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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/1,800 companies report foreign debts to BI

1,800 companies report foreign debts to BI JAKARTA (JP): About 1,800 local companies have reported their foreign debts to Bank Indonesia, the central bank, chairman of the private offshore debt team Radius Prawiro said.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Curbing dengue fever gets highest priority

Curbing dengue fever gets highest priority JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is considering shelving "less urgent" projects and using the money to finance efforts to curb a dengue fever outbreak expected to peak next month.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Monas traders worry of conflict

Monas traders worry of conflict JAKARTA (JP): About 200 street vendors recently relocated to the southern periphery of Monas (the National Monument) in Central Jakarta are worried about conflicts for space at the new site.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Street singers release new album

Street singers release new album JAKARTA (JP): Street singer group Kelompok Penyanyi Jalanan released their second album featuring songs with social themes Saturday.The group leader, Anto Baret, said he was well-aware that launching a new album during the economic crisis would not be profitable.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Hepatitis B affects one in three: Official

Hepatitis B affects one in three: Official JAKARTA (JP): An estimated one in three Indonesians are infected with Hepatitis B.The Ministry of Health's director general for communicable disease control and environmental health, Hadi M.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Mangkusari buried in C. Kalimantan

Mangkusari buried in C. Kalimantan PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: H.D. Mangkusari, speaker of the provincial legislature, died Saturday at the age of 65.Mangkusari died in Jakarta and his remains were brought here yesterday morning so he could be buried in the afternoon.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/New levy a new burden for CPO producers

New levy a new burden for CPO producers JAKARTA (JP): Crude palm oil (CPO) producers are claiming the government's plan to impose a redeemable levy on the interisland shipment of CPO and its by-products will cause them a heavy financial burden.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Diana King on promotional tour

Diana King on promotional tour JAKARTA (JP): Singer Diana King is scheduled to arrive here Tuesday for a three-day promotional tour for her second album, Think Like A Girl.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/New printers, scanner for small businesses

New printers, scanner for small businessesBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Hewlett-Packard believes that there is a potential market for home PCs in Indonesia.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Robbery at gas stations rampant: Police

Robbery at gas stations rampant: Police JAKARTA (JP): Gas station robberies are on an upward trend, with both gas station attendants and gasoline buyers being victimized, police said over the weekend, with robberies reaching 21 in the city over the past four monthsA man was badly beaten Saturday ...

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Chandra gives young contenders a lesson

Chandra gives young contenders a lesson JAKARTA (JP): Veteran driver Chandra Alim dazzled his young challengers with sheer mastery in the opening leg of the national Formula Asia auto racing championship series at Sentul circuit, near Bogor, West Java yesterday.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:35 TV Series: The Big Valley 3:05 Management Program: Kiat Manajemen 3:30 TV Drama: Jalan Pintas 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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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/The Middle East talks

The Middle East talks New talks on the Middle East must be good news as compared with no talks at all. That still leaves the event proposed for early May in London as obscure as the way in which the plan emerged.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Rachman shines in pro bouts, Herry struggles

Rachman shines in pro bouts, Herry struggles JAKARTA (JP): Former national amateur boxing champions Rachman Kilikili and Herry Makawimbang maintained their winning run in pro Saturday.Rachman made short work of Sanusi Anwar in their junior bantamweight bout.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Bad debt in property may reach Rp 35t

Bad debt in property may reach Rp 35t JAKARTA (JP): Bad debt in Indonesia's property sector may jump to Rp 35 trillion (about US$4.6 billion) by the end of 1998 unless the government comes up with ways to help the ailing industry, an analyst said yesterday.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Alumni back student calls for reform

Alumni back student calls for reform JAKARTA (JP): Alumni from 48 leading universities and institutions have thrown their weight behind student rallies for reform and vowed to establish a special network to aid families whose relatives "disappear".

