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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Irianese people give

Irianese people give Megawati warm welcome JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party, received a traditional warm welcome as the people pleaded for assistance to improve their lot.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/TV Today: Thursday, April 28

TV Today: Thursday, April 28TVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Tarzan 3:05 Traditional Dances 3:30 TV Series: The Sword of Tipu Sultan 4:30 Stories for Children 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Parlementaria 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: ...

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Taipei's Wang to meet

Taipei's Wang to meet Yayuk in Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Top seed Wang Shi-ting of Chinese Taipei rallied to win the first set over Linda Niemansverdriet of the Netherlands yesterday, which proved to be enough to give the Taiwanese a third round berth at the Indonesia Open.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/No survivors in Kalimantan plane crash

No survivors in Kalimantan plane crash JAKARTA (JP): The Search and Rescue (SAR) team said yesterday that all 11 people on board a Britten Normen BN-2A plane that crashed onto the slope of Mt. Saran in West Kalimantan on Monday were killed.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Annual mining officials meeting ends with realignment plans

Annual mining officials meeting ends with realignment plans JAKARTA (JP): Officials of the Ministry of Mines and Energy and its state-owned companies ended their three-day annual meeting here with commitments to realigning management and streamlining bureaucracy in their offices.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/2 col 8 pt italic

2 col 8 pt italic _____________________________________________________________________ This month sees Indonesia entering its second 25-year development period. Economist Pande Radja Silalahi analyzes the challenges presently facing the nation.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Indonesia's Edhi Handoko

Indonesia's Edhi Handoko secures Grandmaster title (2x23) JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Edhi Handoko (right in photo above) secured his long awaited Grand Master title after he drew world women's champion Xu Jun of China (left) in the last day of the Gunadharma international chess championship ...

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Reuter

ReuterRUNWAY HELL: Rescue workers swarm over the scattered wreckage of the China Airlines A300-600 Airbus which crashed killing more than 260 people on the runway at Nagoya airport. The passenger plane crashed and exploded in central Japan on Tuesday. R.P.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/GROUP SEMBILAN IS COMING OF AGE

GROUP SEMBILAN IS COMING OF AGEBy Carla Bianpoen [10pt ML] JAKARTA (JP): The 20th anniversary of Group Sembilan (the Group of Nine) is a milestone in the history of international women artists' associations.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Zionist

Zionist rationaleI am not denying the story told by Mr. David Jardine (The Jakarta Post, April 23, 1994) about a Jew who took the trouble of driving relief trucks in Bosnia to help the local war victims, including Moslems.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Across the Archipelago

Across the ArchipelagoMoyo set for safari tourism SUMBAWA BESAR, West Nusa Tenggara: The Moyo island near Sumbawa is all set to open its doors for highly exclusive safari tourism beginning this August.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

Jp/Cooperation agreements on health signed

Cooperation agreements on health signed JAKARTA (JP): Two letters of cooperation in health and medical sciences were signed yesterday at the City Hall, witnessed by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Security and prosperity

Security and prosperity The security approach and the prosperity approach are in fact two different things. Butboth are supplements to establishing stability. To focus on either one of them alone will endanger our national resilience.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Three companies delisted from JSX

Three companies delisted from JSX JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) delisted PT Prodenta Indonesia, PT Unitex and PT Pfizer Indonesia yesterday, because they no longer have the minimum number of shareholders.Tb.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Rebel trade union seeks international recognition

Rebel trade union seeks international recognition JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI), which has been fighting for official recognition in Indonesia, may get it from an international body instead.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/APEC forum gets members

APEC forum gets members JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has appointed the managing director of Pacific Dunlop, Philip Brass, and the managing director of Nutri-Metics International, Imelda Roche, as Australia's representatives to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Focus

JP/3/Focus Batik factory relocation goes on The South Jakarta mayoralty administration said it would stick to its plan to relocate 182 batik factories in the Setiabudi area despite objections from their owners.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Forestry plans seminar on biodiversity

Forestry plans seminar on biodiversity JAKARTA (JP): A one-day seminar on biodiversity in Indonesia will be held here on Saturday by the directorate general of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly higher on the Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index strengthened to 461.72 from 454.32 Tuesday, while the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index rose to 107.65 from 105.98.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/ASEAN businessmen asked to join forces to build infrastructure

ASEAN businessmen asked to join forces to build infrastructure facilities JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave called on businessmen of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday to join forces in developing infrastructure of the region.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Police dossiers on Tampubolon case found lacking

