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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Lawyer defends political activist's overseas trip

Lawyer defends political activist's overseas trip JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer for political activist Pius Lustrilanang dismissed yesterday allegations that his client's overseas travel was aimed at humiliating the country.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Soeharto to meet House factions

Soeharto to meet House factions JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has invited the leaders of the political organizations and factions represented in the House of Representatives (DPR) to meet him today at the Bina Graha presidential office.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Govt set to impose new tax on CPO product shipments

Govt set to impose new tax on CPO product shipments JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to impose a tax on the interisland shipment of crude palm oil (CPO) and its by-products in an attempt to curb smuggling activities.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Advertising shows slight upturn in April amid crisis

Advertising shows slight upturn in April amid crisis JAKARTA (JP): The battered advertising industry registered a slight growth in business last month but long-term prospects remain uncertain, an executive of an industry grouping said yesterday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Anti Malaria herb found in Irian

Anti Malaria herb found in Irian JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Noted medicine man Hembing Wijayakusuma said he has discovered that a herb called artemisia annua which is found in Jayawijaya district, Irian Jaya, contains a substance which serves as an effective anti-malarial drug.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Low electricity tariff set for poor households

Low electricity tariff set for poor households JAKARTA (JP): Low-income households will still enjoy low electricity tariffs even after price increases expected next month, an official said yesterday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/50 percent of state firms are unhealthy

50 percent of state firms are unhealthy JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 percent of the 164 state companies are unhealthy, a senior government official said here yesterday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Mid-afternoon darkness

Mid-afternoon darkness As might have been expected, Pius Lustrilanang's disclosure of the ordeal he suffered at the hands of his abductors during the two months of his disappearance, and subsequent hurried departure for the Netherlands only hours later, has created waves and drawn a multitude of ...
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Pasar Jaya parking policy under fire

Pasar Jaya parking policy under fire JAKARTA (JP): PD Pasar Jaya, the city-owned company which oversees the capital's markets, announced it had introduced a parking policy designed to boost revenue on April 1, despite strong opposition from the City Council.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Fires destroy houses at Angke

Fires destroy houses at Angke JAKARTA (JP): A fire destroyed 22 houses on Jl. Tubagus Angke, West Jakarta, yesterday, leaving some 60 people homeless, a firefighter said.No injuries were reported. Losses are estimated to reach Rp 300 million, West Jakarta Fire Department chief Syamsir Makmur said.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 30, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 600 ...
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on April 30, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 7,800.00 8,800.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Students continue protests, some violence reported

Students continue protests, some violence reported JAKARTA (JP): Waves of student protests critical of the government and demanding sweeping reforms were unrelenting yesterday, with clashes between students and security officers erupting on several campuses.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Gunny sacks, trash displayed in effort to 'cleanse' Earth

Gunny sacks, trash displayed in effort to 'cleanse' EarthBy Sori Siregar JAKARTA (JP): Earth cleansing activities held in several towns throughout April coincided with the commemoration of Earth Day on April 22.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Firm debuts feedmeals

Firm debuts feedmeals BOGOR, WEST JAVA (JP): Feedmeal producer PT Multigerm Indonesia introduced yesterday two supplementary feedmeal products onto the domestic market.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Team set up to investigate garlic swindle

Team set up to investigate garlic swindle JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police Internal Affairs Unit is currently investigating reports of a spice trader being swindled out of her produce, police said yesterday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/VP says reforms a must, but will take time to implement

VP says reforms a must, but will take time to implement JAKARTA (JP): Vice President B.J. Habibie acknowledged yesterday that the nation needs to carry out comprehensive political and economic reform, but stressed that the process would take a long time to implement.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/49th case of suicide recorded

49th case of suicide recorded JAKARTA (JP): An employee of state-owned forestry company PT Inhutani II committed suicide yesterday by jumping from the 13th floor of Manggala Wanabhakti building in Central Jakarta, raising the death toll from suicides in the capital this year to 49.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Nigerians tried for trafficking 4.57kg of heroin in Jakarta

Nigerians tried for trafficking 4.57kg of heroin in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Two Nigerian men were separately indicted at Central Jakarta District Court yesterday for trafficking a total of 4.57 kilograms of heroin.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Taman Puring market a haven for the jobless

Taman Puring market a haven for the joblessBy Ivy Susianti JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-seven-year-old Tarmidi lost his job in October last year after working for a cleaning service company in South Jakarta for four years.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Weightlifters dominate best athlete awards

Weightlifters dominate best athlete awards JAKARTA (JP): Weightlifters ended the badminton squad's long- held grip on the best national athletes contest by clinching four awards yesterday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Botha remains unrepentant

Botha remains unrepentant It is a measure of the spirit in which the new South Africa was born that the likes of Pieter Willem Botha are allowed to enjoy liberty and the freedom of expression that they, when they held on to the country's top offices, once considered such a danger.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Aceh governor re-elected

