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

JP/3/Focus/0 set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines< tolong prioritaskan Ciracas and Flood. Terima kasih.KAAPLAG stages anti-golf protestOrganizers of the Anti Golf-Course Movement (KAAPLAG) staged peaceful demonstrations yesterday in front of the office of the Association of Indonesian Golf Players (PGI) in...

Prize winners face social levy

Prize winners face social levy JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Social Services is considering to impose a one percent levy on the value of the mushrooming prizes now offered by companies through various media.

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JP/3/OPSIH Police, military vow to clean up Jakarta's streetsJAKARTA (JP): The police and the military pledged to clearing criminals from the Jakarta greater area before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bogor, a scenic town sixty kilometers south of here, in November.

Top seeds cruise into

Top seeds cruise into Indonesia Open semis JAKARTA (JP): All four top seeded players sailed through the semifinals of the US$100,000 Indonesia Women's Open tennis championships, but Wang Shi-ting, Yayuk Basuki and Kristin Radford, first, third and fourth ranked respectively, sneaked through with...

New snub for Patten in 'war' with China

New snub for Patten in 'war' with China By Peter Lim HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong governor Chris Patten put on a brave face yesterday over the latest Chinese snub in a campaign to freeze him out of deciding the territory's future.

TV Today, Saturday, April 30, 1994

TV Today, Saturday, April 30, 1994TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Sports Program 3:30 TV Series: The Invaders 4:30 Drama 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Film: Anything for a Laugh 6:00 Nusantara the beloved country 6:15 Village program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Fashion 8:05 TV Series: Midnight Caller 9:00...

Hartarto to address Australian business forum

Hartarto to address Australian business forum JAKARTA (JP): Around 200 Australian businessmen will arrive in Jakarta next month to hold a high level business forum themed "Expanding Horizons", says an Australian official.

Cozy condo could turn into home of hell

Cozy condo could turn into home of hell JAKARTA (JP): Amidst the current rush to grab condominiums as soon as they are marketed, an appraiser is sounding the alarm on the host of problems that can beset a new owner when starting to move in.

ASEAN At A Glance

ASEAN At A GlanceWoman arrested for Thai blast BANGKOK (AFP): A woman has been arrested in southern Thailand in connection with an explosion at a railway station last week which killed three people, Deputy Interior Minister Chamni Sakdiset said yesterday.

Police focus investigation to nab Beng Seng assailants

Police focus investigation to nab Beng Seng assailants JAKARTA (JP): The City Police Crime Investigation Directorate is focusing its investigation on the four men who killed an entertainment businessman with reputed mob connections, Nyo Beng Seng, in the hope that it will lead them to who was...

By Gus Kairupan

By Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): One gold, three silver and four bronze ... that's the tally of medals won by Indonesian chefs and cooks at one of the foremost culinary competitions in the world, the Salon Culinaire '94 held in Singapore from April 11 through April 14.

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JP/3/bersih/set lead 2 cols 10 ptGovernor is yet to approve garbage project JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said the municipal administration is still studying a plan to build a 25-year build- operation-and-transfer (BOT) between the City Sanitation Office and PT Intan Maru Maskota (IMM)...

Govt takes over management of coal royalties

Govt takes over management of coal royalties JAKARTA (JP): The government will take over the management of the 13.5-percent royalty of coal mining contractors from the state coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA).

Hundreds of Saudi-bound

Hundreds of Saudi-bound workers stranded here JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,600 Indonesians planning to work in Saudi Arabia have been stranded at the Soekarno-Hatta airport for the past week as they were told by the immigration that they required a special pass from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Vietnam president completes visit in Bali

Vietnam president completes visit in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Vietnam President Le Duc Anh and his entourage flew home from the holiday island of Bali yesterday after a brief overview of how Indonesia runs its tourism industry.

Vietnam's boat people

Vietnam's boat people The pledge issued by visiting Vietnamese President Le Duc Anh the other day that his country will prepare for the return of the 8,000 Vietnamese boat people now in Indonesia, undoubtedly came as a final blow to them. Now their fate is sealed.

Tarmizi counters critics, says he has right facts

Tarmizi counters critics, says he has right facts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher, who has come under fire for the way he is handling the haj pilgrimage problems, yesterday said he's got his facts right.

