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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Indonesia's democratic tug-of-war

Indonesia's democratic tug-of-war The following is the second of two articles based on a presentation by Dr. Ignas Kleden of The Go-East Institute/Institute for East-Indonesian Affairs in Jakarta.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Kim's weird way

Kim's weird way Today the officially-proclaimed "Dear Leader" of North Korea will begin rattling his way home from Moscow aboard his 21-car armored train, a journey requiring another 10 days of travel before Kim Jong-il finally reaches his desk in Pyongyang.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Ban on photos at tourist sites

Ban on photos at tourist sites Deeply disappointed by what happened at Kebun Raya Bogor (Bogor Botanical Gardens), my guest from New Zealand cut short his holiday here. He left Jakarta on Aug. 4, 2001 instead of Aug. 11, 2001 (his scheduled departure date).

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/World Bank welcomes new economics team

World Bank welcomes new economics team JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank welcomed on Thursday the country's new economics team, saying that they expected to be able to work closely with it to resolve the various economic problems plaguing the nation."It is a very promising economics team.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Indonesians move closer to final of men's doubles

Indonesians move closer to final of men's doubles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's doubles teams booked their semifinal places and moved closer to setting up an all-Indonesian encounter for the title at the Badminton World Grand Prix Finals in Brunei Darussalam on Thursday.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Morgan's, a great little watering hole in C. Jakarta

Morgan's, a great little watering hole in C. Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): If you happen to be unlucky enough to be driving through Pasar Senen at night (God forbid that you should get a puncture), one thing you'll notice pretty quick is just how much like a battlefield the whole place is.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Brief profiles of members of the 'Gotong Royong' Cabinet

Brief profiles of members of the 'Gotong Royong' Cabinet Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono only shot to fame recently, though many had rightly expected him to return to the forefront of the national political scene.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Many Irianese scantyly clad

Many Irianese scantyly clad JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Most residents of Puncak Jaya, a remote regency in the mountainous central part of Irian Jaya, are scantily clad and far more backward than those in other parts of the province, an official said on Thursday.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Missing soldiers found alive

Missing soldiers found alive AMBON, Maluku: The three privates of Infantry Battalion 731, who were reported missing last Saturday, were found alive on Thursday morning.Pattimura Military chief Brig. Gen. Mustopo said later in the day that the three soldiers had been kidnapped.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/10 people shot dead in Aceh

10 people shot dead in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Ten workers of Bumi Flora, a company dealing in oil palm plantations, were killed in the district of Idi Rayeuk, East Aceh on Thursday.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/New ministers comment on appointment

New ministers comment on appointment JAKARTA (JP): The new Cabinet ministers had differing views and comments on their appointment.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Play brings abduction issue back into the spotlight

Play brings abduction issue back into the spotlightBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): Uncertainty kills and waiting is the most exhausting ordeal.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Market will give Cabinet benefit of the doubt

Market will give Cabinet benefit of the doubt President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Cabinet is an excellent start for the new government to work with, Hadi Soesastro, an economist and executive director of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, told The Jakarta Post.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Tommy's wife and sisters summoned for questioning

Tommy's wife and sisters summoned for questioning JAKARTA (JP): The daughters of former President Soeharto and the wife of his fugitive son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra would be questioned in connection with the murder of Supreme Court Justice M.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Cellular phone users, please dial 'celltiquette'

Cellular phone users, please dial 'celltiquette'By I. Christianto JAKARTA (JP): Many people have enjoyed the miracle of the cellular phone. Most users of this wonderful gadget cannot even imagine living without them.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Line up of the new cabinet

Line up of the new cabinet JAKARTA (JP): The following is the lineup of the 32-member Cabinet announced on Thursday by President Megawati Soekarnoputri at the State Palace:A.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/New Cabinet needs to take hard look at odius debt

New Cabinet needs to take hard look at odius debt Can the new Cabinet relieve the country of its debt trap? Political economist Revrisond Baswir of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) shares his concerns.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Drinks stalls to be relocated

Drinks stalls to be relocated JAKARTA (JP): About 300 stalls selling drinks around the former red-light district of Kramat Tunggak in North Jakarta will be relocated to several markets in the mayoralty.About 600 kiosks have been prepared for the relocation.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Rupiah gains strength as markets cheer new cabinet

Rupiah gains strength as markets cheer new cabinet JAKARTA (JP): Weeks of waiting ended on Thursday for a jittery currency market after President Megawati Soekarnoputri unveiled a solid economics team in her new Cabinet, boosting the rupiah in the process to a ten-month high against the U.S.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Megawati names rainbow cabinet

Megawati names rainbow cabinet JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri named her Cabinet on Thursday, giving away some, but not all, of the seats to the political factions, including the Indonesian Military (TNI), who had supported her rise to power 18 days earlier.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/World Bank calls new economic team 'promising'

World Bank calls new economic team 'promising' JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank welcomed on Thursday the country's new economic team, saying that they expected to be able to work closely with it to resolve the various economic problems plaguing the nation."It is a very promising economic team.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Cabinet has great economy team

Cabinet has great economy team A number of experts share their views on the Cabinet with The Jakarta Post. Among them, senior economist Muhammad Sadli, also a minister for several years during the New Order government, gives a thumbs-up to the new economic team.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Indonesia urges Brazil, Vietnam to cut coffee supply

Indonesia urges Brazil, Vietnam to cut coffee supply JAKARTA (JP): Disappointed with the failure of the world's coffee retention plan, Indonesia's coffee exporters have urged major producing countries Brazil and Vietnam to limit coffee supplies onto the international market in an effort to prop ...

