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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/NZ gives $1.4m to RI

NZ gives $1.4m to RI JAKARTA (JP): The New Zealand Government is giving US$1.4 million for technical assistance through its Official Development Assistance program, the country's ambassador to Indonesia, Tim Groser, said yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Police face problems in handling software piracy

Police face problems in handling software piracy JAKARTA (JP): Inadequate law and knowledge have hindered legal proceedings against many software pirates in Indonesia which has a reputation as one of the world's worst offenders of property rights, a police officer has said.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta: - Chequers; The World Premier Band from USA, daily (except Sunday), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. * Millennium Sirih Jakarta, Jl. Fachrudin 3, Jakarta: - The Lobby Lounge; Sahata Group, daily, 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Belo stresses need for dialog to end conflicts

Belo stresses need for dialog to end conflicts DILI (JP): East Timorese and people from other provinces need to improve mutual respect and understanding so they can live side by side in harmony, the Bishop of East Timor, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, said yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Lilik new ITB rector

Lilik new ITB rector BANDUNG: Wiranto Arismunandar, rector the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology for two consecutive terms, will be replaced by Lilik Hendrajaya in a ceremony on March 7.Lilik is a professor in the physics department as well as its deputy dean.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Two found dead in Cilacap

Two found dead in Cilacap CILACAP, Central Java: The Wijayakusuma search and rescue team has found the bodies of two people drowned at the Karangkandri and Serandil beaches.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Tunky rules out tax breaks for electronics industry

Tunky rules out tax breaks for electronics industry JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo has ruled out giving the electronics industry special incentives based on local content or a product's brand name, as it has done for the national automotive industry.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Chedi Hotel, Jl. Rancabentang 56-58: Job (Pianist), 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, 20 Feb 1997

JP/PSN, Telkom sign deal on satellite service

PSN, Telkom sign deal on satellite service JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) signed a satellite-based service agreement yesterday with its parent firm state-owned domestic telecommunications operator PT Telkom.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/RI prepares two doubles players for Fed Cup tie

RI prepares two doubles players for Fed Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is preparing two doubles players for the Fed Cup Asia Oceania Qualifying Group I in Wellington, New Zealand next month.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Communal harmony

Communal harmony On Feb. 19 I came across an interesting news item while surfing the Internet. I would like to share it with readers who believe in communal harmony.Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar related the following event.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Between nepotism, professionalism

Between nepotism, professionalismBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): Nepotism, whether transparent or not, has become a sensitive issue in Indonesia.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/RI books trade deficit

RI books trade deficit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's trade deficit with Australia increased 32.5 percent from A$1.04 billion in 1995 to $1.38 billion last year despite an increase in exports to Australia.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Government urged to open upstream chemical industry

Government urged to open upstream chemical industry JAKARTA (JP): A chemical industry executive asked the government yesterday to open the industry's upstream sector to more competition to boost the downstream sector's development.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Geothermal seminar in Bali

Geothermal seminar in Bali JAKARTA (JP): IBC Asia Ltd., in cooperation with the International Institute of Geothermal Research and Geothermal Energy Association, will organize a seminar in Bali called "Geothermal Power in Asia '97 Conference" from Feb. 24 to 28.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Algeria must crush terrorists

Algeria must crush terrorists The series of terror continues in Algeria, the latest episode being the horrific killing of 33 villagers including women and children which was reported yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Brothers seek legal aid in grenade case

Brothers seek legal aid in grenade case JAKARTA (JP): A team of lawyers from the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) will represent two brothers under police suspicion of illegally possessing grenades, the foundation spokesman said yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Balinese Hindus observe Galungan

Balinese Hindus observe Galungan JAKARTA (JP): Balinese Hindus celebrated Galungan yesterday to mark the triumph of Dharma (goodness) over Adharma (evil).Balinese from all walks of life wearing colorful traditional costumes flocked to temples for mass prayers during which they also made offerings.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/City motorists reject plans for parking fee hike

City motorists reject plans for parking fee hike JAKARTA (JP): Motorists said yesterday raising parking fees up to Rp 5,000 was too high while a consumer advocate said the plan should be canceled.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/21 die in traffic crashes

21 die in traffic crashes SEMARANG: Central Java Police spokesman Let. Col. Bardja said Tuesday 21 people had died in 13 traffic accidents during the week after the Idul Fitri holiday. Thirty-three other people were injured in the incidents.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/RI queries AIDS-free certificate

RI queries AIDS-free certificate JAKARTA (JP): An Irian Jaya health official says he doubts the validity of AIDS-free certificates Thailand has issued to its fishermen working in Indonesia.Antara quoted Dr.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Lucent wins $105m million CDMA deal

Lucent wins $105m million CDMA deal JAKARTA (JP): Analog cellular operator PT Komselindo has awarded a US$105 million contract to Lucent Technologies of the United States to supply and install the country's first commercial Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Astra decides to retain its board of directors

Astra decides to retain its board of directors JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's biggest carmaker PT Astra International decided to retain its board of directors yesterday ending speculation a change of management was imminent.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Consumers foundation stresses its impartiality

Consumers foundation stresses its impartiality JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation stressed yesterday it received complaints with an open mind so as not to be exploited by business rivals.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/800 tourists head for E. Timor

800 tourists head for E. Timor DILI, East Timor: A German cruise ship with approximately 800 passengers on board will arrive in Dili, East Timor on Saturday, an official of the state-owned shipping company, Pelni, said yesterday.A.J.P.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/RI could become major business player

