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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Mideast buys Sumatra tea

Mideast buys Sumatra tea MEDAN (JP): A state-tea plantation company in Sumatra will soon export 686.4 tons of black tea worth US$878,500 to Middle East countries.P.K.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Jakarta dresses up to greet APEC delegates

Jakarta dresses up to greet APEC delegatesBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): After a facelift and weeks of preparation, Jakarta is ready to welcome all APEC leaders and delegates as well as foreign businessmen and journalists.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Host committee works well behind the scene

Host committee works well behind the sceneBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Organizing an event as large and high profile as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings is certainly not easy.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Withdrawing recommendation is an act of inconsistency

Withdrawing recommendation is an act of inconsistencyMochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): The permit or surat izin is a very important commodity within the Indonesian society. For any important act you want to carry out, you must have a permit.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/APEC ministerial talks start today

APEC ministerial talks start todayBy Endy Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): The ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum gets underway today to discuss how far they want to push the idea of a free trade in the region.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Conflicting reports on immigration clarified

Conflicting reports on immigration clarified JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Immigration yesterday denied conflicting reports that an Indonesian immigration officer in Malaysia was removed in connection with the controversy over the implementation of the new format of special travel ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Marine murderers apprehended

Marine murderers apprehended City Police have arrested two of the five suspected robbers believed to have killed a member of the Indonesian Navy's Marine Corps late last month.Detective Capt.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) remained featureless yesterday, with most shares losing ground in active trading.The JSX Composite Index suffered another fall, losing 1.2 points to close at 513.91 yesterday, as compared to 515.12 on the previous day.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Tanski, brilliance and disappointments

Tanski, brilliance and disappointmentsBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): Prize winner, teacher at one of Austria's foremost music academies, one-time student of Alfred Brendel... Claudius Tanski certainly has all the assets to be placed in the front ranks of young pianists today.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Two more banned for bogus exports

Two more banned for bogus exports JAKARTA: The spokesman of the attorney general's office, Chairul Imam,announcesthat the office has issued two travel bans for two person who are believed to have been involved in bogus export documents.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/APEC tightens security

APEC tightens security The APEC conference organizers have tightened the security around the Jakarta Convention Center, specially around the meeting rooms.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * The macros got lost! And I'm sure you were mystified. Last Friday's "Listening Post" column dealt with the vagaries of English spelling and pronunciation; in an effort to precisely describe two of the most troublesome vowel sounds, I used the generally accepted phonetic ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Hong Kong to remain APEC member after 1997

Hong Kong to remain APEC member after 1997 JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong said yesterday it will remain a separate member in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum even after it reverts back to Chinese authority in 1997.Trade and Industry Secretary H.T.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/APEC officials clinch deal at eleventh hour

APEC officials clinch deal at eleventh hourBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat & Frits Pangemanan JAKARTA (JP): A special group assigned to resolve the deadlock on the endorsement of a non-binding investment code for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum succeeded late last night in ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/University protest put on hold

University protest put on hold SALATIGA, Central Java: More than 2,000 students and staff of Satya Wacana Christian University resumed protests yesterday against the dismissal of outspoken lecturer Arief Budiman."This will be the last demonstration until after Nov.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Australia, NZ differ on rights

Australia, NZ differ on rights JAKARTA (JP): Australian and New Zealand foreign ministers issued totally different viewpoints on human rights conditions in Indonesia during separate bilateral talks with their Indonesian counterpart Ali Alatas yesterday.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Music and entertainment * Nusa Dua Beach Hotel: Budaya Stage - Legong Buffet Dinner, Friday; Ramayana Buffet Dinner, Monday. Coffee Shop - Indonesian Night with Joged Dance, Saturday. Village Night with Frog Dance, Tuesday. Notte Italiana with Capo Dastro Quartet, Thursday.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Bolkiah first leader to arrive

Bolkiah first leader to arrive JAKARTA (JP): Brunei leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah flew in aboard his private plane yesterday to become the first head of government to attend next week's APEC Economic Leaders Meeting (AELM) in nearby Bogor.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Indorama's profits up 24%

Indorama's profits up 24% JAKARTA (JP): PT Indorama Synthetics, a textile company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), announced yesterday that its before-tax profit during the first nine months of this year rose 24 percent to Rp 47 billion (US$21.5 million).

