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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Jasa Marga to introduce card system

Jasa Marga to introduce card system JAKARTA (JP): PT Jasa Marga, the state-run company assigned to manage all of Indonesia's toll roads, will issue prepaid cards for toll roads in a trial project beginning early next month.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Gathrering permits abolished

Gathrering permits abolished JAKARTA (JP): Most gatherings, including those that are political in nature, will soon no longer require permission from the authorities.The government announced yesterday that it is abolishing the permit requirements for virtually all kinds of gatherings.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Pramoedya's wife to accept award

Pramoedya's wife to accept award JAKARTA (JP): The wife of writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer flew out of Jakarta for Manila yesterday to collect the Magsasay Award for literature on his behalf.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/U.S. firm joins Adaro

U.S. firm joins Adaro JAKARTA (JP): Mission Energy Company, a subsidiary of SECcorp of the United States, has acquired 10 percent of the shares of PT Adaro Indonesia, an Indonesia-Australian coal mining company in South Kalimantan."The acquisition of Adaro's stock was signed on Aug.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 29, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Tycoons' commitment warmly welcomed

Tycoons' commitment warmly welcomed JAKARTA (JP): Last week's "Bali Declaration," in which business tycoons vowed to narrow the economic gap separating them from their smaller counterparts, has been warmly welcomed by politicians and observers, although many are anxious to see concrete follow-up.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: BeatrixHyatt Regency SurabayaQUEEN'S VISIT: Michael Kiehl, the general manager of Hyatt Regency Surabaya welcomes Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at his hotel last Wednesday. She visited the city during her 10-day tour of Indonesia.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Violence mars boxing meet as Pino flops

Violence mars boxing meet as Pino flops JAKARTA (JP): Violence marred the President's Cup boxing championships here yesterday as an angry mob tried to assault a referee after home favorite Pino Bahari suffered an upset loss to Algerian Bahari Mohammed.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Tribal people must plan own future: Senior official

Tribal people must plan own future: Senior official JAKARTA (JP): Tribal peoples in Indonesia must play an active role in planning their own future, while the role of outsiders is merely to provide them with various options, a senior official of the Ministry of Education and Culture said ...

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Higher fees reduce use of groundwater

Higher fees reduce use of groundwater JAKARTA (JP): Consumption of artesian-well water in Jakarta has fallen from 3.2 million cubic meters per month to 2.6 million cubic meters following a 150 percent to 250 percent increase last April of artesian-well water fees.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Speaker Wahono calls on lawmakers to introspect

Speaker Wahono calls on lawmakers to introspect JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives and the People's Consultative Assembly celebrated their 50th anniversary yesterday, with Speaker Wahono calling on the legislators to introspect about their performance.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Firms need to implement environmental principles

Firms need to implement environmental principles JAKARTA (JP): The participation of government agencies, particularly the Ministry of Industry, is needed to encourage industrial companies to implement principles of sound environmental management, an environmental consultant says.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Five police officers to be tried for robbery

Five police officers to be tried for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police headquarters will bring a case against five police officers suspected of having been involved in a robbery in Glodok, West Jakarta, to the military tribunal if preliminary investigations find them guilty, police said.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Kodel sets up hotel school

Kodel sets up hotel school JAKARTA (JP): Kodel Group, in cooperation with its business partners, will set up and operate a US$22.24 million integrated facility, consisting of a hotel and training and educational center, which is supported by the Singapore Hotel Association.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Dragon Bank warned

Dragon Bank warned JAKARTA (JP): The government will take measures against the representative office of Dragon Bank International Ltd. of Vanuatu if the bank is found to be engaging in commercial banking activities here.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Suryamas Dutamakmur to offer shares to public

Suryamas Dutamakmur to offer shares to public JAKARTA (JP): PT Suryamas Dutamakmur, a real estate developer, will offer 80 million new shares to the public next month to raise funds to finance the construction of two projects in Bekasi and Rancamaya, both in West Java, an executive said.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Redundant posts may be abolished

Redundant posts may be abolished JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry Tunky Ariwibowo has suggested that the government abolish many administrative posts pertaining to industry at both the provincial and regency levels which, he said, are redundant.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Unity amid diversity

Unity amid diversity The greater and the more diverse a nation, the more an effective bond is needed to keep it unified.

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Wed, 30 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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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Japanese bank to promote direct investment in RI

Japanese bank to promote direct investment in RI JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board and the Bank of Nagoya from Japan signed a general agreement yesterday to promote direct investment from Japan to Indonesia.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Imperialism lives on in C. America

Imperialism lives on in C. AmericaBy Nazly Siregar MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, USA (JP): If you think that imperialism is long gone, you don't understand the word itself.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Balanced news

Balanced news As a layman I know that there should be a balance in publishing news.Referring to Pramoedya's case, The Jakarta Post wrote Poet seeks revocation of award for Pramoedya (Aug. 4, 1995). In balancing the news, your newspaper should ask Pramoedya's response to the above poet.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Traders oppose Matahari's plan

Traders oppose Matahari's plan JAKARTA (JP): Local traders look likely to keep Matahari, a large-scale retail store chain, from opening at outlet at Klender market.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Grab reading skills to face challenges

Grab reading skills to face challengesBy John Phillips This is the second of two articles on the teaching of English in Indonesian state schools.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Yet another promise

Yet another promise Ninety-six Indonesian tycoons met from Aug. 25-27 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Jimbaran, Bali, and have made their resolve public in the "Bali Declaration".

