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43 articles.
Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Sutiyoso refuses to backpedal on pedicabs

Sutiyoso refuses to backpedal on pedicabs JAKARTA (JP): An emotional demonstration by about 200 pedicab drivers yesterday failed to persuade Governor Sutiyoso to allow the vehicles to operate in the city until the economic crisis is over.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/$18 billion for the IMF

$18 billion for the IMF Playing politics with the IMF may seem good sport to House Republicans, but their games now imperil international financial stability and the future growth of the U.S. economy.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Twenty rape victims die, activists say

Twenty rape victims die, activists say JAKARTA (JP): Twenty women who were targeted in systematic rapes and sexual assaults in Jakarta and other towns these past few weeks have died, some in the hands of their attackers, activists monitoring the incidents said yesterday.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Veterans slam ABRI for meddling in Golkar

Veterans slam ABRI for meddling in Golkar JAKARTA (JP): A group of 13 retired generals from the 1945 and Post-1945 Generations yesterday lashed out at the Armed Forces (ABRI) Headquarters and the government for interfering in Golkar's recent extraordinary congress.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Suspect reenacts murder, mutilation of girlfriend

Suspect reenacts murder, mutilation of girlfriend JAKARTA (JP): Looking pale but calm, First Sgt. Uki Wardana, 24, demonstrated to Military Police investigators and onlookers how he murdered, dismembered and dumped the body of his 29-year- old girlfriend.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Rights body to send team to Irian Jaya

Rights body to send team to Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday it is to send a team to investigate alleged human rights violations during the recent proindependence protests in Irian Jaya.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Rupiah stable, shares down on regional weakness

Rupiah stable, shares down on regional weakness JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah was stable against the U.S. dollar yesterday despite a regional weakness which pulled down local share prices, dealers and stockbrokers said.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Villagers protest against slur

Villagers protest against slur PONOROGO, East Java: Punturan residents held a protest yesterday against the aspersion that their village was Desa Kumpul Kebo, or "cohabitation village".
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Rates for Tax Payment

Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from July 13 to July 19: U.S. dollar 1 Rp 14,650.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Indovision responds

Indovision responds Indovision would like to thank Maimunah and Robert Janssen (Your Letters, Indovision: A world of joy, July 10, 1998) for the opportunity to explain the loss of signal which occurred on July 1.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/New Jakarta military chief vows to maintain security

New Jakarta military chief vows to maintain security JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman said yesterday he would maintain security in the capital so people from all walks of life could continue with their daily activities.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/RI population to hit 318m in 2050

RI population to hit 318m in 2050 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's population is expected to reach 318 million by the halfway point of the next century.President B.J.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Preacher Anton a no-show for city police summons

Preacher Anton a no-show for city police summons JAKARTA (JP): Ex-con turned Moslem preacher Anton Medan, who has been named by police as a suspect for orchestrating the mid- May riots, failed yesterday to meet a police summons for questioning.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Three firms join Gresik bidding

Three firms join Gresik bidding JAKARTA (JP): Three foreign cement companies will take part in the second bidding stage to purchase part of the government's 65 percent stake in publicly listed PT Semen Gresik, an official said yesterday.Sofyan A.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Weekly news tabloid 'DeTAK' set to hit newsstand today

Weekly news tabloid 'DeTAK' set to hit newsstand today JAKARTA (JP): A new weekly news tabloid DeTAK, a reincarnation of the DeTIK tabloid banned four years ago by the government, will hit the newsstand today, its chief editor Eros Djarot announced here yesterday.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Mt Merapi belches more hot ash clouds

Mt Merapi belches more hot ash clouds YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mt. Merapi belched more hot clouds yesterday, but with the government easing the alert status, the volcano's activity provoked more amazement than fear, at least among people in Yogyakarta.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Art exhibition: Works of Agus Suwage, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 Bandung (Phone: 022 2500578), Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until July 19.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Atracting dollars without risk (2)

Atracting dollars without risk (2)By C.J. de Koning This is the second of two articles on the monetary crisis. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's monthly trade surplus grew to US$2 billion by last March. International funding for trade transactions, however, decreased dramatically over the same period.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/McDonald's offers cheap package

McDonald's offers cheap package JAKARTA (JP): With the skyrocketing prices of services and goods in mind, particularly those for food, McDonald's Indonesia introduced over the weekend its RiceEgg package meal.Priced at Rp 2,000 (13 U.S.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Guarantee urged for Indonesians who fled

Guarantee urged for Indonesians who fled JAKARTA (JP): The Coordinating Agency for National Unity (Bakom PKB) called on the Armed Forces yesterday to provide a security guarantee so that the estimated 40,000 Indonesians of Chinese descent who fled abroad in the wake of unrest can return.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Local teledramas require more, better scriptwriters