RI could become major business player JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia could become a major business player in the Asia-Pacific if its rapid economic growth continued, a senior executive of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) executive said yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Bullfight

Bullfight On page nine (Feb. 7) was a picture of a female bullfighter "dancing with a bull" before sentencing it to death.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Water talks continue at a trickle

Water talks continue at a trickle JAKARTA (JP): Negotiations of planned cooperation between the city-owned water company and private investors are going slowly and might hamper plans to start operations in July.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Jakarta jolted by 3 armed robberies

Jakarta jolted by 3 armed robberies JAKARTA (JP): Three burglaries took place in Central Jakarta and East Jakarta yesterday.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M. Ibrahim said the first robbery took place at an office on Jl. Bendungan Jati, Bendungan Hilir, while another was at a house on Jl.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Japanese aid tops 200m yen

Japanese aid tops 200m yen JAKARTA: Japan is to grant Indonesia 200 million yen (US$1.7 million) in financial aid during the first quarter of 1997, Japanese Ambassador Taizo Watanabe said yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Entrepreneurs asked to renew trademarks

Entrepreneurs asked to renew trademarks JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks S. Kayatmo said yesterday he had given entrepreneurs three months to renew their trademarks, as required by a new regulation.The government instruction, effective as of Feb.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Murderer gets 20 years

Murderer gets 20 years CURUP, Bengkulu: Alamsyah alias Syah bin Murni, aged 23, was sentenced to 20 years yesterday after prosecutors proved his involvement in the robbery and murder of a family in August 1995.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Indonesia beats India 3-0 in A King Asia Cup match

Indonesia beats India 3-0 in A King Asia Cup match JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's young shuttlers beat India 3-0 on the opening day of the A King Asia Cup Championship 1997's round- robin match at the Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Myanmar and ASEAN

Myanmar and ASEAN Tomorrow President Soeharto will start his two-day visit to Myanmar, the country the West wants ostracized by the civilized world but which ASEAN is ready to accept as a full member.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Fruit farmers need banking facilities

Fruit farmers need banking facilities JAKARTA (JP): The country's farmers need banking facilities and more government assistance to improve the quality and production of horticultural products, a seminar heard yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Detectives get new secretary

Detectives get new secretary JAKARTA (JP): Chief of City Police Detectives Col. Paimin Aboeamr installed yesterday Lt. Col. Sunaryono as his secretary to replace Lt. Col. Gories Mere who was promoted chief of West Java police detectives.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Mar'ie firm on customs law date

Mar'ie firm on customs law date JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday the 1995 customs law must come into action by April 1, although some technical matters could be adjusted after that date.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Garuda's information system

Garuda's information system JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has invited transport operators to take advantage of its Information Technology system to boost the industry's competitiveness.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/ASEAN members urged to consider differences

ASEAN members urged to consider differences JAKARTA (JP): Minister for Investment Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said yesterday ASEAN should consider its members' economic differences when admitting Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar as new members.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/DSP refuses to comment on Kutai forest plan

DSP refuses to comment on Kutai forest plan JAKARTA (JP): PT Dwipangga Sakti Prima (DSP) refused to comment yesterday about its reported plan to exploit a vast area of the protected Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Post-riot tension grips Bandung

Post-riot tension grips Bandung BANDUNG (JP): Tension gripped several parts of the city yesterday following a traffic accident and riot Tuesday evening that left four people dead and seven others hospitalized.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/PDI makes development in its main campaign theme

PDI makes development in its main campaign theme BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) plans to zero in on changes to national development programs during the general electoral campaign from April 27 to May 22.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Comics

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

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Idul Fitri boosts housemaid business

Idul Fitri boosts housemaid businessBy Rahmat Effendi and Rani Lilia Sari JAKARTA (JP): The recent exodus of housemaids and baby- sitters to their hometowns for the Idul Fitri celebrations created a boom for the servant agencies.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Rights body's counsel

Rights body's counsel The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) submitted a four-point list of recommendations to President Soeharto on Jan. 16.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Mien denies mentioning prostitutes in Saudi Arabia

Mien denies mentioning prostitutes in Saudi Arabia JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi has denied ever alleging that hundreds of Indonesian women had been forced into prostitution in Saudi Arabia.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Non-smoking flights as of June

Non-smoking flights as of June JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned smoking on domestic flights from June 1, Director General of Air Transportation Zainudin Sikado said yesterday.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 19, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Team to check Busang gold deposit: Bob

Team to check Busang gold deposit: Bob JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Mohammad "Bob" Hasan, chief commissioner of Nusamba Group, will send a team to East Kalimantan's Busang regency to check the area next week.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Bill allows govt to control use of nuclear power

Bill allows govt to control use of nuclear power JAKARTA (JP): The nuclear power bill gives the government control over all nuclear-related activities and suggests protective measures to curb possible human and environmental disasters.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Maribeth back in town

Maribeth back in town JAKARTA (JP): After vanishing for two years from the Indonesian music scene, Filipina singer Maribeth B. Pascua who dazzled the nation with her Denpasar Moon song four years ago, is back in Indonesia.She will be performing at Poster Cafe on Jl. Gatot Subroto tonight at 9 p.m.

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Thu, 20 Feb 1997

JP/Yen depreciation helps reduce RI foreign debt

Yen depreciation helps reduce RI foreign debt JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said Indonesia's offshore debts would continue to decrease along with the steady depreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar.

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