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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 25, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Hendro told to improve transmigration sites

Hendro told to improve transmigration sites JAKARTA (JP): The government intends to improve the quality of existing transmigration sites rather than open new ones, President Soeharto said yesterday.The President told Minister of Transmigration and Resettlement of Forest Squatters A.M.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Shooting lesson for journalists

Shooting lesson for journalists JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command gave journalists a shooting lesson at its main regiment headquarters in Condet Raya, East Jakarta yesterday.Command spokesman Lt. Col. D.J.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Water resources not a luxury to be wasted

Water resources not a luxury to be wastedBy George Sitania BOGOR, West Java (JP): Water is a basic element of life; without it life would not exist. People can survive for weeks without food, but only a few days without water.Water is the lifeblood of our planet.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/What religion means to Indonesia politics

What religion means to Indonesia politics JAKARTA (JP): A quarter of a century ago the political scientist and Indonesia specialist Benedict Anderson suggested that to understand Indonesian politics one must attempt to view events from the perspective of Javanese religious assumptions about the ...
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/PT Semen Padang in the international market

PT Semen Padang in the international market PT Semen Padang is the oldest cement plant in Indonesia. It began production on March 18, 1910, as NV Nederlands Indische Portland Cement Maatschapij. Production in 1913 was 22.9 tons per year. By 1939, production had risen to 172,000 tons a year.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Car production, sales may drop 90% in March

Car production, sales may drop 90% in March JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries estimated yesterday that the country's economic crisis would drag down car production and sales by 90 percent this month.The association's chairman, Herman Z.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Consumers turn to local cosmetics

Consumers turn to local cosmetics JAKARTA (JP): Whether there is an economic crisis or not, cosmetics, in the words of a beauty expert, are "a second skin to urban women".
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/National drive required to conserve water

National drive required to conserve waterBy Asep Fathulrachman Unfortunately, it is not a case of water, water everywhere for the world today. An estimated two billion people lack clean drinking water and many countries suffer acute water shortages.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/RI's Moslem community coming into its own

RI's Moslem community coming into its own B.J. Habibie's election as vice president and the predominantly Moslem cabinet has fanned questions about the political map of Islam in Indonesia. Moslem intellectual Nurcholish Madjid, rector of Paramadina Mulya University, discusses the implications.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Ecstasy dealer gets four years

Ecstasy dealer gets four years JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court sentenced a man on Tuesday to four years in jail and fined him Rp 150 million ($15,000) or three months imprisonment for possessing 13 Ecstasy pills.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Jakarta on track with its transportation services

Jakarta on track with its transportation services JAKARTA (JP): A traveler's first steps in Jakarta may be tentative ones as he or she adjusts to the daunting task of becoming familiar with the byways and highways of this sprawling city.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Kid Pix 3:10 Science Film: Private Reflection 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Flora and Fauna: Pesona Flora 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 Children's Drama: Maafkan dong 6:00 News: ...
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Punishment for pedophile hailed

Punishment for pedophile hailed MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesian Institute for the Protection of Women and Children has hailed the punishment meted out by the Medan District Court to Asinia David, 37, for sodomizing and killing three-year-old M. Anwar.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Rates hike 'blow to banking industry'

Rates hike 'blow to banking industry' JAKARTA (JP): The current high deposit rates are a further blow to the beleaguered banking sector, which has very few options for reinvesting the money, banking experts said yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Fair play

Fair play The current economic situation has forced a rise in production costs, and those affected include The Jakarta Post. Since this newspaper's announcement on March 15 that it would downsize to eight pages, I feared the worst, expecting eight pagers every day.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Kidney patients ask for help

Kidney patients ask for help BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Some 30 kidney patients of the Abdul Moeloek General Hospital have requested help in continuing their treatment from the ministers of health and home affairs.They said dialysis had become so expensive they could no longer afford it.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Irian Jaya to get new governor

Irian Jaya to get new governor JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The provincial legislative council has elected Commodore Freddy Numberi, chief of the Jayapura naval base, as the new governor for the 1998/2003 period to replace Jacob Patippi.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Unemployment surged to 8.7 million in February

Unemployment surged to 8.7 million in February JAKARTA (JP): The number of unemployed people doubled from 4.4 million last year to 8.7 million at the end of last month, an official said yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Banned referees cry foul at charges

Banned referees cry foul at charges JAKARTA (JP): A group of soccer referees, banned from officiating after an alleged match-fixing scam, decried yesterday what they termed unfair treatment by the All-Indonesia Football Federation (PSSI).
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Side meetings arranged for Habibie at ASEM

Side meetings arranged for Habibie at ASEMBy K. Basrie LONDON (JP): The Indonesian Embassy here has arranged a series of bilateral meetings for Vice President B.J. Habibie with several Asian and European leaders when they gather here next week.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Robbery believed behind murder of Taiwanese lady

Robbery believed behind murder of Taiwanese lady JAKARTA (JP): A Taiwanese woman, found dead at a residence in North Jakarta Tuesday afternoon, is believed to have been murdered during a robbery, police said yesterday.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Local orangutans face extinction

Local orangutans face extinction SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Forest fires and illegal hunting have been posing grave threats to orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) living in East Kalimantan's forests, an expert of the Ministry of Forestry said yesterday.Dr.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Interview with the Bangladeshi Ambassador

Interview with the Bangladeshi Ambassador Bangladesh, the third-largest Moslem nation in the world, has expressed great optimism that the economic crisis befalling its trading partner Indonesia will be "very temporary".
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/ABRI starts dialog with critical groups

ABRI starts dialog with critical groups BANDUNG (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) made good on its recent offer yesterday by opening a series of dialogs with critical groups in a bid to settle the monetary crisis and answer growing calls for reform.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Man arrested with 4.8kg of heroin