Local teledramas require more, better scriptwritersBy Sunaryono Basuki Ks DENPASAR (JP): The growth of Indonesian teledramas requires good materials for the stories.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Singapore agrees to buy natural gas from Natuna

Singapore agrees to buy natural gas from Natuna JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and Singapore's Sembawang Gas (SembGas) yesterday signed a massive deal paving the way for the first international sale of natural gas piped from the western coast of Natuna island to the city state.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Media lifts lid on Tommy's love life

Media lifts lid on Tommy's love lifeBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): Ever heard the rumors about beautiful celebrities that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra has dated?When his father, Soeharto, was the dreaded president of the republic that's all they were, tittle-tattle confined to saucy word of mouth ...
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Scared citizens asked not to flee troubled E. Timor

Scared citizens asked not to flee troubled E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): Amid the exodus of thousands of migrants leaving East Timor, Governor Abilio Jose Osoario Soares called for calm yesterday and urged people not to panic on hearing rumors of riots in the province.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Lippo Bank books 445% profit hike

Lippo Bank books 445% profit hike JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Lippo Bank announced a record 445 percent jump in profits yesterday to Rp 530 billion (about US$5.4 million) during the first half of the year compared to the same period in 1997.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 13, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 15,000.00 16,000.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Governor hails advise on share in companies

Governor hails advise on share in companies JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso welcomed yesterday suggestions that the city sell its shares in nonperforming private companies to keep the city administration going in the economic crisis.He said he would first assess each company's performance.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Racial implication

Racial implication Mr. Widjaja's remarks about pribumi (indigenous people) and non-pribumi (nonindigenous people) in his letter Indonesians of Chinese descent on June 20 is right. The distinction of indigenous and nonindigenous people has a racial overtone.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Cut in log export tax fails to attact local timber firms

Cut in log export tax fails to attact local timber firms JAKARTA (JP): Selling logs overseas remains unprofitable despite the slashing of the export tax on the commodity, a senior forestry official said here yesterday.Director General of Forest Utilization Harnanto H.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Children's Program: Tunas 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary: Gema Tanah Panjalu 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: ...
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Officials of Soeharto's foundations queried

Officials of Soeharto's foundations queried JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Lt. Gen. Andi Muhammad Ghalib said yesterday his office had questioned several of the officials who manage four giant charities chaired by former president Soeharto.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Wiranto reelected GABSI chief

Wiranto reelected GABSI chief JAKARTA (JP): Commander of the Armed Forces Gen. Wiranto was elected for a third term as chairman of the Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (GABSI) at its national congress in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, last week.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Creative games for kindergartens

Creative games for kindergartens JAKARTA (JP): A one-day competition on creative games for students from local and international kindergartens and primary schools will be held at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah on July 26, organizers said over the weekend.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Employers call on govt to review new labor law

Employers call on govt to review new labor law JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has urged the House of Representatives and the government to review the controversial new labor law before its enforcement in October.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Woman falls to her death

Woman falls to her death JAKARTA (JP): A female engineer died after falling down an elevator shaft from the 26th floor of the Menara Tujuh Gading apartment building in North Jakarta yesterday morning, police said.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Mentality of the indigenous?

Mentality of the indigenous? "Owned by indigenous Indonesian", "Indigenous Moslem", "Owned by pure-bred Indonesian": These phrases could be seen scrawled on the walls of buildings, shops and houses when Jakarta was rocked by riots several weeks ago.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Total Indonesie enhances RI LNG export capability

Total Indonesie enhances RI LNG export capability Total Indonesie, a subsidiary of a major international oil and gas company based in Paris, has been operating in Indonesia since 1968 under a Production Sharing Contract with Pertamina.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Three refuse to join Golkar executive board

Three refuse to join Golkar executive board JAKARTA (JP): Less than 48 hours after the lineup of the new Golkar executive board was announced, three people have already refused to join.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/License to report

License to report One could not agree more with President B.J. Habibie's desire to see a higher standard of professionalism among Indonesian journalists. In this era of globalization, professionalism in any field is crucial.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Classes halted at university

Classes halted at university JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Classes have been suspended at Cendrawasih University here due to heightened tension between students and security personnel over the recent shooting of two students during a free speech forum.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Government to cut petrochemical tariffs

Government to cut petrochemical tariffs JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to cut import tariffs on several chemical and petrochemical products by Nov. 10 to boost the local downstream chemical industry, Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan said yesterday.
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 13, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Tue, 14 Jul 1998

JP/Reporter gets 4.5 months in jail over phony ID

Reporter gets 4.5 months in jail over phony ID JAKARTA (JP): A journalist received a jail sentence yesterday of four months and 15 days for faking a press identification card to cover the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in March this year.
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