yesterday for pirating CDs and cassettes in his house, on Jl. Paladis Raya, Sunter Agung, North Jakarta.According to spokesman Maj.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/PPP to form legal aid body

PPP to form legal aid body MEDAN, North Sumatra: The United Development Party (PPP) will form legal aid institutes all over the country to report on violations in the 1997 general election, Antara reported.

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Thu, 26 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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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Revealing developers' debts

Revealing developers' debts JAKARTA (JP): The council has urged the municipality to reveal how much developers owe the city in terms of schools, parks, places of worship and other public facilities.Speaker M.H.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Secrets of the Swiss bankers

Secrets of the Swiss bankers The cloistered Swiss banking industry has belatedly and reluctantly agreed to unlock two of its most disturbing secrets. One is its handling of accounts opened by European Jews who were later killed during the Holocaust.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Post office has new service

Post office has new service BANDUNG, West Java (JP): The state-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia yesterday launched a new service here offering overnight delivery of packages.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/MKGR youth group told to vote again

MKGR youth group told to vote again JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto wants the youth wing of Musyawarah Keluarga Gotong Royong (MKGR) to call an extraordinary congress to resolve the internal bickering within the organization, which is affiliated to Golkar.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 25, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Indonesia joins anti-nuclear test club

Indonesia joins anti-nuclear test club JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas has signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), making Indonesia among the first countries to sign the agreement which officially puts an end to nuclear testing, Antara said yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/IFC approves $675.3m in aid for RI

IFC approves $675.3m in aid for RI JAKARTA (JP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, approved a total package of US$675.3 million for Indonesian projects in the 1995/96 fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, the corporation announced here yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Megawati loyalists off election committee

Megawati loyalists off election committee JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Elections Committee Moch. Yogie S.M. installed three new members in the committee yesterday, replacing loyalists of Megawati Soekarnoputri of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel: Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Piano), Monday to Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Irven (Guitar), Monday to Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Mixed voices Accapela singer and Andi (Pianist), Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/The UN reforms

The UN reforms As the United Nations General Assembly moves full steam ahead, the United States is intensifying its campaign to stop Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali from running for a second term in office.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Minister expects oil prices to exceed budget forecast

Minister expects oil prices to exceed budget forecast JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana said yesterday that Indonesian oil prices were likely to remain above US$16.50 a barrel, a level used by the government to calculate its budget for this fiscal year which ends next March.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Enraged PPP to protest to military over screening

Enraged PPP to protest to military over screening SEMARANG (JP): Enraged United Development Party (PPP) leaders in Central Java are planning to lodge protests with the military for disqualifying some of its legislative candidates because of their suspected past links with communism.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Council seeks abolition of ineffective taxes

Council seeks abolition of ineffective taxes JAKARTA (JP): City Council Commission C for city revenue has suggested that four taxes which are no longer effective in contributing revenue to the city should be eliminated.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Few firms conduct environmental audits

Few firms conduct environmental audits JAKARTA (JP): A legal advocate for the environment said that few Indonesian businesses were inclined to conduct environmental audits.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Deconstructing RI's impressive literacy rate

Deconstructing RI's impressive literacy rate Indonesia celebrates International Literacy Day on Tuesday, with figures suggesting that significant progress has been achieved in this field. Ignas Kleden takes a deeper look at the figures.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/RI to host World Beach Volleyball Championships

RI to host World Beach Volleyball Championships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the ninth leg of the Men's Beach Volleyball World Championships Series next month at Senayan's tennis court and its new outdoor volleyball court.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Strategic firms plan to set up more subsidiaries

Strategic firms plan to set up more subsidiaries JAKARTA (JP): State-owned companies supervised by the government's Management Board of Strategic Industries (BPIS) plan to set up more subsidiaries even though some of them suffered losses last year.State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Six soldiers stand trial over student deaths

Six soldiers stand trial over student deaths UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): A military tribunal yesterday began trying six of the 12 soldiers accused of using "excessive force" when dispersing a student demonstration here in April.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/'Lifestyle' guide to be launched soon

'Lifestyle' guide to be launched soon JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Post daily and Integrated Information Pte Ltd of Singapore are preparing to launch the second edition of their English-language lifestyle guide titled The Jakarta Post Lifestyle 1997.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Children exploited by criminals

Children exploited by criminals PALU, Central Sulawesi: Children below the age of 14 are being used by criminals to collect money for "good works", Antara reported yesterday.Young girls equipped with a letter of recommendation and receipts appear wearing trousers and Islamic head-scarves.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Ministry's committee ready to process dumping charges

