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43 articles.
Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Eastern flood canal project won't be canceled, says Rais

Eastern flood canal project won't be canceled, says Rais JAKARTA (JP): Deputy governor of economic and development affairs Tb. M. Rais said yesterday the municipality would not cancel the long-planned eastern canal project.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Forest royalties set by April

Forest royalties set by April JAKARTA (JP): The government will announce whether it will increase forest royalties by April 1, forestry minister Djamaludin Suryohadikusuma said yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Garuda to sell hotels in consolidation scheme

Garuda to sell hotels in consolidation scheme JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will finalize the sale of its two hotels in April, the airline's president, Soepandi, said yesterday."We hope we will be able to sign the sales before the end of next month," he said.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/10 questioned over riot

10 questioned over riot PRAYA, West Nusa Tenggara: Central Lombok police have detained 10 people allegedly involved in Saturday's rioting, a press report said yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Aid for quake victims embezzled

Aid for quake victims embezzled BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Lampung University student activists demanded yesterday that the results of an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of aid for Liwa quake victims be made public.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: My Country 2:35 TV Series: Berenstain Bears 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:05 Children's Program: Diletansia 3:30 Science Film: Four Minute Mile 4:00 News: Lintasan Berita 4:05 Science and Technology Film 4:30 Culture: Pelangi Budaya; Perkawinan Adat Biak 4:55 ...
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/PT Sliontec to set up adhesive tape plant

PT Sliontec to set up adhesive tape plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Sliontec Ekadharma Indonesia will spend Rp 33.32 billion (US$14 million) setting up a tape adhesive plant in MM 2100 industrial estate in Cibitung, West Java, in May.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/EARTHQUAKE TERROR:

EARTHQUAKE TERROR: JP/oby JP/arh Hundreds of private companies' employees working in multi- story buildings on thoroughfares, such as Jl. Jend. Sudirman (see photos) lined up outside their evacuated buildings following the tremor which rocked the city yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Social scientists gather

Social scientists gather JAKARTA (JP): Social scientists from universities across Indonesia start a five-day congress and series of seminars in Medan, North Sumatra today to draft recommendations for fellow professionals on how to anticipate tougher future challenges.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Journalism quiz for students

Journalism quiz for students JAKARTA (JP): As part of the commemoration of National Press Day, which falls on Feb. 9, the Indonesian Journalists Association Jakarta chapter is to hold a journalism quiz for senior high school students.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/RI customs law triggers panic

RI customs law triggers panic JAKARTA (JP): Frightened producer importers have stockpiled six months of supplies, fearing that the implementation of the 1995 customs law starting on April 1 could hinder the flow of imports for quite some time.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/India Club

India Club I am writing in response to the letter written by T.P. Soni, of the India Club (March 8) referring to my article published on March 6, 1997.At the outset, I would like to bring to the notice of all concerned that:1.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Bus kills student, injures nine

Bus kills student, injures nine PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A speeding bus plowed into a crowd of students, killing one and injuring nine in Pakuncen, 15 kilometers west of here yesterday.The police saved the bus driver, Zaenuri, 27, from being beaten up by an angry mob, eyewitnesses said.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Nine Jelambar residents too scared to go home

Nine Jelambar residents too scared to go home JAKARTA (JP): Nine residents of Jelambar, West Jakarta, have not been able return home for a week as of yesterday because they were scared of being intimidated by neighbors.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Malaysia to invest $5 billion in IMTGT

Malaysia to invest $5 billion in IMTGT JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian businesspeople have pledged to invest about US$5 billion in the triangular area linking northern Sumatra, western Malaysia and southern Thailand.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Rp 6b more to make Games bigger splash

Rp 6b more to make Games bigger splash JAKARTA (JP): An extra Rp 6 billion (US$2.5 million) will be spent to make the 19th SEA Games ceremonies more spectacular, organizers said yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/28 RI women allegedly mistreated in Singapore

28 RI women allegedly mistreated in Singapore JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-eight Indonesian women working as domestic helpers in Singapore have been mistreated by their employers, according to an Indonesian cabinet minister.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/10 bus permits revoked for route deviations

10 bus permits revoked for route deviations JAKARTA (JP): The city land transportation control agency has temporarily revoked the permits of 10 public buses for violating regulations, an official said yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/E. Java imports cattle

E. Java imports cattle JAKARTA (JP): East Java annually imports about 20,000 Australian cattle, far less than its import demand of 50,000, the head of the local farming agency, Padang Bambang Wiryono, said in Surabaya yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Vickers eyes one more firm

Vickers eyes one more firm JAKARTA (JP): PT Vickers Ballas Tamara, a joint venture securities company, expects to underwrite at least two initial public offerings (IPO) this year.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Shares prices recover in slow trade

