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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Betawi market in Kota needs to be renovated

Betawi market in Kota needs to be renovated JAKARTA (JP): A member of the City Council said yesterday that renovating the Betawi markets in the downtown West Jakarta area of Kota would help attract more tourists to the city.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Court told to drop murder charges

Court told to drop murder charges JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer for the defendants in a police murder case demanded yesterday that the South Jakarta District Court drop all charges against his clients because there was a deviation in the investigation process.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/No Allied invasion

No Allied invasion As an ardent believer in the tenet of respect for another reader's opinion in leisurely matters brought out in this popular column, I highly appreciate the logic expressed in the comment to my letter Mr. John R. Sprout, Jr.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/PSSI to help place RI's soccer cream

PSSI to help place RI's soccer cream JAKARTA (JP): The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) is discussing ways to deploy national junior soccer players who have completed their training stint in Italy."A special team will be set up to discuss it.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Unidentified body buried in Mataram

Unidentified body buried in Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The body of an unidentified woman found floating last week off West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, was buried yesterday after the Mataram Public Hospital completed an autopsy.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Hassai Sensei 3:05 Children's Program 3:30 TV Series: Singen 4:30 Science Program 5:00 Regional News 5:30 English Lessons 6:05 Variety Show: Pelangi 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Talk Show: Actress Profile 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show: Wawasan ...

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Trade surplus with China US$5.86b

Trade surplus with China US$5.86b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia posted a cumulative trade surplus of US$5.86 billion with China since 1985, when direct bilateral trade ties were restored, up to the end of last June, a Chinese diplomat said here yesterday.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/RI, Singapore firms establish travel agent

RI, Singapore firms establish travel agent JAKARTA (JP): PT Wisata Smailing, one of the leading tour and travel agencies in Indonesia, signed an agreement yesterday with Ken-Air Leisure Group Pte. Ltd. of Singapore to establish a joint travel agent in the city.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Novell to release new products for Windows 95

Novell to release new products for Windows 95 JAKARTA (JP): Following the release of computer operating system Windows 95, Novell Inc. announced here yesterday that it would soon launch a number of new products designed to work with the system.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Playwright Ikranagara recounts Lekra's terrors

Playwright Ikranagara recounts Lekra's terrorsBy Ikranagara JAKARTA (JP): The communist coup of 1965, or G-30-S, was preceded by the establishment of an organization of artists grouped in the Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat (Peoples' Culture Institute), which was better known by the abbreviation Lekra.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Peruvian embassy holds contest

Peruvian embassy holds contest JAKARTA (JP): A painting contest, themed "Peru in My Imagination", is currently being held by the Peruvian Embassy in Jakarta in collaboration with the Women's International Club and the Indonesian National Commission of UNESCO.A Rp 2 million (US$909.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Jakarta hospital reinstates doctor in AIDS conflict

Jakarta hospital reinstates doctor in AIDS conflict JAKARTA (JP): The management of the private Medistra hospital agreed yesterday to reinstate one of its leading AIDS doctors.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Local melamine plant gets $30.5m in on-shore loans

Local melamine plant gets $30.5m in on-shore loans JAKARTA (JP): PT DSM Kaltim Melamine received yesterday US$30.5 million in a syndicated on-shore loan to support the construction of a $130.1 million melamine plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/ASEAN launches contest for new logo

ASEAN launches contest for new logo JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is holding a US$10,000 competition to come up with a new emblem.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Malaysia's Sidek enters World Cup badminton

Malaysia's Sidek enters World Cup badminton JAKARTA (JP): Rashid Sidek will lead a four-strong Malaysian team to the US$180,000 World Cup badminton championships, to be held here from Sept. 13 to 17.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Pino beats Wood, dodges Albert

Pino beats Wood, dodges Albert JAKARTA (JP): Middleweight title holder Pino Bahari punched his way to the semifinals of the President's Cup boxing championships here yesterday, but an intriguing duel with fellow Indonesian Albert Papilaya has not eventuated.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Govt examines memoirs for misinterpretations

Govt examines memoirs for misinterpretations JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office yesterday said that it is currently examining the autobiography of a man who served as a cabinet minister under former Indonesian president Sukarno, amid allegations that the book contains ...

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Why is teaching students to speak English difficult?

