[sangkancil] Reference: List of Indonesian Acronyms (fwd)


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Subject: Reference: List of Indonesian Acronyms

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Subject: Reference: List of Indonesian Acronyms

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Reference:

Jakarta Post

Indonesian Acronyms
    
AAI  Indonesian Advocates' Association 
AAPMI  Association of Indonesian Fashion Designers  
ABRI  Indonesian Armed Forces 
ADRI  Indonesian Army 
AEI  Indonesian Public Companies Association  
AFA  ASEAN Federation of Accountants 
AICE  Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters 
AICESSCC  Indonesia-China Economic Social and Cultural Cooperation 
Association  
AIMMI  Association of Indonesian Edible Oil Industries  
AIPI  Association of Indonesian Political Scientists 
AIPO  ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization  
AJI  Alliance of Independent Journalists 
AKABRI  Armed Forces Academy  
ALRI  Indonesian Navy 
Amdal  the Environmental Impact Analysis (2nd ref: the analysis 
AMM  ASEAN Ministerial Meeting  
AMN  National Military Academy  
AMT  Tangerang Military Academy 
ANEX  ASEAN News Exchange  
AP3I  Indonesian Retailers Association  
APBN  State Budget  
APEC  Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 
APECC  Asia Pacific Exhibition and Convention Council  
APEI  Indonesian Securities Companies  
Apfindo  Indonesian Meat Producers and Feedlot  
APHI  Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires  
API  Indonesian Textile Association 2nd ref association 
Apindo  Indonesian Employers Association  
APJATI  Association of Labor Export Companies  
APKI  Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association 
Apkindo  Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers  
Apnatel  Indonesian Telecommunications Association  
Apodeti  prointegration group in East Timor 
Aprindo  Association of Indonesian Retailers 
Arpindo  Indonesian Association of Pager Operators  
Askindo  Indonesian Cocoa Association  
ASEAN  Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
ASEAN  CCI ASEAN Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
ASEM  Asia-Europe Meeting 
Asirevi  Video Film Importers Association, 2nd ref association  
ASIRI  Recording Industry Association  
ASITA  Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies  
Askes  state-owned Health Insurance Company  
Aspadin  Association of Indonesian Producers of Packaged Drinking Water  
Aspiluki  Indonesian Computer Software Association  
ASRI  Indonesian Fine Arts Academy 
Astek  State insurance program 
ATF  ASEAN Tourism Forum 
ATNI  National Theater Academy of Indonesia  
AURI  Indonesian Air Force 
Bapebti Indonesian Commodities Exchange Agency  
Bakin  State Intelligence Coordinating Board 2nd ref board 
BAKN  Institute of State Personnel Administration  
Bakorlak  an interdepartmental agency for drug control 
Bakornas  PB National Disaster Management Coordination Board 
Bakorstanas  Agency for the Coordination of Support for the Development of 
National Stability  
Bakorstanasda  the Jakarta Agency for the Coordination of Support for the 
Development of National Stability  
Bakosurtanal  Coordinating Body for Survey and National Charting Development 
Board 
Bakom-PKB  Coordinating Body for National Unity  
Bamus  House's Consultative Body  
Bamus  Betawi Native Jakartans Association  
Bandungwangi  Mutual Support for Friendship and Protection (a help group for 
Kramat Tunggak prostitutes) 
Banpro  Bandung Promotion Group (set up by leading Bdg hotels) 
Bapedal  Environmental Impact Management Agency, agency 
Bapeka  Supreme Audit Body  
Bapeksta  Export Service Facilitating Agency 
Bapedalda  Regional Environmental Impact Management Agency  
Bapepam  Capital Market Supervisory Agency,  
Bapfida  Film Control Agency or City Film Control Agency  
Bapindo  Indonesian Development Bank  
Bappeda  city's Development Planning Board  
Bappebti  Futures Exchange Supervisory Board  
Bappenas  National Development Planning Board 
Batan  National Atomic Energy Agency  
BAZIS an  (Islamic) board which oversees the collection of alms 
Bepedti  Commodities Trading Board 
BIA  Armed Forces Intelligence  
BIDA  Batam Industrial Development Authority  
BIDSUS  an agency responsible for fighting certain crimes, like subversion, 
corruption and smuggling 
BIMP-EAGA  East Asian Growth Area composed of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and 
the Philippines. 
