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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Govt to set up labor export agency: Minister

Govt to set up labor export agency: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government is setting up a labor export agency to simplify procedures and better protect workers overseas, according to Minister of Manpower Fahmi Idris.President B.J.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Three infants die of malnutrition

Three infants die of malnutrition SERANG, West Java: Three infants under five years old died of severe malnutrition, Antara reported Friday while at least 3,000 others were also undernourished.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Moral commitment

Moral commitment Towards the general election slated for early June 1999, many of our fellow countrymen, whether of Chinese origin or not, and aliens, are getting ready to leave the country. Besides, many companies, both national and foreign, have postponed new investments and business expansion.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Rp 10.4m aid for disaster-hit areas

Rp 10.4m aid for disaster-hit areas SEMARANG: Five regencies in Central Java are slated to receive Rp 10.4 million in aid to help repair homes damaged in recent floods, strong winds and landslides.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/JSX donates computers

JSX donates computers JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) donated on Friday 36 personal computers to six private and state universities in a move to facilitate the teaching-learning process during the economic crisis.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Suwandi may play in Davis Cup tie

Suwandi may play in Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best tennis player Suwandi will likely play singles and doubles in the Davis Cup Group II Asia Oceania zone semifinal here early next month.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/'Year of the six billon' set to dawn on June 6

'Year of the six billon' set to dawn on June 6By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): It is the 'year of the six billion': on June 16, the world's human population will reach the astonishing total of 6,000,000,000, precisely double the figure in 1960.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/25 job seekers complain against manpower supplier firm

25 job seekers complain against manpower supplier firm JAKARTA (JP): About 25 job seekers accused manpower supplier PT Luhur Asaprima on Friday of swindling them of registration fees and other costs for transportation as overseas workers in Taiwan.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Government to announce closure of 39 banks

Government to announce closure of 39 banks JAKARTA (JP): The long-awaited massive bank restructuring program, which an informed source said would close down 39 insolvent banks and put seven others under the government management, is to be launched on Saturday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Juwono optimistic about Indonesia's survival

Juwono optimistic about Indonesia's survival JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono expressed optimism that Indonesia would emerge from the crisis, which many have said is threatening national unity, Antara reported on Thursday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Assimilation of ethnic Chinese

Assimilation of ethnic Chinese The various policies pursued by the New Order regime to accelerate the process of assimilation of ethnic Chinese focussed on removing the identity of Chinese-Indonesians.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Taxi stolen, driver wounded

Taxi stolen, driver wounded JAKARTA (JP): A Dian Taxi driver had his car stolen on Thursday night and was dumped in Jl. Sentra Primer, a quiet street in Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, by three men he had pick up as passengers.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Scholar insists Riau deserves independence

Scholar insists Riau deserves independence JAKARTA (JP): A scholar insisted on Friday that Riau separate from the Republic of Indonesia if the government's exploitation of natural resources in the oil-rich province continued.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Enemy Of The State 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Girl From Vietnam 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Water Boy 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Indonesia offers to host alternative archery meet

Indonesia offers to host alternative archery meet JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) proposed a tournament in August to make up for the lack of an archery competition at the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bandar Seri Begawan in the same month.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/15 journalists abused in W. Sumatra, Kalimantan

15 journalists abused in W. Sumatra, Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): The Padang Legal Aid Office has urged the West Sumatra Police to carry out a thorough investigation of the maltreatment of 14 journalists in Gunung Medan, West Sumatra, on Thursday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Crash program launched for process ID cards

Crash program launched for process ID cards JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has instructed all the city subdistrict heads to launch a crash program on ID card processing to enable city residents to have new ID cards or have their expired cards renewed ahead of the June 7 general election, ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/PDI Jakarta faces fresh dispute ahead of polls

PDI Jakarta faces fresh dispute ahead of polls JAKARTA (JP): The head of the Indonesian Democratic Party's Jakarta chapter, Lukman F.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Program 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 8:30 Tour and Travel 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Expert wants Kamra to be trained by police

Expert wants Kamra to be trained by police JAKARTA (JP): An expert on police affairs claims that the training given to People's Security (Kamra) members by the military will lead to the militia's failure to best assist the police in their duties.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/JSX delists 10 companies, including four closed banks

JSX delists 10 companies, including four closed banks JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Friday delisted ten companies, including four banks closed by the government last year, and warned 37 other corporations of a similar punishment unless they improved their businesses.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 12, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,335.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Japan lends RI $680m

