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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Science, a blessing and a curse

Science, a blessing and a curse A few days ago, my 26-year-old son decided to have a cup of instant coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something he had done numerous times before).

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Women archers allowed to compete in PON

Women archers allowed to compete in PON JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) has allowed its women archers, who will be groomed for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, to perform in the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya in June.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Government backs investigation of tainted CPO

Government backs investigation of tainted CPO JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would support calls by the House of Representatives for an inquiry by the National Police into Europe-bound crude palm oil (CPO) which was tainted with diesel oil.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Marzuki to meet UN officials about East Timor tribunal

Marzuki to meet UN officials about East Timor tribunal JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman will leave for New York on Saturday to meet with top United Nations officials to discuss the progress of an international inquiry on post-ballot violence in East Timor.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Indonesia, Argentina want to boost trade ties

Indonesia, Argentina want to boost trade ties JAKARTA (JP): Argentinean and Indonesian businessmen were urged on Tuesday to boost bilateral trade relations between both countries.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Five rebels killed in armed clashes in Aceh

Five rebels killed in armed clashes in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Security personnel were engaged in two separate gunfights with members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Pidie and Bireun regencies on Tuesday morning, leaving at least five rebels dead and five soldiers injured.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/U.S. businesses bide time on Indonesia

U.S. businesses bide time on Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Investors remain wary of making a commitment in Indonesia amid widespread pockets of unrest, the chairman of the U.S.-Indonesia Business Council said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 18, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Telkom called to solve dispute

Telkom called to solve dispute JAKARTA (JP): The government has called on state telecommunications company PT Telkom and its five joint operation scheme (KSO) partners to quickly settle their dispute before mid- year to allow the partners to resume their telecommunications development activities.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Indonesian Military pledges loyalty to the government

Indonesian Military pledges loyalty to the government JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass lashed out at rumors of a coup attempt by the armed forces, saying such a move was contradictory to TNI culture.TNI Chief of Territorial Affairs, Lt. Gen.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Garuda sees $121m profit

Garuda sees $121m profit JAKARTA (JP): State-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia expects to earn about Rp 850 billion (US$121 million) in net profit this year, higher than 1998's result of over Rp 350 billion, the airline's president, Abdulgani, said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Simply to remind Amien Rais

Simply to remind Amien Rais In his letter of Jan. 15, 2000, On call for jihad, Haris Adriansyah wondered what my precise target was beside criticizing Amien Rais personally. My only target is simply to make Amien Rais think about his political commitment as a nonsectarian national leader.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Clear action needed to stop Maluku violence

Clear action needed to stop Maluku violence Only clear action by the government and the military can end the violence in Maluku, triggered by a public transport-related tiff on Jan. 19, 1999, says Azyumardi Azra, rector of the Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State Institute in Jakarta.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/City launches community renovation projects

City launches community renovation projects JAKARTA (JP): Entering his third year of leadership, Governor Sutiyoso on Tuesday launched an integrated pilot project for social and community development in the city's slum areas.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Suspected drug couriers used counterfeit passports: Police

Suspected drug couriers used counterfeit passports: Police JAKARTA (JP): Police disclosed on Tuesday that two of the seven suspected local drug couriers arrested last week used counterfeit Malaysian passports made in Bangkok.Head of the Jakarta Police narcotics unit Lt. Col.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Cash-strapped people pawn their goods

Cash-strapped people pawn their goods JAKARTA (JP): It is a perennial scene after the Idul Fitri holiday, with state-run pawnshops overrun with people pawning their valuables to obtain badly needed cash.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Tunas Ridean buys Opel dealer

Tunas Ridean buys Opel dealer JAKARTA (JP): PT Tunas Ridean Tbk said on Tuesday that its subsidiary PT Tunas Mobilindo had acquired 45 percent of PT Surya Mobil Megahtama, one of Opel's authorized dealerships, last November.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/1,600 students to quit school

1,600 students to quit school MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: At least 1,600 students from strife- plagued North Maluku are liable to quit universities here as their parents are no longer sending money, a student activist said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Journalists fired for joining strike

Journalists fired for joining strike JAKARTA (JP): Six reporters of the Kapital business news tabloid were dismissed on Monday for joining a strike asking for clarification of their employment status, a statement said on Tuesday.The reporters' representative, Dandhy D.L.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/'Time' is liable for its story: Soeharto's lawyer

'Time' is liable for its story: Soeharto's lawyer JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer for former president Soeharto said on Tuesday that New York-based Time Magazine is liable for its May 24, 1999 cover story, although other publications corroborated with similar stories.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/One killed in Lombok as violence enters second day

One killed in Lombok as violence enters second day DENPASAR, Bali (JP): At least one man died in Mataram, Lombok, as Monday's religious riots descended into looting sprees on Tuesday.Udayana Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Land compensation protest continues in Bintan

Land compensation protest continues in Bintan JAKARTA (JP): Despite calls for calm, thousands of residents on the island of Bintan continued to rally on Tuesday in protest of what they called the meager compensation they received for their land.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Chechnya: Shutting the barn door after the horse bolted

Chechnya: Shutting the barn door after the horse boltedBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "Every day of the war is bringing more and more casualties," wrote the Moscow paper Kommersant recently.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/RI coal output increases

RI coal output increases JAKARTA (JP): The country's coal output rose to 71 million tons last year, making Indonesia the world's ninth largest coal producer that year, up from tenth position the previous year, coal director at the Ministry of Mines and Energy Soedjoko Tirtosoekotjo said on ...

