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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/$2b port projects proposed

$2b port projects proposed JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned port management firm PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II plans to propose a number of projects worth Rp 4.4 trillion (US$2.01 billion) and involving private companies to the Ministry of Transportation.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Sarwono ready to work with responsible NGOs

Sarwono ready to work with responsible NGOsBy Prapti Widinugraheni BANDA, Maluku: State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja challenges non-governmental organizations to speak out on what they believe is true, but with accurate data.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Fire razes in 5-story building

Fire razes in 5-story building PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Fire razed in a five-story building in Palembang Tuesday though no casualties have been reported.The fire was put out four hours after it broke out at 7:30 p.m. The building on Jl.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/PPD to renovate 1,200 aged buses

PPD to renovate 1,200 aged buses JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned bus company PPD will refurbish 1,200 buses next year in cooperation with selected private companies to help improve services to the public.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/RI territory 4.9 million sq. km.

RI territory 4.9 million sq. km. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has complete sovereignty over a total area of 4.9 million square kilometers and "economic rights" over an additional three million square kilometers, Indonesia's top marine law expert says.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Garlic smugglers captured

Garlic smugglers captured SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Marine patrol in Tarakan captured a boat carrying nine tons of garlic thought to be smuggled from Malaysia to Indonesia last week, a military official said yesterday.Commanding officer First Lt.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/City-owned firm builds modest apartments

City-owned firm builds modest apartments JAKARTA (JP): Another middle class apartment building for young married couples has been put on the market by PT Saranawisesa Properindo, a joint venture between Wijayawisesa Group and city-owned property company PD Sarana Jaya.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Teachers in remote village stretch the meaning of dedication

Teachers in remote village stretch the meaning of dedicationBy Prapti Widinugraheni JAKARTA (JP): From school books and electricity to motor boats and female teachers, desperate teachers living in isolated places can come up with the most unusual, but logical, requests -- especially when they ...

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Industry told to spearhead green campaign

Industry told to spearhead green campaign JAKARTA (JP): Given the still low environmental consciousness among consumers in Indonesia, the industrial community in the country should spearhead the environmental campaign, an expert said yesterday.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Residents complain over house damages

Residents complain over house damages JAKARTA (JP): Six residents of the Mangga Dua Selatan subdistrict, Central Jakarta, filed a complaint with the City Council yesterday over damages to their houses caused by a construction project.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Violist Luluk Purwanto back in town for Jak Jazz '94

Violist Luluk Purwanto back in town for Jak Jazz '94By Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta is much more than just another tour stop for violinist Luluk Purwanto.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Canal France International

Canal France International Mr. Webber from Jayapura, thank you for your letter to the Editor published in The Jakarta Post on November 21, 1994, about the "newly found satellite treasure," Canal France International (CFI).

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Small-scale developers invited

Small-scale developers invited JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is opening registration for small-scale developers intending to take part in tenders for the construction of the city's projects valued below Rp 200 million (US$90,900) each.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Red Cross warned of complacency

Red Cross warned of complacency JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto warned the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) yesterday against being complacent after achieving so much in its work in recent years.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/SE Asia's future ties with West (2)

SE Asia's future ties with West (2) This is the second of two articles based on a paper presented by Indonesian Ambassador to the European Union, Adrianus Mooy at the Fuji-Wolfensohn European Advisory Board Meeting in London on Nov. 18.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Gold design winners awarded

Gold design winners awarded JAKARTA (JP): Lecturer of architecture Hendra Dharmawan Hutama was announced as the winner of the first gold contest at the Shangri-La Hotel on Wednesday.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Two students drowned at sea

Two students drowned at sea DENPASAR, Bali: Two junior high school students in the Karangasem regency in eastern Bali were presumed drowned after being engulfed by high waves while swimming at sea last week, an official said yesterday.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/SGS assigned to assess timber companies

SGS assigned to assess timber companies JAKARTA (JP): The government has assigned the Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) to assess the sustainability of the forest concessions of timber companies which intend to go public.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Ciledug residents outraged by high voltage cables

Ciledug residents outraged by high voltage cables JAKARTA (JP): Eighty people representing 120 residents from the Ciledug Indah housing estate in Tangerang went to the office of the National Commission on Human Rights yesterday morning to complain about the bad effects of high voltage electrical ...

