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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Golkar steadfast in nomination of Soeharto

Golkar steadfast in nomination of Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): Golkar chairman Harmoko said yesterday the dominant political group would not have any second thoughts about nominating President Soeharto to his seventh consecutive term.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Why RI sees double on IMF

Why RI sees double on IMFBy Gerry van Klinken TARINGA, Australia (JP): Opinions expressed about the IMF on the Internet version of many Indonesian newspapers over the past several months fell into two broad groups.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/ICMI to avoid debate on president, VP

ICMI to avoid debate on president, VP JAKARTA (JP): More than 300 members of the influential Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) will gather in Bogor, West Java for an annual congress this week, but they will shun discourse on presidential and vice presidential candidates.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Canadian Paul wins Super Car series

Canadian Paul wins Super Car series JAKARTA (JP): Robert J. Paul of Canada lived up to his favorite billing and won the national Super Car race series at Sentul, near Bogor, Sunday despite only coming second on the day.Paul, an oil company consultant based in Jakarta, ended with 82 points.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Women's Day program disrupted

Women's Day program disrupted SURABAYA (JP): Megawati Sukarnoputri, ousted chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), deplored yesterday violent police action in dispersing a meeting of her supporters to commemorate Women's Day Sunday in Pasuruan, East Java.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Indonesian pop music out of tune with creativity

Indonesian pop music out of tune with creativityBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): On the surface, the past year in Indonesian pop music has yielded hints of promising prospects for young musicians, many of whom have achieved dreams of having their creations recorded.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Two detained for 'provoking riot'

Two detained for 'provoking riot' JAKARTA (JP): Two men have been detained for their alleged involvement in a riot Sunday in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, where a house, an office, several stalls, five cars and a motorcycle were damaged.East Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Businessman gets 4 years for stealing designer watches

Businessman gets 4 years for stealing designer watches JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a businessman to four years in jail yesterday for masterminding the theft of 51 designer watches worth Rp 3.9 billion (US$780,000).

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/New Year's a quiet affair in Yogyakarta

New Year's a quiet affair in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Governor Paku Alam VIII has ordered hotels not to serve guests alcohol during New Year's Eve celebrations, Antara reported yesterday.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Boom and bust in Indonesian stock market

Boom and bust in Indonesian stock marketBy David Chang JAKARTA (JP): This will be a landmark year in Indonesian history -- remembered as a year of boom and bust.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Pertamina to contruct 52 gas filling stations

Pertamina to contruct 52 gas filling stations JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to set up 52 gas filling stations across the country in the next two years, the company said.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Rates for tax payment

Rates for tax payment JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance announced yesterday 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.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Spiker stabbed after winning match

Spiker stabbed after winning match JAKARTA (JP): Players from a rival team allegedly stabbed to death a 25-year-old man after a volleyball match Sunday in Bekasi, the victim's brother claimed.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Conversion rates

Conversion rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Dec. 22, 1997: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 4,850.00 5,450.00Austrian shilling 383.00 441.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Forest fires could be repeated: ICEL

Forest fires could be repeated: ICEL JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) warned yesterday of a repeat of this year's major forest fires next year unless the government takes stronger indiscriminative legal action against forest burners.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Indonesian economy to face another blue year

Indonesian economy to face another blue yearBy Goei Siauw Hong JAKARTA (JP): After a strong performance in the first half of 1997, the market faces a significant decline due to the regional currency crisis.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Moslem entrepreneurs launch institute

Moslem entrepreneurs launch institute CIANJUR, West Java: The Southeast Asian Moslem Entrepreneurs Cooperation Institute (SEAMECO) was launched here over the weekend by several Moslem businessmen from countries in the region, Antara reported yesterday.Executive director of SEAMECO, Mahd.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Five students drown at sea

Five students drown at sea BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Five students drowned Sunday after they entered a no-swimming area at the Cemara beach resort in Lhoknga, Aceh Besar regency, 17 kilometers from here, Antara reported.Four of the female students were sisters and cousins from Pekan Bada district.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Toyota set to help motorists

Toyota set to help motorists JAKARTA (JP): PT Toyota Astra is to set up 21 emergency service posts in Java and Bali to repair cars that break down during the Christmas and New Year exodus, a company executive said over the weekend.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Govt may only provide half of the Asiad budget

Govt may only provide half of the Asiad budget JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said yesterday that the government might only be able to provide half of the money needed to fund the 13th Asian Games team from the 1998/1999 State Budget.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/The fate of our workers

The fate of our workers As is well enough known the present monetary upheaval has had wide implications. All kinds of projects have had to be terminated, causing an increase in unemployment.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:10 Teenager's Program: Remaja Indonesia 3:35 Development Program: Hamkamnas 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Teenager's Drama: Kabar Terakhir dari Sanggar 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary ...

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Soeharto dismisses four BI directors

Soeharto dismisses four BI directors JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto dismissed four Bank Indonesia directors and replaced them with two outsiders and two others from the central bank, according to a presidential decree issued yesterday.Presidential Decree No. 352/M 1997, dated Dec.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Chamber music hits right note in busy '97

Chamber music hits right note in busy '97By Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): The classical music scene -- what was it like this past year? Quiet it wasn't.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Rumors aim 'to topple government'

Rumors aim 'to topple government' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto said yesterday rumors that his health was failing, he was dead, or that the Armed Forces were planning a coup, were aimed at destabilizing the economy and toppling the government.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Australia's immigration issue

Australia's immigration issue I appreciate your publication of a report on Dec. 9 regarding the Jakarta leg of Australian federal Parliamentarian Mr. Graeme Campbell's goodwill mission around Southeast Asia, on which I accompanied him.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Does the IMF help or hinder?

