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48 articles.
Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Sahid to operate hotel in Jeddah

Sahid to operate hotel in Jeddah JAKARTA (JP): PT Sahid International Hotel Management and Consultant (SIHM&C) has agreed to operate a hotel owned by Badr Trading and Contracting Est. in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Hoyer-Larsen profits from stars' no-show

Hoyer-Larsen profits from stars' no-show JAKARTA (JP): The 1996 Olympic men's singles gold medalist, Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of Denmark, said on Monday he was disappointed by the long list of absentees at the Indonesia Badminton Open this week.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Bali's conversion rates on Oct. 26, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Pakistan facing serious challenge

Pakistan facing serious challengeBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): If one of India's reasons for testing nuclear weapons last May was to complete the political and economic ruin of Pakistan, then the strategists in New Delhi can congratulate themselves.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Pasar Anyar traders ask for clarification

Pasar Anyar traders ask for clarification BOGOR (JP): Dozens of the 200 kiosk owners at Pasar Anyar market here visited the Bogor Mayoralty office on Monday to seek clarification of plans to renovate their shops.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Tangerang mobs kill five thieves

Tangerang mobs kill five thieves JAKARTA (JP): Five men believed to be notorious thieves specializing in stealing motorcycles in Tangerang were beaten to death by angry residents in three different incidents in the early hours of Sunday.Tangerang Police chief Lt. Col.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Chinese-Indonesian 'power' myths blasted

Chinese-Indonesian 'power' myths blasted JAKARTA (JP): Observers blasted on Monday myths about Chinese- Indonesians as a creation of corrupt government officials to serve their interests and drive a wedge between the ethnic group and the rest of the population.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/RI's garment exports drop

RI's garment exports drop JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's garment exports to the Netherlands dropped by 11 percent to US$68.19 million during the first five months of this year from $76.74 million in the same period of last year.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Habibie 'satisfied' with Saefuddin

Habibie 'satisfied' with Saefuddin JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has refused to bow to mounting pressure that he dismiss State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M. Saefuddin over the latter's offensive remarks about Hinduism, a minister indicated on Monday.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Wiranto vows to finish Trisakti killing probe

Wiranto vows to finish Trisakti killing probe JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto pledged on Monday that the military investigation into the May 12 shootings during which four Trisakti University students were killed would be completed.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Kopassus 'not E. Java killers'

Kopassus 'not E. Java killers' JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) denied on Monday the involvement of members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) in mysterious killings in East Java which have claimed more than 150 lives, mostly black magic practitioners and Islamic teachers."It is not true.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/40 convicts escape Aceh jail

40 convicts escape Aceh jail LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: At least 40 convicts escaped on Sunday from the Bireuen jail in North Aceh following a riot, Antara reported Monday. "We have not discovered precisely how the riot around noon happened," said an official, Marzuki.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Villagers irked by rice 'vote-getter'

Villagers irked by rice 'vote-getter' PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Fears of money politics were evident on Sunday as hundreds protested alleged efforts to buy votes through the distribution of food.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Rates for Tax Payment

Rates for Tax Payment Conversion rates for tax payments, valid from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1: U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,100.00Austrian schilling 1 615.26Australian dollar 1 4,444.60Belgian franc 1 210.49Canadian dollar 1 4,595.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Small is beautiful

Small is beautiful Credits appear to have become available at almost bargain rates for small and medium-scale businesses lately. Last Friday, for example, the government launched 14 new credit schemes for these two particular business sectors.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Three businessmen taken to court over unsettled debts

Three businessmen taken to court over unsettled debts JAKARTA (JP): Suits have been filed against three businessmen before the Jakarta Commercial Court in disputes over unsettled debts totaling Rp 15.17 billion (US$1.9 million).
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/School of corruption

School of corruption Given the extent and depth of corruption in Indonesia and its recognition as the world's most corrupt country, I believe it would be appropriate to establish a new scientific discipline called "The science of corruption ala Indonesia.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/The Kashmir dispute

The Kashmir dispute There's arguably a Nobel Peace Prize waiting to be bestowed on the subcontinent if only someone would pluck up the courage to act decisively instead of engaging in inane diplomatic chatter over Kashmir. The valley is now bloody enough to qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/On Pinochet

On Pinochet In the immortal words of Groucho Marx, "Time wounds all heels." Margaret Thatcher might remember that as she pleads that "Pinochet be sent back to Chile forthwith".
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Krakatau Steel delays privatization schedule

Krakatau Steel delays privatization schedule JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned steel manufacturer PT Krakatau Steel announced on Monday that plans for its privatization have been delayed until the year 2000 due to weak international steel prices.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Utut in narrow defeat at France chess c'ship

Utut in narrow defeat at France chess c'ship JAKARTA (JP): Utut Adianto wasted a golden opportunity to upset world number five and top seed Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine at the Intercontinental Rapid Chess tournament in Cap d'Agde, France, on Sunday.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Officials in WB-financed projects fired

Officials in WB-financed projects fired JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono said 20 high-ranking education officials had been removed from their positions for alleged involvement in malfeasance in some World Bank-funded school textbook projects.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/City company sets out its story in land scandal

City company sets out its story in land scandal JAKARTA (JP): City-owned property development company PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya (PSJ) spoke out on Monday to defend itself amid the growing storm surrounding a fraud allegedly perpetrated in association with the acquisition of 124.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/BA award for Togean

