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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Swim the Sunda Strait

Swim the Sunda Strait JAKARTA: The Marine Corps is organizing swimming and rowing contests across the Sunda strait next month.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Aid for industrial projects

Aid for industrial projects JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Industry will receive US$1.3 billion in technical assistance and grants from foreign creditors for 26 industrial projects next fiscal year.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Two senior judges to vie for post of Chief Justice

Two senior judges to vie for post of Chief Justice JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday nominated two respected, senior justices to replace Purwoto Suhadi Gandasubrata as chief of the Supreme Court.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Latief keeps hands off Muchtar's case

Latief keeps hands off Muchtar's case JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, facing increasing foreign and domestic pressure to intervene in the trial of labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan, maintained yesterday that he had neither the intention nor the capacity to help.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Indonesians interested in Australian property

Indonesians interested in Australian property JAKARTA (JP): At least US$7.2 million in foreign exchange will flow to Australia soon as more Indonesians purchase property there.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell slightly yesterday after suffering a significant loss on Monday.Despite improved buying sentiment, the broad-based Composite Index closed lower at 521.71 yesterday against 522.05 on Monday.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/`Marsinah': A play depicting anguish of female workers

`Marsinah': A play depicting anguish of female workersBy Oei Eng Goan JAKARTA (JP): A swivel chair and a heap of soil laid out in a circular pattern on the open stage were the only paraphernalia used in a serious play depicting the anguish of female laborers and the poor in Indonesia.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Sunday paper

Sunday paper Sunday can be a bit of a yawn and so I was waiting for your promised Sunday Jakarta Post. But it never arrived on my doorstep.Maybe you can check with your distributors (mine is Agency Puspowardoyo) and see if they actually deliver the things you promise.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/PPD to introduce direct payment system on 240 buses

PPD to introduce direct payment system on 240 buses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned city bus company, PPD, has said that it will apply a direct payment system on 240 more buses plying 16 routes despite strong protests from conductors.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Four factors cause cement mart distortion

Four factors cause cement mart distortion JAKARTA (JP): Oligopolistic practices, collusion between producers and distributors, regional zoning of marketing and the government-set local price references are major causes of annual cement market distortion in the country.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Hartarto to lead mission at ASEAN talk

Hartarto to lead mission at ASEAN talk JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Trade and Industry Hartarto will lead the Indonesian delegation to the annual meeting of economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Thursday and Friday.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Govt preparing draft bill on small businesses

Govt preparing draft bill on small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The government has begun formulating a bill on small enterprises to provide them with a legal basis for development, in response to environmental changes and the trend of globalization, a minister says.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Manhunt for masked robbers

Manhunt for masked robbers BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Police have launched a manhunt for a gang of thieves who used masks in several operations in the Seputih Mataram district last weekend.Southern Sumatran Police chief Maj. Gen. M.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/`Sunday Post' undelivered

`Sunday Post' undelivered Following the many notices and the advertisement in The Jakarta Post, I made an effort on Sunday, Sept. 18, to rub the sleep out of my eyes at 7 a.m. instead of 8 a.m.I had decided to improve the quality of my Sunday lie- in...wash away the blues, so from 7 a.m.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Arrests follow forest dispute in Kalimantan

Arrests follow forest dispute in Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Continuing conflicts between indigenous people and forest concessionaires in West Kalimantan have resulted in rioting and the arrest of some villagers, the Indonesian Forum for Environment (WALHI) said yesterday.Walhi executive director M.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/House forms special team to deliberate tax bills

House forms special team to deliberate tax bills JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) set up a special team yesterday to speed up the deliberation of four tax bills which the government expects to be enacted in January.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Seminar reviews relations between state and society

Seminar reviews relations between state and society JAKARTA (JP): Any society, no matter how dominated by the state, always finds ways to survive and thrive, intellectuals say.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Small but important

Small but important Government and private-sector economists in both developed and developing countries very rarely achieve a full consensus on any issue. But they share the same view on the important role of small enterprises in economic development.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Endangered `anoa' dwindling

Endangered `anoa' dwindling KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The provincial legislative council has criticized the local government for doing little to stop illegal poaching of endangered anoa deer.Council chairman Soedjatmiko said the government should punish people for killing the animal.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Workers for Malaysia

Workers for Malaysia Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told President Soeharto in Jakarta last week that his country needs 17,000 workers from here. They will be employed on Malaysian plantations.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Chain collision at Jagorawi

Chain collision at Jagorawi Five vehicles were involved in a chain collision on the Jagorawi highway in Cililitan, East Jakarta, on Monday. No casualties were reported in the accident which involved a car belonging to a member of the House of Representatives (DPR).
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Doctoral course for Japanese studies

Doctoral course for Japanese studies The University of Indonesia is scheduled to launch a doctoral course for Japanese Studies in a ceremony at the university's campus in Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Six servicemen, 125 crooks arrested for vehicle thefts

