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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 23, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/KPU forms team to end row over seats allocation

KPU forms team to end row over seats allocation JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) formed a team on Monday to formulate a decree on allocation of 120 remaining House of Representatives seats in a last ditch effort to settle months of fighting over vote-sharing agreements ...

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Two die in crash on Bogor toll

Two die in crash on Bogor toll BOGOR (JP): Two people died and two others were in a critical condition after a car slid and crashed at Jagorawi toll road in Cimanggis subdistrict here on Sunday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/KONI to study Indonesia's poor showing at SEA Games

KONI to study Indonesia's poor showing at SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) will look for reasons behind poor performances in the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam this month at a special meeting on Tuesday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Mummy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Entrapment 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Sri 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Thick As Thieves 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Blast From The Past ...

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Too light a punishment

Too light a punishment The Bank Bali scandal is still being investigated and in this respect, the government does not seem to be making a serious effort to settle this case once and for all in a just and transparent manner.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Probe on Soeharto to be announced soon

Probe on Soeharto to be announced soon JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie is to announce on Thursday his decision regarding the sluggish investigation into former president Soeharto's alleged corruption, State Secretary/Minister of Justice Muladi revealed on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia set no target in swim meet

Indonesia set no target in swim meet JAKARTA (JP): The country has no gold medal target for the fourth ASEAN Schools Swimming Championship at Senayan despite the presence of seven team members from the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/No pardon for Thai smugglers

No pardon for Thai smugglers JAKARTA: Three Thai nationals on death row inhabiting a North Sumatra jail were not among the 17,361 convicts across the country who had been granted a government pardon in commemoration of Indonesia's 54th Independence Day.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Activists call for world attention on Aceh violence

Activists call for world attention on Aceh violence JAKARTA (JP): A leading human rights activist in Aceh called on the international community not to turn a blind eye to the violence in the troubled province.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/UN expresses its concern over Suai refugees in East Timor

UN expresses its concern over Suai refugees in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): The United Nations representative here expressed concern on Monday over intimidation toward some 2,300 residents in Covalima who sought shelter at a local church.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Bank NISP plans bond issue to boost lending

Bank NISP plans bond issue to boost lending JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank NISP will soon issue bonds worth Rp 500 billion (US$6.6 million) to boost its lending operation.The bank's president, Pramukti Surjaudaja, said on Monday that five-year bonds would be offered to the public between Sept.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/SEA Games tennis players share in Rp 150m bonus

SEA Games tennis players share in Rp 150m bonus JAKARTA (JP): The national tennis team from the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games received a bonus of Rp 150 million (US$20,436) from the Indonesia Tennis Association (Pelti) on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/1,010 teachers needed in Banggai

1,010 teachers needed in Banggai LUWUK, Central Sulawesi: At least 1,010 elementary teachers are needed in Banggai district in Central Sulawesi, Antara reported Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Haze covers the country's blue skies again

Haze covers the country's blue skies again With the onset of the dry season, sporadic forest fires, mainly in Kalimantan and Sumatra, have resulted with atmospheric haze affecting the country and again spreading to neighboring countries. The Jakarta Post's photographer Arief Suhardiman S.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Second round threat to democracy

Second round threat to democracyBy Sidesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): As Indonesia awaits the outcome of its second democratic election since independence (the first democratically held election was in 1955), the aspirations of the people assume frightening proportions.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Banks need more than recapitalization: Expert

Banks need more than recapitalization: Expert JAKARTA (JP): The government-sponsored bank recapitalization program will do little to right the country's ailing banking sector if no measures are imposed to force the banks to operate more professionally, a noted German banking expert said on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Fired worker gets promoted

Fired worker gets promoted KUDUS, Central Java: About 1,000 workers of cigarette manufacturer PT Djarum Kudus demanded on Monday that the company reinstate one of the supervisors.The workers staged a protest since 5:30 a.m. until noon."We want our supervisor, Slamet Sidik back.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Gen. Wiranto defends state security bill

Gen. Wiranto defends state security bill JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Gen. Wiranto deflected accusations on Monday that his office was seeking to grant excessive power to the government and the Indonesian Military when it drafted the controversial bill on state security now under ...

