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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Coffee business perks up in Central Aceh

Coffee business perks up in Central AcehBy Saidulkarnain Ishak LHOKSEUMAWE (Antara): While most of the country whimpers and wails about the monetary crisis, Central Aceh's coffee growers have much to smile about.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Germany is a reliable partner for development and reform

Germany is a reliable partner for development and reformBy Theo Waigel JAKARTA (JP): My visit to Jakarta takes place at a time of great difficulty for Indonesia and for its people.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/SEA Games puzzle still lingers

SEA Games puzzle still lingers JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Hayono Isman has pledged to resolve the controversy over the amount of funds raised through sticker sales for the SEA Games.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Republic may signal closer ties with Asia

Republic may signal closer ties with Asia It would be an exaggeration to claim that Australia has taken an important step down the road toward republicanism. It would be more accurate to suggest that what happened in Canberra on Friday was the latest in a series of small steps along that road.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Educated people leasts confident about govt: Poll

Educated people leasts confident about govt: Poll JAKARTA (JP): The more educated people are, the less confidence they have in the government and other state institutions, a poll concluded yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Economic crisis hits tourism

Economic crisis hits tourism UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The spiraling economic crisis has hit tourism hard in the popular Tana Toraja regency, an official said yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Govt to provide incentives to boost textile exports

Govt to provide incentives to boost textile exports JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to provide financial incentives to textile companies to boost their exports.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Low prices squeeze dairy farmers

Low prices squeeze dairy farmersBy M.M.I Ahyani BANDUNG (JP): A five-year-old local boy, when told his parents could no longer afford to buy milk powder for him because its price had soared in the last few weeks, suggested that the family raise a milch cow so he could drink straight from its ...
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Indonesia Incorporated: Dream or reality?

Indonesia Incorporated: Dream or reality?By C.J. de Koning This is the first of two articles on the capricious value of the Indonesia's currency. JAKARTA (JP): In the discussions about a desirable rupiah-U.S. dollar exchange rate, nearly all focus is on the price element of the exchange rate.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Stock prices up 3.1% on foreign buying

Stock prices up 3.1% on foreign buying JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) climbed 3.1 percent yesterday on the back of strong foreign buying for certain selected stocks, analysts said.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/IMF 'not against' govt's CBS plan

IMF 'not against' govt's CBS plan JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not entirely against the government's plan to adopt a currency board system (CBS), the fund's liaison official for Indonesia said yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/CBS: A cure-all or experiment?

CBS: A cure-all or experiment?By Joe L. Spartz JAKARTA (JP): Whether the proposed currency board system ultimately turns out to be a Damocles sword or a panacea for the ailing rupiah depends on a number of factors and conditions.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/PLN pays for power at below agreed rates

PLN pays for power at below agreed rates JAKARTA (JP): The state electricity company PLN has continued to buy power from private companies at a rate of Rp 2,450 per dollar despite agreements to pay according to current exchange rates.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Candidates for No. 2 man

Candidates for No. 2 man After months spent guessing, the nation can now rest assured that Minister of Research and Technology B. J. Habibie will be elected vice president for the next five-year term.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Telkom prepares facilities for MPR General Session

Telkom prepares facilities for MPR General Session JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Telkom has prepared the connections for two temporary telecommunication centers to support next month's General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), an executive said yesterday.Telkom president A.A.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 17, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/City Council okays draft changes to vehicles bylaws

City Council okays draft changes to vehicles bylaws JAKARTA (JP): The City Council approved yesterday the drafts of two city bylaws which will revoke the progressive vehicle taxation system and significantly reduce tax for cars and vehicle ownership transfer.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore, as a world poet, was honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, and had great influence in Indonesia, particularly prior to World War II. However, some of his works were published after Indonesia's independence was declared.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Taste buds take a magic carpet ride to Pakistan

Taste buds take a magic carpet ride to Pakistan Is it possible that Epicurus' appetite is on the wane?With prices skyrocketing, food shortages and diners at every table discussing the economic woes besetting us, it's enough to put even the heartiest gourmands off their nasi goreng.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 My Country 2:35 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Indonesian Children 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 Film: Road to Avonlea 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Beloved Country 6:15 ...
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Colonel OK'd for vice governorship

Colonel OK'd for vice governorship DILI: Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. has approved Col. Johanes Suryo Prabowo to become the next deputy governor of East Timor, an official said yesterday.Prabowo is set to replace incumbent deputy governor Brig. Gen.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/'Imported food hits local products'

'Imported food hits local products' JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto expressed concern yesterday that the influx of foreign foods was threatening the survival of traditional products which had the potential to penetrate the global market.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Forest fires

Forest fires I would like to refer to 'Haze from forest fires blankets areas in Riau', page 2, Feb. 16, 1998.I read The Jakarta Post every day because it is one of the most interesting and most straightforward newspapers of Indonesia.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Indonesia orders hundreds of diplomats home

Indonesia orders hundreds of diplomats home JAKARTA (JP): The monetary crisis has forced Indonesia to begin calling home at least 200 of its diplomats stationed abroad.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Statements and actions

Statements and actions Every other day we read in the media statements made by high- ranking Army and Police officials, saying that they will take stern actions against looters and rioters. And that they will be treated according to the law.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/A forgotten disaster

