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Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Brazil grabs chances to turn superpower

Brazil grabs chances to turn superpowerBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): Brazil, the superpower that never was, for the first time in decades has shown its stuff. The outsider may be excused, until this week, for beginning to wonder if the country still had what it takes.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Telecommunication system for APEC almost finished

Telecommunication system for APEC almost finished JAKARTA (JP): The head of the Jakarta Office of Telecommunications Company, John Welly, said yesterday that the installation of telecommunication facilities for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is 95 percent complete.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Drug raiders find condoms

Drug raiders find condoms SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police operations aimed at snuffing out drugs in local schools recently discovered students in possession of not only illegal drugs but also contraceptives.Col.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Traffic to be detoured during APEC meeting

Traffic to be detoured during APEC meeting CIGOMBONG, Bogor (JP): A number of roads in the city will be closed and traffic routed for several days before, during and after the upcoming Asian and Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next month, city Police Chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: ASEANJP/msaASEAN SPIRIT: Secretary General of ASEAN Ajit Singh (right) chats with members of the Indonesian Students Association for International Studies (ISAFIS) after he opened a seminar on the role and spirit of ASEAN in the new world order on Monday.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Schools leave a lot to be desired

Schools leave a lot to be desired JAKARTA (JP): The teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic, known as the "three R's", at primary schools still leaves a lot to be desired.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Vietnam starts talks on ASEAN membership

Vietnam starts talks on ASEAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam began preparations for its admission into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by sending a senior delegation to meet with Secretary General Ajit Singh here yesterday.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Traders want postponement of marketplace removal

Traders want postponement of marketplace removal JAKARTA (JP): A group of traders of the Makasar subdistrict in Halim, East Jakarta, staged a protest yesterday, demanding a postponement of plans to build a swimming pool on the market site.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Attempts to dodge Sukarno questioned

Attempts to dodge Sukarno questioned JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), gave a belated response to the recent polemic about the role her father, Indonesia's first president Sukarno, played in the events before and after the communist ...

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Palm oil project in Bangka

Palm oil project in Bangka JAKARTA (JP): PT Sadin Tradewinds Indonesia, a joint venture between PT Sadin Mulitagro Sentosa of Indonesia and Tradewinds Bhd of Malaysia, has started the establishment of a palm oil plantation on Bangka island in South Sumatra.

Wed, 12 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, pianist from Poland, daily 4 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/1994 best mother named

1994 best mother named Mothers living in big cities play an important role in raising the quality of their families especially in a multi-ethnic metropolis like Jakarta.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Eight men studied in Sembiring's case

Eight men studied in Sembiring's case City Police detectives are now focusing their investigation on eight different persons in relation with the August murder of noted ex-convict Johny Sembiring, 62, killed in an apparent inter-gang rivalry.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/New military unit set up

New military unit set up BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A new military district unit has been specially established to oversee Western Lampung, the Antara news agency reported.The new unit, Kodim 422, will report to the chief of the Lampung Garuda Hitam 43 unit currently headed by Col. Hario Danoe.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Try opens new school of marine studies

Try opens new school of marine studies JEPARA, Central Java (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno dedicated the School of Marine Studies of the University of Diponegoro here yesterday.The school's campus, in the Awur Bay Village, cost Rp 8.5 billion (US$4 million) to build.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/RI to send more officers to Bosnia

RI to send more officers to Bosnia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is sending, today, 20 police officers as observers to war-torn Bosnia Herzegovina, in former Yugoslavia.Maj. Gen.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/AFTA needs to exist with other groups

AFTA needs to exist with other groupsBy Faisal Harahap JAKARTA (JP): ASEAN ministers and senior officials have been working hard in finding ways and means to keep the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) relevant to their group of nations.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Teenagers wanted for robbery

Teenagers wanted for robbery South Jakarta police are looking for dozens of teenagers believed to have wounded and robbed a poor cigarette vendor on Jl. Samali in Mampang.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/TV Today

TV TodayTVRI 8:00 a.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 Spektrum 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games ...

