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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Bus stations to take action against unsafe buses

Bus stations to take action against unsafe buses JAKARTA (JP): All city bus terminals have been authorized to fine unsafe buses and unlicensed bus drivers.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Tourists face a Bali bereft of the Hyatt

Tourists face a Bali bereft of the Hyatt JAKARTA (JP): Fierce competition in the hotel industry on the holiday island of Bali is forcing the Bali Hyatt to launch a large-scale renovation in an attempt to hold on to its market share.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/India's Rao appeals for end to caste discrimination

India's Rao appeals for end to caste discrimination BOMBAY (Reuter): Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, wooing India's vast population of Harijans or untouchables, appealed to his people yesterday to end centuries of caste discrimination across the country.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Bangun Cipta Group starts constructing Semanggi Tower House

Bangun Cipta Group starts constructing Semanggi Tower House JAKARTA (JP): PT Arthaguna Saranapratama, a subsidiary of the Bangun Cipta Group, will start the construction of Semanggi Tower House on April 20, according to the company's president.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Boutros-Ghali says UN ready for more air strikes

Boutros-Ghali says UN ready for more air strikes MADRID (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said yesterday the world body would not hesitate to authorize more air strikes around the Bosnian enclave of Gorazde in order to protect peacekeeping forces deployed there.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Alatas tells U.S. aid and rights just don't mix

Alatas tells U.S. aid and rights just don't mix NEW YORK (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned the United States against attaching political strings to its foreign aid programs yesterday, suggesting that doing so could make the problem worse.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Photo

Photo JP/alx QUICK RECOVERY: Reporters, who have been curious about developments in the Bapindo credit scam, 'attack' the chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), J.B.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Sumarlin 'appears' again

Sumarlin 'appears' again JAKARTA (JP): Former finance minister J.B. Sumarlin denied yesterday that his three week absence from the country had anything to do with the ongoing official investigation of the blossoming Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) bank scandal.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Medan workers take to the streets

Medan workers take to the streets MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Some 11,000 workers marched to the Governor's Office yesterday in a protest demanding an official investigation to the death of one of their colleagues last month.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Study links suicide, heavy metal

Study links suicide, heavy metal By Eric Johnson [10 pts ML] DETROIT, (UPI): Three social scientists recently released a study of United States heavy-metal subculture that they say shows a clear link between its hard-edged music and suicide among young adults.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Australians set example

Australians set example At first glance it might seem that there is nothing exceptional about the 10 Australian high school students now visiting this country. However, their ability to speak Bahasa Indonesia not only fluently, but also flawlessly, makes them special.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/More welcome army's war on crime

More welcome army's war on crime JAKARTA (JP): The army-sponsored Operation Cleansing, which was designed to combat crimes in the Jakarta area, gained wider supports from the police and the public yesterday.In the latest development, Maj. Gen.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/High-rise buildings to prepare for fire safety

High-rise buildings to prepare for fire safety JAKARTA (JP): Newly built high-rise buildings should be equipped with their own fire safety systems because the city's fire departments have limited capabilities due to lack of equipment and personnel, a city official warned yesterday.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/JP/10/PSSI

JP/10/PSSI By Dwiatmanta JAKARTA (JP): The country's most frenzied footballing extravaganza is going to get even wilder when Western division teams are pitted against their Eastside rivals in today's semifinals, with Bandung and Surabaya set for a renewed arch rivalry in Sunday's grand ...

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Asia still under-represented in Paris documentary festivals

Asia still under-represented in Paris documentary festivalsBy Kunang Helmi-Picard [10 pts ML] PARIS, France (JP): At the recent Academy Awards in the United States, the Oscar for the best feature documentary was awarded to I am a Promise by Susan and Alan Raymond.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/JP/2/across

JP/2/acrossAcross the ArchipelagoActing regents to be appointed DILI, East Timor: Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares will replace nine regents in the province on Saturday.The outgoing officials are Armindo Soares Mariano (Dili), Gaspar Sarmento (Liquisa), Col.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Dissident soldiers seize Lesotho cabinet ministers

Dissident soldiers seize Lesotho cabinet ministers MASERU, Lesotho (Reuter): Dissident soldiers placed Lesotho's deputy prime minister under house arrest yesterday and seized four other ministers, a government spokesman said. "We don't know what's happening," the spokesman told Reuters.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Your Letters

Your Letters Finland's toxic waste Finland is mentioned in an article of The Jakarta Post on Feb. 2, 1994 as one of the "Sinister Seven," the chief culprits in the transboundary transfer of hazardous (toxic) waste, notably exporting it to Asian countries.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/--------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------- To celebrate the 430th birthday of Britain's world famous playwright William Shakespeare, the BBC World Radio Service is running a three-month Shakespeare Today season, a 50 program radio celebration of plays, poetry, talks and ...

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Around The World

Around The WorldTaiwan buys 200 Patriot missiles TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's army will purchase 200 improved-version U.S. Patriot missiles for deployment in northern Taiwan against possible enemy missile or air strikes, the United Daily News reported yesterday.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/JAKARTA (JP): American frontier marshal, Wyatt Earp (1848-

JAKARTA (JP): American frontier marshal, Wyatt Earp (1848- 1928) is the most famous lawman of the wild west. Until l970, there were some 10 feature films depicting his exploits that culminated in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona, on Oct. 26, l881.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta, April 14

Where to go in Jakarta, April 14Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZ Musico The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Israel celebrates independence under a cloud of fear

Israel celebrates independence under a cloud of fear JERUSALEM (AFP): Israel celebrated 46 years of statehood yesterday amid tight security and under the shadow of a militant Palestinian terror campaign in revenge for the Hebron massacre.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Focus on Jakarta

