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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Sending back illegal migrants

Sending back illegal migrants Sending home illegal migrants from a neighboring country can be sensitive but Malaysia and Indonesia have managed it smoothly. Recently Malaysia sent back more than 1,000 people on an Indonesian ship.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/439 Kemayoran families to move into apartments

439 Kemayoran families to move into apartments JAKARTA (JP): Four hundred and thirty-nine families in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, are ready to move into new cheap apartments.The apartments are in the New Kemayoran Township, a State Secretariat project.Township authority head Hindro T.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Involve public in security, says Moetojib

Involve public in security, says Moetojib JAKARTA (JP): Public involvement is the most important step in preventing small problems from escalating into explosive unrests, as the reach of intelligence and security authorities is too small to encompass all potential troubles, a senior official says.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/39 products faced dumping claims last year

39 products faced dumping claims last year JAKARTA (JP): Several countries filed dumping claims on 39 of Indonesia's export commodities last year, says an official of the Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee.Committee Chairman T.L.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Double track railway opens in West Java

Double track railway opens in West Java JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto yesterday opened a 32.4 kilometer double-track railway connecting Kadokan Gabus and Haurgeulis in West Java.The railway is part of a planned 105.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Local companies uninterseted in insuring satellites

Local companies uninterseted in insuring satellites JAKARTA (JP): Domestic insurance firms are not interested in dealing with satellite insurance because of a lack of regulations and local satellite launchings, the president of state-owned insurance firm PT Reasuransi Umum Indonesia said ...

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Tanah Abang market shops closed after gang clash

Tanah Abang market shops closed after gang clash JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of shops and businesses were closed and traffic disrupted yesterday as a fierce clash between two gangs of hoodlums erupted in the Tanah Abang market area, Central Jakarta.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Business community to rebuild Tasikmalaya

Business community to rebuild Tasikmalaya TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): The country's business community, including banks, insurance companies and businessmen, has pledged to help rebuild the town's economy following the riot here last month.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/City Hall decrees Ramadhan work hours

City Hall decrees Ramadhan work hours JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja issued a decree yesterday on working hours for city officials during Ramadhan.The decree, which excludes teachers and elementary school keepers, is effective today.Work hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Malaysian, Thai deported

Malaysian, Thai deported MEDAN, North Sumatra: The local immigration office has deported a Malaysian and a Thai for abusing their visas, head of the office Guntoro Hermanuadi told Antara Wednesday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Tackle terrorism at its roots

Tackle terrorism at its roots It was the "Peace for all Peruvians" banner that stung most acutely of all the illogical banners unfurled over the weekend by the heavily-armed, so-called Marxist rebels holding 74 hostages at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Border area development 'must involve locals'

Border area development 'must involve locals' JAKARTA (JP): Development in border areas must involve the residents there, Minister of Defense Edi Sudrajat said in Sanggau, West Kalimantan, yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/AIDS cases 'could reach one million'

AIDS cases 'could reach one million' JAKARTA (JP): The number of people contracting HIV/AIDS could reach one million by the year 2000 if people were "careless", a senior cabinet minister warned yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Babies get hypertension

Babies get hypertension MEDAN, North Sumatra: Pediatricians say even babies and children can suffer from hypertension."Hypertension can be inherited from parents with the same problem and therefore must be effectively controlled early on to prevent it from happening in adult life," Dr.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * We continue "The Mambo Kings..." on Radio Sonora FM100.9 this evening at 8:15, on "The Listening Post." Renowned actor E.G. Marshall reads from "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," on a Dove Audio recording. This bestseller recalls a vanished era -- 1949 in New York.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Social insurance firms' investments total Rp 7.89t

Social insurance firms' investments total Rp 7.89t JAKARTA (JP): The country's five state-owned social insurance companies' investments totaled Rp 7.89 trillion (US$3.34 billion) in December last year, up 18 percent from Rp 6.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, 7:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Paraguas Vocal Group, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 7:15 p.m. to 411 p.m.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/$5.7b investment seen for MM 2100

$5.7b investment seen for MM 2100 JAKARTA (JP): Domestic and foreign investment in the MM 2100 Industrial Town in Cibitung, Bekasi, West Java, is expected to increase from $1.3 billion now to $2.8 billion in 1998 and $5.7 billion in 2003, a Japanese investor said yesterday.G.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 ...