Shares prices recover in slow trade JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) gained ground yesterday in a moderate trade marred slightly by panic over the earthquake in Jakarta.The exchange's Composite Index rose 0.6 percent to 670.93 from 666.84 after dropping 2.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Villagers protest PLN's planned public listing

Villagers protest PLN's planned public listing JAKARTA (JP): Sixty Ciseeng, Cihoe and Cibentang villagers of the Bogor regency, claiming PLN cheated them in a high-voltage cable installation deal, went to Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday to demand the JSX reject PLN's planned public listing.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Corrupt bureaucrates attacked

Corrupt bureaucrates attacked JAKARTA (JP): A senior official at the Ministry of Home Affairs renewed his attack yesterday against fellow officials for taking bribes from prospective employees.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Detained politicians refuse to be questioned

Detained politicians refuse to be questioned JAKARTA (JP): Politicians Sri Bintang Pamungkas and Julius Usman, currently under investigation for subversion, refused to answer any questions yesterday from the Attorney General's Office interrogators.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Quake causes panic in Jakarta

Quake causes panic in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale sent people scurrying out of high rise buildings, shopping malls and homes in Jakarta yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Siswono backs Gus Dur's stance Israeli body

Siswono backs Gus Dur's stance Israeli body KENDAL, Central Java (JP): Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo is backing enigmatic Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid's disputed decision to become a member of the Shimon Peres Institute.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Soeharto, Goh agree to boost ASEAN ties

Soeharto, Goh agree to boost ASEAN ties JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong agreed yesterday to enhance economic cooperation between the seven ASEAN nations.The agreement came during a private meeting on Karimun Island, Riau.
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Tue, 18 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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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/No need to organized rallies for presidential candidacy: Legislator

No need to organized rallies for presidential candidacy: Legislator JAKARTA (JP): A legislator criticized groups yesterday who had already called for President Soeharto's reelection for the 1998 to 2003 term, labeling the moves as attempts to curry favor with the head of state.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Burglars make off with Rp25m goods

Burglars make off with Rp25m goods JAKARTA (JP): Five burglars threatened to stab an office boy working at an electronics shop in Central Jakarta before stealing Rp 20 million worth of goods yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/East Timor in photo display

East Timor in photo display JAKARTA (JP): The eight-year-old Jakarta Photographers' Society will exhibit 150 pictures on East Timor and its people's daily life.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Mar'ie says govt unlikely to reach revenue target

Mar'ie says govt unlikely to reach revenue target JAKARTA (JP): The minister of finance, Mar'ie Muhammad, said yesterday the government was unlikely to reach its tax revenue target for the 1996/1997 fiscal year which ends this month.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/KGB: Fragmentation or reconsolidation?

KGB: Fragmentation or reconsolidation? LONDON: Russia's intelligence network appears to have fragmented steadily since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union and its primary intelligence service, the KGB.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Experts give logical explanation for quake

Experts give logical explanation for quake JAKARTA (JP): To the superstitious, yesterday's earthquake may have been a premonition of sorts, but experts say there is a logical and scientific explanation for the phenomenon.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Environment law 'toothless'

Environment law 'toothless' PEKANBARU, Riau: State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja wants tougher sentences for polluters and destroyers of natural resources.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Caution better than ignorance

Caution better than ignorance An astonishing amount of nonsense has been raised concerning the prospects of human cloning since Dolly the sheep burst on the genetic scene late last month.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 17, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,025 ...
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Foreign banks 'to help' small firms

Foreign banks 'to help' small firms JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, plans to make it compulsory for joint ventures and foreign banks in Indonesia to allocate at least 20 percent of their overall credit to small businesses.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Staffing our civil service

Staffing our civil service It is public knowledge that many people have been paying their way to get into the civil service for a number of years now.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Zarina's friend contradicts police testimony

Zarina's friend contradicts police testimony JAKARTA (JP): The testimony of a witness in the trial of Zarina, a 25-year-old would-be actress charged with producing, possessing, and distributing 29,677 Ecstasy pills, contradicted yesterday testimonies by police last week.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/New customs regulation

New customs regulation The new customs regulation which comes into effect on April 1, 1997 has caused a lot of apprehension in the minds of importers. This apprehension is justified because, as expected, the Directorate General of Customs is not openly disseminating information to importers.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/Minister urges coffee consumption to stabilize price

Minister urges coffee consumption to stabilize price SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The minister of agriculture, Sjarifudin Baharsjah, called yesterday for a campaign promoting drinking coffee.The minister said an increase in domestic coffee consumption was needed to stabilize local coffee prices.
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Tue, 18 Mar 1997

JP/More officials join debate on foreign observers

More officials join debate on foreign observers JAKARTA (JP): The government is slowly revealing its agenda for the foreign observers who will be invited to monitor the May 29 general election, with more officials announcing what the foreigners will and will not be allowed to do.
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