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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/'Trial by the press' violates human rights

'Trial by the press' violates human rights JAKARTA (JP): Biased reporting and trial by the press are tantamount to a violation of human rights, a senior legal expert said yesterday.Dr.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Belo to address Armed Forces

Belo to address Armed Forces DILI, East Timor: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo will, for the first time since the territory integrated into Indonesia 18 years ago, addressed a military gathering today.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Police release Yorrys as lawyer posts bail

Police release Yorrys as lawyer posts bail JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto announced yesterday that Yorrys Raweyai of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization has been released after his bail was paid by his lawyer.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Sotheby's to sell well known collection of Scottish pottery

Sotheby's to sell well known collection of Scottish pottery LONDON: A sale of pottery and porcelain collected by one of Scotland's best known and most idiosyncratic antique dealers is expected to raise 250,000 pound and the proceeds donated to charity.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Hartono denies police officer's testimony

Hartono denies police officer's testimony JAKARTA (JP): Hartono Setyawan, a pimp for high-class call girls, rejected the testimony of a police officer in his trial at South Jakarta District Court yesterday.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Chronology of the tug of war

Chronology of the tug of war June,1990: Apkindo appointed 22 importers in Seoul as the Recommended Korean Buyers.August, 1992: Apkindo reduced the number of recommended buyers to 19. The other three were dismissed due to poor import performance.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Low cost apartments built simultaneously

Low cost apartments built simultaneously JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will start constructing four low cost apartment projects simultaneously next month.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Fashion photographer paints images of urban glamour

Fashion photographer paints images of urban glamourBy Amir Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): A slim, glamorous, self assured executive talks to her male colleagues during happy hour. Nearby, a couple -- hopelessly in love -- make irrational promises to each other.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Minister assures that rice supply is adequate

Minister assures that rice supply is adequate JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Food Ibrahim Hasan assured yesterday that the country's rice supply is adequate despite the significant decline in production due to this year's drought.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Colonial policies

Colonial policies It seems that Richardson has set out on a one-man crusade against colonialism, as if J.P. Coen and Sir Stamford Raffles were knocking on the door again.According to Richardson (The Jakarta Post, Oct.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Mar'ie reaffirms deregulation

Mar'ie reaffirms deregulation JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad reiterated yesterday that trade and investment deregulation is one of the five basic elements of Indonesia's strategy to sustain robust economic growth.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Research projects for S. China Sea endorsed

Research projects for S. China Sea endorsed BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): Participants of the South China Sea workshop have endorsed the project proposals of the Working Group on Marine Scientific Research.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Lecturers plan massive strike over Arief's firing

Lecturers plan massive strike over Arief's firing SALATIGA (JP): Teachers from several schools in the conflict- ridden Satya Wacana University plan to strike to dramatize their demand that Professor Arief Budiman, who was sacked last week, be reinstated.

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Thu, 27 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.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Kadin asked to fight fake tender papers

Kadin asked to fight fake tender papers JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor Tb. M. Rais urged the Jakarta Chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and related associations to help fight against fake documents for city tenders.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Report on inconveniences

Report on inconveniences Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that Jakartans should not hesitate to report all of the inconveniences caused by faulty public facilities before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting starts next month.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Govt urged to ratify conventions on human rights

Govt urged to ratify conventions on human rights JAKARTA (JP): The Second National Workshop on Human Rights, which ended here yesterday, called on the government to ratify an international convention on basic rights.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Team reports preparations for APEC

Team reports preparations for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono, also chairman of the committee for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, met with President Soeharto here yesterday to report on preparations for the November meeting.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/ANCHAM optimistic Jakarta will retain GSP facility

ANCHAM optimistic Jakarta will retain GSP facility JAKARTA (JP): The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) expressed optimism yesterday that Washington will not scrap its trade facilities for Indonesia under the generalized system of preference (GSP), due to the significant improvement in ...

