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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Govt bans exports of CPO products

Govt bans exports of CPO products JAKARTA (JP): The government moved further to stabilize cooking oil prices by prohibiting the export of all commodities derived from crude palm oil (CPO), including those not consumed locally, starting yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/BNI seeks best arrangement in its takeover plan of BTN

BNI seeks best arrangement in its takeover plan of BTN JAKARTA (JP): Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) is still studying the best financial arrangement in its takeover of Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), BNI president Widigdo Sukarman said yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Lightning kills mother, daughter

Lightning kills mother, daughter TEGAL, Central Java: An elderly woman and her daughter were killed by lightning as they were preparing their morning meal yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/The year of reform

The year of reform Ismail Hasan Metareum could not have put the arguments for thorough political reform better than anyone else. His position as chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), the larger of the two minority parties, makes him an ideal candidate to carry the reform torch.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Draft state budget on the right track

Draft state budget on the right track On the whole, the draft state budget reflects the government's concern over the present protracted crisis. Still, the government remains confident that it can finance the strategies, even though it will have to resort to funds derived from foreign aid.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/No room for political utopia

No room for political utopiaBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): There is a clear difference between political reality and political hope.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Security plan 'must protect rights'

Security plan 'must protect rights' JAKARTA (JP): Human rights activists expressed their alarm at the implications of human rights protection of the Armed Forces' stern plans to crack down on possible disturbances during March's plenary meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Bank Niaga opens new offices

Bank Niaga opens new offices JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Niaga has expanded its banking network by adding three more offices in Jakarta since December last year, according to the company.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/RI to participate in 22 events as planned in Bangkok

RI to participate in 22 events as planned in Bangkok JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said yesterday the council had not changed its mind about sending athletes from 22 sports to compete in the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Nepalese jailed for drugs

Nepalese jailed for drugs JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court sentenced a Nepalese man yesterday to 13 years in jail for trafficking 1.2 kilograms of heroin.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Rupiah's drop saddens many, benefits some

Rupiah's drop saddens many, benefits some JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah's downfall has delighted some Jakartans, especially those who are paid or have deposits in U.S. dollars.But the weakening of the rupiah (from Rp 2,300 in June to over Rp 8,150 against the U.S.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Megawati 'not allowed' to hold PDI ceremony

Megawati 'not allowed' to hold PDI ceremony JAKARTA (JP): City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday that his office would not let ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri hold a celebration of the party's 15th anniversary.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Export of footwear may keep declining

Export of footwear may keep declining JAKARTA (JP): Export of footwear products would not reach its target unless the government lent it a hand in reducing transactional costs, an executive said yesterday.The chairman of the Association of Footwear Producers, Anton J.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Government urged to go all-out to stabilize rupiah

Government urged to go all-out to stabilize rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Legislators and business leaders urged the government yesterday to go all out in stabilizing the rupiah's exchange rate at Rp 4,000 to the U.S. dollar this year to help Indonesia's ailing economy.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Elderly woman commits suicide

Elderly woman commits suicide JAKARTA (JP): A 72-year-old woman in West Jakarta has committed suicide to end her pain from a chronic illness, City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang yesterday.He said the woman, identified as Lim Lien Liat, put an end to her life by drinking pesticide Tuesday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Govt vows to continue food relief operation to Irian

Govt vows to continue food relief operation to Irian JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue its food-relief operation and supply more cassava flour to the drought-hit regencies in Irian Jaya, Minister of Social Services Inten Suweno said yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/State budget's power to boost economy limited

State budget's power to boost economy limited The government has unveiled the 1998/1999 draft state budget amounting to Rp 133.49 trillion (US$33.3 billion based on a rate of Rp 4,000 to the dollar) or an increase of 32.1 percent from the current budget.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaThursdayMaghrib 6.16 p.m.FridayImsak 4:13 a.m.Subuh 4.23 a.m.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Fuel prices must not increase amid crisis: Analysts

Fuel prices must not increase amid crisis: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): Analysts urged the government yesterday not to raise fuel prices until the current monetary crisis was over to prevent the country's economy from worsening.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Capital market dismal for new listings

