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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/WB names de Tray as RI country director

WB names de Tray as RI country director JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has appointed Dennis de Tray as country director based in Jakarta as part of its decentralization and management changes in the East Asia and Pacific region.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Demaria wins 250cc world race

Demaria wins 250cc world race JAKARTA (JP): Taking the lead from the start French crosser Yves Demaria won the 12th leg of the 250cc World Motocross championships at Jatinangor Circuit near Bandung.The Marseille-born Honda rider, one of 20 foreign riders, secured 40 points and clocked 45:13.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Unfinished messy affair

Unfinished messy affair As much as the government insists that the riot which rocked Jakarta in July last year is a closed case, we find this decision hard to accept.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Home alone girl molested

Home alone girl molested JAKARTA (JP): A seven-year-old girl, who was left home alone by her parents, was molested by a visitor Sunday, a South Jakarta police officer said.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Local judokas win Wismoyo Cup title

Local judokas win Wismoyo Cup title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's and women's teams won the Second Wismoyo Cup Judo International Championship that concluded in Jambi on Sunday with six golds, seven silvers and 10 bronzes.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Weakening rupiah expected to drive up non-oil exports

Weakening rupiah expected to drive up non-oil exports JAKARTA (JP): The declining rupiah is a blessing in disguise for Indonesia's weakening non-oil exports, senior ministers said here yesterday.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/English soccer's unholy trinity hits new high

English soccer's unholy trinity hits new highBy Vic Mills LONDON (JP): With the new Premiership season just days away, soccer's unholy trinity of transfer, injury and crisis has already reached Richter scale proportions and nowhere more so than at Newcastle United.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Escapee gets 20 years for tollroad robbery

Escapee gets 20 years for tollroad robbery BOGOR (JP): Prison escapee Erling Doli Wijaya, alias Mikel, was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the district court here yesterday for his role in last October's Jagorawi toll road robbery and murder.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Eastern Airlines to open direct flight to Jakarta

Eastern Airlines to open direct flight to Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): China Eastern Airlines of China plans to link Beijing and Jakarta directly as the market in Indonesia is considerably prospective, the company's general manager, Yuan Dong Fa said.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Golkar wary over extended council leadership dispute

Golkar wary over extended council leadership dispute JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar faction said yesterday it hopes the surprise results on the election of speakers at the provincial legislature would not become a precedent for the national level.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Time for constitutional upheavals in Britain

Time for constitutional upheavals in BritainBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Three months after Britain elected its first Labor government since the 1970s, it's becoming clear that the biggest changes during Prime Minister Tony Blair's watch will not be economic or social, but constitutional.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Persebaya players join Games training

Persebaya players join Games training JAKARTA (JP): More Persebaya players, who recently starred in the national soccer league, have joined their teammates in the SEA Games centralized soccer training program.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Embassy defends decision not to evacuate citizens

Embassy defends decision not to evacuate citizensBy Santi WE Soekanto PHNOM PENH (JP): Indonesia's decision not to evacuate some 400 off its citizens when factional fighting broke out early last month was the most appropriate politically, according to the Defense Attache at the Indonesian Embassy ...

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. News: Berita Untuk Anda 2:40 Travel: My Country 2:45 Children's Film: Mooncat 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Ramaja Indonesia 3:35 Economic News 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Science and Technology 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show 5:30 Documentary Film 6:00 ...

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on August 04, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Ambon, Dutch firms join to operate water plant

Ambon, Dutch firms join to operate water plant JAKARTA (JP): PT PDAM Ambon, a drinking water company owned by the Maluku provincial administration and NV Waterleiding Maatschappij Drenthe of the Netherlands, will establish a joint venture to improve the drinking water supply in the province.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Regent Hotel: Jl. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta: - Garden Terrace: Indonesia's Top Musicians, Friday and Saturday,, 9.30 p.m. to 1 a.m. - Pool Side: Sahata Vocal Group, Saturday, 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. * The Acacia Jakarta, Jl.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/155 high-ranking officers promoted

155 high-ranking officers promoted JAKARTA (JP): One hundred and fifty-five high-ranking officers from the four military corps were promoted yesterday.Dressed in their uniforms the military officials reported their new ranks to the Armed Forces Chief Gen.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/U.S. senator impressed with RI's rights commission

U.S. senator impressed with RI's rights commission JAKARTA (JP): United States Senator Craig Thomas is currently visiting Indonesia to gain a better understanding of the political system and human rights practices here.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Jababeka issues US$150m notes to fund expansion

Jababeka issues US$150m notes to fund expansion JAKARTA (JP): PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka, through its Dutch subsidiary Jababeka International BV, has issued a three-year floating rates notes worth US$150 million to support its industrial estate expansion.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/INACA to raise airfares

INACA to raise airfares JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association's (INACA) chairman, Soelarto Hadisumarto, said yesterday the association was considering raising domestic airfares to offset the fall of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/22 Sri Lankans may be deported