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Seven Canadians show Bali in art

Seven Canadians show Bali in artBy Jim Plouffe JAKARTA (JP): A unique and surprisingly extensive exhibition of seven Canadian artists is now on show at the Duta Fine Arts Foundation in Kemang and will continue to the end of the month.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Apkindo's export monopoly is outdated

Apkindo's export monopoly is outdatedBy Vincent Lingga JAKARTA (JP): Apkindo's Chairman Bob Hasan is unquestionably the man most responsible for bailing Indonesia's plywood industry out of an almost billion-dollar bubble in the late 1980s.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/President to open haj hospital

President to open haj hospital President Soeharto is scheduled to inaugurate a new haj hospital in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, on Nov. 12, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Data interchange for port

Data interchange for port JAKARTA (JP): PT Electronic Data Interchange Indonesia (EDII) will soon operate to improve the transaction system at Tanjung Priok seaport.EDII, established with an investment of Rp 10 billion (US$4.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Bad news for bad officers

Bad news for bad officers BANDUNG, West Java: Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto vowed yesterday to crack down on traffic officials who find faults with vehicles and extort drivers for money.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Utut to play Smyslov for 2600 elo rating

Utut to play Smyslov for 2600 elo rating JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master Utut Adianto, currently Indonesia's number one chess player, is scheduled to play Russian Vassili Smyslov, the former world champion in 1957 and 1958, in a six- round duel starting from Nov.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Vendors upset over expulsion for APEC

Vendors upset over expulsion for APEC JAKARTA (JP): Street vendors mounted a protest yesterday against the city administration's drive to expel them from main roads during the run-up to the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next month.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Plywood exports fall in wake of Apkindo tug of war with Korea

Plywood exports fall in wake of Apkindo tug of war with KoreaBy Vincent Lingga SEOUL (JP): Provoking buyers into a tug of war amid a market slump not only runs against marketing common sense but also is completely counterproductive.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/City's ground water supply enough for 10 years' demand

City's ground water supply enough for 10 years' demand JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that the potential of ground water in the city reaches approximately 77 million cubic meters per year, enough to support rising water demand for the next ten years.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Indosat to sign telecom project in Cambodia

Indosat to sign telecom project in Cambodia JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned international telecommunications company, PT Indosat, currently finalizing negotiations on a project for telecommunication refurbishment in Cambodia, expects to sign the contract next month.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/No Indonesians survive Women's Challenger

No Indonesians survive Women's Challenger JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's upset days at the US$50,000 Women's Challenger championships here were ended as Natalia Soetrisno crashed to a 4-6, 3-6 second round defeat to South Korean fifth seeded Park Sung-hee yesterday.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/NGOs' experience could help the state

NGOs' experience could help the state A national workshop on human rights has been held this week. NGO activist Aswab Mahasin looks at the significance of the gathering.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/The PDI case

The PDI case To some people a political fuss between local authorities and the leaders of a political party might appear to be little more than a tempest in a tea cup. To the nation as a whole, the problem is a lot more serious.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/2,300 await jungle jobs

2,300 await jungle jobs SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Governor H.M. Ardans urged forestry companies yesterday to employ 2,300 local residents in reforestation projects in the Bukit Soeharto forest reserve.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Garuda fails to receive $275 million in govt aid

Garuda fails to receive $275 million in govt aid JAKARTA (JP): The country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is not likely to get the Rp 600 billion (US$275 million) it requested from the government to partly repay the cost of purchasing two Boeing 747-400 and seven B737-400 aircraft.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Three robbers nabbed in Bekasi morning raid

Three robbers nabbed in Bekasi morning raid JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi police announced that they have arrested three of five suspected robbers during a morning raid on Jl. Raya Tambun yesterday morning.According to the head of the local police, Lt. Col.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Govt to award 40 mining contracts next year

Govt to award 40 mining contracts next year JAKARTA (JP): The government will award some 40 new contracts for general mining activities early next year, Director General of Mines Kuntoro Mangkusubroto says.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Solve quarrel amicably

