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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Garuda's expansion plan has 1995 deadline

Garuda's expansion plan has 1995 deadline JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia, the national flag carrier, has been given until the end of the year to increase the number of its domestic routes, a company spokesman said yesterday.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Jakarta Bay festival soon

Jakarta Bay festival soon JAKARTA (JP): A festival of marine-related activities begins today at the Sunda Kelapa port and the Bahari Museum in North Jakarta. Lasting until Oct. 15, some festival events will be held in the Seribu Islands, just north of the capital.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Horrible Honchos 3:05 Talk Show: Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Among Us 4:30 Documentary 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 ...

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/RI, Sweden share lead in bridge meet

RI, Sweden share lead in bridge meet JAKARTA (JP): Collecting 55 points, Indonesia topped the West Group on the opening day of the Bermuda Bowl men's team world bridge championships in Beijing on Monday.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Aryaduta Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Los Morenitos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7:15 p.m.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/More political openness

More political openness When I was waiting for a bus at an empty bus stop in Jakarta, I discovered a photocopy of a pamphlet pinned on the wall. It drew my attention because of the printed and handwritten messages it contained.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/House faction probes assault on councilor

House faction probes assault on councilor JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) is sending a special team to investigate the recent attack on one its councilors in Surabaya.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Soeharto to tour the Americas

Soeharto to tour the Americas JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will embark on a lengthy overseas trip this Sunday that will take him to Colombia, the United States, where he'll visit the United Nations headquarters in New York, and Suriname.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Tribal title for commander

Tribal title for commander MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Eight chiefs of 18 local tribes conferred upon Maj. Gen. A. Dunidja, the commander of the Trikora Military Command, the traditional title of Kayau Anem.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Self-government for Nigeria

Self-government for Nigeria Nigeria's Gen. Sani Abacha has played a cruel joke on the 100 million people he purports to lead. He chose the 35th anniversary of Nigerian independence to announce on Sunday that black Africa's most populous country is somehow still not ready for self-government.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Government vows attention to oil industry concerns

Government vows attention to oil industry concerns JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday Indonesia would continue to pay attention to the hopes and interests of its business partners in the oil industry regarding the various procedures and regulations that affect their operations.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Solve problems at early stage

Solve problems at early stage PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo told local officials on Monday to nip resettlement problems in the bud.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Minister's swipe at Djajanti

Minister's swipe at Djajanti Minister of Forestry Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo's public allegations late last month that the Djajanti Group's plywood subsidiary, PT Nusantara Plywood, in East Java purchased 4,000 cubic meters of illegally-cut logs, is not the first swing he has taken at large ...

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Birla expands business

Birla expands business JAKARTA (JP): The Birla Group of India, which currently operates four companies in Indonesia, is investing US$50 million this year for the expansion of its businesses here.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Marine experts still puzzled by 'warm pool'

Marine experts still puzzled by 'warm pool' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian and foreign scientists said yesterday that they are still puzzled by the "warm pool" phenomena found in the Pacific Ocean that has altered climatic conditions in the region in recent years.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Koja homes won't face arbitrary demolition

Koja homes won't face arbitrary demolition JAKARTA (JP): City Military Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Sutiyoso guaranteed yesterday that arbitrary demolition of houses in Koja Utara, North Jakarta, will not happen.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/'Yes' to abortion

'Yes' to abortion I briefly glanced at "Your Letters" column of Sept. 26. And something did bother me. Why should abortion not be legalized in Indonesia?I do not know anything about Laws No. 3/1992 and No. 10/1992.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Donation from Jakarta Red Cross

Donation from Jakarta Red Cross JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the Red Cross has sent two trucks of food, medicine, blankets and clothes to the victims of the Jambi earthquake.Jakarta branch chairman H.M.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Probe of cemetery land scandal in last phase

Probe of cemetery land scandal in last phase JAKARTA (JP): City Secretary Harun Al Rasyid says that the city inspector claims that the investigation into a land scam allegedly masterminded by an official from the city cemetery agency will be completed soon.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Piracy stalls RI's home entertainment

Piracy stalls RI's home entertainmentBy Marselli Sumarno JAKARTA (JP): Gope Samptani's experience epitomizes the prospects of the home video business in Indonesia.In 1988, Gope and seven other importers began a video business.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/HK, RI set up fishing firm

