81.   The premier said the government was firm in its stand of temporarily halting the intake of Indonesian workers following the riot and would consider labour from Cambodia and Vietnam.

82.   There are illegal and legal Indonesian workers there.

83.   The Tuesday decree states that a company using Indonesian workers to manufacture a national car overseas qualifies for the same tax exemptions as accorded earlier in a February ruling.

84.   The Tuesday decree states that a company using Indonesian workers to manufacture a national car overseas qualifies for the same tax exemptions as accorded in a February decree.

85.   Vice President Hamzah Haz is considering visiting Malaysia to persuade it to reverse a temporary ban on the intake on new Indonesian workers, a labour unionist said Thursday.

86.   Washington has threatened to withdraw the GSP privileges if Jakarta fails to improve the rights of Indonesian workers.

87.   Wirayuda has said Jakarta would ask Kuala Lumpur to reconsider its plan to cut the number of Indonesian workers in Malaysia.

88.   Wirayuda said Jakarta has asked Kuala Lumpur to reconsider its plan to halve the number of Indonesian workers in Malaysia following a recent riot.

89.   Latief told journalists the funds would be used for training programs designed to improve the skills of Indonesian workers.

90.   Mahendra said he had received assurances from Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, that only illegal Indonesian workers would be repatriated and legal workers could stay.