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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/RI L/Cs accepted overseas

RI L/Cs accepted overseas JAKARTA (JP): Overseas banks have started to accept Indonesian letters of credit (L/C) but they are still limited to importing particular commodities, a key government official said.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Confusion muddles Amien's U.S. visit

Confusion muddles Amien's U.S. visit JAKARTA (JP): Confusion reigned yesterday over whether Moslem leader Amien Rais is going to address a hearing of a United States congressional subcommittee on Indonesia's human rights record after all.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Govt turns down request for levies ruling exemption

Govt turns down request for levies ruling exemption JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Fuad Bawazier and Minister of Home Affairs R.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Conservationists breed butterflies

Conservationists breed butterflies PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) here is breeding two species of rare butterflies which can only be found in this province, Antara reported.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Eye glasses

Eye glasses On Aug. 1, 1997, I went to the Optik Melawai store at Arion Plaza for an eyesight test. It was recommended that I use multivision eyeglasses. I respected their advice and ordered same.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Five missing, three injured in Medan demonstration

Five missing, three injured in Medan demonstration MEDAN (JP): Five students went missing and three others were injured in a violent demonstration that lasted well into the night on Saturday in Medan, North Sumatra.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Political and legal reforms

Political and legal reforms Demands for economic reform by students and the people have partly been fulfilled by the signing of an additional agreement between the Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Hoodlums clash twice with Tanah Abang residents

Hoodlums clash twice with Tanah Abang residents JAKARTA (JP): Clashes between residents and hoodlums in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, erupted again yesterday in the morning and evening, leaving two people badly injured.The first clash took place about 3 a.m.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Returned activists promise to speak

Returned activists promise to speak JAKARTA (JP): Two returned activists, Pius Lustrilanang and Andi Arief, have promised to give an account of what happened to them when they were missing.But the military has once again denied any involvement in the much-publicized disappearances.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Problem loans may reach 60 percent of outstanding loans

Problem loans may reach 60 percent of outstanding loans JAKARTA (JP): Problem loans in Indonesia's banking industry may reach 60 percent of outstanding loans by the end of 1998, a local rating agency has said.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/1945 Constitution 'open for revision'

1945 Constitution 'open for revision' JAKARTA (JP): Constitutional law expert Yusril Ihza Mahendra is striving to upturn the long-held conviction that the 1945 Constitution is untouchable. On Saturday he said the document was open for revision.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/The law and the judiciary

The law and the judiciary The new government regulation on bankruptcy, issued in place of a 1905 law on insolvency, affords better protection to both creditors and debtors.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Sculpture Exhibition by 82 Alumni ASRI Yogya, at World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., April 27. * Photo Exhibition: Potret by Benno Harun and Artli Ali at Plaza Indonesia Atrium, Jl. M.H. Thamrin kav.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/153 arrested in drug raids at N. Jakarta discotheques

153 arrested in drug raids at N. Jakarta discotheques JAKARTA (JP): Police apprehended 153 alleged drug users in a series of routine Kilat Jaya operations in five discotheques in North Jakarta Saturday night, police said.Deputy chief of the North Jakarta police precinct Maj.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Join hands to end the crisis!

Join hands to end the crisis! Riots, starving children, students dropping out from schools because parents cannot afford to pay the fees, people losing their jobs, women turning to prostitution to make a living, murders, burglaries and other crimes are no extraordinary phenomena.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Govt launches reform of pharmaceutical industry

Govt launches reform of pharmaceutical industry JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Farid Anfasa Moeloek has announced the government is reforming the pharmaceutical industry by providing subsidies worth US$116 million for the importation of raw materials to produce drugs.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Fire damage losses rise to Rp 8.27b: Report

Fire damage losses rise to Rp 8.27b: Report JAKARTA (JP): The amount of East Kalimantan ravaged by fires this year has increased to 442,800 hectares while timber revenue losses have reached Rp 8,270 billion (US$1.06 billion), a news report said Saturday.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Price hikes make farmers unhappy

Price hikes make farmers unhappyBy Subagiyo JAKARTA (Antara): The governments's decision to increase the price of unhusked rice at the beginning of this month allowed farmers breathing space from their economic woes.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Easter Service at Senayan