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Mt. Merapi calms as death toll reaches 50

Mt. Merapi calms as death toll reaches 50 YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mount Merapi grew calmer yesterday while 11 nearby hamlets remained closed indefinitely as the death toll of last week's eruption reached 50.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month

Soeharto to visit South Sumatra this month JAKARTA (JP): Women, archeology and fertilizer do not really have anything in common but they will when President Soeharto travels to South Sumatra's capital of Palembang on Dec. 22.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Traffic laws to be strictly enforced

Traffic laws to be strictly enforced JAKARTA (JP): City police announced yesterday that they will strictly enforce traffic regulations on selected roads in and around the city beginning January.Traffic offenders ticketed in the selected areas are required to attend trials for their offenses.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Teenage players set up Masters final showdown

Teenage players set up Masters final showdown JAKARTA (JP): Teenage players highlighted the Indonesia Masters tennis championships yesterday as Enny Sulistyowati and Wukirasih Sawondari set up the women's singles final, a reminder of their clash in the Indonesia Junior Masters final last year.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Wide World of Kids 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Emergency Call 4:30 Bina Pramuka 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, 01 Dec 1994

JP/The NU congress

The NU congress Today, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is scheduled to start its congress in Tasikmalaya, West Java. Without a doubt, it is one of the year's most important political events and one of the most interesting to watch.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Two ex-Bapindo bosses face 11, 9 years in jail

Two ex-Bapindo bosses face 11, 9 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors at the Central Jakarta district court sought a total of 20 years imprisonment for two former executives of Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) for their role in a huge loan scam.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Oetojo blasts court for freeing alleged killer of Marsinah

Oetojo blasts court for freeing alleged killer of Marsinah JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Oetojo Oesman criticized the East Java high court's controversial decision to release businessman Judi Susanto, the main suspect in the murder case of labor activist Marsinah.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/EAGA free trade gets big boost

EAGA free trade gets big boostBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Senior ministers of Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed at a meeting here yesterday to speed up the creation of a free trade zone in the eastern part of the Association of Southeast Asian ...

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday continued seeing declines in the prices of shares, particularly blue-chip stocks Astra Int'l, Barito Pacific Timber, Indah Kiat Paper & Pulp and Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Wiranto to replace Hendro

Wiranto to replace Hendro JAKARTA (JP): After being assigned as the City Military commander for a year and seven months, Maj. Gen. Hendropriyono will be replaced by his Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Wiranto, says Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig. Gen. Syarwan Hamid.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Brutal attack on UKI campus

Brutal attack on UKI campus JAKARTA (JP): A group of students of the privately-owned Academy of Maritime Indonesia brutally attacked students and destroyed property of the University of Catholic Indonesia (UKI) yesterday.The afternoon attack at the UKI campus on Jl.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Tangerang needs pedestrian bridges

Tangerang needs pedestrian bridges TANGERANG (JP): Deputy chairman of the Tangerang township council said that, because of the hectic traffic, it is high time pedestrian bridges over main streets were built.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/W. Jakarta needs garbage trucks

W. Jakarta needs garbage trucks JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta mayoralty badly needs new garbage trucks as its existing fleets are in bad condition.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/WB to inject $400m into state electricity

WB to inject $400m into state electricity JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has pledged US$400 million in aid to the state electricity company PT PLN for the electrification of 7,000 villages in the country during the next two fiscal years.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Cargo lanes crucial for EAGA success

Cargo lanes crucial for EAGA successBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Brunei and the Philippines have appealed to Indonesia to establish more shipping and air routes from Sulawesi and Kalimantan to neighboring countries to boost trade among members of the East ASEAN Growth Area ...

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Gus Dur tipped to take to NU post again

Gus Dur tipped to take to NU post again JAKARTA (JP): The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) opens its national congress in Tasikmalaya, West Java, today to decide on its leadership, which will play a crucial role in deciding where the country's largest Moslem organization stands politically.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Banking industry urged to reduce credit expansion

Banking industry urged to reduce credit expansion JAKARTA (JP): Governor of Bank Indonesia J. Soedradjad Djiwandono yesterday urged the banking industry to reduce loan approvals to avoid being trapped with huge non-performing loans.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Put pressure on Serbia

Put pressure on Serbia The Bosnian city of Bihac is supposedly under UN and NATO protection, but by now it is probably too late to save it by military means.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Norwegians set 1-2-3 in Nordic

Norwegians set 1-2-3 in Nordic STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado (UPI): Knut Tore Apeland took command early during the 15-kilometer race Tuesday and went on to lead a 1-2-3 sweep for Norway in the nordic combined World Cup season opener.

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Thu, 01 Dec 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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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/KONI asked for all-out preparations for SEA Games

KONI asked for all-out preparations for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman ordered the National Sports Governing Body (KONI) yesterday to go all out in preparations for next year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bangkok.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Storm ravages 500 houses

Storm ravages 500 houses SURABAYA, East Java: A total of 521 houses were seriously damaged and 18 others collapsed during a storm which raged through 12 villages in the Madiun regency Tuesday, a press report said yesterday.

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Thu, 01 Dec 1994

JP/Quality conference

Quality conference JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor for People's Welfare R.S. Museno opened a conference on The Improvement of the Quality of Companies Performance, held by the city manpower office at city hall on Tuesday.

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