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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Immigration responds

Immigration responds I refer to Donna K. Woodward's letter of June 6, 1998, written in response to a letter by the public relations head of the Directorate General of Immigration (M.A. Gani) dated June 3, 1998.1.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/BUN, Bank Tiara need huge cash inputs to meet CAR

BUN, Bank Tiara need huge cash inputs to meet CAR JAKARTA (JP): Cash-strapped Bank Umum Nasional (BUN) and Bank Tiara need Rp 10.46 trillion (US$747 million) and Rp 2.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Great River to export most of its products

Great River to export most of its products JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed garment producer PT Great River International will export most of its products this year because domestic demand continues to decline, a company executive said yesterday.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 12:15 p.m. World Cup Soccer (rerun) 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:30 Music 2:35 TV Series: The Painted Door 3:05 TV Drama: Gita Wicara 3:30 Science Film: Ticket to Adventure 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Sports 5:30 TV Series: Science World 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 My ...
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Golkar's future still bright, says Rudini

Golkar's future still bright, says Rudini JAKARTA (JP): The future of the ruling political organization Golkar is bright if it can prove its effectiveness as a true representation of the people's aspirations, said political observer Rudini yesterday.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/A compromise on East Timor?

A compromise on East Timor? Indonesian President B.J. Habibie's offer on East Timor is a dramatic leap for Jakarta to take but one that falls short of meeting the demands of the East Timorese themselves.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Changes in the military

Changes in the military Changes in the Armed Forces (ABRI) command are always described as normal. This is especially true when the officer who is replaced has been in his position for quite some time.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Traders demand security assurance

Traders demand security assurance JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of market trader representatives urged the government yesterday to guarantee security in Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta to enable traders to do business safely.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Street rallies, strikes are staples of year so far

Street rallies, strikes are staples of year so far JAKARTA (JP): The greater Jakarta area has seen at least 124 street demonstrations and some 100 worker strikes up to the first week of June this year, according to the police.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/City cuts funds to branches of political parties

City cuts funds to branches of political parties JAKARTA (JP): The branch offices of Golkar and two other political parties -- the United Development Party (PPP) and Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) -- have agreed to the cancelation of their grants from the city administration budget this year.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Case on Hindoro stays open despite his recent death

Case on Hindoro stays open despite his recent death JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are set to continue investigating a Rp 900 billion bank scam despite the recent death of the main suspect Hindoro Halim, an official said yesterday.City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Unprofessional decision

Unprofessional decision The recent statement by the state minister of environment on the plan to close PT Inti Indorayon Utama, a pulp and paper company in North Sumatra, is considered a bias and unprofessional decision.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Marshall Green knew the art of diplomacy

Marshall Green knew the art of diplomacyBy Jusuf Wanandi United States Ambassador Marshall Green who was posted in Indonesia during the turbulent years of the 1960s died of a heart attack on June 6 in Washington. He was 82 years old.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Minister welcomes plan to audit reforestation funds

Minister welcomes plan to audit reforestation funds JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution hailed yesterday the government's decision to appoint a public accounting firm to audit reforestation funds collected from timber companies.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Thousands march in East Timor

Thousands march in East Timor DILI, East Timor: Thousands of East Timorese supporting integration marched to the governor's office here yesterday to express their opposition to any referendum in the province and to call for more autonomy.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Braga makeover launched at bazaar

Braga makeover launched at bazaar BANDUNG: The famous classic European-styles once found on Jl. Braga, an exclusive shopping area in the heart of Bandung, will reappear tomorrow in a one-day bazaar expected to help boost the area's ailing economy.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Riots' victims

Riots' victims The May riots have left many victims, including rape victims. Although thorough investigation into the riots is being conducted by the authorities, several organizations and institutions have started working to help these victims.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Support rolls in for decision to let pedicabs return

Support rolls in for decision to let pedicabs return JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) welcomed yesterday Governor Sutiyoso's decision to allow becak (pedicabs) to operate again within the city.One of the foundation's executives, Zumrotin K.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Publisher gets permit at last

Publisher gets permit at last JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen years ago, Idrus Indas applied to the Ministry of Information to turn his Nusantara Pos weekly in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, into a daily newspaper.On Thursday, the license for a daily newspaper unexpectedly arrived in his office in Kendari.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates JAKARTA (JP): Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia's (Bank Exim) indicative conversion rates on June 26, 1998: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 14,600.00 16,600.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/'TVRI': A television station in waiting

'TVRI': A television station in waitingBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): It is a classic dilemma: how can the state television station TVRI survive its role as a broadcaster serving the people and, at the same time, be financially independent?Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus, formerly ...
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Tight selection for RI squads for Asiad

Tight selection for RI squads for Asiad JAKARTA (JP): Only athletes from five or six sports deserve to go to the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in December, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Agung Laksono said yesterday.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/News on heart disease available on Internet

News on heart disease available on Internet JAKARTA (JP): A new heart and stroke foundation was set up yesterday with the mission to spread information on the diseases.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Governor Sutiyoso agrees to mediate for Tommy in row

Governor Sutiyoso agrees to mediate for Tommy in row JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso agreed yesterday to help Hutomo Mandala Putra sell two disputed buildings to state enterprises.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/New House may see reduced ABRI presence

