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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Man treated for gun shot wounds

Man treated for gun shot wounds LHOKSEUMAWE: A resident of Nisam district in North Aceh has been treated in hospital for shot wounds he received on Friday.Antara reported Saturday that M.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Perangkap Hedonisme, by Veri Apriyatno, at the Galeri Mini, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Phone: 5201266), Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Plane skids in Ujungpandang

Plane skids in Ujungpandang UJUNGPANDANG: A Boeing 737-200 plane skidded on landing at Hasanuddin International Airport here on Saturday but none was killed in the mishap.The Bouraq aircraft slipped off the runway amid strong winds and rain around 12:35 p.m.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/PDI Perjuangan now official

PDI Perjuangan now official JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 120,000 supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri packed the Senayan Sports Stadium on Sunday to mark the launching of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and her nomination as the party's presidential candidate.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Rectors to set up poll watch

Rectors to set up poll watch JAKARTA (JP): Rectors of all institutes of higher learning in Indonesia have agreed to establish a forum among themselves to monitor the general election scheduled for June 7, 1999.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Oil refining, retail market to be liberalized: Kuntoro

Oil refining, retail market to be liberalized: Kuntoro JAKARTA (JP): A law now being prepared by the government will liberalize the oil refinery sector and open up the retail market in oil products, Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Gus Dur to solicit support for truth seeking committee

Gus Dur to solicit support for truth seeking committee JAKARTA (JP): Muslim figurehead Abdurrahman Wahid departed for Germany on Sunday for eye surgery, and to solicit international support for his planned Commission for Truth-Seeking and National Reconciliation.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/PDI Perjuangan slams Habibie's E. Timor policy

PDI Perjuangan slams Habibie's E. Timor policy JAKARTA (JP): The newly-launched Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) lashed out at President B.J. Habibie for calling East Timor "a burden" and called on the nation to let go of the troubled territory.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Mashill holds finance workshop

Mashill holds finance workshop JAKARTA (JP): Bank Mashill will cooperate with Bank Indonesia, the central bank, in holding a series of workshops on how to benefit from the government's trade financing scheme.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Even notebooks getting faster than necessary

Even notebooks getting faster than necessaryBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Each time I travel abroad for a press event, I almost always bring along my faithful notebook computer, a SCENIC Mobile 300 from Siemens Nixdorf.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Dim forecast for retail-space market

Dim forecast for retail-space market JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's retail-space market faces a dim outlook with demand and occupancy projected to continue to decline in 1999, property consultants have said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/ARIAWEST International keeps good commitments to customers

ARIAWEST International keeps good commitments to customers A good relationship between a telecommunications operator and its customers is essential. In this era of globalization, this relationship is going to need to improve.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: An American Werewolf in Paris 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Ronin 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Mighty Joe Young 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 There's Something About Mary 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Corporate Ladder ...

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/RI beats Qatar to meet Philippines in Davis Cup

RI beats Qatar to meet Philippines in Davis Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia moved closer to rejoining the Davis Cup Asia Oceania top flight after scoring a perfect 3-0 lead to host Qatar over the weekend.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Bearish mood overseas will cloud local market

Bearish mood overseas will cloud local market JAKARTA (JP): Stock trading on the local market will likely languish again this week as most investors, especially from the regional market, will be on holiday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, stock analysts said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Good luck, Mandela!

Good luck, Mandela! My fingers are truly itching if I do not write something about this great black man from Africa who spent 27 years of his lifetime in prison for demanding freedom from the white people.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Much ado about autonomy

Much ado about autonomy Much of the hype about granting increased autonomy to the regions will most likely end up as empty rhetoric.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Can't we all just get along

Can't we all just get along President B.J. Habibie's comment about racism in Singapore was really shocking.In my opinion, to maintain a good and harmonious relationship with our neighbors, it is always best not to talk about something which we find bad or annoying in their domestic affairs.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Sumbawa gets OECF loan

Sumbawa gets OECF loan JAKARTA (JP): Japan's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) will provide Rp 153 billion (US$18 million) in soft loans to finance the construction of two irrigation facilities in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Children's choir at Taman Mini

Children's choir at Taman Mini JAKARTA (JP): Following the success of performing Lear for Jakarta audiences early this month, the Tanah Airku theater will present a children's choir, the Szczecin Boy's Choir Nightingales from Poland.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Garuda takes off on course for change

Garuda takes off on course for changeBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): At a recent celebration of Garuda Indonesia's golden anniversary in Bali, a minister summed up hopes for the national flag carrier in a sentence: "If life begins at 40 for men, than life begins at 50 for airlines.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Soeharto protected corrupt aides: Brother

Soeharto protected corrupt aides: Brother JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Probosutedjo described on Saturday the methods his half-brother Soeharto used to protect corrupt officials when he was still in power, blaming this practice for the paralyzing economic crisis gripping the country today.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Security guard killed in S. Jakarta robbery

Security guard killed in S. Jakarta robbery JAKARTA (JP): A group of seven robbers broke into an Ades mineral water distribution office in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, making away with the safety deposit box after killing a security guard and wounding two others early Saturday morning.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Myth puts down young's esteem

