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45 articles.
Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/British bomber expected

British bomber expected JAKARTA: A replica of an old British-made 1918's Vickers Vimy bomber will be making a stopover in six Indonesian cities, including Jakarta, on its nostalgic trip from Middlesex in Britain to Darwin in Australia.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Olefin firm to ask for protection next year

Olefin firm to ask for protection next year PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center, the country's first olefin firm, will ask the government next year to protect its products against imports.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Price for minivan door apparatus set

Price for minivan door apparatus set JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ), bowing to pressure from transportation companies, has agreed to reduce prices of a special door apparatus for 12- seat minivans by more than 50 percent.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/NAM to synchronize plans with FAO

NAM to synchronize plans with FAO JAKARTA (JP): Senior Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) officials yesterday suggested the group synchronize members' food security programs with the existing programs of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Authorities force squatters from Benhil area

Authorities force squatters from Benhil area JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers and members of the civil defense corps, backed by military and police officers, demolished houses at the Bendungan Hilir fire site, Central Jakarta, after negotiations over land compensation collapsed.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Current account deficit reaches over $2b

Current account deficit reaches over $2b JAKARTA (JP): Slower growth in exports, coupled with the speedier growth of imports, caused the country's current account deficit to more than double to just over US$2 billion in the January-June period from $932 million in the same period of last year.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Duty free shop

Duty free shop I recently read Sawrey Cookson's letter to The Jakarta Post, bemoaning the unfairness of the duty free card system. He may be satisfied to know that duty free is not necessarily cheap.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Improving English at speakers club

Improving English at speakers clubBy Lenah Susianty JAKARTA (JP): "This is a less expensive and effective way to learn or enrich your English vocabulary. You do not have to go to a private English course which will charge you between Rp 40,000 (US$18.34) and Rp 80,000 ($36.69) per hour.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Bahasa Indonesia becoming feudalist

Bahasa Indonesia becoming feudalist JAKARTA (JP): Bahasa Indonesia, originally an egalitarian language, is turning into a language that is being used more and more in a feudalistic manner, according to language expert Taufiq Ismail.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/IPTN plane for Defense

IPTN plane for Defense BANDUNG: The state aircraft manufacturer IPTN yesterday delivered a CN-235 plane whose interior was converted into a medical evacuation carrier to the Ministry of Defense and Security.The aircraft is the fifth delivered from IPTN's plant here to the ministry.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Workers Union wants hike in minimum wage

Workers Union wants hike in minimum wage JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta branch of the All Indonesian Workers Union says it is high time for the government to raise the daily minimum wage due to the sharp increase in the cost of living.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Tempest in a castle

Tempest in a castle The recent publication in London of Princess in Love, a book alleging the Princess of Wales had a five-year affair with an army officer, has again implicated the British Royal House in a scandal.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Shorter week doesn't work

Shorter week doesn't work YOGYAKARTA: Confusion reigned after many schools decided to revert back to working six days a week, dropping entirely the move to the shorter five-day working week.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Rural Indonesians excel at ideology, agency says

Rural Indonesians excel at ideology, agency says JAKARTA (JP): People from small towns and rural areas outside Java are just as good, if not better, than their urban and metropolitan counterparts in absorbing and understanding the Pancasila ideology, a senior government official says.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Alatas holds discussion with Horta

Alatas holds discussion with Horta JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday engaged in an exchange of views on East Timor with the leader of the Fretilin separatist movement, Ramos Horta."I don't think there was anything new.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Foreigners netted in IDs operation

Foreigners netted in IDs operation Thirty-one foreigners were apprehended for traveling without carrying identification documents in an identity card check on Thursday in Central Jakarta, North Jakarta and West Jakarta.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/House seeks even lower tax rates

House seeks even lower tax rates JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday reached a provisional agreement to make changes in the government-sponsored tax bills, including slashing the range of proposed income tax rates and raising the range of sales tax tariffs.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/False accusations?

False accusations? Forest fires and the dense smoke which they cause happen almost every year. What is also routine are the accusations that are hurled at the traditional farmers who practice shifting agriculture.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/APEC leaders to gain consensus on free trade

APEC leaders to gain consensus on free trade JAKARTA (JP): APEC leaders will likely reach a consensus on the adoption of free trade in the region during their upcoming summit in November despite differences in perceptions on the region, a visiting U.S. official says.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices continued to rally on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday with most issues gaining ground in moderate trading.The broad-based Composite Index, which gained more than four points to close at 511.45 on Thursday, ended 3.58 points higher at 515.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/East Java poultry firm plans public share offering

East Java poultry firm plans public share offering JAKARTA (JP): PT Wonokoyo Haya, an East Java-based poultry company, will launch its public share offering next month to raise funds for its expansion projects, says the company's president.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Bapindo target of another scandal probe

