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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 31, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Experts differ on Soeharto's trial

Experts differ on Soeharto's trial JAKARTA (JP): With former president Soeharto's appearance as a defendant in his corruption trial in doubt, judicial experts disagreed on Thursday over the legality of trying him in his absence.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Economic team meet with Kota retailers

Economic team meet with Kota retailers JAKARTA (JP): Three top economic ministers met with nearly 500 store owners at major shopping malls in the Kota area, West Jakarta on Thursday in recognition of the latter's importance to the country's economy.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/PT PLN first half losses surge 12-fold

PT PLN first half losses surge 12-fold JAKARTA (JP): Cash-strapped state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) announced on Thursday a twelvefold increase in losses of up to Rp 11.58 trillion (US$1.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Deutsche Bank's new official

Deutsche Bank's new official JAKARTA (JP): Deutsche Bank announced on Thursday the appointment of Paul Leonhardt as the bank's head of corporate relationship management in Indonesia.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Manpower ministry mulls way to help job seekers

Manpower ministry mulls way to help job seekers JAKARTA (JP): A more effective system to facilitate job seekers needs to be established to help lower the country's unemployment rate.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Balinese student named best young researcher

Balinese student named best young researcher JAKARTA (JP): A Balinese junior high school student who found a better way of preventing land erosion caused by wave action and tides won first prize at the Youth Scientific Research Contest on Thursday.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/No time for experimenting

No time for experimenting On the evening of Aug. 23, I was very surprised when l heard the Cabinet members of President Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur announced by the palace secretary.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Indonesia wary over crops altered genetically

Indonesia wary over crops altered genetically JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is still wary about the entry of genetically altered crops despite their high potential in solving the problem of nourishment, the Indonesian ambassador to Japan said on Thursday.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Teater Payung Hitam paints black picture of troubled Aceh

Teater Payung Hitam paints black picture of troubled AcehBy Tuti Gintini JAKARTA (JP): What can a dramatist do in the face of the harsh realities in Aceh after the province was declared a military operation zone (DOM)?Just look at Teater Payung Hitam (Black Umbrella Theater) of Bandung and its ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/No-confidence motion urged against PDI-P's Arifin

No-confidence motion urged against PDI-P's Arifin JAKARTA (JP): A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the House of Representatives has confirmed that around 50 faction members have signed a petition demanding a no-confidence motion against their ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Recycling cartridges

Recycling cartridges On Aug. 26, 2000 I attended the launch of the "HP Laserjet Print Cartridge Recycling Program", held at the parking lot of BNI 46 on Jl. Sudirman.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Armed gang robs family

Armed gang robs family BOGOR (JP): Some eight armed robbers ransacked a house in Kampung Lebak Wangi in Pamagarsari village in Parung of Bogor regency in the early hours on Thursday, firing shots before their escape with Rp 500,000 in cash.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Indonesia and Iraq vow to fight it out in soccer match

Indonesia and Iraq vow to fight it out in soccer match JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia looks certain to field a team of mostly substitutes in its Independence Cup soccer group match against Iraq on Friday, reducing the encounter to a warm-up for this weekend's final.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Organda ready to face class action for taxi fare hike

Organda ready to face class action for taxi fare hike JAKARTA (JP): The Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) is ready to face a class action filed by the public over its decision to raise taxi fares by about 50 percent effective from Friday, an executive said.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Officers 'behind protection racket'

Officers 'behind protection racket' JAKARTA (JP): City Council Commission B for economic affairs proposed on Thursday that subdistrict-level military and police officers be dismissed for their alleged involvement in the extraction of protection money from street vendors.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Soeharto fails to attend his trial

Soeharto fails to attend his trial JAKARTA (JP): Medical reports on former president Soeharto convinced judges of the South Jakarta District Court to adjourn his trial on charges of corruption until Sept. 14.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Men seen in van wanted for firecracker blast

Men seen in van wanted for firecracker blast JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police are looking for a group of men in connection with a powerful firecracker blast on Wednesday inside a city bus parked in the vicinity of the trial venue of former president Soeharto.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Lighten up Kwik!

Lighten up Kwik! Although many people are likely to support Kwik Kian Gie in his fight against "black conglomerates", he will certainly do himself no favors if he allows his bitterness to get the better of him. In his letter published in The Jakarta Post on Aug.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Disabled to get barrier-free access

Disabled to get barrier-free accessBy Inge Komardjaja TSUKUBA-CITY, Japan (JP): The Japanese government has now made a significant decision to enforce equal rights for the disabled, so far assumed to be a burden to society.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Forest destruction blamed for flooding

Forest destruction blamed for flooding LUWU, South Sulawesi: Environmentalist said here on Thursday that five forest concessionaires are responsible for the destruction of forest in South Sulawesi which has caused prolonged flooding in seven villages.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Runner Supriati fails to qualify for the Olympics

Runner Supriati fails to qualify for the Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Asian Games champion Supriati Sutono wasted her last chance to book a place at next month's Olympic Games after clocking a below-par time in the 5,000-meter event on the final day of the Asian Track and Field ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Iraq's young striker puts it down to God

Iraq's young striker puts it down to God JAKARTA (JP): For Iraqi soccer hopeful Emad A. Mohammad, playing soccer is his destiny.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/DaimlerChrysler pledges to keep assembly plant

