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Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Rourke plays tyrant in `The Last Outlaw'

Source: JP

Rourke plays tyrant in `The Last Outlaw'JAKARTA (JP): In Geoff Murphy's The Last Outlaw, Mickey Rourke plays Graff, a former Confederate officer who refuses to accept that the civil war has ended and keeps on robbing Yankee banks. To his men, Graff is a tyrant whose orders cannot be ques tioned.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Kankkunnen forges ahead as Auriol hits trouble

Source: REUTERS

Kankkunnen forges ahead as Auriol hits trouble NAIROBI (Reuter): World champion Juha Kankkunen took a clear lead in the Safari Rally on Thursday's opening day after Toyota team mate and early leader Didier Auriol of France lost more than an hour through suspension trouble.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

TV Today, Saturday, April 2, 1994

Source: JP

TV Today, Saturday, April 2, 1994TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports Program 3:30 TV Series: Unsolved Mystery 4:00 TVRI reports 4:30 TV Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Comedy 6:00 Nusantara the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Lecture by Open University 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Dian Rana 8:00 TV...

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

ASEAN At A Glance

Source: AFP

ASEAN At A GlancePalestinian officer in Bangkok for talks BANGKOK (AFP): Palestinian representative Farouk Khadoumi arrived in Bangkok yesterday for a five-day official visit to discuss bilateral trade and setting up a permanent office in Thailand, the Thai foreign ministry said.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Bonuses, overtime, recruitment all down in Japan

Source: UPI

Bonuses, overtime, recruitment all down in Japan TOKYO (UPI): More indications of weakness in the Japanese economy emerged Thursday with bonuses, overtime and recruitment all pointing towards continued business stagnation. A survey by the job information agency Mainichi Communications Inc.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Government plans tax offices in districts nationwide

Source: JP

Government plans tax offices in districts nationwide JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate General of Taxes will substantially increase the number of tax service offices in the country to intensify the collection of taxes and to improve services to taxpayers, Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier says.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Pope hears Easter confessions

Source: RTR

Pope hears Easter confessions VATICAN CITY (Reuter): Pope John Paul heard the confessions of 13 people in an Easter Week ceremony on Friday and told hundreds more Roman Catholics eager to tell him their sins that he hoped they would find someone else.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

SMA Three wins

Source: AFP

SMA Three wins basketball title JAKARTA (JP): As expected, the highly favored men's and women's teams of SMA Three, both won the Coca-Cola Basket Mania Cup competitions concluded on Thursday at the Senayan Basketball Hall.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

A: 14pt MB, rest 8pt U55 4col, credit 6pt Italics

Source: JP

A: 14pt MB, rest 8pt U55 4col, credit 6pt Italics Antara PROJECT DOCUMENTS: Minister of Defense and Security General Edi Sudrajat (left) presents documents listing development projects for East Timor to the province's governor, Jose Abilio Soares.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Undercurrents issue

Source: JP

Undercurrents issue (INI YANG DIPAKAI)"Undercurrents" is an important new term in our political vocabulary.It all started when the central government -- known as the "uppercurrents" -- imposed policies to be implemented by the provincial and regional governments.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Caption Photo

Source: JP

Caption Photo Reuter CROSS AND CROWN: A Filipino woman weeps in pain as nails are driven through her palms during her reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion 2,000 years ago. The ritual in observance of Holy Week in the largely Roman Catholic Philippines took place in Bulcan province, north of...

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

1. Eros -- 48pt metromedium, 3 lines, 3 cols Heat on as slots in semifinals fill for European Cup 2. Tennis -- 36pt helve-bold condensed, 3 lines, 2 cols Chang crashes, Sampras still on in Salem Open 3.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Emmy nominations announced with most going to CBS

Source: UPI

Emmy nominations announced with most going to CBS NEW YORK (UPI): Nominations for television's 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday, with syndicated shows and the Public Broadcasting System rivaling the big networks.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

'Adamant' Sudomo survives efforts to remove him

Source: JP

'Adamant' Sudomo survives efforts to remove him JAKARTA (JP): Sudomo, the chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council who is enmeshed in a Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) banking scandal, survived an attempt by his deputy to force him take a temporary leave.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

Share prices rebound on Tokyo stock exchange

Source: JP

Share prices rebound on Tokyo stock exchange TOKYO (Agencies): Share prices rebounded in thin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday, heartened by stability in the yen-dollar rate and an overnight advance on Wall Street. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed 165.24 points or 0.

