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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Eddie Hara bares his soul and mind in new exhibition

Eddie Hara bares his soul and mind in new exhibitionBy Susi Andrini YOGYAKARTA (JP): Painting mirrors its creator's soul and mind. It is true of the works of Eddie Hara currently on show at Bentara Budaya in Yogyakarta.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Discord in economic team continues

Discord in economic team continues Economists stand by exasperatedly as political interests keep overshadowing steps to recovery, says economist Arif Arryman. He recently spoke to The Jakarta Post during a meeting among former fellow student activists in Yoygakarta.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Antique Batik Exhibition at ICAC House, Jl. BonaVista Raya, Lebak Bulus, Jakarta (Phone: 75816710 - 14), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 27. ICAC coffee morning, Batik on Wood Art presentation, demonstration, exhibition and sales, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 25.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Tailors and maid named suspects in violent rape

Tailors and maid named suspects in violent rape JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives have arrested two tailors and a cleaner over the violent rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman on Tuesday last week at her rented room in Setiabudi, an officer said on Friday.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Government policies ignore poor children

Government policies ignore poor children MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The government of President Abdurrahman Wahid has yet to side with the children of poor families, says a scholar.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Police arrest two for possession of Rp 55.7m fake money

Police arrest two for possession of Rp 55.7m fake money JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives arrested two men at a money changer in Blok M area of Kebayoran Baru on Thursday for possession of fake Rp 50,000 banknotes valued at Rp 25.7 million (US$3,000).
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/OPM supporters greet Megawati in Jayawijaya

OPM supporters greet Megawati in Jayawijaya JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): About 10,000 supporters of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) thronged Wamena Airport in Jayawijaya regency, Irian Jaya, shortly before Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri's departure to Jayapura on Friday afternoon.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/New Oscar-nominated thriller playing at theater near you

New Oscar-nominated thriller playing at theater near you JAKARTA (JP): A young charmer with a devious background is at the center of a new Oscar-nominated thriller. The following reviews and grades are by Oren Murphy and Tam Notosusanto.The Bachelor.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Myohdotcom to go public

Myohdotcom to go public JAKARTA (JP): Software developer PT Myohdotcom Indonesia Tbk will launch its initial public offering (IPO) next month to raise funds to finance its expansion.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Wynne gets closer to Olympic wild card pass

Wynne gets closer to Olympic wild card pass JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia women's tennis hopeful Wynne Prakusya is getting closer to earning a wild card for a debut in the singles event of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/House members seek to question President

House members seek to question President JAKARTA (JP): Almost half of the 500 legislators in the House of Representatives have agreed to exercise their interpellation rights to question President Abdurrahman Wahid over his recent controversial policies.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/PC sales may not reach target: Expert

PC sales may not reach target: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Sales of personal computers (PC) this year will likely fall short of the targeted 350,000 units, a computer expert said on Friday.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Investigation into Texmaco scandal halted

Investigation into Texmaco scandal halted JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has halted an investigation into the high profile Texmaco Rp 9.6 trillion (US$1.15 billion) alleged loan scandal due to lack of evidence.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Australian analyst hails first minister proposal

Australian analyst hails first minister proposal YOGYAKARTA (JP): An Australian political observer, Herbert Feith, welcomed the idea voiced by the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) on appointing a first minister to help President Abdurrahman Wahid improve the performance of his Cabinet.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/I am ready to run for 2004 presidency: Amien

I am ready to run for 2004 presidency: Amien JAKARTA (JP): Outspoken chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais said on Friday that he was ready to run for the presidency in 2004.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/KL firms allegedly involved in illegal timber trade

KL firms allegedly involved in illegal timber trade JAKARTA (JP): Timber companies and military personnel in Malaysia are allegedly involved in an illegal timber trade in Tarakan, East Kalimantan at the border between the eastern part of Kalimantan and the Malaysian state of Sabah, a senior ...
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/National Awakening Day

National Awakening Day National Awakening Day may be the best occasion for each and every one of us to reflect on our positive and negative aspects as a member of society. This is particularly true for such an important national figure as Abdurrahman Wahid, as the country's No 1.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Soeharto case to be submitted to court

Soeharto case to be submitted to court JAKARTA (JP): Corruption charges against former president Soeharto will be filed in the court before expiration of the last extension of his city arrest status on Aug. 10 at the latest, Attorney General Marzuki Darusman announced on Friday.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Mass burials in East Nusa Tenggara as death toll rises

Mass burials in East Nusa Tenggara as death toll rises MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Breaking with local custom, East Nusa Tenggara authorities were forced on Friday to conduct a mass burial as the death toll due to floods in the region rose to 148.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Sony pledges to go all out to keep running its business

Sony pledges to go all out to keep running its business JAKARTA (JP): Electronic giant PT Sony Electronics Indonesia vows to go all out to keep running its business despite the ongoing massive strike by its workers since April 26, its executive said on Friday.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Reform agenda set

Reform agenda set An important element of the uncertainty responsible for the plunge in the rupiah's value in the past eight days was removed when the government finally signed on Wednesday the new letter of intent (LoI) that details the country's economic reform agenda for the next few months.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/BI warns government of pushing state banks to support rupiah

BI warns government of pushing state banks to support rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin warned the government on Friday not to force state banks to use their reserves to support the ailing rupiah.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Shoot-on-sight order issued to stop Ambon violence

Shoot-on-sight order issued to stop Ambon violence AMBON, Maluku (JP): Chief of Pattimura Military Command overseeing Maluku Brig. Gen. Max Tamaela issued a shoot-on-sight order on Friday to stop continued violence, which has claimed four more lives.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Reconciliation and the new Indonesia

