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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Astra hopes to reach debt agreement later this month

Astra hopes to reach debt agreement later this month JAKARTA (JP): PT Astra International said on Monday evening that it hoped to clinch a deal with its creditors by end of April to restructure its US$1 billion debt.Astra president Rini M.S.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/PRD chief hospitalized after hunger strike

PRD chief hospitalized after hunger strike JAKARTA (JP): Jailed leader of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) Budiman Sudjatmiko was rushed to hospital on Monday after a seven-day hunger strike, his lawyer said.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Ginadjar to seek aid of envoy over graft reports

Ginadjar to seek aid of envoy over graft reports JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita said he planned to ask the Japanese government to investigate corruption reports involving Japanese companies.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Diarrhea kills one in Kupang

Diarrhea kills one in Kupang MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Diarrhea has affected 69 people in Takari village, near the provincial capital of Kupang, in the past month. One of them has died.Head of the Kupang health office Herman Man told The Jakarta Post on Monday the fatal victim was aged 72.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Tommy in court on graft charge

Tommy in court on graft charge JAKARTA (JP): The youngest son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, was indicted at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday for his alleged involvement in a land scam which caused the state Rp 95.4 billion (US$10.9 million) in losses.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/11 poll monitors register with accreditation body

11 poll monitors register with accreditation body JAKARTA (JP): Eleven local election monitoring bodies registered with the accreditation committee of the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/2.65 million Jakarta voters register for general election

2.65 million Jakarta voters register for general election JAKARTA (JP): The city has recorded 2.65 million people registrants, or about 46 percent of total eligible voters, as of Monday afternoon, chairman of the Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee (PPD I) Djafar Badjeber said.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Seven alleged robbers arrested

Seven alleged robbers arrested JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested seven men because they were believed to be members of an armed robbers group in the Prumpung red-light district in East Jakarta on Saturday, an official said.City police detectives unit chief Col.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Intergovernmental fiscal relations bill under fire

Intergovernmental fiscal relations bill under fire JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) urged on Monday the House of Representatives to cancel debates on the intergovernmental fiscal relations and local government bills, contending the draft legislation were so flawed they ...

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Foreign firms to reaudit nine private banks

Foreign firms to reaudit nine private banks JAKARTA (JP): The government has hired four international accountant firms to reaudit the nine private banks joining the state-sponsored bank recapitalization program due to concerns of possible deterioration in the banks' capital conditions.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Voting facilities for the blind unprepared

Voting facilities for the blind unprepared JAKARTA (JP): Members of the Committee of Indonesian Advocates for the Disabled (Kapci) questioned on Monday the city's readiness to provide voting facilities for the blind.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Fine Arts Exhibition: Wearable, at Galeripadi Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 329 (Phone: 022 2500578/2504229), until April 30.Performances * Puppet Show, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 433562), 9:30 p.m., April 17.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/How many more bombs?

How many more bombs? How long is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) going to keep up its bombing campaign in Yugoslavia? How long can Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic resist the attacks before he ends the ethnic cleansing campaign against Albanians in Kosovo? These are ...

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on April 12, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/JAL doubles RI flights despite security concerns

JAL doubles RI flights despite security concerns JAKARTA (JP): Japan Airlines (JAL) is doubling its flights to Indonesia despite growing concern over security in the country.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/McDermott tipped for Natuna pipeline plan

McDermott tipped for Natuna pipeline plan JAKARTA (JP): The West Natuna gas consortium has recommended that PT McDermott Indonesia construct the 650-kilometer underwater pipeline to channel natural gas from west of the Natuna islands to Singapore, a source said on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Rachmadi elected Percasi chairman

Rachmadi elected Percasi chairman JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Bambang Rachmadi was chosen by acclamation as chairman of the Indonesian Chess Federation (Percasi) on Sunday.The federation's plenary meeting, begun on Saturday, chose Rachmadi to lead Percasi in the 1999-2003 period.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Assimilation creates barriers

Assimilation creates barriers Here are a few lines from V.S. Naipaul's book The Middle Passage: "Racial equality and assimilation are attractive but only underlines loss, since to accept assimilation is in a way to accept permanent inferiority.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/RI should return to fixed exchange rate

RI should return to fixed exchange rate Indonesia's monetary crisis, which has led to a combination of stagnancy in economic growth and high inflation (stagflation), is still dragging on in spite of an over US$40-billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/RI organic fertilizers to Malaysia

RI organic fertilizers to Malaysia Fertilizer company PT Rajawali Phara Jaya shipped on Monday the first export of 300 tons of organic fertilizers under the brand of Rajawali Fertilizer to neighboring Malaysia.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 12, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 400 ...

