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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/East Java PDI rift goes on

East Java PDI rift goes on JAKARTA (JP): Keeping the conflict aflame within the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Home Affairs Minister Yogie S.M. maintained his refusal yesterday to recognize leadership of the party's East Java chapter.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Dengue fever in Central Java

Dengue fever in Central Java SEMARANG, Central Java: Health authorities are warning of a dengue fever epidemic in northern coastal areas where drainage systems are a problem.The chief of the provincial office of health, Yunita R.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Pope invests second Indonesian cardinal

Pope invests second Indonesian cardinal JAKARTA (JP): Julius Darmaatmadja, the archbishop of Semarang, was invested by Pope John Paul II on Saturday, becoming Indonesia's second cardinal.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Chens clinch Johnnie Walker

Chens clinch Johnnie Walker JAKARTA (JP): Marshall Golf Club maintained Chinese Taipei's domination at the Johnnie Walker championship, when its three-man team won Asia's symbol of inter club golf supremacy in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Sunday.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Problems hinder anti-flood programs

Problems hinder anti-flood programs JAKARTA (JP): Various factors, ranging from reckless housing development to the community's bad habits hinder the city administration's efforts to protect certain areas prone to floods, an official said yesterday.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Diletansia 3:30 Film 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Pelangi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Actress Profile 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Wawasan 8:05 TV Drama: Prahara di Mataram 9:00 World News ...

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Police hopeful of solving Beng Seng murder

Police hopeful of solving Beng Seng murder JAKARTA (JP): Police said yesterday they see the light at the end of the tunnel in the Beng Seng murder.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Lippo Hospital being built

Lippo Hospital being built JAKARTA (JP): Former coordinating minister for economy, finance and industry Radius Prawiro in his capacity as the chief commissioner of PT Nusa Medika Perkasa (NMP) has inaugurated the construction of a medical training center called the Siloam Gleneagles Hospital in ...

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Soeharto opens meet on the disabled

Soeharto opens meet on the disabled JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday that Indonesia was determined to ensure that disabled people enjoy the same business and employment opportunities as other Indonesian citizens.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/RI gets satellite loan

RI gets satellite loan JAKARTA (JP): The Export Import Bank of the United States and Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia have signed an agreement on a loan of US$125 million for the financing of the purchase of two Hughes HS-601 telecommunications satellites and related equipment.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Air SAR exercise involves S'pore

Air SAR exercise involves S'pore JAKARTA: Six officers from Singapore's air force are taking part in the Indonesian Air Force Search and Rescue exercise from Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 in the West Java regency of Sukabumi.Operation commander of the Indonesian Air Force, Rear Air Marshall I.G.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Contradictions in Sino-Taiwanese ties (2)

Contradictions in Sino-Taiwanese ties (2) This is the second of two articles on the complex relations between Taiwan and China. HONG KONG (JP): Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen's remarks once more pose a basic question that underlies this reform process.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Surakarta needs Rp 178 billion

Surakarta needs Rp 178 billion SURAKARTA, Central Java: The municipal administration needs Rp 178 billion (US$86 million) to develop the city as the province's "international gate".

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Financing small business

Financing small business Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad received significant political support for his campaign to promote new sources of financing for small-scale firms in the provinces when President Soeharto bought 10 shares worth Rp 10 million (US$4,580) in a newly-established venture ...

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Reports on East Timor not yet neutral

Reports on East Timor not yet neutralBy Bilveer Singh SINGAPORE (JP): Even though the East Timor issue is closely connected to Portugal's domestic politics, the western media prefers to ignore it. Journalists seldom ask what really caused the problem.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Pelita Jaya pulls out of badminton tournament

Pelita Jaya pulls out of badminton tournament JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Pelita Jaya has pulled out of the Fourth Ardath Cup national junior badminton championships, citing "unfair treatment" by the organizing committee.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/One week after erruption, Merapi still said dangerous

One week after erruption, Merapi still said dangerous YOGYAKARTA (JP): One week after the massive eruption that has killed 46 people to date, rescue workers in search of missing villagers on the slope of Mt. Merapi still have not been given the green light to enter areas declared as dangerous.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Sulawesi students get Hepatitis B

Sulawesi students get Hepatitis B UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Over 100 senior high school students in the mayoralty have Hepatitis B.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Campus jazz fest marks 17 years

Campus jazz fest marks 17 years JAKARTA (JP): Jazz Goes to Campus (JGTC), the University of Indonesia's annual jazz concert, celebrated its 17th anniversary by thrilling some music lovers and disappointing others last Saturday.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Television series aims to educate about AIDS

Television series aims to educate about AIDS JAKARTA (JP): Prominent Indonesian drama group Teater Koma, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the Ford Foundation and Gapura Production, will screen a television miniseries about a woman infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), ...