22 Sri Lankans may be deported KUPANG, E. Nusa Tenggara: Twenty-two Sri Lankans who tried to illegally cross over to Australia last month will be sent to Jakarta soon and will likely be deported, a local immigration official said yesterday.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/On-duty police officers 'need better equipment'

On-duty police officers 'need better equipment' JAKARTA (JP): A criminologist and a lawyer have expressed strong concern over the growing number of on-duty policemen who have been attacked recently.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Suwardi firm on promotion plan

Suwardi firm on promotion plan SEMARANG (JP): Central Java Governor Suwardi said yesterday he would promote 100 district chiefs, whose areas recorded a more than 90 percent victory for the ruling Golkar faction in the May election.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Man jailed for murder

Man jailed for murder JAMBI, Jambi: A man was sentenced to 30 months in jail yesterday by Jambi District Court for murdering his girlfriend in January, Antara reported.Frans Lukmana alias Alek, 31, denied any role in the death of Vivi Sumanti.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/ID checks

ID checks An ID check was recently organized by the West Jakarta mayoralty in the Meruya and Palmerah areas. People in public transportation vehicles, people using their own motor vehicles and pedestrians were asked to show their ID.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/167 school children poisoned in C. Java

167 school children poisoned in C. Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): At least 167 school children were admitted to hospitals and subdistrict health care units here over the weekend after eating poisoned food.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Past imperfect

Past imperfect The various detractors of colonialism, in their pious penmanship, have failed to grasp the essence of the viewpoints put forth by the "opposition".

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/City to enforce emission tests on all vehicles

City to enforce emission tests on all vehicles JAKARTA (JP): Owners wanting to renew number plate registrations in Jakarta will soon have to put their vehicles through emission tests.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Buyers urge developer to return their money

Buyers urge developer to return their money JAKARTA (JP): About 200 buyers upset by allegedly being cheated by a housing developer again went to the office of the state minister of public housing yesterday, asking the minister to insist that the developer return their down payments.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Changes likely at ICMI with Hartono's entry

Changes likely at ICMI with Hartono's entry JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) is likely to undergo major changes if Information Minister R. Hartono, a fast rising political figure, joins, an observer says.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Regent Pasilong electrocuted

Regent Pasilong electrocuted UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi: Polewali Mamasa Regent Andi Saat Pasilong was electrocuted when he tried to turn on the water heater in his bathroom on Sunday night.He was survived by his wife and daughter.He was found dead at his official residence by his aide.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Burglars wound two school security guards

Burglars wound two school security guards JAKARTA (JP): Two security guards were injured when 10 men forced their way into the Don Bosco private school complex on Jl. TB Simatupang, South Jakarta yesterday.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Special talks held to clear hurdles on manpower bill

Special talks held to clear hurdles on manpower bill JAKARTA (JP): Legislators revealed yesterday that they had conducted informal talks with the central government during the current House recess, to clear hurdles in their deliberation of a controversial manpower bill.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Khmer Rouge mentality survives

Khmer Rouge mentality survives After being wrapped in mystery and unseen for 18 years, the former Cambodian ruler Pol Pot recently was seen on television screens around the world as a result of the scoop given to Nate Thayer of the Far Eastern Economic Review, as he witnessed Pol Pot's trial in a ...

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Kalideres big family protests at City Council

Kalideres big family protests at City Council JAKARTA (JP): More than 150 members of a family living together in Kalideres, West Jakarta, went to the City Council yesterday to ask for help in the settlement of their land dispute with state oil company Pertamina.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Govt bureaucrats told to serve people better

Govt bureaucrats told to serve people better JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged government bureaucrats yesterday to be more sensitive toward people, so as not to treat them merely as objects who should obey their commands.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Gran Melia plans to operate 24 hotels in Indonesia by 2000

Gran Melia plans to operate 24 hotels in Indonesia by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): Spanish hotel chain Sol Melia plans to operate 24 hotels in Indonesia by 2000 up from 12 hotels this year, Hotel Grand Melia's general manager Ricardo Castaneda said over the weekend.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/The disgraced Net

The disgraced Net At the Computer Exhibition in October 1996 I opened an Internet account with D-Net. However after many, many hours of trying I was unable to access it.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/W. Australia sees business opportunities with Indonesia

W. Australia sees business opportunities with Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): West Australia sees potential business opportunities in Indonesia's education and health care sector, West Australian Deputy Premier, Hendy Cowan, said here yesterday.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/English First opens new branch

English First opens new branch JAKARTA (JP): English First, a Boston-based company specializing in English education, opened a new branch on Jl. Timor, Central Jakarta, yesterday.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Jobless men in drug trial

Jobless men in drug trial JAKARTA (JP): Two jobless Jakartans traded accusations in court yesterday over who gave whom the heroin they were being accused of possessing.Eko Irianto, 35, and Fadil Thahjono, 34, were indicted on similar charges of possessing 0.

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Tue, 05 Aug 1997

JP/Telkom's subcontractors

Telkom's subcontractors Some time ago, some men came to my house and announced that they wanted to change the connection box for the telephone cable. They were not using a company vehicle, had no Telkom identification badge or uniform and could not show me an assignment letter.

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