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Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Scavengers rally to protest student demonstrations
Scavengers rally to protest student demonstrations JAKARTA (JP): Street rallies in the capital on Monday were marked by the presence of a group of 50 people calling themselves members of the Big Family of Jakarta Scavengers (KBPJ).
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Inflation 0.08% in November: BPS
Inflation 0.08% in November: BPS JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's monthly inflation rate rose to 0.08 percent in November from deflation of 0.27 percent in October, sending the year-on-year inflation rate to 78.15 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on Monday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Mining Summit draws 200 firms
Mining Summit draws 200 firms JAKARTA (JP): About 200 mining technology producers from across the world, including Australia, Canada, Poland and the United States, will take part in the mining fair and conference scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to Dec.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Police call in top economist
Police call in top economist JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police summoned noted economist Sjahrir on Monday for questioning as a witness to the massive student rally in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building on Nov. 14.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Parents of dead students seek justice
Parents of dead students seek justice JAKARTA (JP): The parents of six students who were shot dead in the clashes between students and security forces on Nov. 13 demanded on Monday the Armed Forces (ABRI) leaders are held responsible for the incident.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Nyoman and Ruwiyati aim to improve personal bests
Nyoman and Ruwiyati aim to improve personal bests JAKARTA (JP): Top track and field athletes Ni Nyoman Rae and Ruwiyati set on Monday modest targets of improving their personal bests at the Asian Games in Bangkok, although they did not rule out their chances of winning medals.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Researchers find rare flower
Researchers find rare flower BANDARLAMPUNG: A team from the Bukit Barisan National Park believes it may have found a new type of the giant rafflesia flower in the Kubunicik forest.Leader of flora and fauna promotion of Bukit Barisan Iwen Y. Ismarson S.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Gen. Ver buried with honors
Gen. Ver buried with honors SARRAT, Philippines (Reuters): Former Philippine chief of staff General Fabian Ver was buried here on Monday, pursued to his grave by controversy over his alleged role in the 1983 murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Both child divers and coral reef abused
Both child divers and coral reef abusedBy Adam Easton PALAWAN, South-western Philippines: Hundreds of children in the Philippines are being forced to work under barbaric conditions doing a type of fishing which destroys coral reefs.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Metareum makes humble last speech at PPP congress
Metareum makes humble last speech at PPP congress JAKARTA (JP): Ismail Hasan Metareum, making his last speech as chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), conceded on Sunday that he had let down his supporters during the last eight years of his leadership.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Warring groups agree to end clashes
Warring groups agree to end clashes JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of Ketapang residents reached an agreement with members of the Ambonese community in Jakarta on Monday to bar against a repeat of the bloody Nov. 22 clash between the groups.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Earthquake near Ambon kills five
Earthquake near Ambon kills five JAKARTA (JP): Five people were killed, one person is missing and scores of others were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Falabisahaya village on Mangole island in the North Maluku regency on Sunday night, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Husband and wife caught in Ketapang for alleged robbery
Husband and wife caught in Ketapang for alleged robbery JAKARTA (JP): A married couple was caught by Ketapang Utara residents in the midday robbery of a house in the densely- populated area of Jl. Krukut Pasar, West Jakarta on Monday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Gus Dur says groups of fanning religious discord
Gus Dur says groups of fanning religious discord JAKARTA (JP): The chairman of the country's largest Moslem group Nahdlatul Ulama, Abdurrahman Wahid, said on Monday there were parties exploiting religious sensitivities to stir up unrest.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Health advocates receive honors
Health advocates receive honors JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Health has presented awards for high dedication on health issues to 28 people from the country's 27 provinces.The awards were presented late on Sunday in conjunction with the 34th National Health Day marked on Nov. 12, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
PPP starts anew
PPP starts anew The Moslem-based United Development Party (PPP) opened its four-day congress here on Sunday in which it will set its house in order in readiness for next year's general election. It plans to make significant gains next year, but unlike in previous campaigns, it will be vying with 17...
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
'Don't leave city on festive holidays'
'Don't leave city on festive holidays' JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has encouraged Jakartans not to leave the city for their hometowns during the upcoming festive period unless willing "to pay a heavy price"."I'm not only speaking about the cost of tickets.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
IMF seen deciding next aid disbursement soon
IMF seen deciding next aid disbursement soon JAKARTA (JP): The IMF executive board is expected to hold a meeting on Dec. 12 to review Indonesia's economic reform programs and to decide on the date of the next disbursement of its bailout money for the country, according to Coordinating Minister for...
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Soeharto probe team offer has few takers
Soeharto probe team offer has few takers JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has delayed announcing the line up of a special commission to investigate the wealth of his predecessor Soeharto amid reports that several public figures have turned down the offer of positions on the team.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Small businesses in deep debt
Small businesses in deep debt TANGERANG (JP): Bad debts amounting to about Rp 1.5 billion (US$200,000) have burdened 146,512 families in Tangerang since 1996, due mainly to problems in marketing their products, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Filipino fishermen to be repatriated
Filipino fishermen to be repatriated PALU, Central Sulawesi: Six Filipino fishermen arrested for fishing in local waters are to be sent home as soon as possible, head of the local immigration office Husin Alaydrus said.They were found in the Buol Tolitoli regency, Central Sulawesi, Antara reported.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
RI, German scientists begin research project
RI, German scientists begin research project CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Thirty-eight scientists from Indonesia and Germany representing various disciplines started a joint three-month research project on marine geology Sunday.
Tue, 01 Dec 1998
Four illegal workers die in gold mine collapse
Four illegal workers die in gold mine collapse BOGOR (JP): Four illegal miners were killed and a soldier severely injured when a shaft of a gold mine managed by state- owned PT Aneka Tambang at Pongkor mountain in Nanggung here caved-in on Saturday, Muin, a member of the local disaster post said on...