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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Stocks, rupiah tremble a little as student protests resume

Stocks, rupiah tremble a little as student protests resume JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah dipped to 7,600 against the U.S. dollar and stock prices lost 1.1 percent on Tuesday as students resumed large-scale antigovernment demonstrations in the capital.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Sri Indriyani tipped for silver in Bangkok

Sri Indriyani tipped for silver in Bangkok JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is pinning its hopes of winning a silver medal at the 13th Asian Games weightlifting competition in Bangkok next month on Sri Indriyani.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Supreme Court turns down Amex bankruptcy appeal

Supreme Court turns down Amex bankruptcy appeal JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by the Singapore office of the American Express Bank (Amex) to declare the publicly listed firm PT Ometraco Corporation bankrupt.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Help sought in curbing malnutrition

Help sought in curbing malnutrition JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie expressed on Tuesday deep concern over how the economic crisis had caused malnutrition levels to soar, particularly among infants and children under five, and appealed to the financially better-off to help the poor.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 24, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/ABRI gears up for continual demos

ABRI gears up for continual demos JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto warned that campus activists would continue anti-government protests until general elections in mid-1999.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Debate rages on Pancasila as sole political party principle

Debate rages on Pancasila as sole political party principle JAKARTA (JP): Legislators discussing a draft bill on political parties were unable to resolve differences on Tuesday over the inflammatory issue of stipulating the Pancasila state ideology as the sole doctrine of political institutions.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Politicians warn of vested interests

Politicians warn of vested interests JAKARTA (JP): Politicians and youth activists warned on Tuesday that groups with political agendas were playing on people's mutual suspicions to divide and conquer.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Japan firms get nod for subway project

Japan firms get nod for subway project JAKARTA (JP): The government gave the nod on Tuesday for Japanese firms to build a subway system in the city and an electric railway connecting the capital to Surabaya, East Java, according to a business leader.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Clinic opens for business

Clinic opens for business JAKARTA (JP): The London Institute of Communications Jakarta in cooperation with the Pasundan University of Bandung will soon open a "business clinic" that will provide consultancy services to people intending to enter into food and food processing businesses using local ...
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documantary Film 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Narcotics officer found dead with gunshot wound

Narcotics officer found dead with gunshot wound TANGERANG (JP): A police narcotics detective was found dead with a gunshot wound to his stomach, at his rented house in the Legok district here on Monday night.His wife was also in critical condition with a similar wound.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Four-way tie in opening round of Matoa National

Four-way tie in opening round of Matoa National JAKARTA (JP): Four veteran golfers shared the lead after the first round of the Rp 100 million (US$13,300) Matoa Nasional Open-Andersen Consulting Challenge on Tuesday.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/'I love rupiah' gold auctioned

'I love rupiah' gold auctioned BANDUNG (JP): Gold contributions totaling 2,249 grams raised during the "I love rupiah" campaign were auctioned off by the state pawn house here Tuesday.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Rights body sets up probe team on Semanggi tragedy

Rights body sets up probe team on Semanggi tragedy JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights has established its own team to investigate the Nov. 13 clash between students and security personnel at the Semanggi Cloverleaf junction.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Mine prospecting falls in economic, political crisis

Mine prospecting falls in economic, political crisis JAKARTA (JP): Mining explorations in the country have significantly dropped this year amid the monetary and political turbulence, the Indonesian Mining Services Association (Aspindo) said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Computer problem may bring new crisis in the future: WB

Computer problem may bring new crisis in the future: WB JAKARTA (JP): The so-called Year 2000 computer problem has the potential to emerge as a serious crisis for Indonesia, even as the country might be on its way towards economic recovery, the World Bank has said.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/On ethnic Chinese again

On ethnic Chinese again On Nov. 16, Masli Arman accused me of declaring "... through The Jakarta Post last month that the Chinese in Indonesia were not really a minority but the third largest ethnic group in the country (after the Javanese and Sundanese), ...
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Demontrations spread in several big cities

Demontrations spread in several big cities JAKARTA (JP): Students continued on Tuesday with their demonstrations demanding that former president Soeharto be tried, and that recent riots be investigated thoroughly.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Obituary

Obituary JAKARTA (JP): Ahem Erningpraja, a former minister of manpower in the early 1960s, died on Monday of old age at 85. He was buried Tuesday at Tanah Kusir public cemetery.Born in 1912, he earned a medal for being an independence fighter.From 1959 to 1963 he served as a minister of manpower.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Govt scales down privatization plans to six state firms