New House may see reduced ABRI presence JAKARTA (JP): A seven-member team assigned to draft new political laws has outlined a proposal which would eliminate the Armed Forces' (ABRI) representation in provincial legislatures while also reducing the number of its allocated seats in the House of ...
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/U.S., World Bank hail Indonesia-IMF accord

U.S., World Bank hail Indonesia-IMF accord JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank and the United States have welcomed a new agreement between Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund on a revised economic program designed to stabilize the country's embattled economy.U.S.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Neglected buildings in Surakarta

Neglected buildings in SurakartaFrom MerdekaThe city of Surakarta in Central Java has thousands of ancient buildings which are both artistic and historical. Unfortunately, many of them are in a highly neglected state.The city does not seem to care for its historical buildings.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Tommy refuses calls to resign from Assembly

Tommy refuses calls to resign from Assembly JAKARTA (JP): Hutomo Mandala Putra, former president Soeharto's youngest son, refused yesterday to meet calls for him to resign from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Market cheerless over IMF, ADB deals

Market cheerless over IMF, ADB deals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's financial market is unimpressed by a new deal between Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a new loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Habibie visits Malang markets

Habibie visits Malang markets MALANG, East Java (JP): Hundreds of shoppers at Singosari and Besar market in this small East Java town were taken aback when they saw their president suddenly among them yesterday.B.J.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Should minority groups form parties?

Should minority groups form parties?By Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Like it or not, a political distinction between the majority and minority groups in Indonesian politics remains an undeniable fact.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Hotel gives scholarships

Hotel gives scholarships JAKARTA (JP): To commemorate their first anniversary, Quality Hotel Aspac yesterday handed out 37 scholarships to high- achieving but needy students from schools in the Benda district, Tangerang, surrounding the Sukarno-Hatta International Airport.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/The governor's new clothes

The governor's new clothes What could Rp 105 million -- the equivalent of about US$7,500 -- buy in this time of crisis in Jakarta? Some 35,000 kilograms of rice, perhaps, or more than 17,000 kgs of cooking oil, or 4,200 one-liter cans of milk, or 43,750 kgs of sugar.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/AJI establishes Yogya branch

AJI establishes Yogya branch YOGYAKARTA: The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), previously banned during the Soeharto era, established a branch here this week.In a modest ceremony attended by local journalists, R. Fadjri was installed as chairman of the new branch on Wednesday.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Humpuss unfazed by Pertamina moves

Humpuss unfazed by Pertamina moves JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed shipping and port company PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi, which is controlled by members of former president Soeharto's family, said yesterday it was ready to face any move by state oil and gas firm Pertamina to retender its ...
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Parents told to be wary of drug abuse threat

Parents told to be wary of drug abuse threat JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie warned Indonesian parents yesterday to step up their vigilance over the rising danger of drug abuse by the young generation.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Health centers to reduce fees

Health centers to reduce fees PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Thirty community health centers here have decided to reduce their consultation fees to previous rates, after being deserted by patients following a 600 percent fee hike in January.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Patience fading for military probe: Kontras

Patience fading for military probe: Kontras JAKARTA (JP): Public patience is fast disappearing for the results of the Armed Forces' investigation into the kidnappings of scores of activists, an independent advocacy group said yesterday.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Zhao appeals for reversal of verdict on massacre

Zhao appeals for reversal of verdict on massacre Our Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin in the second article of his series on Clinton's current visit to China reports on a noteworthy development in Chinese politics, as former prime minister and party leader Zhao Ziyang urges a change of heart ...
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Indonesia's rice production seen declining 6.25% this year

Indonesia's rice production seen declining 6.25% this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's unhusked rice output is expected to drop 6.25 percent to 46.29 million metric tons this year, down from 49.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Indian Photo Exhibition, in the National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3811551), Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., until July 1.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Football and soccer

Football and soccer The 1998 World Cup soccer championships are underway, and as I write this, preparing to enter the second stage, or Round 16, to which the 16 best national teams will advance in the knockout phase of competition.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 26, 1998: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/ADB gives RI $1.5b loan to meet budget deficit

ADB gives RI $1.5b loan to meet budget deficit JAKARTA (JP): The government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a US$1.5 billion loan agreement yesterday to finance Indonesia's budget deficit and strengthen its balance of payments.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Feeling of empathy

Feeling of empathy The letter of my Moslem brother Syahyurli AB of June 12, is more than touching. It's rather a very consoling and healing one for those going through unbearable sufferings due to the tragedy of May 13 and May 14.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/BSD resident robbed of Rp 41m

BSD resident robbed of Rp 41m TANGERANG (JP): A group of 12 armed criminals allegedly robbed a resident of the Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex of gold, belongings and cash valued at Rp 41 million (US$2,733) yesterday.Head of Tangerang police precinct Lt. Col.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Party promises not to mobilize masses

Party promises not to mobilize masses JAKARTA (JP): The newly established Indonesian Workers Party (PPI) promised yesterday that it would not mobilize the masses to achieve its political objectives.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Moslem scholar launches new political party

Moslem scholar launches new political party JAKARTA (JP): Moslem scholar Deliar Noer, known for his staunch criticism of the government, launched Partai Ummat Islam (Islamic Community Party) yesterday, adding to the country's already long list of new political parties.
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Sat, 27 Jun 1998

JP/Closing down banks is last option: Sjahril

Closing down banks is last option: Sjahril JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's financial authority would not immediately liquidate banks which were not able to fulfill the minimum 4 percent capital adequacy ratio by the end of this year, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said yesterday.
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