Capital market dismal for new listingsBy Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): Nineteen ninety-seven has gone and 1998 has arrived. But a different year does not necessarily mean a positive change in the country's capital market.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Shipowners don't want rice on foreign ships

Shipowners don't want rice on foreign ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Shipowners Association complained yesterday that most rice imports were carried by foreign-flagged vessels.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Indonesian student found dead in S'pore

Indonesian student found dead in S'pore JAKARTA (JP): A 19-year-old Indonesian student was found dead Tuesday morning in a park in Woodlands, a new residential area in Singapore.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/YKPK voices different opinion on Soeharto

YKPK voices different opinion on Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): A nationalist-oriented group, the National Brotherhood Foundation (YKPK), urged the People's Consultative Assembly yesterday not to renominate incumbent President Soeharto for the next presidential term.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/The right approach to better writing

The right approach to better writing It was with considerable interest that I read the article by Mr. A. Chaedar Alwasilah on the lack of writing skills among Indonesian intellectuals published in the Jan. 3, 1998 issue of The Jakarta Post.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Opposing points of view on human rights

Opposing points of view on human rightsBy Arif Havas Ugroseno This is the second of two articles on the global human rights debate. JAKARTA (JP): Enriching as it may be, the human rights debate over the universalist and cultural relativist approaches has to be put to rest.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Floods inundate thousands of homes

Floods inundate thousands of homes PADANG, West Sumatra: As many as 1,668 houses in seven villages of the 50 Kota regency were inundated by floods after incessant rain since Saturday, Antara reported.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Economists call for action not words

Economists call for action not words YOGYAKARTA (JP): Economists called on the government yesterday to quit its rhetoric and immediately undertake concrete action to settle the monetary crisis.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Ramadhan Exhibition featuring handicraft, fashion, food, at the Lobby, Preanger Aerowisata Bandung Hotel, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81, Central Bandung, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 29.Music and Entertainment * Holiday Inn, Jl. Ir. H.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Badminton body wants 20 shuttlers in Asian Games

Badminton body wants 20 shuttlers in Asian Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Badminton Association asked the National Sports Council yesterday to send a letter to the Bangkok Asian Games Organizing Committee (BAGOC) to change the number of shuttlers allowed to compete in the quadrennial event ...
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/46 foreigners arrested last year for violations

46 foreigners arrested last year for violations JAKARTA (JP): The number of foreigners arrested for abusing immigration regulations increased to 46 last year from only 23 in the previous year, an officer said yesterday.Capt.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Six students undergo trial for killing

Six students undergo trial for killing JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta District Court yesterday to sentence six junior high school students to between two and a half years and four and a half years in jail for killing a senior high school student.Prosecutor M.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Soccer: Africa a thing to fear

Soccer: Africa a thing to fear Does anyone know why I am so interested in the World Cup championship that will take place in Paris in mid-1998? Unlike other fans, I will not be watching this championship for pleasure. I will watch just to appreciate the performances of Africans.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Young business achievers

Young business achievers JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank NISP will sponsor the national selection for the World Young Business Achiever Award '98, an annual award for young executives with outstanding achievements worldwide, the bank said yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 Children's Film: Kid Pix Ninja The Wonder Boy 3:10 Science Film: Animal Odyssey 3:35 Religious Teachings: Islam 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Orchestra Film 5:00 Arabic Lessons 5:30 Religious Program: Celah-Celah Ramadhan 6:00 ...
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 7, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Medan newspapers on brink of bankruptcy

Medan newspapers on brink of bankruptcy MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Five weekly newspapers in Medan are on the brink of bankruptcy due to skyrocketing newsprint prices, a publisher said yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/E. Java workers may lose jobs

E. Java workers may lose jobs SURABAYA, East Java: The economic crisis has caused 10 companies in East Java to ask for the government's permission to dismiss 2,864 workers.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) conversion rates on Jan. 7, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 7,800.00 8,400.00 Austrian shilling 590.10 666.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Garuda operates extra flights

Garuda operates extra flights JAKARTA (JP): National air carrier Garuda Indonesia announced yesterday that it would operate extra flights to cope with an expected travel boom during the upcoming holiday of Idul Fitri.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/More people fired in Central Java