Why is teaching students to speak English difficult?By John Phillips This is the first of two articles on the teaching of English in Indonesian state schools.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Indonesia's jobless rate 'serious'

Indonesia's jobless rate 'serious' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief, disclosing the official unemployment rate as ranging from four and 40 percent -- depending on the definitions used, warned yesterday that Indonesia is facing a "very serious unemployment problem.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Partisan pettiness

Partisan pettiness Senator Jesse Helms, a Republican of North Carolina, apparently does not yet recognize the distinction between narrow partisan squabbles and higher national interests.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Geophysicists meet in Yogya

Geophysicists meet in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Some 1,000 geophysicists are currently attending the annual scientific meeting of the Indonesian Geophysics Experts Association, which began in Yogyakarta yesterday.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Significant improvements seen at Priok port

Significant improvements seen at Priok port JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto says that significant improvements have been made at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port as a result of the port management's "crash" program, which began in June.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Bogor city becomes larger

Bogor city becomes larger BOGOR (JP): Around 9,500 hectares of land located in the Bogor regency have been handed over to the Bogor city administration, bringing the total area of the city to 11,850 hectares from the original 2,156 hectares.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Engineering firm set up

Engineering firm set up JAKARTA (JP): PT Tirtamas Majutama, a diversified business group controlled by Hashim Djojohadikusumo, has formed a joint venture with Onoda Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chicibu Onoda Corporation, Japan's largest cement producer.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Walking backwards, diagonally? Why not?

Walking backwards, diagonally? Why not? JAKARTA (JP): While the thought of someone walking backwards or sideways for thousands of kilometers may strike you as odd, a man from East Java has set out to do something even stranger, by walking backwards diagonally across the entire ...

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Gandhi Cup badminton meet

Gandhi Cup badminton meet JAKARTA (JP): To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, the Gandhi Memorial International School will organize the Gandhi Cup Invitational Badminton Tournament for students studying in Jakarta.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Irian protesters call for probe into Timika

Irian protesters call for probe into Timika JAKARTA (JP): Some 70 Irian Jaya university students held a peaceful demonstration at the House of Representatives yesterday calling for a thorough investigation into allegations of human rights abuses by military authorities in Timika, a village ...

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Central bank governor warns of price instability

Central bank governor warns of price instability JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono warned yesterday that the high inflation rate in the first months of this year could endanger price stability and Indonesia's balance of payments.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 28, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ades ...

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Yayuk Basuki rejoins world top 30

Yayuk Basuki rejoins world top 30 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tennis queen Yayuk Basuki shot to number 25 from 33 on the latest singles rankings issued by the Women's Tennis Association prior to the U.S. Open championships in New York.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Demonstrations

Demonstrations I refer to the letter by Mr. G. Brown (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 26, 1995).His rejection of Australia's laudable democratic tradition, a fundamental premise of which is freedom of expression, is indeed very tragic.Last week, in another version of the Asian Way of which Mr.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/List all fiesta activities, says Surjadi

List all fiesta activities, says Surjadi JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja yesterday called on his officials to list all activities related to the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Child witness identifies suspect

Child witness identifies suspect BENGKULU: Eight-year-old Marlina, the sole survivor and witness of the brutal murder of her family, displayed fear and cried as she was asked to identify the four suspects believed to have murdered the Hasanudin family.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Govt to maintain clove agency, foreshadows 'improvements'

Govt to maintain clove agency, foreshadows 'improvements' JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain its policy of assigning the Clove Stock Management and Marketing Agency (BPPC) as the agency with a monopoly over clove trading in Indonesia, Trade Minister Satrio B. Joedono said yesterday.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Activist faces 4 years for insulting Soeharto

Activist faces 4 years for insulting Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The prosecution in the trial of political activist Tri Agus in the Central Jakarta District Court demanded yesterday that Tri be sentenced to four year's imprisonment for allegedly insulting President Soeharto.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Suppliers of marijuana extend business in town

Suppliers of marijuana extend business in town JAKARTA (JP): City police say that a number of large-scale suppliers of marijuana brought in from the northern tip of Sumatra are significantly expanding their distribution networks in Jakarta.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/From Tapos to Bali

From Tapos to Bali The business gathering in Bali over the weekend was very similar to the one at President Soeharto's Tapos cattle ranch in West Java more than five years ago. The central topic of discussions at the two meetings was the steep inequality in income distribution and asset ownership.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Man seeks 11th hour reprieve

Man seeks 11th hour reprieve SURABAYA, East Java: J.A. Pratikno, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Marine Lt. Col. Purwanto and his family, yesterday applied for a new hearing of his case just as rumors grew stronger that his execution was imminent.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

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, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Try inaugurates projects in East Timor

Try inaugurates projects in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno started his two-day visit here yesterday by inaugurating several development projects worth Rp 10.8 billion (approximately US$4.8 million).

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Filipino Esquilo wins ASEAN arts award

Filipino Esquilo wins ASEAN arts award JAKARTA (JP): In a ceremony attended by Indonesian First Lady Tien Soeharto here yesterday, Filipino Alfredo Esquilo was celebrated as winner of the ASEAN Arts Award 1995.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Obituaries

Obituaries Poppy Mercury, a pop star made famous by the melancholic song Hati Siapa Yang Tak Luka (Whose Heart Wouldn't be Hurt), died at the Hasan Sadikin hospital in Bandung, her home town, yesterday. She was 23 years old.

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Tue, 29 Aug 1995

JP/Course on club management

Course on club management JAKARTA (JP): The International Association of Golf Course Managers will hold a six-week course on club operations as well as golf and country club management in Kuala Lumpur beginning on Friday.

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