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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Dealing with Iraq

Dealing with Iraq If Saddam Hussein were not such a recidivist, it might be possible to fashion a less confrontational approach to restrain Iraq and prevent it from producing and using weapons of mass destruction.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Soeharto's family owns 4.3m hectares of forest

Soeharto's family owns 4.3m hectares of forest JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Muslimin Nasution said on Thursday former president Soeharto's family controls at least 4.3 million hectares of forest concessions in the country.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/43 political prisoners freed, 26 rehabilitated

43 political prisoners freed, 26 rehabilitated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice Muladi on Thursday presented the most precious New Year gift -- the freedom and rehabilitation of political prisoners.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Village head gets jail time for scam

Village head gets jail time for scam BOGOR (JP): The Bogor District Court has sentenced E. Herdian, 51, head of Baranangsiang village, to four months in jail for issuing a fake land document permitting the sale of a 1,182- square-meter plot on Jl. Bina Marga.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Pontianak airport upgraded

Pontianak airport upgraded JAKARTA (JP): The West Kalimantan provincial administration is upgrading Pontianak's Supadio Airport into an international gateway linking it to towns in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines, Antara reported on Thursday.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Batam tourist mark nears 1m

Batam tourist mark nears 1m BATAM, Riau: Tourist arrivals on Batam, one of the country's major gateways, have not been adversely affected by the turmoil in the last few months, with numbers for 1998 set to hit the one million mark.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/NGOs decry drills in park

NGOs decry drills in park SURABAYA: The East Java branch of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has condemned planned military exercises in the Pulau Sempu nature reserve as environmentally disruptive.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Best Men 14:45 16:55 19:05 21:15 Ever After 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Saving Private Ryan 13:00 16:20 19:40 Kuch-Kuch Hota Hai 13:45 17:05 20:25 A Bug's Life 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Rush Hours ...
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturdayMaghrib 6:13 p.m.SundayImsak 4:09 a.m.Subuh 4.19 a.m.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Inflation rate surged to 77.63 percent last year

Inflation rate surged to 77.63 percent last year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia recorded an inflation rate of 1.42 percent in December from 0.08 percent in November, sending the 1998 full-year inflation rate to 77.63 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced Thursday.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/New Year's Eve passes without major incident

New Year's Eve passes without major incident JAKARTA (JP): Despite dense crowds of thousands of revelers, New Year Eve's celebrations in the capital proceeded peacefully, upset only by minor disturbances.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Exports estimated to rise by mere 1 percent this year

Exports estimated to rise by mere 1 percent this year JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan predicts another difficult year for the country's exporters, choked by Indonesia's debt quandary and the gloomy world economic outlook.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Government plans to privatize 25 state firms

Government plans to privatize 25 state firmsBy Reiner S. JAKARTA (JP): The government plans to privatize 25 state-owned companies in the 1999/2000 fiscal year to help finance the country's escape from the 17-month old economic crisis, according to the blueprint document for the restructuring of ...
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/22 foreigners netted in New Year's raids

22 foreigners netted in New Year's raids JAKARTA (JP): Immigration officers arrested 22 foreigners in a series of raids on immigration violators in the Tanah Abang area and on Jl. Jaksa in Central Jakarta on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Toll revenue falls 7% in 1998

Toll revenue falls 7% in 1998 JAKARTA (JP): State-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga is estimating an almost 7 percent decline in toll revenue in 1998 in the wake of the country's acute monetary crisis.Revenue is predicted to fall to Rp 676.2 billion (US$84.02 million) from Rp 727 billion in 1997.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Crisis is biting deep

Crisis is biting deep JAKARTA (JP): The following are accompanying tables for our Front Page story on the result of a survey about people's spending behavior during the current economic crisis.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Govt puts sports on back burner, minister says

Govt puts sports on back burner, minister says JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono concedes the government's attention to national sports is lacking and much needs to be done to polish the professionalism of coaches and athletes.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Vehicle maintenance losses reach Rp 7b

Vehicle maintenance losses reach Rp 7b JAKARTA (JP): Total loss of funds allocated by the city for the maintenance of official vehicles in the first eight months of this fiscal year was Rp 7 billion (US$933,333), not Rp 16 billion as earlier estimated, an official said.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Hundreds evacuated in Poso

Hundreds evacuated in Poso JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of people in Poso, Central Sulawesi, whose homes have been severely damaged or destroyed in rioting that has gone on since last Friday, have been evacuated to the local sports center.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Banyuwangi blaze rages in market

Banyuwangi blaze rages in market BANYUWANGI, East Java: Dozens of kiosks in the traditional market in Kalibaru district, about 60 kilometers to the west of Banyuwangi town, were razed on Wednesday night. Many others also sustained damage.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Castro remains in power after 40 years