Reconciliation and the new IndonesiaBy H.S. Dillon JAKARTA (JP): Although victims of apartheid, justly considered a gross violation of human rights, black South Africans have ended violent conflict through negotiations with their onetime masters.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Social conflict and poor education

Social conflict and poor education Citing the issue that social conflict stems from poor education (The Jakarta Post, May 3, 2000), I wish to contribute some ideas to that problem based on my own experience.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Talented Mr. Ripley 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Play it to the Bone 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Romeo Must Die 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Whole Nine Yards 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Erin Brockovich ...
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Police need more financial aid: Experts

Police need more financial aid: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Observing that police operations are expensive, a senior police officer and a legal observer conceded on Friday that the police often rely on "nonbudgetary" financing to carry out their duties.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Tourist industry asked to look to home in tough times

Tourist industry asked to look to home in tough times JAKARTA (JP): An overreliance on foreign tourists is one of the main factors in the worsening fortunes of the country's tourism industry, a high-ranking official said.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Slovak film week targets children and teenagers

Slovak film week targets children and teenagersBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): There is the fairy tale version of Sleeping Beauty, and Frankenstein can turn into a human being. Curious? You can satisfy your curiosity at next week's Slovakia Film Week for Children and Teenagers.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Researchers say new law needed

Researchers say new law needed BANDUNG: Researchers from the Intellectual Property Agency at the Institution of Technology in Bandung called on the government to draft a law that would protect the country's natural resources and locally crafted technologies from being patented by foreign nation's.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/PLN says billing system change not a rate hike

PLN says billing system change not a rate hike JAKARTA (JP): Officials of state-owned electricity company PT PLN denied on Friday imposing a rate hike for households, arguing the introduction of a new billing system did not affect the overall billing system.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Gus Dur attends Pangestu congress

Gus Dur attends Pangestu congress SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): In a testament to his religious pluralism, President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday attended the 14th Pangestu (a Javanese spiritual/mystical belief) Congress.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Sutiyoso tells Jakarta to stay on top in PON

Sutiyoso tells Jakarta to stay on top in PON JAKARTA (JP): While Jakarta is considered the home of the nation's top athletes, Governor Sutiyoso has asked the city's contingent for the 15th National Games in Surabaya next month to maintain its top position in the quadrennial sports event.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Raids on pirated VCDs

Raids on pirated VCDs Although the network of the pirated VCD trade must be abolished to protect copyrights, the mastermind behind the raid on illegal VCDs which resulted in riots in the Glodok area on May 13, 2000 needs to be investigated.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Antidumping action -- remedy or protection?

Antidumping action -- remedy or protection? This is the second of two articles on antidumping actions written by Herry Soetanto, director for multilateral cooperation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Alfons Samosir, the ministry's deputy director for trade defense/remedy, based on ...
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Catholic churches reveal the past

Catholic churches reveal the pastBy Ida Indawati Khouw After being banned by the Dutch colonial authorities for almost two decades, Catholics in Batavia, as Jakarta was then known, started to build places of worship.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Street justice still rampant

Street justice still rampant Almost every day, we read in local newspapers of suspected thieves being tortured to death in a variety of ways, some of which could not even be imagined by any humane person. In most of these cases these murderers got away with their crimes.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Two robber suspects shot dead

Two robber suspects shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Senen Police subprecinct officers shot dead two unidentified suspects in a robbery attempt on Thursday night, an officer said on Friday.Senen Police chief Maj.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Indonesia faces China in Thomas Cup final

Indonesia faces China in Thomas Cup finalBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The 8,000 spectators at the Putra Indoor Stadium here Friday burst into jubilation as Marlev Mainaky's smash hit the center of Kenneth Jonassen's court to take Indonesia to the Thomas Cup championship final ...
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Rosary prayer cassettes

Rosary prayer cassettes After attending a mass on May 14 at Jakarta Cathedral, as usual I stopped by at the church's bookstore. Usually a Catholic church has a bookstore run by the church. After buying several books, I arrived at the cassette section.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Audit says no graft by JSX management

Audit says no graft by JSX management JAKARTA (JP): The chief commissioner of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas, said on Friday the investigative audit on the management of the exchange has found no traces of corruption as alleged by the capital market watchdog.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/China confident, Denmark worries in Uber Cup chances

China confident, Denmark worries in Uber Cup chancesBy Primastuti Handayani KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Defending champion China is confident of taking home the Uber Cup for the seventh time regardless of its final match against Denmark at the Putra Indoor Stadium Saturday.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Semarang thief burned alive

Semarang thief burned alive SEMARANG, Central: Mob justice took its toll on Friday morning when a group of people beat and burned alive a youth for allegedly stealing kitchen utensils.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Two injured in Senen clash

Two injured in Senen clash JAKARTA (JP): A clash erupted near the Senen Atrium shopping center on Friday between local residents and street vendors in Central Jakarta, injuring at least two traders, an officer said.Deputy chief of the Senen police precinct, Capt.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 19, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/31 soldiers in E. Java dismissed

31 soldiers in E. Java dismissed SURABAYA: Brawijaya Military Chief Maj. Gen. Sudi Silalahi said here on Friday that he had recently dismissed 31 soldiers for breaking the law and for other disciplinary acts."I signed the orders (for their dismissal) about a week ago.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Police increase presence in Bali

Police increase presence in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Police have tightened their operations this month in a bid to curb mounting crime on the holiday-resort island, resulting in four suspected thieves being shot while attempting to steal a motorcycle in the first two weeks of May.
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Sat, 20 May 2000

JP/Government must act on military businesses

Government must act on military businesses Under an increasingly tight budget, would a trust fund, as mentioned on Tuesday by Army Chief of Staff Gen.
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