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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Safecrackers at large after stealing Rp 212m

Safecrackers at large after stealing Rp 212m JAKARTA (JP): Police are searching for two groups of suspects following two separate robberies in Central Jakarta which netted Rp 212 million (US$42,500).City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Exports of 12 commodities fell by 24 percent last year

Exports of 12 commodities fell by 24 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Exports of 12 commodities decreased considerably in the first eight months of last year compared to the same period in 1996.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Investors demand political certainty

Investors demand political certaintyBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): When the minister of finance and leaders of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) visited the United States on a business mission recently, they were confronted with questions from American investors regarding policy ...

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Amien Rais seeks support for political reforms

Amien Rais seeks support for political reforms JAKARTA (JP): Shrewd politician Amien Rais invited pro- democracy activists Megawati Soekarnoputri and Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday to join hands in a coalition calling for political reform in the country.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Opposing views on human rights

Opposing views on human rightsBy Arif Havas Ugroseno This is the first of two articles on the global human rights debate. JAKARTA (JP): The global human rights debate between universalism and cultural relativism continues and has reached a stalemate.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/1.4 million new job seekers unable to find employment

1.4 million new job seekers unable to find employment JAKARTA (JP): Some 1.4 million new job seekers will be unable to find employment, pushing the number of unemployed in the country this year to 5.8 million people.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Educational Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Drama: Takaran Hati 5:40 Boy scout: Bogor Tegar Beriman 6:00 News: Lintasan ...

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Rupiah hits historic low as stock prices lose ground

Rupiah hits historic low as stock prices lose ground JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah hit a historic low of 7,750 to the U.S. dollar in the morning trading session yesterday before recovering to 6,950/7,250 at the close on aggressive dollar- buying by state-owned banks.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Bare-bones budget

Bare-bones budget The draft state budget for the 1998/1999 fiscal year beginning in April will have a contractive impact on the domestic market as government investment will decline in real terms by about 5 percent, while most of the 48.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Riau wants to help returning workers

Riau wants to help returning workers PEKANBARU, Riau: Authorities here have expressed their readiness to assist Indonesian workers following their repatriation by the Malaysian government.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Soaring dollar curtails sports bodies' training

Soaring dollar curtails sports bodies' training JAKARTA (JP): The soaring value of the American dollar against the local currency has added further salt in the wounds of national sports organizations struggling to stage training programs for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Crash victims' burial on Jan. 19

Crash victims' burial on Jan. 19 JAKARTA (JP): The remains of 104 victims of the SilkAir airplane which plunged into the Musi River, South Sumatra, last month will be buried on Jan. 19, an air force official said yesterday.Commander of the Palembang Air Force Base Lt. Col.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/W. Jakarta plans wholesale market

W. Jakarta plans wholesale market JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta mayoralty plans to build a 15- hectare wholesale market in the Rawa Buaya subdistrict of Cengkareng to supply commodities coming from West Java and Sumatra.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/USA I wins women's Venice Cup

USA I wins women's Venice CupBy Djanwar Madjolelo JAKARTA (JP): The Venice Cup final was a repeat of last year's Olympiad final but with new members in the USA I team, playing against China.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Bank merger a necessity

Bank merger a necessity As far as we know, the merger of state-run banks is not a new idea. The government's announcement last Wednesday should therefore not give us reason for surprise.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/No clues in Christmas double murder

No clues in Christmas double murder JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives are no closer to solving last week's double murder of a mother and daughter despite questioning at least 13 people.The precinct chief, Lt. Col.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Breaking the fast with big buffet spread

Breaking the fast with big buffet spread My Best Friend's Wedding, that homage to all things Julia, opens with a flurry of activities as our heroine prepares to sample a culinary offering at a swank restaurant.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/10 men arrested with pills and marijuana

10 men arrested with pills and marijuana JAKARTA (JP): Police apprehended yesterday 10 men in South and East Jakarta for possessing a total of 40 Nipam barbiturate pills, 15 Ecstasy pills and three marijuana cigarettes.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Nepotism and transparency

Nepotism and transparency On the front page of the Dec. 31 edition of The Jakarta Post Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief strongly denied allegations of financial impropriety saying "I'll be damned. I'm a tycoon...

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Body identified at last

Body identified at last JAKARTA (JP): The body sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital Sunday was identified yesterday as Darwin B. Ismail by relatives who recognized his body on television.Darwin, 38, a resident of Jl. Jati Pinggir, Petamburan in Central Jakarta, was found dead on Jl.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Swiss airline offers Irian help

Swiss airline offers Irian help JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A Swiss airline, Heli Swiss, has offered its assistance to Irian Jaya Governor J. Pattipi to transport food to people living in the province's remote areas which are suffering from food shortages.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: 100 old photos from Indonesia and Singapore, at Galeri TC (Twilight Cafe), Jl. Kemang Raya No.24A South Jakarta, Sunday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., until Jan. 29.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Peace returns to Bandung after street vendors' riot

Peace returns to Bandung after street vendors' riot BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Things returned to normal in the city here yesterday after a brief melee a day earlier which saw hundreds of shops damaged by rampaging vendors.Rocks and debris which had littered Jl.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/PDI set to drop its motion on human rights

PDI set to drop its motion on human rights JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) looks set to drop its bid for a separate and powerful People's Consultative Assembly decree on human rights, leaving fellow minority faction the United Development Party (PPP) alone to battle it out for ...

