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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Chinese-Indonesians

Chinese-Indonesians At the beginning of World War II, Japanese-American citizens were put in concentration camps throughout the United States by then president Roosevelt.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/U.K. establishes press code to protect individual rights

U.K. establishes press code to protect individual rights LONDON (JP): Following the tragic death of Princess Diana last year, British unveiled a new code of practice for the press, to protect an individual's rights and to uphold the public's right to know.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/'Natural selection' will sort out new parties: Syarwan

'Natural selection' will sort out new parties: Syarwan BANDUNG (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid, facing the prospect of new political parties cropping up on a daily basis, has said there should no restriction on the number of parties in existence.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Bakrie appointed to resilience council

Bakrie appointed to resilience council JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Aburizal Bakrie, to replace noted businessman Anthony Salim as the secretary-general of the Economic and Monetary Resilience Council.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/19th Games consortium seeks debt clearance

19th Games consortium seeks debt clearance JAKARTA (JP): Chances appear slight the 19th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) underwriting consortium will sway management of the Gelora Senayan sports complex to waive its Rp 1 billion (US$100,000) in debt arrears.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Bus accident takes three lives

Bus accident takes three lives JEMBER, East Java: Three people were killed when an intercity bus rammed into a tree early yesterday morning at Yosorati village, Sumber Baru district.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/$4.4b up in smoke due to 'poor govt policy'

$4.4b up in smoke due to 'poor govt policy' JAKARTA (JP): Two international environmental organizations charged yesterday that poorly designed government policy helped escalate last year's calamitous forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan which, according to fresh estimates, caused US$4.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Farewell Indonesia

Farewell Indonesia Six years in Indonesia have come to a too fast end for my wife and myself and now it is time for us to say goodbye to a country and its people that had developed into a place we called our home and where we really enjoyed living.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Police plan to review cooperation with Tutut

Police plan to review cooperation with Tutut JAKARTA (JP): The National Police will review its cooperation agreement with a company belonging to Siti "Tutut" Hardijanti Rukmana whose dealings it claims are riddled with corruption and nepotism.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/A crop of new parties

A crop of new parties With the winds of reform only just starting to blow across this country, Indonesians have been watching with a good deal of amazement, if not amusement, the emergence of new political parties which are ready to luster up a general election, the schedule of which, at least ...
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Military says rumors of 'wild troops' baseless

Military says rumors of 'wild troops' baseless JAKARTA (JP): The city military command dismissed as baseless rumors yesterday reports that about 200 deserting elite troops loyal to Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto had arrived to take control of the capital.Command spokesman Lt. Col. DJ.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Tit-for-tat tests political in their nature

Tit-for-tat tests political in their natureBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "Now we will enjoy the fighting," grinned a bearded man nicknamed 'Ayatollah' at the headquarters of an Islamic guerrilla outfit on the Pakistani side of the Kashmir cease-fire line, "because the Indians are fundamentalists ...
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Elections will be held next year: Habibie

Elections will be held next year: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie spelled out for the first time yesterday his promise that Indonesia would hold a free and democratic general election next year to enable it to have a new president and democratically elected government.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Bambang, Indra resign from Bimantara

Bambang, Indra resign from Bimantara JAKARTA (JP): Former strongman Soeharto's second son and son- in-law have resigned from publicly listed PT Bimantara Citra amid mounting public demands for an investigation into the family's wealth.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 29, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 650 ...
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Reform and insurance

Reform and insurance I would like to record my strong support for Mr. Kustarjono Prodjolalito's comments reported in The Jakarta Post May 27 on behalf of the Retailers Association on the stance taken by the Insurance Council toward recent rioting and looting in Jakarta and elsewhere.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Payment clarification

Payment clarificationCorrection: The writer's name for the letter Payment clarification in yesterday's edition was wrongly spelled. The correct name should be ELLYANA FUAD, not RILYANA FUAD. We apologize for the error.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/PT Jamsostek elects new executive board secretly

