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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Agrowiyana transfers debts

Agrowiyana transfers debts JAKARTA (JP): Oil palm plantation company PT Agrowiyana has transferred debts worth Rp 71.9 billion (about US$8.5 million) from the now defunct Bank Nusa Nasional (BNN) to Bank Muamalat.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Robot cuts down risks in brain surgery

Robot cuts down risks in brain surgeryBy Stevie Emilia SINGAPORE (JP): In the old days, surgeons performing brain surgery used to be like blind people when drilling into the patient's skull to remove a tumor, risking damage to the brain. A single wrong move could paralyze the patient.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Bad business

Bad business Recently I had to send US$400 via Western Union Quick Pay. I went to the Kuta branch of Bank BII who are the agents for Western Union. They would not accept U.S.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Fears of the unknown

Fears of the unknown For the first time last week, the Indonesian government was confronted with the tough decision of whether or not to give its official seal of approval to a commercial application to develop and sell transgenic products.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Lipposhop, Anderson tie up

Lipposhop, Anderson tie up JAKARTA (JP) : Lipposhop and Andersen Consulting agreed here on Monday to jointly develop and manage a One Stop Online Shopping venture that includes a vertical shopping portal and a 24-hour Call Center.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Kwik denies report attacking IMF role

Kwik denies report attacking IMF role JAKARTA (JP): Former coordinating minister for the economy, finance and industry Kwik Kian Gie said he was misquoted in The Jakarta Post 's front-page story on Sept. 18, 2000, headlined Ex- economic ministers attack IMF role in RI.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Aspac routs Mahaka 60-49 to extend winning streak

Aspac routs Mahaka 60-49 to extend winning streak JAKARTA (JP): Aspac maintained its 100 percent win record in the 2000 Nuvo Kobatama basketball league on Monday with a 60-49 rout of defending champion Mahaka Satria Muda.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Govt to seek 'consensus' with House over MSAA

Govt to seek 'consensus' with House over MSAA JAKARTA (JP): The government is to meet with the House of Representatives Tuesday (today) to seek a "consensus" over the controversial Master of Settlement and Acquisition Agreement (MSAA), according to Attorney General Marzuki Darusman.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Mubarak's party expected to win Egypt polls

Mubarak's party expected to win Egypt pollsBy Alistair Lyon CAIRO (Reuters): Egypt's parliamentary elections, to be launched by presidential decree on Sunday, may see less thuggery and vote-rigging than previous ones, but analysts say President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party is certain to win ...

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Big Momma's House 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15Road Trip 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Joan of Arc 14:15 17:15 20:15 Final Destination 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Any Given Sunday ...

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Roundup Results

Roundup ResultsShootingMen's 10m air rifle: 1. Cai Yalin (Chn) 696.4; 2. Artem Khadjibekov (Rus) 695.1; 3. Evgueni Aleinikov (Rus) 693.8JudoWomen's lightweight (57 kg): 1. Isabel Fernandez (Spa); 2.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Professionals rally at JSX building

Professionals rally at JSX building JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of people of different professions rallied at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building on Monday, condemning last week's bomb attack at the building which left at least 11 dead and dozens injured.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Inadequate evidence to try Soemarjono, claim lawyers

Inadequate evidence to try Soemarjono, claim lawyers SURABAYA (JP): Lawyers for Col. (ret) Soemarjono in their written rebuttal before the court maintained that there was insufficient evidence to charge their client for producing and distributing counterfeit money totaling Rp 4.2 billion.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition* Food, Clothes, Ceramics, Exhibition, at Taman Budaya - West Java Province Cultural Center, Jl Bukit Dago Selatan 53 A (Phone: 022 2504912), 7 p.m., Sept. 20-25.Performances* Sundanese Traditional Music Competition, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/GAM urged to end violence in restive Aceh

GAM urged to end violence in restive Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A diplomat urged the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Monday to end their campaign of violence and focus on joint peaceful efforts with the government to resolve the Aceh problem.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/U.S. warns Indonesia over West Timor crisis

