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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/House urges police to be proactive on environment

House urges police to be proactive on environment JAKARTA (JP): A commission in the House of Representatives has urged the national police to take a more active role in the campaign to preserve the environment.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Building falls, 3 students crushed

Building falls, 3 students crushed PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Education officials expressed their concern yesterday over the collapse of a building that killed three elementary school students last week.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Campus bickering worries top brass

Campus bickering worries top brass SALATIGA, Central Java: Chief of the Diponegoro Military Command Maj. Gen. Soeyono, who oversees security in the province, is worried about the dragging conflict in the Satya Wacana Christian University.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/More underpasses and overpasses to be built

More underpasses and overpasses to be built JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to build a total of 25 underpasses and overpasses around Jakarta before the year 2005, in an effort to reduce the city's chronic traffic problems.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Authorities plan to crack down on motorcycle taxi

Authorities plan to crack down on motorcycle taxi JAKARTA (JP): An official of the Ministry of Transportation urged the city administration yesterday to launch a large-scale operation against motorcycle riders offering a ride -- ojek -- for a fee.As reported by the Antara news agency, A. Karim Tj.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Beyond rights: Human Security

Beyond rights: Human SecurityBy Juwono Sudarsono JAKARTA (JP): This coming Dec. 10 countless seminars, panel discussions and symposia will be held by UN associations, non- governmental organizations, research centers and other concerned civic groups to review the state of human rights in ...

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Arief Budiman's dismissal (2)

Arief Budiman's dismissal (2) In reference to the letter by Dalil of Bandung entitled Campus and democracy which appeared in the Nov.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/NU told to improve relations with govt, other groups

NU told to improve relations with govt, other groups JAKARTA (JP): The newly re-elected chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Abdurrahman Wahid, has found himself bombarded with pleas to tone down his aberrancy and build better relations with the government and other organizations.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Social constraints push RI gays into closet

Social constraints push RI gays into closetBy T. Sima Gunawan SURABAYA (JP): Didi, a junior high student, wondered why his heart pounded wildly every time he saw his good-looking male teacher or older schoolmates."I had a girlfriend then, but my feelings towards boys were stronger," he confessed.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/House commission fights for larger defense budget

House commission fights for larger defense budget JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives' Commission I for politics and security urged the government yesterday to hike its military spending in order to bolster the nation's defense capability.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Nahdlatul Ulama: A bulwark of Indonesian democracy?

Nahdlatul Ulama: A bulwark of Indonesian democracy? The Nahdlatul Ulama, the nation's largest Moslem organization, has just ended its 29th national congress.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Peeping Tom or rebel soldier?

Peeping Tom or rebel soldier? DILI, East Timor: Military men are trying to prove that the man captured while watching them bathe in a river was a member of the Fretilin rebel group.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Arief Budiman's dismissal (1)

Arief Budiman's dismissal (1) I was disturbed to read the letter from Dr. David T. Hill, Murdock University (The Jakarta Post Nov. 21, 1994) insinuating that Arief Budiman's intellectual freedom and right to voice his opinion had been threatened by Satya Wacana Christian University. Surely Dr.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Merapi victims need resettlement

Merapi victims need resettlement YOGYAKARTA (JP): Local government officials are still undecided as to where the displaced 3,000 victims of the Merapi eruption will be resettled.The 3,000 villagers lost their homes in the Nov.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/East European insecurity

East European insecurity After the disarray over Bosnia, the national security crowd in Washington seems to be seized with the question of how to save NATO. They should instead be asking how to ease the insecurity in Eastern Europe and Russia.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Culture and protection of human rights

Culture and protection of human rightsBy Frans H. Winarta JAKARTA (JP): As we approach the 48th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, it is perfectly natural that we spend some time contemplating the significance and implications of this event.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Surono is ready for another term at KONI

Surono is ready for another term at KONI JAKARTA (JP): Surono, the incumbent president of the National Sports Governing Body (KONI), said yesterday he was ready to hold his position should he be elected again in the body's seventh congress slated for Jan. 16.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Alleged document forger acquitted

Alleged document forger acquitted BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The district court in Tanjungkarang yesterday cleared a consultant from all charges of falsifying an environmental impact study for a marble factory.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Accor to service local apartments

Accor to service local apartments JAKARTA (JP): PT Ometraco Realty, a private property firm, yesterday assigned Accor Asia Pacific, an Australian affiliate of France's Accor SA, to manage its apartments now being built in West Jakarta with an investment of Rp 125 billion (US$57 million).