BKKBN  National Family Planning Board 
BKKKS  Social Welfare Coordinating Body  
BKPM  Investment Coordinating Board  
BKPMD  Regional Investment Coordinating Board  
BKSDA  Natural Resources Conservation Center a local natural conservation 
office  
BKSP  Greater Jakarta Coordination Board  
BLHI  Board of the Indonesian Environment Management  
BMG  Meteorology and Geophysics Agency  
Bopunjur  Bogor-Puncak-Cianjur 
Botabek  Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi  
BP7  referred to as: an agency for the study of the state-ideology Pancasila 
and Agency for the Propagation of Pancasila) OR an agency entrusted with the 
task of disseminating the state-ideology Pancasila  
BPD Regional Development Bank  
BPEN  National Agency for Export Development, 2nd ref agency 
BPHN  Agency for National Legal Development  
BPI  the over-the-counter market, the Indonesian Parallel Bourse (stock 
exchange) 
BPIS  Strategic Industries Supervisory Agency whose 10 strategic industries 
also include rail, weapons, explosives and telecommunications companies.  
BPK  Supreme Audit Agency (was Bapeka) 
BPKP  Development Finance Controller  
BPN  National Land Agency 
BPPC  Clove Marketing and Buffer Stock Agency  
BPPI  Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board  
BPPK  an agency to supervise the affairs of national heroes and their widows 
BPPKA  Foreign Contractors Management Body  
BPPT  Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, chaired by 
State Minister of Research and Technology  
BPS  Central Bureau of Statistics  
BPUT  Land Affairs Office  
BRIEF  Business Review Indonesia Forum 
BRN  State Secrets Agency, later became Bakin 
BSF  See LSF 
Bulog  State Logistics Agency  
BUMN  state-owned enterprises  
CBSA, Indonesian "active learning method" education system 
CESDA  Center for the Study of Development and Democracy 
CGI  Consultative Group on Indonesia (was IGGI) 
CIDES  Center for Information and Development Studies  
CIFOR  Center for International Forestry Research  
CNPPA-SEA  Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas for South East 
Asia  
CNRT  Conselho National de Resistancia Timorese, an East Timor resistance 
movement  
(National Resistance Council for an Independent East Timor)  
CPIS  Center for Policy and Implementation Studies (of the Ministry of 
Finance) 
CRP  Community Recovery Program, an NGO entrusted with distributing safety 
net funds from foreign donors 
DAMRI state-run bus company  
Dekopin  Indonesian Cooperatives Council  
Depanri  National Aeronautics and Aviation Council 
DFN  National Film Board 
DIA  Aceh Special Province 
Dinas  Autonomous agency offices under the governor or mayor/regent 
DIY  Yogyakarta Special Province 
DKI  Jakarta Special Province 
DKP  Officers Honor Council or Honorary Press Council 
DKS  Surabaya arts council 
DLLAJ  City Land Transportation Agency  
DOM  military operation areas  
DPA  Supreme Advisory Council (this body advises the President on matters in 
various sectors) 
DPIS  Agency for the Supervision of Strategic Industry 
DPKEKU  Indonesian Economic and Finance Reselience Council  
DPN  National Productivity Council  
DPR  House of Representatives 
DPRD I  Provincial Legislative Council for provinces; City Council for cities 
DPRD II  Regional Legislative Council for provinces; City Council for cities 
DRN  National Research Council  
DSN  National Standardization Board (environmental)  
EAGA East ASEAN Growth Area, encompassing Indonesian provinces of North 
Sumatra and Aceh, the western parts of Malaysia and Thailand's southern 
areas. 