U.S. warns Indonesia over West Timor crisis JAKARTA (JP): United States Defense Secretary William Cohen strongly warned Indonesia on Monday to disarm pro-Jakarta militias and thoroughly resolve the Atambua issue or risk loosing further economic assistance.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/UNTAET, Australia will review Timor Gap treaty

UNTAET, Australia will review Timor Gap treaty CANBERRA (Antara): The Australian government and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), along with representatives of the former Portuguese colony, are slated to renegotiate the Timor Gap Treaty in Dili on Oct. 9-11.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Indonesia admits chance slimmer for double gold

Indonesia admits chance slimmer for double gold JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chef de mission Arie Sudewo admitted on Monday his team's chances of reaching its target of two gold medals suffered a blow after a series of defeats on the badminton court.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Gus Dur dismisses Gen. Rusdihardjo

Gus Dur dismisses Gen. Rusdihardjo JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid dismissed National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo on Monday, who he appointed to the position nine months ago.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Sutiyoso bars bomb squad from combing his office

Sutiyoso bars bomb squad from combing his office JAKARTA (JP): The bomb squad which was deployed to City Hall after someone called in a bomb threat to the building was barred from entering Governor Sutiyoso's office.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Ending bombings lies with police

Ending bombings lies with policeBy Mulchis Anwar YOGYAKARTA (JP): Jakarta has now become a city of terror involving bombs.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Police chief's dismissal gets mixed reactions

Police chief's dismissal gets mixed reactions JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's replacement of National Police chief. Gen. Rusdihardjo on Monday received mixed reactions with some suggesting that the decision is not valid unless it is approved by the House of Representatives.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Myanmar's junta marks anniversary in power

Myanmar's junta marks anniversary in powerBy Joshua Kurlantzick BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmar's military junta celebrates 12 years in power as it seeks to silence its last remaining political adversaries with no prospect of national reconciliation in sight at present.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Data on Kerinci Seblat national park unreliable

Data on Kerinci Seblat national park unreliableBy Yusran Edo Fauzi KERINCI SEBLAT, West Sumatra (JP): Kerinci Seblat National Park is about 1.4 million hectares in size, making it Indonesia's second largest national park after Lorentz National Park in Irian Jaya, which measures 2.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,475.00Austrian schilling 1 528.38Australian dollar 1 4,652.78Belgian franc 1 180.24Canadian dollar 1 5,697.48Swiss franc 1 4,778.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Olympics Program 12:00 p.m. Interval 2:00 News 2:30 Olympics Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talks Show 8:00 Olympics Program 9:00 News 9:30 TV Drama 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Local share prices fall to 17 month low

Local share prices fall to 17 month low JAKARTA (JP): Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plunged seven percent on Monday as trading reopened after last week's bomb blast at the bourse.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Canadian firm finds no oil

Canadian firm finds no oil JAKARTA (JP): Canadian oil and gas company PT Canadian Petroleum Manna Ltd. had failed to find oil deposits during its exploration activities off the coast of Manna in the southern part of Bengkulu province, a provincial official said on Monday.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Fujimori, a loner who loves to surprise

Fujimori, a loner who loves to surprise LIMA (Reuters): Peru's President Alberto Fujimori, who dropped a bombshell on Saturday by announcing that he was calling new elections, in which he would not run, is a loner with hardline instincts and a knack for the unexpected.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Confrontation?

Confrontation? With President Abdurrahman Wahid orally and undauntingly during a public meeting ordering the head of the police to arrest the youngest son of former president Soeharto, on suspicion of complicity in the latest bombing incident, confrontation has surfaced between the reformist camp ...