Bapindo target of another scandal probe JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo), barely over the Rp 1.3 trillion loan scandal involving businessman Eddy Tansil, is now the target of another government investigation.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Don't miss Sunday issue

Don't miss Sunday issue The problems of night transportation in Jakarta will be the focus of the cover story of this Sunday's edition of The Jakarta Post.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Court grants hearing of `Tempo' versus Harmoko

Court grants hearing of `Tempo' versus Harmoko JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta State Administrative Court agreed yesterday to grant a hearing of lawsuits filed separately by senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad and Tempo journalists against Minister of Information Harmoko.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Not everyone wants rain

Not everyone wants rain JAKARTA (JP): The East Java chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has left it to the local Moslem leaders to decide whether or not to perform prayers for rain because some districts desperately need it, but others could do without it.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 8:00 a.m Special News: Asian Games XII 5:00 p.m. Regional News 5:30 Science Film 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Traditional Pop Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Lemhanas 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00 World News 9:30 Asian Games XII ...
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/DLLAJ to survey on night transportation

DLLAJ to survey on night transportation JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) said it will conduct a survey on late night transportation in an effort aimed at developing a system acceptable to both passengers and transportation companies.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Target for oil revenues is reachable

Target for oil revenues is reachable JAKARTA (JP): The government will achieve its target of Rp 12.85 trillion (US$5.89 billion) in revenues from the oil and gas sector this fiscal year due to improving oil prices on the world market, a minister says.
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Sat, 08 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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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Pregnant woman burns lover's house

Pregnant woman burns lover's house Cengkareng police in West Jakarta have arrested a 22-year-old pregnant woman believed to have set fire to the house of her boyfriend and his mother.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Gutless leaders make mockery of autonomy

Gutless leaders make mockery of autonomy JAKARTA (JP): In spite of the intensive campaign for more regional autonomy, many government leaders in the region are still reluctant to make their own decisions, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Police pledge to ban gatherings lacking permits

Police pledge to ban gatherings lacking permits JAKARTA (JP): Police warned yesterday that they will ban any gathering which lacks an official permit or recommendation papers from the authorities."We do not disobey any rules and regulations in this country," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Forest fires

Forest fires What could a Dayak gain from starting a forest fire? They live in the forest. They rely on the forest for their survival. They understand the medicinal properties of hundreds of botanical species.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Attention to PO

Attention to PO In June, 1994, I ordered some books from Longman Publisher in England. In July, I was informed that the books had been dispatched on July 11.In August, suspicions of having lost my books were aroused.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Response to de Jong

Response to de Jong Referring to Mr. de Jong's letter in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 5, 1994.Sir, you were wrong to assume that I wrote about the lack of money being the reason why I was barred from joining an all-white school. You said that there are always differences between the rich and the poor.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Govt launches month of language and literature

Govt launches month of language and literature JAKARTA (JP): Prominent man of letters and former student activist during the late 1960's Taufiq Ismail yesterday received the 1994 South East Asia Write Award and the annual Literature Award from the Center for Language Training and Development ...
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan'

Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan' JAKARTA (JP): Trouble is brewing Suara Pembaruan, one of Indonesia's oldest and leading daily newspapers, with many of its journalists accusing the management of failure to improve the daily's waning performance.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Minister joins campaign to sue columnist Manai

Minister joins campaign to sue columnist Manai JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tanjung has joined fellow former student leaders who helped topple president Sukarno in 1966 in their plan to sue columnist Manai Sophiaan for slander.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Church Services

Church Services * Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m. * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Parking policy at plaza protested

Parking policy at plaza protested JAKARTA (JP): Owners of Prisma Kedoya Plaza's shop/houses in West Jakarta went to the City Council yesterday to protest the new parking policy imposed by the developer requiring them and visitors to pay a parking fee starting on Oct. 1.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Agriculture college produces mostly white collar workers

Agriculture college produces mostly white collar workersBy Prapti Widinugraheni BOGOR, West Java (JP): The Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB), one of the country's most prestigious universities, has unfortunately not lived up to its name.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Bogor-based IPB graduates can make it almost anywhere

Bogor-based IPB graduates can make it almost anywhere JAKARTA (JP): If graduates of the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) don't exactly end up becoming farmers or entrepreneurs, where do they head off to after they complete their studies and enter the real world?Mangiring L.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Allied plane returned

Allied plane returned BIAK, Irian Jaya: The Indonesian government on Friday handed over the wreckage of an Allied plane that had been missing after being shot down during the height of World War II.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Fire victims can rebuild houses

Fire victims can rebuild houses Victims of Wednesday's fire that burned down 24 kiosks and five residential houses at Kramatjati, East Jakarta, have been allowed to rebuild, provided that all keeps in line with the rules, East Jakarta Mayor Sudarsono says.
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994

JP/Banning of film

Banning of film The recent banning of yet another film caused me to wonder whether Indonesian citizens will ever be allowed the chance to make up their own minds about anything.
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