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39 articles.
Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Liberty often abused by RI powerholders

Liberty often abused by RI powerholdersBy Ignas Kleden This is the first of two articles on liberty in Indonesia since the colonial yoke was toppled in 1945. JAKARTA (JP): Liberty seems to have its own history in Indonesia.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Golkar's Jakarta chapter to elect new chairman

Golkar's Jakarta chapter to elect new chairman JAKARTA (JP): Golkar's Jakarta chapter announced yesterday that it plans to hold a two-day regional congress next week to elect a new chairman for the 1998/2000 period, the chapter chairman said yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Kopassus troops remain high-spirited: Syahrir

Kopassus troops remain high-spirited: Syahrir JAKARTA (JP): The Army's Special Force's (Kopassus) troops remain high-spirited and unaffected by the ongoing investigation into some of their officers' alleged involvement in the abduction and torture of political activists, the force's chief ...
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film 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: Upacara Adat Panjang Jimat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: Rona ...
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Activists told not to inflate rape claims

Activists told not to inflate rape claims JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi has called on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with the plight of ethnic Chinese women raped in the May riots to continue to gather evidence to support their campaigns.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Sweet surrender can taste bitter

Sweet surrender can taste bitter Your first night, ladies, may be called "Sweet Surrender". That is, if your man is also your sweetheart. I mean that he is your own choice, not imposed on you. Men, in contrast, must be more cautious in dealing with cases of sweet surrender.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Akbar chides Amien for public excuse

Akbar chides Amien for public excuse JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Akbar Tandjung has chastised Amien Rais for boycotting Friday's conferment of Mahaputra medals by President B.J. Habibie after accepting the invitation to the event, and for later broadcasting his excuse to the media.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Megawati-led PDI gets the people's nod

Megawati-led PDI gets the people's nod JAKARTA (JP): A recent survey on which party people will vote for shows that a majority of people have yet to make up their minds.However, those who have decided tend to support the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) led by Megawati Soekarnoputri.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Fear for possible riots still clouds stock trading

Fear for possible riots still clouds stock trading JAKARTA (JP): Widespread rumors of massive riots ahead and after yesterday's Independence Day celebration would continue to cast a shadow on the local stock exchange this week.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Presidential guard beats parking attendant to death

Presidential guard beats parking attendant to death JAKARTA (JP): A member of the Presidential Security Guard (Paspampres) beat a parking attendant to death after a quarrel over a parking space on Jl. Kesehatan in Central Jakarta, an official said yesterday.Jakarta Military Police Commander Col.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Independence Day observed in somber mood

Independence Day observed in somber mood JAKARTA (JP): Unlike in previous years, when Indonesia's independence day was greeted with glee in the capital, this year's 53rd anniversary was no different from any other public holiday.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Economists urge Habibie to revamp banking sector

Economists urge Habibie to revamp banking sector JAKARTA (JP): Analysts approve of President B.J. Habibie's pledge in his recent state address to overhaul the country's ailing banking sector, but demand that his oath be more than mere rhetoric.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Foreign convicts get reduction

Foreign convicts get reduction DENPASAR, Bali: Two foreign convicts serving sentences in state prisons in Bali received reductions on their jail terms on the occasion of Indonesia's independence day anniversary yesterday.German Peter Bauer, who was sentenced to 6.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Indosat plans for acquisitions

Indosat plans for acquisitions JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng said here Saturday that publicly listed PT Indosat was considering making some acquisitions in an effort to boost its value before further divestment of government stakes in the ...
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Ships collide, four killed

Ships collide, four killed JAKARTA (JP): Four people died when the Indonesian ship KM Sinabung collided at dawn yesterday with the Panama tanker MT World Nord in the Strait of Malacca, some 80 nautical miles from Dumai port in Riau, Antara said.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Megawati marks national freedom with supporters

Megawati marks national freedom with supporters JAKARTA (JP): Ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri chose to miss the ceremony held by President B.J.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Lions Club offers cheap meals

Lions Club offers cheap meals JAKARTA (JP): Lions Club Indonesia plans to continue selling cheap meals to needy people in West Jakarta streets for the next few months.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Businessmen hail Habibie's speech

Businessmen hail Habibie's speech JAKARTA (JP): Local businessmen hailed the four-point economic stabilization and reform program delivered by President B.J. Habibie in his first state of the nation address at the House of Representatives Saturday.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/The rupiah -- one year after its float

The rupiah -- one year after its float This is the first of two articles based on an address given by former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono to a luncheon organized by the Indonesia Australia Business Council in Jakarta on Aug. 11.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Govt releases 27 political prisoners

