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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Court acquits singer Deddy

Court acquits singer Deddy SURABAYA: The Surabaya District Court has exonerated local singer Deddy Dores of fraud charges involving Rp 16.3 million (US$7,900).Deddy, 43, was accused by Djawara, the plaintiff, of deceit, Antara reported.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Eight Filipinos to be deported

Eight Filipinos to be deported MANADO, North Sulawesi: Eight Filipino fishermen stranded on the Sangihe Talaud islands are in immigration quarantine awaiting deportation.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Czech, local firms to build clinker plant

Czech, local firms to build clinker plant JAKARTA (JP): PSP Company, a major Czech manufacturer of industrial machinery, and PT Balik Papan Daya Semen of Indonesia agreed yesterday to jointly construct a clinker plant in East Kalimantan.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Indosat gets cool response

Indosat gets cool response JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications company PT Indosat's public offering received a surprisingly cool response from domestic investors yesterday, the first of its 10- day offering period.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Duty free shop

Duty free shop I have lived in this country for upwards of 13 years, during which time I have been puzzled by the great "Duty Free Anomaly." By this I mean that the duty free facility is granted at various Duty Free Shops in Jakarta (and no doubt in other major cities) to those who least need it.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Govt slaps travel ban on Kim Johannes

Govt slaps travel ban on Kim Johannes JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned businessman Kim Johannes Mulia, the owner of PT Delta Marina, from making overseas travels pending the completion of its investigation of allegations of forgery.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Collusion seen in licensing publications

Collusion seen in licensing publications JAKARTA (JP): Legislators of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) alleged yesterday that the issuance of new publishing licenses are shrouded with secrecy and smell of collusion between big business and government.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Three children die as blizzard hits Baliem

Three children die as blizzard hits Baliem JAKARTA (JP): Three children have died and 166 people have fallen ill with stomach pain and influenza after an unexpected blizzard hit their villages in Baliem Valley in Irian Jaya last month, the Antara news agency.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/The nuclear talks

The nuclear talks The latest round of nuclear negotiations with North Korea will pause briefly this weekend after making little headway. Both sides seem distracted -- Washington with the restoration of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Pyongyang with the inauguration of President Kim Jong Il.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Stay young with herbs and spiritual exercise

Stay young with herbs and spiritual exercise JAKARTA (JP): What makes the Javanese diet different from a Western one?If you are on Javanese diet, you have to be able to control not only your appetite, but your emotions as well, through what a jamu (traditional herbs) expert calls spiritual ...

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/List of traffic violations to be enlarged this year

List of traffic violations to be enlarged this year JAKARTA (JP): City authorities are planning to add to the list of traffic violations and to further increase fine tariffs this year.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/World trade and U.S. law

World trade and U.S. law The Senate, if it must, will return for a lame-duck session after the elections to approve the trade bill, the Democratic leadership said Thursday. The House, meanwhile, is scheduled to vote and is expected to approve the bill next week. It ought to do so.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Rain will take care of forest fires: Expert

Rain will take care of forest fires: Expert JAKARTA (JP): A forestry expert sees an end to the forest fires now raging in Sumatra and Kalimantan in the start of the coming rainy season.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Ancol has new hotel

Ancol has new hotel JAKARTA (JP): The Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta yesterday opened a new four-star hotel offering facilities for business people and tourists.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Civil servants get salaries by mail

Civil servants get salaries by mail BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial administration plans to use postal services to send the salaries of its employees working in remote areas.Governor H.M.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/De Jong responds

De Jong responds Referring to Mr. Wasmuth's letter (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 29). First of all, to set things right, The Jakarta Post published my letter without my knowledge or consent. Using a facsimile is a quick way of communication which is why I corresponded by fax.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Who caused the fires?

Who caused the fires? As far as can be assumed from media reports, it is as yet not clear what the causes are of the present forest fires (in Kalimantan and Sumatra) or what parties are responsible.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/New chief asked to study purity of protests

New chief asked to study purity of protests JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto has asked newly-installed precinct police chief of Central Jakarta, the capital's nerve center, to focus his attention on demonstrations and strikes.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Additional cement imports no guarantee of price drop

Additional cement imports no guarantee of price drop JAKARTA (JP): A seven-hour hearing with leaders of the Indonesian Cement Association yesterday left House members puzzled about the reasons behind the astronomical rise in cement prices over the last few weeks.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/U.S.-Japan partial accord

U.S.-Japan partial accord The last-minute partial trade accord reached by the United States and Japan over the weekend, though leaving several major issues unresolved, should still be hailed as a breakthrough because the outcome averted the worst-case scenario of immediate sanctions against ...

