Habibie upbeat of restoring economic crisis JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie expressed confidence yesterday that his government would be able to sufficiently restore the economy and create a clean government within one-year if there were no further disruptions to the nation.

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Exlusive Jl. Braga looks to change its imageBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): Ask your Bandung friends of average means to take a stroll down Jl. Braga, and their likely response will be a polite rejection."That is not my kind of place," could well be their reason.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Sari Berita Sepekan 6:30 Morning Focus 6:45 Healthy and Fresh 7:00 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 8:00 Children's Program: Kumbang and Family 8:30 Children's Program: Nuansa Anak 9:30 Creative Program: Widya Wahana ...

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Custom has its place in Sikka from cradle to graveBy Yakob J. Herin MAUMERE, Nusa Tenggara (JP): For centuries the inhabitants of Sikka, a village 45 kilometers south of Maumere, have strongly adhered to custom.

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Long-haired students live a plain lifeBy Agus M. Yon PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The squeeze of the protracting monetary crisis has forced cutbacks in daily spending, especially if your income is just enough to make both ends meet.

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Reform commotion: Where do we go from here? JAKARTA (JP): "Bingo!", shouted my wife defiantly, raising both of her fists the way a political campaigner would in front of an audience."What's that, Mom?" joked Sulung, my eldest son.

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Boardinghouse business, humanism or profit? JAKARTA (JP): The economic crisis, which has gripped the country for almost a year, has brought uncertainty to almost all businesses, including the rented accommodation sector.

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Juwono tries to lower drop outsBy Emmy Fitri and Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): A month ago he was the state minister of environment in Soeharto's Cabinet. Today he is the minister of education and culture in President B.J. Habibie's reform Cabinet.

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PlakothamBy Bakdi Soemanto "Mas, yesterday evening, Rina, Sita, Tutty, Bu Binny, Bu Alex Bu Eddy and I visited Bu Bazar, not for our monthly chat but to see her son, Plakotham, who the day before had cut off his finger with a kitchen knife usually used by his mother for peeling red onions, ...

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Second mutilated female body found JAKARTA (JP): While the identity of a dismembered female body found last Sunday in Tangerang remains a mystery, the city was rocked again yesterday by the finding of another mutilated female body in East Jakarta.

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One dead in E. Timor clash JAKARTA (JP): One man died and two others were seriously wounded when pro and anti-integrationists clashed yesterday in Manatuto, about 60 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Dili.

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Emha's baby dies at birth JAKARTA (JP): The first child of poet Emha Ainun Najib and singer Novia Kolopaking died at birth Friday evening.Novia, recuperating at Hermina Hospital, East Jakarta, said the baby, which weighed 3.2 kilograms, had its umbilical chord wrapped around its neck.

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Jakarta's misunderstood monumentsBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): When Karlina Leksono and her Suara Ibu Peduli (The Voice of Concerned Mothers) group protested rising prices of milk and other foodstuffs at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, it was clear that it was only like-minded women and ...

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'Who Am I?' sees the usual Chan kicks and punchesBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Tired of watching Western action actors kicking bad guys on the big screen? Then give Jackie Chan's action-comedy Who Am I? a try.

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Students come face to face with crisis The countdown to the new school year is underway with high school graduates busy preparing to get into their favorite universities.

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Garuda pilots ignore bomb threats, continues flights JAKARTA (JP): Three Garuda Indonesia Airways flights ignored a bomb threat allegedly from an East Timorese rebel group in Australia on Friday and safely landed at Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar, Bali, later that afternoon.

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Stress can be a downer to a man's love life JAKARTA (JP): Stress is a natural part of our life, but too much of it can take the spark out of a man's sexual performance.That warning came from Dr. Akmal Taher, founder of the impotency clinic at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Central Jakarta.

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From Indonesia with love Children everywhere.Cute, little girls here, good-looking boys thereAll crammed on a bus, stretching out their necksas far as they could,looking out for those they love so muchwho might be somewhere there or be gone for good.

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Books for university students, buy them now or not at all JAKARTA (JP): If you are starting university this year you have to consider whether to buy the required books and other reading material right now.

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An insight into Putu Wijaya, writer of weird stories NGEH, Kumpulan Esai Putu Wijaya (NGEH, Putu Wijaya's Collection of Essays); Pustaka Firdaus, Jakarta, December l997.

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