ECONIT  Advisory Group on Economic Industry and Trade 
EJIP  East Jakarta Industrial Park  
EKONID  German-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry  
ELSAM  Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy  
ET  (ex-political prisoner/former political detainee 
ETAN  East Timor Alert Network  
FASI Indonesian Aerosport Federation  
FCHI  a Hindu intellectual organization.  
FEUI  University of Indonesia's School of Economics  
FISIP  School of Social and Political Science of University of Indonesia  
FKI  Indonesia Working Forum 
FKKP  Forum of Communication for Counterbalance Group 
FKPGA  Communications Forum for Retired Garuda Employees  
FKPPI  Communication Forum of Indonesian Veterans' Children 
FKSH  Forum of Social and Humanistic Studies in Yogyakarta. 
Foreri Forum for the Reconciliation of the Irian Jaya Community  
Forki Indonesian Karate Federation  
Fosko 66 Forum, Studi dan Komunikasi, a study and communication forum 
FPMR  Forum for Students and People Movement  
FPR  Reformed Entrepreneurs Forum  
G30S abortive coup by the Indonesian Communist Party on Sept. 30, 1965. 
Gabsi  Indonesian Contract Bridge Association  
Gaikindo  Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries 
Gapensi  Indonesian Builders Association  
Gapkindo  Indonesian Rubber Producers Association  
Gappindo  Association of Indonesian Fishing Companies  
GAPPRI  Association of Indonesian Cigarette Producers  
GBHN  State Policy Guidelines 
GBSI  Federation of Independent Trade Unions  
GDN  national discipline movement Gegana bomb squad 
Gerkatin  Organization For Care of the Deaf  
Gestapu  Gerakan 30 September (Sept. 30 Movement 1965)  
Ginsi  Indonesian Importers Association  
GKBI  Federation of Indonesian Batik Cooperatives 
GKJ  Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Playhouse) 
GMF  Garuda Maintenance Facility 
GMKI  Indonesian Christian Students Movement  
GMNI  the Indonesian Nationalist Students Movement 
GNOTA  National Foster Parents Movement  
GOI  Government of Indonesia 
Golkar  Golongan Karya (translates as functional group), the 
government-backed ruling political organization 
Golput  the acronym for Golongan Putih, literally meaning "white group", 
coined to describe people who refuse to vote during the general elections. 
GPBSI  All Indonesian Theater Organization  
GPK  the government term meaning peace-disturbing movement or security 
disturbance groups  
GRM  Marhaen's People Movement, an organization grouping disciples of the 
late president Sukarno 
GUS  Coordinating Agency for the Development of the Informal Sector(this 
agency registers street vendors and moves them to more "appropriate" places) 
GUSK  small-scale business task force 
Hankamnas National Defense and Security Board 
Hati  Hapus Hukuman Mati (ban capital punishment) 
HGB  Right of Building 
Himasita  Association of Students for Plant Protection 
Himpala  Association of Nature Lovers (in Uni) 
Hiperkes  the occupational health and safety program 
Himni  Indonesian Nuclear Society  
Hipmi  Association of Young Indonesian Businessmen 
HIPPI  Indonesian Indigenous Businessmen's Association 
HKBP  Congregation of Toba Batak Protestant Churches 
HKI  Indonesian Christian Church  
HKTI  Indonesian Farmers Association 
HMI  Association of Islamic Students  
HMWI  Indonesian Women Managers Association  
HPPIA  Association of Indonesian Researches and Students in Australia 
HSBI  Association of Islamic Art and Culture  
HTI  industrial timber estate 
IAI Indonesian Architects Association  
IAIN  State Islamic Institute or State Academy of Islamic Studies  
IBF  International Badminton Federation 
IBI  Indonesian Midwives Association  
IBRA  Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency 
IBT  eastern part of Indonesia  
ICEL  Indonesian Center for Environmental Law  
