Women trade in
\nWest Kalimantan<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Immigration Office has called for public
\nattention to the increasing exodus of Indonesian women of Chinese
\norigin from Singkawang, West Kalimantan, to Taiwan or Hong Kong
\nat the behest of flesh trade syndicates.<\/p>\n
\"Despite tightened visa application procedures, since the
\n1980s the number of passport applications from the province for
\ntravel to Taiwan and Hong Kong has increased,\" Hario Subayu,
\nspokesman for the immigration office, said here over the weekend.<\/p>\n
According to a report by the immigration office in Singkawang,
\nin 1983 and 1984, the number of passport applications filed by
\nlocal women reached an average of 50 to 70 monthly.<\/p>\n
Hario said an attempt to \"trade\" the locally known Singkawang
\namoi-amoi was first foiled in 1984, when a woman identified as
\nBKP whose husband was a Taiwanese, was caught red-handed
\nbringing a number of Singkawang women to Taiwan so that they
\nwould be married off to Taiwanese.<\/p>\n
But lately, scores of Taiwanese men accompanied by female
\nmatch-makers have come directly to Singkawang and married local
\nwomen in order to take them out of the country legally, he was
\nquoted by Antara as saying.<\/p>\n
The immigration office in 1990 detained nearly 100 ethnic
\nChinese women residing in Singkawang for attempting to enter Hong
\nKong with fake visit visas, he said. (rms)<\/p>\n
Serial telegram
\nfor Silence Day<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: The state-owned PT Telkom is launching a new serial
\nof a Rp 500 telegram indah (beautiful telegram) to commemorate
\nthe 1994 Hindu Day of Silence, which falls on April 12.<\/p>\n
Telkom spokesman Sufi Wahyuni said here on Saturday that the
\ncompany has printed 107,000 copies of the new congratulatory
\ntelegrams which will be available in 435 cities and towns across
\nthe country.<\/p>\n
\"Sending congratulations with the new serial telegram can be
\ndone as of Sunday (yesterday),\" she said.<\/p>\n
She said the company would charge an additional fee of Rp 900
\nfor addresses to areas outside the listed cities.<\/p>\n
She added that the two models of the new serial telegram were
\nprinted, displaying either the Besakih Temple (in Amlapura) or
\nthe Uluwati Temple (in Bandung). (pet\/rms)<\/p>\n
Aussie MBA schools
\nhere to interview<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A delegation of 20 major Australian universities will
\nvisit Indonesia to interview prospective students for their
\nMaster of Business Administration (MBA) programs.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the Australian Education Center said in a
\nstatement made available here over the weekend that each MBA
\nstudy program offered emphasizes a different curriculum.<\/p>\n
\"The study programs have specific subjects, ranging from
\nmanagerial finance to accounting, marketing, general management,
\nand human resource development,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said most Australian MBA programs provide a mixture of
\npractice and theory with detailed examinations of case studies,
\nsyndicated work, seminars and workshops, reading and research
\nassignments, as well as formal lectures and tutorials. (rms)<\/p>",
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