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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Flight services resume

Flight services resume JAMBI, Jambi: Flight services in and out of the city are expected to resume soon. The thick haze which has covered the area is clearing fast, said an airline official.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Rp 11 billion goes up in flames

Rp 11 billion goes up in flames BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A blaze that swept through the Pagatan business center on Sunday caused an estimated loss of more than Rp 11 billion (US$4.8 million), an official said yesterday.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Bali to host national badminton tourney

Bali to host national badminton tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top world shuttlers Joko Suprianto, Ardy B. Wiranata, Hermawan Susanto, Hariyanto Arbi, and Susi Susanti have confirmed their entry into the annual national badminton championships.The event is set for Nov. 28 to Dec.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Balinese prepare for holiday

Balinese prepare for holiday DENPASAR, Bali: The capital of this bustling holiday island was quieter on Tuesday as the predominantly Hindu islanders' prepare for Galungan Day, marking the victory of dharma (truth).

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Air India to serve Jakarta

Air India to serve Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Air India will start direct flights today from Jakarta to Delhi via Singapore, the airline said here yesterday.Since October 1993 the airline has served flights between Jakarta and Bombay on Tuesdays and Sundays.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Five-day week trial for high schools only

Five-day week trial for high schools only JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken one step back in its trial of the five-day school week, which has been given surprising opposition by Moslem organizations. The plan will now be tried only with high schools.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Cops tried for killing student

Cops tried for killing student KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Prosecutors in the military tribunal demanded yesterday that two police sergeants be sentenced to a total of seven years for assaulting a student to death in April.Prosecutor Lt. Col. C.A.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Govt to curb expansion of industrial estates

Govt to curb expansion of industrial estates JAKARTA (JP): The government will curb the expansion of industrial estates in Java and introduce fiscal and monetary incentives to encourage investors to expand businesses to less developed provinces in the country, a minister says.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Drug bust in traffic operation

Drug bust in traffic operation JAKARTA (JP): Police in Jambi got more than they bargained for during a traffic operation -- they discovered a huge consignment of marijuana.Chief of Jambi Police Col.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Foreign Ministry not informed of Moslems' Israel trip

Foreign Ministry not informed of Moslems' Israel trip JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said it had no prior knowledge of the visit a group of Indonesian Moslems made to Israel last week.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Dutch colonial time

Dutch colonial time Coming home from a trip abroad I read all the newspapers delivered during my absence.Then I read Mr de Jong's letter about Indonesia in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 27, 1994.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Frequency of trash collection stepped up

Frequency of trash collection stepped up JAKARTA (JP): The city sanitation department has increased the frequency of garbage transportation by two to three times the normal rate in a bid to maintain cleanliness ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on Nov. 15.Moh.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/PT Indorama acquires $97.5m foreign loan

PT Indorama acquires $97.5m foreign loan JAKARTA (JP): PT Indorama Synthetics has acquired a long term loan of US$97.5 million from a consortium of foreign banks for its expansion program, which will make it the largest producer of polyester in the country by the end of 1995.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Modernization is not westernization

Modernization is not westernization Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said recently that modernization is not westernization. He said we live in an era where everyone is racing toward progress based on intelligence, productivity, efficiency and time consciousness.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Express Taxi responds

Express Taxi responds With regard to Ms. Lenah Susianty's letter in The Jakarta Post, on Oct. 25, 1994, complaining about our service, on behalf of the Management we would like to apologize for the inconvenience she experienced with one of our taxis.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Four more cities declared as tourist gateways

Four more cities declared as tourist gateways JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday declared Banda Aceh, Bandung, Ujungpandang and Mataram as new tourist gateways, adding to the 13 cities whose airports are already equipped to deal with the influx of foreigners.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Regulation on dangerous substances to be revised

Regulation on dangerous substances to be revised JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to relax the disputed regulation on the importation of goods considered hazardous to health.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Lippo Securities

Lippo Securities Correction: The net income of PT Lippo Securities during the first nine months of 1994 should have read US$8.78 million, instead of US$87.2 million as printed on this page of yesterday's newspaper. We regret the error.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Fall in export growth

Fall in export growth Indonesia, accustomed to annual growth rates of 17 percent to 20 percent in the exports of non-oil products over the past decade, should be greatly concerned at the downward tendency in its export expansion since early this year.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Stamp design contest awards

Stamp design contest awards JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday awarded prizes to the 10 winners of the national stamp design contest in connection with Indonesia's golden anniversary.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Cooperation, unity needed in developer soccer: Try

Cooperation, unity needed in developer soccer: Try JAKARTA (JP): The key to the development of a successful national soccer league lies in solid cooperation and unity among those involved in the process, Vice President Try Sutrisno said.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Protesting at Satya Wacana

Protesting at Satya Wacana SALATIGA, Central Java: At least 3,000 students, as well as staff lecturers, at the Satya Wacana Christian University staged a protest outside the office of Rector Jon JOI Ihalauw yesterday, over the dismissal of lecturer Arief Budiman.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Blowing smoke