Focus on JakartaMan shot for attempting theft Police yesterday shot a 19-year-old man as he attempted to steal a sedan next to a movie theater on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Another delegation of Koja residents visit DPRD

Another delegation of Koja residents visit DPRD JAKARTA (JP): A delegation which claimed to represent over 500 families of North Koja residents in North Jakarta told the City Council they are willing to receive lower compensation for their plots.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Other Opinion

Other OpinionAnti-crime measures The public fully supports the authorities in their drive to stamp out the illegal distribution of drugs and alcoholic drinks. The distribution network has now reached young people of all classes.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Indonesia to launch massive haj operation today

Indonesia to launch massive haj operation today JAKARTA (JP): Four wide-bodied jets will leave almost simultaneously from Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya and Ujungpandang this morning, marking the start of the massive operation to send more than 157,000 people for the haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Cop killer gets 16 years

Cop killer gets 16 years JAKARTA (JP): A 23-year-old student of the Jakarta-based Jayabaya University was sentenced to 16 years in jail yesterday by the East Jakarta district court for his role in the brutal murder of Police Sgt. Bambang Sumarno.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Nashar's show must go on despite his death

Nashar's show must go on despite his death JAKARTA(JP): The planning of a retrospective exhibition of the works of noted painter Nashar, which began in January, continues in the wake of his death at the age of 65 on Wednesday.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Firms involved in bad debts get special audit

Firms involved in bad debts get special audit JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said here yesterday that the central bank has carried out a special audit on a number of companies laden with bad debts.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/ JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)

JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued gaining ground yesterday with share prices mostly strengthening in active trading. The broad-based Composite Index rose another 4.9 points to close at 467.28 from 462.36 on Wednesday.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Bundesbank cuts rate

Bundesbank cuts rate FRANKFURT (AFP): The German Bundesbank announced yesterday afternoon that it had cut its Lombard rate from 6.75 to 6.50 percent and its discount rate from 5.25 percent to five percent.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Expert advisor for capital market development hired

Expert advisor for capital market development hired JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday named Dahlan M. Sutalaksana, chief of the central bank's money and capital market department, as his expert advisor in charge of capital market development.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Government plans series of seminars on labor

Government plans series of seminars on labor JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower will organize a series of seminars beginning next month to make a thorough review of the labor conditions in the country and to recommend plans of action.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Hooliga

JP/3/HooligaNine unruly fans sent to the cooler JAKARTA (JP): The police arrested nine rowdy soccer fans for hooliganism during the amateur championships at the Senayan stadium on Wednesday.Lt. Col.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Officer testifies students insulted Soeharto

Officer testifies students insulted Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): A police officer testified in a defamation trial yesterday that the poems read by students during a protest against the government last December contained strong words which attacked the President's integrity.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Foreign envoys call off S. Africa peace mission

Foreign envoys call off S. Africa peace mission JOHANNESBURG (Reuter): Foreign mediators called off their peace mission to South Africa yesterday, after a dispute among the country's political leaders over the April 26-28 date of its first all-race elections.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Business alliance definitely workable in Indonesia

Business alliance definitely workable in IndonesiaBy Bob Widyahartono JAKARTA (JP): Business alliance is emerging as a new strategy to meet diversifying markets and a changing environment.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Trio Galitzine, youthful masters of classical music

Trio Galitzine, youthful masters of classical musicBy Gus Kairupan [10 pts ML] JAKARTA (JP): Trio Galitzine, consisting of Anne Mercier on violin, oboist Dominique Dournaud and pianist Alain Villard, are in their late twenties to early thirties, I'd say.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/TV Today: Friday, April 15

TV Today: Friday, April 15TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Cartoon: I'm Telling 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Student Quiz 4:30 TV Series: Ibn Taimiyah 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural Program 6:05 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 ...

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

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A ride on the Gospel train By Paul W. Blair [10 pts ML] JAKARTA (JP): The word "gospel" means "good news" in the Christian lexicon. Gospel songs are those that celebrate the Christian message of salvation.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/BASUKI/0

JP/3/BASUKI/0Defense calls for dismissal of all charges in Basuki trial JAKARTA (JP): The defense for Amiruddin (nicknamed Nanda), charged with robbing and killing the painter Basuki Abdullah, on Wednesday asked the South Jakarta district court to acquit the defendant, saying the prosecution's ...

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Transmission lines don't cause cancer, Australian expert says

Transmission lines don't cause cancer, Australian expert says JAKARTA (JP): An Australian electrical engineer dismissed yesterday the assertion that living under high voltage electric cables could be harmful to health, despite a compelling study that asserts that such a correlation exists.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Social injustice threatens unity

Social injustice threatens unity________________________________________________________________ The followings are excerpts from a paper presented at a seminar organized by the Driyarkara School of Philosophy recently in connection with its 25th anniversary.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/JP/2/across

JP/2/acrossAcross the ArchipelagoActing regents to be appointed DILI, East Timor: Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares will replace nine regents in the province on Saturday.The outgoing officials are Armindo Soares Mariano (Dili), Gaspar Sarmento (Liquisa), Col.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Hospitals caught in social duty vs profit dilemma

Hospitals caught in social duty vs profit dilemmaBy Santi WE Soekanto JAKARTA (JP): Nurganti Bangun, a young mother in Medan, North Sumatra, left her newborn son at a maternity clinic because she could not pay the bills.

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Fri, 15 Apr 1994

JP/Belgium mourns Rwandan dead, last troops set to leave

Belgium mourns Rwandan dead, last troops set to leave BRUSSELS (Reuter): Belgium yesterday mourned 16 of its people killed in Rwanda and said it would pull its United Nations peacekeepers out of the country.

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