ICIP  Indonesian Cleaner Industrial Production Program  
ICMI  Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals 
ICW  Indonesian Corruption Watch 
ICWA  Indonesian Council on World Affairs  
IDI  Indonesian Doctors Association 
IDT  presidential instruction on least developed villages program 
IGGI  Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia (now CGI) 
IIEE  Foundation Foundation of Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics  
IIP  Institute of Public Administration 
IJEG  Indonesian Japanese European Group 
IJS  Jakarta Social Institute  
Ikadin  Indonesian Bar Association 
Ikapi  Indonesian Publishers Association  
Ikasi  Indonesian Fencing Association  
IKIP  Teachers Training Institute  
IKJ  Jakarta Arts Institute  
IKPM  Indonesian Fashion Designers Association  
IKPN  Civil Servants Cooperatives Organization 
IMAMI  Indonesian Mosques Association  
IMB  building permits  
IMI  Indonesia Motorsports Association  
IMM  Muhammadiyah Students Association  
IMS-GT  Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle 
IMT-GT  Indonesian-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle 
INACA  Indonesian Nati 
Inkopar  Federation of Employees Cooperative 
INDRA  Indonesian Debt Restructuring Agency  
INFA  Indonesian Forwarders Association 
INFID  International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development  
INPI  Indonesian NGOs Partners Initiatives 
INPI-PACT  Indonesian NGOs Partners Initiatives Private Agencies 
Collaborating Together 
IGA  Indonesian Gas Association  
Inkopkar  Workers' Central Cooperative  
INPRES  presidential instruction program  
INSA  Indonesian National Shipowners Association  
Insus  an agricultural intensification program  
INTI  Chinese-Indonesians Association  
IPA  Indonesian Petroleum Association 
IPB  Bogor Institute of Agriculture 
IPCOS  Institute for Policy and Community Studies 
IPHI  Association of Indonesian Lawyers 
IPKI  Independence Vanguard Party  
IPKIN  Indonesian Association of Computer and Information Professionals  
IPMI  Indonesian Management Institute 
IPMI  Indonesian Fashion Designers Association  
ipoleksosbud  ideology, politics, economic, social and cultures  
IPSI  Indonesian Pencak Silat Association  
IPTN  Bandung-based PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara,  
IPU  Inter-Parliamentary Union  
ISAI  Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information 
ISEI  Indonesian Economists Association  
ISHI  Institute of Study on Human Interests  
ISI  Indonesian Fine Arts Institute 
ISSI  Indonesian Cycling Association (lnt 4/98) 
ISWI  Association of Indonesian Women Graduates  
ITB  Bandung Institute of Technology 
ITI  Indonesian Technical Institute 
ITPB  Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board different from BPPI ?? 
ITTO  International Tropical Timber Organization  
Jabotabek Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang-Bekasi (Greater Jakarta) 
Jakprom  Jakarta Tourism Promotion Board  
JATS  Jakarta Automated Trading System  
Jibor  Jakarta interbank offered rate 
JITC  Jakarta International Trade Fair Corporation  
JSX  Jakarta Stock Exchange 
Kadin Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
KABI  Association for Action of Indonesian Workers 
KAMI  Indonesian Students Action Front  
KAMMI  Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front  
Kamra  People's Security  (militia)
KAMURRI  Students Action Front for Reformation  
Kanwil  district offices of the central government located in the provinces 
Kapci  Committee of Indonesian Advocates for the Disabled  
Kapet  Biak Integrated Economic Development Zone 
KARMA  Action Coalition of Acehnese Students  
KCBI  Indonesian Buddhists Association 
KDEI  Indonesian Securities Central Depository 
KDF  district development fund  
KFT  Indonesian Television Workers Association  
