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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Latinusa to raise tinplate output

Latinusa to raise tinplate output JAKARTA (JP): Tinplate manufacturer PT Pelat Timah Nusantara (Latinusa) plans to increase production despite a market glut, according to its president.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Harmoko met by Golkar cadres on Ramadhan tour

Harmoko met by Golkar cadres on Ramadhan tourBy Ainur R. Sophiaan PEMALANG, Central Java (JP): Thousands of people clad in yellow -- the party color of the ruling Golkar -- greeted Minister of Information Harmoko at various stops on his annual Safari Ramadhan trip.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/E. Kalimantan to become pulp, paper world leader

E. Kalimantan to become pulp, paper world leader JAKARTA (JP): East Kalimantan is set to have the world's largest concentration of pulp and paper production in the next five years with the establishment of four more pulp and paper plants in the province.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Religious harmony promoted

Religious harmony promoted KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Manggarai regency's interfaith communication forum is experimenting with ways to promote harmony between people of different religions.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Japanese cemetery

Japanese cemetery On Jan. 11, 1997, The Jakarta Post published a picture on the front page of the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to the public cemetery at Jati Petamburan in Central Jakarta.The caption read: "... to pay tribute to Japanese soldiers buried there...

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Banking developments in 1996 and policy directions for 1997

Banking developments in 1996 and policy directions for 1997 The following article is an excerpt from a paper presented by Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono at an annual bankers' meeting on Jan. 9. This is the second of two articles.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Pakpahan trial proceeds in spite of illness

Pakpahan trial proceeds in spite of illness JAKARTA (JP): The subversion trial of labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan continued at the South Jakarta District Court yesterday, in spite of his illness.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Singapore: A multiracial success

Singapore: A multiracial successBy David Chew SINGAPORE (JP): Long after they've served as building blocks in the creation of national identity, language and culture may still retain their controversial nature.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Orders given to shoot on sight

Orders given to shoot on sight MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Lombok Police Chief Lt. Col. Djunaidhy has ordered his men to shoot on the spot anyone caught stealing cows.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Moslems told to pay alms

Moslems told to pay alms JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja transferred yesterday more than Rp 1.8 billion collected by Bazis, the board overseeing Islamic alms collection, to charity groups.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Preserving Indonesia's lakes requires adequate research

Preserving Indonesia's lakes requires adequate researchBy Badruddin Machbub and Pasi Lehmusluoto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is home to a unique collection of more than 500 tropical lakes, in addition to 100 reservoirs.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Expert calls for action on police who back hoodlums

Expert calls for action on police who back hoodlums JAKARTA (JP): Criminologist Mulyana W. Kusuma has urged security forces to use internal disciplinary action on any officers caught backing hoodlums in extorting money from vendors and other people.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Gus Dur says NU not involved in Tasikmalaya riot

Gus Dur says NU not involved in Tasikmalaya riot JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, was not involved in the religious and sectarian violence that killed four in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya last month, its leader said yesterday.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/'SEA Games' training should be centralized'

'SEA Games' training should be centralized' JAKARTA (JP): All sports organizations preparing for the forthcoming SEA Games should centralize their training sessions, an official said yesterday.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Status of land project questioned

Status of land project questioned MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Transmigrants from the Prafi district are demanding that authorities investigate what they say are irregularities in the development of 2,155 hectares of agricultural land.Work on the Rp 2.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Thief mobbed to death

Thief mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Local residents beat to death a man for stealing a pair of jeans belonging to a neighbor on Jl. Kampung Bulak, Klender, East Jakarta on Saturday.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Farmers still using pesticides banned 10 years ago: NGO

Farmers still using pesticides banned 10 years ago: NGO JAKARTA (JP): A survey conducted by a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Semarang shows that 30 percent of the pesticides used by farmers in Sumatra and Java were banned 10 years ago.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Sawah Besar fire kills two and destroys 31 houses

Sawah Besar fire kills two and destroys 31 houses JAKARTA (JP): Two men were killed yesterday in a fire which ravaged 31 houses and left 48 families in the Sawah Besar district homeless.The victims, identified as Hasan Basri, 40, and Kurniawan, 18, were all residents of Jl.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Guatemala faces China's wrath

Guatemala faces China's wrath Taiwan has described China's veto of a UN plan to send peace monitors to Guatemala as "extremely irrational", but that is not quite accurate. The veto may have been churlish, but it was all too rational.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Honoris makes circuit packs

Honoris makes circuit packs JAKARTA (JP): PT Honoris Industry, a Modern group subsidiary, and Lucent Technologies of the United States have finished making circuit pack telecommunications equipment for state-owned PT Telkom.Circuit pack is essential equipment for telecommunications switching.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Economist urges better mining contract terms

Economist urges better mining contract terms JAKARTA (JP): An economic advisory group reiterated yesterday its suggestion that the government review the terms of its mining contract policy because the current scheme was outdated and failed to generate the greatest possible benefits ...