Castro remains in power after 40 yearsBy Klaus Blume HAVANA (DPA): It was as if carnival had come early. Long lines of cars decorated with Cuban flags drove through crowds of cheering people in the streets of Havana. Tropical music blended with a cacophony of car horns.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/World news still marked by random collection of crises

World news still marked by random collection of crisesBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): The daily life of six billion people all over the globe continues to unfold, and most years it is impossible to compress it into a few grand themes.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/It's spend, spend and spend (almost) as usual

It's spend, spend and spend (almost) as usual Religious traditions do not die even in times of acute economic crisis.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Abuse of power 'not a crime'

Abuse of power 'not a crime'By Adi Andojo Soetjipto JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office, under Indonesia's current legal system, will find it difficult to prove that former president Soeharto committed corruption or abused his power during his presidency.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/1999, a perilous year for the local bourse

1999, a perilous year for the local bourseBy Aloysius Unditu JAKARTA (JP): The country's financial market has gone through its worst doldrums year in decades with both the rupiah and local stock prices losing much of their value.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/New Year's Eve gala undampened by crisis

New Year's Eve gala undampened by crisis JAKARTA (JP): Though many cities celebrated New Year's Eve modestly due to the prolonged economic crisis, customary live and loud music, fireworks and entertainment still highlighted the revelry in many areas.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News: Nuansa Reformasi 7:00 Children's Program: Lagu Anak Nusantara 7:30 Cartoon 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Govt may cut CPO export tax to 40% in January

Govt may cut CPO export tax to 40% in January JAKARTA (JP): The government will slash the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 60 percent to no lower than 40 percent by the end of January, Industry and Trade Minister Rahardi Ramelan said on Thursday.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/What's wrong with the nation?: Habibie

What's wrong with the nation?: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie bade farewell to 1998 as he called on the nation to reflect on the tumult and violence of 1998, and to welcome 1999 with a sense of hope.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Flood kills 8, injures 13

Flood kills 8, injures 13 JAKARTA (JP): Eight people died and 13 were injured when a flash flood hit a gold mining area in Bengkulu province, on the western island of Sumatra, Antara reported Friday.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Between hope and fear

Between hope and fear At least three major events await Indonesians in the coming year -- the general election, the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the formation of a new government.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Teaching of English

Teaching of English I was pleased to see the teaching of English in Indonesian schools, particularly the communicative approach, get such a good airing in Setiono's piece Flawed system in English teaching in the Dec. 28 edition of The Jakarta Post.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Global recession, republic, tax reform face Australia in 1999

Global recession, republic, tax reform face Australia in 1999By Martin Parry SYDNEY (AFP): John Howard's conservative government faces a year fraught with the threat of global recession, uncertainty over a raft of election promises, reconciliation with its indigenous population and ties with the ...
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/What safety net?

What safety net? The National Police's announcement before the New Year that the country's crime rate increased by 10 percent in 1998 was not as disturbing as learning the main cause for the upward trend: With poverty rapidly rising, more and more people are resorting to crime as a matter of ...
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Body of slain serviceman found, ABRI says

Body of slain serviceman found, ABRI says JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces say an intensive sweep of East Aceh regency bore results on Thursday with the discovery of the body of one of eight servicemen reportedly attacked and kidnapped by residents near Lhok Nibung village.Second Private Tulus P.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Bus companies to get soft loans immediately

Bus companies to get soft loans immediately JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon disburse Rp 55.15 billion (US$7.35 million) in loans it pledged to 15 transportation companies in the capital, an executive of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) said on Thursday.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Donut employees bite back

Donut employees bite back SURABAYA: About 120 employees from 16 Dunkin' Donuts outlets here staged a peaceful strike on Wednesday demanding the resignation of personnel manager Herlawan W.D.P.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibition * Photo Exhibition: Dari Lengser Sampai Semanggi, at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., until Jan. 14.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Govt to provide 'Code of Ethics' for political parties

Govt to provide 'Code of Ethics' for political parties JAKARTA (JP): Respect other political parties. Don't threaten them, and respect all voters. Above all, avoid violence.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Self-censorship grows in Hong Kong

Self-censorship grows in Hong KongBy Edward Neilan HONG KONG (JP): After the July 1, 1997 handover of Hong Kong by Britain to China, it was expected that the attack on press freedom would come directly from Beijing.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/New Year's warmth hits Jakartans

New Year's warmth hits Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): The nightmares of 1998, the ailing economy and the gloomy expectations for 1999 did not stop Jakartans taking to major thoroughfares in the capital to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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Sat, 02 Jan 1999

JP/Defense calls for dropping of abduction charges

Defense calls for dropping of abduction charges JAKARTA (JP): Defense lawyers on Thursday called for the case against 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers accused of abducting activists to be dropped as prosecutors had failed to properly define the charges brought against them.Col.
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