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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Eruption victims resettled

Eruption victims resettled PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 43 families who lost their homes when Mt. Merapi erupted in Central Java last month will soon arrive to start a new life in this province.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Singapore set to lure holiday tourists with mega-project

Singapore set to lure holiday tourists with mega-projectBy Nancy Chng SINGAPORE (JP): Many people have recently asked me about things to do or places to see in Singapore.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Over 1,826 deployed in operation

Over 1,826 deployed in operation JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor police precinct is deploying 1,826 officers over the Christmas and New Year holiday season, the Vice Chief of the Bogor Police precinct, Lt. Col. Bambang Hendarso, said.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Residents puzzled over their apartment payment

Residents puzzled over their apartment payment JAKARTA (JP): Residents living in low-cost apartments built in the subdistrict of Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, are confused by the lack of information concerning payment for their apartments.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/'Dharma Wanita lacks democratic values'

'Dharma Wanita lacks democratic values' JAKARTA (JP): Come the National Women's Day, and Dharma Wanita, the organization of civil servants' wives, is the target of criticism.The latest criticism came yesterday from noted scholar Mochtar Buchori, who accused Dharma Wanita of being undemocratic.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/New ruling on int'l hotel to be introduced

New ruling on int'l hotel to be introducedBy I. Christianto BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan, (JP): The government will require foreign hotel management firms to establish subsidiaries in Indonesia when they want to operate hotels in the country, a minister said yesterday.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Hendropriyono named national judo chief

Hendropriyono named national judo chief JAKARTA (JP): The path was as smooth as expected for Hendropriyono, who was elected chairman of the Indonesian Judo Association (PJSI) on Monday.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Women need more choices amid men's skepticism

Women need more choices amid men's skepticism JAKARTA (JP): Emancipation means giving women the right to choose on various issues, including their family and career, Prof. Saparinah Sadli said.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Three robbers arrested

Three robbers arrested JAKARTA (JP): In the last few days city police have arrested three suspected robbers, including a 14-year-old boy.The first robbery took place in a Diana Taxi driven by A. Murad, 36, at the exit gate of Jatibening highway in Bekasi on Saturday evening.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Tourist arrivals exceed 4m

Tourist arrivals exceed 4m BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave said yesterday that the number of foreigners visiting Indonesia this year will likely reach 4.01 million, far higher than 3.5 million targeted by the government.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Valley tribe resettled

Valley tribe resettled JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Many people once living in the thick jungles of the Baliem Valley have now been resettled along the new Trans Irian Jaya highway.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Princen to visit his former home country

Princen to visit his former home country JAKARTA (JP): H.J.C. Princen, the Dutch-born vocal human rights campaigner, has finally been granted a visa to visit his former home country after a fourth attempt.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/RI's rubber exports bullish next year

RI's rubber exports bullish next year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, one of the world's biggest natural rubber producers, must diversify its rubber exports and increase domestic production of rubber articles to anticipate a better market situation next year, an analyst says.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/RI records on rights improve

RI records on rights improve JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's human rights records improved in 1994, the National Commission on Human Rights pronounced yesterday, while also taking some of the credit for itself.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/New era for ASEAN security culture

New era for ASEAN security cultureBy Bilveer Singh SINGAPORE (JP): The Cold War and the security structure into which the ASEAN member countries were born greatly shaped and conditioned their political and economic behavior, as well as strategies.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/2,800 workers ready for holiday clean-up

2,800 workers ready for holiday clean-up JAKARTA (JP): The City Sanitation Office has 2,808 workers and 259 garbage trucks ready to maintain cleanliness during the Christmas holiday.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Jakartans told to join slum betterment program

Jakartans told to join slum betterment program JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday urged Jakartans to help the city's efforts to reduce the number of slum areas.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Telkom denies role in unreasonable phone bill hike

Telkom denies role in unreasonable phone bill hike JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office chief of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom (Witel-IV) said yesterday that none of its officials are involved in the many telephone bill cases involving public complaints over unfair price hikes.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Semarang reelects mayor

Semarang reelects mayor SEMARANG: Semarang City Council has reelected a retired Army colonel as its mayor whose name, coincidentally, carries both the name of the country's president and vice president.Col.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Indonesia faces serious challenges in agriculture

Indonesia faces serious challenges in agriculture JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah warned that the agricultural sector will face serious challenges which must be dealt with as the country heads towards economic globalization and free trade.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Farmers' savings uncertain

Farmers' savings uncertain Clove farmers rejoiced over the announcement last July that their compulsory savings would be reimbursed by the privately- controlled Clove Monopoly Board before the end of this year. After all, they have waited for almost three years for the repayment of the savings.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) closed higher in a hectic trading yesterday after a four-week long decline in the broad-based Composite Index.The index yesterday closed 3.39 points higher to 462.77 from 459.38 on Monday.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/U.S. foreign aid cut

U.S. foreign aid cut Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's proposal to deeply slash aid to Africa, add restrictions to Russian assistance, cut levels elsewhere except in Europe and the Middle East, tuck the Peace Corps under the State Department and abolish the Agency for International Development ...