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Counterfeiters may get jail terms

Counterfeiters may get jail terms JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors demanded on Monday that two staff at the State Secretariat be sentenced to six years in jail for allegedly forging documents to facilitate the import of goods belonging to a Spanish citizen.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Golkar youth chief murdered

Golkar youth chief murdered PEKANBARU, Riau: Syafli Tandjung, chairman of the local chapter of Pemuda Pancasila, known as the youth wing of the Golkar Party, was shot dead by an unidentified person on Sunday, Riau police spokesman S. Pandiangan said.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Bank Ekspor to channel loans via other banks

Bank Ekspor to channel loans via other banks JAKARTA (JP): The newly established state Bank Ekspor Indonesia (BEI), which will start operation on Sept.1, will channel its loans through appointed commercial banks, the bank's executive said here on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Councilors unhappy with historic site demolition

Councilors unhappy with historic site demolition JAKARTA (JP): City councilors expressed their disappointment on Monday over the demolition of the back part of the heritage listed Antara building on Jl. Antara in Central Jakarta.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Hotel occupancy rates 'continue to decline'

Hotel occupancy rates 'continue to decline' JAKARTA (JP): In spite of falling rental rates, virtually all property sectors showed declining occupancy rates in the second quarter of 1999. The only exception was the retail sector, according to property services company FPDSavills.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Dragons dance in Tangerang

Dragons dance in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): After a 25-year absence, the traditional barongsai dragon dance regained its fame here on Sunday when city residents reintroduced the popular Chinese dance to mark the country's 54th Independence Day.Thousands of people from all walks of life thronged Jl.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Four-year-old girl raped by neighbor

Four-year-old girl raped by neighbor JAKARTA (JP): Kebayoran Baru police in South Jakarta have arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of raping and molesting a four-year-old girl in his house on Jl. Pandan in Kramat Pela subdistrict, an officer said on Monday.Kebayoran Baru Police chief Maj.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Calamities, of our and nature's doing

Calamities, of our and nature's doing As a citizen of the world, one is forced to stand still for a few moments and is filled with awe -- doesn't English have a longer word? -- at learning of a calamity on the scale of the earthquake which struck Golcuk, Turkey.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Variety Show 11:30 Performance 12:30 p.m.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Estrada in fight to save economic agenda

Estrada in fight to save economic agendaBy Ruben Alabastro MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Joseph Estrada may find himself under siege soon unless he quickly defuses a political storm stirred up by his proposal to change the constitution, analysts said on Sunday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Insurance scam suspect has one week to return cash

Insurance scam suspect has one week to return cash JAKARTA (JP): Police gave a primary suspect in the alleged Rp 410 billion (US$55.4 million) insurance fraud at the military and police insurer (Asabri) a deadline of until the end of this month to return the money, an officer said on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Historically rich Banten eyes tourism for the future

Historically rich Banten eyes tourism for the future JAKARTA (JP): Archipelagic Indonesia was opulent with distinct kingdoms long before the nation became an republic 54 years ago.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Government criticized over East Timor

Government criticized over East TimorBy Ridwan Max Sijabat and Laurenco Vicente Martins DILI, East Timor (JP): The United Front for East Timor Autonomy (UNIF) criticized the government on Monday for doing too little in the province over the past 23 years.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Police beat students for flag-burning

Police beat students for flag-burning JAKARTA (JP): Riot police beat nine university students after they burned the flags of the ruling Golkar Party and the United States of America and tried to enter the Merdeka Palace compound on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Indonesia needs self-cleansing, says lawyer

Indonesia needs self-cleansing, says lawyer JAKARTA (JP): After decades of political and economical mismanagement, Indonesia needs to go through a self-cleansing process to purify itself, a noted lawyer said at a discussion on Monday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Woman found dead in a gutter

Woman found dead in a gutter BOGOR (JP): A 35-year-old Sukasirna villager, named Lilis, was found dead in a gutter near her house in Leuwiliang subdistrict, Bogor. The police stated that she was found by her nephew on Saturday morning.Lilis had suffered severe head injuries.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Students poisoned during initiation

Students poisoned during initiation UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): At least 52 new students of Makasar University here were rushed to the hospital on Monday suffering from food poisoning.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Muslim group denies supporting Habibie

Muslim group denies supporting Habibie JAKARTA (JP): A spokesman for the Front for the Defense of Islam (FPI) denied on Monday that the group supported B.J. Habibie for the presidency, which was reported by state-run television station TVRI on Sunday.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Security first

Security first U.S. senator Tom Harkin is not alone in calling on the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to East Timor to ensure security during and after the Aug. 30 ballot.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Hotel workers strike in Bali

Hotel workers strike in Bali TANJUNG BENOA, Bali: Hundreds of hotel workers from Club Bali Mirage, Grand Mirage Resort and Thalasso Spa staged a strike Sunday morning, demanding higher transportation allowances and a health allowance.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Presidency is not everything to me: Habibie

Presidency is not everything to me: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie, facing signs of increasingly shaky Golkar backing for his presidential campaign, strove on Monday to convince the public he would not engage in dirty politics.

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Tue, 24 Aug 1999

JP/Parties warn of cop-out in bank scandal

Parties warn of cop-out in bank scandal JAKARTA (JP): Major opposition political parties warned the public on Monday to be on guard for a possible compromise between the government and the House of Representatives to settle the Bank Bali scandal.

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