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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Jakarta to host engineering expo

Jakarta to host engineering expo JAKARTA (JP): About 200 companies from more than 20 countries will participate in a major engineering and industrial show to be held at the Jakarta Convention Center from Oct. 7 to Oct. 10.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Tribe-people identified

Tribe-people identified AMBON, Maluku: Officials from the ministry of social services announced yesterday that they had registered another 215 families from an isolated tribe on Buru Island.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Instilling a love of reading on ships

Instilling a love of reading on ships JAKARTA (JP): Imagine having to sit for days with nothing to do while waiting for a ship that will carry you to your port of destination in some remote area."That's an ideal situation for a 'love reading' campaign.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Let Diana rest in peace

Let Diana rest in peace I refer to my letter of Sept. 5 on "Princess Diana" and the views expressed against it by Mr. Bill Guerin and Ms. Maria Margaretta on Sept. 8. My opinion on Diana was far less damaging than Mr. Bill's comments on my views (paragraphs 2,3, and 4).

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/New governor elected today

New governor elected today JAKARTA (JP): The City Council will today select Jakarta's next governor from the three nominees who have received President Soeharto's approval.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Fire victims allotted funds to rent houses

Fire victims allotted funds to rent houses JAKARTA (JP): City-owned developer PT Sarana Jaya will give rent money to victims of a fire which gutted 1,297 houses in Pademangan Barat, North Jakarta, an official said yesterday.North Jakarta Mayor H.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Airfares adjusted to new rupiah rate

Airfares adjusted to new rupiah rate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) will introduce new airfares later this month based on the rupiah rate of 3,000 to the U.S. dollar.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/House passes bills on security, defense and police

House passes bills on security, defense and police JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed yesterday four security and defense-related bills which included the widely criticized police bill.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Diana's demise shakes the House of Windsor

Diana's demise shakes the House of WindsorBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The poem popped into my memory within hours of hearing about Princess Diana's death, but at first it seemed trite and even crude in this context.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Star Mild wants Manado drag win

Star Mild wants Manado drag win JAKARTA (JP): The Star Mild team hopes to win the fifth leg of the national drag race in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sept. 14."I am confident that our racers of the Star Mild team could win the Manado race," Tim McKinlay, from the Star Mild team, said Sunday.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Juwono sees civilians unready for presidency

Juwono sees civilians unready for presidency JAKARTA (JP): Political analyst Juwono Sudarsono told incompetent civilians to step aside and let someone with a military background to again lead the country for at least another five years.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Japan, China still an apology apart

Japan, China still an apology apart Prime Minister Hashimoto headed for Beijing last week with high hopes, tempered by a realistic outlook. He clearly wanted to warm the always shaky relations between Japan and China, but realized his ambition rested on shaky foundations. In short, Mr.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/City cooperates with 'TPI'

City cooperates with 'TPI' JAKARTA (JP): Television station TPI will cooperate with the municipality by screening a variety of programs about developments in the city.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/PT Great River ties up with Malaysian firm

PT Great River ties up with Malaysian firm JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's garment producer PT Great River International (GRI) and Malaysian Anakku Baby Products Sdn. Bhd. agreed here yesterday to establish a baby wear factory in Purwakarta, West Java.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Halimah proposed as W. Sumatra governor

Halimah proposed as W. Sumatra governor PADANG, West Sumatra: Halimah Bambang Trihatmojo, a daughter- in-law of President Soeharto, was named as a possible candidate for West Sumatra governor yesterday.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Rp 1b medical bill left unpaid

Rp 1b medical bill left unpaid SEMARANG, Central Java: Over Rp 1 billion (US$350,800) in medical bills are left unpaid each year by patients of the Dokter Kariadi hospital.The hospital's director, Dr Sulaeman, said patients sometimes neglected to pay their bills.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Soeharto gets UNDP award

Soeharto gets UNDP award JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) administrator, James Gustave Speth, awarded a Special Citation to President Soeharto yesterday for the country's extraordinary achievements in alleviating poverty.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Games athletes complain about equipment delays

Games athletes complain about equipment delays JAKARTA (JP): The Rowing team has complained about an equipment delay which is holding up their training program for the 19th SEA Games in October.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Teachers made to buy shares

Teachers made to buy shares JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro insisted yesterday he knew nothing about the planned deduction of the salaries of teachers in Central Java for the purchase of shares in Indonesia's first passenger jet project.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Carlson Group intends to run 20 hotels in Indonesia

Carlson Group intends to run 20 hotels in Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): American hotel chain operator Country Inns & Suites By Carlson plans to run at least 20 properties in Indonesia within five years.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Traders reject market renovation

Traders reject market renovation JAKARTA (JP): About 30 fruit and vegetable traders from Cibitung market in Bekasi visited the National Commission on Human Rights office yesterday to complain about a market renovation plan.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Our rights commission

Our rights commission The lack of recognition that has up to now been accorded the National Commission on Human Rights reflects a serious problem.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/China's industrial boom blows ill winds of pollution

China's industrial boom blows ill winds of pollutionBy Irawati Wisnumurti BEIJING (JP): The 50-mile drive from central Beijing to Zhoukoudian, the site of Peking Man, is a journey through both time and massive air pollution.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Starting date delay angers minivan owners

Starting date delay angers minivan owners JAKARTA (JP): Thirty owners of minivans, which are scheduled to replace the three-wheeled bemo, held a protest yesterday after plans for the changeover were delayed for a third time.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Lucan 3:10 Teenagers' Program: Ramaja Indonesia 3:35 Education Program: Open University 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenagers' Drama 5:00 English Lessons 5:25 Variety Show: Music City Today 5:30 Quiz ...