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Press test for Indonesia

Press test for Indonesia The largest and harshest group of "judges" ever to invade the country will push Indonesia's new policy of openness to the limit this month.Some 5,000 foreign and local news reporters and commentators are due to be in the country before Nov. 15.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Liberalization takes step toward free trade

Liberalization takes step toward free tradeBy Hadi Soesastro JAKARTA (JP): Trade liberalization, trade facilitation and development cooperation can be viewed as the three main components of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/APEC ministers reticent concerning free trade

APEC ministers reticent concerning free trade JAKARTA (JP): Many of the APEC ministers arriving yesterday for their annual talks were tightlipped on their positions regarding the regional free trade proposals.The foreign minister of Japan Yohei Kono, Australia's Gareth Evans and U.S.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Kantor asks for publication of negligent firms: Latief

Kantor asks for publication of negligent firms: Latief JAKARTA (JP): U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor asked yesterday for publication of the names of negligent firms during his informal talk with Indonesian Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Post-election Clinton

Post-election Clinton There is nothing wrong with President Bill Clinton's camp saying that the Republican takeover of the U.S. Congress and several governorships on Tuesday was not a vote against the president. But the startling poll results clearly sent a message to the youngest president in U.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Thought for food

Thought for foodCorrection: On Nov. 9 article Restaurateurs: Contrary to what was printed, Sandwich Kid products are not yet available at Hero supermarkets. We apologize for the error.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Retreat of a different kind

Retreat of a different kind The Dinner Theater Restaurant at the Hailai International Executive Club, in the Ancol recreation park, is enriching its program of daily cultural performances at 20:00 and 21:00 in a bid to make the evening more enjoyable for APEC delegates and other foreign visitors.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Kasiyadi takes over PGA lead by two

Kasiyadi takes over PGA lead by two JAKARTA (JP): Kasiyadi, who rewrote golf history in the country by becoming the first local golfer to ever win the Indonesia Open Golf Championship on March 1989, took over the lead at the 1994 PGA Tugu Pratama by two strokes after the halfway mark of the event ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/'The Client' has trouble with adaptation

'The Client' has trouble with adaptationBy Sean Cole JAKARTA (JP): The Client couldn't lose. After John Grisham's first two Mega Bestsellers" (The Firm and The Pelican Brief) were turned into movies, everyone predicted that The Client had no chance of failing.Of course they were right.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Sniffer dogs are not pets

Sniffer dogs are not pets The American delegation to the APEC meeting has brought in two sniffer dogs trained to detect bombs as part of the White House security arrangements.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/RI names lifters for world meet

RI names lifters for world meet JAKARTA (JP): Lifters from the National men's team who failed to make the trip to Hiroshima's Asian Games last month have been trained to don the national colors at the world weight lifting championships in Ankara next week.

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Fri, 11 Nov 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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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Clipping contest for students

Clipping contest for students JAKARTA: Twenty high school students from various provinces in Indonesia yesterday vied for top places in the Sixth National Newspaper Clipping Competition held by the Ministry of Education and Culture.Director General of Basic and Middle Level Education Z.A.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Collusion and bureaucracy

Collusion and bureaucracy Economic guru Prof. Soemitro Djojohadikusumo has spoken out sharply against the practice of collusion between government officials and conglomerates. Our senior economist admits that collusion occurs everywhere, even in industrially advanced countries.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Moderate rise in state budget still feasible: House members

Moderate rise in state budget still feasible: House members JAKARTA (JP): A moderate 15 to 20 percent rise in the 1995-96 state budget is still feasible despite the government's grim outlook on domestic resources, say members of the Budgetary Commission of the House of Representatives (DPR).