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Information ministry meets resistance

Information ministry meets resistance JAKARTA (JP): The establishment of the State Ministry for Communication and Information was met with antagonism from activists despite assurances from the new minister that the institution will not exercise censorship.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Gift suspected to be a bomb

Gift suspected to be a bomb JAKARTA (JP): Wary of the series of bombings that rocked the city, a police officer's housemaid contacted the police on Thursday upon receiving a parcel from a private bank.Police officers immediately rushed to the house of the maid's employer, Adj.Comr.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/The delayed budget speech

The delayed budget speech Submitting the draft state budget each year (to the House of Representatives) is a routine task of the incumbent government. Preparing the draft is, therefore, a routine task of the members of the outgoing Abdurrahman Cabinet.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Indonesia 'has no law on domain name'

Indonesia 'has no law on domain name' JAKARTA (JP): A businessman who is being prosecuted for allegedly illegally registering the domain name of Mustika Ratu.com, asked the court on Thursday to drop the case as the country does not have any legislation governing the matter.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Riau people threaten to take over PT CPI

Riau people threaten to take over PT CPI PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): Despite canceling their plan to blockade the oil operation of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI), the people of Riau, represented by the Riau Alliance for the Control of Coastal Plains Pekanbaru (Aruk CPP) demanded on Thursday that all ...

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Megawati's Cabinet

Megawati's Cabinet The market may react positively to the composition of the economic team in the new Cabinet, however, this alone is not enough.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/'Jurassic Park III': More scary dinos but less surprises

'Jurassic Park III': More scary dinos but less surprisesBy Joko E.H. AnwarJurassic Park III, **1/2 out of four stars; Adventure/Sci-Fi, 92 minutes; Starring Sam Neill, William H.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Extension of Caltex operations

Extension of Caltex operations Upon reading the article published in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 8, 2001, titled Riau police declare top alert in Caltex operation you cannot escape a feeling of despair.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Mutual-help Cabinet

Mutual-help Cabinet The one-week delay in the announcement of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Cabinet turned out to be worth the wait, judging from the integrity, professionalism and inclusiveness of her core working team finally unveiled on Thursday morning.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Observers hail Megawati's Cabinet lineup

Observers hail Megawati's Cabinet lineup JAKARTA (JP): Observers hailed on Thursday the new Cabinet lineup under President Megawati Soekarnoputri, but at the same time warned that there might be a major political crisis if Megawati and Vice President Hamzah Haz did not relinquish their party ...

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/National boxers miss rigorous Cuban test

National boxers miss rigorous Cuban test JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxers currently training in Cuba have missed the opportunity to test their skills against local pugilists.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Rupiah rate Aug.9

Rupiah rate Aug.9 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,650.00 9,650.00 9,104.00 9,196.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Bogor Police hold Korean

Bogor Police hold Korean BOGOR (JP): The police held a Korean businessman after some 350 angry employees stormed his office and threatened to assault the foreigner for allegedly failing to pay their salaries, a policeman said.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Old wounds reopened

Old wounds reopened "I am not glorifying or justifying the past," insists Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of his impending visit to the Yasukuni shrine to his country's war dead, and seven war criminals.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Makeup of Megawati's team: To please and appease

Makeup of Megawati's team: To please and appease Lecturer in politics Riswandha Imawan of the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta looks at the result of what he says is a careful balance in the new, "transitional" Cabinet composition.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Megawati's Cabinet, the best since Soeharto?

Megawati's Cabinet, the best since Soeharto? After trying to make everyone happy, a further test for President Megawati Soekarnoputri will be in facing various demands from political parties, writes political analyst J. Soedjati Djiwandono.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/New Cabinet needs to negotiate on odious debt

New Cabinet needs to negotiate on odious debt The new Cabinet faces a tight schedule in the following weeks. Political economist Revrisond Baswir of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University shares his concerns.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug 9, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Chief economics minister targets job creation

Chief economics minister targets job creation JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's new Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro Jakti said on Thursday he would focus on job creation to expedite economic recovery.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Variety Show 10:00 Children's Program 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Legislators pledge support for new Cabinet

Legislators pledge support for new Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) threw their weight behind the new gotong royong (mutual help) Cabinet under President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Paul Husner, F. Widayanto, Galeri Minima - Maxima, Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda 88D, Arteri Pondok Indah (Phone: 7207171, 7209009), 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., until Aug. 23. * Painting by Alfi, Galeri Lontar, Jl.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2001

JP/JP/5/Riswandha

JP/5/Riswandha Megawati juggles need for professionals, appeasing opponents Lecturer in politics Riswandha Imawan of the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta looks at the result of what he says is a careful balance in the new, "transitional" Cabinet composition.

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