BA award for Togean JAKARTA (JP): The Togean Ecotourism Network in Central Sulawesi has been distinguished in the 1998 British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, global honors which recognize an environmentally and culturally sensitive approach to tourism.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Students to get tetanus vaccinations

Students to get tetanus vaccinations JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will give tetanus vaccinations to about one million students of elementary schools throughout the city next month, an official said on Monday.Kamaludin S.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Garuda may halt tariff hike plan

Garuda may halt tariff hike plan JAKARTA (JP): National flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia said Monday it would maintain its airfares for domestic routes at the current level if the rupiah's value continues to strengthen against the U.S. dollar.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 26, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Govt prepares new geothermal rules

Govt prepares new geothermal rules JAKARTA (JP): The government is preparing a new regulation to boost the development of geothermal resources and lower geothermal power prices, according to Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Children's Music: Album Kenangan Anak 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary Program 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Documentary: ...
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/EU holds forest data seminar

EU holds forest data seminar JAKARTA (JP): The European Union's Forest Inventory and Monitoring Project (FIMP-EU), in cooperation with the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations' Directorate General of Inventory and Forest Land Use, is holding a four-day conference on data management using remote ...
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions * Fine Arts Exhibition: Selasar Seni Sunaryo, by Sunaryo, at Contemporary Art Museum, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100 (Phone: 022 2507939). * Painting Exhibition at Sahid Topas Galeria Hotel, Jl. Dr. Djundjunan No 153 (Phone: 022 642631), until Nov. 17.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/RI must reorient skills education

RI must reorient skills educationBy Hendra Gunawan BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono stated some time ago that eight basic skills need to be enhanced at all levels of the education system.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Women told to report domestic violence

Women told to report domestic violence JAKARTA (JP): Women are being urged to report domestic violence to legal aid offices and crisis centers nearest to them in a bid to campaign for state protection against domestic violence.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Government overreaction

Government overreactionFrom NeracaThe Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) reproaches the government for its hypersensitivity and overreaction in responding to a statement made by Prof Dr. Jeffrey Winters.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/A quiz for Habibie

A quiz for Habibie Before he was appointed State Minister of Food and Horticulture five months ago, A.M. Saefuddin was known as a humorous professor of agriculture who laid claim to proficiency in a number of languages.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Real owners of natural resources

Real owners of natural resources I found the Oct. 21 editorial about PT Freeport's contract upsetting. How can you editors of The Jakarta Post say what you did in the ninth paragraph: "...the local tribes (of Irian Jaya)...
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Govt to retake 3,100-ha plot from Soeharto son

Govt to retake 3,100-ha plot from Soeharto son JAKARTA (JP): A 3,100-hectare forestry area in a huge township project near Bogor controlled by the second eldest son of former president Soeharto will revert to the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations, a forestry official said on Monday.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Malaysia says it still needs 160,000 Indonesian workers

Malaysia says it still needs 160,000 Indonesian workers JAKARTA (JP): Despite the involvement of Indonesians in a recent antigovernment protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia still needs more than 160,000 Indonesian workers for its plantations and palm oil refineries, an official said here on Monday.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/National swimmers fail to meet required times

National swimmers fail to meet required times JAKARTA (JP): National swimmers being groomed for the 13th Asian Games in December lived up to their status as the continent's decided outsiders when they fell short of qualifying times at the 20th National Interclub Championships on Monday.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Rupiah stays in 7,000 territory to U.S. dollar

Rupiah stays in 7,000 territory to U.S. dollar JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah rallied on Monday afternoon to stay within the 7,000 territory to the U.S. dollar after falling to below Rp 8,000 in early trading.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Military must not get involved in business: Observer

Military must not get involved in business: Observer JAKARTA (JP): Experts say Armed Forces' (ABRI) major ventures in business had not only violated the law but also damaged market mechanisms.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Conspiracy or nation building

Conspiracy or nation building I would like to add a few words to the comments "Two-way conspiracy" by Hafiansyah Mege in your paper on Oct. 20, 1998 which was in response to Rahayu's two-part article published on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/New mass media bill seen as superflous in reform era

New mass media bill seen as superflous in reform eraBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Since the strongman Soeharto fell from grace in May, Indonesia's mass media have enjoyed unprecedented freedom in line with the vigorous demands for political reform.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Documents, cash stolen from hotel

Documents, cash stolen from hotel JAKARTA (JP): A Liberian reported to the police that his passport, two Jakarta-Bangkok tickets and US$500 in cash had been stolen from his hotel room in Central Jakarta on Monday morning.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Teacher's killer nabbed in Cirebon

Teacher's killer nabbed in Cirebon JAKARTA (JP): After two weeks of searching, city police finally apprehended the alleged mastermind of killing and robbing, a 42-year-old teacher in Tebet, South Jakarta, following the arrest of his accomplice last week.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Habibie tells officials to say it like it is

Habibie tells officials to say it like it is JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie told officials on Monday to stop sugarcoating unpleasant facts with euphemisms and to start speaking bluntly.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Housing developer fiasco upsets teachers

Housing developer fiasco upsets teachers JAKARTA (JP): At least 20 teachers complained at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute's office on Monday about a private developer's alleged failure to build houses they bought on an installment basis.
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998

JP/Budiono warns against overconfidence

Budiono warns against overconfidence JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Budiono warned on Monday that signs of quicker than expected economic recovery should not be cause for an undue sense of complacency.
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