DaimlerChrysler pledges to keep assembly plant JAKARTA (JP): PT DaimlerChrysler Indonesia, the sole agent of Mercedes-Benz in the country, pledged here on Thursday to maintain its local assembly plant despite a trend among high-end car manufacturers to sell completely built-up (CBU) versions ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Sophanich born into running family

Sophanich born into running family JAKARTA (JP): Talent runs in the family. This is certainly true for Thailand's Vissanu Sophanich.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Government says new fares take effect on Friday

Government says new fares take effect on Friday JAKARTA (JP): The new higher fares for land and sea passenger transportation will take effect on Friday as planned in spite of last minute objections from the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI).
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/'Mobilonline.com' to get facelift

'Mobilonline.com' to get facelift JAKARTA (JP): Local website mobilonline.com which specializes in automotive sports and the car industry will go online with a new face on Friday.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Police arrest man for drug

Police arrest man for drug JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives arrested a 30- year-old man early on Thursday for possession of several grams of putauw (low-grade heroin), shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) and a sedative pill.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Gus Dur visits spiritual elders for blessing

Gus Dur visits spiritual elders for blessing PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid visited on Thursday one of his spiritual elders, Habib Hamid in the regency of Banyumas, asking to be blessed and for moral support in leading the nation.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/IBM offers package to SMEs

IBM offers package to SMEs JAKARTA (JP): PT IBM Indonesia will launch a special sale package next week to promote e-commerce transactions among small and medium scaled companies.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Income tax gain likely to fall short of target

Income tax gain likely to fall short of target JAKARTA (JP): State revenues from tax receipts might be Rp 2 trillion (US$238 million) to Rp 3 trillion less than the initial target of Rp 44.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Big Momma's House 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Kid 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Gladiator 14:15 17:15 20:25 Passion of Mind 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Perfect Storm ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/New face of Indonesia's only geological museum

New face of Indonesia's only geological museumBy Yuli Tri Suwarni BANDUNG (JP): If you are fond of visiting museums, does the Bandung Museum of Geology ring a bell? Over the years, there has been no news about this museum, a legacy of the Dutch colonial rule.Museums remains unpopular.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Megawati chairs first Cabinet meeting in her new role

Megawati chairs first Cabinet meeting in her new role JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri chaired her first Cabinet meeting on Thursday since being formally tasked with handling the day-to-day affairs of the government.She arrived at Bina Graha Presidential Office at 10 a.m.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Workers demand higher wages

Workers demand higher wages BANDUNG: Hundreds of workers in Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi, grouped under the Indonesian Metal Workers Union, marched to the West Java provincial legislative council on Thursday to demand higher minimum wages.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Law commission plans to hold public hearings

Law commission plans to hold public hearings JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission for Law will hold four public hearings in Jakarta this month as part of its program to draw up a series of white papers on reforming the legal sector.Commission chairman J.E.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Women's rights

Women's rights I bring to the attention of the government the UN Protocol that Indonesia signed earlier this year regarding "women's rights". I,like many other male expatriates, am married to an Indonesian. We have been married for several years and have a beautiful daughter.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/TV stations get your act together

TV stations get your act together I read in the entertainment section of The Jakarta Post on Sunday, Aug. 13, that TV stations take into account letters from the public. This seems only half-hearted to me.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Prove it, fire me: Sutiyoso

Prove it, fire me: Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso denied on Thursday allegations that he bribed city councillors Rp 16 billion (US$1.95 million) to ensure his governorship until 2002.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Aug. 31, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/NGOs query genetically modified crops

NGOs query genetically modified crops JAKARTA (JP): Environmental and consumer groups called on the government here on Monday to expedite the issuance of clear and strict regulations on the distribution of genetically modified food and products as such products are already widely available on the ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Citibank, Lippo Bank tie up

Citibank, Lippo Bank tie up JAKARTA (JP): Citibank and Lippo Bank signed an agreement here on Thursday to form an alliance in corporate banking, a deal allowing Citibank to utilize Lippo Bank's network as the delivery channel for its corporate banking products.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Government not seeking major changes in reform program

Government not seeking major changes in reform program JAKARTA (JP): The Cabinet's new economic team is not seeking major changes in the International Monetary Fund-sponsored economic reform program, Bank Indonesia acting governor Anwar Nasution said here on Thursday.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Rizal deals with IMF

Rizal deals with IMF Given the extremely low credibility the new Cabinet has to start with, we find it hard to understand why chief economic minister Rizal Ramli decided on the first day in office to go public with his intention to review Indonesia's reform programs, as stipulated in the ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Yusril reassures international community on rights violators

Yusril reassures international community on rights violators JAKARTA (JP): The government dismissed on Thursday international concerns that perpetrators of human rights in the past, particularly in East Timor, would walk free from prosecution saying that past human rights violators would be tried ...
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Tangerang exceeds revenue target

Tangerang exceeds revenue target TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Regent Agus Djunara said on Thursday the regency had exceeded its targeted revenue for the 1999/2000 fiscal year by 16 percent.He said the regency had revenue of Rp 46.5 billion, while it had been targeting Rp 39.8 billion.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Solok market razed by fire

Solok market razed by fire PADANG, West Sumatra: Fire ravaged on Thursday the Solok market and 69 surrounding houses, leaving 214 people homeless.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2000

JP/Govt to go ahead with fuel price hike next month

Govt to go ahead with fuel price hike next month JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Thursday it would go ahead with a plan to raise fuel prices in October, but was still unsure of the exact date of the increase.
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