Recapitulation of new publishing licenses in 1998 *)

Provinces Newspapers Tabloids Magazines Total

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Aceh 1 4 - 5

NSumatra 11 22 1 34

WSumatra 2 3 - 5

Riau 3 2 2 7

Jambi 1 2 - 3

Bengkulu - 4 - 4

SSumatra 1 3 - 4

Lampung 3 5 - 8

Jakarta 30 102 110 242

West Java 5 31 7 43

Central Java 4 8 1 13

East Java 3 14 4 21

Yogyakarta 2 6 1 9

Bali 1 - 2 3

East Timor 1 1 - 2

W.Kalimantan 4 - - 4

C.Kalimantan 1 - - 1

S.Kalimantan - 1 - 1

E.Kalimantan - 2 - 2

N.Sulawesi - 16 2 18

C.Sulawesi 1 7 4 12

S.Sulawesi 6 33 1 40

SE.Sulawesi - 4 1 5

Maluku 1 6 - 7

W.Nusa Tenggara 1 2 - 3

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Total 82 278 136 496

*) The above data was recorded during the period from May (after the downfall of Soeharto) to Dec. 9, 1998. There were no new licenses issued for East Nusa Tenggara and Irian Jaya during that period. Up to Feb. 2, 1999, the Ministry of Information has issued 651 new licenses.

Source: The Union of Press Publishers