Ministry's committee ready to process dumping charges JAKARTA (JP): The government's anti-dumping committee has begun to process dumping charges brought against foreign companies and has urged domestic companies to watch out for the future dumping of imported products.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Megawati defies mayor's order to close HQ

Megawati defies mayor's order to close HQ JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri yesterday defied an East Jakarta mayoralty order to close her new Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters in Condet, East Jakarta.East Jakarta Mayor Lt. Col.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/25 artists to discuss AIDS

25 artists to discuss AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-five artists are scheduled to meet at Pete's Tavern on Jl. MH. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on Saturday to discuss AIDS.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Foreign investment set to fall

Foreign investment set to fall JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo projected here yesterday that foreign investment approvals are likely to drop by 30 percent to US$27 billion this year from $39.9 billion in 1995.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/The minibar trick

The minibar trick This is in reference to our first experience in Melia Purosani Hotel, Yogyakarta, in early August. As our company was celebrating its first anniversary, we decided to spend a night at Melia. We booked nine of the hotel's rooms (four single and five double).

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Australian Rules Football

Australian Rules Football Having read your paper consistently over a number of years I am disappointed there is normally no report on the Australian Final Football on your sports news. Not even a summary of the AFL results.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/1997 haj quota of 195,000 filled, government closes registration

1997 haj quota of 195,000 filled, government closes registration JAKARTA (JP): The government closed registration of next year's haj pilgrimage to Mecca for Moslems on Sept. 19 after the quota of 195,000 people was filled, an official said yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/'Women must push for gender equality'

'Women must push for gender equality' JAKARTA (JP): Legislator Marwah Daud Ibrahim said during a panel discussion yesterday that women, and society as a whole, should start creating a desired vision for incorporating gender and the development perspective.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Mal Taman Anggrek

Mal Taman Anggrek On behalf of our client, Mal Taman Anggrek, I would like to thank you for the article on the project in your Sept. 20, 1996 issue.However, there was one error that we would be grateful if you could correct.The general manager of Mal Taman Anggrek is Robert G.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/High tech, fine craftsmanship fuse in wearable jewelry

High tech, fine craftsmanship fuse in wearable jewelryBy Parvathi Nayar Narayan JAKARTA (JP): 'Triptych' is a traveling exhibition that brings to Jakarta the concept of wearable jewelry viewed as works of art.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/City-owned hotel opens in October

City-owned hotel opens in October JAKARTA (JP): The grand opening of a new city-owned hotel, Hotel Cempaka Jakarta, will be held on Oct. 1, a few months after its soft opening, an official said.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Attacks on city taxi drivers on the rise

Attacks on city taxi drivers on the rise JAKARTA (JP): Another taxi driver has become the victim of robbers pretending to be passengers, indicating that the frequency of attacks on taxi drivers has not decreased.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Info system installed to control floods

Info system installed to control floods JAKARTA (JP): The government now has both manual and automatic information systems to warn people of floods after a computerized system to provide accurate and continuous data on water levels was set up in May.The automatic system is online at all times.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Land for transmigration

Land for transmigration BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Head of the Bengkulu provincial transmigration ministry office Basuki welcomed the local people's plan to give up their land for transmigrants.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:45 TV Series: Family Matters 3:05 Dance Performance 3:30 TV Series: 13 Wonder: Back to The Wild 4:05 Film: Here Comes the Stars: Bob Hope II 4:30 Education: Dunia Mahasiswa 4:55 Filler and Trailer 5:00 Evening News 5:25 My Country 5:30 ...

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Teacher gets two months

Teacher gets two months MEDAN, North Sumatra: An elementary school teacher, Dolinsius Napitupulu, was sentenced to two months in jail yesterday for hurling dirty words at his brother-in-law, Dosni Nadeak.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Guard admits receiving cash from Eddy Tansil

Guard admits receiving cash from Eddy Tansil JAKARTA (JP): A prison warden being tried for his alleged complicity in the escape of notorious businessman Eddy Tansil from Cipinang penitentiary last May has denied plotting the escape.

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/On Croatia

On Croatia On Sept. 24 you published a short article titled Bosnian factions trapped in dispute. Apparently the arguments are given and then "verified" by the phrase "...analysts say, diplomats say, ...critics say...

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Thu, 26 Sep 1996

JP/Museums told to tighten security following theft

Museums told to tighten security following theft JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday ordered all state museums to tighten their security, following the theft of several paintings from the National Museum.

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