A forgotten disaster Though publicity has been scant, another disaster, not monetary, has struck. This one has nothing to do with the rupiah exchange rate or a crises of confidence.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Sempati stops flights

Sempati stops flights JAKARTA (JP): Private airline Sempati Air will suspend flights to seven domestic and international destinations starting next month due to the economic crisis.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Paid-up capital of banks

Paid-up capital of banksFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe Bank Indonesia governor stated on Feb. 10 that the paid-up capital of banks would be Rp 1 trillion at the end of 1998, Rp 2 trillion at the end of 1999, and Rp 3 trillion at the end of 2003.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Three national shuttlers quit

Three national shuttlers quit JAKARTA (JP): Three national players Ardy B Wiranata, Alan Budikusuma and Hermawan Susanto have announced they will quit badminton.Ardy will train a United States national team while continuing his studies there.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Kadin delegation leaves for Japan

Kadin delegation leaves for Japan JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) delegation, led by its chairman Aburizal Bakrie, is leaving for Tokyo today to discuss the country's corporate foreign debt problem.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Rising drug prices blamed for drop in outpatients

Rising drug prices blamed for drop in outpatients JAKARTA (JP): The number of outpatients using state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, which is popular among low-income Jakartans, has dropped drastically.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Monetary reform could pay divident

Monetary reform could pay dividentBy Peter Duncan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is about to embark on the most far- reaching monetary reform of its half century of existence as an independent nation.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Pakistani jailed in heroin case

Pakistani jailed in heroin case JAKARTA (JP): A Pakistani man was sentenced yesterday to eight and a half months in jail and fined Rp 500,000 for being an accessory to an illegal drug transaction.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/BI governor Soedradjad replaced

BI governor Soedradjad replaced JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has removed Soedradjad Djiwandono from his post as central bank governor and appointed Sjahril Sabirin, a long time Bank Indonesia career officer, in his place, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono said yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Driver strike hits Pandeglang

Driver strike hits Pandeglang PANDEGLANG, West Java: Dozens of buses were mobilized from government offices yesterday to ferry passengers left stranded by a massive strike by city bus drivers.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Crime and corruption as forms of business

Crime and corruption as forms of businessBy Mochtar Buchori JAKARTA (JP): It has been said that among gangsters, killing is just "business". It is something that has to be done for survival. As such, it should be done efficiently. A true gangster never kills in anger.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Timber companies to be reduced to 50 by 2003

Timber companies to be reduced to 50 by 2003 JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to consolidate the timber industry by reducing the number of forest concession holders from 437 to 50 within the next five years to boost efficiency, a minister said yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Crisis could 'lead to widespread strikes'

Crisis could 'lead to widespread strikes' JAKARTA (JP): Unless properly addressed, the current economic crisis could spark widespread strikes that would threaten sociopolitical stability, labor activists warned yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Pawnshops doing big business as public seeks quick cash

Pawnshops doing big business as public seeks quick cash JAKARTA (JP): With no money to buy basic commodities and pay day still a week away, Tuti was at her wit's end.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Man gets 6 months for pot possession

Man gets 6 months for pot possession BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court sentenced Endah, alias Sapri, to six months in jail yesterday for possession of three marijuana cigarettes.Prosecutor Lukman said the 24-year-old defendant was guilty of violating Article 85 of Law No.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Kidney patients worried

Kidney patients worried UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Hundreds of local patients with kidney failure are in great danger because of the soaring cost of medical treatment, relatives said.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Five drug dealers arrested for kidnapping

Five drug dealers arrested for kidnapping JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested five alleged drug dealers during a raid on a Central Jakarta house yesterday and rescued a woman who the group are believed to have kidnapped.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/More newsprint importers sought

More newsprint importers sought YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Newspaper Publishers (SPS) urged the government yesterday to facilitate the importation of newsprint because the current near-monopoly had taken an increasing toll on the press industry.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Soedradjad market-friendly and consistent

Soedradjad market-friendly and consistent JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono suddenly leaves his office as the country's economy is sinking due to the rupiah meltdown.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on Feb. 17, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,000.00 11,500.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/English course for Navy officers

English course for Navy officers JAKARTA (JP): Rear Admiral Abu Hanifah Hasanuddin, a personnel affairs assistant to the Navy commander, opened a nine-day English course for 11 of the Navy's high-ranking officers yesterday.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto A: MegawatiJP/leoMEET THE AMBASSADOR: U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Stapleton Roy greets Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party. She held a post Idul Fitri gathering at her residence on Monday last week.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Tunky urges PT Timor to review its business

Tunky urges PT Timor to review its business JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo has urged PT Timor Putra Nasional to assess whether its business is still commercially feasible.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Team given go ahead to probe sticker system

Team given go ahead to probe sticker system JAKARTA (JP): The city municipality has established a special team to conduct an in-depth study of the proposed sticker system, which is to replace the current three-in-one traffic regulation.Gubernatorial Decree No. 115/1998 dated Feb.
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Wed, 18 Feb 1998

JP/Habibie only needs Armed Forces' nod

Habibie only needs Armed Forces' nod JAKARTA (JP): B.J. Habibie only needs the Armed Forces' nod to make his vice presidential nomination a forgone conclusion after the country's 27 governors lined up behind him yesterday.
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