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Searching for all articles published on 1999-03-19 ...
36 articles.
Fri, 19 Mar 1999

U.S. investors to keep close eye on RI pollsBy Yenni Djahidin WASHINGTON (JP): Among foreign groups and individuals planning to monitor Indonesia's first multiparty elections in June are American business leaders with interests in Indonesia.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

60,000 children unable to attend school: Official JAKARTA (JP): At least 60,000 children aged between seven and 15 are too poor to attend school in the capital, an official said on Thursday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Gus Dur to lead religious leaders in Ambon visit JAKARTA (JP): Abdurrahman Wahid of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization and several other religious leaders will visit the ravaged Maluku capital of Ambon to try to rebuild inter-religious harmony in the region.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Three killed in separate incidents in E. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A technical high school student was stabbed to death on Wednesday, while two other men were also killed on Thursday in separate incidents, all in Duren Sawit district, East Jakarta, a police officer said.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Minimum wages set for Mideast domestics JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower announced on Wednesday minimum wages for Indonesian workers employed as domestic helpers abroad.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Antique artworks to go on the block JAKARTA (JP): Art collector J. Roy Tobing and the Tobas Group will auction off some of his best pieces at an exhibition scheduled for March 20 through March 21 at Hilton Hotel, Central Jakarta.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Ambon refugees stranded in Taliabu JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 people fleeing sectarian violence in the Maluku capital of Ambon have been stranded in West Taliabu district, North Maluku regency, for more than a week after their boat developed engine trouble.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Is the end of the 20th century a tad hasty? The Jakarta Post's Asia correspondent Harvey Stockwin points out that the world's media is forcing everyone to accept that the 20th Century ends this year.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Small textile companies told to tie up with big producers JAKARTA (JP): The government is encouraging small textile- related producers, including cooperatives, to work with major producers in fulfilling their export quotas.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Pelita draws with PSM, PSIS wins JAKARTA (JP): Pelita Bakrie played out a 1-1 draw with PSM Ujungpandang in an aggressive match in Group II of the fifth Indonesian soccer league (Ligina) playoffs at the Senayan main stadium on Thursday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

BI provides bank profiles JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia has provided profiles of the 38 closed banks, seven nationalized and nine recapitalized banks on its Internet homepage.Data provided on the homepage -- www.bi.go.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Astra CMG plans expansion JAKARTA (JP): Astra CMG Life, a joint venture life insurance company owned by the Astra Group and Colonial Limited of Australia operating in Asia as CMG, will go ahead with its expansion plan despite the country's economic crisis, the company has said.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

5 ministers barred from campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Five members of the 37-strong Cabinet are prohibited from campaigning during the June 7 general election, Minister of Information Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Shakespeare In Love 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Enemy Of The State 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Tarzan And The Lost City 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Firelight 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Madurese flee villages in West Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,200 migrant Madurese in West Kalimantan's Pemangkat subdistrict of Sambas regency have fled their villages to avoid more clashes with locals, Antara reported on Thursday.Quoting West Kalimantan Police chief Col.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Golkar offers stability, Marzuki says JAKARTA (JP): Ruling Golkar claims it is the only party capable of maintaining political stability when a new government is formed after the general election.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Sutiyoso saked to fulfill promise on neutrality JAKARTA (JP): Representatives from two political parties asked Governor Sutiyoso to carry out his promise to take over the 18 city-owned buildings currently occupied by the three political parties which existed during the Soeharto regime.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Mar. 17 , 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 350 ...
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Kudos to Garuda On Friday, Jan. 15, 1999, I was on Garuda flight GA 323 from Surabaya to Jakarta that departed at 6 p.m. from Surabaya.I had an executive-class ticket, therefore, prior to boarding the flight, I had taken advantage of the hospitality in the Garuda lounge.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Legislators seek probe on bad debts JAKARTA (JP): The monetary authority must take to court the management of state banks suspected of violating banking rules and bad debtors who inflicted huge losses on state banks, a legislator from the ruling Golkar said on Wednesday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Police call on media to help fight gambling JAKARTA (JP): A senior police officer urged local media to assist the police in efforts to abolish the mushrooming number of gambling dens in the capital instead of assisting the operators in spreading the social disease.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Privatization of state firms may yield only $381m JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is likely to raise only about US$381 million from its privatization measures in the 1998/1999 fiscal year ending March 31, a senior government official has said.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

RI bars Japanese scholar Kunio from entering JAKARTA (JP): Renowned Japanese scholar Yoshihara Kunio has been refused entry into Indonesia.He was to enter the country on Sunday, an executive of the Jakarta office of the Kyoto University, Igarashi, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Chicken as a crisis indicatorBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): The country is still vulnerable to rioting and social unrest due to the worsening political economy.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Yayat. S, at Duta Fine Arts Foundation, Jl. Kemang Utara 55A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7990226), Tuesday to Saturday at 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Monday at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., until March 25.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on March 17, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Dazing antigraft drive Many people have grown more and more impatient in watching the authorities' slow steps toward clean governance. And people always get hurt because of the way the government stubbornly defends its failures.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Debates on controversial oil and gas bill intensifies JAKARTA (JP): Debates on the controversial oil and gas bill have intensified as Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto lobbies hard to win approval from the House of Representatives.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Ghalib ignores impending sale of Soehartos' homes JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib played down on Wednesday media reports on the planned sales of three luxurious mansions in London owned by relatives of Soeharto, saying it was irrelevant to the government's investigation into the ...
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 Children's Songs 7:30 TV Series 8:00 Music 8:30 Tour and Travel 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

11 arrested for alleged Rp 22.8b tax scam JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police detectives have arrested 11 people for alleged involvement in a Rp 22.8 billion (US$2.59 million) taxation scam at private company PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), an officer said on Wednesday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Cheap tires for minivan drivers BOGOR (JP): The Organization of Land Transportation Company Owners (Organda) here has sold cheap tires to thousands of minivans drivers since November in a bid to ease financial stress caused by skyrocketing prices of automobile spare parts.Local office head, A.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

RI net forex reserves fall again JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves dropped to US$14.4 billion in the week ending on March 15 from $14.62 billion the previous week, Bank Indonesia announced on Wednesday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Banking reform The liquidation of 38 commercial banks was announced as an initial measure to save the national banking industry. As banks serve as the main pillars of economic activities, local banks must first be subjected to revamping before the real sector can be revived.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

Golkar loses 19% of members in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): The ruling Golkar has lost some 19 percent of its 1.6 million members in the capital, party secretary Fatommy Asaari said on Tuesday.
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999

KPU passes controversial internal campaign ruling JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU), which is in charge of preparing the June 7 poll, decided on Wednesday to allow its 53 members and the National Elections Committee (PPI) to be both party activists and legislators.
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