Easter Service at Senayan JAKARTA (JP): An American evangelist is to visit Indonesia as part of an Asian tour and preach on "Good News" at an Easter Service here, event organizers said Saturday.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/'Field hospitals' may be needed for dengue sufferers

'Field hospitals' may be needed for dengue sufferers JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta administration will build "temporary field hospitals" if existing facilities can no longer treat the growing number of people infected with dengue fever, an official said yesterday.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Relief packages yet to reach children

Relief packages yet to reach children WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Thousands of packages from the National Foster Parents Movement (GNOTA) meant for elementary school children in the interior of Irian Jaya, are stuck in Jayapura because of transportation problems.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Indonesian climbers excel in Asian X Games

Indonesian climbers excel in Asian X Games JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian athletes proved they are Asia's up- and-coming climbers with a win and two placings in the men's and women's speed categories at the Asian X Games on Phuket Island, in Thailand, yesterday.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Eko Budihardjo replaces Muladi

Eko Budihardjo replaces Muladi SEMARANG: Engineering expert Eko Budihardjo is to become the new rector of state-run Diponegoro University, replacing Muladi who is now the minister of justice, Antara reported.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/New clove monopoly will 'undermine reforms'

New clove monopoly will 'undermine reforms' JAKARTA (JP): PT Kembang Cengkeh Nasional's (KCN) alleged move to monopolize the nation's supply of cloves, a major ingredient of clove-blended cigarettes, will undermine the country's economic reforms, say analysts.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Excelcomindo, LHS tie-up

Excelcomindo, LHS tie-up JAKARTA (JP): Cellular phone operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama has acquired the license to use a software application of U.S. telecommunication software producer LHS to improve its customer service.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Suparto wins designer award

Suparto wins designer award JAKARTA (JP): B. Suparto of Yogyakarta took first place in the country's first ever beauty case designer competition here Friday evening, beating out 19 other finalists.The 50-year-old's hexagonal case won him Rp 1.5 million (US$176).

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Bank Papan plans rights issue

Bank Papan plans rights issue JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Papan Sejahtera plans to issue rights shares soon to increase its capital so it can remove itself from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) supervision.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Rate rise fear places stocks under pressure

Rate rise fear places stocks under pressure JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) are likely to remain under pressure this week on market concerns that the central bank might further raise interest rates.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Navy boat to fetch stranded Acehnese

Navy boat to fetch stranded Acehnese SABANG, Aceh: The Indonesian Navy ship KRI Tongkol departed Saturday morning for India's Andaman island, off the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal, to pick up 12 stranded fishermen, Antara reported.KRI Tongkol's captain, Lt.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Mass circumcision staged at hotel

Mass circumcision staged at hotel JAKARTA (JP): Quality Hotel Aspac near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in West Jakarta, held a mass circumcision Saturday as part of its efforts to assist the needy, an executive said.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Foreign airlines wage price war

Foreign airlines wage price war JAKARTA (JP): Major foreign airlines are waging a price war in Indonesia's financially strapped market, slashing fares over 60 percent due to stiffening competition.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Three alleged car thieves shot to death

Three alleged car thieves shot to death JAKARTA (JP): Detectives shot dead three alleged members of the city's most wanted gang after a street chase along Jl. Cilincing near the National Bonded Zones in North Jakarta early yesterday.City police spokesman Lt. Col. E.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/American tobacco companies looking abroad

American tobacco companies looking abroad In walking away from tobacco legislation last week, Steven Goldstone, chairman of RJR Nabisco, vowed to increase market share for his products among American adult smokers.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Foundation teaches English to infants

Foundation teaches English to infants JAKARTA (JP): A South Jakarta school is adhering to a principle that people are never too young to learn by teaching English to infants, some as young as six months, from families which are non-native speakers of the language.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/Thirty brawling students rounded up

Thirty brawling students rounded up JAKARTA (JP): Police rounded up about 30 students involved in a street brawl on Jl. Kramat Raya, Central Jakarta, Saturday.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998

JP/TV programs

TV programsTodayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Creative Program: Dibuang Sayang 3:30 TV Drama: Sketsa 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Creative Program: Karya Kita 5:00 Indonesian Lessons 5:30 Education Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 ...

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