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Loss of trust a threat to security

Loss of trust a threat to securityBy Arief Budiman SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): Attorney General Singgih told a House hearing early last month that he would ask the Supreme Court to allow him to reopen and review any cases that might "endanger state security.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Inflexible defense a worry for vulnerable Liverpool

Inflexible defense a worry for vulnerable LiverpoolBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): It is business as usual in England this weekend, weather permitting, as Premiership football resumes following FA Cup duty.Liverpool stands just two points clear at the top following defeat at Chelsea on New Year's Day.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/City Council rejects privatization plans

City Council rejects privatization plans JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has rejected the municipality's plan for private firms to cooperate with the city-owned water company because the administration did not give enough details on the cooperation.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Successive riots: Why?

Successive riots: Why? The recent Tasikmalaya riots are regrettable, because the outburst seems rife with racist and sectarian motives.This is not the first time such an incident has occurred, and our national leaders are sad and confused.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Japan Foundation sponsors three-day cultural festival

Japan Foundation sponsors three-day cultural festivalBy Rebecca Mowbray JAKARTA (JP): While the Japanese prime minister is busy meeting Indonesian leaders this weekend, Indonesians can sample Japanese culture at the Japan Foundation.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Illegal workers return home

Illegal workers return home SURABAYA, East Java: A total 956 illegal workers deported by the Malaysian government returned home yesterday, but their problems are not yet settled.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Shuttlers must not overreact: Official

Shuttlers must not overreact: Official JAKARTA (JP): National shuttlers should not blow their problems over their contracts out of proportion, a Badminton Association of Indonesia official said yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Bodies of fishermen found

Bodies of fishermen found JEMBER, East Java: The bodies of four fishermen from Jember, East Java lost during a tidal gale on the Indonesian Ocean at the end of December have been found decaying some 100 kilometers east in Banyuwangi.Chief of the Puger police office Sgt. Maj.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Let down by Japanese budget

Let down by Japanese budget Japan is saddled with debts of 400 trillion yen (US$3.46 trillion) incurred by the central and local governments, which means it shares with Italy the dubious distinction of being the most financially troubled of the industrially advanced nations.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Five cement producers win export licenses

Five cement producers win export licenses JAKARTA (JP): The government has licensed five local cement producers to export in the first quarter of this year, a Ministry of Trade official says.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Oil fuel subsidy to reach Rp 2t, Pertamina says

Oil fuel subsidy to reach Rp 2t, Pertamina says JAKARTA (JP): The government will spend Rp 2 trillion (US$847 million) subsidizing domestic oil fuels this fiscal year owing to the increase in international crude oil prices, state-owned oil company Pertamina said yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Book fair organizers criticized

Book fair organizers criticized JAKARTA (JP): Publishers have criticized the discount policy and security at the annual book fair which the Indonesian Book Publishers' Association sponsors.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Unrest shows society is 'sick', minister says

Unrest shows society is 'sick', minister says JAKARTA (JP): The riots and rampages that have jolted the country these past months are symptoms of a sick society, Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Frente entertains fanatic fans at private show

Frente entertains fanatic fans at private showBy K. Basrie JAKARTA (JP): At around midnight on Saturday evening, an unusually long line of cars was converging on the site of the elite Pondok Indah housing complex in South Jakarta and parking along both sides of Jl. Taman Metro.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Inti, Alcatel to set up fiber optics company

Inti, Alcatel to set up fiber optics company JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned telecommunications equipment producer PT Inti has signed an agreement with French telecommunications giant Alcatel to establish a joint venture fiber optics company.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Ramadhan and social ills

Ramadhan and social ills Ramadhan has been observed by Moslems for centuries and it is always spiritually enriching to see how the month-long ritual is practiced. But the holy month, beginning today, is also a month of ordeals, even though welcomed with serenity and solemnity.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Megawati told to be patient and tactical

Megawati told to be patient and tactical JAKARTA (JP): Political observers said yesterday Megawati Soekarnoputri, having no chance of retaining her Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) top slot, should make peace with her ouster Soerjadi.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Coal gasification

Coal gasification It is well known Indonesia's reserves of crude oil are being steadily depleted, to the extent that by 2010, if not sooner, Indonesia will become a net importer of oil. This will in turn have an adverse effect on the country's foreign exchange reserves.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Student basketball league to start

Student basketball league to start JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association and the Ministry of Education and Culture are to stage an NCAA-like Students' Basketball League in Surabaya this March.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Animated Classic 3:05 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:05 Comedy: Situasi 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Entrepreneurship Program: ...

