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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Indonesian paper exports total 4.4m tons this year

Indonesian paper exports total 4.4m tons this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's paper exports are expected to jump to 4.4 million metric tons this year from 1.5 million tons in 1997, according to a top executive at a local paper operation.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Iraq resumes cooperation with UN

Iraq resumes cooperation with UN The entire world, and particularly the Arab countries, breathed a collective sigh of relief after the announcement by U.S.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/UN official to meet rights body

UN official to meet rights body JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations' investigator on violence against women, Radhika Coomaraswamy, arrived in the East Timor capital of Dili on Friday, at the start of a 10-day trip to Indonesia.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Rate ceiling for Nov.23 - Nov.29

Rate ceiling for Nov.23 - Nov.29 Time deposit Maximum rate Maximum rate Rp deposit (%) $ deposit (%)-------------------------------------------------1-month 52 153-month 50 146-month 40 ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 20, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 375 50 ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Religious leaders urge reconciliation

Religious leaders urge reconciliation JAKARTA (JP): Religious leaders called on Friday for national reconciliation among all groups, including the government and the military, in order to calm the country's overheating political situation.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Fires hit Tambora and Tebet

Fires hit Tambora and Tebet JAKARTA (JP): At least 15 houses, a building materials shop and a small mosque in a densely populated area on Jl. Duren Utara in Tambora, West Jakarta, were gutted by fire on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Minister blames crisis on creditors' recklessness

Minister blames crisis on creditors' recklessness JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto blamed on Friday foreign creditors for exacerbating the scale of Indonesia's monetary crisis by their wanton lending habits to local companies before the turmoil hit the country.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Government mulls 'rewards' for unexploited oil, gas fields

Government mulls 'rewards' for unexploited oil, gas fields JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering offering incentives to encourage production of oil and gas fields with small proven reserves, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Tax free for telecom parts

Tax free for telecom parts JAKARTA (JP): Firms operating in the telecommunications sector will continue to be exempt from paying import duties on raw materials, components and spare parts, the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Students support 'SCTV' coverage

Students support 'SCTV' coverage JAKARTA (JP): About 30 students went to SCTV's office in West Jakarta on Friday to express their support for the station.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Aceh protesters seek UN attention

Aceh protesters seek UN attention JAKARTA: Around 50 youths grouped in the Student Solidarity for Aceh (Somaka) demonstrated Friday in front of the gates of the United Nations building here in Central Jakarta.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Businesses near the House on the brink of collapse

Businesses near the House on the brink of collapseBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Businesses in the vicinity of the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) building have been on the brink of collapse as streets leading to the area were often sealed due to rallies, ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Japanese choir to 'sing' Sjukur newest work

Japanese choir to 'sing' Sjukur newest work JAKARTA (JP): Japanese choir group The Green Echo will stage the latest work of Slamet Abdul Sjukur on Nov. 29 at the Aichi Prefectural Art Center in Nagoya, Japan.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Humpuss gets new tanker

Humpuss gets new tanker JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed tanker company PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi said on Friday that the latest addition to its tanker fleet had started operating.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Indorayon's fate hinges on social, environmental audit

Indorayon's fate hinges on social, environmental audit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Inti Indorayon Utama's pulp and rayon mills in North Sumatra would have to undergo a social and environmental audit process before the government determined their fate, a leading government official said.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Miners clash with employees

Miners clash with employees PADANG, West Sumatra: Around 1,500 miners were involved in a clash with 200 employees of a coal mining firm, PT Bukit Asam Unit Pertambangan Ombilin, Sawahlunto on Thursday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Santa Fe discovers gas

Santa Fe discovers gas JAKARTA (JP): The United States energy company Santa Fe Energy Resources has found a gas field in its Jabung block in Jambi, which is its fifth gas discovery in the block, state oil and gas company Pertamina said on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Krakatau, French quartet hold joint concert

Krakatau, French quartet hold joint concert JAKARTA (JP): Top French jazz musicians Michel Portal, Louis Clavis, Daniel Humair and Bruno Chevillon are to perform with Krakatau, a local jazz group, in a series of joint concerts in Bandung, Jakarta and Surabaya.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Broken promise