KIP  Kampong Improvement Program 
KIPP  Independent Election Monitoring Committee  
KISDI  Indonesian Committee for World Muslems Solidarity  
KISS  Coordination, Integration, Synchronization and Simplification (system)  
KITAS  Temporary Stay Permit  
KMHDI  Association of Indonesian Hindu Students  
KMPAN  Nusantara Youths-Students Committee  
KNIP  Indonesian National Central Committee 
KNPI  Indonesian National Youth Committee 
Kodiklat  Military Education and Training Command in Bandung 
Kodim  district military command 
Komnasham  National Commission on Human Rights  
KONI  National Sports Council 
Konphalindo  National Consortium for Nature and Forest Conservation in 
Indonesia  
Kontras  Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence 
Kopassus  the Army's Special Force (red berets) 
Kopkamtib  Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order a 
now defunct internal security agency  
Kopti  Indonesian Soybean Curd and Soybean Cake Cooperative  
Korem  military command post 
Korpri  Indonesian Civil Servants Corps 
Kosgoro  Multipurpose Cooperative of Mutual Assistance 
Kostrad  Army Strategic Reserves Command (green berets) 
Kowani  Indonesian Women's Congress 
KPB  State Joint Marketing Office  
KPLP  Indonesian Coast and Sea Guard Unit 
KPPRI  Indonesian Successors Struggle Association  
KPR  housing loan/home loan 
KTI  Indonesian Boxing Committee  
KUD  village cooperatives 
KUHAP  Criminal Code Procedures 
KUHP  Criminal Code 
KUHPer  (or KUH Perdata) Civil Law Code 
KUK  credit for small enterprises  
Kukesra  People's Prosperity Business Credit (antipoverty drive) 
KPU  General Elections Commission (name changed from National Elections 
Committee March 1999) 
KUT  credit for farmers 
KWI  Bishop Council of Indonesia  
KWK  Koperasi Wahana Kalpika, a bus cooperative established in 1996 
LAKA Aceh Custom and Culture Institute 
Lamindo  Latin America-Indonesia trading firm  
LAN  National Institute of Administration 
Lapan  National Space and Aviation Agency  
LBH  Legal Aid Institute , also see YLBHI 
LEI  Indonesian Ecolabeling Foundation  
Lekra  People's Cultural Institute  
Lemhannas  National Resilience Institute  
LIPI  National Institute of Sciences 
LKMD  Community Welfare Organization, at village level 
LP2K  Institute for Consumers' Protection and Fostering 
LP3ES  Institute of Research, Education and Information of Social and 
Economic Affairs 
LP3M  Institute of Rural, Coast and Societal Studies  
LPSI  Institute for Strategic Studies of Indonesia,  
LPU  General Elections Institute  
LSAF  Institute of Religious and Philosophical Studies  
LSF  Film Censorship Institute, formerly called the Film 
Censorship Board (BSF)  
LUBER --  langsung, umum, bebas, rahasia (direct, public, free and secret 
{elections}) 
LVRI  Indonesian Veterans Legion 
MA  Supreme Justice  
MANI  Anti-Nuclear Society  
MARA  Council for People's Mandate  
Masyumi  Indonesian Muslim Congregation)  
Masjumi  defunct Islamic political party Majelis Syurro Muslimin Indonesia  
MCK  mandi, cuci, kakus -- public bathing, washing and toilet facilities 
Menwa  university military group, recruited and trained by ABRI 
MIPPA  Indonesian Society for Alternative Press (Australia-based) 
MKGR  Musyawarah Kekeluargaan Gotong Royong, a mass organization affiliated 
to Golkar which broke away in May 1998  
Mobnas  national car 
Monas  the National Monument in Medan Merdeka Square, Centra Jakarta  
MPI  Indonesian Forestry Society 
MPR  People's Consultative Assembly  
MPRS  Provisional People's Consultative Assembly  
MUI  Indonesian Ulemas Council  
NAFED  National Agency for Export Development  
NCO  Nusantara Chamber Orchestra 
NEM  grade point average from the final school exam  
NERIC  Natural Resources Information Center  
NU  Nahdlatul Ulama, a 30-million-strong Muslim organization.  
