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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Deceit behind awarding prizes

Deceit behind awarding prizes Now that the situation in the country is unstable, con-artists are everywhere, in addition to the rioters and provocateurs. A technique getting frequent use recently is to con people pretending to award prizes.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Bogor trains detoured after cable failure

Bogor trains detoured after cable failure JAKARTA (JP): Frustration reigned for train passengers on Saturday when a power cable failure for electric trains serving Jakarta to Bogor forced state-owned railway company Perumka to bypass regular Central Jakarta stops.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: There's Something About Mary 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Urban Legend 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Practical Magic 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Antz 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Rush Hour ...

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Olympic movement needs reform

Olympic movement needs reform The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken some positive steps to limit the opportunity for corruption in the selection of sites for the Summer and Winter Games, but its leaders need to consider even more reforms before it can hope to restore public faith in ...

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Thousands stage protest outside Indorayon

Thousands stage protest outside Indorayon PORSEA, North Sumatra (JP): Ten thousand locals, religious leaders and student activists demonstrated on Saturday demanding the closure of PT Inti Indorayon Utama pulp and rayon mill.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Telkom announces new phone rates

Telkom announces new phone rates JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications operator PT Telkom unveiled on Saturday its new rates for local and domestic long-distance telephone calls which have been increased by up to 46.67 percent.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Former Singaporean convict arrested

Former Singaporean convict arrested MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Police arrested a former Singaporean convict who was allegedly engaged in the gun trade in Medan on Jan. 26, but they released him due to lack of evidence.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/GE lights up Prambanan

GE lights up Prambanan JAKARTA (JP): Tourists can visit the famous Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta at night now that U.S.-based GE Lighting has completed the installation of lighting facilities for the temple.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Prosecutor hit by former boss in quarrel

Prosecutor hit by former boss in quarrel TANGERANG (JP): Prosecutor Andi Aco Rumpang was hit at the Tangerang Prosecutor's Office on Saturday by Salubi Siapo, a former employee of the office, after Andi refused to release an acquaintance of Salubi who is detained for embezzlement.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/1,000 more migrants flee riot-torn of Ambon

1,000 more migrants flee riot-torn of Ambon UJUNGPANDANG (JP): At least 1,000 migrants arrived in Ujungpandang on Sunday after fleeing the riot-torn city of Ambon, which was still tense following days of communal clashes in the Maluku province that left 65 dead.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/How to subscribe to daily e-mail news

How to subscribe to daily e-mail newsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): I received a record number of responses to my article last week on e-mail management. The majority of those who wrote to me wanted to know how to subscribe to the daily e-mail news I mentioned in that article.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Trader found dead in Menteng

Trader found dead in Menteng JAKARTA (JP): A 40-year-old trader was found dead on Jl. Cut Mutia near Gondangdia railway station in Menteng, Central Jakarta on Sunday with a stab wound in his chest.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Stock prices predicted to remain under pressure

Stock prices predicted to remain under pressure JAKARTA (JP): Share prices in the local stock market are expected to remain under pressure again this week with most investors keeping watch on the development of the country's political and economic situation, financial analysts said.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Investors eager to see free polls, Amien Rais says

Investors eager to see free polls, Amien Rais says JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors are waiting for free and fair polls in Indonesia, after which they expected a credible government.A general election is scheduled for June 7.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Parties urged to sue govt over new ruling

Parties urged to sue govt over new ruling JAKARTA (JP): Constitutional law expert Harun Alrasid is urging new political parties to sue the government for issuing a decree on civil servants in violation of the law.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Housewife arrested with counterfeit rupiah notes

Housewife arrested with counterfeit rupiah notes JAKARTA (JP): Police have questioned a 38-year-old housewife in connection with the distribution of counterfeit money, Rp 400 million of which they confiscated from her house in South Jakarta.National Police detective's chief of economic crimes Col.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Recent Kupang riot political, not religious, says governor

Recent Kupang riot political, not religious, says governor JAKARTA (JP): Riots of Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 last year in East Nusa Tenggara in which dozens of mosques and churches were vandalized in the capital of Kupang resulted from political conflict rather than strife rooted in Muslim-Christian ...

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Progress with North Korea?

