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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Wardiman blasted for plan to regulate private colleges

Wardiman blasted for plan to regulate private colleges JAKARTA (JP): House members yesterday criticized Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro for his plan to regulate the management of private universities.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Police get reinforcement

Police get reinforcement DILI, East Timor: East Timor Police will soon be reinforced by some 150 members of the Mobile Brigade who will take over jobs now being carried out by Army members.East Timor Military Chief Col.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Blood free for anyone: Minister

Blood free for anyone: Minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi has confirmed that no fees will be imposed on people who need blood, and that everybody can get it for free.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Car rental in Denpasar?

Car rental in Denpasar? The Jakarta Post reported on Sept. 8, 1994, about the new Association of Indonesian Car Rental Businesses (HIPERMI).I have contacted some major car rentals in Bali to find out if they are members of HIPERMI. However, none of them know about this organization.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Garin's int'l reputation further extended

Garin's int'l reputation further extendedBy Jane Freebury JAKARTA (JP): Comedic actress Rosanna Arquette and the director of the brilliant hyper-violent Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino, were among the judges at the 1994 Taormina International Film Festival in Italy (July 27-Aug.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Wahono heads Indonesian delegation to Manila's AIPO

Wahono heads Indonesian delegation to Manila's AIPO JAKARTA (JP): Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Wahono is heading the Indonesian delegation to the general assembly of the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) in Manila next week.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Land dispute drags on

Land dispute drags on SEMARANG: The Semarang Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has filed a petition with the local court to counter the government's proposal for a review of a Supreme Court ruling which awarded 34 villagers damages for land they gave up to make way for the giant Kedungombo reservoir.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Bob Hasan to give help to unemployed journalists

Bob Hasan to give help to unemployed journalists JAKARTA (JP): Timber tycoon Mohammad (Bob) Hasan, widely rumored to be linked with the establishment of a new magazine to replace the defunct Tempo newsweekly, insisted yesterday that he simply wanted to accommodate the displaced journalists.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Syria walks away with easy 4-0 win over Indonesia

Syria walks away with easy 4-0 win over Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Syria, like a big boy bullying a smaller child, effortlessly whipped the young Indonesian booters 4-0 in the 29th Asian under-19 soccer championship.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Three killed in bus crash

Three killed in bus crash PROBOLINGGO, East Java: At least three people were killed and four others injured yesterday when a passenger bus en route from Sumenep to Banyuwangi crashed into a house in Tongas, Probolinggo, East Java.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Lars Vogt first in series of piano recitals

Lars Vogt first in series of piano recitalsBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): If Lars Vogt's recital last Saturday at Erasmus Huis is anything to go by, the series of four piano recitals by German pianists, of which he was the first, promises to be a rare treat for lovers of classical piano.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/East Timor already has greater autonomy: Alatas

East Timor already has greater autonomy: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas rebuffed calls for greater autonomy for East Timor yesterday, saying Indonesia's youngest province is already enjoying more privileges than others.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Agribusiness body to start

Agribusiness body to start JAKARTA (JP): The newly formed Agribusiness Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture announced yesterday that it is ready to help formulate government policies and carry out research to develop agribusiness and improve farmers' livelihoods.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/State firm manager accused of rape

State firm manager accused of rape JAKARTA (JP): A woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted by her boss several times since 1992 has taken her case to the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI).

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/South demands better deal from North

South demands better deal from North JAKARTA (JP): An on-going international conference on human resource development turned into a yet another round of "North versus South debates".

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/BTN will lower rates on home loans

BTN will lower rates on home loans JAKARTA (JP): Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) will lower the interest rate on its loans for low-cost houses from its current level of 16 percent per annum to help low-income people own homes, the state-owned bank's president said yesterday.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/China down to earth at junior athletics meet

China down to earth at junior athletics meet JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion China is keeping a low profile as the fifth biannual Asian junior track and field championships swings into action tomorrow.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Gold mining contractors threaten to withdraw

Gold mining contractors threaten to withdraw JAKARTA (JP): Four Australian gold mining contractors are threatening to relinquish their concessions in West Kalimantan because illegal miners are trespassing on their operations.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Harmoko denies tampering with the election

Harmoko denies tampering with the election JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Harmoko yesterday denied accusations that he has covertly made use of his visits to several regions in the country to campaign for the ruling political organization.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Council queries new Kenari market

Council queries new Kenari market JAKARTA (JP): The City Council is questioning the development of a new marketplace by a private company adjacent to the old Kenari market, which specializes at selling electrical appliances.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/WB director gives a recipe for poverty elimination

WB director gives a recipe for poverty elimination JAKARTA (JP): Developing countries can extricate themselves from the clenches of poverty through sound macroeconomic policy, an open and competitive economy and heavy investment in human resources, a World Bank official says.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Trikora gets a new chief

