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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/'Spend, God will send': Idul Fitri gives new hope

'Spend, God will send': Idul Fitri gives new hopeBy Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): The pomp and excitement of Idul Fitri is nearly over and hardship looms. Pocketbooks are empty, and it is hard to see a guaranteed income in the bleak future.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Liquidated bank's offices sealed in surprise move

Liquidated bank's offices sealed in surprise move JAKARTA (JP): The remaining employees of the now-defunct Bank Harapan Sentosa (BHS) found their West Jakarta offices sealed with a notice barring their entrance yesterday.The front doors of the BHS headquarters on Jl.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Police given right to investigate graft cases

Police given right to investigate graft cases JAKARTA (JP): A joint informal forum of law enforcement agencies agreed yesterday to allow the police to investigate corruption cases, a task which has been "monopolized" by the Attorney General's Office for the past 27 years.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Journey by Parvathi Nayar Nayaran at The New Age Bar, Jl. Wahid Hasyim 112, Central Jakarta, 6:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., until March 23.Film* Japanese Film, at Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Cultural Foundation, Summitmas I, 2nd-3rd fl., Jl.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Friends confident Sofjan will return for probe

Friends confident Sofjan will return for probe JAKARTA (JP): Firdaus Wadjdi, the chairman of the Indonesian National Shipowners Association, said yesterday he believed that businessman Sofjan Wanandi would return from abroad on time to answer any police summons.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Hassle-free motoring a treat for Jakartans

Hassle-free motoring a treat for Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): Most major thoroughfares in the city remain deserted and many businesses have not resumed activities although yesterday marked the sixth day after Idul Fitri.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Wolfensohn is no Pronk

Wolfensohn is no Pronk World Bank president James Wolfensohn held a special meeting yesterday (Wednesday) with a number of prominent opposition figures. The enthusiasm for the meeting, on the part of the Indonesians, was considerable.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Whatever it takes

Whatever it takes The United States is moving toward a military strike against Iraq. Some 30 U.S. warships, loaded with bombers and missiles, are steaming in or near the Gulf.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Forest fires threaten research center

Forest fires threaten research center BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): The spreading forest fires in the Kutai National Park near here are threatening a rare species research center, an official said yesterday.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Rupiah weakens slightly as stocks decline

Rupiah weakens slightly as stocks decline JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened again yesterday on fears that recent riots in towns in Java and Sulawesi would spread to other major towns in the country.The rupiah, which burst upward to below 9,000 against the U.S.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Rebel sympathizers jailed in Aceh

Rebel sympathizers jailed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Three sympathizers of the Aceh separatist movement were sentenced to between three and four years in jail by the district court here yesterday.The court found Rusli, 22, M. Yusuf, 31, and T.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Social security fund should be repaid to the workers: Expert

Social security fund should be repaid to the workers: Expert YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Rp 6 trillion (about US$600 million) state social security fund should be repaid to the workers who contributed to it to help alleviate their hardship in this time of crisis, an expert has proposed.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Gus Dur recovering, may be discharged from hospital soon

Gus Dur recovering, may be discharged from hospital soon JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leader Abdurrahman Wahid, who has spent more than two weeks in hospital recovering from a stroke, may be discharged soon.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/TV awards panel honors Asian programs with pizzazz

TV awards panel honors Asian programs with pizzazzBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Informative TV stories are almost always surefire ratings winners.But programs inevitably do even better with audiences when packaged in original, entertaining concepts.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Producers vow to delay price rises

Producers vow to delay price rises JAKARTA (JP): Major producers, distributors and retailers have again pledged to freeze their prices of some basic food essentials until the end of March.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Uncertainty still haunts Myanmar

Uncertainty still haunts Myanmar LONDON: Ten years after Myanmar's military authorities violently suppressed anti-government demonstrations, the country appears to be entering a period of renewed economic and political uncertainty.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb.5, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Bogus group dupes 'MTV' fans

Bogus group dupes 'MTV' fans JAKARTA (JP): Unsuspecting MTV fans have been swindled out of hundreds of thousands of rupiah in a scam run by a group claiming affiliation with the music television station, MTV Asia marketing manager Daniel Tumewu said yesterday.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Tom and Jerry Kid 3:10 Children's Dance 3:35 Talk Show: Sambung Rasa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Student's Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 5:10 Documentary Film: Science World 5:30 Music: Paket 27 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita ...
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Soeharto holds talks with Bolkiah and Anwar

Soeharto holds talks with Bolkiah and AnwarJP/oby, JP/alx JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto held separate talks with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at his residence on Jl. Cendana here yesterday.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Police arrest teenager for robbing and killing grandpa

Police arrest teenager for robbing and killing grandpa JAKARTA (JP): A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly robbing and killing his 82-year-old grandfather, a police officer said yesterday.East Jakarta Police Precinct chief Lt. Col.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Radar malfunction delays Garuda flights

Radar malfunction delays Garuda flights JAKARTA (JP): The radar system at Soekarno-Hatta International airport malfunctioned again for an hour yesterday causing some delays of domestic and international flights, an airline source said.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Mar'ie's extended break sparks uproar at House

Mar'ie's extended break sparks uproar at House JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad's "too long" a time-out without permission during a hearing session yesterday sparked a bitter protest from legislators.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Minister wants gas price to be renegotiated

Minister wants gas price to be renegotiated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana has asked the state's electricity company PLN and distribution company PGN to renegotiate the gas prices with state oil and gas company Pertamina and its production sharing contractors.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Rupiah travel limit raised