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. TV Series: Prince Valliant 3:05 Children's Program 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 8:05 ...

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Protesters want PDI chairwoman to resign

Protesters want PDI chairwoman to resign JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 protesters forced their way into the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) yesterday, demanding the resignation of chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Is it a crime?

Is it a crime? A reader's letter in the daily Kompas, Dec. 11, 1994, was concerned with a developer's disobedience. Having visited the real estate exhibition in the Jakarta Convention Center (November 1993), one of the visitors decided to buy a house.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Educated elite group asked to guide the nation

Educated elite group asked to guide the nation JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto urged Indonesia's educated elite yesterday to guide the nation on its development course."As a developing nation, we need the strong support of the educated elite.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Jeewon Jaya donates scholarship funds

Jeewon Jaya donates scholarship funds JAKARTA (JP): PT Jeewon Jaya Indonesia, an export-oriented producer of car stereos, satellite receivers and other electronic components, in Bekasi, West Java, has donated Rp 120 million (US$55,045) to Indonesia's educational development.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Inflationary pressure needs to be curbed

Inflationary pressure needs to be curbed JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad warned here yesterday of the need to take extra measures in order to curb the stronger inflationary pressures expected next year.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Pirelli sets up cable venture

Pirelli sets up cable venture JAKARTA (JP): Pirelli Cable of Italy has agreed to establish a joint venture with PT Kabelmetal, an affiliate of the Gadjah Tunggal Group, to produce electricity and telecommunication cables in Indonesia with an initial investment of US$70 million.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Garuda to cooperate with Dutch airline

Garuda to cooperate with Dutch airline JAKARTA (JP): The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, which plans to sell part of its shares to a foreign party through direct placement, has signed an agreement with Royal Dutch Airlines KLM of the Netherlands in order to improve its air services.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Indoprom responds

Indoprom responds We refer to Mr PH Lyssens' complaint in The Jakarta Post, Dec. 16, 1994 regarding the Economist subscription.We would like to explain to you that the subscription copies and the Newsstand copies are different.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Jak Jazz

Jak Jazz As a first time visitor to this year's Jak Jazz festival, I read with interest the various comments and remarks about the event, to which I mostly agree.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Tiara to offer rights shares

Tiara to offer rights shares JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Bank Tiara will launch an offering of rights shares later this month to raise fresh funds of around Rp 75 billion (US$34.88 million).

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Shamir, Israeli-PLO peace deal

Shamir, Israeli-PLO peace deal Referring to your article on Dec. 10, 1994 concerning the claims of the former Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir. The article states that Shamir blasted the Israeli-PLO peace deal as an "absolute failure.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Departure Tax

Departure Tax Recently, I went to Malaysia with my wife, who is an Indonesian citizen. We were informed at the airport that she would have to pay a departure tax of Rp 250,000 just to leave the country.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Goods for Batam tax-free

Goods for Batam tax-free JAKARTA (JP): Goods sent to Batam Island in Riau from any other parts of the country are exempted from value added tax (VAT) and luxury sales tax, Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier said yesterday.He told reporters that based on Decree No. 548/KMK.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Offensive banner gets students' goat

Offensive banner gets students' goat BEKASI (JP): Eight local high school drop-outs decided to terminate an eight-day course they were taking when they arrived to find an offensive banner hanging at their course site in Garut, West Java.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Kendari shaken by tremors

Kendari shaken by tremors KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Kendari was rocked by seven tremors, measuring between three and four on the Richter scale, on Monday night through Tuesday morning.There were no reports of casualties although cracks developed in some buildings, Antara reported.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/Policeman hit by drunken driver

Policeman hit by drunken driver JAKARTA (JP): An on-duty police sergeant suffered injuries when he was hit by a speeding car on Jl. Kelapa Gading Boulevard, East Jakarta, early Sunday morning.

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Wed, 21 Dec 1994

JP/National anthems

National anthems It has just come to my attention that on Oct. 2, 1994, you ran an interesting article on national anthems (Bizarre Tales Behind National Anthems). Interesting as the piece is, there is one glaring error. Edward Grieg did not compose Finlandia.

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