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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Tigers habitat is dwindling

Tigers habitat is dwindling JAKARTA: A Sumatran tiger ate three people in West Lampung in recent weeks because the tigers' habitat is shrinking, a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) expert has said.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Art agenda

Art agendaGraphic art exhibition: Mencari Orde at Galeri Cipta III, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta; June 28-July 6Deny Rusanto studied screen printing at the Jakarta Arts Institute in the hope of opening a small printing business upon his return to his hometown of Palembang, ...

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Corruption undermines developing countries' economy

Corruption undermines developing countries' economy The following is an excerpt from a chapter, titled "Restraining Arbitrary State Action and Corruption," of the 1997 World Bank Development Report. The report, titled "The State in a changing world", was issued in Washington yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Rights body members visit Australia

Rights body members visit Australia JAKARTA (JP): Four members of the National Commission on Human Rights have gone to Canberra for a week to tell their Australian counterparts about their work and Indonesia's human rights program.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 25, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,050 -50 ...

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Family Matters 3:10 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Environment: Pesona Flora 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 Children's Story: Tamu dari Kota ...

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/'Picture seller' succeeds on his own quirky merits

'Picture seller' succeeds on his own quirky meritsBy Chandra Johan JAKARTA (JP): No euphemisms or subtle dancing around the truth are present when Irawan Karseno bluntly describes himself as a "picture seller"."It's a fact that I make pictures and earn my living by selling pictures," he said.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Kompas Gramedia group to open two more hotels

Kompas Gramedia group to open two more hotels JAKARTA (JP): The country's print media giant Kompas Gramedia group will open a hotel here in September, making Santika, the group's property division, a chain of nine hotels with 1200 rooms by the end of 1997.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Coca Cola opens country's largest bottling plant

Coca Cola opens country's largest bottling plant CIBITUNG, West Java (JP): Coca Cola opened yesterday its 11th and largest bottling plant in Indonesia as part of its three-year US$225 million investment program in the country.M.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Wiratama's loss $1.7m

Wiratama's loss $1.7m JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Panca Wiratama Sakti suffered a total loss of Rp 4.07 billion (US$1.7 million) last year due to stiff competition in the middle- and low-cost housing sector.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/The right to die

The right to die Although euthanasia is not yet a national controversy, the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has come to realize that positive ideas are needed to resolve the issue.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Preschool targets the poor

Preschool targets the poor JAKARTA (JP): U.S.-based preschool High/Scope is asking for government and private sector funding to set up preschools for disadvantaged children.The High/Scope Foundation is one of many education franchises being set up in Indonesia.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Low-cost apartment developers seek incentives

Low-cost apartment developers seek incentives JAKARTA (JP): Private developers urged the municipality yesterday to provide more incentives in developing low-cost apartments.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Hamdani forces Nasib to a draw

Hamdani forces Nasib to a draw JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian NM Hamdani Rudin surprisingly forced counterpart IM Nasib Ginting to a draw in the fourth round of the Bali Jeff-RCA Grandmaster Chess Tournament on Tuesday.Hamdani started with the Slavian opening and forced Nasib to a draw in the 40th move.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/164 passports lost this year

164 passports lost this year JAKARTA (JP): The number of foreigners losing their passports has fallen from 517 in 1995 to 446 last year and to 164 in the first five months of this year, an official said yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Runner Ruwiyati gets approval for training

Runner Ruwiyati gets approval for training JAKARTA (JP): After concerns over her health, long-distance runner Ruwiyati has been given approval to train for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games here in October.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Unregistered drivers blamed for strikes

Unregistered drivers blamed for strikes JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja blamed unregistered bus drivers Monday for having caused intermittent strikes in the past two weeks.But drivers in South Jakarta said yesterday they were working hard to secure their jobs.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/SEAG consortium stops contract

SEAG consortium stops contract JAKARTA (JP): The 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games consortium has terminated its contract with CV Kepatihan, which was to makes Games souvenirs.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/'Sightings' of extinct animals

