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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/N. Sumatra has new governor

N. Sumatra has new governor MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid swore in yesterday Maj. Gen. Rizal Nurdin as the new governor of North Sumatra, replacing Lt. Gen. (ret.) Radja Inal Siregar.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/70 blind people protest at City Hall

70 blind people protest at City Hall JAKARTA (JP): A group of about 70 blind people went to City Hall yesterday to protest the cancellation of their cooperation with the city administration to manage a plot of land at Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta in 1985.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Riot rocks Tegal

Riot rocks Tegal TEGAL, Central Java (JP): At least 40 shops, a gas station and numerous vehicles were burned when about 15,000 people were involved in a riot with police and military personnel in the Central Java town of Tegal yesterday.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Sumalindo Lestari expects higher earnings

Sumalindo Lestari expects higher earnings JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed timber firm PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya, a subsidiary of the country's largest automaker Astra International, expects an increase in earnings this year despite the economic crisis.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Ghalib named new attorney general

Ghalib named new attorney general JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie yesterday replaced Attorney General Soedjono C. Atmonegoro with the head of the Armed Forces (ABRI) prosecutor's office, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ghalib.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/U.S. lifts work ban on RI students

U.S. lifts work ban on RI students JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian students in the United States can now work full-time on or off campus while pursuing their studies in order to allow them to support themselves financially, the U.S. Embassy said yesterday.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Sutiyoso gives assurance on city employees' wages

Sutiyoso gives assurance on city employees' wages JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso guaranteed yesterday that the city administration would not withhold or cut salaries of its employees due to the crisis."Don't worry about that.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Doubts about the IMF

Doubts about the IMF According to our records, in the nine months that it has been involved (in assisting Indonesia), the International Monetary Fund has released US$1 billion of a total of $43 billion it has committed to provide. This represents a most painful delay.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Body found under garbage

Body found under garbage BOGOR (JP): The body of a man buried by garbage in Rancamaya on Saturday was found yesterday.The body, identified as that of Usup, 25, was discovered at 8:30 a.m. by his brothers after a lengthy search.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Nothing noble about turncoats

Nothing noble about turncoatsFrom MerdekaStudent demonstrations demanding reform in all fields led former president Soeharto to step down.We now hear frequent insults and mocking criticism.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Tutut resigns from BCA

Tutut resigns from BCA JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto's daughter Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, popularly known as Tutut, has resigned as a commissioner of Bank Central Asia (BCA), the bank said yesterday.BCA director A.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/'Self-dispending' policy welcomed by doctors' body

'Self-dispending' policy welcomed by doctors' body JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) welcomed yesterday the government's "self-dispensing" policy which will see general practitioners directly provide medicines to their patients.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Newspaper reporter tried for faking press card

Newspaper reporter tried for faking press card JAKARTA (JP): A newspaper reporter was indicted at Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for faking a press identification card specially designed for members of the media covering the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in ...
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Immigration office in Medan

Immigration office in Medan With reference to Donna K Woodward's letter in The Jakarta Post of Saturday, June 6, 1998, which was intended as a response to the letter of the public relations head of the Directorate General of Immigration (M.A.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Govt begin efforts to tackle corruption

Govt begin efforts to tackle corruption JAKARTA (JP): The Coordinating Minister for Development Supervision and State Administrative Reforms revealed yesterday that he had ordered all ministers, governors, heads of state owned companies and related officials to speed up efforts to reduce the ...
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Property company PSP suspended from JSX

Property company PSP suspended from JSX JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended trading activities yesterday in property company PT Putra Surya Perkasa (PSP) for failing to submit its 1997 financial reports and to pay a Rp 10 million (US$680) fine.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 12:15 p.m. World Cup Soccer (rerun) 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: Family Album 3:05 Children's Music: Album Kenangan Anak 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Film: Suku Sawang 6:00 ...
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Another Bosnia in the Balkans

Another Bosnia in the Balkans There is a well-oiled Serb war machine on the roll that is leaving death and destruction among Kosovo Albanians. Once again, there is a comprehensive ethnic cleansing under way in the heart of Europe, and once again the outside world seems almost a helpless bystander.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/RI's oppressed minorities

RI's oppressed minorities The Chinese in Indonesia have been well served by the policies of Indonesia's post-Independence governments, which have maintained a discriminatory, emasculating regulatory scheme that deprives Chinese-Indonesians of basic civil rights.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Regent to help downtrodden

Regent to help downtrodden JAKARTA (JP): About 30 percent of people of working age are jobless in Tangerang regency's population of two million, its regent has said.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/IMF loses momentum in helping RI

IMF loses momentum in helping RI The economy continues to deteriorate while the International Monetary Fund dithers over when it will disburse the next tranche of its bail-out fund for the country. Economist Kwik Kian Gie discusses its impact.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 15, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 450 ...
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/RI to open three sea-lanes for international passage

RI to open three sea-lanes for international passage JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday that Indonesia would open three north-south sea-lanes to international shipping next year and that another east-west sea passage was also under consideration.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Is reform a mere elusive dream?