More people fired in Central Java SEMARANG, Central Java: As many as 1,268 workers here have been laid off in the last four months due to the economic crisis, an official said yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Administrative litigation

Administrative litigation For students of law it will be interesting to follow the state administrative court's case of one of the 16 banks whose banking license was recently revoked.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Families demand compensation from PLN

Families demand compensation from PLN BOGOR (JP): About 180 families in two villages here have vowed to force state-owned electricity firm PT PLN to provide them with proper compensation to move from under high-voltage electric cables running above their houses.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Graphic

GraphicCORRECTION: The bottom line figures in the two graphics which accompanied our headline story yesterday should read Rp 101.08 trillion and Rp 133.49 trillion respectively instead of those printed. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Policeman killed in accident

Policeman killed in accident JAKARTA (JP): A traffic police officer died Tuesday when his motorcycle hit another speeding motorcycle in Tangerang.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the officer, First Sgt. Tatang, 27, died of severe head injuries.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Prison guard jailed for receiving bribe

Prison guard jailed for receiving bribe BOGOR (JP): Bogor District Court sentenced a 41-year-old prison officer, Munandar, to five months and 15 days in jail for aiding the escape of the man behind the Jagorawi toll road murder and robbery.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Businesspeople disappointed by govt revelation

Businesspeople disappointed by govt revelation JAKARTA (JP): Government explanations on the budget and financial matters to businesspeople were disappointing as they did not address the most basic issue on how to revive local businesses, a businessman said yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Reform needed in every field

Reform needed in every field The era of the global village is already here. Country boundaries have as good as disappeared. What is required now is transparency. People should be able to see what their government is doing and the government should accommodate public aspirations.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Workers hold staff hostage

Workers hold staff hostage SERANG, West Java: At least 160 workers of PT Univenus held two members of staff hostage as they rallied to demand for wages here Tuesday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Landslide kills two while digging trench

Landslide kills two while digging trench JAKARTA (JP): Two workers suffocated to death when dirt excavated for the installation of wastewater pipes collapsed and buried them in their trench on Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur in Central Jakarta early yesterday.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Latief rejects firms' proposal on wage payment

Latief rejects firms' proposal on wage payment JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief has flatly rejected a proposal by industry associations that the monthly fee paid to the state workers insurance company PT Jamsostek be remitted to allow companies to increase workers' minimum wage.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/W. Kalimantan to install governor

W. Kalimantan to install governor PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The legislative body has set Jan. 12 for the inauguration of the West Kalimantan Governor for the 1998/2003 period although President Soeharto has not approved any of the top three candidates yet.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/American batik artist paints loving odes to children's spirit

American batik artist paints loving odes to children's spiritBy G. Rahayu JAKARTA (JP): Self-taught artist Linda Kaun can testify to the uniqueness and intricacy of using the batik technique in painting on fabric.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Unlawful sale of 18 'becak' causes a stir

Unlawful sale of 18 'becak' causes a stir TANGERANG (JP): Mayor Djakaria Machmud pledged to take stern action against officials if they were found guilty of selling 18 becak (pedicab) netted in a routine operation recently.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Kumuh by Margono at Galeri Cipta III, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Jan. 9-18. * Photo Exhibition: 100 old photos from Indonesia and Singapore, at Galeri TC (Twilight Cafe), Jl.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Soeharto unveils nation's draft budget for recovery

Soeharto unveils nation's draft budget for recovery President Soeharto unveiled on Tuesday the draft state budget for fiscal year 1998/1999 before a plenary session of the House of Representatives (DPR).
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Rupiah recovers after all-time low of 8,450

Rupiah recovers after all-time low of 8,450 JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah plunged to a record low of 8,450 in morning trade yesterday as financial markets gave a cool response to the 1998/1999 state budget but recovered later to close at 7,900/8,100.
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Thu, 08 Jan 1998

JP/Three brothers drown in Cilemer River

Three brothers drown in Cilemer River PANDEGLANG, West Java: Three teenage brothers from Saketi village drowned in the six meter deep Cilemer River yesterday.
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