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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Goats losing grazing land

Goats losing grazing land PURWAKARTA, West Java: Some 300 goats raised and bred by a state animal husbandry unit are threatened with hunger because grass no longer grows in their traditional grazing land, due to the current severe dry spell.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/`Lords of the Garden' portrays Korowai's dark image

`Lords of the Garden' portrays Korowai's dark imageBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): Lords of the Garden, a documentary about the Korowai, was aired on July 10 in the United States on the Arts and Entertainment (A&E) cable channel.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Football just a game

Football just a game In reply to Chris Atkins' July 25 response to my letter published three days earlier in The Jakarta Post:* It was all in jest about World Cup '94, kind Sir, all in jest!* "Holiday on ice" is a show not meant to have goals.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Father dies as son beaten

Father dies as son beaten UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: A 60-year old man died after seeing his son beaten during a local amateur boxing contest on Thursday night.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Russians shine at weightlifting championship

Russians shine at weightlifting championship JAKARTA (JP): Russia has lived up to the Soviet Union's legacy in weightlifting with a haul of five golds at the 20th junior world weightlifting championships yesterday, which saw two more new world records.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Air Fast chopper still missing in Kalimantan

Air Fast chopper still missing in Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Search and rescue workers yesterday failed to locate a helicopter with 18 people on board which has been missing in the East Kalimantan jungle since Tuesday.The Sikorsky S-5BT helicopter belonging to the private operator, PT.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Asita and Inaca to sign domestic airfare cut deal

Asita and Inaca to sign domestic airfare cut deal JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies (Asita) and the Indonesian Air Carriers Association (Inaca) will sign an agreement on implementing rules of allowable domestic airfare discounts.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/RI offers scholarships

RI offers scholarships JAKARTA (JP): The chief of the education and training department of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, I Gede Ardika, said here yesterday that the government is offering 100 scholarships for education in the tourism, post and telecommunications fields.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Two boxers to Golden Gloves meet final

Two boxers to Golden Gloves meet final JAKARTA (JP): Flyweight Hermansen Balo and featherweight Nemo Bahari, two of the several amateur boxers being groomed for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima, punched their way to the final of the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament in Ujungpandang, ...
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Govt beaten again in court, this time against logging firm

Govt beaten again in court, this time against logging firm JAKARTA (JP): The government has suffered another defeat in the courts of law -- this time against a private logging company with which it has formed a partnership, in a dispute over a forestry concession in South Sulawesi.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Minimum wages to be hiked in nine provinces

Minimum wages to be hiked in nine provinces JAKARTA (JP): Nine more provinces will raise the minimum daily wage beginning in August as the government warned yesterday that starting next year, hikes will be made simultaneously nationwide.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Censor for film posters

Censor for film posters The Jakarta Chapter of Film Distribution Agency (Bapfida DKI) is threatening to pull down any unauthorized film posters put up by movie house owners.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Opel cars to be released soon

Opel cars to be released soon JAKARTA (JP): General Motors of the United States will soon release its first Indonesian-made Opel cars from its factory in Bekasi, West Java.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Bali against prostitution

Bali against prostitution DENPASAR, Bali: Bali Governor Ida Bagus Oka said the provincial administration will take stern action against high- class prostitution rackets operating in the area.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to close lower for the fifth consecutive days on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday.The broad-based Composite Index lost nearly two points yesterday to close at 451.08, as compared to 452.96 on Thursday.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Government too blamed for neglecting law

Government too blamed for neglecting law JAKARTA (JP): The government's campaign to improve people's awareness of their legal rights and obligations might have to be aimed at its own employees in the future.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Healer Iwan uses snakes to cure patient

Healer Iwan uses snakes to cure patientText and photo by Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): Iwan Rachmat, 40, has helped heal thousands of people since he decided 23 years ago to focus his heart and mind on the snake.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Intan Wijaya to set up new chemical plant

Intan Wijaya to set up new chemical plant JAKARTA (JP): PT. Intan Wijaya Chemical Industry, a publicly- listed glue and chemical manufacturer located in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, will strengthen its industrial activities by establishing a new chemical plant.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Professor

ProfessorCorrection: Governor of Bank Indonesia J. Soedradjat Djiwandono's induction as professor is to be held today at the University of Indonesia's Salemba Campus, not in Depok as reported in this column yesterday. We regret the error.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Jakartan wins golf Circuit meet

Jakartan wins golf Circuit meet JAKARTA (JP): Seasoned Jakarta Golf Club player Ilyas Syak won the Jakarta Golf Circuit by three strokes yesterday after carding a four-day total of 1 over 289 (71 73 72 73) at the posh Sawangan layout yesterday.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Import duty rebate processing still time consuming

Import duty rebate processing still time consuming JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian importers yesterday complained over the slowness of getting value added tax and import duty rebates, which are offered to export-oriented companies, despite the introduction of the new procedures.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Concessions damaging rain forests

Concessions damaging rain forests JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo yesterday aired his concern over ongoing environmental destruction which has caused water shortages on Java Island and desolation of rain forests on other islands.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Taxing extra cars

Taxing extra cars Days after it was announced that the Jakarta city administration was planning to introduce a progressive tax system for cars, the news remains a topic of conversation among vehicle owners in this capital city. The reason is of course obvious.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Governor vows protection of whistle-blowers

