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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Tropical livestock seminar in Yogya

Tropical livestock seminar in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: The second International Seminar on Tropical Livestock will be held here next week, Committee Chairman Budi Prasetyo Widyobroto said over the weekend.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Young boy dies in burning car

Young boy dies in burning car JAKARTA (JP): A two-and-a-half-year-old boy died after the engine of his father's minivan exploded.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Habibie calls for fasting to save rice

Habibie calls for fasting to save rice JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has appealed to all Indonesians to join him in the ritual of fasting for two days each week in order to save rice, the mainstay of the nation's diet.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Female body found in Tangerang

Female body found in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): The body of an unidentified female was found floating in Cimancuri river in Ranca Labuh village, Mauk district, here at 5 p.m. on Friday.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/The oldest profession feels pinch of the monetary crisis

The oldest profession feels pinch of the monetary crisis JAKARTA (JP): Few businesses have been spared the sting of the ongoing economic turmoil, including the officially recognized Kramat Tunggak red-light district in North Jakarta.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Wiranto calls for an end to misleading comments

Wiranto calls for an end to misleading comments PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto called for a stop to the rhetorical bashing of the government as he claimed it was diluting the political system and creating confusion among the people.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Chinese struggle in Indonesia

Chinese struggle in Indonesia I trust that many Chinese struggled before the country's independence and continued to do so after independence. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter (May 30) was very biased and is the result of narrow-minded thinking.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/The Kid's Encyclopedia adds fun to learning

The Kid's Encyclopedia adds fun to learningBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): We all know that the wheel is undoubtedly one the greatest human inventions.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Suhardiman loses his job in SOKSI after 38 years

Suhardiman loses his job in SOKSI after 38 years JAKARTA (JP): SOKSI, one of the organizations that formed the ruling Golkar group in 1964, overthrew Suhardiman who had led it for 38 years at a congress late last week.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Golkar executives deny patrons' charges

Golkar executives deny patrons' charges JAKARTA (JP): Golkar executives have rejected their patrons' accusations of failing to respond to calls for reform.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Stopping the yen's decline

Stopping the yen's decline Monetary authorities in Japan and the United States have begun a concerted intervention in the foreign exchange markets to put a stop to the sharp decline in the value of the yen. The concerted intervention is a first step forward.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Intelligence officer dies as violence escalates in Irian

Intelligence officer dies as violence escalates in Irian JAKARTA (JP): The police intelligence officer who was beaten up by student protesters in Jayapura, Irian Jaya, on Friday died in hospital late on Saturday as fresh violence broke out in Biak, officials and media reports said yesterday.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Govt urged to reforest huge Kalimantan peat land

Govt urged to reforest huge Kalimantan peat land JAKARTA (JP): A team assigned to review the one-million hectare peat land project in Central Kalimantan has suggested that the government reforest the area on the grounds the megaproject is off-target and threatens the environment.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/SEA Games consortium urged to return reforestation funds

SEA Games consortium urged to return reforestation funds JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Forestry and Plantations has asked the consortium of financiers for the 19th Southeast Asian Games to return the Rp 35 billion (US$2.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Economic problem

Economic problem I am deeply concerned over the ailing economy in our country. We fully realized that since the crisis happened we have a lot of problems. The 60 percent interest rate offered by banks in Indonesia is making businesses crippled and bankrupt.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Kiara Payung villagers stone Pakuaji police post

Kiara Payung villagers stone Pakuaji police post TANGERANG (JP): Hundreds of residents of Kiara Payung village here threw stones at the Pakuaji police subprecinct office on Sunday and demanded the release of a 22-year-old man charged with the murder of his wife and brother-in-law.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Sri Mulyani warns of populist policies

Sri Mulyani warns of populist policies JAKARTA (JP): Economist Sri Mulyani Indrawati has warned that the populist measures being taken by the government to overcome the economic crisis are leading the nation into bankruptcy.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Reducing the risk of chemical war

Reducing the risk of chemical warBy W. Wuryani JAKARTA (JP): The distinguished journal Nature again published in May 1998 a view on the Gulf War syndrome, a kind of illness produced from the residue of warfare.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Men face two years for mobbing

Men face two years for mobbing BOGOR (JP): Prosecutor Andi Rachman Asbar asked Bogor District Court to sentence seven people each to two years in jail on Saturday for mobbing an alleged hoodlum to death.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Military to sell cheap food

Military to sell cheap food JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has invited Jakartans to come and buy cheap essential goods at the command's cooperative shops.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/UI has new professor

UI has new professor JAKARTA (JP): Soehartati Gondhowiardjo Argadikoesoemo was installed Saturday as a new professor of medical science at the University of Indonesia (UI).