Aceh governor re-elected BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Syamsuddin Mahmud, 63, was re-elected yesterday as governor of Aceh for a second five-year term.Syamsuddin received 27 of the 45 votes cast in a ballot in the provincial legislature.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Corruption worse over last five years: Survey

Corruption worse over last five years: Survey JAKARTA (JP): A majority of Indonesians living in big cities think that corruption is getting worse, according to a survey by the Center for the Study of Development and Democracy.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Activists abducted by organized group

Activists abducted by organized group JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights said yesterday that student and political activists who went missing recently were abducted by a well-organized group.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/BI and major accounting firms to audit local banks

BI and major accounting firms to audit local banks JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) and six of the world's major accounting firms will conduct a due diligence audit of Indonesia's commercial banks to ascertain their financial condition, a central bank official said yesterday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Apartment for fire victims to be built

Apartment for fire victims to be built JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso promised to build a low-cost apartment in Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, where about 500 people lost their homes in a fire Monday.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Open letter to Fuad Bawazier

Open letter to Fuad Bawazier In March, I wrote a letter to Fuad Bawazier (then the director general of tax, now finance minister), complaining about the Rp 1 million fiscal tax. It was printed in Suara Pembaruan and Kompas. Until now I have received no reply.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Trisakti holds commencement

Trisakti holds commencement JAKARTA (JP): Trisakti University held commencement exercises for 1,898 students yesterday.Among the graduates at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center were a granddaughter of Gen. (ret.) Abdul Harris Nasution and a daughter of North Sulawesi governor Maj. Gen. E.E.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/New team for bank mergers

New team for bank mergers JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) announced yesterday that the government had formed a team to coordinate mergers, consolidations and acquisitions of commercial banks.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Bandung schools on the web

Bandung schools on the web BANDUNG, West Java: Twenty-two public high schools here have been hooked up to the Internet in a pioneering effort to establish a national educational network through the Internet.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Cartoon: Tom and Jerry Kids 3:05 Talk Show: Peran Ibu Sebagai Pendidik Anak 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Performance: Cakrawala Budaya 5:00 Music: Paket 27 5:30 Educational Quiz: Cepat Tepat 6:00 News: ...
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Bearish run continues on local stock market

Bearish run continues on local stock market JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) fell for the fifth consecutive trading day yesterday, dragged down by heavy selling on most blue chip stocks, securities brokers said.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Ecotourism is an underestimated moneymaker: Environmentalists

Ecotourism is an underestimated moneymaker: Environmentalists BOGOR (JP): Proper promotion and understanding of ecotourism could help contribute badly needed revenue to the country, environmentalists here have said.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Police destroy porn VCDs

Police destroy porn VCDs JAKARTA (JP): About 345,000 video compact discs (VCDs) containing pornographic material were destroyed at Penjaringan Police precinct, North Jakarta, yesterday.The VCDs were seized during a raid on Duta Harapan Indah shop in Pluit March 13 this year.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/More on dengue

More on dengue Professionally, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever should be respected as more than an extraordinary incidence. It is a deadly epidemic (minister of health, The Jakarta Post, April 18). The Achilles heal is its prime vector, the aegypti.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Local food festival reveals diverse array of Indonesia

Local food festival reveals diverse array of Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Empek-empek (fish cakes) from Palembang, gado gado (vegetable salad with peanut sauce) from Java and cumi-cumi Bali (squid with Balinese style).
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Works of Indonesian Painters Association at Devi Collection Interior House, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 46A (Phone: 7991636), South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until May 15.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Amex service

Amex service I am writing about the unsatisfactory service I received from the American Express Membership Rewards program. In the November issue of its newsletter (which I received in the second week of December) American Express advertised a GF768 Ericsson mobile phone for 30,000 points.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Tourism industry needs change

Tourism industry needs changeBy Yuho Konno JAKARTA (JP): Foreign currency earned from overseas tourists to Indonesia was US$ 6.62 billion in 1997, slightly short of the target. However, this figure did show an increase of 5 percent over the previous year.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/ITF helps Indonesia host junior tourney

ITF helps Indonesia host junior tourney JAKARTA (JP): The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has poured in US$30,000 to enable Indonesia to stage the World Junior Asia/Oceania qualifying tournament for the second successive year next week.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Activists criticize Assembly

Activists criticize Assembly JAKARTA (JP): A group of pro-democracy activists reproached the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) yesterday, demanding they "return" the people's sovereignty entrusted to them since the 1,000-member assembly has abused it for the interests of the government.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Turtle decline worrying

Turtle decline worrying KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Environmentalists have expressed concern over the declining number of turtles around Serangan Island near Bali, as poachers continue to collect the animal's eggs which have a high commercial value.
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Fri, 01 May 1998

JP/Signals of crisis ignored

Signals of crisis ignored I am writing in response to the letter 'Who really triggers the crisis' of April 30. The question posed by Lee Way Chun is a valid one. The answer to this is simple.
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