OIC  Organization of Islamic Conference  
ONH  haj pilgrimage fund 
OPM  Free Papua Movement  
Organda  Organization of Land Transportation Owners  
Ormas  mass organizations 
Orsos  social organizations 
Orpol  political organizations 
OT  organisasi terlarang, (prohibited organization)  
OTB  organisasi tanpa bentuk (formless organizations)  
P3DT  infrastructure development program in less-developed villages  
P3M  Indonesian Society for Pesantren and Community Development 
P4  Guidelines for the comprehension and practical application of Pancasila 
P4D  Regional Committee for the Settlement of Labor Disputes (attached to the 
Ministry of Manpower) 
PABBSI  Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association  
Panwaslak or Panwaslakpus  Election Supervisory Committee  
Pantura  Java's northern coast (pantai utara) 
Parkindo  defunct Indonesian Christian Party 
PASI  Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association  
Paskas  Air Force's special force 
Paspampres  Presidential Security Detail (old acronym was Paswalpres)  
PBB  (Indonesian acronym for) United Nations  
PBHI  Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association 
PBI  Indonesian Bowling Association 
PBSI  Badminton Association of Indonesia  
PBVSI  Indonesian Volleyball Association  
PCPP  Association of Intellectuals for Pancasila Development  
PDBI  Indonesian Business Data Center 
PDI  Indonesian Democratic Party (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia) 
PDII-LIPI  Center for Scientific Documentation and Information at the 
Indonesian Science Institute  
Pefindo PT  Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia, the state (bond) rating agency,  
Pelindo PT  Pelabuhan Indonesia, a state-owned company assigned to managed 
several seaports in West Java, 
Pelti  Indonesian Tennis Association 
PEPABRI  Armed Forces Veterans Association 
Peradah  Association of Hindu Youths 
Peradin  Association of Indonesian Advocates  
Perbakin  Indonesian Target Shooting and Hunting Association  
Perbanas  Federation of Private Domestic Banks  
Perbasi  Indonesian Basketball Association  
Perbasasi  Indonesian Baseball and Softball Association  
Percasi  Indonesian Chess Association  
Perhapi  Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals  
Perhepi  Association of Agriculture Experts  
Perkemi  Indonesian Kempo Association  
Perpani  Indonesian Archery Association  
Perpobin  Indonesian Power Boating Association 
Persagi  Indonesian Nutrition Association  
Persani  Indonesian Gymnastics Association  
Persetasi  Indonesian Sepaktakraw Association  
Persija  Jakarta Soccer Association  
Persis  Persatuan Islam  
Persit  association of wives of servicemen 
Pertina  Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association  
Perum  state company 
Perumka  state railway company Perusahaan Umum Kereta Api  
Perumnas  State Housing Company 
Peruri  state-owned securities paper and bank note printing company 
Pesti  Indonesian Soft Tennis Association  
PETA  Pembela Tanah Air (Defenders of the Fatherland), the militia set up 
during the Japanese occupation in 1942. PETA was one of several militias that 
were incorporated, after the proclamation of independence in August 1945, to 
become the Badan Keamanan Rakyat (People's Security Corps). The BKR later 
became the republic's military, now known as the Armed Forces (ABRI), which 
was established on Oct. 5, 1945. 