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Guns used at Trisakti 'match police weapons'

Guns used at Trisakti 'match police weapons' JAKARTA (JP): The team investigating the shootings at Trisakti University on May 12 in which four students died disclosed yesterday that it has identified two of the types of guns used in the incident.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Jakarta has 1.4m poor people: BKKBN

Jakarta has 1.4m poor people: BKKBN JAKARTA (JP): The number of poor people in the capital is estimated to have risen to 1.4 million, or 14.7 percent of the city's 9.5 million population, data from the Jakarta office of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) has shown.The 1.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Volvo to review its Indonesian operation

Volvo to review its Indonesian operationBy Devi M. Asmarani GTEBORG, Sweden (JP): International automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Corporation is reviewing its operation in Indonesia due to the current economic and political uncertainty, the company's executive has said.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Thousands attend mass prayers to seek guidance from Allah

Thousands attend mass prayers to seek guidance from Allah JAKARTA (JP): A blazing morning sun could not dry the tears of most of the hundreds of thousands of Moslems who attended a mass prayer organized by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in the eastern parking lot of the Senayan complex here Sunday.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Stringent bank audits must go on: Expert

Stringent bank audits must go on: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia should not surrender to pressures to review contracts with accounting firms which audit banks using international standard practices, analysts said.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/First podium finish for Ananda

First podium finish for Ananda JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian driver Ananda Mikola fulfilled his two-year-long dream of a Formula Three podium finish when he came in second in the fifth leg of the auto racing championship series at Imola circuit, Italy, on Sunday.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Naval staff to be questioned for attacking vendors

Naval staff to be questioned for attacking vendors JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Police are to question a group of 20 Navy personnel about their alleged role in an attack on vegetable vendors at Kebayoran Lama market in South Jakarta on Friday, an official said yesterday.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/S'pore donates rice and medicines to RI

S'pore donates rice and medicines to RI JAKARTA (JP): Singapore said yesterday it would extend S$12 million (US$7 million) worth of humanitarian assistance in rice and medicine to Indonesia.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Workers urged not to join demonstrations

Workers urged not to join demonstrations JAKARTA (JP): Workers in Greater Jakarta were asked Saturday to be vigilant and to turn down invitations by a labor union which was advertising a massive demonstration from yesterday through tomorrow, former activists said.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Four drown in overloaded boat

Four drown in overloaded boat SEMARANG: A small boat carrying farmers from the nearby island of Karangbolong sank off the coast here on Friday drowning four of the 13 people on board.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Deer breeding successful

Deer breeding successful SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The rare Sambar deer (cervus unicolor brookei), which three years ago was on the brink of extinction in East Kalimantan, has been successful bred in the province.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/PT Medco to export methanol to South Korea

PT Medco to export methanol to South Korea JAKARTA (JP): Methanol producer PT Medco Methanol Bunyu, a subsidiary of publicly listed oil and gas company Medco Energi Corporation, has signed a long-term purchase agreement with a South Korean state chemical producer, the company said.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Govt buys CPO from local firms at world price

Govt buys CPO from local firms at world price JAKARTA (JP): The government paid international prices for crude palm oil (CPO) it purchased from local private companies and then sold it domestically to help stabilize the soaring prices of cooking oil, sources said over the weekend.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Gloomy outlook expected to overshadow trading

Gloomy outlook expected to overshadow trading JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the country's battered stock market are expected to slow down this week despite positive news on the resumption of international loans to Indonesia, stock analysts and brokers said over the weekend.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Northern Irish concerns

Northern Irish concerns Politics in Northern Ireland is as much a matter of numbers as words. Precision in language can make the difference between provocation and peace. But in the days ahead, it is dates and statistics which have to be faced with sensitivity.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 12:15 p.m. World Cup Soccer (rerun) 2:00 News: Berita 14 2:35 Children's Film: The Big Valley 3:05 Documentary: Museum Telkom 3:30 Village Program 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Music: Lagu Pop Daerah 5:00 English Lessons 5:30 Documentary: Merdu Suaranya 6:00 News: Lintasan ...

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Amien Rais yet to decide on planned coalition

Amien Rais yet to decide on planned coalition JAKARTA (JP): Amien Rais, chairman of the 28 million strong Muhammadiyah Moslem organization, has yet to decide whether he will join a planned coalition of proreform activists.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Kuwait to build $2b refinery

Kuwait to build $2b refinery JAKARTA (JP): Kuwaiti oil company Hemeco plans to build a US$2 billion refinery on Selayar island, South Sulawesi, State Minister of Investment Hamzah Haz said over the weekend.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/The First Amendment

The First Amendment To anyone concerned with democracy and the future of this country, news that the government plans to push through a bill on freedom of expression must have hit them like a powerful explosion.

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Mass rape

Mass rape It was reported that the National Commission on Human Rights has proposed the establishment of a "truth and reconciliation commission to look into the Tanjung Priok riot..." (The Jakarta Post, June 20).

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Tue, 07 Jul 1998

JP/Newsprint price

Newsprint price Referring to The Jakarta Post, July 2, we would like to request you make several amendments to one of your articles entitled Press entering dark tunnel: Industry executive, as follows.1.

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