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Press freedom vital in 'overcoming woes'

Press freedom vital in 'overcoming woes' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia cannot do much in battling the corruption, collusion and nepotism which has devastated the nation and sapped its resources unless press freedom and transparency are maintained, a top official said on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Reward offered for finding survivor

Reward offered for finding survivor SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The Unocal Indonesia Company announced it was providing a reward of Rp 500,000 for anyone finding Munadi, the remaining victim of a helicopter crash on April 3.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Payback 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Disturbing Behavior 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Meet Joe Black 14:30 18:00 21:30 Soldier 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Golkar plans to go on with Central Java event

Golkar plans to go on with Central Java event SEMARANG (JP): Despite growing calls for postponement of Golkar events due to the fear of disturbances, the party is putting off by only one day the planned visit of its chairman Akbar Tandjung to Central Java.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/PAN likely to dominate June general election

PAN likely to dominate June general election This is the second of two articles on potential results of the coming general election prepared by Lance Castles, an Australian scholar and visiting lecturer of political sciences at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Riau NGO sues Habibie

Riau NGO sues Habibie JAKARTA (JP): A Riau non-governmental organization went to court on Monday, demanding that President B.J. Habibie and the government pay US$23 billion compensation for 46 years of oil exploitation in the Sumatran province.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Ghalib installed as wrestling body chief

Ghalib installed as wrestling body chief JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Andi Muhammad Ghalib was installed as chairman of the Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) for the 1999 to 2003 term in a ceremony led by National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Cooperatives leave farmers unpaid

Cooperatives leave farmers unpaid SURABAYA: Hundreds of farmers in the East Java regency of Jombang have complained they have not been paid for rice sold to local cooperatives, Antara reported on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Reap what you sow

Reap what you sow Many riots have taken place recently in our country: the May 1998 riots, racial in character, the Ketapang and Ambon riots with religious overtones, and the ethnic conflict in Sambas.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Envoy tips scholar for president

Envoy tips scholar for president JAKARTA (JP): Is the United States tipping Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid to become Indonesia's next president?Perhaps not, but U.S. Ambassador Stapleton J. Roy has at least recognized that Nurcholish has the potential to lead the country.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/100,000 pirated VCDs, CDs and DVDs seized

100,000 pirated VCDs, CDs and DVDs seized JAKARTA (JP): City police seized more than 100,000 pirated video compact discs, audio compact discs and digital video discs from three audio cassette shops in Mangga Dua shopping center, Central Jakarta, on Saturday, an official said.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Bapepam keeps hands off JSX-SSX merger plan

Bapepam keeps hands off JSX-SSX merger plan JAKARTA (JP): Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) officials are keeping their hands off plans to merge the Jakarta and Surabaya stock exchanges.Head of Bapepam's legal bureau I.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Police rescue woman from tower

Police rescue woman from tower JAMBI, Jambi: Local police special forces members rescued a distressed woman after she abandoned a suicide attempt on a television transmission tower here at dawn on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Beating Milosevic at his own game

Beating Milosevic at his own game If NATO is to gain the upper hand over the Serbs in Kosovo it needs to place less emphasis on the unctuous righteousness of its task and instead come up with a strategy that will outdo that of the uncivil, but extremely shrewd, Slobodan Milosevic.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Dayak leaders help escort trucks carrying Madurese

Dayak leaders help escort trucks carrying Madurese JAKARTA (JP): Chiefs of the Dayak tribe in the conflict-torn town of Sambas, West Kalimantan, helped on Monday escort 28 trucks transporting more than 5,000 Madurese fleeing to safer ground in Singkawang, West Kalimantan.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Residents attack suspected murderer

Residents attack suspected murderer JAKARTA (JP): Angry residents of Sungai Bambu subdistrict in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, attacked a man suspected of killing a widowed mother of two and injuring her younger brother on Monday.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Four killed in separate attacks in East Timor

Four killed in separate attacks in East Timor DILI, East Timor (JP): Four people were shot dead in two separate clashes in East Timor on Monday, police and military said.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/KONI told to focus on finding new talent

KONI told to focus on finding new talent JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie urged new officials from the National Sports Council (KONI) to pursue talent scouting, citing the activity as the most important process by which champions are created.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Manggarai residents receive food aid

Manggarai residents receive food aid JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Care Team has handed over 2,000 food packages to residents from Manggarai subdistrict, South Jakarta, with the aim of relieving poor people's burden during the current economic crisis.The donation was given on Saturday by H.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/Foreign firms bid for container terminal operator

Foreign firms bid for container terminal operator JAKARTA (JP): Four foreign port operators have submitted bids for a 49 percent stake in a state-owned container terminal operator in Surabaya, the country's second largest commercial center, according to a senior government official.

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Tue, 13 Apr 1999

JP/NATO attack: Behind the rhetoric

NATO attack: Behind the rhetoric This is the second of two articles on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombings of Serbia written by Noam Chomsky, a noted expert in social and political affairs. WASHINGTON: Commanding Gen.

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