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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Dony sweeps men's titles at Indonesia Masters

Dony sweeps men's titles at Indonesia Masters JAKARTA (JP): Donny Susetyo ended a long slump by sweeping two men's titles at the Indonesia Masters tennis championships yesterday.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Fire razes 15 houses

Fire razes 15 houses JAMBI, Jambi: Fire razed at least 15 houses in Rajawali subdistrict of the city on Wednesday night.No casualties occurred, Antara reported yesterday.The fire which began at one of the houses at around 7:30 p.m. was extinguished within two hours.Jambi Police Chief Col.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Many state schools require renovation

Many state schools require renovation JAKARTA (JP): City Council members are pressuring the municipal administration to make renovation or reconstruction of a number of dilapidated city-owned school buildings top priority.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Politics should not be an issue for NU: Yogie

Politics should not be an issue for NU: YogieBy Santi WE Soekanto and Petty Prihartini TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Yogie S.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/95 firms violate manpower regulations

95 firms violate manpower regulations JAKARTA (JP): The government has prosecuted 12 companies this year and will send 83 others to court for alleged violations of manpower regulations, a Ministry of Manpower official said yesterday.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Paternalism, democracy don't go hand in hand

Paternalism, democracy don't go hand in handBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): In a seminar I attended recently I was asked to comment upon a paper which, to me, is very difficult to digest.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Jeremy Monteiro builds his band and his empire

Jeremy Monteiro builds his band and his empireBy Paul W. Blair JAKARTA (JP): How jazz groups come together is often a fascinating story. Consider, for instance, the chronicle of the Jeremy Monteiro ensemble.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Plastic surgery on Merapi victims underway

Plastic surgery on Merapi victims underway YOGYAKARTA (JP): Doctors will begin performing plastic surgery today on victims of the Mount Merapi eruption. The victims have been receiving treatment for their serious burn injuries.As of yesterday, the death toll in the Nov.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/UI opens Non-Aligned Movement study center

UI opens Non-Aligned Movement study centerBy Achmad Nurhoeri JAKARTA (JP): The prestigious state University of Indonesia has established a center to study the development of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM), of which Indonesia is now chairman.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Assyabaab goes top after crushing PSM

Assyabaab goes top after crushing PSM JAKARTA (JP): Surabaya's Assyabaab chalked up its second consecutive win in the Indonesian Soccer League competition by trouncing Ujungpandang's PSM 2-0 on Wednesday.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Jak Jazz opens to drizzle, applause

Jak Jazz opens to drizzle, applause JAKARTA (JP): The fourth international Jakarta jazz festival was officially opened yesterday by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja with one of five stages still being completed amid drizzle which washed across the capital.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/IDI plans public complaints bureau

IDI plans public complaints bureau JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) plans to set up a bureau in charge of handling public complaints about the behavior of certain physicians.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Aussie, British insurers enter RI

Aussie, British insurers enter RI JAKARTA (JP): Australian and British insurance companies have entered the Indonesian market by teaming up domestic partners to set up joint ventures.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Railway system projects underway

Railway system projects underway JAKARTA (JP): The Director General of Land Transportation, Soejono, announced yesterday that only 35 percent of Greater Jakarta's railway system projects have been completed."We hope in the year 2004 all of the projects will be completed.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Boar hunting season opens

Boar hunting season opens BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Governor Adjis Achmad officially sounded the call to the hunt on Wednesday for dozens of marksmen from Jakarta, saying that the wild boars they are after are the cause of human poverty.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/RI investors encouraged to do mining in Australia

RI investors encouraged to do mining in Australia JAKARTA (JP): Australia is inviting Indonesian investors to do business in Australia's mining sector, while offering its technology to Indonesia's mining industry to help meet the rapidly increasing mining demands in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Witnesses give testimony defending accused Yorrys

Witnesses give testimony defending accused Yorrys JAKARTA (JP): The defense lawyer for Yorrys Raweyai, a prominent figure of Pemuda Pancasila being tried for organizing a gambling den, presented two witnesses yesterday at the West Jakarta District Court.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Water and Air Police Squad marks 44th anniversary

Water and Air Police Squad marks 44th anniversary JAKARTA (JP): The National Water and Air Police Squad celebrated its 44th anniversary with a series of attractions, including a show-of-force parade and 'senam joget' (dancing exercise, above photo) at its base in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, ...

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Apartment sales boom

Apartment sales boom The Nov. 17 regulation issued by the public housing minister on the sales of apartments should be welcomed as an effort to protect the interests of consumers.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Three nabbed while drug trafficking

Three nabbed while drug trafficking PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Three persons the police have long suspected of drug trafficking were finally caught in the act on Wednesday.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/The Listening Post

The Listening Post * Conventions in punctuation are often overlooked by students of English as a Foreign Language; I often find that even those fluent in the language have somehow neglected to learn the names and specific applications of punctuation marks, when we do writing practice in classes at ...

