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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/S&P says RI needs fewer but strong banks

S&P says RI needs fewer but strong banks JAKARTA (JP): Rating agency Standard & Poor's has suggested Indonesia reduce the number of banks in the country and strengthen their capital bases to meet future competitive threats from overseas players.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/American to start hunger strike in quarantine

American to start hunger strike in quarantine JAKARTA (JP): A 51-year-old American quarantined by the authorities for allegedly misusing his visa and possessing pornographic photographs will start a hunger strike to protest the unclear process of his arrest.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/India, Pakistan likely to unite against nuke accord

India, Pakistan likely to unite against nuke accordBy Praful Bidwai NEW DELHI (IPS): Only weeks after the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) reconvened at Geneva, it appears likely that India and its regional rival, Pakistan, will make an alliance of strange bedfellows to obstruct ...

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Travelers pack the city once more

Travelers pack the city once more JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of holidaymakers returning from their hometowns after an extended Idul Fitri holiday packed the city's bus terminals and railway stations yesterday.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Fostering cooperation

Fostering cooperation Contrary to what some observers may have anticipated, the two- day encounter between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and European Union foreign ministers ended Friday in Singapore on a note of goodwill and optimism for the future, differences notwithstanding.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Investment boycott against Myanmar

Investment boycott against Myanmar The Clinton administration may be nearing a decision point on Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation that has been deformed by a brutal military dictatorship.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Hingis wins Paris Open

Hingis wins Paris Open PARIS (AFP): Top-seed Martina Hingis stretched her unbeaten 1997 record to 19 victories when she won the 480,000 dollar Paris Open yesterday -- but she was made to fight all the way by determined Anke Huber of Germany.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Ibis Slipi Hotel, Jl. Jend. S.Parman Kav.59, Central Jakarta. - Bar Onix: All Eight Band, Sunday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Monday, Friday, 8 p.m to 12 p.m, Exelence Band, Tuesday, Thursday, 8 p.m to 12 a.m., Saturday, 9 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Big City, Wednesday, 8 p.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Korean saga is stranger than fiction

Korean saga is stranger than fiction Neither for the first nor last time, recent events in and around Korea can best be explained by an old cliche: if a writer of fiction had put those events in a novel, critics would have panned the book as simply unbelievable.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Sports organizations told to solve problems by March

Sports organizations told to solve problems by March JAKARTA (JP): The National SEA Games training director Djoko Pramono has urged all sports organizations to solve their internal problems before March 1.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Thai girls outtouch Jakarta Dragons

Thai girls outtouch Jakarta Dragons JAKARTA (JP): Nine girls from Bangkok who had not heard of rugby 12 months ago won the inaugural International Association of Southeast Asian International Schools women's touch rugby tournament here Saturday.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Mining concession comes under fire

Mining concession comes under fire JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) attacked the government Saturday for allowing a coal mining firm to control 100,000 hectares of a Kalimantan national park.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Unggul Widya to expand oil palm estates

Unggul Widya to expand oil palm estates JAKARTA (JP): PT Unggul Widya Teknologi Lestari will expand its oil palm estates in South Sulawesi's Mamuju regency from 10,000 hectares to 25,000 hectares, the company announced Saturday.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Three more die in accident

Three more die in accident PADANG, West Sumatra: Two people were killed and three injured in an accident involving a bus and a pick-up van here over the weekend, police said.The accident happened in the Pesisir Selatan area when the packed open-roof pick-up van was hit by a bus on a sharp bend.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Comics

Comics Due to a late delivery, comics on Rose is Rose and The Born Loser do not appear on today's newspaper.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/India's limited arms industry

India's limited arms industry LONDON: The announcement on Dec. 5, 1996 that India had successfully completed research on a nuclear-capable intermediate-range missile, the Agni, seemed to underline the achievements of a formidable domestic arms industry.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Garuda completes Pakistani jet modification

Garuda completes Pakistani jet modification JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Maintenance Facility, the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's aircraft maintenance unit, has completed modifying three parts of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing B-747-200 jet.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Peace talks underway in W. Kalimantan

Peace talks underway in W. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Negotiations for peace between two conflicting ethnic groups in West Kalimantan are underway, but observers are divided on the possibility of successful dialog.Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Antisubversion law must be revoked

Antisubversion law must be revoked From the meeting which took place yesterday (Friday) between the National Commission on Human Rights and Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung, a piece of refreshing news emerged.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Table tennis body yet to exclude Suseno from training program

Table tennis body yet to exclude Suseno from training program JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association has not yet excluded top player Anton Suseno from the 19th SEA Games training program due to his refusal to go to China for an overseas stint.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/What's new out there in access control device

What's new out there in access control deviceBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): First, here's a tip from a fellow computer enthusiast, Dr. R.J. Jorna from Jakarta. He wrote me and suggested that I share with you his experience in installing CorelDRAW 7.0 on a notebook.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Kadin asks for transition period of customs law

Kadin asks for transition period of customs law JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has supported the new customs law but asked for a transition period of three to six months before it is fully enforced.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Vientiane: A capital city with two faces

Vientiane: A capital city with two facesBy Dewi Anggraeni VIENTIANE, Laos (JP): Emerging from the small aircraft onto the flight of stairs leading to the tarmac, I had a good view of the airport terminal building at Vientiane, which is even smaller than Jakarta's Kemayoran Airport was 35 years ...