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Many cancer patients in critical stage

Many cancer patients in critical stage Director of Dharmais Cancer Hospital Dr. Riwayat Suyono said yesterday that low public awareness of the risks of cancer and the symptoms has caused many cancer sufferers to seek medical attention when they are already in a critical stage, instead of sooner.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Oil prices likely to increase until end of this year

Oil prices likely to increase until end of this year JAKARTA (JP): Oil prices will likely continue increasing until the end of this year due to the world's strong demand and stable output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a former secretary general of the group says.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Czech backs Indonesia's UNSC bid

Czech backs Indonesia's UNSC bid JAKARTA (JP): Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus yesterday gave his country's resounding support for Indonesia's bid to attain a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/The Lotus eater who works as a jewelry artist

The Lotus eater who works as a jewelry artistBy Marianne Pereira JAKARTA (JP): As Somerset Maugham wrote in his Lotus Eater, most of us are like tram-cars traveling for ever on the selfsame rails. We go backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards until we can move no more.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices primarily closed higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday, causing the broad-based Composite Index to break the 500-point barrier again to close at 500.72, 2.82 points higher than 497.89 on Monday.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 8:00 a.m. ABRI anniversary (live) 2:30 p.m. Special News: ASIAN GAMES XII 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Langka Tapi Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music Contest: Asia Bagus 8:05 Lintasan ...

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/BTN wins UN award for housing program

BTN wins UN award for housing program JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) was awarded the United Nations' "Habitat Scroll of Honor" yesterday for its home ownership loan program for poor people.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Mayoralty delays evictions in Bendungan Hilir

Mayoralty delays evictions in Bendungan Hilir JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty will halt evictions in Bendungan Hilir for an indefinite period following Monday's riot which left several people injured.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/50 Indonesians join friendship program

50 Indonesians join friendship program A total of 50 Indonesian youths will participate in this year's "The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth" program which aims at promoting and strengthening friendship and mutual understanding among youths from ASEAN member countries and Japan.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Alternative needed for slash-and-burn practices

Alternative needed for slash-and-burn practices Forest fires have become a constant scourge to the forestry ministry. Forest expert Achmad Sumitro suggests that slash-and- burn practices be abandoned for good.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Police defend `gathering permit'

Police defend `gathering permit' JAKARTA (JP): National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. I Ketut Ratta has defended police jurisdiction to issue the controversial "permit for gathering" saying that it is for the sake of the public itself.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/`The Hawke Memoirs': Story of achievements

`The Hawke Memoirs': Story of achievements The Hawke Memoirs By Bob Hawke Published by William Heinemann Australia 618 pages, $49.95. MELBOURNE (JP): Having read Blanche d'Alpuget's Robert J.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/`New' Monas coming next year

`New' Monas coming next year JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Park Office Samsir Alam said that the first phase of renovations on Medan Merdeka park, a park surrounding the National Monument in Central Jakarta, will be completed next year.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Govt to privatize `TVRI' to improve management

Govt to privatize `TVRI' to improve management JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has given the government the greenlight to privatize TVRI in order to improve the state-owned television network's management, according to the State Minister of Administrative Reform.T.B.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Gen. Feisal says national stability still relevant

Gen. Feisal says national stability still relevant JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung said national stability is still relevant in the nation-building process as Indonesia embarks on its second long term development program.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/GABSI hires foreign coach

GABSI hires foreign coach JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the Indonesian Bridge Association (GABSI), Brig. Gen.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Borobudur Inter-Continental, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Central Jakarta: - Kintamani Pavilion: Traditional Dances & Songs Friday, Italian Night Wednesday, all from 7 p.m.. - Pendopo Tea Lounge: Monika Rosca, pinist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/No more crocodile exports for now

No more crocodile exports for now JAKARTA: The government has decided to temporarily stop the export of crocodiles starting next month until it improves its export procedures.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/New Zealand ships to visit Jakarta

New Zealand ships to visit Jakarta The Royal New Zealand Navy (RAN) Leander Class frigate, HMNZS Wellington and replenishment ship HMNZS Endeavour will visit Jakarta from Thursday through Saturday.The New Zealand embassy announced yesterday that the ships will arrive for an operational visit.

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Wed, 05 Oct 1994

JP/Rude toll gate employee

Rude toll gate employee On Sept. 28 at 8:05 a.m. I entered the Kuningan toll gate en route to Pancoran and Tanjung Priok.The young lady in the toll booth received my Rp 10,000 bank note. I forget her name but she was fair-skinned and rather thin with short hair.

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