Govt scales down privatization plans to six state firms JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided to privatize six state firms rather than the 12 originally planned in this fiscal year due to bearish conditions on the local stock market.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Golden Truly staff fight for rights

Golden Truly staff fight for rights JAKARTA (JP): One hundred twenty-three former employees of the Golden Truly supermarket outlet in the popular Blok M shopping area in South Jakarta are keeping up their fight for higher severance pay after the store was closed in August.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Fighting violence against women

Fighting violence against womenBy Julia I. Suryakusuma Today is UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. JAKARTA (JP): On Nov.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 24, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 450 25 ...
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Canadians turn Christmas' ball into charity event

Canadians turn Christmas' ball into charity event JAKARTA (JP): It's almost Christmas, the most festive time of the year. It's time to have fun, but also to serve the needy.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Former minister of finance questioned over Freeport deal

Former minister of finance questioned over Freeport deal JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office questioned on Tuesday former minister of finance J.B.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Prosecutor seeks one year jail sentence for hapless kidnapper

Prosecutor seeks one year jail sentence for hapless kidnapper BOGOR (JP): A prosecutor here has asked the local court to sentence a 20-year-old man to one year in jail for his alleged involvement in the abduction of two South Koreans earlier this year.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Fair elections

Fair elections Reports in The Jakarta Post from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15 hinted that Indonesia's upcoming elections will not be free and fair, and will not allow all Indonesians to express their political aspirations peacefully at the ballot box.A truly democratic system is very simple.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/200 harmed by diving

200 harmed by diving PALU, Central Sulawesi: At least 200 divers operating without standard diving equipment in the waters of the Togean islands have either died or become incapacitated over the last seven years.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Calm in Ketapang but schools are still closed

Calm in Ketapang but schools are still closed JAKARTA (JP): Residents in Ketapang, West Jakarta, bore witness to an uneasy calm on Tuesday as most shops and offices in the area reopened for the first time since violent clashes erupted three days ago.Traffic clogged up Jl. K.H.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/RI, UAE sign trade pledge

RI, UAE sign trade pledge JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) here on Tuesday to improve bilateral trade relations.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Alatas slams Portugal for halting Timor talks

Alatas slams Portugal for halting Timor talks JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas slammed Portugal on Tuesday for suspending United Nations-sponsored negotiations over the future of East Timor based on unsubstantiated reports of a massacre in the territory.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Let bad banks die

Let bad banks die What a knotty bind our nation has tied itself up in. Amid the seemingly relentless waves of rioting, positive announcements about key economic indicators such as the strengthening of the rupiah, rising exports and declining inflation look hollow and meaningless.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Sutiyoso given demand over gambling dens

Sutiyoso given demand over gambling dens JAKARTA (JP): In a rare move, city councilors on Tuesday demanded Governor Sutiyoso's resignation unless he is able to close down all of the gambling dens in the capital.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Plan on water tariff hike suspended

Plan on water tariff hike suspended JAKARTA (JP): The city administration, councilors, city-owned tap water company PDAM Jaya and its two foreign partners have agreed to suspend the plan to hike water rates every six months.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Chicken for Ghalib over Soeharto probe

Chicken for Ghalib over Soeharto probe JAKARTA (JP): Disappointed and angry students on Tuesday presented a black chicken to Attorney General Lt. Gen. Muhammad Ghalib when he persistently refused to set a deadline for the investigation into former president Soeharto's wealth.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Indonesian coffee output down 24% due to El Nino

Indonesian coffee output down 24% due to El Nino JAKARTA (JP): A prolonged dry spell, believed to have been triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, is blamed for a 24 percent drop in the country's coffee output for the production year ending on Sept. 30.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Hurry up in Jakarta

Hurry up in Jakarta After 32 years of dictatorship under President Soeharto, Indonesians are understandably eager for free elections. President B.J. Habibie must move faster in providing them and avoid the Soeharto-style repression he has flirted with in recent weeks.Mr. Habibie, who was Mr.
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998

JP/Death of activist buries Russia's democratic future

Death of activist buries Russia's democratic futureBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Galina Vasilyevna Starovoitova is dead, machine- gunned on the stairs of her own apartment building in St. Petersburg last Friday night.
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