Progress with North Korea? Little or no tangible results usually emerge from the talks between North Korea and the United States or at the four nation summits. Thus the slightest change in nuance is often viewed immediately as a definitive step forward.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Get rid of leeches and suckers

Get rid of leeches and suckers Riots, violence and chaos are occurring in every corner of our nation. They are beginning to spark all over the country, not unlike the spreading of forest fires in the nation in 1998.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Bukopin, Bank Muamalat recapitalization on hold

Bukopin, Bank Muamalat recapitalization on hold JAKARTA (JP): The recapitalization program of Bank Bukopin and Bank Muamalat Indonesia, both private banks, is being hampered by the difficulties in recouping some US$84.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Condition of 5,100 Timorese refugees in Suai 'worrisome'

Condition of 5,100 Timorese refugees in Suai 'worrisome' JAKARTA (JP): The health of over 5,100 villagers who have taken refuge in the Suai town of East Timor's Covalima regency could deteriorate due to a lack of sanitary facilities in their makeshift shelters, a local priest said on Sunday.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Economic rescue depends on polls, Ginandjar says

Economic rescue depends on polls, Ginandjar says JAKARTA (JP): A strong foundation for economic reform and a successful general election are critical for Indonesia to achieve an economic recovery by 2000, according to Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Ginandjar Kartasasmita.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Logs scarcity may cut into RI's wood exports

Logs scarcity may cut into RI's wood exportsBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): Dwindling timber supplies, demands for greater environmental responsibility, and sluggish demand are likely to hamper any growth in the country's timber and forest-related exports this year.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Indonesia scheduled to ink export deals with U.S. firms

Indonesia scheduled to ink export deals with U.S. firms JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will sign export contracts for electronics and textile-related goods with U.S. businesses this month, Minister of Trade and Industry Rahardi Ramelan said on Saturday.Rahardi announced after meeting President B.J.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Teachers sow thirst for learning

Teachers sow thirst for learningBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): If we sit alone at night and contemplate the career we have now, we may often wonder; How did we get this far in our career? Whether we admit it or not, it is mostly because of the education we had and have.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/New men at Semen Padang

New men at Semen Padang JAKARTA (JP): State-owned cement manufacturer PT Semen Padang has a new president: A. Ikhdan Nizar, who was formerly chief of the company's general affairs department.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * World Press Photo Exhibition, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Feb. 11. * Fine Arts Exhibition: Agus Suwage, Tisna Sanjaya, etc.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Anti-Serbism

Anti-Serbism Mr. Dyer's anti-Serb attitude is comparable only to anti- Semitism from the days of old. Thus, if there is a conflict somewhere, and Serbs happen to be one of the sides involved, there is no trace of a doubt in Mr. Dyer's mind that the Serbs are the guilty ones.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Up in arms

Up in arms While it is easy to understand many Indonesians these days are haunted by the constant threat of violence and unrest, the attorney general's decision over the weekend to arm hundreds of his staff with sticks, "to fend off radical groups" protesting at his office, is bound to raise some ...

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Tabloid protested for defamation

Tabloid protested for defamation JAKARTA (JP): A member of the House of Representatives filed a report of slander by a newly established tabloid, Tekad, at Jakarta Police Headquarters on Saturday.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Right education for building a democracy

Right education for building a democracyBy A. Chaedar Alwasilah Democracy is like a raft. It never sinks, but, damn it, your feet are always in the water. -- D.W. Brogan, The Free State.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Wiranto talks with student leaders

Wiranto talks with student leaders JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander Gen.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Healer killed in Salatiga

Healer killed in Salatiga SALATIGA, Central Java: Seven residents of Mukiran village in Susukan district, Semarang, have been named suspects in the murder of a local healer.They are being detained at Salatiga Police Headquarters, Antara reported Saturday.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/6,000 people apply for Kamra duty

6,000 people apply for Kamra duty JAKARTA (JP): Of the 12,000 targeted recruits for the city's People's Security (Kamra), 6,000 have registered with the Jakarta Military Command, an official has said.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 6:30 News 7:00 Children's Songs 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/House member finds fault with Natuna pipeline project

House member finds fault with Natuna pipeline project JAKARTA (JP): A legislator lambasted on Friday alleged irregularities in the bidding for the development of a 650- kilometer underwater pipeline to channel natural gas from the gas fields west of the Natuna islands to Singapore.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Rate ceiling for Feb. 1 - Feb. 7

Rate ceiling for Feb. 1 - Feb. 7 Time deposit Maximum rate Maximum rate Rp deposit (%) $ deposit (%)-------------------------------------------1-month 43 133-month 39 136-month 35 1212-month 34 ...

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Suspected Jl. Sabang bomb blast mastermind arrested

Suspected Jl. Sabang bomb blast mastermind arrested JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police have arrested the suspected mastermind of a bomb blast which damaged the vacant Ramayana department store on Jl. H. Agus Salim, also known as Jl. Sabang, in Central Jakarta on Jan. 2.City police chief Maj. Gen.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Something rotten in new hospital

Something rotten in new hospital MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: The issue of corruption has been raised regarding the newly completed Rp 8 billion T.C. Hillers General Hospital in Maumere.

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Mon, 01 Feb 1999

JP/Sleman farmers worry over water

Sleman farmers worry over water YOGYAKARTA: Farmers in Sleman regency have expressed concern that water sources will be overexploited by developers of residential sites in nearby Yogyakarta.Farmers of Ngaglik district said exploitation would disrupt the supply of water there.

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