'Sightings' of extinct animals SURABAYA: A Javanese tiger and Javanese eagle, both declared extinct, have been reportedly spotted by mountain climbers in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java.The animals were spotted in the 50,275-hectare park, which includes Mt. Bromo, Mt. Tengger and Mt.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Villagers protest at electricity office

Villagers protest at electricity office JAKARTA (JP): More than 150 people demonstrated outside an office of state-owned electricity company PT PLN in South Jakarta yesterday against a high-voltage cable installed over their land near Bogor.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/The House and the PDI election debacle

The House and the PDI election debacle The drastic decrease in votes obtained by the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in the recent election is likely to complicate the procedures and working mechanism of our legislative institutions, including the House of Representatives.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Organda not involved in route surveys: Official

Organda not involved in route surveys: Official JAKARTA (JP): Surveys on bus routes and a need to add new buses no longer involve the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda), the organization's executive said yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/No end in sight for ban on Chinese language

No end in sight for ban on Chinese language JAKARTA (JP): A senior official in charge of ethnic integration said yesterday the ban on Chinese-language publications should not be hastily relaxed, citing racial concerns as the primary reason.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Alumindo hopes $18m profit

Alumindo hopes $18m profit SURABAYA (JP): PT Alumindo Light Metal Industry expects a 113 percent increase in net profit to Rp 44 billion (US$17.97 million) this year from Rp 20.6 billion last year.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Vacation apprenticeship programs for students

Vacation apprenticeship programs for students JAKARTA (JP): A non-governmental organization is offering vacation apprenticeship programs to secondary school students.The second annual program aims to give students from low and middle-income groups four days work experience at social organizations.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Sumarlin discloses huge losses

Sumarlin discloses huge losses JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has discovered financial losses of hundreds of billions of rupiah caused by government overspending, overpriced projects, unpaid taxes, bad loans at state-owned banks and other irregularities in state finance management.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Telagamas Pertiwi changes name, nature

Telagamas Pertiwi changes name, nature JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed PT Telagamas Pertiwi approved a restructuring proposal which would change the company's status to a holding company and its name to PT Artha Graha Investama Central.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Policies needed to boost industrial competitiveness

Policies needed to boost industrial competitiveness JAKARTA (JP): The government needs to encourage restructuring in the textile industry and upstream-downstream integration in the palm oil sector to maintain their international competitiveness, experts said yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Amien urges more debate on succession

Amien urges more debate on succession YOGYAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Amien Rais made a fresh call yesterday for more unrestricted debate on the national leadership succession, saying it was needed to help Indonesians grow politically.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Mixed reactions to justice council

Mixed reactions to justice councilBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court's decision to set up special justice councils on intellectual property rights and banking has drawn mixed reactions from lawyers and observers.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Singaporeans on civic mission

Singaporeans on civic mission JAKARTA: About 30 polytechnic students from Singapore recently went on a six-day civic mission to Sungai Kecil village in Riau, Antara reported yesterday.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Duta Anggada to invest $400m in new projects

Duta Anggada to invest $400m in new projects JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Duta Anggada Realty plans to invest $400 million (Rp 961 billion) in new property projects in the next four years.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Withdrawal of Tadjus deplored

Withdrawal of Tadjus deplored JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor said yesterday that the withdrawal of Golkar city-chapter chairman Tadjus Sobirin from the list of nominated City Council candidates was his right.H.M.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Music and Entertainment * Horison Hotel, Jl. Pelajar Pejuang 45 No. 121, Maskumambang 8 Buah Batu: - Spec's Music Lounge and Karaoke, at 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., P&P Band and Flower Power Band, Wednesday, Saturday; Organist and Singer, daily.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Car buyers should verify papers with City Police

Car buyers should verify papers with City Police JAKARTA (JP): Police suggested yesterday that people planning to buy used vehicles should verify documents first with police headquarters to avoid any trouble.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Duta Pertiwi's profits

Duta Pertiwi's profits JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Duta Pertiwi Nusantara expects a 15 percent increase in net profit and sales this year due to the glue industry's bright prospects.The company recorded total sales of Rp 34.70 billion (US$14.2 million) and net profit of Rp 6.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Seeking for a new format in RI-U.S. ties

Seeking for a new format in RI-U.S. tiesBy Aleksius Jemadu JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government's decision to cancel the purchase of United States F-16 fighter jets and to withdraw from the American-run International Military Education and Training (IMET) program signified a new episode in ...