Solve quarrel amicably I am an alum of National University and I am very concerned about the situation prevailing on the campus. The Himpala students and the Menwa students fought each other and a command post was set on fire.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/New traffic law still ineffective: National Police

New traffic law still ineffective: National Police JAKARTA (JP): A year of implementation of the still controversial traffic law has yet to drastically reduce the number of traffic accidents and victims throughout the country.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/47 kg of drug confiscated

47 kg of drug confiscated JAMBI, Jambi: Police have seized 47 kilograms of marijuana being smuggled from Medan to Jakarta and arrested four alleged drug dealers.Jambi police chief Col.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World Of Kids 3:05 Dances 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Children's Stories 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Arabic Lessons 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:25 Koran Recital 6:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 7:00 ...

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Land title process to be simplified

Land title process to be simplified Procedures for the processing of land titles will be simplified in an effort to improve the city administration's services.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Comments on food

Comments on food Within the context of the Jakarta Food Festival presently adding a sparkle to restaurants in the metropolis, your readers might find the following comments of interest.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Concession holders said to mar N. Sumatra forests

Concession holders said to mar N. Sumatra forests JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen residents of Sosa subdistrict in Southern Tapanuli, North Sumatra, visited the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) office here to report concession holders they say are damaging protected forests in the region.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Traffic problems

Traffic problems I am an expatriate who has worked here for the past three years and am leaving the country soon. I wish to contribute something to "Your Letters" column before leaving.We can classify the current traffic congestion problem into two main contributing factors.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices extended their upward direction on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in moderate trading as more foreign investors reentered the market.The JSX Composite Index booked another 1.78 points to close at 516.32 against 514.53 on the previous day.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Law, problem loans hamper state banks

Law, problem loans hamper state banks JAKARTA (JP): Inadequate legal framework and the high rate of non-performing loans at state-owned banks hamper them from generating funds through capital markets and direct private placement.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/People told to join agro-estate program

People told to join agro-estate program JAKARTA (JP): The government wants people who are interested in the transmigration program to join the agro-estate program through which they can buy land with bank loans.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/NGO wants more protection for women's rights

NGO wants more protection for women's rights JAKARTA (JP): A seminar urged the government yesterday to include protection of women's rights in the curriculum of advanced studies for civil servants to eliminate discrimination against women.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Alatas opens workshop on South China Sea

Alatas opens workshop on South China Sea BUKITTINGGI, West Sumatra (JP): The fifth workshop on managing potential conflicts in the South China Sea opened here yesterday with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas expressing hope of involving government institutions and non-South China Sea ...

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Bengkulu needs promotion

Bengkulu needs promotion BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Vice President Try Sutrisno advised the provincial government yesterday to promote tourism because the area has many tourist destinations unknown to national and international holidaymakers.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Land certificate forgers detained

Land certificate forgers detained East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono has confirmed that police have detained five of the alleged suspects involved in the falsification of some land certificates in the Rawarorotan area of East Cakung subdistrict, East Jakarta.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/No fingerprints, please!

No fingerprints, please! Our new baby and a trigger-happy wife brings me to the Kelapa Gading branch of Fuji Image Plaza virtually every other night to develop film, making endless reprints for framing and distribution to eager grandparents and friends, etc.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Indonesia needs to restructure shoe industry

Indonesia needs to restructure shoe industry JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia needs to restructure its footwear industry to further boost export earnings from this industrial sector, says an executive of a major shoe manufacturer.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/APEC creates impetus for small business to grow

APEC creates impetus for small business to grow JAKARTA (JP): Tony Agus Ardie, a leader of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), welcomed the strong commitment made by APEC ministers in Osaka over the weekend to launch joint efforts to nurture small businesses.

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Thu, 27 Oct 1994

JP/Medan gets new air service

Medan gets new air service JAKARTA (JP): LTU, a major air cargo carrier from Germany, will soon open a direct service connecting Muenchen to Medan, North Sumatra, says the province's governor, Raja Inal Siregar.

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