PT Jamsostek elects new executive board secretly JAKARTA (JP): PT Jamsostek, the state-owned workers insurance company, recently criticized for allegedly greasing the passing of a controversial manpower bill, elected a new executive board behind closed doors Wednesday.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/British tabloids are beloved 'rubbish' to many

British tabloids are beloved 'rubbish' to manyBy K. Basrie LONDON (JP): Whether you like it or not, British tabloids have their own place among the world media and society.There are negative and positive aspects about the narrow-paged newspapers.Some, including Britons, say tabloids are rubbish.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Bekasi official dismissed

Bekasi official dismissed JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi Mayor H. Nonon Sonthanie dismissed a Bojong Rawa Lumbu subdistrict official on Thursday for deliberately hindering the processing of local resident's identification cards.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 Children's Film: Red Shoes 3:05 Children's Program: Duniaku 3:30 Science Film: Ticket to Adventure 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Big Brother Jake 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My Country: Rona Nusantara ...
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Trust must be restored

Trust must be restored In his recent televised speech, President Habibie correctly pointed to the necessity to do something quickly about the disastrous and still worsening economic crisis.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Turmoil in Jakarta

Turmoil in Jakarta When a person is driven into a corner, his ingenuity is put to the test. Bisnis Indonesia this May 16 reported that many people were still scared on May 15 that the riots would explode again.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Thousands of BCA customers rush to branches, ATMs

Thousands of BCA customers rush to branches, ATMs JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of customers of Bank Central Asia (BCA) flocked to branches and automated teller machines (ATMs) throughout the city yesterday and queued for hours to withdraw their money.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Food stall owners protest late payment

Food stall owners protest late payment JAKARTA (JP): The city administration promised yesterday to investigate allegations of delays in payment to many food stall owners engaged by the Ministry of Social Services to provide cheap meals to the poor.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Govt to conduct full probe into clove trade irregularities

Govt to conduct full probe into clove trade irregularities JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said yesterday that the government would conduct a comprehensive investigation into irregularities in the country's clove trade.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Rights body to probe Irian violations

Rights body to probe Irian violations JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights promised yesterday to investigate reports of killings and vandalism in a number of Irian Jaya villages allegedly committed by an Armed Forces unit.Commission members B.N.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Habibie pays social call on ailing Abdurrahman Wahid

Habibie pays social call on ailing Abdurrahman Wahid JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie paid an informal visit yesterday on the ailing chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem organization, Abdurrahman Wahid, at the latter's residence in Ciganjur subdistrict, South Jakarta.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Hari replaces Syarwan as House deputy speaker

Hari replaces Syarwan as House deputy speaker JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction in the House of Representatives Hari Sabarno assumed his new post as House deputy speaker yesterday, replacing Lt. Gen. (ret) Syarwan Hamid who was recently appointed Minister of Home Affairs.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Elephants go on rampage in Riau

Elephants go on rampage in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: Two elephants went on a rampage in Kampung Pinang village, Kampar regency, Antara reported.Community chief Hamzah was quoted as saying that the elephants damaged local banana and coconut farms.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/City residents harvest crops

City residents harvest crops JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-one Cempaka Putih residents, five of whom were fired recently by their employers, enjoyed their first harvest of vegetable crops Thursday.After three weeks of planting on a 2.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Civil servants hit the streets

Civil servants hit the streets KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of civil servants took to the streets yesterday, not to protest but to help clean up the city.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Implement democratic measures

Implement democratic measures The new President lacks Soeharto's charisma and does not exercise control over Indonesia's Armed Forces. If he does not implement measures to wipe out corruption, antigovernment forces will vent their wrath on him.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Economic recovery must be top priority: Kadin

Economic recovery must be top priority: Kadin JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) reminded the government yesterday to keep a tight focus on restoring the country's economy despite its political reform commitment.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Govt to increase subsidies for fertilizer: Soleh