Blowing smoke Among this world's oppressed minorities are, according to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the unfortunate millions of Americans who use its products.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Yayuk to play in Surabaya

Yayuk to play in Surabaya JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian tennis queen Yayuk Basuki will play some of Asia's best women players in the US$100,000 Wismilak Open Championships slated for Nov. 7-13 on the recently renovated hard court surface of the Embong Sawo stadium in Surabaya, East Java.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Thai massage

Thai massage I refer to Mrs. W.E. Paterson letter in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 28, 1994, entitled Ancient Thai Massage.Mrs. Paterson's complaint is unfounded and unreasonable. To put the record straight, my husband is not the owner of the clinic. My sister and I are the joint owners.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/CIA's role in anti-communist drive denied

CIA's role in anti-communist drive denied JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said here yesterday that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had nothing to do with Indonesia's campaign to crush the Communist Party (PKI) in 1965.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Gangs suspected in chain of robberies

Gangs suspected in chain of robberies JAKARTA (JP): Several gangs are suspected as being responsible for fifteen armed robberies in Bekasi township over the past two weeks, police sources say.The first robbery occurred on Oct. 16 at the house of H.

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Wed, 02 Nov 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, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Six killed in road accidents

Six killed in road accidents SURABAYA, East Java: Six people were killed and 22 others injured in road accidents in several towns throughout East Java on Sunday, police said yesterday.Spokesman for the East Java police regional command Lt. Col.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/NZ MPs see Dili prisoners

NZ MPs see Dili prisoners DILI, East Timor: Five New Zealand members of parliament were impressed by the way the authorities treat prisoners at the Becora correctional institution here, the warden said.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/AWA and CWA produce calendar

AWA and CWA produce calendar The American Women's Association (AWA) and the Canadian Women's Association (CWA) have joined together to produce a 1995 color calendar titled Indonesian Impressions.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Sularso Sopater re-elected PGI chief

Sularso Sopater re-elected PGI chief JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) Rev. Sularso Sopater was re-elected for another five year term in a grand assembly that ended in Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Sunday night.The electoral board led by Rev. I.W.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Postal firm starts mail order business

Postal firm starts mail order business JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave yesterday kicked off the operation of `Belanja Lewat Pos', a mail order service introduced by the state-owned postal service Perusahaan Umum Pos dan Giro (PPG).

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Aviation center offers pilot training for free

Aviation center offers pilot training for freeBy T. Sima Gunawan TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Who says it costs a lot of money to become a pilot? Not the prestigious flying school here, which seeks to break new ground through their subsidized programs at the Curug Aviation Training Center (CATC).

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Fifteen students to be questioned

Fifteen students to be questioned Local police are investigating a clash between students of the Faculty of Technics and members of the student regiment of the University of Tujuhbelas Agustus in North Jakarta.Head of the North Jakarta police precinct, Lt. Col.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly higher on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday in active trading.The broad-based Composite Index closed at 524.65, 1.15 points higher than 523.49 on Monday.The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index also ended higher at 125.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Half of Citraland apartments has already been sold

Half of Citraland apartments has already been sold JAKARTA (JP): Citraland Regency, a posh 24-story apartment project owned by PT Citraland Liang Court on Jl. Dr. Satrio in Central Jakarta, has already sold 50 percent of its units, an executive said yesterday.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Public welcomes Moerdiono's APEC meet holiday idea

Public welcomes Moerdiono's APEC meet holiday idea JAKARTA (JP): After watching the rehearsal of the convoy of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) delegates yesterday, a minister, police officers and the public expressed the view that Nov.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Questionnaires results

Questionnaires results We are a subscriber of The Jakarta Post. On your Sept. 9, 1994 edition, you distributed Lifestyle questionnaires.I am interested to know whether the results will be published in one of your editions, or will they be announced separately.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Bali is prone to drug business

Bali is prone to drug business DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The provincial prosecutor's office advised the Ngurah Rai, Bali, airport authorities to keep an eye out for any possible drug trafficking.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/City running out of funds to construct cheap apartments

City running out of funds to construct cheap apartments JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will be able to build only 3,150 low cost apartments per year, 30 percent of the annual demand, an official said yesterday.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/YLBHI: An asset or a national threat?

YLBHI: An asset or a national threat? The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), one of the best known non-government organizations in Indonesia, celebrated its 24th anniversary last week. Sociologist Kastorius Sinaga argues that whoever sees it as a threat is actually the destabilizing factor.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/Car thieves captured in West Jakarta

Car thieves captured in West Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The chief of crime investigation directorate of West Jakarta police said yesterday that they have captured five suspects alleged to have killed Suryadi Sundarsono after stealing his car on Jl. S. Parman toll road, West Jakarta.Maj.

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Wed, 02 Nov 1994

JP/More protests against 'Menwa'

More protests against 'Menwa' SEMARANG: Hundreds of students from various higher education institutions across Central Java converged on the campus of the August 17 University on Tuesday to stage a protest against the existence of student regiments in their midst.

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Wed, 02 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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