Myth puts down young's esteemBy Sukasah Syahdan JAKARTA (JP): Dr. Olle Tornquist's excellent article "Will the Student Movement Succeed?" (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 9, 1999) in which he prophesied, with a tinge of trepidation, a rather unhappy result for the student movement is worth responding to.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/RI faces hurdle in log export target

RI faces hurdle in log export target JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is facing difficulties in meeting its log export quota because of a domestic shortage of timber, a senior official at the Ministry of Forestry and Plantations said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Property sector needs major restructuring, analyst says

Property sector needs major restructuring, analyst says JAKARTA (JP): The government's bank recapitalization program should be immediately followed by a restructuring of the shattered property sector to defuse a ticking time bomb, a property consultant said over the weekend.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Expecting convict escapes prison

Expecting convict escapes prison SERANG, West Java: Juman bin Marwan, 37, a detainee at the Serang correction unit fled to his village in Ciomas when he heard his wife was going into labor.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Number of TB-infected people expected to swell

Number of TB-infected people expected to swell JAKARTA (JP): The official number of 40,000 tuberculosis- infected Jakartans is expected to rise sharply due to a hike in medication costs combined with an absence of community awareness to combat the disease, an expert has said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Searchers find three more victims of sunken ship

Searchers find three more victims of sunken ship JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers discovered on Sunday three more bodies from the KLM Arta Rimba, which carried 325 people on board when it sank last week near Penikek Island in West Kalimantan, an official said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Streets, hundreds of houses inundated after heavy rains

Streets, hundreds of houses inundated after heavy rains JAKARTA (JP): Some parts of the city's streets were inundated on Sunday after heavy rainfall that began Saturday.The affected streets included Jl. D.I. Pandjaitan, Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi and Jl.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Fresh violence breaks out in Maluku, 11 people killed

Fresh violence breaks out in Maluku, 11 people killed JAKARTA (JP): At least 11 were killed on Sunday morning in the latest outbreak of violence in Maluku, which this time hit the two islands of Haruku and Saparua to the east of Ambon island, where recent riots claimed at least 105 lives.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Five officers killed in accident

Five officers killed in accident JAKARTA (JP): Five South Jakarta police officers were killed in a motor accident on Jl. Patuk Besi, Ciasem, in Subang, West Java on Saturday night together with a crook they were escorting in search of his accomplices' hideouts.

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Mon, 15 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, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Parties back strict rules on campaigning

Parties back strict rules on campaigning JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of political parties support a strict code of conduct to govern campaign activities, including stiff sanctions for offending parties and supporters, to guard against violence when electioneering gets underway on May 18.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Subdistricts can't pay for cheap rice

Subdistricts can't pay for cheap rice JAKARTA (JP): Most of the capital's 265 subdistricts owe a total of Rp 1.9 billion (about US$215,000) to the Jakarta chapter of the State Logistics Agency (Dolog Jaya) for cheap rice they received in the past five months, an official said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Handicraft expo at WTC

Handicraft expo at WTC JAKARTA (JP): A two-day handicraft fair will be held in the atrium of the World Trade Center, Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, from Tuesday, Feb. 16, organizers said on Saturday.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Regional autonomy bill dissappoints experts

Regional autonomy bill dissappoints experts JAKARTA (JP): Instead of meeting its promise of greater regional autonomy, a recently issued draft bill is striking out with analysts who charge it fails to sever the dependent relationship of regional governments to their central counterpart.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/LNG team heading to China

LNG team heading to China JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Kuntoro Mangkusubroto and president of state oil and gas company Pertamina Martiono Hadianto will travel soon to China to market liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced at Tangguh LNG plant in Irian Jaya.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Persib 1-3 defeat to Persija sparks violence

Persib 1-3 defeat to Persija sparks violence BANDUNG (JP): Hundreds of dejected fans turned violent on Sunday after local team Persib suffered a 1-3 defeat to Persija Jakarta.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Emergency fund disbursement

Emergency fund disbursement TANGERANG (JP): Disbursement of an emergency fund amounting to Rp 7.9 billion has been hindered in Tangerang by failures on the part of the Village Resilience Boards (LKMD) to meet the set requirements, an official said on Saturday.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Impeachment leaves doubts about U.S. political maturity

Impeachment leaves doubts about U.S. political maturityBy Martin Winter WASHINGTON (DPA): Over. At last. For a whole year the U.S. has forced upon itself and the world a monstrously disproportionate and exhaustingly ridiculous trial.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Translation works demand cultural mastery

Translation works demand cultural masteryBy S. Harmono JAKARTA (JP): A letter to The Jakarta Post on Jan. 25 by Adrianus Hiyung Tjung declares: "Translators deserve high pay." Translators deserve to be better remunerated because theirs is a demanding job, he said.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/Administration suable over lost traffic signs

Administration suable over lost traffic signs JAKARTA (JP): City residents, whose convenience is disturbed by the disappearance of traffic signs and the neglected condition of thoroughfares, have the right to sue the city administration, an activist and two city councilors said on Sunday.

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Mon, 15 Feb 1999

JP/The skewed PC view of genital mutilation

The skewed PC view of genital mutilationBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "There were several women involved," said Mariatou Koita, a young Frenchwoman of Malian descent who suffered genital mutilation in her own home in Paris 15 years ago, when she was eight.

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