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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Resort Bali number one in SE Asia

Resort Bali number one in SE Asia JAKARTA (JP): The United States' Gourmet magazine has named the Four Seasons Resort Bali in Jimbaran bay one of the top 25 hotels around the world and the Southeast Asian winner.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Home stays in North Jakarta

Home stays in North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayoralty has asked several families around the Sunda Kelapa port area in North Jakarta to participate in home stays for tourists."Tourists are fed up with staying at hotels," Mayor Suprawito said Sunday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Indonesia wins dragon boat race

Indonesia wins dragon boat race JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia won the Penang International Dragon Boat Invitational after beating ten countries in Malaysia on Sunday.The Indonesia team consisted of rowers being groomed for the 19th Southeast Asian Games.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Gajah Tunggal to build $500m caprolactam plant

Gajah Tunggal to build $500m caprolactam plant JAKARTA (JP): Gajah Tunggal group has signed an agreement with Lurgi of Germany and Samsung Engineering Company of South Korea to set up a caprolactam plant with US$500 million investment.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/ASEAN's right to invite playboy to the party

ASEAN's right to invite playboy to the party "Even a playboy can become a good husband after his marriage, with the family's help.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Lintas Nusantara 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Mooncat 3:00 News: Lintasan Berita 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Economic News: Lintas Ekonomi 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology Film 5:00 English Lessons ...

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/The chief ain't bulletproof

The chief ain't bulletproof CIREBON, West Java (JP): A village chief bragged to police over the weekend that he was bulletproof and his claim was immediately tested.An officer shot him. The Tugu Lor village chief, Suhandi, is now recovering from bullet wounds to the hand and foot.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Hartono takes over post of Army deputy chief

Hartono takes over post of Army deputy chief JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. R. Hartono has just taken over the post of Army deputy chief because Let. Gen. F.X. Soedjasmin reached the mandatory retirement age last week, Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Robik Mukav said yesterday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Nine-year jail sought for activist

Nine-year jail sought for activist JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor has demanded a nine-year jail sentence for Democratic People's Party (PRD) activist, I Gusti Agung Anom Astika, who is accused of undermining the state ideology Pancasila.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Globalization boosts democracy

Globalization boosts democracyBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): The survival of our nation-state is facing great challenges today. The recent riots that broke out in several places shook the foundation of this nation.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Soeharto wants intellectuals to find reasons for riots

Soeharto wants intellectuals to find reasons for riots JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has called on intellectuals affiliated with the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals and other institutions to study the election- related riots and determine why they happened.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Krakatau Steel to raise output to 7.5 million tons

Krakatau Steel to raise output to 7.5 million tons JAKARTA (JP): State-owned steel manufacturer PT Krakatau Steel plans to increase its annual production to 7.5 million tons by 2001 from 2.6 million tons at present, a company executive said yesterday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Atlet Century Park, Jl. Pintu Satu Senayan, Central Jakarta: - Jasmine Lounge: Lucy and Bobby Trio Vocal, Monday, Friday, at 8 p.m. to midnight, Sunday, at 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Silvie and Armonia Trio Vocal, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, at 8 p.m. to midnight.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Lawyer assaulted in Ujungpandang

Lawyer assaulted in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Petrus Bala Pattyona, who is representing a defendant in a class action here worth billions of rupiah, was assaulted Saturday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/German govt honors Soni

German govt honors Soni JAKARTA: The president of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Roman Herzog, has conferred the Order of Merit on State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Citramobil Nasional cuts Bimantara car prices

Citramobil Nasional cuts Bimantara car prices JAKARTA (JP): PT Citramobil Nasional, a unit of publicly listed PT Bimantara Citra, has slashed its car prices by six percent to capture the growing sedan market.Citramobil president Jongkie D.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Customer service or lip service?

Customer service or lip service? On May 20, 1997 I purchased a stove in Medan from Modena (PT Indomo Prima), the Jakarta-based sole distributor of this Italian made product.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Jagorawi murder victim allegedly involved in robbery

Jagorawi murder victim allegedly involved in robbery BOGOR (JP): A hearing on the Jagorawi tollway robbery and murder case yesterday revealed the astonishing possibility that the victim himself could have been involved in the crime.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Men sacked for scrutineering

Men sacked for scrutineering PURWOREJO, Central Java: Two men claimed yesterday they had lost their jobs for volunteering to scrutinize for opposition parties.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Poll teaches bad lesson, says PPP

Poll teaches bad lesson, says PPP JAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) says this election serves bad political education to the people because it has been riddled with vote rigging and cheating.PPP deputy chairman Jusuf Syakir said the party had found that "99.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Emirates flies B777 to RI

Emirates flies B777 to RI JAKARTA (JP): Emirates, the United Arab Emirates flag carrier, began using Boeing B777 aircraft on its Dubai-Singapore-Jakarta route on Sunday.The airlines said yesterday that the jets would ply three of Emirates's four weekly services to Jakarta via Singapore.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/One million homes to get solar power generators

One million homes to get solar power generators JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto launched a project yesterday to provide solar power to one million homes in remote areas in the next five years."Electricity is an absolute need of an advanced society," Soeharto said.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Rare mammals found in Irian