HK, RI set up fishing firm JAKARTA (JP): PT Minasanega Perkasa and Giant Enterprises Limited of Hong Kong have agreed to establish a joint-venture company to engage in fishing in Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone.Under an agreement signed on Monday evening by Minasenaga's director, M. Ng.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Quake relief operation hits snags

Quake relief operation hits snags JAKARTA (JP): The huge relief operation now underway in the earthquake-stricken regency of Gunung Kerinci in Jambi, Sumatra, was beset yesterday by problems in channeling relief supplies to the quake victims.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Golkar seeks to reform campaign rules

Golkar seeks to reform campaign rules JAKARTA (JP): The ruling political group Golkar announced yesterday that it will push to reform the electoral laws regulating political campaigns and rallies.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Mahler's symphony on TOP FM 'Music Klasik'

Mahler's symphony on TOP FM 'Music Klasik'By S. Harmono JAKARTA (JP): A new sound came to Jakarta radio on Oct. 1. Since then, the music of Bach, Beethoven, Handel and other great composers has been heard each evening from 6 p.m. until 12 midnight.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Soeharto dedicates hotel

Soeharto dedicates hotel JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated the five-star Regent Hotel Jakarta yesterday, five years after the initial ground breaking in May 1988.The 364-room hotel began its soft operation in July, nearly four years behind schedule.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Soccer to be contested early at SEA Games

Soccer to be contested early at SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Soccer, the most prestigious event at the upcoming 18th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, will be contested earlier than Dec. 9, the day the Games formally opens."Soccer competitions will start on Dec. 3.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/RI reports 34 more cases of HIV carriers

RI reports 34 more cases of HIV carriers JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-four more people have reportedly tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) over the past three months, bringing the total to 346 as at the end of last month.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/28 arrested for attacking officers

28 arrested for attacking officers JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested at least 28 people yesterday in connection with Monday's attack on security officers at the house of a suspect in the case of the recent brutal murder of a mother and her children in Ciracas, East Jakarta.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Facility for female night-shift workers

Facility for female night-shift workers JAKARTA (JP): Companies employing female workers at night should provide their employees with transportation home, as stipulated by government regulation, the All Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) reiterated yesterday.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/'MPR should convene more than once'

'MPR should convene more than once' JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the body in charge of electing a president, should convene at least twice during its five-year term to ensure greater presidential accountability, says an observer.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 10, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Polluted spring causes diarrhea

Polluted spring causes diarrhea DILI, East Timor: At least 185 people on Atauro Island, some 11 miles north of here, suffered from diarrhea after using water from a polluted spring, a local health official said yesterday.Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Health Dr. Rustam S.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Violence society

Violence society In Jakarta the house of Philipus Kia Lejab, the suspected murderer of Rohadi's wife and three children in Bambu Apus, East Jakarta, has been destroyed. Even the houses of several of his relatives in Bambu Apus were set on fire.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Stop promoting communism

Stop promoting communism Clandestine circulars have recently been passed around with the purpose of creating unrest and dissident feelings.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Alatas proposes cooperation in South China Sea

Alatas proposes cooperation in South China Sea JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia urged countries bordering the South China Sea yesterday to set aside any territorial disputes they may have, and start forging cooperation in the area.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/New credit guarantee fund inaugurated

New credit guarantee fund inaugurated JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), in cooperation with the ruling Golkar party, inaugurated a credit guarantee fund company last night to help spur the growth of small businesses.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Non-business factors a hurdle for PTP listing

Non-business factors a hurdle for PTP listing JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's state-owned plantation firms (PTP), which have been criticized by the World Bank as inefficient, could go public if non-business factors could be overcome, according to one expert.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Discotheques, bars closed

Discotheques, bars closed JAKARTA (JP): Six discotheques and bars in four mayoralties have been closed by the City Law and Order Office for violating their hours of operation, an official early this week.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Rice focus has stunted progress in fruit

Rice focus has stunted progress in fruit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has been slow in developing studies in the science and technology of fruit cultivation because it has put most of its efforts into achieving self-sufficiency in rice, an official says.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Questioning HKBP leadership

Questioning HKBP leadership PWT Simanjuntak said at his press conference that "if the dissident reverends and church members defy our call for repentance, we will have no choice other than to expel them," as you put in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4, 1995.

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Wed, 11 Oct 1995

JP/Aterballetto due here

Aterballetto due here JAKARTA (JP): Reputable Italian dance troupe Aterballetto, with its main creator and choreographer Amedeo Amodio, is slated to perform in Jakarta on Oct. 13.

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