Six servicemen, 125 crooks arrested for vehicle thefts JAKARTA (JP): City police have arrested 131 suspects, including six members of the Armed Forces (ABRI), believed to have been involved in the thefts of 77 cars and 114 motorcycles in the greater Jakarta area.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Hungary offers access to European marts

Hungary offers access to European marts JAKARTA (JP): Hungary yesterday offered itself as a gateway for Indonesian exports to European markets, stressing that its location in Central Europe makes it a perfect entry point.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Old researchers never retire, they just fade away

Old researchers never retire, they just fade away JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has proposed an extension of the retirement age of its top research staff from 65 to 70.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Asian Games squad meets Soeharto today

Asian Games squad meets Soeharto today JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto will receive the Indonesian Asian Games team at the State Palace today, before they depart for the Hiroshima sports meet.Most members of the contingent are scheduled to depart Sunday evening.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Japan, Thailand edge into under-19 soccer meet semis

Japan, Thailand edge into under-19 soccer meet semis JAKARTA (JP): Two red cards marred the last qualifying round matches at the 29th Asian Youth Under-19 soccer championship last night as Japan and Thailand secured the last two semifinal berths.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Cartoon: Prince Valiant 3:05 Anak Fantasi 3:30 Science World 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Indonesia, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music ...
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Arms embargo in rump Yugoslavia debated

Arms embargo in rump Yugoslavia debatedBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): The U.S. Congress appears intent on its foolhardy campaign to have the arms embargo on the Bosnian Moslems lifted.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Deregulatory measure on investment subject to revision

Deregulatory measure on investment subject to revision JAKARTA (JP): A senior investment official, bombarded with criticism over a new deregulatory measure which allows foreign investors to construct and operate infrastructure facilities, said yesterday that the ruling is not final and can be ...
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Wildlife conservation

Wildlife conservation We are wildlife biologists with the Wildlife Conservation Society (formerly the New York Zoological Society) and would like to comment on some of the issues raised in two articles published in the Sept.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Firecrackers for forest rangers

Firecrackers for forest rangers SURABAYA, East Java: Forest rangers in the province are now supplied with firecrackers which they can use to scare off looters and squatters.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Pejompongan fire victims start to rebuild houses

Pejompongan fire victims start to rebuild houses JAKARTA (JP): Victims of the fire that razed hundreds of houses in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, have started to rebuild temporary huts at the site despite the municipal administration's prohibition.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Driver may face murder charge

Driver may face murder charge The North Jakarta police may charge Ramses Silitonga, the driver of the Metromini bus which in February careened into the Sunter river in North Jakarta with dozens of its passengers, with murder.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Carter diplomacy being tested in Haiti

Carter diplomacy being tested in Haiti The last-ditch attempt at diplomacy by former United States president Jimmy Carter has spared Haiti a violent U.S. invasion, at least temporarily.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Top female graduate killed by married lover

Top female graduate killed by married lover JAKARTA (JP): Police said they have nabbed an over zealous father of three who is believed to have stabbed to death his 24- year-old lover at the victim's house in Menteng Dalam, South Jakarta.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/More space asked for small-scale traders

More space asked for small-scale traders A city councilor is urging the management of Blok M Plaza, a major shopping center in South Jakarta, to give more space for small-scale traders to do business at the shopping center.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Indonesia grabs 10,000m men's gold at athletics meet

Indonesia grabs 10,000m men's gold at athletics meet JAKARTA (JP): After three barren days, "Indonesia Raya," the national anthem, was finally heard when Ferry Junaedi received the gold medal from Muhammad (Bob) Hasan, Indonesia's track and field chief, for winning the men's 10,000m.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/DPR gives conditional support to higher defense spending

DPR gives conditional support to higher defense spending JAKARTA (JP): A commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday said it backs the Armed Forces (ABRI) call for a 23 percent hike in military spending but stressed the need for the forces to eliminate graft among its members.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Debt repayment before maturity favorable

Debt repayment before maturity favorable JAKARTA (JP): The recent trend of large borrowers repaying debts before maturity will not affect the banking industry. It will instead help provide equal distribution of loans to smaller businesses, a noted economist said.
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Wed, 21 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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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/Bandung faces water crisis

Bandung faces water crisis BANDUNG, West Java: The fast growing northern part of the city will face a severe water crisis if the municipal office fails to control real estate development there, an academic warns.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/19,127 Jakartans are illiterate

19,127 Jakartans are illiterate Director General of External Education, Youth and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Culture Soedijarto said that 19,127 out of 8,277,746 Jakartans are illiterate.
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Wed, 21 Sep 1994

JP/International human resource development center proposed

International human resource development center proposed JAKARTA (JP): Delegates at an international seminar on human resource development have proposed that a center for international cooperation be established to better handle complex human resource problems in the coming century.
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