Is reform a mere elusive dream?By Russell Emmerson JAKARTA (JP): If we choose to be lyrical, we may compare Indonesia to a giant garuda in a glass cage.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Jamsostek looks to future to improve its image

Jamsostek looks to future to improve its imageBy Ridwan M. Sijabat JAKARTA (JP): PT Jamsostek, a state company that operates the only social security insurance policy for workers, has often been in the media spotlight in last eight months.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Tourist arrivals seen dropping 50%

Tourist arrivals seen dropping 50% JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board (BPPI) predicts tourist arrivals may drop 50 percent from the 5.2 million visitors reported in 1997 if the current political and social situation persists.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Garuda's new boss to limit operations, renegotiate debt

Garuda's new boss to limit operations, renegotiate debt JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's newly appointed president Robby Djohan announced yesterday a massive restructuring plan to lift the ailing airline out of its financial crisis.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Helicopter crash a 'pure accident': Army

Helicopter crash a 'pure accident': Army JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo has pronounced a "pure accident" as the cause of the crash of an Army helicopter in East Timor earlier this month, Antara reported yesterday.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Cattle and beef stocks running low

Cattle and beef stocks running low JAKARTA (JP): Beef may become a rarity soon due to a sharp decline in imported cows and beef, the chairman of the Indonesian Retail Merchants Association (Aprindo) said yesterday.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Poster Exhibition: Jerman di Dalam Khayalan, at Goethe Institut Bandung, Jl. Martadinata 48 (Phone: 022 436440), until June 30. * Silver Accesories by Runa Jewelry at Preanger Aerowisata Bandung Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 431631), until June 30.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Perhutani's soybean farm

Perhutani's soybean farm NGAWI, East Java (JP): State forestry firm Perum Perhutani will develop a 251.2-hectare soybean plantation in Ngawi, East Java, the company said recently.The head of Perhutani's Ngawi forest district, Noerhadi Siswoyo, said the soybean plantation was expected to yield 2.
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Tue, 16 Jun 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 June 15 to June 21: U.S. dollar 1 Rp 11,750.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Alatas calls referendum in E. Timor 'unacceptable'

Alatas calls referendum in E. Timor 'unacceptable' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas warned yesterday that a referendum on East Timor's status, as demanded by some East Timorese, would likely lead to clashes between supporters and opponents of integration with Indonesia.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Ex-regent grilled for six hours

Ex-regent grilled for six hours YOGYAKARTA: Former Bantul regent Col. Sri Roso Sudarmo was grilled for more than six hours by the military police here yesterday over allegations that he tried to bribe a Soeharto- linked foundation with Rp 1 billion (US$68,000) to get reappointed as regent.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Hydro plant to reach full power

Hydro plant to reach full power JAKARTA (JP): The 114-Megawatt (MW) hydropower plant in Kota Panjang, Riau owned by state electricity firm PT PLN is to begin operating fully in October, the company said yesterday.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

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

JP/Stakes in banks 'should be limited' to 20 percent

Stakes in banks 'should be limited' to 20 percent JAKARTA (JP): The Federation of Private Domestic Banks (Perbanas) called on the government yesterday to limit bank ownership to no more than 20 percent.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Advisor denies charges against Soeharto

Advisor denies charges against Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Yohanes Yacob, an advisor hired by Soeharto to defend his interests, said allegations that the former president and his family had illegally amassed trillions of rupiah were untrue.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Century manages more hotels

Century manages more hotels JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based hotel chain Century International Hotels will manage three more hotels in Indonesia, the hotel chain announced yesterday.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Museum planned to honor Trisakti 'heroes of reform'

Museum planned to honor Trisakti 'heroes of reform' JAKARTA (JP): A month has passed since the tragic shooting of four Trisakti University students.But the May 12 incident will not be easily forgotten by lecturers, fellow students and the university's management.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Rupiah sinks to 14,700 as stocks lose grounds

Rupiah sinks to 14,700 as stocks lose grounds JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah sank 5 percent yesterday to close at 14,700 against the U.S. dollar as the Japanese yen touched its lowest level since August 1990.The stock market, battered by sinking turnover, slid 0.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Birth of sectarian parties

Birth of sectarian parties With the dawn of Indonesia's current era of genuine openness, many politicians are acting as if they have heard a divine voice telling them to go forth and beget new mediums of political expression.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/RI's budget deficit may exceed 3.2% of GDP

RI's budget deficit may exceed 3.2% of GDP JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific director Hubert Neiss estimated yesterday that the Indonesian budget deficit in the 1998/99 fiscal year would be significantly higher than the initial estimate of 3.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Hospital workers stage protest

Hospital workers stage protest JAKARTA (JP): At least 200 employees of Sumber Waras Hospital staged a rally inside the hospital complex on Jl. Kyai Tapa in West Jakarta yesterday, demanding the resignation of the chairman of Sumber Waras Health Foundation, Padmo Sumasto.
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/RP centennial marks a glorious history

RP centennial marks a glorious historyBy Jamil Maidan Flores JAKARTA (JP): One hundred years ago this month, Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy, leader of the Filipino forces fighting for freedom against the Spanish colonial regime, unfurled what was to become the first Philippine national flag from the ...
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Tue, 16 Jun 1998

JP/Testimony has yet to connect suspects to Trisakti deaths

Testimony has yet to connect suspects to Trisakti deaths JAKARTA (JP): Four police officers summoned yesterday by prosecutors in the military tribunal investigating the Trisakti shooting said that neither of the defendants had shot the four victims.
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