Sat, 02 Apr 1994

U.S. to balance foreign policy objectives

Source: JP

U.S. to balance foreign policy objectives JAKARTA (JP): Policy makers in Washington increasingly seem willing to strike a balance between their push for human rights, democracy and environmental protection and their often conflicting economic goals.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Surjadi promises to review city regulation on radio taxes

Source: JP

Surjadi promises to review city regulation on radio taxesJP/3/RADIO/0Surjadi promises to review city regulation on radio taxes JAKARTA (JP): In response to opposition from the public over the city's putsch to reintroduce a radio tax, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has promised to review the regulation.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Vietnam nationals to be allowed to work in Taiwan

Source: AFP

Vietnam nationals to be allowed to work in Taiwan TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan will allow Vietnamese nationals to work in construction and labor-intensive industries and will permit all foreign workers here to extend their services for one more year, officials said Thursday.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Poor states see menace in U.S. trade-labor link

Source: REUTERS

Poor states see menace in U.S. trade-labor link GENEVA (Reuter): Developing countries have fiercely rejected a controversial United States bid to put labor conditions firmly on the agenda for a new World Trade Organization (WTO) to be set up next year.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Vietnam pagoda festival in full swing

Source: RTR

Vietnam pagoda festival in full swing By John Rogers [10 pts ML] PERFUME PAGODA, Vietnam (Reuter); For a few hours every Sunday at this time of year, the most crowded place in densely-populated Vietnam is a narrow hill path on a northern mountainside.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Blind street singer at Senen

Source: JP

Blind street singer at SenenJP/3/SINGER/0Blind street singer at Senen By Andreas Harsono -- 10pts metrolights CAP 1 col JAKARTA (JP): Like millions of other migrants, 35-year-old Muhammad Muslim decided to leave his kampong in Kroya, Central Java, three years ago to try his luck in the capital.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

JP/3/FOREST/0

Source: JP

JP/3/FOREST/0NGO calls for reforestation in the city JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Environmental Development Organization has expressed concern over the lack of land for urban forests in the city."Ideally, this metropolitan city should have at least 20,000 hectares of urban forests.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Bank of France trims key interest rate

Source: REUTERS

Bank of France trims key interest rate PARIS (Reuter): The Bank of France made its second small interest-rate cut in a week on Thursday, taking many in the financial markets pleasantly by surprise and affirming a new- found flexibility, according to analysts.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

1994 Edinburgh Festival most ambitious for years

Source: RTR

1994 Edinburgh Festival most ambitious for years By James Forrester [10 pts ML] EDINBURGH, (Reuter): An Ancient Greek play performed in Russian at an ice rink and a drama acted out by 300 silent characters will be among offerings in the most ambitious and costly Edinburgh International Festival for...

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Stock Exchange

Source: JP

Stock Exchange The daily quotations of share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are not appearing today because the market was closed on Thursday and yesterday. -- Editor

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Church Services

Source: JP

Church Serviceso 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. (in Indonesian) and 8 a.m.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

1. Koja --- 48 Metro Medium, 3 lines, 3 cols, l/c

1. Koja --- 48 Metro Medium, 3 lines, 3 cols, l/cPT Pelindo refuses Koja residents' demand 2. Forest --- 28 Helvetica Bold Condensed, 2 lines, 2 cols,l/cEnvironmentalists call for urban reforestation 3. Singer --- 36 Century Bold, 2 lines, 3 cols, l/cBlind singer earns a living in Senen 4.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Iran seen as increasingly bellicose in Gulf

Source: RTR

Iran seen as increasingly bellicose in Gulf By Youssef Azmeh DUBAI (Reuter): Iran, hurt by a fall in oil prices it blames on Saudi Arabia, is adopting aggressive attitudes that could fuel tensions in the Gulf, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Sagging Malaysian bourse still among world's best: analysts

Source: AFP

Sagging Malaysian bourse still among world's best: analysts KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), whose indices have touched worrying lows recently, is regaining strength after nearly three months of "recuperating" from a super bull run, analysts said Thursday.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

JP/3/POLICE2/0

Source: JP

JP/3/POLICE2/0Police urge Levina killer to surrender JAKARTA (JP): Remaining baffled after one week of investigation, the police are now focusing on the hope that the killer of Levina Dwisy, who was found dead at Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta last Friday, will turn himself in.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Taiwan investors here

Source: JP

Taiwan investors here JAKARTA (JP): Two groups of Taiwanese investors are in Indonesia and hunting for local partners for a variety of capital ventures, the Taipei Economic and Trade Office said on Thursday.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Kuwaiti debtors rush to start repayment process

