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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/1,600 Ecstasy pills seized

1,600 Ecstasy pills seized JAMBI, Jambi: The police have seized 1,612 Ecstasy pills from a man they suspect ran a drug-dealing ring in the province, a press report said yesterday.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/PPP activists attack vehicles

PPP activists attack vehicles SURABAYA: Local military commander Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo has summoned United Development Party (PPP) leaders to account for recent vandalism involving party activists.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Satelindo gets $135m loan from Paribas

Satelindo gets $135m loan from Paribas PARIS (JP): Private telecommunications operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) has secured a US$135.89 million loan from French Paribas.The loan, which will be signed here today, will be guaranteed by the French Export Credit Agency, COFAS.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/ACeS eyes ties with ASEAN companies

ACeS eyes ties with ASEAN companies JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN telecommunications firm PT Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) is inviting other ASEAN companies to join it in developing Asia's most cost-efficient satellite-based telecommunications system.The president of ACeS. Adi R.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Vietnamese top brass in Yogya

Vietnamese top brass in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Vietnamese Armed Forces Chief Gen. Pham Van Tra visited the Indonesian Air Force Academy here yesterday.Accompanied by the academy's governor, Maj. Gen. Gandhy NS, the Vietnamese general toured the campus and observed its facilities, Antara reported.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/50 activists protest labor bill at House

50 activists protest labor bill at House JAKARTA (JP): Around 50 labor activists staged a noisy demonstration at the House of Representatives yesterday, rejecting the labor bill which they say fails to protect employees' rights.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Malaysia promotes disputed island

Malaysia promotes disputed island JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia promoted Sipadan, an island also claimed by Indonesia, as one of its tourist paradises during the recent Berlin Tourism Bourse, a press report said yesterday.Indonesian consul general in Berlin Indra M.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Whale shark

Whale shark The photograph which appeared on Page 2 of The Jakarta Post (March 11) described the fisherman's catch as a whale, but it looks like a whale shark.Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world and can reach 12 meters in length.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Accommodation from both sides needed

Accommodation from both sides needed The Indonesian government will deny the United Nation's Human Rights Commission a recommendation to establish a representative office in Jakarta.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Mikola packs his bags for 13 Formula III races

Mikola packs his bags for 13 Formula III races JAKARTA (JP): Rising star Ananda Mikola is scheduled to compete in 13 Formula III races in three European countries, Macao and at home on the Sentul circuit, near Bogor.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Traffic change near Jl. Museum

Traffic change near Jl. Museum JAKARTA (JP): The old Jl. Museum in Central Jakarta will be closed while the new Jl. Museum is built.This will affect traffic flow in the area, an official said yesterday.The City Land Transport and Traffic Control Agency head J.P. Sepang said as of 7:00 a.m.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Sports council rethinks scheduling

Sports council rethinks scheduling BANDUNG (JP): The National Sports Council's research and development department is looking at ways to reschedule national sports events and national training schedules to help athletes.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Judge denies pressure in Megawati's lawsuit

Judge denies pressure in Megawati's lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): A judge trying one of the dozens of Megawati Soekarnoputri's lawsuits against the government denied yesterday allegations of state pressure on the courts to rule in the government's favor.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/City's PPP branch hopeful about votes

City's PPP branch hopeful about votes JAKARTA (JP): Demand for freedom of choice may boost votes for the city's chapter of the United Development Party (PPP), even in areas traditionally "difficult" for the Party, a PPP official said.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Bintang wants new chief prosecutor

Bintang wants new chief prosecutor JAKARTA (JP): Dissident politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas, under investigation for allegedly disseminating antigovernment messages, fought back from his cell at the Attorney General's Office yesterday by demanding an investigating prosecutor be dismissed.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Dangerous nightspots face heavier sanctions

Dangerous nightspots face heavier sanctions BOGOR (JP): The city fire agency intends to impose legal sanctions against nightlife establishments which do not have safety equipment to deal with fires, an official said yesterday.
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Thu, 13 Mar 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.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Stewardess reported missing

Stewardess reported missing JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia international flight stewardess has been reported missing since her last flight Sunday, police said yesterday.She was last seen being picked up by a man at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, police said.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Sudharmono book launch

Sudharmono book launchJP/afs JAKARTA (JP): Former vice president Sudharmono (left) launched an autobiography and a compilation of biographies on him at his home last night.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/ASEAN unity vital: Soeharto

ASEAN unity vital: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has called on ASEAN to remain united in the face of liberalized global trade.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/'Caltex could delay RI becoming net oil importer'

'Caltex could delay RI becoming net oil importer' JAKARTA (JP): PT Caltex Indonesia, the biggest oil producer in Indonesia, said yesterday it could delay Indonesia becoming a net oil importer by eight years by using new technologies.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Delay on nuclear plant development hailed

Delay on nuclear plant development hailed JAKARTA (JP): Legislators hailed yesterday the government's intention to push back the construction of a nuclear power plant to 2020 or 2030, but environmentalists remain cautious over the announcement.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Child abuse claims at Bogor safari park

Child abuse claims at Bogor safari park JAKARTA (JP): Supervisors at the famous safari park near the West Java town of Bogor have abused child laborers, two underaged workers who escaped claimed yesterday.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/ASEAN still attracts investors

ASEAN still attracts investors JAKARTA (JP): Former U.S. state secretary Alexander M. Haig said yesterday ASEAN would remain attractive for investors provided it maintained high economic growth.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Woman hypnotized

Woman hypnotized JAKARTA (JP): A thief hypnotized a woman, 24 year-old Nurilah, and ran away with Rp 3.5 million (US$1,458) in cash yesterday, her uncle said.Abdul Kadir said he reported the incident to the Palmerah police precinct in West Jakarta, hoping the police would catch the thief.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/RI to be one of five largest economies by 2019: Hartarto