Govt to increase subsidies for fertilizer: Soleh JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to increase subsidies for sales of fertilizers to farmers in a bid to check rising farming costs and ensure quality crops, the agriculture minister said here yesterday.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Jakarta (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on May 29, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S dollar 1 10,500.00 12,000.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/YLKI urges court settlement for water agreement dispute

YLKI urges court settlement for water agreement dispute JAKARTA (JP): Zoemrotin KS, an executive of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI), urged the city-owned water company PDAM Jaya yesterday to settle its current dispute with its local and foreign business partners in court.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Rumors of looting rock Tangerang

Rumors of looting rock Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Frightened proprietors closed hundreds of shops and offices in Tangerang yesterday after rumors of imminent looting and arson spread through the town center.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Bogor gets new military chief

Bogor gets new military chief BOGOR (JP): Chief of the Suryakencana Bogor military resort, Brig. Gen. Eddi Budianto, handed over his post to Col. Soeprapto yesterday.The installation ceremony was led by West Java/Siliwangi Military Commander Brig. Gen. Purwadi.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/IMF may release aid next month

IMF may release aid next month JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to disburse its second US$1 billion tranche to Indonesia in the second or third week of June, a former economics minister said yesterday.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Soeharto's fall a near repeat of Sukarno's ruin (2)

Soeharto's fall a near repeat of Sukarno's ruin (2)By Tjipta Lesmana JAKARTA (JP): In the mystery which still shrouds first Indonesian president Sukarno's downfall in 1966, some theories point an accusing finger at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Indonesia regrets Pakistan's tests

Indonesia regrets Pakistan's tests JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia "deeply regrets" Pakistan's decision to conduct five underground nuclear tests on Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas said yesterday.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Indonesia's flight from modernity

Indonesia's flight from modernity Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin remembers Gen. Ali Moertopo against the background of Indonesia's current crisis. This is the second of two articles. HONG KONG (JP): Some day, somebody should write a book on "Sycophancy In Asian Politics".
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/More clubs lay off players as soccer body stops league

More clubs lay off players as soccer body stops league JAKARTA (JP): PSBL Bandar Lampung and PKT Bontang yesterday extended the list of soccer clubs sending their players packing after the All Indonesian Soccer Federation stopped the league earlier this week.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Mideast peace process near collapse

Mideast peace process near collapse Under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel is celebrating its 50th anniversary in a manner that in many ways is provocative to its Arab peace partners.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Cartoon Exhibition: Population Issue, by Cartoonists from 9 countries in Asia, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Gallery Pasar Seni Jaya Ancol, Jl. Lodan Timur, North Jakarta, until May 31. * Art Exhibition by Sixteen Female Artists, at the Regent Jakarta, Main Lobby, Jl.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Pertamina to undergo fundamental change

Pertamina to undergo fundamental change JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto pledged yesterday to introduce fundamental changes to the operations of state oil and gas company Pertamina.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Military top brass briefed on ABRI's concept for reform

Military top brass briefed on ABRI's concept for reform JAKARTA (JP): The military top brass were briefed yesterday on the Armed Forces' (ABRI) concept of reform, as well as its campaign to help restimulate the economy and public confidence in the government.Armed Forces (ABRI) spokesman Brig.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/JSX stocks strengthen but concerns remain

JSX stocks strengthen but concerns remain JAKARTA (JP): Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) gained slightly yesterday but concerns over the country's political and economic uncertainty remained, analysts and dealers said.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Govt announces sweeping reforms to lure investors

Govt announces sweeping reforms to lure investors JAKARTA (JP): The government will introduce massive reform of investment procedures in a bid to encourage domestic investors and lure back the foreign capital badly needed to restore the country's ailing economy, a senior minister announced ...
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/50% public phones useless

50% public phones useless PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: More than half of all the public telephones in the city are out of order and the city administration has no immediate plans to repair them.
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Sat, 30 May 1998

JP/Giving sound to that which has long been unheard

Giving sound to that which has long been unheardBy Yogita Tahil Ramani JAKARTA (JP): Reform embeds itself and elicits a voice from the most unlikely of places.
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