Broken promise This is another follow-up to earlier letters about immigration corruption in Medan. In letters published on June 3, June 6 and June 27, Director General of Immigration Mr. Pranowo and Mr. Pranowo's head of public relations Mr.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Armed Forces

Armed Forces The May riots have had widespread financial, social and political repercussions in this country. Back then, the Armed Forces (ABRI) seemed unable to contain or control the situation when trouble erupted on the streets of Jakarta.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Police undecided whether to release Anas on bail

Police undecided whether to release Anas on bail JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Friday that police had yet to make a decision on whether to release Anas Allamoedi on bail.Anas has been in detention since driving his car through a cordon of troops on Jl.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Trisakti, PGRI to lure minerals students

Trisakti, PGRI to lure minerals students JAKARTA (JP): Privately run Trisakti University is joining hands with the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI) in a bid to attract more high school students to take their university majors ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Al Gore's speech upsets Malaysia

Al Gore's speech upsets Malaysia (U.S. Vice President) Al Gore has predictably upset the Malaysian government with his reference to the "brave people of Malaysia" supporting calls for democracy and reform.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Arrest of looters called for

Arrest of looters called for JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Friday called for the immediate arrest of all those suspected of looting and burning buildings, public facilities and vehicles in last week's mayhem.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Phone services disrupted

Phone services disrupted JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta office of state telecommunication company PT Telkom announced on Thursday that one of the primary cables on Jl. Ciledug Raya had been stolen, thereby disrupting services in the nearby areas.M.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Students rebuke Juwono for plan to control protests

Students rebuke Juwono for plan to control protests JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono was rebuked by students he briefed on Friday on the need for "safe, orderly and controlled" street demonstrations to prevent casualties in future protests.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Where there's a will...

Where there's a will... It's now more than six months since the autocratic Soeharto stepped down. And yet the government has made very little headway in investigating allegations of corruption, collusion and nepotism attributed to him, his family and cronies during his 32 years in power.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Abolishing discrimination: Is it possible?

Abolishing discrimination: Is it possible?By R. Diah Imaningrum S. MALANG, East Java (JP): The Non-Discrimination Movement (Gandi) established by Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid on Nov. 6 is likely to face tough work and run into opposition.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Hamzah and Saefuddin named as candidates for PPP chair

Hamzah and Saefuddin named as candidates for PPP chair JAKARTA (JP): The Lampung chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) on Friday named State Minister of Investment Hamzah Haz and State Minister of Food and Horticulture A.M.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Mental hospital turns patients away

Mental hospital turns patients away BANYUMAS, Central Java: The management of the mental hospital here has rejected the request of the police to admit dozens of people with mental disorders. On Thursday the hospital director Sutoto said it was impossible to fund the care of so many people.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Golkar legislator wants proper use of Dakab funds

Golkar legislator wants proper use of Dakab funds JAKARTA (JP): Golkar legislator Ichsanuddin Noorsy called on the government on Friday to turn the Rp 836.2 billion (US$111.5 million) fund of the Dakab Foundation, formerly Golkar's financial supporter, over to the state's coffers.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Schloemer tells story of Lisbon in latest dance

Schloemer tells story of Lisbon in latest danceBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Despite the political turbulence Jakarta has experienced over the past week, German choreographer Joachim Schloemer kept his promise of a year ago to come and perform his latest piece.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Govt 'must show' its intention to fight graft

Govt 'must show' its intention to fight graft JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Mar'ie Muhammad told the government on Friday to speedily demonstrate its stated intention to investigate corruption cases linked to former president Soeharto.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/100 families want electricity

100 families want electricity BOGOR (JP): At least 100 families from Kayumanis village in Tanah Sereal district here have complained at the absence of electricity in their houses, despite living only eight kilometers away from the Bogor offices of state electricity company PT PLN.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Wiranto meets numerous senior ABRI veterans