Source: REUTERS

Kuwaiti debtors rush to start repayment process KUWAIT (Reuter): Wealthy Kuwaiti businessmen and investors staged a last-minute rush on Thursday to declare repayment plans on favorable terms in the emirate's huge, 12-year-old tangle of bad debt. Banks worked overtime to handle the rush.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

U.S. economy at 10-year peak in fourth quarter

Source: REUTERS

U.S. economy at 10-year peak in fourth quarter WASHINGTON (Reuter): The U.S. economy grew slightly less briskly in the final three months last year than originally thought, though it was still at a 10-year peak, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Indonesia to send business mission to Europe

Source: JP

Indonesia to send business mission to Europe JAKARTA (JP): Seven Indonesian furniture companies will take part in the '94 Milan Fair in Italy and eight companies will hold a sole exhibition of general merchandise in four East European countries, a trade official saysThe chairman of the National...

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

France needs to win markets in Asia: French FM

Source: AFP

France needs to win markets in Asia: French FM PARIS (AFP): France needs to win markets in Asia to help employment at home, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said in an interview published in the daily Le Figaro on Thursday, the day the minister begins an Asian swing in Japan.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

JP/3/Rais/lead 10 pts 2 cols

Source: JP

JP/3/Rais/lead 10 pts 2 cols Tall buildings should be friendly to their surrounding community: Rais JAKARTA (JP): Deputy Governor Tb. M. Rais is warning developers that the move to build lavish high rises throughout the city could create isolated enclaves and have a negative impact on national...

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

PT Pelindo will go no higher

Source: JP

PT Pelindo will go no higher JP/3/Koja/lead 10 pts, 3 colsPT Pelindo will go no higher JAKARTA (JP): The management of the state-owned PT Pelindo seaport company stated Thursday it could not afford higher compensation for the Koja residents who have to move out to pave way for expansion of the...

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

1. Kyoto --- 42 Futura Medium, 1 line, 6 cols, l/c

1. Kyoto --- 42 Futura Medium, 1 line, 6 cols, l/cKyoto marks 1,200th year in grand style 2. Pagoda --- 36 Goudy Bold, 1 line, 5 cols, l/cVietnam pagoda revelry in full swing 3. Brit --- 36 Goudy Bold, 1 line, 5 cols, l/cEdinburgh fiesta most showy for years ------------------+ Caption (3 cols) +...

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Blue Bird

Blue Bird Taxi Service I would like to complain about the service of the Blue Bird Taxi company.On Monday, March 28, 1994, at around 8 p.m., I ordered a taxi from Bluebird for the following morning to pick me up at 5 a.m. and take me to the airport. The operator confirmed the order.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

JP/6/FOCUS2

JP/6/FOCUS2 2 lines set leftCity needs US$795m for flood projects The government needs some Rp 1.7 trillion (US$795 million) to get rid the capital city from flood, says an official of the Directorate General of Irrigation.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

RI coal output increases

Source: JP

RI coal output increases JAKARTA (JP) Indonesia's coal production increased by 300 percent in the last four years to 27 million tons in 1993.Ambyo Mangunwijaya, the president of PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam, the state coal mining company, said Thursday that the country's coal production is...

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Kyoto marks 1,200th year with search for identity

Source: REUTERS

Kyoto marks 1,200th year with search for identity By Rika Otsuka 10 pts ML KYOTO, Japan (REUTER): Kyoto celebrates its 1,200th anniversary this year in glittering style, hoping to rediscover a cultural identity lost amid the frenetic bustle of modern, materialistic Japan.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Poor prices force closure of S.E.Asia's tin research center

Source: AFP

Poor prices force closure of S.E.Asia's tin research center KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Southeast Asia Tin Research and Development Center (SEATRAD), the region's research and training unit for the mining industry, will be closed due to dwindling tin prices, an official said Thursday.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Where to go in Jakarta, April 2

Source: JP

Where to go in Jakarta, April 2 Musico The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambassador Lounge: Amir (pianist) Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Boece (pianist) & Rima Monday to Thursday 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

Police have yet to find driver of speedy sedan

Police have yet to find driver of speedy sedanJP/3/IKHLAS Police have yet detained driver of speedy sedan JAKARTA (JP): Police have not yet detained the driver of the sedan which sped onto a sidewalk and killed five students in South Jakarta last week.

Fri, 01 Apr 1994

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