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Train fare hike

Train fare hikeFrom NeracaTraveling executive class by train means comfort. Its reclining seats are like an airplane's which lull passengers to sleep until arrival at their destiny.However, something is not quite right.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Beeper numbers changed

Beeper numbers changed JAKARTA (JP): State domestic telecommunications firm PT Telkom changed yesterday three-digit telephone numbers of Skytel, Starko and Santika radio paging (beeper) operators.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Police seize another grenade

Police seize another grenade JAKARTA (JP): Police seized another hand grenade from a house in Taman Harapan Indah Bloc Q/35, Jelambar, West Jakarta, Saturday after two active hand grenades were found in Megamendung, Bogor, and Cililitan, East Jakarta on Feb. 9.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Nasution recuperates after surgery

Nasution recuperates after surgery JAKARTA (JP): Retired Gen. Abdul Haris Nasution, a respected senior Indonesian military figure, is recuperating following minor surgery at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital.Nasution underwent prostate surgery Thursday, according to Suara Pembaruan yesterday. Dr.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Corruption and collusion

Corruption and collusion When presenting his annual budget speech in the House of Representatives, President Soeharto said the practice of corruption, collusion and manipulation, easily led to emotional explosions.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Police issue another summons to Megawati

Police issue another summons to Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Police issued another summons to ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri last week, ordering her to appear for questioning Thursday.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Indosat wants a stake in PT Abacus

Indosat wants a stake in PT Abacus JAKARTA (JP): State-owned international telecommunications firm PT Indosat is eying a stake in PT Abacus Indonesia, a reservation service company partly owned by national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Fresh complaints raised against election campaign guidelines

Fresh complaints raised against election campaign guidelines JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's two minority parties raised fresh complaints yesterday over what they called restrictive election campaign guidelines and sought a meeting with the government to discuss the problems.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/JSX expected to gain ground this week

JSX expected to gain ground this week JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta stockmarket is likely to remain strong this week on the back two consecutive days of upbeat trade after the Idul Fitri and Chinese New Year Holidays.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/'Legislation alone can't prevent alocoholism'

'Legislation alone can't prevent alocoholism' JAKARTA (JP): Noted Moslem scholar Nurcholish Madjid has said it would take the Moslem community more than legislation to prevent alcoholism, especially among youths.Nurcholish said people need to return to a way of life based on Islamic teaching.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/State construction firms' revenue predicted to rise

State construction firms' revenue predicted to rise JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar predicted that the revenue of 19 state enterprises under the supervision of his ministry would increase by 22 percent to Rp 5.34 trillion (US$2.22 billion) this year, from Rp 4.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Plan to extend forest concessions supported

Plan to extend forest concessions supported JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry supports a proposal to extend forest concessions from 20 years to 70 years by revising Law No. 5/1967 on forestry, Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo said over the weekend.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Seven die in accidents

Seven die in accidents SEMARANG (JP): Seven people died and four others were injured in two road accidents here and Kebumen over the weekend, police and eyewitnesses said.The first accident occurred on Jl.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Buck Rogers 3:05 Children's Program: Anak Anak Indonesia 3:30 TV Series: Fresh Prince of Bell Air 4:05 Science Film: Great Britain By Train 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:25 My Country 5:30 Creative ...

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/PT PAL delivers turbine

PT PAL delivers turbine JAKARTA (JP): Surabaya-based PT PAL has delivered a 55 MW geothermal turbine to Gunung Salak, West Java.PT PAL, a company supervised by the Strategic Industries Management Board (BPIS) in cooperation with Italian company Ansaldo, made the turbine.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Owners hide trawlers from police

Owners hide trawlers from police MEDAN: Seven entrepreneurs have hidden their trawlers in a secluded islet in the Malacca Straight to evade police raids on banned fishing equipment.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Bumiputera's premium hits Rp 758b in '96

Bumiputera's premium hits Rp 758b in '96 JAKARTA (JP): Life insurance firm Bumiputera's premium income jumped 20 percent to Rp 758 billion (US$321 million) last year, the company said yesterday.

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Mon, 17 Feb 1997

JP/Robbers get empty safe

Robbers get empty safe LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: Thieves breaking into a Lippo Bank here early last Friday ran away with an empty 800 kilogram safe, police said Saturday.Police said the large safe contained only documents and bundles of cheque forms, Antara reported.

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