Wiranto meets numerous senior ABRI veterans JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Wiranto on Friday held a meeting with a number of retired generals, including those known to be critical of the military.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Black Friday due to impudence

Black Friday due to impudenceBy Wimar Witoelar JAKARTA (JP): In a recent edition of the Asian Wall Street Journal, Jay Solomon wrote:"The irony of Friday's clash is that parliamentarians said they genuinely believed they had met the aspirations of the people in passing broad guidelines to reform ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Student demos deserve honor

Student demos deserve honor On Nov. 15, I watched a dialog forum on TVRI in which representatives from various religions discussed the Semanggi incident. Present at the forum were Mr. Djaelani, Mr. Amaral, Mr. Cosmas Batubara, Mrs. Miriam Budiardjo and Mrs.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Public's help urged for Black Friday victims

Public's help urged for Black Friday victims JAKARTA (JP): A senior official of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital has appealed for a sympathetic public to provide financial support for the medical treatment of the victims of last weeks bloody Black Friday clashes.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Two infants die at hands of fathers

Two infants die at hands of fathers SEMARANG (JP): Two infants from different families have died after allegedly being abused by their fathers.Amtama Murata, 2, was beaten to death by his 41-year-old father in a rented room in Banjarsari village, Solo. Solo police chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Injured Marlev dropped, Budi called in for Asiad

Injured Marlev dropped, Budi called in for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) named Budi Santosa a last minute substitute for the injured Marlev Mainaky on Friday for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok next month.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on Nov. 20, 1998: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Apresiasi Kepahlawanan dalam Lukisan, by Darmaji Satiman, at Sahid Jaya Hotel, Sukoharjo Lounge, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 86, Central Jakarta (Phone: 5704444), until Nov. 26. * Painting Exhibition: Kecil Itu Indah 6, at Edwin Galeri Jl.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Security personnel guilty of treason: Abdurrahman

Security personnel guilty of treason: Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): Moslem leader Abdurrahman Wahid stepped into the fray on Friday over the treason allegations that President B.J.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Military operation in East Timor continues: Xanana

Military operation in East Timor continues: Xanana JAKARTA (JP): Jailed rebel East Timorese leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao has accused the Armed Forces (ABRI) of continuing military operations in East Timor, leading opposition leader Amien Rais said on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Stocks rise 6.4%, rupiah remains firm

Stocks rise 6.4%, rupiah remains firm JAKARTA (JP): Share prices in the local stock market rose sharply on Friday, with the main price index breaking through the 400 level for the first time in two months, securities dealers said.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Bank Exim rejects court's decision on bankruptcy ruling

Bank Exim rejects court's decision on bankruptcy ruling JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia (Bank Exim) has rejected the Jakarta Commercial Court's decision to turn down a bankruptcy petition it filed against multifinance firm PT Pacific International Finance, a unit of the defunct Bank ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Man hides to teach his wife a lesson

Man hides to teach his wife a lesson CIANJUR, West Java (JP): A 40-year-old man missing since Sunday returned home on Thursday to the relief of his family, who thought he had been abducted, and admitted that he had disappeared simply to teach his wife a lesson.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Rahardi: Indonesia to stop importing rice until January

Rahardi: Indonesia to stop importing rice until January JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan said on Friday that Indonesia would not import rice until January, as existing stocks are sufficient to meet demand during the next three months.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documantary Film 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/Subversion case politically motivated

Subversion case politically motivatedBy Stefanus Haryanto BANDUNG (JP): In the aftermath of Black Friday, where at least 15 people died in clashes between student demonstrators and security officers, the police questioned a number of opposition figures suspected of committing a seditious ...
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/City postpones installation of military chiefs

City postpones installation of military chiefs JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has abruptly postponed the installation of four of the five military members who were scheduled to be appointed to the city's top positions on Monday.
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998

JP/RI sees no need for OPEC to end oil production cuts

RI sees no need for OPEC to end oil production cuts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said on Friday Indonesia would propose to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) an extension of the current production cut through the end of next year.
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