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/U.S. should encourage Iraqi progress

U.S. should encourage Iraqi progress There are two ways to contain Iraq. One, as the Clinton administration recently demonstrated, is to deter war. The other, which it has neglected, is to encourage moves toward peace.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Shares prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), which went below its psychological level of 500 over the past few weeks, continued losing ground with its broad-based Composite Index dropping to 486.84 yesterday from 487.57 on Friday.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Students protest over French headscarf policy

Students protest over French headscarf policy JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of university students staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the French Embassy yesterday morning to protest against the country's national ban on Moslem headscarves in school.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Internal feud in PDI

Internal feud in PDI In the recent congresses of two organizations, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin), a new phenomenon called "arus bawah" (grassroots channel) emerged.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Eco-labeling boosts, not hinders exports

Eco-labeling boosts, not hinders exports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian exporters should not see eco- labeling requirements imposed by most developed countries as trade barriers but, instead, as a tool to persuade costumers in those countries to buy Indonesian products, an executive says.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Tangerang probes massage parlor

Tangerang probes massage parlor TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration will summon the owner of Classic massage parlor, located on the fourth floor of the Model building on Jl. Merdeka, because it is strongly believed to have abused the operating permit issued for such a massage parlor.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Boutros-Ghali to send envoy to East Timor

Boutros-Ghali to send envoy to East Timor JAKARTA (JP): United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is sending a special envoy to East Timor as a forerunner to the fourth round of talks in January between Indonesia and Portugal.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Woman arrested over drug

Woman arrested over drug JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police detectives have arrested a 44-year old woman believed to have acted as a large-scale distributor of marijuana, delivered from Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra.Head of the police precinct Lt. Col.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Jak Jazz 1994

Jak Jazz 1994 Being a jazz fan, I am pleased that there will be another Jak Jazz this year. I have been to two previous events and found them both to be enjoyable and entertaining.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/All cemeteries to have multiple functions

All cemeteries to have multiple functions JAKARTA (JP): In the near future cemeteries in the capital will serve not only as burial sites, but will also function as scenic areas, greeneries as well as water catchment areas.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Summarecon pays dividends

Summarecon pays dividends JAKARTA (JP): PT Summarecon Agung, a property company listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges, announced here yesterday their plan to distribute interim dividends worth Rp 625 (around 30 U.S. cents) per share.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Six more post offices in Bekasi

Six more post offices in Bekasi BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi Post and Telecommunications Office will soon open six more post offices in six villages in an effort to improve service to the public, especially for people living in rural areas.Bekasi regent Moch.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Airlines fail to pay airport fees on time

Airlines fail to pay airport fees on time JAKARTA (JP): Many air carriers have failed to pay airport service fees on time, causing a decrease in the rates of return on investment for two state firms assigned to manage airports.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/RI's chess teams leave for Moscow today

RI's chess teams leave for Moscow today JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess teams, set to better the country's rank, depart for Moscow today to take part in the 31st Chess Olympics from Dec. 1 to Dec. 17.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Generals want ABRI to retain political role

Generals want ABRI to retain political role JAKARTA (JP): Two retired army generals agree on the need for the Armed Forces (ABRI) to ease its grip on politics but stress that the military should be allowed to retain a political role.Solichin G.P.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Young players win opener at Masters

Young players win opener at Masters JAKARTA (JP): In the absence of national top players, young tennis prodigies blasted their way to their opening wins over their seniors at the Indonesia Masters championships yesterday.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Amazing pyramid

Amazing pyramid In The Jakarta Post of Nov. 26, 1994 I was startled to read that the Chephren Pyramid in Egypt is 1469 feet high. On looking closer I saw that this was a conversion from a metric height of 136 meters.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Convention must not limit chemical industry

Convention must not limit chemical industry JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas asserted here yesterday that the enforcement of the pending Chemical Weapons Convention must not be to the detriment of the growth of chemical industries in developing nations.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Indosat announces higher profits

Indosat announces higher profits JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosat, the state-owned international telecommunications company, announced last night that its net income during the January-September period of this year increased by 9.5 percent to US$ 94.4 million.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Government awards 65 marine experts

Government awards 65 marine experts JAKARTA (JP): The government has given awards to members of the Indonesian delegation which took part in the campaign to win international recognition for the archipelagic state concept.The plaques were presented to 65 people including the chief delegate Prof.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/PLN criticized over pricing of private electricity

PLN criticized over pricing of private electricity JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday criticized the state electricity company PT PLN on having agreed to purchase electricity from private power generators at levels far higher than the average cost of its own ...

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Action plans made at Satya Wacana

Action plans made at Satya Wacana SALATIGA, Central Java: Hundreds of students and teachers of the Satya Wacana Christian University gathered to plan more actions yesterday to demonstrate their opposition to the dismissal of scholar Arief Budiman.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Health Minister opens funbike

Health Minister opens funbike JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health opened a funbike event attended by 2,500 participants from the Healthy Heart Club throughout the Greater Jakarta area on Sunday.The event, held by Meadow Lea with the aim of highlighting the 30th national health day on Nov.

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Tue, 29 Nov 1994

JP/Distorted picture on Myanmar

Distorted picture on Myanmar I refer to the news on the situation in Myanmar in your Nov. 23, 1994 issue (Myanmarese army accused of severe human rights abuses) and other reports recently.

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