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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Jakarta Stock Exchange

Jakarta Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 22, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades ...
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/New book on Jakarta Bay

New book on Jakarta Bay JAKARTA (JP): A book entitled "A map of the Jakarta Bay" will be launched today by Soefyan Tsauri, the head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Clove trading monopoly fails to help farmers

Clove trading monopoly fails to help farmers JAKARTA (JP): The semi-private monopoly of Indonesia's clove trade, instituted in early 1991, has neither propped up the prices of the spice nor has it ensured reasonable earnings for farmers, economists said yesterday.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Flag burning

Flag burning The recently reported flag burning incident in Australia which has caused sadness and anger among Indonesians should be seen in context. Australia has its share of uninformed, its ignorant and politically mischievous. Every nation has.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Medistra denies turning away AIDS patients

Medistra denies turning away AIDS patients JAKARTA (JP): The Medistra Hospital has denied charges that it discriminates against people suffering from the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), but is keeping tight-lipped over claims that it has barred one of its medical interns from treating ...
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/'Yellownization' campaign criticized

'Yellownization' campaign criticized PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The military is trying to tone down the controversy surrounding the government's "yellownization" program, considered by many to be a covert campaign for the ruling Golkar party.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Alatas, Mierlo discuss human rights questions

Alatas, Mierlo discuss human rights questions JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas and his Dutch counterpart Hans van Mierlo discussed human rights during their meeting on Monday, according to a joint statement issued by the two ministers yesterday.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Surabaya hosts karate c'ship

Surabaya hosts karate c'ship JAKARTA (JP): More than 400 karateists from Indonesia's 27 provinces will kick and punch each other at a national championship from Aug. 24 to Aug. 27 in Surabaya.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Palembang hosts rally c'ship

Palembang hosts rally c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Leading national rally driver, Hutomo Mandala Putra, and his navigator Nuki will be among top drivers to compete in a national rally starting on Aug. 25 in Palembang, South Sumatra.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Beatrix urged to apologize to Indonesians

Beatrix urged to apologize to Indonesians JAKARTA (JP): A noted Dutch scholar is calling on Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to use her current 11-day tour of Indonesia to apologize for the Dutch atrocities in this country, particularly those that took place between 1945 and 1950.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Australian ambassador receive NGO members

Australian ambassador receive NGO members JAKARTA (JP): Five representatives of NGOs were received by Australian Ambassador Allan Taylor yesterday over the flag- burning incidents, an embassy official said.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Public debates needed

Public debates needed Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of the National Development Planning Board Ginanjar Kartasasmita in his speech on the occasion of accepting an honorary doctor's degree in development administration from Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta on April 15, said ...
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Cilacap regency seeking new investors

Cilacap regency seeking new investors JAKARTA (JP): The administration of the Cilacap regency, Central Java, launched a business presentation yesterday to attract more investors to the area.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim'

Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to attend a grand religious presentation of Majelis Taklim, a Moslem study group sponsored by the Majelis Taklim Contact Bureau, at Senayan stadium on Saturday morning, a member of the organizing committee said.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Execution awaits two political prisoners

Execution awaits two political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman said yesterday that two political prisoners on death row, convicted for their roles in the 1965 coup attempt blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), will be executed in the near future.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Writing contest extended

Writing contest extended JAKARTA (JP): A writing contest on the discipline campaign being staged by the city administration, originally scheduled to end on Aug. 20, will be extended until Sept. 10.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Cuba spikers likely to dominate volleyball GP

Cuba spikers likely to dominate volleyball GP JAKARTA (JP): World champion Cuba arrived yesterday for the Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix championship, parading its all-conquering spikers in a bid to maintain its winning tradition.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Businessman's killers get 20, 15 years' jail

Businessman's killers get 20, 15 years' jail JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court sentenced two men yesterday to 20 years and 15 years imprisonment, respectively, after convicting them of murdering a businessman.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Spectacular show on 'SCTV'

Spectacular show on 'SCTV' JAKARTA (JP): A spectacular show, called Gelar Terima Kasih which features a mixture of traditional and modern art forms, will be the highlight of the private-owned TV station SCTV's fifth anniversary on Aug. 27.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Bintang makes headway in lawsuit against state

Bintang makes headway in lawsuit against state JAKARTA (JP): Controversial politician and ousted legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday made little but significant headway in his lawsuit against the government for slapping a ban on overseas travel.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Contemporary Japanese theater

Contemporary Japanese theater JAKARTA (JP): Senda Akihiko, an arts and contemporary Japanese theater critic, is scheduled to give a presentation on contemporary Japanese theater at Graha Bhakti Budaya's lobby, Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center, Central Jakarta at 2 p.m. today.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Chief Justice endorses plan for mediation system

Chief Justice endorses plan for mediation system JAKARTA (JP): Chief Justice Soerjono yesterday gave his personal backing to the calls to establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system to supplement the courts of law in resolving disputes.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/'Beatrix need not apologize'

'Beatrix need not apologize' JAKARTA (JP): Although one influential scholar has expressed disappointment over the absence of any formal apology in the speech of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on Monday, most statesmen, politicians and scholars say the queen's presence in Indonesia in the month ...
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/De Cuellar, Naisbitt to talk on tourism

De Cuellar, Naisbitt to talk on tourism YOGYAKARTA (JP): Former UN secretary-general Havier Perez de Cuellar and futurist John Naisbitt will address a three-day International Conference on "cultural tourism" at Gadjah Mada University here, which begins today.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Batik Keris factory on fire