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Foreigners need legal certainty for investment

Foreigners need legal certainty for investment JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to improve its legal infrastructure to assure more legal certainty for foreign investors operating in the country and for overseas firms doing business with domestic partners, lawyers say.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Borobudur Hotel plans $63m renovation

Borobudur Hotel plans $63m renovation JAKARTA (JP): PT Jakarta International Hotels & Development (JIHD) will allocate US$63 million for the renovation of its five-star Hotel Borobudur Inter-Continental to anticipate fiercer competition among luxury hotels in the city.JIHD's president, Jusuf L.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Program 4:05 Comedy 4:30 Documentary Film 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 ...

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Garuda to sell shares to foreign investors

Garuda to sell shares to foreign investors JAKARTA (JP): The government will sell a stake of the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to foreign investors through direct placement before offering part of its shares on the capital market, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad says.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/46 injured in bus accident

46 injured in bus accident SERANG, West Java: Forty six people were injured, several seriously, when a packed bus slipped into a ditch during a heavy rain here yesterday.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/New market in Depok

New market in Depok JAKARTA (JP): The construction of a new market in Depok, 30 kilometers from here, is aimed primarily at accommodating small- scale traders and sidewalk vendors trading in the ever growing township, prominent businessman Probosutedjo said.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Lending to property sector to be curbed

Lending to property sector to be curbed JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday that the government would take new fiscal measures to curb the unusually steep increase in bank lending to property businesses.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Health officers sent to needy village

Health officers sent to needy village TANGERANG (JP): The city administration of Tangerang plans to deploy 36 health officers in the city's least developed villages, an official said yesterday.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Corruption is deadly

Corruption is deadly Corruption is a social disease no less dreadful than AIDS. And it has reached alarming proportions in many developing countries.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/River pollution affects fish ponds in Ciganjur

River pollution affects fish ponds in Ciganjur JAKARTA (JP): The quality and quantity of water flowing into the Ciganjur Fish Hatchery complex in South Jakarta continues to deteriorate due to environmental damage in Depok and South Jakarta.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Doping scam gives Japan Asiad runner up scoop

Doping scam gives Japan Asiad runner up scoop TOKYO (Agencies): Host Japan has moved up to second spot in the Asian Games medal standings following drug abuse cases involving 11 Chinese athletes.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/RI out to retain silat throne

RI out to retain silat throne JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is out to retain the overall championship title at the World Pencak Silat Championships in Hatyai, Thailand next week.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Boss tried for not insuring workers

Boss tried for not insuring workers SEMARANG, Central Java: The director of PT Sari Busana Indah Tekstil is standing trial for failing to insure his textile workers as required by law.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Daily basic wage level up by 10%

Daily basic wage level up by 10% JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief said yesterday that the government will increase the regional daily minimum wage level nationwide by ten percent as of April next year.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Police aid for Merapi victims

Police aid for Merapi victims JAKARTA (JP): The City Police Force is sending rice, blankets, cloth, instant noodles and salted fish to help villagers near Mt. Merapi in Central Java to be able to celebrate Christmas Day.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) continued declining across the board yesterday after steadily falling since the weekend.The broad-based JSX Composite Index, which has declined over the last few weeks, dropped by another 4.19 points to close at 466.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Rights body defends power project victims

Rights body defends power project victims JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights is urging the state-owned electricity company PLN to provide compensation for East Java residents forced to leave their homes to make way for a high voltage cable project.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Use drums to alert people of flood

Use drums to alert people of flood JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Mayor H. Abdul Kahfi has ordered the chief of Petamburan subdistrict, an area in the mayoralty which is prone to seasonal floods, to promote the use of barrels to alert the residents of floods.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Indonesians dazzled by anything Western

Indonesians dazzled by anything Western JAKARTA (JP): Indonesians are too easily "dazzled" by anything Western, from food, lifestyles to economic and democratic systems, as if they are all worth copying, a noted scholar says.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Guinness offers scholarships

Guinness offers scholarships JAKARTA (JP): Guinness Brewing Worldwide and the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) are offering to sponsor Indonesians to pursue a full-time Master's degree scholarship at the University of Leeds in Britain.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Four armed robbers arrested

Four armed robbers arrested JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta's Taman Sari police, with the support of members of the On-the-Alert City Police Squad, have arrested four armed thieves caught red-handed robbing a Metromini bus.

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Wed, 07 Dec 1994

JP/Salaries of civil servants

Salaries of civil servants Few people in this country are aware of the financial strains under which civil servants have to live, and it is interesting to see how differently Singapore approaches this problem.

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