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Man mistakenly mobbed to death

Man mistakenly mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A 24-year-old man was mistakenly mobbed to death by a group of hoodlums in front of a discotheque on Jl. Pangeran Tubagus Angke, West Jakarta, early yesterday morning.The victim was identified as Rohmat, a resident of Jl.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Three Worlds by Ledek Sukadi, Herly Gaya, Kukuh Nuswanto, at Galeri TC, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194270/78), Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday to Saturday 11:30 a.m.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Perception on bisexuality

Perception on bisexuality On April 27, as usual, I watched 'Buah Bibir' (Fruit of the Lips) on RCTI. The topic was bisexuality in marriage. Two experts were invited to participate in the discussion, during which many strong and interesting opinions were aired.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Ministry ordered to help crisis-affected students

Ministry ordered to help crisis-affected students JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto has ordered Ministry of Education officials and university rectors to help students with financial difficulties so they can continue their studies.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Rainfall brings respite for fires in E. Kalimantan

Rainfall brings respite for fires in E. Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Intermittent rainfall in many areas of East Kalimantan recently has brought relief to the fire-ravaged province, where almost 500,000 hectares of forests have been razed this year, resulting in an estimated loss of Rp 9.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Teenager jailed for killing his mother

Teenager jailed for killing his mother JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a 17- year-old boy over the weekend to three years and six months in prison for killing his mother.Presiding judge Mahdi S.N.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Worsening corruption

Worsening corruption The survey findings on corruption which the Center for Study and Development revealed last week may not have come as something new to most of us.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/City cuts sticker price but commuters may not benefit

City cuts sticker price but commuters may not benefit JAKARTA (JP): City administration will cut the one-day Rp 5,000 traffic sticker to Rp 2,500 in response to mounting protests against a plan to implement the sticker system in lieu of the current three-in-one traffic regulation, an official ...

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/World Bank agrees on loan to Indonesia

World Bank agrees on loan to Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has formally agreed to provide a US$381 million loan to finance infrastructure projects in Indonesia.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Better salary key to boosting judges' integrity and quality

Better salary key to boosting judges' integrity and quality JAKARTA (JP): A better salary and complete organizational separation from the bureaucracy are key to improving the integrity and quality of judges in Indonesia, head of the Bandung District Court Djoko Soetono said.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Political tension likely to worsen stock market

Political tension likely to worsen stock market JAKARTA (JP): The country's escalating political tension may further worsen the stock market, which has been severely hit by the central bank's high interest rate policy over the past several weeks, analysts have said.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Gen. (ret) Soemitro still in coma

Gen. (ret) Soemitro still in coma JAKARTA (JP): Former chief of a now defunct internal security agency (Pangkopkamtib) Gen. (ret) Soemitro was still in a coma yesterday, two days after being hospitalized here for a stroke.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Indonesia, Australia and overcoming the Asian crisis

Indonesia, Australia and overcoming the Asian crisis Former Australian prime minister Paul J. Keating, in his capacity as visiting professor of public policy, discussed the impact of the Asian economic crisis on the region in his lecture at the University of New South Wales in Sydney in March.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Campuses quit after massive student protests

Campuses quit after massive student protests JAKARTA (JP): Students took a break yesterday from incessant protests as faculty staff from one university decided to suspend classes after rallies in several major cities Saturday left dozens injured.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Leading maritime law expert dies

Leading maritime law expert dies BANDUNG, West Java: Komar Kantaatmadja, professor of the School of Law here at Padjadjaran University, died yesterday at the age of 62.Komar is known as one of the country's few leading maritime law experts.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Brunei delegation to monitor fires

Brunei delegation to monitor fires SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A nine-member delegation from Brunei is expected to arrive here this week to take a close look at forest fires in the province which have so far razed up to 500,000 hectares of brush and forest, a local environment official said here ...

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Tony Blair's Middle East summit

Tony Blair's Middle East summit The Middle East question is the supreme test of an international diplomat. The fact that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken it on is itself is in his favor.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Seven students killed in crash

Seven students killed in crash BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Seven elementary students were killed Saturday afternoon when the small public minivan they were riding in collided with a Muncul interisland bus.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Can the UN direct disarmament?

Can the UN direct disarmament?By Imron Cotan and Iwan Wiranataatmadja This is the first of two articles on the efforts of the UN to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Passengers escape fire on Ambon ferry

Passengers escape fire on Ambon ferry AMBON, Maluku: Hundreds of Indonesians survived a fire which broke out Saturday aboard the passenger ship MV Simpati as it was to set sail for Buru island from Ambon.No one was killed. The fire was most likely caused by a short circuit, Antara reported.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Jobless court UI students

Jobless court UI students JAKARTA (JP): People who have lost their jobs due to the economic crisis have found that students are sympathetic to their plight.

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Mon, 04 May 1998

JP/Good judgment needed

Good judgment needed In the context of the conditions and situation in which we currently find ourselves, any lack of good judgment will only lead to more problems that could be much more complicated than one might expect.

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