Governor vows protection of whistle-blowers JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that he would protect anyone who disclosed the identity of any city officials who are abusing their power or collecting illegal levies for public services.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Five drivers quit Palembang rally

Five drivers quit Palembang rally JAKARTA (JP): Five leading drivers will not compete in the third leg of the national rally championship series in Palembang, South Sumatra due to start today.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Govt hopes to save drying rice fields

Govt hopes to save drying rice fields JAKARTA (JP): The government is taking major steps to save crops on over 500,000 hectares of rice fields in Java and West Nusa Tenggara which are affected by the current severe dry spell.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Dance school fully booked

Dance school fully booked SOLO, Central Java: The Indonesian School of Art (STSI) says it has received more requests to perform than it can handle -- with four art festivals this year and three next year already on the line.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Jaksa Fair organizer faces fund shortage

Jaksa Fair organizer faces fund shortage JAKARTA (JP): The organizer of the Jaksa Fair, a three-day cultural festival aimed at promoting the culture of indigenous Jakartans, commonly known as Betawi, is facing financial difficulties.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/`Time' magazine returns next week

`Time' magazine returns next week JAKARTA (JP): The U.S. publication Time magazine will reach its readers in Indonesia again next week after being absent for the past three weeks, the magazine's local distributor announced yesterday.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/SI, Perti leery on factional conflicts in PPP

SI, Perti leery on factional conflicts in PPP JAKARTA (JP): Sarekat Islam (SI) and Perti, two minority factions in the United Development Party (PPP), say they are concerned that the party is veering back toward factional conflicts in anticipation of a national congress to elect the party's ...
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m Sports 3:30 TV Series: Sins 4:30 Pelangi Budaya 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Science Program 6:05 Karya dan Upaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Design 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Callers 9:00 World News 9:30 Music 10:35 Late News ...
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Good citizen

Good citizen Pak S. is an old man of about 50. He wears a felt hat, which has seen better days. His dark weatherbeaten face, wrinkled and as tough as water buffalo hide, is clear evidence that he spends the whole day outside.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Nataya not lawful wife: Embassy

Nataya not lawful wife: Embassy JAKARTA (JP): The lawyer of murdered painter Basuki Abdullah told the South Jakarta District Court his marriage to Nataya Nareerat, a Thai woman, was never registered at the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Drivers' strike affects cement

Drivers' strike affects cement CIREBON, West Java: Cement prices may rise again soon because of an on-going strike of teamsters who are supposed to bring the product to other cities.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Gang of 13 runs out of luck as police abort theft, kill one

Gang of 13 runs out of luck as police abort theft, kill one JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang police shot to death a wanted member of the so-called "Gang of 13," a group that specializes in burglary, as the deceased along with several accomplices were reportedly trying to rob a house.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/City Hall reviews water price hike

City Hall reviews water price hike Governor Surjadi Soedirja has indicated that the city administration might revoke the City Water Company's (PAM Jaya) recent decision to increase prices at public water taps.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/The abortion drama

The abortion drama Mom! Mom...! Where are you?Where is your conscience?They say I'm illegal.But mind you, I'm God's creation;So I have the right to live and enjoy life. Mom! Mom...! Where are you?Where's your conscience?Let me live, don't commit the unforgivable.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Two Asiad windsurfers to enter world championship in Canada

Two Asiad windsurfers to enter world championship in Canada JAKARTA (JP): Abdul Malik Syafei and Oka Sulaksana, two windsurfers groomed for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima next October, will participate in the upcoming windsurfing world championship in Canada on Aug.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/European Union insists aid be linked to human rights

European Union insists aid be linked to human rights JAKARTA (JP): The European Union will insist on making human rights a condition of its financial assistance to any members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a senior French official said yesterday.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Fickle football fans

Fickle football fans As Jakarta eases back into normality after the last World Cup marathon, it's interesting to reflect on how people have such short memories.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Drinking water

Drinking waterFrom KompasI rely on PAM (drinking water company) for my daily supply of water. But the problem is that the water flows for six hours only, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Every time I turn on the tap a strong blow of air passes and makes the meter's needle rotate rapidly.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/SI denies involvement in smuggling attemp

SI denies involvement in smuggling attemp JAKARTA (JP): I Nyoman Moena, the president of PT Surveyor Indonesia (SI), ruled out the involvement of the surveying company's officials in the recent failed attempt to smuggle a container of automotive wheel rims from Taiwan into the country.
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Sat, 30 Jul 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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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Don't use land certificates as collateral

Don't use land certificates as collateral JAKARTA (JP): The government is appealing to land owners, particularly rice farmers, not to use their land certificates as collateral for bank loans because they could lose their most treasured possession.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Irianese sell state cows

Irianese sell state cows JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Many farmers here have sold their cows, given to them under a presidential aid program, because many of them did not know how to care the cattle, Irian Jaya Governor Jacob Pattipi said.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/Nine librarians receive award

Nine librarians receive award Nine librarians from state and private libraries in the city were announced as the best librarians at a ceremony at City Hall yesterday.
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Sat, 30 Jul 1994

JP/The Hunting Fear

The Hunting FearFrom Bisnis IndonesiaOn July 24, 1994 I traveled from Surabaya to Jakarta by Mutiara night train. I was in the Executive Class-A. The service was pretty good.As usual, for the entertainment, the passengers were entertained with video film.
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