PFN  state-owned Movie Industry  
PGI  Indonesian Communion of Churches (Protestant)  
PGI  Indonesian Golf Association  
PGN PT  Perusahaan Gas Negara  
PGRI  Indonesian Teachers Union  
PGSI  Indonesian Wrestling Association  
PHDI  Indonesian Hindu Religious Council  
PHRI  Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association 
PHSI  Indonesian Hockey Association 
PIFA  Portugal-Indonesia Friendship Association  
PII  Institute of Indonesian Engineers 
Pijar  Center of Information and Action Network for Reform (an NGO) 
PIKI  association of Protestant Intelligentsia 
PIN  National Immunization Week  
Pindad  Army Industrial Affairs Center (includes its weaponry industry)  
PIPM  three stock market outlets established by JSX or capital market 
information centers  
PIR  smallholders estate 
PJKA  old name of state railway company, now Perumka 
PJSI  Indonesian Judo Association (lnt 4/98) 
PKBI  Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association 
PKI  (defunct) Indonesia Communist Party 
PKK  Family Welfare Movement, a community family welfare organization  
PKWA  American Studies Center (at the University of Indonesia) 
PLN PT  Perusahaan Listrik Negara, state-owned electricity company 
PLTN  Nuclear Power Plant  
PMI  Indonesian Red Cross 
PMII  Indonesian Quality Management/Control Association also Indonesian 
Islamic Students Movement  
PMKRI  Association of Catholic Students  
PMPD  Pro-Democracy Students Party, established by a group of Hasanuddin 
University  (Ujungpandang) students in 1996 
PMU  Project Management Unit (for Jakarta subway) 
PN  state company  
PNI  Indonesian National Unity established Oct. 1995 also Indonesian National 
Party 
PNRI  state-owned Printing Company  
PPK/S  District/Subdistrict Polling Committees  
PODSI  Indonesian Rowing Association 
POGI  Indonesian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
POLRI  National Police 
POMG  parent-teacher association  
PON  National Games 
Poperi  the Association of Indonesian Lawyers Organizations: AAI and five 
lawyers' organizations -- IPHI, LBPH Kosgoro, BPKH MKGR, LKBH Trisula and 
LPPH -- joined forces to establish Poperi  
Pordasi  Indonesian Equestrian and Horse Racing Association  
Porlasi  Indonesian Yachting Association 
Porserosi  Indonesian Roller Skating Association  
Posindo  PT Pos Indonesia, state-owned postal service company 
POSSI  Indonesian Diving Association  
PPBI  Center for Indonesian Workers Struggle  
PPD  state-run city or municipal bus company  
PPFI  Indonesian Film Company Organization  
PPI  Indonesian Workers Party  
PPD I  Provincial Elections Committee  
PPD II  Regional Elections Committee  
PPIP  Portugal-Indonesia Friendship Association  
PPS  Polling Committee  
PPMKI  Vintage Car Lovers Association  
PPN  value-added tax (VAT) 
PPP  United Development Party  
PPPM  the Association for the Development of Pesantren (traditional Islamic 
schools) and Society 
PPSK  Center for Strategy and Policy Studies  
PPTI  Organization for Eradication of Tuberculosis  
PPW-LIPI Center for Political and Regional Studies, Indonesian Institute of  
Sciences  
PRD  Democratic People's Party  
Prokasih  Clean River Program  
PRSI  Indonesian Swimming Association  
PSASI  Indonesia Water Skiing Association 
PSI  Indonesian Socialist Party (defunct) 
PSI  Indonesian Squash Assoc 
PSPI  Center for the Study of Indonesian Property  
PSRSI  Indonesian Squash Association 
PSSI  All Indonesian Football Federation,  
PTIK  Police Staff College 
PTMSI  Indonesian Table Tennis Association  
PTO  entertainment tax 
PTPN  state plantation company 
PTS  Systematic Land Registration 
PTTUN  State Administrative High Court 
PTUN  State Administrative Court 
PUDI  Indonesian Democratic Union Party  
Puskopau  Indonesian Air Force Cooperative 
PWI  Indonesian Journalists Association  
Ratih  civilian militia  
REI  Indonesian Real Estate Developers Association, 
Repelita, Pelita Repelita  Rencana Pembangungan Lima Tahun (Five-Year 
Development Plan. Pelita stands for Pembangunan Lima Tahun,(Five-Year 
Development Program. Repelita is the plan, Pelita is the finished program. Do 
not interchange, e.g. the current Sixth Five-Year Development Plan will end 
on March 31, 1999. The Fourth Five-Year Development Program was considered 
successful. 