Does the IMF help or hinder? Much ink and indignation has been expended in recent weeks in Western newspapers about the moral hazard of the International Monetary Fund's US$100 billion intervention in the currency- inspired rout of Asia's economies.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Rupiah's meltdown brings about economic hardship

Rupiah's meltdown brings about economic hardshipBy Riyadi JAKARTA (JP): Economic recession and stagflation are looming in the wake of the rupiah's meltdown.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Poet expresses Islamic views in painting expo

Poet expresses Islamic views in painting expoBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): In one section of a hall, frames of 99 painstakingly inscripted Islamic definitions of the Almighty stare out, seemingly woven into colors on paper.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Production drop forces Bulog to import rice

Production drop forces Bulog to import rice JAKARTA (JP): The decrease in the country's rice production had forced the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to import 100,000 tons of husked rice this year and would require more to be bought next year, Bulog's chairman Beddu Amang said yesterday.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Six killed in restaurant fire

Six killed in restaurant fire BANDUNG (JP): Sukamto, alias Hans, a seafood restaurant owner, died here yesterday morning with five of his employees in a fire that gutted his restaurant on Jl. Setiabudi.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Logistics body told to open rice outlets in markets

Logistics body told to open rice outlets in markets JAKARTA (JP): City councilors urged the local logistic agency (Dolog Jaya) yesterday to open temporary rice outlets in 24 markets to control rising prices.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/TV surprises in order for those staying home

TV surprises in order for those staying home JAKARTA (JP): For those still suffering the aftershock over the cancellation of party-till-two New Year's festivities (in view of Ramadhan) try not to lose heart.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Former legislator's trial postponed

Former legislator's trial postponed JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court postponed yesterday the first hearing of the subversion trial of former legislator Sri Bintang Pamungkas following a fierce argument between the defendant and the prosecution.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Man arrested with heroin

Man arrested with heroin JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested a man in front of the Golden Truly department store on Jl. Tendean in South Jakarta for allegedly possessing 250 grams of heroin.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Alleged serial killer's begins in N. Sumatra

Alleged serial killer's begins in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The Lubuk Pakam District Court in Deli Serdang regency began the trial yesterday of a shaman charged with the murders of 42 women.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Sense and sensitivity

Sense and sensitivity In facing the current monetary turmoil, the governments of Malaysia and Thailand have cut the salaries of their senior officials as an austerity measure and expression of solidarity with those hardest hit by the economic chaos.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Building houses in outskirt urged

Building houses in outskirt urged TANGERANG (JP): State Minister of Public Housing Akbar Tandjung encouraged private developers yesterday to build houses on the outskirts of the city due to a shortage of inner-city land.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Task force formed to help businesses

Task force formed to help businesses JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto set up a special task force of three businessmen yesterday to represent the private sector in consultations with the government about ways of coping with the current economic crisis.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pameran Akbar Seni Lukis '97 by Yayasan Pembela Tanah Air (YAPETA) at Diamond room, President Hotel, Jl. MH. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, until Dec. 24. * Painting Exhibition by I Made Djirna at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Bakrie & Brothers delays $2b in projects

Bakrie & Brothers delays $2b in projects JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bakrie & Brothers, one of Bakrie Group's three holding companies, said yesterday the country's financial turmoil had prompted the company to delay or review expansion projects worth US$2 billion.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Rescue workers search for clues to crash

Rescue workers search for clues to crashBy Budiman Moerdijat PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): Indonesian and Singaporean minesweepers began combing the waters around the Musi River estuary yesterday in an attempt to locate the main fuselage of the SilkAir plane which crashed Friday.Col.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/The President's dedication

The President's dedication The economy of Indonesia is in a free-fall. Each day more and more Indonesians lose their jobs. Each day essential commodity prices go higher and higher while the rupiah drops lower and lower.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Governor Palaguna wins another term

Governor Palaguna wins another term UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Incumbent Maj. Gen. (ret) H.Z.B. Palaguna won the majority of votes in the governor election at the provincial legislative council here yesterday.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Rupiah and stock prices gain ground

Rupiah and stock prices gain ground JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah and stock prices gained ground in thin trading yesterday, with most investors on the sidelines.Currency dealers said the spot rupiah ended at 5,050/5,250 at the close yesterday against an opening of 5,150/5,250 in the morning session.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Experts join call for greater govt transparency

Experts join call for greater govt transparency JAKARTA (JP): The government is bracing itself for the New Year with mounting pressure for greater transparency in tackling the economic crisis.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/A night with Kris

A night with Kris JAKARTA (JP): Pop singer-cum-model Kris Dayanti will perform at Fashion Cafe on Thursday, singing her hits and giving a sneak preview of her next album which will be launched next year.Kris will be accompanied by the Audiensi Band.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Navy cadets sail to Australia

Navy cadets sail to Australia SURABAYA, East Java: Eighty cadets of the Navy Academy (AAL) were farewelled by AAL Governor Maj. Gen. Sudarsono Kasdi for a sailing trip to Australia aboard the K.M. Dewa Ruci training ship in a program called "Kartika Jala Krida 1998" in a ceremony here Sunday.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Fewer Indonesians study in Germany

Fewer Indonesians study in Germany SEMARANG, Central Java: Fewer Indonesian students are studying in Germany, causing concern on the part of the German government, State Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie said here Saturday.

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Tue, 23 Dec 1997

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 22, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 650 ...

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