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Where to go in Surabaya:

Where to go in Surabaya:Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), Monday to Thursday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Solo Pianist, Monday to Sunday, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 7Friday to Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/On jihad

On jihad I was amazed at Tita Mustikahati's letter Stick to people's interests of Jan. 17, 2000, on Amien Rais' call for a jihad. She stated that even though she is a Muslim, she is not sure of the real meaning of jihad.Ms.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Patriot 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Wishmaster 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The World Is Not Enough 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Anna And The King 14:30 17:15 21:00 Airbud 2 ...

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Woman in market cheated of savings

Woman in market cheated of savings JAKARTA (JP): Leni Hartini, 68, does not understand how she could be so easily cheated out of Rp 124 million (US$17,465) in savings within minutes.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Bank Shinta to offer 30% of shares through IPO

Bank Shinta to offer 30% of shares through IPO JAKARTA (JP): Bank Shinta plans to offer some 30 percent of its shares to the public through an initial public offering (IPO) in the first semester of this year, according to the bank's marketing and credit director Anny Sugiarto.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Government to issue new rules on immigration

Government to issue new rules on immigration JAKARTA (JP): The government will soon implement a new immigration policy that will lift the existing barriers for Chinese tourists entering Indonesia, an official has said.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Locals demand land compensation

Locals demand land compensation JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Some 50 residents of the villages of Yahim, Ifale and Yobe in Sentani district held a rally at Sentani Airport, demanding compensation for use of their ancestral land.The rally caused some flight delays.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Merpati adds flights

Merpati adds flights JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Merpati Nusantara has extended its flights connecting Jakarta and Bali to destinations in West and East Nusa Tenggara in a bid to meet the increasing demand for seats in the areas.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Condemning illegal kiosks

Condemning illegal kiosks The condemning of the traders' kiosks at Taman Puring, South Jakarta by the Jakarta Administration is clearly a repressive action reminding us of the New Order regime.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Rumors can be serious

Rumors can be serious The Indonesian Military's leadership seems to have taken enormous offense at the rumors circulating here and abroad about the possibility of the military staging a coup to unseat President Abdurrahman Wahid.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Demonstrators clash with troops on Makassar campus

Demonstrators clash with troops on Makassar campus MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): A fierce clash between demonstrators, armed with swords and wooden bats, and military troops erupted at about 9 p.m. local time in Makassar on Tuesday evening.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Indonesia to send four women to Asian Shooting C'ships

Indonesia to send four women to Asian Shooting C'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) will send four women shooters to compete in the Asian Shooting Championships in Langkawi, Malaysia, next week.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Kopassus and biological warfare

Kopassus and biological warfare In the middle of 1997 members of the Army's Special Force, the red berets, known locally as Kopassus, received Pentagon training in a course entitled Nuclear Chemical Biological.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Zarina in ill health, court hearing delayed

Zarina in ill health, court hearing delayed JAKARTA (JP): Judges at the West Jakarta District Court postponed the hearing of drug defendant Zarina Mirafsur until next week as the 27-year-old woman claimed not to be fit for the Tuesday's court prosecution.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Government sets 25% duty on sugar, 30% on rice

Government sets 25% duty on sugar, 30% on rice JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Yusuf Kalla said on Tuesday that the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to reimpose an import duty on sugar and rice to protect local farmers from cheap imports.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Cars seized with fake documents

Cars seized with fake documents JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police traffic officers have seized 20 cars, including a BMW, a Mercedes Benz and a jeep, and 30 motorcycles since November last year, with fake vehicle ownership documents, fake license plates and fake licenses, the traffic police chief said ...

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Indorayon dismayed by Keraf's recommendation

Indorayon dismayed by Keraf's recommendation JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed pulp and rayon fiber producer PT Inti Indorayon Utama is shocked by State Minister of Environment Sonny Keraf's recommendation to close or relocate its mills in Porsea, North Sumatra, due to their alleged poor ...

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Shoot-on-site order issued in Maluku

Shoot-on-site order issued in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): The chief of Pattimura Military Command overseeing Maluku, Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela, has issued a shoot-on- site order against anyone attempting to incite unrest.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 18, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,249.00 7,321.00Australian dollar 1 4,808.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Regular exercise allows you to live a healthier, longer life

Regular exercise allows you to live a healthier, longer life This is the third part of a six-article New Millennium New You series on practical tips about how to stay healthy. The weekly column is written by Clare E. Urwin, a nutrition, fitness and health advisor based in Surabaya.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Bringing the UN to task

Bringing the UN to taskBy Myint Zan BURWOOD, Victoria (JP): A report in the Jan. 10, 2000 issue of The Age newspaper (of Melbourne, Australia) stated that The National Post newspaper of Canada had editorialized that the current United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, should resign.

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Wed, 19 Jan 2000

JP/Government ends bar on observing Chinese religions, traditions

Government ends bar on observing Chinese religions, traditions JAKARTA (JP): The government has officially revoked Presidential Instruction No. 41/1967, which restricted the observance of Chinese religious practices and traditions.

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