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Tangerang faces water shortage

Tangerang faces water shortage JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang, an industrial town 26 km west of Jakarta, will face an acute shortage of clean water soon because the Cisadane river, which passes through the area, can no longer supply the area, a researcher said Wednesday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Poolside - Pasar Senggol, daily, 6.30 p.m. Kecak Dance, Friday and Tuesday, Legong Dance, Saturday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arjuna Wiwaha Dance, Sunday, 7 p.m.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Hashimoto pledges support

Hashimoto pledges support JAKARTA (JP): Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday pledged his country's continued support for development in Indonesia.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Fire destroys warehouses

Fire destroys warehouses JAKARTA (JP): A fire gutted three warehouses and a factory at Pulogadung Industrial Estate, Cakung, East Jakarta.The factory was unoccupied at the time so no one was hurt.City Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta said the fire, which began 11:30 p.m.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Predictable ending to 'Last Man Standing'

Predictable ending to 'Last Man Standing'By Laksmi Pamoentjak-Djohan JAKARTA (JP): Two things are self-explanatory in Bruce Willis' latest action flick. One is the very first line in the title sequence: A Lone Wolf Film.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Government urged to solve Busang gold conflict soon

Government urged to solve Busang gold conflict soon JAKARTA (JP): The government should quickly solve the conflict between Bre-X Minerals and Barrick Gold Corp. of Canada over the potentially huge Busang gold mine in East Kalimantan to maintain foreign investor confidence, analysts said yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Ramadhan fasting month begins

Ramadhan fasting month begins JAKARTA (JP): Millions of Indonesian Moslems begin fasting today.Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher announced in a televised speech last night that the first day of the Ramadhan Moslem fasting month, 1417 Hijr year, coincides with Friday, Jan. 10, 1997.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Prosecution witnesses vindicate defendants

Prosecution witnesses vindicate defendants JAKARTA (JP): Prosecution witnesses in the subversion trials against labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan and nine activists of the Democratic People's Party gave favorable testimonies yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Ticket scalpers at Pulogadung

Ticket scalpers at PulogadungFrom NeracaOn the evening of Dec. 31, 1996 my friends and I were on our way to spend the holidays in Kuningan, West Java. We went to the Pulogadung bus terminal.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaFridayMaghrib 6.20 p.m.SaturdayImsak 4:25 a.m.Subuh 4.35 a.m.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

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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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Military, students hold dialog

Military, students hold dialog JAKARTA (JP): A dialog between the military and students was held at City Military Chief. Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso's residence on Jl. Teuku Umar, Central Jakarta, Wednesday.Lt. Col.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/New bank liquidation rule puts depositors second

New bank liquidation rule puts depositors second JAKARTA (JP): Depositors will only be paid after preferred creditors whenever a bank is liquidated, Bank Indonesia said yesterday.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Elmi Hotel: Jl. Panglima Sudirman No. 42-44: - Qemi Club: Karaoke/Disco, Sunday, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Master Band, Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Atlantic Band, Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Govt to adopt DCS-1800 and PHS cellular systems

Govt to adopt DCS-1800 and PHS cellular systems JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to adopt the Digital Cordless System (DCS-1800) and the Personal Handy-phone Service (PHS) in Indonesia following successful trials here and in Surabaya, East Java.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Alter floats shares on JSX

Alter floats shares on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Kaolin producer PT Alter Abadi made its stock market debut yesterday when all its shares were listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Wall-Mart Pluit opens

Wall-Mart Pluit opens JAKARTA (JP): U.S. retail chain Wal-Mart opened a four-story supercenter in North Jakarta's Megamal Pluit yesterday.The store is managed by PT Multipolar Corporation, a Lippo Group subsidiary, which has a franchise agreement with Wal-Mart.

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Fri, 10 Jan 1997

JP/Vatican memo has no legal meaning: Observers

Vatican memo has no legal meaning: Observers JAKARTA (JP): The Vatican memo referring to East Timor as the 27th Indonesian province sparked a controversy among political observers and legal experts here yesterday.

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