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Taipei's fears over Hong Kong

Taipei's fears over Hong Kong If Taipei had wanted to send a message to Beijing rejecting the "one country, two systems" concept at the time of the (Hong Kong) handover, what better way than to hold high-profile war games in the Taiwan Straits? But how rational was Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's ...

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Redefining Jakarta's electronic frontier

Redefining Jakarta's electronic frontierBy Adrian Gunadi JAKARTA (JP): As technology and public awareness continue to expand in the modern era, traditional emblems may no longer be enough to establish the identity of a country.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Call for fresh probe into May 23 riot

Call for fresh probe into May 23 riot JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation called yesterday for another independent investigation into the May 23 riot in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, which claimed 123 lives.The foundation had just completed a week-long investigation into the riot.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Syrian PM due here to forge bilateral ties

Syrian PM due here to forge bilateral ties JAKARTA (JP): Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud Al-Zoubi and his entourage are due to arrive here today for a five-day visit to strengthen bilateral trade and other relations.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Save our children

Save our children The lack of public concern over young children being regularly presented on Indonesian TV dressed, painted and performing as seductive adolescents is disturbing.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/RI to host journos' meeting

RI to host journos' meeting PADANG, West Sumatra: The second ASEAN journalists conference will be held in Bukittinggi, about 100 kilometers north of here, from July 2 to July 6, Antara reported yesterday.The head of the Indonesian Journalists Association's local chapter, Sahar B.S.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/RI undecided on ASEAN secretary-general

RI undecided on ASEAN secretary-general JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has yet to decide on whether to back Filipino Rodolfo Severino or incumbent Dato Ajit Singh of Malaysia as the next secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Ulemas say no to mercy killing

Ulemas say no to mercy killing JAKARTA (JP): Leading members of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas rejected yesterday a colleague's proposal that euthanasia or mercy killing be allowed for people with AIDS.The ulemas council said that taking a person's life was Allah's prerogative.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/'Effective state' key to economic development

'Effective state' key to economic development JAKARTA (JP): Effective state is the cornerstone of successful economies, and without it, economic and social development is impossible, the World Bank asserts.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/UIC buys S'pore firm to enter Australia

UIC buys S'pore firm to enter Australia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's sole producer of alkylbenzene PT Unggul Indah Corporation (UIC) gained control of 50 percent of Australia's phosphate and surfactants producer Albright and Wilson Limited (AWA) by buying Singapore's Salim Olechemicals Pte Ltd ...

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Australian racism

Australian racism I would like to comment on Paul Franks' rambling letter (June 19) on Pauline Hanson and Australian racism. Essentially, Franks declares Pauline Hanson as an aberration which is not indicative of the Australian mindset.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/RI-Malaysia bridge project

RI-Malaysia bridge project JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar said yesterday that it was technically feasible to build a bridge connecting the western part of Indonesia to Malaysia.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/U.S. harbors new foreign policy in Asia-Pacific

U.S. harbors new foreign policy in Asia-PacificBy Anak Agung Banyu Perwita BANDUNG (JP): Almost all local media reported Indonesia's recent cancellation of the purchase of nine U.S.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Horison, Jl. Pantai Indah, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta: - The Anging Mamiri Garden: Fantastic Group from Philippines, Ever Green Hawaiian Band/Orkes Keroncong, Hula-hula Dances, every Saturday Night, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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Thu, 26 Jun 1997

JP/No RI laws have political bias, say legal experts

No RI laws have political bias, say legal experts JAKARTA (JP): Experts said yesterday there was no political judicature in Indonesia despite people being persecuted for allegedly spreading hatred against the state.University of Indonesia law professor Loebby Loqman and lawyer Luhut M.P.

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