Police dossiers on Tampubolon case found lacking JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor's office announced yesterday that the dossiers on four men accused of killing Brig. Gen. TMF Tampubolon are missing basic information and that they have been returned to the police.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Analysts call for "Indonesia Incorporated"

Analysts call for "Indonesia Incorporated" JAKARTA (JP): Rapid changes towards globalization of economic activities require Indonesian firms to adjust their operational strategies and the government to introduce more deregulation, analysts say.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/RI banks rated bad by U.S. company

RI banks rated bad by U.S. company JAKARTA (JP): Standard and Poor has assessed the Indonesian banking system as existing in "a high risk environment" and "undergoing a period of financial stress.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Vietnam to accept boat people

Vietnam to accept boat people JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam yesterday pledged to prepare for the return of the more than 8,000 Vietnamese boat people in Indonesia, despite ongoing hunger strikes by some opposed to their repatriation.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Apartheid legacy threatens reconstruction

Apartheid legacy threatens reconstruction By Yuli Ismartono JOHANNESBURG (JP): South Africa is beginning a new era in which its racist policy of apartheid has finally been relegated to the annals of history.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Environment preservation major factor in international trade

Environment preservation major factor in international trade JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said that Indonesia has to get its act together in environmental protection because it has become an increasingly important factor in international trade.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Exhibition gives new interpretation to batik art

Exhibition gives new interpretation to batik artBy Rina Rao JAKARTA (JP): Batik as an art form needs no introduction here. It is an integral part of Javanese culture, and the names for different motifs can be traced back to literary works of the 12th century.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/AOI fails to obtain recommendation to 'go public'

AOI fails to obtain recommendation to 'go public' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo has said in no uncertain terms that he can not recommend that PT Artika Optima Inti (AOI), a manufacturer of wood panels, be allowed to list itself on the capital market.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Customs and Excise Suhardjo

JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Customs and Excise Suhardjo rejects charges of port corruption launched by importers and surveyors.Suhardjo said all accusations of wrongdoing by his staff must be reported to him "in as detailed a manner and as specifically as possible.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Councilors back city water price hikes

Councilors back city water price hikes JAKARTA (JP): City councilors yesterday supported the plan of the City Water Company, PDAM Jaya, to increase water charges by an average of 40 percent this June, while the Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) expressed dissatisfaction, saying it will ...

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Libyan Moslem leader appeals for Indonesian support

Libyan Moslem leader appeals for Indonesian support JAKARTA (JP): A Libyan Islamic leader made a direct appeal to Indonesian Moslems yesterday to help remove United Nations' sanctions against his people, saying that Libyans have been prevented from performing the haj pilgrimage.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Convicted felon in Marsinah's murder gets reprieve

Convicted felon in Marsinah's murder gets reprieve JAKARTA (JP): A woman who was convicted for taking part in the murder of labor activist Marsinah was freed only a few days before she was due to complete her seven month sentence.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/ Haj business haggling

Haj business haggling This archipelago has been sending haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for centuries. Lately the number of people wanting to fulfill the fifth tenet of Islam has significantly increased. However, this positive trend is not without problems.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Indofood to issue 21 million shares

Indofood to issue 21 million shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, a leading food manufacturer owned by Salim Group, will sell 21 million shares or 2.75 percent of its enlarged shares in June to finance an expansion project and to repay debts.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Mayors have more authority on project tendering

Mayors have more authority on project tendering JAKARTA (JP): Mayors and regents now have the authority to determine the winners of projects which have a value of up to Rp 2 billion (US$934,579) each, based on Presidential Decree No. 16/1994 on the implementation of state budgets.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Cannon may clarify identity of treasure-laden shipwreck

Cannon may clarify identity of treasure-laden shipwreck JAKARTA (JP): Divers have retrieved a cannon from an old shipwreck off West Kalimantan to further strengthen the salvage company's claim that the ship was an American owned vessel that sank in the 18th century.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Why does Indonesia have such a problem with succession?

Why does Indonesia have such a problem with succession?By Bernard T. Adeney JAKARTA (JP): Succession is a difficult process in every country in the world. Only one person can cross the bridge and many people would like to control who that person is.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/`Schindler's List' fails first censorship hurdle

`Schindler's List' fails first censorship hurdle JAKARTA (JP): The Oscar-winning film Schindler's List failed the first censorship test when it was reviewed by five members of the Film Censorship Board.

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Thu, 28 Apr 1994

JP/Govt rejects extension of 43 forest concessions

Govt rejects extension of 43 forest concessions JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry has rejected the extension of 43 forest concessionaires' licenses because their operational areas can no longer support logging activities.

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