Trikora gets a new chief JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Army Chief Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar installed Brig. Gen. I Ketut Wirdana as the new chief of the Trikora Military Command to replace Maj. Gen. Tarub.The command oversees security in Maluku and Irian Jaya provinces.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * The earth has been kidnapped into deep space by a dark star, appearing suddenly out of nowhere. Impossible, you say? In that case, you show your ignorance of elementary astronomy.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Children choir competition planned

Children choir competition planned The Gramedia group in cooperation with Bank Central Asia and private-television channel SCTV will sponsor the third Dendang Kencana children's choir competition for students of nursery (TK) and primary schools (SD) in the greater Jakarta area.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/This Sunday

This Sunday Don't miss the inaugural Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post this Sunday. It is filled with informative and entertaining articles plus the latest, up to late Saturday night, major news from around the world, including sports results.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Thinking the unthinkable?

Thinking the unthinkable? Discussing the future of this country's politics can be like placing oneself between a rock and a hard place.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Nuclear specialist for PDI leadership

Nuclear specialist for PDI leadership Subur Budiman, a nuclear specialist, said here yesterday that he wants to run for the leadership of the Jakarta-chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued rising on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index closed 1.71 points higher at 522.08 yesterday from 520.31 on Wednesday, while the narrower- based GTDBS-50 Index rose to 128.01 from 127.69.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Cartoon: I'm Telling 3:05 Science Film: Langka dan Unik 3:30 Science Film: Invention 4:00 Students' Quiz 4:30 Flora & Fauna 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Cultural program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Sebaiknya Anda Tahu 7:00 ...

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Soeharto calls for more cooperatives

Soeharto calls for more cooperatives JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday called for the country's large and medium scale firms to support the formation and operation of employee cooperatives.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Gambling lord Taslim Bianti gets 8 months

Gambling lord Taslim Bianti gets 8 months JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District court sentenced 22 people involved in illegal gambling, including its lord, Taslim Bianti, to between three and eight months imprisonment yesterday.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/International help sought to solve elephant problem

International help sought to solve elephant problem JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja called for international cooperation yesterday to help solve the problem of rampaging elephants in Sumatra.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Convicted aliens lodge appeal

Convicted aliens lodge appeal MEDAN, North Sumatra: Three foreigners who were sentenced to death by the local district court last week for smuggling heroin have appealed to the higher court.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/RI's offshore debts stand at $89b: Mar'ie

RI's offshore debts stand at $89b: Mar'ie JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad announced yesterday that Indonesia's offshore debt stood at US$89 billion as of last June.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Environment: A common concern of neighbors

Environment: A common concern of neighbors Ros Kelly has been a Labor Member of Parliament for Canberra since 1980. She was minister for Defense Support from 1987 to 1989 and Minister for the Environment from 1990 until recently.Dear friends,The Jakarta Post reported on Aug.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Headmistress tried for fraud

Headmistress tried for fraud Srijatun Gasim, the headmistress of Hang Tuah primary school in Cipulir, South Jakarta, is being tried for fraud at the South Jakarta District Court.Prosecutor Happy Hadiastuti said on Wednesday that the defendant rented a truck from H.A. Setiawati on Aug.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Domestic routes start to open up to foreign firms

Domestic routes start to open up to foreign firms JAKARTA (JP): The increase of foreign flight service to a number of domestic destinations will force domestic carriers to be more careful when choosing additional domestic routes, Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng said.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Rice self-sufficiency is safe: Govt

Rice self-sufficiency is safe: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday assured the country that it will remain self-sufficient in rice this year in spite of the severe drought that has affected rice fields in a number of provinces."We project that this year's harvest will produce 27.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/PLN to float bonds worth Rp 1 trillion

PLN to float bonds worth Rp 1 trillion JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned electricity company, PT Persero Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), will offer bonds valued at Rp 1 trillion (US$462.32 million) to the public to raise funds to finance its expansion projects.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * 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. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Koja vendors leave site for port project

Koja vendors leave site for port project JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 street vendors along Jl. Pantai Laut, in the North Koja area of North Jakarta, have voluntarily taken down their semi-permanent kiosks in keeping with the city ordinance to vacate the area.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Police chief inducted

Police chief inducted AMBON, Maluku: Deputy Chief of National Police Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan installed Col. Muchaer as the new chief of the Maluku Police on Thursday to replace Col. Isnawa.

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Fri, 16 Sep 1994

JP/Hero to renovate its supermarket

Hero to renovate its supermarket An executive of Hero business group, Anton Lukmanto, said yesterday that the company needs five or six months to renovate its fire-razed supermarket on Jl. Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta.

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