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesdayMaghrib 6.15 p.m.ThursdayImsak 4:13 a.m.Subuh 4.23 a.m.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Government to tighten spending

Government to tighten spending JAKARTA (JP): The government will tighten spending in the next fiscal year, but will likely refrain from hiking fuel prices.Total government expenditures in fiscal year 1998/1999 starting April 1 will still rise by a hefty 32 percent to Rp 133.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Lack of trust worsens economic crisis

Lack of trust worsens economic crisisBy Asip Agus Hasani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Many people have questioned why the Indonesian rupiah continues to wane against the U.S. dollar although the government has assured it is pursuing the appropriate economic policies.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Lampung misses resettlement target

Lampung misses resettlement target BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The local office of the Ministry of Transmigration failed to achieve its target to resettle 2,000 forest squatter families last year due to the ongoing economic crisis.The head of the ministry's provincial office, P.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Jan. 6, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 6,900.00 7,500.00Austrian shilling 531.00 603.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Inflation hits double digit

Inflation hits double digit JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's annual inflation rate was 11.05 percent last year, the first double-digit inflation rate since 1983.The Central Bureau of Statistics said yesterday that the high annual inflation rate in 1997 was attributed to the 2.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Legislature told to avoid tours

Legislature told to avoid tours KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Herman Musakabe has asked the provincial legislature not to include comparative studies abroad on its agenda because they are too costly.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/230 elementary school buildings need renovation

230 elementary school buildings need renovation JAKARTA (JP): At least 230 of the 2,593 public elementary school buildings in Jakarta are in disrepair and need renovating, an official said yesterday.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Rupiah set at 4,000 to U.S. dollar in state budget

Rupiah set at 4,000 to U.S. dollar in state budget JAKARTA (JP): The government set the U.S. dollar-rupiah exchange rate at 4,000 in its calculations for the 1998/1999 state budget.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Draft budget praised as turning point to crisis

Draft budget praised as turning point to crisis JAKARTA (JP): The government's draft 1998/1999 budget and President Soeharto's speech got a nod of approval last night as many said it could serve as a turning point to the country's economic woes.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/1,200 workers go on strike

1,200 workers go on strike TANGERANG (JP): About 1,200 workers of a zipper company went on strike yesterday, protesting the management's plan to cut their Idul Fitri bonuses by 10 percent.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Soedradjad misses briefing

Soedradjad misses briefing JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono missed the 1998/1999 budget briefing to journalists at the Ministry of Information office.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Cerdas and Ivan win berths to Europe

Cerdas and Ivan win berths to Europe JAKARTA (JP): International Masters Cerdas Barus and Ivan Situru have won tickets for a European chess tour together with three other players.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Ansett to serve Brisbane-Bali route

Ansett to serve Brisbane-Bali route JAKARTA (JP): Australian private airline Ansett International will start its first international operations from Brisbane, with a weekly Brisbane-Bali nonstop service on Saturday nights starting April 4, the airline said yesterday.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 6, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Pertamina to continue restructuring

Pertamina to continue restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The newly installed president of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, Soegianto, pledged yesterday to continue and give priority to the company's ongoing restructuring program.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Harmoko tells nation not to forget old spirit

Harmoko tells nation not to forget old spirit JAKARTA (JP): House Speaker Harmoko urged the nation yesterday to regain its old fighting spirit to survive future challenges stemming from the current economic situation.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Indonesia to enjoy $1b in balance of payments

Indonesia to enjoy $1b in balance of payments JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, despite a loss in investors' confidence in its economy, expects to enjoy a surplus of US$1.07 billion in the 1998/1999 balance of payments.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Greed and economic turmoil

Greed and economic turmoil I salute Pak Soegih Arto for his recent letter published in the Dec. 30 edition of The Jakarta Post, to boost our fighting spirit. We need such reminding in order to not let ourselves become too downcast.

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Govt urged not to raise minimum wage this year

Govt urged not to raise minimum wage this year JAKARTA (JP): Industry associations urged the government not to raise the minimum daily wage, but said if it could not be avoided the increase should be circumvented from the monthly fee companies have to pay to the state workers insurance company ...

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Wed, 07 Jan 1998

JP/Economists say state budget too optimistic

Economists say state budget too optimistic JAKARTA (JP): The 32.1 percent increase in the 1998/1999 draft state budget unveiled by President Soeharto last night is unrealistic in the current economic situation, according to economists.

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