RI to be one of five largest economies by 2019: Hartarto JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will be one of the world's five biggest economies by 2019 when its current 25-year development plan ends, Coordinating Minister of Production and Distribution Hartarto said yesterday.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Analyst calls for more state firms consolidations

Analyst calls for more state firms consolidations JAKARTA (JP): State-owned companies should carry out huge consolidation measures in order to survive in an increasingly global free trade, an analyst said yesterday.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/'Editorial board legally responsible for content'

'Editorial board legally responsible for content' JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Jakarta-based Dr. Soetomo Press Institute said on the witness stand in the Suara Independen trial yesterday the magazine's editorial board was responsible for the publication.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Quake victims coming home

Quake victims coming home MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Hundreds of the 1992 quake evacuees who had been living in the Sikka regency are streaming back to Babi Island, 23 miles north of here, in the belief the island is finally safe.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Broadcasting Law to improve treatment of women?

Broadcasting Law to improve treatment of women?By Lucia Esti Elihami YOGYAKARTA (JP): Television, along with radio and other means of broadcasting, has an increasing influence on Indonesian society today.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Argo Pantes' investment

Argo Pantes' investment We refer to the article Argo Pantes doubles annual capacity to 24 million yards (March 3, 1997).We would like to inform you that an incorrect statement made by Mr. Chan Wing Wah was printed on the article.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Gymnasts to compete overseas before Games

Gymnasts to compete overseas before Games JAKARTA (JP): Local gymnasts will compete overseas in the lead-up to the 19th SEA Games, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Gymnastics Association (Persani) said yesterday.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Bureaucracy affects press language

Bureaucracy affects press languageBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): A seminar titled "The role of the mass-media in promoting the Malay-Indonesian language" recently examined bureaucracy and its influence on language and the media.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Indofood to cuts purchase price

Indofood to cuts purchase price JAKARTA (JP): The Salim Group's publicly listed Indofood Sukses Makmur has cut the price of buying its sister companies from Rp 1.7 trillion to Rp 1.5 trillion (US$633 million).
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Photojournalism

Photojournalism They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This can also be said of a certain style of photojournalism, particularly pictures used to sway people's thinking in a desired direction.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Radisson Hotel, Jl. Pecenongan 72, Central Jakarta: - Lobby Lounge Bar; Vino on Bass and Yudi on Piano, Mona and Nongky (Singers), Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Ancol Travelodge, Jl. Lodan Timur No.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/House ratifies SE Asia nuclear weapon treaty

House ratifies SE Asia nuclear weapon treaty JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia ratified yesterday the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, thus becoming the decisive seventh country needed for the treaty's implementation.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/RI cruises to Fed Cup qualifying semifinals

RI cruises to Fed Cup qualifying semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Federation Cup tennis team cruised to the Asia Oceania Qualifying Group I semifinals by eliminating India 3-0 yesterday in round-robin matches in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Phone disruptions in Cipondoh

Phone disruptions in Cipondoh JAKARTA (JP): The road widening project on Jl. Raya Cipondoh and its surrounding areas in Tangerang, west of here, will disrupt telephone lines beginning with 551, 552, 553 and 554 prefixes, state-owned PT Telkom said.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Malaysian minister urges ASEAN to form consortia

Malaysian minister urges ASEAN to form consortia JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry, Rafidah Aziz, has called on ASEAN's business communities to form ASEAN consortia to enter developed markets and attract large international players as partners.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/BI lowers discount rate

BI lowers discount rate JAKARTA (JP): The central bank, Bank Indonesia, has lowered its discount rate for short-term money market securities (SBPU) yesterday by 50 basis points.The central bank did not announce the cut but money dealers said the key rate for one-week securities was cut to 14.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Sawah Besar residents want higher land compensation

Sawah Besar residents want higher land compensation JAKARTA (JP): Residents of the Sawah Besar district in Central Jakarta asked the city council Tuesday for higher compensation for land appropriated for a planned river widening project.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Mideast peace in danger

Mideast peace in danger Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, have never been in such disarray as they are now.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Art events

Art events Painting Exhibition by Krijono at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta, Ph. 7990226. March 9 through March 30 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and Mondays).
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/PDI banners burned

PDI banners burned SEMARANG: People claiming to be Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) activists frustrated by the party's interminable leadership conflict have burned hundreds of PDI banners in the Blora regency.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Harmoko tour reveals region's political color

Harmoko tour reveals region's political colorBy Ainur R. Sophiaan JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko has made it clear time and again that his annual Ramadhan safari is meant to disseminate information about national development and gauge the grassroots' response to it.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/New telephone line

New telephone line We thought that an extra telephone line would be a good idea, especially as PT Telkom was offering a special low price for new lines in our area. Our new line was operational on Jan.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Politicians agree Constitution forbids opposition

Politicians agree Constitution forbids opposition JAKARTA (JP): Politicians and observers agreed yesterday the 1945 Constitution did not recognize opposition, but some of them underlined the need for greater democratization.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/Local judokas aim to learn from world championship

Local judokas aim to learn from world championship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best judokas, Kresna Bayu and Aprilia Marzuki, expect to learn a lot at the World Judo Championships in Warsaw, Poland, on March 14 and March 15."I want to learn the European style because I have studied Asian style.
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Thu, 13 Mar 1997

JP/A wise decision

A wise decision Far from being a weakness, it is often an indication of a person's perceptiveness and sincerity of purpose to be able -- and willing -- to publicly reconsider a judgment that was widely considered to be fixed.
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