Rupiah travel limit raised JAKARTA (JP): The government has raised the limit on the amount of rupiah travelers may carry with them when leaving and entering the country to Rp 5 million (US$526), up from the unrealistic amount of Rp 50,000.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/C. Java rioters surrender loot

C. Java rioters surrender loot REMBANG, Central Java (JP): Dozens of people who rioted in this regency recently have voluntarily relinquished their loot under an amnesty, officials and residents said yesterday.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Political ceteribus paribus and the national leadership

Political ceteribus paribus and the national leadershipBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): A political scenario is based on political realities, subject to a condition that everything outside politics remains constant.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Policies caused food price hikes

Policies caused food price hikes Drastic increases in the cost of basic needs and a shortage in their supply has led to riots in several towns in Java and Sulawesi. H.S.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Fire razes 20 boats

Fire razes 20 boats BATAM, Riau: At least 20 boats belonging to fishermen from Meral village in Tanjungbalai Karimun regency were destroyed in a fire Wednesday night, Antara reported yesterday.West Riau police chief Lt. Col.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Government vows to speed up labor intensive projects

Government vows to speed up labor intensive projects JAKARTA (JP): The government said yesterday it would speed up the implementation of projects designed to provide work for millions of people left jobless by the recession.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Bulog to continue to stabilize sugar, wheat flour prices

Bulog to continue to stabilize sugar, wheat flour prices JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will continue its sugar and wheat flour market intervention to help stabilize prices despite the abolishment of its import and distribution monopolies on the two commodities.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Revised budget tolerable: House member

Revised budget tolerable: House member JAKARTA (JP): Members of the House of Representatives yesterday expressed understanding over the government's decision to revise the 1998/1999 draft state budget.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Pertamina asked to stabilize fuel prices in all major cities

Pertamina asked to stabilize fuel prices in all major cities JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana has ordered state oil and gas company Pertamina to stabilize the fuel and lubricant market in all major Indonesian cities following reports of supply shortages and price increases.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/'WB should manage by example in Indonesia'

'WB should manage by example in Indonesia' The following is a statement made by 17 prominent NGO leaders, government critics and public figures present in a meeting with World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn in Jakarta Wednesday. JAKARTA: World Bank President James D.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Remembering Mahatma Gandhi: Light that did not go out

Remembering Mahatma Gandhi: Light that did not go out This is the second of two articles by our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin on his memory of the impact of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination fifty years ago, analyzing the ways in which the great Indian leader has been both forgotten and ...
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Improve graduate quality

Improve graduate quality It was interesting to read Frank Richardson's perceptive letter of Jan. 27, Causes of the crisis. He, like other recent contributors to your paper, views the cause of recent troubles as more fundamental than poor monetary and fiscal policy.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Security guard killed in Bekasi

Security guard killed in Bekasi JAKARTA (JP): An on-duty security guard was bashed to death and his attackers ransacked the office of cellophane tape company PT Megavita in Tambun, Bekasi early yesterday morning.The victim, Sutarjo, 30, a resident of Jl.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Police to deploy 16,500 officers to secure MPR

Police to deploy 16,500 officers to secure MPR JAKARTA (JP): At least 16,500 police will be deployed to secure next month's general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), city police chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Who speaks for U.S. on Asia policy?

Who speaks for U.S. on Asia policy?By Edward Neilan State, Treasury, Defense take turns but lack of single voice heard from Washington during financial crisis sows confusion.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Traffic accident kills 15 people

Traffic accident kills 15 people MEDAN, North Sumatra: Fifteen people died and almost two dozen were injured Wednesday when a truck crowded with passengers fell into a ravine in Pasir Mandoge village in the Asahan regency.North Sumatra police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb.5, 1998 Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,500.00 11,500.00Austrian shilling 1 581.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/1997/1998 state budget revised

1997/1998 state budget revised JAKARTA (JP): The government has revised the 1997/1998 budget to Rp 132 trillion from its earlier projection of Rp 101 trillion due to the rupiah's steep depreciation against the U.S. dollar.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Sun Life ups insurance stake

Sun Life ups insurance stake JAKARTA (JP): Insurance company PT Asuransi Modern Sun Life announced yesterday that one of its shareholders the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada had agreed to raise its stake in the firm from 60 percent to 80 percent.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/PDAM Jaya becomes private company

PDAM Jaya becomes private company JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is scheduled to sign an agreement today to privatize city-owned drinking water company PDAM Jaya, an official said yesterday."Actually, the privatization was effective as of Feb. 1.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Social safety net

Social safety net World Bank president James Wolfensohn was not exaggerating when he told analysts and leaders of non-governmental organizations here on Wednesday that the economic crisis now facing Indonesia has reached the point of life or death.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Stockbrokerages to move from JSX building

Stockbrokerages to move from JSX building JAKARTA (JP): A number of stockbrokerages plan to move from the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building to cheaper offices to escape soaring rental costs.Executives of the securities houses said yesterday the rental fees, set in U.S.
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Fri, 06 Feb 1998

JP/Another lube oil hoarder arrested

Another lube oil hoarder arrested MAGELANG, Central Java: Police here arrested yesterday one more person suspected of hoarding lubricant oil.Local police chief Lt. Col. Harry Haryanto said the suspect was Tjong Yan, a well-known clove and tobacco businessman.
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