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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/U.S. company pushing to expand Indonesian timeshare market

U.S. company pushing to expand Indonesian timeshare market JAKARTA (JP): A United States-based vacation company is encouraging Indonesian businessmen to form a timeshare sellers organization.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/RADIOTAX/0

JP/3/RADIOTAX/0Cheap radios may be exempted from paying taxesJAKARTA (JP): The city administration is considering giving more time to radio owners to apply for an extension on their unpaid radio taxes and an exemption keeping cheap radios from being taxed, Fauzie Alvi Yasin, the head of the City ...

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Italy's new MPs grope round the corridors of power

Italy's new MPs grope round the corridors of power ROME (Reuter): Italy's parliament took on the air of the first day of school yesterday as hundreds of new and mostly younger members felt their way around the corridors of power once occupied by a disgraced old guard.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Don't isolate China over human rights, says former U.S. president

Don't isolate China over human rights, says former U.S. president SINGAPORE (AFP): Former U.S. president George Bush Friday said that America should stop threatening China with a withdrawal of trading privileges as a way of forcing Beijing to improve its human-rights record.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Student leaders meet to discuss role in society

Student leaders meet to discuss role in societyBy Yoko N. Sari YOGYAKARTA (JP): Approximately 150 students from 75 universities across Indonesia are gathering here this week to discuss the role they must now play in society.One of the debates will, no doubt, be centered around campus politics.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

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State firms to be sold off JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said in Canberra Thursday that 28 state-owned companies under his ministry will be privatized.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Jakarta to operate 1,000 new, wide-bodied buses

Jakarta to operate 1,000 new, wide-bodied busesJAKARTA (JP): One-thousand wide-bodied buses may soon reinforce Jakarta's currently existing fleet to meet the public's growing demand for transportation.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Watanabe's move for premiership rocks coalition

Watanabe's move for premiership rocks coalition TOKYO (AFP): Discord in Japan's ruling coalition further deepened yesterday as former foreign minister Michio Watanabe prepared to join the power struggle for the premiership -- a move which could lead to a major political realignment.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Pilgrims told to stay away from politics

Pilgrims told to stay away from politics JAKARTA (JP): The government sent off its first load of haj pilgrims of the year with the usual reminder to protect good relations with the home of Mecca by avoiding participation in the fundamentalist political demonstrations that occur there.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Competition grows fiercer in courier service industry

Competition grows fiercer in courier service industry JAKARTA (JP): Courier service competition is tougher than ever in Asia and the Pacific as the robust economic growth over the last few years has encouraged major firms to expand.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/JAKARTA (JP): Red hot favorite Persib Bandung set up another

JAKARTA (JP): Red hot favorite Persib Bandung set up another encounter against PSM Ujungpandang when they cruised their way to the intercity amateur soccer championship grand final last night.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Church Services please note space:

Church Services please note space:o Catholic Church, University of Atmajaya, Jl. Jend. Sudirman: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (with songs) and 5:30 p.m.o First Church of Christ, Scientist, Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro 48, Menteng, Central Jakarta: Services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Medan sends in the troops to quell workers' riot

Medan sends in the troops to quell workers' riot MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The local military authorities in the city deployed troops yesterday to quell a massive workers' demonstration that nearly turned into a full scale riot.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Oral health campaign beset by teething problems

Oral health campaign beset by teething problemsText and photo by Yoko N. Sari JAKARTA (JP): Yos Andesbon, a self-taught dentist, practices on the sidewalk of Jl. Gatot Subroto, a main thoroughfare in South Jakarta.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Rights commissions appeal to rival HKBP camps for restraint

Rights commissions appeal to rival HKBP camps for restraint JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights made an appeal for restraint yesterday to the rival camps of the strife ridden Toba Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) after a report that four people were killed in a recent clash in ...

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Grand Hyatt

Grand HyattCorrection: The last paragraph of a story on Bali Hyatt printed on this page yesterday should have read: "She said that Jan Dharmadi, a shareholder of PT Wyncor which owns Bali Hyatt, also controls the Grand Hyatt in Bali," instead of "in Jakarta." We regret the error.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

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urutan prioritas sesuaikan spt ini US$20,000 offered at Malang marathon JAKARTA (JP): A handsome cash prize of US$20,000 is on offer at Sunday's Malang marathon.Sponsored by the Indonesian Athletic Association (PASI), the annual 26.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Perry orders U.S. Iraq shootdown inquiries

Perry orders U.S. Iraq shootdown inquiries WASHINGTON (Reuter): Defense Secretary William Perry has ordered investigators to find out why sophisticated U.S. warplanes shot down two U.S. helicopters over northern Iraq Thursday, killing 26 people. U.S. officials said two U.S.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/JAKARTA (JP): The bullish condition continued on the Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): The bullish condition continued on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday as more investors entered the trading floor.The broad-based Composite Index rose for the third consecutive day to close 5.3 points higher at 472.65 yesterday against 467.28 on the previous day.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Fighting rages in Rwanda, foreigners get more time

Fighting rages in Rwanda, foreigners get more time NAIROBI (Reuter): Rebels and government troops waged all-out war for Rwanda's bloodsoaked capital yesterday as the UN got another 24 hours to evacuate the last foreigners.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/ JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)

JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will announce the Indonesian Thomas Cup and Uber Cup teams on April 24, a PBSI top official says.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Around the World

Around the WorldGeologists find Jurassic era relics NEW DELHI (AFP): Indian geologists have unearthed the skulls of two giant marine crocodiles they believe date back more than 200 million years to the Jurassic era, a press report said yesterday.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Celebrations muted for Kim's 82nd birthday bash