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Teachers want industrialization

Teachers want industrialization SUMENEP, East Java: The Madura branch of the national teachers union PGRI is urging the East Java provincial government to go ahead with its plan to industrialize the largely arid island and ignore the opposition from local Moslem leaders.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Saddam has to withdraw

Saddam has to withdraw Saddam Hussein has thrown down the glove again, and there can be no fuzziness in the response.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Illegal workers in Malaysia

Illegal workers in Malaysia Security officers in the Riau province town of Dumai have again aborted an attempt to smuggle hundreds of illegal workers to Malaysia.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Saddam's new game

Saddam's new game Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is perhaps the world's most unpredictable leader -- after North Korea's late Kim Il Sung -- and seems to enjoy being so.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/PDFCI offers rights shares

PDFCI offers rights shares JAKARTA (JP): PT Bank Private Development Finance Company of Indonesia (Bank PDFCI) will offer 31.25 million rights shares to its shareholders from Oct. 21 to 24 to raise funds for its expansion programs.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices primarily closed higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in light trading.The broad-based Composite Index, which lost more than three points to close at 511.86 on Monday, closed 0.52 points higher to end at 512.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/ISCI wins two-day match

ISCI wins two-day match JAKARTA (JP): The International Sports Club of Indonesia's (ISCI) squash team took the Bata Cup trophy last Sunday with a 3- 2 victory over the Bimantara team in a two day squash championship at the ISCI courts on Jl. Ciputat Raya, South Jakarta.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Dispute between residents studied

Dispute between residents studied Police are currently investigating causes behind perennial disputes between two groups of residents in Kwitang in Central Jakarta.Speaking to reporters here yesterday, City Police chief Maj. Gen.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Sprite: Non alcoholic

Sprite: Non alcoholic To respond to the concerns of Agus and the letter from MUI (The Jakarta Post readers' column, Oct. 10, 1994) we would like to explain the following points.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Ulemas criticized for trying to push NU into politics

Ulemas criticized for trying to push NU into politics JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of Indonesia's largest Moslem organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), dismisses as "unrealistic" scholars' suggestions that the organization return to politics.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/More students accused of defamation freed

More students accused of defamation freed JAKARTA (JP): Two more students convicted of defaming President Soeharto were released yesterday amid protests from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) against the Supreme Court's decision to "delay" freeing four other students.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/NAM rejects use of food as leverage

NAM rejects use of food as leverage JAKARTA (JP): The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) of developing countries rejected the use of food aid as a means of political and economic pressure yesterday.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Military-backed IPKI withdraws from PDI

Military-backed IPKI withdraws from PDI JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), still hurting from recent internal leadership struggles, lost one of its five factions yesterday.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Where is our Mbok?

Where is our Mbok? Sumirah, or Mbok Amat, used to be our parent's servant. She took good care of us when we were kids. She is 72 years of age now and lives with our parents. Despite her age she is in good shape physically and mentally.On Oct. 3, 1994, around 6.00 p.m.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Local firms have good prospects to sell shares

Local firms have good prospects to sell shares JAKARTA (JP): Charles Balfour, a senior vice president of the New York-based Nasdaq Stock Market, sees promising prospects for Indonesian stocks on the U.S. capital market.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Traffic situation

Traffic situation The traffic situation in Jakarta is receiving a lot of attention. Much has been written about unruly bus drivers.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/New phone services for Bekasi

New phone services for Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): I Nyoman Punia, chief of the East Jakarta telecommunications office, said here yesterday that his office will introduce the rural telecommunications system into Bekasi regency.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Yorrys arrested for role in death pf servant

Yorrys arrested for role in death pf servant CIGOMBONG, Bogor (JP): Yorrys Raweyai of Pemuda Pancasila, a powerful youth organization of questionable reputation, has finally been arrested by city police for his alleged role in the death of a male servant last year.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Squatters evicted in third attempt

Squatters evicted in third attempt JAKARTA (JP): Security officers clashed with squatters as they moved in to demolish more than 300 houses and shacks, leaving more than 20 people from both sides injured in Bendungan Hilir in Central Jakarta yesterday.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Union leader gets eight months

Union leader gets eight months MEDAN, North Sumatra: Riswan Lubis, the secretary of the Medan branch of the All Indonesian Prosperous Union (SBSI), was sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the local district court for mobilizing workers to take to the streets.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Repeated offender shot to death

Repeated offender shot to death Muka Situmeang, a hard-core criminal, was shot to death by police as he was trying to escape on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Jakarta, at dawn on Monday.

Wed, 12 Oct 1994

JP/Switzerland invites RI to boost trade

Switzerland invites RI to boost trade JAKARTA (JP): A Swiss delegation led by Federal Councillor Jean-Pascal Delamuraz ended its first five-day economic mission yesterday, inviting Indonesian businessmen to increase exports to its country.