Man arrested with 4.8kg of heroin TANGERANG (JP): Customs officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have made their first illegal drugs arrest of the year of an Indonesian man who allegedly tried to smuggle 4.884 kg of second-grade heroin into the country.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/How to understand the crisis

How to understand the crisis The economic crisis befalling Indonesia has been dragging on with no hint as to when it will be over. The following two articles provide a political-culture approach to the crisis with an historical perspective. Dr. Mark R.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Presidential decree on sticker system issued

Presidential decree on sticker system issued JAKARTA (JP): A presidential decree on the sticker system which will replace the controversial three-in-one traffic system was issued on Monday and the city is preparing supporting bylaws, an official said yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Consequences of high interest rates

Consequences of high interest rates This is not the first time the government has followed a policy of raising bank interest rates. When the government in August last year abandoned the intervention band that allowed the rupiah's value against the U.S.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/PT Toyota-Astra Motor launches new Corolla

PT Toyota-Astra Motor launches new Corolla JAKARTA (JP): PT Toyota-Astra Motor is shrugging off the worst ever recession in the history of the country's automotive industry and launching the latest generation of its Toyota Corolla tomorrow.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/All oil producers urged to cut output

All oil producers urged to cut output JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto asked all OPEC members and independent oil producers yesterday to voluntarily cut their output to prop up the crude oil price.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on March 25, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,000.00 9,500.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Govt, IMF discuss another revision of RI state budget

Govt, IMF discuss another revision of RI state budget JAKARTA (JP): The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are discussing another revision of the country's 1998/1999 state budget, Minister of Finance Fuad Bawazier said yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/W. Java flood victims need more aid

W. Java flood victims need more aid JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of residents in flood-hit areas in South Bandung regency, West Java, need more food and medical supplies to ease the suffering they have experienced over the past two weeks, Antara reported yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Boat people from Indonesia?

Boat people from Indonesia? Much has been said and written about the plight of the Indonesians who feel compelled to seek a better life in neighboring countries, Malaysia and Singapore in particular.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/'Ojek' driver murdered

'Ojek' driver murdered JAKARTA (JP): An ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was found dead with his skull crushed early yesterday in a cassava field in Pamulang district of South Jakarta, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Small publications to get cheaper paper

Small publications to get cheaper paper JAKARTA (JP): PT Aspex Paper, the country's largest newsprint producer, has agreed to give a 30 percent discount to small-scale publishing companies.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Ratna denies being caught re-handed

Ratna denies being caught re-handed JAKARTA (JP): Stage actress Ratna Sarumpaet and five others who filed a lawsuit for wrongful arrest challenged police claims yesterday that they were caught red-handed holding an illegal political meeting on Feb. 10.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Thugs clean out rich man's house

Thugs clean out rich man's house TANGERANG (JP): Police are tracking down five men suspected of robbing a businessman of 400 grams of jewelry, a Rolex gold- plated wristwatch, a 29-inch TV set and Rp 7 million in cash early Tuesday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Thousands face food shortages on E. Timor coast

Thousands face food shortages on E. Timor coast BOBONARO, East Timor (JP): About 5,000 people in four coastal villages here are enduring food shortages after a dry spell since January caused massive crop failures, a local official has confirmed.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Shares up on news of debt rollover plan

Shares up on news of debt rollover plan JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose slightly yesterday after falling for two consecutive days on news of the rollover plan to tackle the country's mounting private debt crisis.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Questions loom on norms in political life

Questions loom on norms in political lifeBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): When observing the behavior of our political leaders during this political and economic crisis, I cannot help comparing them with their predecessors in 1945 and the ensuing 10 years in our early existence as an independent ...
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Crisis is a drag for drag race organizers

Crisis is a drag for drag race organizers JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the national drag race championship series said yesterday they expected fewer participants in the opening leg April 5 due to the monetary turmoil.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Foreign investment, economic development

Foreign investment, economic development The present government has clear and well-defined economic policies, geared to promoting foreign investment in the country.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/100 soldiers armed with vegetable seeds

100 soldiers armed with vegetable seeds JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command will soon deploy 100 soldiers not to a battlefield but to grow vegetables on neglected land in Tangerang in a bid to help raise the production of basic staples, an officer said.Commander Maj. Gen.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/City tightens building licensing

City tightens building licensing JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will refuse to issue occupancy permits for high-rise buildings unless they are provided with proper fire safety equipment, a senior official has said.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Subagyo hails Amien for wise criticism

Subagyo hails Amien for wise criticism BANDUNG (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo praised the outspoken scholar Amien Rais yesterday for his mature and wise criticism of the government.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Doctoral exam turns into gripping argument on govt

Doctoral exam turns into gripping argument on govt JAKARTA (JP): A panel of the University of Indonesia's law professors turned a viva yesterday into a grievance session and led legal doctoral candidate A.S.S.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Pimps, patrons play strangers

Pimps, patrons play strangers PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): An encounter between officers, 10 pimps and 32 prostitutes in a police station on Monday took on shades of melodrama when many of the ladies of the night began to shed tears.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/34 firms sign up for German center in BSD complex

34 firms sign up for German center in BSD complex TANGERANG (JP): Registration of 34 local and foreign companies is confirmed for the eight-story German Center for Industry and Trade in the Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex here, the center's president said yesterday.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Russian roulette

Russian roulette Progress toward democracy and market reform in Russia has never been clear cut, but Boris Yeltsin's decision to dismiss his entire cabinet introduces a dangerous element.
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Thu, 26 Mar 1998

JP/Goodbye to good items

Goodbye to good items So what next? I didn't expect that without advertisements, the cost of a newspaper would be news in itself, something to read about.As part of your cost-cutting measures, you have reduced the number of pages to eight, with consequent changes in the layout. Francis R.
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