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Korn/Ferry opens local office

Korn/Ferry opens local office JAKARTA (JP): Korn/Ferry International, the executive search group, plans to officially open its Jakarta office on Feb. 20.The Jakarta office, which has been operating since December, will work closely with Korn/Ferry's offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Fatoele'oe told to build plant

Fatoele'oe told to build plant KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The East Nusa Tenggara administration told PT Semen Fatoele'oe Permai yesterday to start building its planned cement plant with an annual capacity of one million tons.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 13, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 ...

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Tasikmalaya incident

Tasikmalaya incident I was startled when I received a phone call from my brother saying that something terrible was happening in Tasikmalaya. He did not reveal what was happening but suggested I watch the evening news broadcast on RCTI or SCTV.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berentain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Music: GeLar Music 3:30 Science Film: Beyond Tomorrow 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film: Science World 4:30 Teenagers' Program: Drama Remaja 5:00 ...

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Guruh won't campaign for any party

Guruh won't campaign for any party JAKARTA (JP): Guruh Soekarnoputra, a senior member of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and younger brother of ousted chief Megawati Soekarnoputri, declared yesterday he will not campaign for any of the political parties contesting the general elections in ...

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/'Unregistered school closures not simple'

'Unregistered school closures not simple' JAKARTA (JP): A suggestion to close down unregistered private technical schools must consider the interests of students, an educator and legislator said yesterday.J.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Long journey to U.S.

Long journey to U.S. I am writing to complain about an extra promotion advertisement in the economy deluxe class with Eva Air.My son and his friend returned from the United States by Eva Air on Dec. 14, 1996. On Jan.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Siswono denies calling officials and public 'sick'

Siswono denies calling officials and public 'sick' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo denies having called Indonesian people and officials "sick" as widely reported in the media last week.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Fourteen ABRI members arrested

Fourteen ABRI members arrested JAKARTA (JP): Fourteen Armed Forces members and 13 brothel operators were arrested during raids on nightspots Saturday, an official said yesterday.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/SEA Games torch to be lit at Borobudur temple in C. Java

SEA Games torch to be lit at Borobudur temple in C. Java JAKARTA (JP): The SEA Games Organizing Committee plans to light the Games torch from the sun at the Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, instead of lighting it from the natural flame in Mrapen, Grobogan, Central Java.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Smuggled textile products harm local industry

Smuggled textile products harm local industry JAKARTA (JP): Local producers of textiles and textile-related products fear that textile products being smuggled onto the local market will damage the country's struggling textile industry.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/City to have toll roads to Tangerang and Depok

City to have toll roads to Tangerang and Depok JAKARTA (JP): Two new toll roads, from Jakarta to Tangerang and Jakarta to Depok, are to be built, a senior official at the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.

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Tue, 14 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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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Politician, scholars advocate public debates

Politician, scholars advocate public debates JAKARTA (JP): A politician and scholars proposed yesterday that Indonesians develop the habit of resolving state problems through public debate.They said that public debates would minimize suspicions that could arise between members of society.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesdayMaghrib 6.17 p.m.WednesdayImsak 4:17 a.m.Subuh 4.27 a.m.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/'No election campaign in campuses'

'No election campaign in campuses' JAKARTA (JP): Election campaigning should not be conducted on college and university campuses because it goes against the mission of higher learning institutions, according to a rector.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Misplaced criticisms

Misplaced criticisms We share the great concern of mining consultants and analysts over what they call misplaced and groundless criticism of foreign contractors' participation in Indonesia's mining industry.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Religious leaders told to be close to followers

Religious leaders told to be close to followers JAKARTA (JP): The government has reminded religious leaders in Indonesia how increasingly prone the public has become to violent behavior and how they need to get closer to their congregations to help nip unrest in the bud.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Budget bill to streamline accounts

Budget bill to streamline accounts JAKARTA (JP): A bill presented at the House of Representatives yesterday stipulates that the government's non-tax revenues must now be accounted for in the annual state budget.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled

National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled JAKARTA (JP): National shuttlers consider the contract dispute between players and the Badminton Association of Indonesia as settled.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Cows served herbal tonics

Cows served herbal tonics JAKARTA (JP): Drinking herbal tonics has long been popular among mothers after giving birth, but in the Central Java district of Boyolali it is most popular among nursing cows.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/'Transit system needs presidential decree'

'Transit system needs presidential decree' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's three-level transit system requires a presidential decree before construction can begin, Deputy Governor Tb. Rais said yesterday.Rais said this was contrary to statements made by the Minister of Public Works, Radinal Moochtar.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival a rejuvenating effort

Yogyakarta's 1997 art festival a rejuvenating effortBy R. Fadjri YOGYAKARTA (JP): The ongoing 1997 biennial art festival in Yogyakarta appears to be a departure from previous biennial art fests, at which paintings were exclusively exhibited.This year's art biennial, running from Jan. 5 until Jan.

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Tue, 14 Jan 1997

JP/Work accidents commonplace

Work accidents commonplace SEMARANG: The head of the Ministry of Manpower's provincial office, Bambang Hudi, has reported that 1,112 work-related accidents took place in 1996 in the municipality of Semarang and in the regencies of Kendal and Demak.

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