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Number of poor people decreasing: Expert

Number of poor people decreasing: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The number of poor people in Indonesia has been decreasing rapidly the last 25 years, an expert said yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Indonesia-Aussie relations

Indonesia-Aussie relations This letter is in regards to the recent events between Indonesia and Australia. I am an Englishman now living in Sydney, Australia, as an Australian citizen. I have traveled to many places in the world and lived and worked in other countries.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Seven escape from jail

Seven escape from jail BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Seven of the eight inmates who escaped from prison were still at large and believed to be roaming in the dense forest in the area, Antara reported yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Govt raises radio paging target

Govt raises radio paging target JAKARTA (JP): The government revised yesterday its target of radio paging subscribers from one million to three million within the ongoing Sixth Five-Year Development Plan period which will end in March 1998.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Sahid group builds 33-story tower

Sahid group builds 33-story tower JAKARTA (JP): The Sahid Jaya group has commenced the construction of a 33-story office building on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, South Jakarta, which is expected to cost about US$86 million to complete.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Siswono warns against govt complacency

Siswono warns against govt complacency JAKARTA (JP): Government officials should not indulge in self congratulatory practices over the impressive economic progress Indonesia has been making, nor should they become allergic towards criticisms, a cabinet minister said yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/SilkAir, Bouraq tie up

SilkAir, Bouraq tie up JAKARTA (JP): SilkAir, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, and the privately-owned air carrier Bouraq Airlines will launch a non-stop air service between Singapore and Ujungpandang in South Sulawesi, starting from Oct. 29.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/18 missing as ferry sinks

18 missing as ferry sinks DENPASAR, Bali: At least 18 people are feared drowned when a ferry linking Java's easternmost port of Ketapang with the tourist island of Bali sank on Monday evening, Antara reported yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Inco to build power plant

Inco to build power plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Intercontinental Nickel Indonesia (Inco) will build a 165 megawatt hydro-power station at Soroako, southern Sulawesi, to support its production expansion, an executive said yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/National cyclists to train in Australia

National cyclists to train in Australia JAKARTA (JP): An 18-strong national cycling team wants to fill the shoes of the Australian junior champions and win more gold medals during the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand in December.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Ometraco's profit up 23.8%

Ometraco's profit up 23.8% JAKARTA (JP): Ometraco Corporation announced yesterday that its net profit increased by 23.85 percent to Rp 24.4 billion (US$10.8 million) in the first semester of this year from Rp 19.7 billion in the same period of last year.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/A game called peace

A game called peace Washington is working on a new peace plan for Bosnia Herzegovina. However, it has yet to respond concretely to Monday's brutal Serbian attack on Sarajevo streets in which 37 innocent people were killed. A gesture of anger from the U.S.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/AJI members tell court they spread no hatred

AJI members tell court they spread no hatred JAKARTA (JP): Two journalists accused of sowing hatred against the government through articles in the unlicensed Independen magazine denied all charges in a court session yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Dept store opposed

Dept store opposed MEDAN, North Sumatra: The planned demolition of an old fish market to make way for a modern department store has raised concern among local people who fear that the new establishment might threaten their livelihoods, Antara reported yesterday.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Bridge of Adam Rush 3:05 Talk Show 3:30 Science Film 4:05 Around Us 4:30 Documentary Film 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Indonesian Lessons 6:05 Karya & Upaya 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Science Program 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Special Program: Paket ...

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Social inequality still worrisome, observer says

Social inequality still worrisome, observer says SOLO, Central Java (JP): Disparities in wealth between various social groups remain a matter of concern 50 years after Indonesia achieved independence, according to a leading intellectual.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Confirmation on Bosnia peace talks needed: Alatas

Confirmation on Bosnia peace talks needed: Alatas JAKARTA (JP): Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said yesterday reconfirmation was needed before a peace conference on the former Yugoslavia could be held here.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Hiroshima bombing

Hiroshima bombing I would not be here to write this letter without the bombing of Hiroshima. My father was near death when that essentially abrupt end to the war (and the kind ministrations of an excellent Dutch doctor) saved his and many other lives.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Big Mountain to perform here

Big Mountain to perform here JAKARTA (JP): Big fans of reggae music will be happy to hear that Big Mountain is coming to town.The American reggae group, whose remake of Baby I Love Your Way was popular in the United States, is scheduled to perform here on Sept.

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Wed, 30 Aug 1995

JP/Networks reduce TV violence

Networks reduce TV violence JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's commercial television stations have begun phasing out violence on the air to comply with a government appeal, despite its popularity with viewers as well as advertisers.A.

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