Govt releases 27 political prisoners JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has released 27 more political prisoners, pardoned three elderly communist prisoners, and restored the good name of four senior activists, including the late Lt. Gen.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Avoid being compartmentalization, church suggest

Avoid being compartmentalization, church suggest JAKARTA (JP): To push for true reform in the country, Indonesians must no longer let themselves be "compartmentalized" by any narrow-minded group's interests, the state's engineering, violence or despotism, the Indonesian Bishops Conference ...
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/26 killed in bus accident

26 killed in bus accident BANDUNG, West Java: Twenty-six people were killed and eight others seriously injured when the bus they were traveling in plunged into an eight-meter deep gully in Cibedug Limbangan village, West Java, before dawn on Sunday.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Justified racism?

Justified racism? This is another response to the July 30 article Ethnic Chinese at fault for riots. The stories of indigenous people receiving offending remarks from ethnic Chinese in day to day life have grown tiresome.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Taxi driver arrested for robbery

Taxi driver arrested for robbery JAKARTA (JP): Police have apprehended a taxi driver and his accomplice who they believe specialized in robbing taxi passengers, especially foreigners, in the capital.City police detective chief Col.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/On exchange controls

On exchange controls A comment on Mr. John Slack's letter Give exchange controls a chance of Aug. 13.It is not disputable that currency exchange rates should be under control.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Arts Exhibition by Tanto and Kipli, at Galeripadi, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578), until Aug. 23.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Athletes awarded for success and behavior

Athletes awarded for success and behavior JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council presented a total of 29 athletes from 19 sports with awards in recognition of their achievements and model behavior at a ceremony held yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Artwork served up with local cuisine

Artwork served up with local cuisine JAKARTA (JP): Authentic Indonesian cuisine and an artwork exhibition are on offer at the Borobudur Inter-Continental Jakarta Hotel in celebration of the 53th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/No peace for Congo

No peace for Congo No peace for Congo: a rebellion is now underway against ex- rebel Kabila. The Tutsi-Banyamulenge -- the same minority that initiated Kabila's successful coup against the dictatorial Mobutu two years ago -- have threatened his tenuous hold on the vast nation.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Habibie's vision

Habibie's vision In his state of the nation address on Saturday, President B.J. Habibie publicly elaborated for the first time on where he thinks Indonesia should be heading in the coming years.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Plane makes emergency landing

Plane makes emergency landing PASURUAN, East Java: A training plane made an emergency landing Saturday, 10:30 a.m., in Raci, East Java's Pasuruan district, because of engine trouble, Antara reported.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/'No' to oppression

'No' to oppression The founding fathers of the Indonesian Republic have freed this nation, but they forgot to teach us of one great risk that freedom brings: that the oppressors and the robbers of our wealth -- whether they be foreign powers or our own power holders -- could return.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Moslem community sidelined by Soeharto govt: Scholar

Moslem community sidelined by Soeharto govt: Scholar JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Nurcholish Madjid has said the religious tension and riots of the last two years reflected the Moslem community's deep seated-frustration at being deliberately sidelined by the Soeharto government.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Probe into Soeharto's wealth 'to finish soon'

Probe into Soeharto's wealth 'to finish soon' JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General A.M. Ghalib has said that the investigation into former president Soeharto's allegedly ill-gotten wealth is nearing completion.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Telkom cuts off 100,000 lines due to unpaid bills

Telkom cuts off 100,000 lines due to unpaid bills CIPANAS, West Java (JP): Publicly listed domestic telecommunications provider PT Telkom disconnected at least 100,000 telephone lines in recent months because customers failed to pay their bills, the company's president has said.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Thames Pam Jaya announced

Thames Pam Jaya announced JAKARTA (JP): British water company Thames Water and city- owned water company PDAM Jaya christened their joint-venture firm PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) yesterday.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Wheat price increase kills small bread producers

Wheat price increase kills small bread producersBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): The 300 percent price increase of wheat flour since early this year has left most small and medium foodmakers on the brink of collapse.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/Drop In Center offers help to narcotics 'victims'

Drop In Center offers help to narcotics 'victims' JAKARTA (JP): It can feel like doomsday when you find out that your child has become a drug addict. You desperately want to cure your child's addiction but are too ashamed to seek outside help.Don't be discouraged. You are not alone.
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Tue, 18 Aug 1998

JP/People celebrate Aug. 17 modestly

People celebrate Aug. 17 modestly JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people joined the solemn commemoration of Indonesia's 53rd anniversary of independence in a ceremony led by President B.J. Habibie in the grounds of Merdeka Palace.
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