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 8, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 900 ...

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Customs chief complain of poor response to EDI

Customs chief complain of poor response to EDI JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Customs and Excise Tax Soehardjo Soebardi complained yesterday about the lack of response to the electronic data interchange (EDI) system for the processing of customs documents.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Pregnant woman dies in six-car pileup

Pregnant woman dies in six-car pileup JAKARTA (JP): A pregnant woman was killed after being hit by a petrol tanker in a chain collision on Jl. Raya Lapangan Tembak, Cibubur, East Jakarta yesterday.Chief Sgt.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Lack of priority stifles rights implementation

Lack of priority stifles rights implementation JAKARTA (JP): A lack of priority remains a major obstacle to human rights implementation in Indonesia, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights says.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/House finally passes futures exchange bill

House finally passes futures exchange bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed the long awaited futures exchange bill into law yesterday after a long debate with the government.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Estetika 5 Ekspresi, at Hilton Executive Club, Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until Sept. 10. * Painting Exhibition: Nuansa Decoratif by Sutopo, Djoko Maruto, Petrus Pranagung at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Mother Teresa and Princess Diana

Mother Teresa and Princess Diana When mankind was ignorant of astronomy, it was thought that the sun and the moon were similar. Mother Teresa and Princess Diana are two entirely different personalities, like the sun and the moon, any comparison between them is totally irrelevant.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Drivers strike in Bogor

Drivers strike in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Minibus drivers on the Pasar Anyar-Citeureup route in Bogor joined a strike Saturday demanding the authorities stop their organization collecting a daily levy of Rp 500 (US 18 cents) per driver.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/UNDP medal for Soeharto

UNDP medal for Soeharto President Soeharto received yesterday another international honor for his meritorious deeds for the nation. He was awarded a medal of honor from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for reducing the number of poor people in this country.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Mayor Suprawito gets tough on sand quarrying

Mayor Suprawito gets tough on sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Mayor H. Suprawito threatened yesterday to revoke the licenses of companies which disobey warnings not to continue illegal sand quarrying in the Thousand Islands at Jakarta Bay.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/RI supports liberalization on fish and forest products

RI supports liberalization on fish and forest products JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia supports liberalization on forest products, fish and fish products under the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum but is still undecided on chemical and environmental products, an official said yesterday.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Rupiah strengthens as stock prices increase

Rupiah strengthens as stock prices increase JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah strengthened against the U.S. dollar yesterday and stock prices increased 1 percent following broad recovery in the region, dealers and brokers said.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Indonesia seen as bankable

Indonesia seen as bankableBy Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo JAKARTA (JP): The recent pledge amounting to a US$5.3 billion- loan announced by the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) has been viewed as strong recognition of Indonesia's credibility in national development.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Two jobless men arrested for robbing taxi driver

Two jobless men arrested for robbing taxi driver JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police have arrested two unemployed men for allegedly being involved in the wounding and robbery of a taxi driver.The suspects, identified as Wahidin Siregar, 19, and Abas Harahap, 18, were busted early yesterday.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Empowerment of people needed, says economist

Empowerment of people needed, says economist JAKARTA (JP): High economic growth is no guarantee in alleviating poverty, but the poor must also be empowered to develop and strengthen their own economy, noted economist Mubyarto said here yesterday.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Classic lament on poor reading habits resurfaces

Classic lament on poor reading habits resurfacesBy Fitriyanti Djoni JAKARTA (JP): Two years ago yesterday President Soeharto marked the 30th anniversary of International Literacy Day, which occurs every Sept.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/School boy drowns in Ciputat pool

School boy drowns in Ciputat pool JAKARTA (JP): A 15-year-old boy drowned during a weekly swimming lesson with his school sports teacher at a swimming pool in Ciputat, South Jakarta, on Sunday.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Repeat offender mobbed at hospital

Repeat offender mobbed at hospital BOGOR (JP): Visitors at PMI general hospital mobbed a repeat offender for allegedly stealing Rp 83,000 (US$31.32) from a patient on Sunday night.

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Tue, 09 Sep 1997

JP/Murder trial of Iwik continues in Yogyakarta

Murder trial of Iwik continues in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): A witness in the murder trial of Dwi Sumaji alias Iwik testified yesterday that police made him "persuade" another witness, Tri Sumaryani, into admitting that she had a love affair with the slain journalist, Fuad Muhammad ...

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