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day With millions of adults and children of all races worldwide becoming infected with HIV/AIDS and with countless victims succumbing to the deadly disease each day like leaves falling in autumn, there is no cause for celebration as countries around the world observe World AIDS Day ...

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/ABRI's stance

ABRI's stance A gratifying statement was made by the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, Gen. Feisal Tanjung. Under the political system of Pancasila Democracy, the commander said, the Armed Forces (ABRI) should take the stance that all political players are friends.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed lower in hectic trading yesterday after aggressive European institutional profit-taking amid active buying of blue-chip shares of Indosat, BDNI, Barito Pacific Timber and Astra Int'l.Indosat recorded the largest trading volume of 2.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Indonesia hires foreign coach

Indonesia hires foreign coach JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, out to retain its reputation as the number one gymnastics nation in South East Asia, has hired two other foreign coaches to be in charge of its gymnasts, now training hard for the 14th SEA Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m TV Series: Kubuto 3:05 Langka & Unik 3:30 Science Program 4:00 School Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:30 Science Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Harmony Kehidupan 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:45 You Should Know 7:00 Evening News 7:30 ...

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Three injured in Merpati plane slide

Three injured in Merpati plane slide SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): Three people were badly injured when a Fokker-28 of Merpati Nusantara Airlines with 78 people aboard slid into a ditch after landing Wednesday night.The Jakarta-outbound plane was broken into three.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Narcotics laws need review: Psychiatrist

Narcotics laws need review: Psychiatrist JAKARTA (JP): Dadang Hawari, a noted psychiatrist from the University of Indonesia, says that the existing narcotic laws badly need revising in order to reduce drug abuse in Indonesia.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Manado to host Press Day activities

Manado to host Press Day activities MANADO, North Sulawesi: Governor C.J. Rantung has appointed the organizing committee for 1995 National Press Day celebrations in the city next February, Antara reported.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Airport toll road sinking faster

Airport toll road sinking faster JAKARTA (JP): The Sediatmo toll road, which heads out to the Soekarno-Hatta airport, has sunk 80 centimeters, more than the 25 cm anticipated, an official of the city administration says.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/RI economic prediction a serious matter

RI economic prediction a serious matterBy Makmur Keliat NEW DELHI (JP): Beyond any doubt, prediction is of great importance to human beings, especially when it encourages people to keep with their ambitions.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Leaks in tests for subdistrict chiefs

Leaks in tests for subdistrict chiefs TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration is investigating alleged leaks in the screening tests for candidates for the 50 subdistrict chief seats.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/NU wins praises for its brave decision

NU wins praises for its brave decisionBy Santi WE Soekanto and Petty Prihartini TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Moslem organization, began its 29th congress with declarations by its leaders which virtually put a plug on recent efforts to drag it back into politics.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Intense promotion

Intense promotion November is a special month for the promotion of tobacco in Indonesia even though Heroes' Day is commemorated on the tenth and the National Health Day is observed on Nov. 11. Sports people across the nation promoting the tobacco industry. Here are the facts:1.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Satya Wacana rocked by more feuding

Satya Wacana rocked by more feuding SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): The Satya Wacana Christian University was rocked by more feuding after the foundation which owns the college appointed its new executive board on Wednesday.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Universities sign pact to stop student brawls

Universities sign pact to stop student brawls JAKARTA (JP): Police and military officers witnessed the managements of two privately-owned universities sign a pact yesterday to put an end to brawls like that involving their students on Wednesday.

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Fri, 02 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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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Housing loan disbursement unjust

Housing loan disbursement unjust JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono said yesterday the fact that 70 percent of housing loans totaling Rp 28.2 trillion (US$12.8 billion) have gone for the purchase of upper class housing reflects injustice in the disbursement of credit.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Tangerang warns extortionists

Tangerang warns extortionists TANGERANG (JP): The regent of Tangerang, H. Syaifulah Abdurrahman, told traders of the Ciputat market, South Jakarta, whose kiosks were destroyed by fire on Oct.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Tale of two discos

Tale of two discos CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon Regency Office gave its blessing to the opening of the Papillon Discotheque and Billiard in Indramayu, 65 kilometers southwest of the city, just a week after a similar club was ransacked by a mob.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Haj registration in S. Jakarta

Haj registration in S. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The number of Jakartans registering at South Jakarta's haj affairs office for next year's pilgrimage to Mecca has so far reached 1,900.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/Environmental conscience

Environmental conscience I am writing this letter to you because I am deeply troubled. As an American citizen who has lived and worked in Indonesia, I too, am concerned about preserving the beauty and overall majesty of your country of more than 13,640 islands.

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Fri, 02 Dec 1994

JP/President's daughter chosen as RI Red Cross chief

President's daughter chosen as RI Red Cross chief JAKARTA (JP): Businesswoman Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of President Soeharto, was elected chief of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) yesterday, replacing Ibnu Sutowo.

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