Rare mammals found in Irian MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: The Worldwide Fund for Nature has found a rare species of mammal believed to be native to the province.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Sigit/Chandra victory saves RI in World Championship

Sigit/Chandra victory saves RI in World Championship JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's last hope, Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya, proved they were the best duo in the world after winning the men's doubles at the World Championship at the Scotstoun Leasure Center in Glasgow on Sunday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Kobatin to extend tin mining contract

Kobatin to extend tin mining contract JAKARTA (JP): PT Kobatin is seeking to extend its tin mining contract with state-owned PT Tambang Timah on Bangka island through 2007.Company president Dick Peterson said in Palembang yesterday that the current contract ended in 2003.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/A French lesson

A French lesson The startling victory of the Socialist Party in Sunday's election in France has proven once again that French politics is a mass of confusion that even the best of French politicians sometimes fail to grasp.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Residents fear for mosque

Residents fear for mosque JAKARTA (JP): Residents in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta said they hoped a historic mosque would not have to give way to a high-rise building project.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Bank Mashill rated the country's best bank by 'InfoBank'

Bank Mashill rated the country's best bank by 'InfoBank' JAKARTA (JP): Bank Mashill, Bank ANZ Panin and Bank Hanil Tamara are the countries' best large, medium and small banks respectively according to InfoBank magazine.The ratings were announced yesterday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/National basketball team cannot play in Kobatama

National basketball team cannot play in Kobatama JAKARTA (JP): Basketballers being groomed for the 19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will not be allowed to compete in the national basketball league competition -- Kobatama -- which starts in Surabaya next week.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/117 students arrested on graduation day

117 students arrested on graduation day JAKARTA (JP): Laughter, tears and even brawls, which led to the arrest of 117 students, colored graduation day of senior high school students here yesterday.One of the brawls occurred on Jl.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/A bigger ASEAN

A bigger ASEAN ASEAN's 30th anniversary will be marked in Kuala Lumpur next month with a historical event: the admission of three new members, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Exhibition on games for children

Exhibition on games for children JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition on games and rides for children will open June 6 at the Jakarta Convention Center. The event, which runs until June 8, will be opened by Director General of Tourism Andi Mappisammeng.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Jakarta to hold Great Sales in anniversary celebration

Jakarta to hold Great Sales in anniversary celebration JAKARTA (JP): The city plans to hold the "Jakarta Great Sales '97" as part of 500 events in celebration of the capital's 470th anniversary on June 22.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/11.92% Jakartans did not vote: Election Committee

11.92% Jakartans did not vote: Election Committee JAKARTA (JP): The City Election Committee estimated that 11.92 percent, or 676,640 Jakartans, did not vote in the May 29 general election, the committee's secretary said yesterday.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/RI's red tape must be cut despite 'big rating hike'

RI's red tape must be cut despite 'big rating hike' JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) asked the government yesterday to further cut red tape to improve economic efficiency, despite a big improvement in the country's competitiveness rating.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Police attackers admit guilt

Police attackers admit guilt DILI, East Timor: Three men believed to be involved in the recent ambush on a police mobile brigade in Bairro Pite village, west of Dili, admitted the guilt and said they were acting under the instruction of a certain Julio, a former pier worker here.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Serang residents seek gifts for voting Golkar

Serang residents seek gifts for voting Golkar SERANG, West Java (JP): Now that Golkar's landslide victory is a forgone conclusion, regent Sukron Roshadi is a captive of his election promises to give away goats, water buffaloes and motorbikes.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

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

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Tension rises in Sampang as revote plan rejected

Tension rises in Sampang as revote plan rejectedBy Ainur Sophiaan SAMPANG, East Java (JP): Tension increased here yesterday when United Development Party (PPP) officials, backed by Moslem ulemas, rejected a government plan to repeat voting tomorrow in 86 polling stations.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Supreme Court clears 659 cases

Supreme Court clears 659 cases JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court, swamped by a huge backlog of litigation cases, heard 659 cases in April despite being understaffed.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Kosgoro told to drop lawsuit against Jagata

Kosgoro told to drop lawsuit against Jagata JAKARTA (JP): Golkar-affiliated Kosgoro yesterday called on its business arm PT Kosgoro to cancel its law suit against PT Jagata Primabumi and settle a Bank Arta Prima dispute through Bank Indonesia.Kosgoro chairman Bambang W.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Dharmala Agrifood sees drop in profit

Dharmala Agrifood sees drop in profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Dharmala Agrifood expects a 39 percent decline in net profit this year to Rp 11 billion (US$4.58 million) from Rp 18.2 billion in 1996.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/Internet site

Internet site Your special section on the Internet in Indonesia (Sunday, May 25) provided interesting and useful information to Internet users in the country. Your list of websites was especially helpful. I would like to suggest that your readers might also be interested in the U.S.

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Tue, 03 Jun 1997

JP/BI fraud trial postponed

BI fraud trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): The Bank Indonesia (BI) fraud trial adjourned yesterday at Central Jakarta District Court because the prosecutor was not ready with his sentence request.

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