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Crouch to speak in Yogya seminar

Crouch to speak in Yogya seminar YOGYAKARTA: Noted political scientist Harold Crouch of the Australian National University (ANU) is slated to speak in a seminar organized by the School of Social and Political Sciences at the Gadjah Mada University here on Tuesday.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Future has never looked bleaker for Anwar

Future has never looked bleaker for AnwarBy Simon Martin KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Two years after his dramatic arrest by scores of armed and hooded riot police, the future has never looked bleaker for Malaysia's ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/West Sumatran forests in distress

West Sumatran forests in distressBy Tantri Yuliandini PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Driving through the countryside around the provincial capital, there is no way you can miss the natural wealth endowed on this part of Indonesia.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Faith healer turned killer gets 16 years in jail

Faith healer turned killer gets 16 years in jail JAKARTA (JP): Fichri Richard Datulong, 22, sat quiet on Monday as a judge sentenced him to 16 years in jail for strangling and bludgeoning a hotel manager and his wife to death at their home in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, in November last year.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Ending the culture of violence

Ending the culture of violence The government and the public are both contributing to the continuation of violence. Neither the state nor the people have ever been serious in their intent to play according to the rules of the game. The phrase "law enforcement" is nothing more than rhetoric.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Atambua murders

Atambua murders We, the whole family, wish to express condolences over the murder of three UNHCR relief workers and 11 locals as a result of the assassination of Olivio Mendosa Moruk.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Outline of Biodiversity Wealth

Outline of Biodiversity Wealth Name Scientific Name ------------------------------------------------------------ - Two-horned Sumatran rhino Dicerorhinus sumatrensis - Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrensis - Branch tiger Neofelis ...

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Man caught carrying explosive materials

Man caught carrying explosive materials DENPASAR, Bali: A Philippine national named Hernandus Oscar Mercado, 48, is being detained after he was discovered transporting 20.5 kilograms of chemical substances believed to be ingredients for making explosives.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Former VIPs' guards must be from TNI, Police

Former VIPs' guards must be from TNI, Police JAKARTA (JP): The protection of former presidents and vice presidents should be the charge of the National Police in cooperation with the Indonesian Military (TNI) to help avoid the possession of illegal guns among civilians, Army chief Gen.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Government plans to tax river water users

Government plans to tax river water users JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Erna Witoelar warned on Monday that a tax could be imposed in the future on those exploiting river water.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Fifty percent of charity money goes to city coffer

Fifty percent of charity money goes to city coffer JAKARTA (JP): Fifty percent of earnings collected for charity by private organizations must be handed over to the city administration, an official said on Monday.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Sjahril's detention period extended

Sjahril's detention period extended JAKARTA (JP): Suspended Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin must stay in detention at the Attorney General's Office for another 30 days, pending the completion of corruption investigations into him, an official said on Monday.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Asia's nuclear scope fires apocalyptic vision

Asia's nuclear scope fires apocalyptic visionBy John Chalmers NEW DELHI (Reuters): It's 2007, and a three-sided war pitting India against China and Pakistan ends with Bombay and New Delhi vaporized in nuclear strikes ordered by Beijing.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Singaporeans move ahead in a race for education

Singaporeans move ahead in a race for education SINGAPORE: Education Ministry statistics show that students from different ethnic groups have made good progress in national examinations in subjects such as English, mathematics, science and the mother tongue.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Rwandan swimmers impressed by pool

Rwandan swimmers impressed by pool SYDNEY (AP): The first Olympic swimmers from Rwanda, which doesn't have a 50-meter pool, have been stunned by the Sydney International Aquatic Center's clear, warm waters and wide lanes.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Garuda to buy 7 more jets as business grows

Garuda to buy 7 more jets as business grows JAKARTA (JP): State-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will buy at least seven more aircraft to meet a surge in demand, its company operation's director said on Monday.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 14, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Violence in Maluku erupts again

Violence in Maluku erupts again AMBON, Maluku: Shooting on the waters off Cape Oum in the Central Maluku regency has triggered further clashes in nearby towns and villages leaving at least two dead and five injured, police said on Monday.Saparua Police subprecinct chief Sr. Insp.

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/RI auto sales up in August

RI auto sales up in August JAKARTA (JP): Sales of four-wheel vehicles on the domestic market increased to 29,365 units in August from 28,452 units in July, according to data from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo).

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Tue, 19 Sep 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

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

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