Batik Keris factory on fire SURAKARTA, Central Java: Fire broke out at the Batik Keris garment factory on Monday, reportedly causing substantial damage and slight injuries to four workers.The Antara news agency reported yesterday that the fire, which broke out at about 9.30 a.m.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/'Let government solve wheat issue'

'Let government solve wheat issue' Bogor, West Java (JP): Sudwikatmono, president of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, said here yesterday that he will not get involved in the current wheat trading debate and will let the government deal with the issue."Everything is in the government's hands.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Four die in Sulawesi floods

Four die in Sulawesi floods POSO, Central Sulawesi: Four people were killed in major floods that swept through the province on Sunday, a press report said yesterday.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Assets

Assets Correction: The estimated assets of Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Prayogo Pangestu and Mochtar Riyadi should have read Rp 18 trillion, Rp 16 trillion and Rp 12 trillion, respectively, not in billions as printed in the article "Economic growth and poverty" on this page yesterday.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Plywood prices

Plywood prices In your edition of Saturday, Aug. 12, 1995, in the Business Column entitled Plywood exports tumble due to declining prices, among others you wrote that "Tjipto said that APKINDO spent a large amount of money to cooperate with the Mexicans," ...etc.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Cheap apartments in Muara Angke

Cheap apartments in Muara Angke JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled on Friday to inaugurate low-cost apartments for fishermen in Muara Angke, North Jakarta.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Spratlys divide China, ASEAN

Spratlys divide China, ASEAN Following China's surprise bold announcement to the ASEAN foreign ministers in Brunei earlier this month, that it would follow the convention in the UN Law of the Sea over the Spratlys, Beijing has further offered an olive branch to the Philippines.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Govt to keep ET code in database system

Govt to keep ET code in database system JAKARTA (JP): The government's insistence on maintaining the ET (ex-political prisoner) code in the population management system's database has drawn fire from a prominent human right activist.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Ali Alatas's complaint

Ali Alatas's complaint Indonesian diplomats should be more articulate in defending their country's interests abroad and not be merely reactive. They should not limit themselves to analyzing developments and reporting on criticism hurled at Indonesia abroad, but be more assertive and proactive.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Local language campaigns for billboards go on

Local language campaigns for billboards go on JAKARTA (JP): The crackdown on billboards and other signs using foreign words will continue next week after being suspended for several days during the official celebration of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Indonesia's non-oil exports recover: Minister

Indonesia's non-oil exports recover: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The rate of growth of Indonesia's non-oil exports, which declined sharply in 1994, has seen a recovery in the first few months of this year, Minister of Trade Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Fishermen held in Sri Lanka

Fishermen held in Sri Lanka PURWOKERTO, Central Java: At least 19 fishermen from Pati and Pekalongan have been detained by security authorities in Sri Lanka on charges of poaching in their territory.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Jakartans to use new ID cards by early next year

Jakartans to use new ID cards by early next year JAKARTA (JP): City administration will start implementing a new type of identity card early next year, a high-ranking city official announced yesterday.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/60 seconds to nirvana

60 seconds to nirvana This is about the Tyson and Peter-Who fight, honored by The Jakarta Post by a big splash in dead-center of the first page of its Aug. 21, 1995 issue. It appeared that the Post was a post- fight victim of the thrall of the pre-fight super-hype.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Unemployed men arrested for beating friend to death

Unemployed men arrested for beating friend to death JAKARTA (JP): Police in Tebet, South Jakarta, have arrested five men, aged between 16 and 23, on charges of causing the death of a member of their own group of friends after the victim lost a drinking competition.City Police Spokesman Lt. Col.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Govt prepares measures to promote investment

Govt prepares measures to promote investment JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing special measures to improve the business climate, to attract more investment, so that the investment target of Rp 815 trillion (US$360.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Wal-Mart to enter RI

Wal-Mart to enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Another foreign retail business will enter Indonesia through a franchising mechanism.Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Cooperatives help potato farmers

Cooperatives help potato farmers JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cooperatives Council (Dekopin), in cooperation with the Canadian Cooperatives Association, will help potato farmers improve their management in production, distribution, financing and marketing, an executive said.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Indonesia yet to see triumph of people's rights

Indonesia yet to see triumph of people's rightsBy T. Mulya Lubis JAKARTA (JP): Literature about people's rights contain many debates on individual rights, rights of groups, rights of the state and rights of the people. Most often debated are, indeed, individual rights.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Debunking Dutch colonialism

Debunking Dutch colonialismBy Onghokham JAKARTA (JP): It is perhaps a good idea to do some reminiscing on colonial history on the occasion of the Dutch Queen's visit to Indonesia.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Flag burning insults people

Flag burning insults people My heart ached profoundly when I watched, on TV, the Red-and- White flag burning incident in Australia, the scribbling in the Philippines, and when I learned of a similar incident in New Zealand.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Wage increase for independence

Wage increase for independence JAKARTA (JP): PT Tensia manufacturing Indonesia, a foreign investment company, has decided to raise the wages of its 350 workers 2.5 to 10 percent next month.
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Bridge Of Adam Rush 3:05 Talk Show: A Day With Mr. Achmadi 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 ...
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Wed, 23 Aug 1995

JP/Mayor wants control over development intensified

Mayor wants control over development intensified JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has instructed the South Jakarta mayor to get control of development in the South Jakarta mayoralty and to cut back on the threats of demolition.
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