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Heading: 28 Helvetica Bold Condensed, 2 lines, 2 cols, l/c Three suspected robbers shot deadJAKARTA (JP): Three suspected robbers were shot dead by police in the wee hours of the morning yesterday.They were identified as Ramin Rakujan, 29, a resident of Cengkareng, West Jakarta, Nurjudin Rahmani,...

Western Armada sets up amphibious unit

Western Armada sets up amphibious unit JAKARTA (JP): The Navy's Western Armada inaugurated a new unit for amphibious operations in anticipation of new ships arriving from Germany to strengthen naval defense in Indonesia's western waters.

Workers are partners

Workers are partners of their companies President Soeharto appealed to workers to resist being easily incited by third parties in labor disputes and to insist on solving problems with management through negotiation.

Wardiman enlists Kadin for apprenticeship program

Wardiman enlists Kadin for apprenticeship program JAKARTA (JP): The government yesterday secured the participation of the powerful Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in the high school industrial apprenticeship program to be launched in July.

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JP/3/ADJAR Police ticketed 9,200 motorists and impounded 320 vehicles JAKARTA (JP): City traffic police have ticketed about 9,200 motorists and impounded 320 vehicles for various traffic violations during their one-month operation which ended last week.

Share prices higher on Jakarta Stock Exchange

Share prices higher on Jakarta Stock Exchange JAKARTA (JP): Trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) was brighter yesterday with the broad-based Composite Index strengthening to 465.28 from 461.72 on Wednesday.The narrow-based GTDBS-50 Index also slightly increased to 108.45 from 107.64.

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JP/3/IBUKOTA/set lead 2 lines, 10 cols,, crosshead 12 MBEthnic heterogeneity poses problems for the city JAKARTA (JP): Ethnic heterogeneity, spurred on by rural-to- urban migration, leaves the city with a particular problem in carrying out the Least Developed Village Development (IDT) Program.

Seribu island teachers urged prompt delivery of rations

Seribu island teachers urged prompt delivery of rations JAKARTA (JP): Teachers in the Seribu Islands expressed their long repressed frustrations to city councilors yesterday, saying the rice ration was difficult to fetch from Muara Angke, North Jakarta because of constraints on transportation.

Reuter HATA'S TEAM: New Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata (front) leads his new cabinet following a formal group portrait at the premier's official residence. The cabinet line-up announced yesterday includes new Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa (extreme left).

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JP;MDS; ANPAa..i.. Vietnam-Indonesia 'No alternatives for boat people but to return to their countries' JP/1/Galang 'No alternatives for boat people but to return to their countries'JAKARTA (JP): The government reasserted yesterday its stand that all of the 9,000 Vietnamese and Cambodian boat...

Threats do the trick as power prices come down

Threats do the trick as power prices come down JAKARTA (JP): Strong pressure from the Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff may have finally persuaded three consortiums led by foreign power giants that it is better to bring down their prices then it is to lose their projects.

Minimum wage one of core labor problems

Minimum wage one of core labor problems By Fauzi Abdullah JAKARTA (JP): The article by Amir Santoso which appeared in the Insight column of this newspaper on April 25 may be interpreted, among other things, as a call for further reflection on a number of points in our labor policy.

U.S. envoys raises questions during Medan visit

U.S. envoys raises questions during Medan visit MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): U.S. Ambassador Robert L. Barry, who was in Medan yesterday, had questions about the recent workers' riots, his hosts said.Barry met with the North Sumatra legislative assembly and the director of the Medan Legal Aid...

Where to go in Jakarta, April 29

Where to go in Jakarta, April 29 (TOLONG DISET 8 pts)Jangan hapus: Dai-ichi Hotel, JAMZMusico 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.

Malaysia to deport some 4,000 RI jobseekers

Malaysia to deport some 4,000 RI jobseekers JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia will begin deporting some 4,000 Indonesian jobseekers who have entered the country illegally, a senior Malaysian official said.However, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Dato Megat Junid stressed that the move would spare these...

