ACROYMS

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
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

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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 (setup 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

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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

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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
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)

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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	Ddefunct 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
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Ratih	Civilian militia
REI	Indonesian Real Estate Developers Association,
Repelita, Pelita	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.

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Taperum	Civil Servants Housing Savings
Taspen	Civil Servants Pension Fund
TIM	Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center
TIME	Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo
TNI	Indonesian Military
TUK	Card operated public telephone (telefon umum kartu)

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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

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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