Celebrations muted for Kim's 82nd birthday bash TOKYO (Reuter): North Korea marked yesterday the 82nd birthday of Kim Il-sung, state founder and deified "Great Leader", in muted fashion, as befits a nation in dire economic straits and isolated on the world stage.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Govt pushes for 13 year sentence in Marsinah's trial

Govt pushes for 13 year sentence in Marsinah's trial JAKARTA (JP): Government prosecutors are urging the court to convict three men whom they accused of murdering labor activist Marsinah last year and sentence them to 13 years imprisonment.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Your Letters

Your LettersOn 'Schindler's List' I have been reading with increasing sadness the debate that seems to be building about Schindler's List. The writers so far have taken an adversarial line, which to a great degree is what the film itself is meant to defeat.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Indonesia remains among Japan's most important partners

Indonesia remains among Japan's most important partners JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese government continues to regard Indonesia as one of its most important partners in Asia despite its increasing attention for China, a senior Japanese diplomat said here yesterday.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/photo cap A + B, 10pt ML, 3 cols, credit 6pt U55 italic

photo cap A + B, 10pt ML, 3 cols, credit 6pt U55 italic A boat at the diving center on Manado which faces Bunaken National Park (left), while divers set out for a day's exploration of the reefs (above).

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Thais celebrate New Year with lots of splashing

Thais celebrate New Year with lots of splashing By Jim Hatton [10 pts ML] BANGKOK, (AFP): Thais on Wednesday celebrated their most exuberant festival of the year -- Songkran -- marking the start of the Thai New Year with lots of traditional splashing.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Focus/0 set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines

JP/3/Focus/0 set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines ...

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Social injustice a threat to Indonesian unity

Social injustice a threat to Indonesian unity _________________________________________________________________ The following are excerpts from a paper presented at a seminar organized by the Driyarkara School of Philosophy recently in connection with its 25th anniversary.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/JP/2/across/heading 12pt U75

JP/2/across/heading 12pt U75Across the ArchipelagoAnother quake rocks Nabire NABIRE, Irian Jaya: An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted Nabire in Paniai regency on Thursday morning with the most powerful tremor felt in the city of Enarotali, south of here.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Strategic industry companies to help PLN in new projects

Strategic industry companies to help PLN in new projects JAKARTA (JP): The 10 state-owned strategic industrial companies are committed to helping the State Electricity Company (PLN) improve its power generation technology and design in the near future.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Photo

Photo JP/msa FIRST FLIGHT: The first haj pilgrims of the year on board the plane to take them to the holy land of Mecca. Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher saw them off at Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airport yesterday.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Manado's first diver faces fragility of the island's reefs

Manado's first diver faces fragility of the island's reefs Text and photos by Hanka Kawecka-Lee [10 pts ML] MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): While his gentle exterior hides a tough sense of purpose, the lively, sun-tanned Dr. Hanny Batuna carries a commanding air.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Metromini driver foils daytime robbery

Metromini driver foils daytime robbery JP/3/RobberyMetromini driver foils daytime robbery JAKARTA (JP): A driver of Metromini minibus plying the Pulo Gadung--Pulau Gebang route foiled a robbery by five thugs aboard his bus by swerving it towards a police station yesterday morning.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Bike company faces environmental charges

Bike company faces environmental charges JAKARTA (JP): Two officials of the city administration testified before the East Jakarta district court Thursday that the PT Menara Djaja bike company has heavily polluted the Ciracas residential area's water for the last two decades.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/War against criminals

War against criminals There can be hardly a person in Jakarta these days who has not either been a witness to crime or at least heard about friends or relatives becoming victims of crime.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/NU politicians send warning to PPP leadership

NU politicians send warning to PPP leadership JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leaders have sent their strongest signal yet that they intend to win the leadership election at the United Development Party (PPP) in August.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Serbs and Bosnians clash in Gorazde enclave

Serbs and Bosnians clash in Gorazde enclave SARAJEVO (Reuter): The United Nations said yesterday Serbs launched assaults on Bosnian forces on the outskirts of Gorazde town in eastern Bosnia in the past 24 hours. Both sides reported casualties.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/TV Today, Saturday, April 16, 1994

TV Today, Saturday, April 16, 1994TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports Program 3:30 TV Series: The Invaders 4:30 Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Comedy 6:00 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dianrana 8:05 TV Series: Midnight ...

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Two banks to float shares and bonds on local market

Two banks to float shares and bonds on local market JAKARTA (JP): Modern Bank and Bank Pembangunan Daerah (BPD) of West Nusa Tenggara announced here yesterday their plans to raise funds from the public through the capital markets.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/Conservative university puts a liberal at the helm

Conservative university puts a liberal at the helm SEMARANG (JP): A lawyer who believes in justice, freedom and human rights has brought a breath of fresh air to Diponegoro University, one of the country's most prestigious state-run schools, when he was installed its rector on Wednesday.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/(original title) Kauai, back on its feet, awaits tourists' return

(original title) Kauai, back on its feet, awaits tourists' return By Christopher Michaud [10 pts ML] LIHUE, Hawaii, (Reuter): Nineteen months after a devastating hurricane tore through Kauai, Hawaii's "Garden Isle" has landed on its feet and is ready to resume its primary industry -- tourism.

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Sat, 16 Apr 1994

JP/JP/3/Child/set lead 3 cols, 10 pt

JP/3/Child/set lead 3 cols, 10 ptMost drug abusers are male students, study finds JAKARTA (JP): A study, conducted by the Atmajaya Catholic University last year, reveals that most of the alcohol and drug abusers in Jakarta are male and below 25 years of age. Dr.

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