Students might face 10-15 months jail terms

Students might face 10-15 months jail terms JAKARTA (JP): Government prosecutors yesterday demanded jail terms ranging between 10 and 15 months for six students who are being tried for defaming President Soeharto.

S & P's bad rating to further worsen local bank's image

S & P's bad rating to further worsen local bank's image JAKARTA (JP): Standard & Poor's bad rating of Indonesian banks will further damage the image of the country's banking system on the world money market.

Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before

Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before JAKARTA (JP): The children of the victim of a gangland-style slaying last week are convinced that their father's death was a carefully plotted operation.

The various roads to finding purpose in life

The various roads to finding purpose in lifeBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): "Life consists of trivialities," a friend said to me long time ago. "Making money, paying taxes, getting married, sending your children to school -- those are all trivial things. "Even having an affair is a trivial thing.

Pelni to procure new ships

Pelni to procure new ships JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned shipping firm PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) will increase the number of its passenger vessels from 13 to 24 within the next four years, says Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto.

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JP/3/POLLUTE Workers protest while their boss faces trial JAKARTA (JP): More than 200 employees of the PT Menara Djaja bike factory staged a strike yesterday to demand more benefits while their employer was being tried at the East Jakarta district court on water pollution charges.

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JP/10/tennis Yayuk wards off a shocker at Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian third seed Yayuk Basuki frightened the home crowd but managed to overcome in a more than three hour thriller against Kristin Godridge of Australia 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7- 0), 6-4 and secure a quarterfinal berth at the...

Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before

Sons believe culprit in father's murder with him moments before JAKARTA (JP): The children of the victim of a gangland-style slaying last week are convinced that their father's death was a carefully plotted operation.

`Guilt and shame' culture needed for country's future

`Guilt and shame' culture needed for country's future JAKARTA (JP): A leading scholar says rampant corruption and other violations of the law are caused by a growing "culture of shamelessness".Dr. Toety Heraty Noerhadi, a professor of philosophy at the University of Indonesia, told a discussion on...

Govt will not neglect conglomerate: finance minister

Govt will not neglect conglomerate: finance minister JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad pledged here yesterday that the government will not ignore business conglomerates despite its increased emphasis on the development of small- and medium-scale companies.

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JP/3/Focus/0 set 12pts U75 1 col 2 lines Minangkabau dance show begins today The Cilay Dance Theater is scheduled to perform contemporary dances based on the Minangkabau, West Sumatra, tradition today and tomorrow at the Jakarta Arts Center in Central Jakarta.

Govt to revise flight routes

Govt to revise flight routes JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon revise domestic airline routes to help reduce costs for passengers due to inefficient flight operations, an official said."The realignment of domestic routes has been completed, but we cannot announce the changes yet because we are...

Across the Archipelago

Across the Archipelago Batam workers start slow downs BATAM, Riau: More than 200 workers at PT Toyo Kanetsu Indonesia (TKI) have slowed down production since Tuesday while pressing their demands for improved remuneration.

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JP/7 /harmoni/set 1 cols BoxMusician creates melody from aluminum, bamboo, trays SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Asep Saerul Haris, a graduate student of the Surakarta STSI music school, not only composed a piece for his degree, but also designed his own instruments with unique materials to produce...

Not enough monitoring being done to stop illegal logging

Not enough monitoring being done to stop illegal logging JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry Djamaloedin Soeryohadikoesoemo said yesterday that his ministry will keep a closer watch on the timber industry to prevent illegal cutting.

Kadin begins campaign to help indigenous businesses

Kadin begins campaign to help indigenous businesses JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has begun a campaign to lobby for support from the central bank, large conglomerates and the government to boost small businesses owned by indigenous entrepreneurs.

APEC not forum to achieve unilateral benefits

APEC not forum to achieve unilateral benefits JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia does not want the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to become a forum through which certain countries can fulfill their ambitions of obtaining unilateral benefits after failing to achieve this at the recently concluded...

Good Prospects for the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra

Good Prospects for the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra By Gus Kairupan [10 pts ML] JAKARTA (JP): Listeners heard some good and some bad at the first concert for 1994 given by the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra (JSO), led by Yudianto Hinupurwadi, at the Patra Jasa building, South Jakarta, on Wednesday.