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/S'pore concerned for environment

S'pore concerned for environment We refer to Carl Chairul's article in the Oct. 31, 1994 issue of The Jakarta Post entitled Singapore's complaint. Mr.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/APEC album

APEC albumPhoto A: BolkiahJP/msaFIRST TO ARRIVE: Brunei leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (center) is escorted by Indonesian Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat (right) to the VIP lounge at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka dan Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Economic Program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 Karya Nyata 7:00 Evening News 7:30 ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Rafidah forgets she is a woman

Rafidah forgets she is a woman "How do you feel being the only female among the all-male ministers in the APEC meetings?"The question was hurled by a journalist at Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz upon her arrival at the Soekarno-Hatta airport yesterday.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/ASEAN retains some control over APEC's direction

ASEAN retains some control over APEC's directionBy Endy Bayuni JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is retaining some influence over the direction the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is taking, but it may eventually have to give up that privilege if the ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/TMII essay writing contest

TMII essay writing contest The Ministry of Information and the management of the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) are holding an essay writing contest in celebration of the 20th anniversary of TMII.The theme of the essay is the sense of belonging to TMII and Indonesian culture.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Technical alumni reunion

Technical alumni reunion Alumni of the National Technical Academy (ATN) will hold a reunion at Horison Hotel, North Jakarta, on Dec. 11.The reunion will be held in conjunction with the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of ATN, the oldest private technical academy in the country.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Soeharto to open int'l health congress in Bali

Soeharto to open int'l health congress in Bali JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to open the seventh international congress of the World Federation of Public Health Association in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Dec. 4.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/APEC: Between optimism and pessimism

APEC: Between optimism and pessimismBy Bob S. Hadiwinata BANDUNG (JP): The meeting of 18 world leaders in Bogor on Nov.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Garbage fee collection

Garbage fee collection In the first ten months of this year, garbage fee collections in West Jakarta reached only Rp 365 million (US$168,000), far below the target of Rp 1.5 billion, an official said.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Workers demands met after 4-day strike

Workers demands met after 4-day strike JAKARTA (JP): After four days of striking, workers from PT Dunia Popular Textile, a textile and garment factory on Jl. Muara Karang in North Jakarta, had their demands met by the company's management yesterday.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Dizzying salaries

Dizzying salaries The Jakarta Post Nov. 4, 1994 issue reported on its first page that, in Singapore, government ministers' annual salaries would raise from S$600,000 to S$800,000. The Straits Times Nov.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/RI's first plane makes its debut

RI's first plane makes its debut BANDUNG, West Java (JP): President Soeharto inaugurated the country's first domestically-designed medium-range commuter plane in a roll-out ceremony coinciding with the nationwide commemoration of Heroes Day yesterday.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/More clean water in Sorong

More clean water in Sorong SORONG, Irian Jaya: A Rp 6 billion clean water facility project is now under construction here.Antara news agency reported that the project is financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Hillary Clinton to visit C. Java

Hillary Clinton to visit C. Java It is now almost confirmed that U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton will be traveling to Central Java., while her husband gets down to APEC business.Mrs.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/What does Indonesia get out of the APEC forum?

What does Indonesia get out of the APEC forum? JAKARTA (JP): Behind the glamor of the international publicity for chairing the APEC and its conferences, what does Indonesia get out of the forum?That appears to be the question which many laymen, and some politicians, are asking nowadays as the ...

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/The close friend of 'Si Doel' goes home

The close friend of 'Si Doel' goes home JAKARTA (JP): Malaysian born Nand Kumar, 30, whose employment as a supporting actor in the local television serial Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel, the School Boy) was against the Indonesian Labor Law, returned to his homeland last night.

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Fri, 11 Nov 1994

JP/Free trade must not sacrifice the poor: NGOs

Free trade must not sacrifice the poor: NGOsBy T. Sima Gunawan JAKARTA (JP): A regional free trade zone in the Asia Pacific region is okay but not at the expense of marginal groups, such as workers and the poor people, says a spokesman for a forum of Indonesian non-government organizations (NG0s).

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