RKL  Environmental Management Plan 
RMS  South Maluku Republic (a separatist movement quashed in the 1950s) 
RPL  Environmental Monitoring Plan 
RSCM  Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital 
RSUD  city hospitals  
RT  neighborhood unit 
RW  community unit 
SARA  tribal affiliations, religion, race and societal groups 
Satgasus  special Jakarta traffic police squad 
SBIs /SBI  Bank Indonesia promissory notes 
SBKRI  Evidence of Indonesian Citizenship certificate (for Chinese 
Indonesians only. The law which requires SBKRI was abolished in 1996) 
SBSI  Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union  
SCBD  Sudirman Center for Business Development  
SD  kindergarten 
SD IMBAS  satellite schools (of a Gugus Sekolah) (school affiliation) 
SDSB  now defunct government-sponsored lottery Sumbangan Dana Sosial 
Berhadiah (Social Philanthropic Contributions with Prizes) 
sembako  the nine basic comodities 
Sesko  staff and command colleges 
Seskoad  Army Staff and Command School (not College, not SESKOAD) 
SGP  Indonesian Press and Graphics Association  
SHS  state-owned Perum Sang Hyang Seri rice seed company  
Sijori  triangle of growth involving Indonesia's Riau province, Singapore and 
Johor, Malaysia.  
Sipora  Foreigners Control Coordination 
SIPPT  land-use permit  
Siskamling  neighborhood watch 
SIUPP  Surat Ijin Usaha Penerbitan Pers (publishing license) issued by the 
Ministry of Information 
SKEPHI  Network for Forest Conservation in Indonesia  
SKU  General Agency Permit for shipping 
SMI  Indonesian Independent Union 
SMID  Indonesian Students Solidarity for Democracy  
SMP  senior high school  
SMPI  Indonesian Press Solidarity Society  
SNI  Indonesian National Standards (environmental standards) 
Somaka  Students Solidarity for Aceh Cases 
SPP  Educational Management Contribution  
SPS  Newspaper Publishers Union 
SPSI  All-Indonesia Workers Union  
FSPSI  All-Indonesia Workers Union Federation  
SPT  yearly tax assessment 
SRI  Survey Research Indonesia 
SSE  Surabaya Stock Exchange 
STO  automatic telephone system  
STSI  Indonesian Arts High School 
Supersemar  an abbreviation of the March 11 Indonesian (Presidential) 
Executive Order signed on March 11, 1966 by president Sukarno when the 
political turmoil in the country reached its peak following the abortive 
communist coup attempt the previous September. 
Taperum  Civil Servants Housing Savings  
Taspen  Civil Servants Pension Fund 
TIM  Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center  
TIME  Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo  
TNI  Indonesian National Army  
TUK  card operated public telephone (telefon umum kartu) 
UDT  Timorese Democratic Union 
UGM  Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta 
UI  University of Indonesia in Jakarta 
UKI  Christian University of Indonesia 
UKSW  Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java 
Unfrel  University Network for Free and Fair Elections (a poll watchdog) 
URC  the police's rapid reaction unit  
Walhi  Indonesian Forum for Environment  
Walubi  Council of Buddhist Communities 
Wanhankamnas  National Defense and Security Council  
Wanra  People's Resistance  
Wapam  Warung Pasar Modal  
Wasantaranet  Wawasan Nusantara Network, Posindo's Internet service,  
WCFSD  World Commission on Forests and Substainable Development 
WI  Indonesian Wushu Association  
WIB  Indonesian Western Time Zone 
WIT  Indonesian Eastern Time Zone 
WITA  Indonesian Central Time Zone 
WKS  compulsory posting for university graduates 
WPI  Indonesian Women in Development  
Yapusham  Center for Human Rights Studies  
Yasco  Scorpio Foundation  
YKAI  Indonesian Children's Welfare Foundation  
YKCI  Indonesian Creativity Foundation  
YKPK  National Brotherhood Foundation 
YLBHI  Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute  
YLKI  Indonesian Consumers Foundation  
YLLI  Yayasan Laut Lestari Indonesia, an environmental organization  
YPAC  Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Children. 
YPSDMI  Foundation of Indonesian Human Resources Development  
 


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Paul Barber
TAPOL, the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign,
25 Plovers Way, Alton Hampshire GU34 2JJ
Tel/Fax: 1420 80153
Email: plovers@gn.apc.org
Internet: www.gn.apc.org/tapol 
Defending victims of oppression in Indonesia, 
East Timor, West Papua and Aceh, 1973-1998

25 Years...and still going strong! 
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