Japan lends RI $680m JAKARTA (JP): Japan has agreed to extend an 80.48 billion yen (US$680 million) concessional loan to Indonesia to finance the social safety net and health programs.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/SSN tangled up in bureaucracy

SSN tangled up in bureaucracyBy Nurina Widagdo WASHINGTON (JP): Indonesia's social safety net (SSN) program, introduced under a financial bail-out package of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has not managed any significant achievements due to the disorientation of the bureaucracy.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/China not ready for membership in the WTO

China not ready for membership in the WTOBy Christopher Lingle DENPASAR (JP): At present, China does not belong in the World Trade Organization (WTO), regardless of the size of its economy or its role in international markets. This is not to say that WTO members should not trade with China.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Action needed to ease tension in W. Kalimantan

Action needed to ease tension in W. Kalimantan At least 12 Madurese were killed in a week of sporadic clashes that erupted on Feb. 21 between Madurese and Malays in villages in Sambas regency, West Kalimantan. Earlier, three Malays were killed in an attack by the Madurese.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Pertamina, PGN sign gas pipeline contract

Pertamina, PGN sign gas pipeline contract JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and several production sharing contractors (PSC) agreed here on Friday to cooperate with the state-owned PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) in the transportation of gas from Jambi and South Sumatra ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Detained man shot in trip to hideout

Detained man shot in trip to hideout TANGERANG (JP): Police shot dead a man believed to be a member of a gang of robbers and wounded one of his accomplices in the back in Kampung Lontar, Pakuhaji district, early on Thursday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Riot-hit Ambon calm despite protest over Gus Dur remark

Riot-hit Ambon calm despite protest over Gus Dur remark JAKARTA (JP): Fragile calm returned on Friday to the ravaged Maluku capital of Ambon, rippled only by 500 Muslims voicing protest against Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid's remarks on Thursday concerning the unrest there, witnesses said.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Habibie silent on calls for visit to Ambon

Habibie silent on calls for visit to Ambon JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie thanked Maluku leaders on Friday for their advice on how to resolve violence between Muslims and Christians in the province, but kept silent over growing calls that he visit Ambon.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Police search for bodies of six workers

Police search for bodies of six workers PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Of the nine people believed to have been killed by a person recruiting them to work overseas, police have only recovered three of the bodies.Banyumas Police chief Lt. Col. Johnny H.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/KPU draws lots for numerical party order

KPU draws lots for numerical party order JAKARTA (JP): Confusion and debate marked a lottery that decided on Friday the numerical order of 48 parties qualifying for the June 7 elections.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Menjaring Waktu, by Iskandar Syah, at Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until March 23.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Forest export earning estimated at $8.5b

Forest export earning estimated at $8.5b JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Forestry Society (MPI) expects that foreign exchange earnings from exports of wood and other forest-related products will reach US$8.5 billion this year despite a sluggish market in the first two months of this year.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Team says Habibie must give concrete solution on Aceh

Team says Habibie must give concrete solution on Aceh JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie is expected to provide clear outcomes for Aceh when he visits the province on March 26, an advisor said on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/RI, Portugal agree on 'direct' ballot

RI, Portugal agree on 'direct' ballot JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Portugal have agreed on a "direct" ballot for East Timorese to decide on their future, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced in New York on Thursday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Two men injured trying to stop fight

Two men injured trying to stop fight JAKARTA (JP): Two men, attempting to stop an altercation between residents of Kebon Pala in East Jakarta and three alleged chicken thieves, were wounded on Thursday.The wounded victims were identified as Suparjono, 52, and Nanang, 24.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Whither East Timor?

Whither East Timor? Significant as it may be, the agreement reached on Thursday in New York between Indonesia and Portugal for the holding of a "direct vote" in East Timor, hopefully before August, actually was not unexpected. In fact, it was rather slow in coming.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/ISM members protest 'Kompas' report

ISM members protest 'Kompas' report JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 people grouped in the Maluku Friendship Union (ISM) staged a noisy rally in the compound of the daily Kompas in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon, protesting a report on the Maluku bloodshed published by it recently.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/RI and Russia agree to promote trade

RI and Russia agree to promote trade JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian and Russian governments signed on Friday three agreements to promote bilateral economic relations.The deals signed by Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan and his visiting counterpart Georgy V.
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Sat, 13 Mar 1999

JP/Tommy hit with travel ban for land scam

Tommy hit with travel ban for land scam JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, was barred from traveling outside of the city on Friday.Announced by Attorney General Andi M.
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