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45 articles.
Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Uniforms business not for principals

Uniforms business not for principals TANGERANG (JP): The mayoralty's education and culture office has banned all high school principals from involvement in the provision of school uniforms and textbooks.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Complaints PO Box gets good public response

Complaints PO Box gets good public response JAKARTA (JP): Two weeks after being launched, the post office box set up by the city administration to receive complaints about the illegal activities of city employees has received 150 letters, an official said yesterday.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Percussion festival to cheer up Jakarta Fair

Percussion festival to cheer up Jakarta Fair JAKARTA (JP): Fewer music festivals are held these days, but the Jakarta Percussion Festival '98 (Jakperc '98) is one to look forward to.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Pedicab drivers demand to ply narrow streets

Pedicab drivers demand to ply narrow streets JAKARTA (JP): About 2,000 becak (pedicab) drivers pedaled their three-wheeled vehicles to Jakarta City Hall yesterday morning to urge the authorities to allow them to operate in the city's alleys and narrow streets.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Housing customers to sue developer

Housing customers to sue developer JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of customers threatened yesterday to sue a private housing developer of the Bank Harapan Sentosa (BHS) Group for failing to meet its obligation to build a housing complex in Bogor regency.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/CPO export tax upped to 60 percent

CPO export tax upped to 60 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government has raised export taxes on crude palm oil (CPO) and some of its by-products to as much as 60 percent in another attempt to discourage exports, Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said yesterday.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/565 students get ADB scholarships

565 students get ADB scholarships JEMBER, East Java: Five hundred and sixty five students from the state University of Jember will receive scholarships from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the new academic year, a university spokesman said.He said 38 students would each receive Rp 1.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Minority and majority stock

Minority and majority stock Pribumi means of native stock, non-pribumi therefore means of non native stock or of immigrant stock. Bearing this definition in mind, who are the pribumi of the United States?The answer is; the red Indians.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 12:15 p.m. World Cup Soccer (rerun) 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Silverhawks 3:05 Family's Film: Road to Avonlea 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teen Program: Remaja Indonesia 5:00 Science and Technology Film 5:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:05 My ...
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Experts decry Habibie's call on people to fast

Experts decry Habibie's call on people to fast PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Observers have slammed President B.J. Habibie's call for people to fast to help save rice, stating that concrete policies and political stability, not mere rhetoric, are needed to resolve the crisis.Economist A.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Police arrest Pakistani man for faking immigration papers

Police arrest Pakistani man for faking immigration papers JAKARTA (JP): A 31-year-old Pakistani has been apprehended by Central Jakarta police detectives at his boarding house on Jl. Karang Anyar for allegedly counterfeiting immigration documents and official stamps.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/232 Jakartans resettled in Riau

232 Jakartans resettled in Riau JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has relocated 232 people to Bengkalis, Riau, under the state-sponsored transmigration program.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Assets contract by Rp 41.78t

Assets contract by Rp 41.78t JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia's net domestic assets (NDA) shrank to minus Rp 74.816 trillion as of July 3, representing a monetary contraction of Rp 41.782 trillion from the previous week.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Gadjah Mada offers studies on Mideast

Gadjah Mada offers studies on Mideast YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will establish a center for Middle Eastern Studies here.A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the university's rector, Ichlasul Amal, and Djohan S.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Prosecutors demand 10 and 7 months for Trisakti defendants

Prosecutors demand 10 and 7 months for Trisakti defendants JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors at the military tribunal investigating the Trisakti shooting incident demanded prison sentences for two police officers who ordered their men to shoot into the crowd of demonstrators.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Military command withdraws troops

Military command withdraws troops JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Command has started to withdraw, in stages, half of its 5,500 personnel from the streets and visible public areas, according to an official.The command's spokesman Lt. Col. DJ.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Hipmi urged to fill the many distribution chain vacancies

Hipmi urged to fill the many distribution chain vacancies JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie said yesterday in a meeting with executives of the Association of Young Indonesian Businessmen that they should fill the vacancies in the business distribution chain created by fleeing ...
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 7, 1998: Shares Close Change Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 0 0 AHAP Insurance ...
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Habibie's legitimacy questioned

Habibie's legitimacy questionedBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): Though B.J. Habibie seems to have taken over the office of president very easily, smoothly and quickly, he is now beset by the heavy and protracted question of his legitimacy and legality.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/SEAG consortium refuses to repay reforestation funds

SEAG consortium refuses to repay reforestation funds JAKARTA (JP): The 19th Southeast Asian Games underwriting consortium has refused to repay the reforestation funds it reportedly used for the sporting event.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/New military leaders installed

New military leaders installed JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin installed the new commanders of the First Air Defense Artillery Regiment and the Artillery Unit Battalion 7/105 at the Jakarta Military Headquarters here yesterday.Lt. Col.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Kontras to report missing persons cases to UN body

Kontras to report missing persons cases to UN body JAKARTA (JP): The independent Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) will report the recent spate of kidnappings of political activists to the Geneva-based United Nation (UN) Rights Commission in September.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Golkar to end chief patron's veto right

Golkar to end chief patron's veto right JAKARTA (JP): Golkar is set to rid itself of the board of patrons, currently chaired by former president Soeharto, when it convenes an extraordinary congress here tomorrow.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/No party admits responsibility for concert chaos

No party admits responsibility for concert chaos JAKARTA (JP): The police and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) officials blamed each other yesterday for the rioting that followed chaos at a concert here Monday night.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Wiranto deplores separatist demos in Irian Jaya

Wiranto deplores separatist demos in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Affairs/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen. Wiranto said yesterday that the hoisting of the separatist West Papuan flag in Irian Jaya was an act of treachery.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Rates for Tax Payment

Rates for Tax Payment JAKARTA (JP): The new official conversion rates as the basis for payment of import duty, value-added tax on goods and services, sales tax on luxury goods, export tax and income tax, valid from July 6 to July 12 : U.S. dollar 1 Rp 14,400.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Mar'ie on shortlist for audit agency

Mar'ie on shortlist for audit agency JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Mar'ie Muhammad is on a shortlist of three approved by the House of Representatives yesterday to chair the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Botanical Gardens raises environmental awareness

Botanical Gardens raises environmental awarenessBy Yudha Kartohadiprodjo BOGOR, West Java (JP): In the middle of Bogor Botanical Gardens, on the banks of a pond filled with gigantic water lily, a small group of high school students were holding a discussion on the impact of the greenhouse effect ...
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Pertamina's unpaid debts reach US$732m

Pertamina's unpaid debts reach US$732m JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has arrears of about US$732 million to crude and fuel importers, shipping companies and gas suppliers.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Golkar chair still a coveted trophy

Golkar chair still a coveted trophyBy Imanuddin JAKARTA (JP): Golkar leaders from central and regional chapters began checking into rooms at Hotel Indonesia last night ahead of tomorrow's extraordinary congress that will determine much of the dominant political group's future.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Very risky generosity

Very risky generosity When this country faced a dire economic crisis under president Sukarno in the early 1960s, many people said that had the crisis hit one of our neighbors it would have collapsed.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Bengkel's first anniversary

Bengkel's first anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Bengkel Nightpark, one of the city's main entertainment centers, celebrated its first anniversary with modest but appealing events from July 3 through July 5.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/The myth about the Chinese-Indonesians

The myth about the Chinese-Indonesians Some say many goods have become scarce or expensive because their distributors, mostly traders of Chinese descent, have fled the country. Economist Kwik Kian Gie says this is a myth created to discredit Chinese-Indonesians.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Riot victims

Riot victims Reports that the ethnic Chinese community has become the victim of rioting, looting and systematic rape will certainly break everybody's heart. I cannot imagine how I would feel if those things happened to me, my family, or my friends.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Economy shrinks for first time in 30 years

Economy shrinks for first time in 30 years JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's economy plunged into negative growth for the first time in 30 years in the January-June period of this year, with a 12.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on July 7, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 14,200.00 15,200.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Over 116,000 face starvation

Over 116,000 face starvation BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A senior local official reported yesterday that 116,252 people in Indonesia's westernmost province were facing starvation because of continuing drought.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Losing dollars

Losing dollars Ever heard of losing dollars in a bank? Well it is possible. On May 18, I was in a rush. My embassy advised me to leave Indonesia because of possible unrest.So I went to my, I thought reliable, bank BCA, here in Yogyakarta.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Political doubts threaten tourism

Political doubts threaten tourism JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia might have to reduce its 1998 tourist revenue target of US$5.75 billion if domestic political conflict continues, Director General of Tourism Andi Mappisameng said yesterday.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Diseases plague coastal residents

Diseases plague coastal residents TANGERANG (JP): Health officials have reported a high incidence of skin diseases and respiratory infections in northern coastal villages here caused by unhealthy living conditions.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Rupiah weakens slightly but stocks get stronger

Rupiah weakens slightly but stocks get stronger JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened slightly against the U.S. dollar yesterday following some selling from state banks, while the stock market maintained its strength as a result of investors' continuing to buy stocks in certain state-owned firms.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/House backs UN convention approval

House backs UN convention approval JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives for the first time used its right of initiative yesterday to set forth a motion for the ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Torture signed by the government a decade ago.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Art exhibition: Works of Agus Suwage, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 Bandung (Phone: 022 2500578), Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until July 19.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Inhutani I's profit up

Inhutani I's profit up JAKARTA (JP): State timber firm PT Inhutani I reported yesterday a pretax profit of Rp 21.6 billion (US$1.54 million) in the first semester of this year, up 8 percent from the Rp 20.4 billion in the same period last year.
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Wed, 08 Jul 1998

JP/Indian films portray today's social concerns

Indian films portray today's social concerns JAKARTA (JP): Indian movies on issues of social concern and related discussions are being held this week at Teater Utan Kayu (TUK), Jl Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta. Below is a synopsis of two of the five films.Bandit Queen (July 12, 4 p.m.
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