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41 articles.
Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Offer to delay bill fails to quiet critics

Offer to delay bill fails to quiet critics JAKARTA (JP): "Not good enough!" was the general reaction of politicians and rights campaigners over the government's decision to postpone, rather than scrap, the state security bill.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Students besiege Australian mission

Students besiege Australian mission MEDAN, North Sumatra: Students laid seige to the honorary Australian consulate here for the third straight day on Sunday.The students, grouped in Muhammadiyah Students Association, camped in front of the consulate on Jl.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Police still searching for cause of deadly theater fire

Police still searching for cause of deadly theater fire YOGYAKARTA (JP): Police have yet to discover the cause of a fire which ravaged the Regent theater and killed 14 people, including two Norwegian nationals, on Thursday.Yogyakarta Police chief Lt. Col.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Jakarta returns to normal after violent clashes

Jakarta returns to normal after violent clashes JAKARTA (JP): The hustle and bustle of the capital resumed on Sunday after three days of tension following violent clashes between antigovernment protesters and riot troops on Thursday and Friday.Traffic on the city's main thoroughfare of Jl.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Residents mob robbers to death

Residents mob robbers to death JAKARTA (JP): Three men allegedly caught in the act of robbing a home in South Bekasi were mobbed and killed by local residents early Saturday morning, an officer said on Saturday.City police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Locals say firms polluting canal

Locals say firms polluting canal BOGOR (JP): About 1,500 residents living along the Cipalayang canal in Kalibata, Bantarjati village, in North Bogor have filed a complaint over industrial waste allegedly dumped by several businesses in the area.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: by Snap photography club, at the 8th building of Gunadarma University, in Depok, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Sept. 30. * Drawing Exhibition: by Odji Lirungan, at Galeri Milenium, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:20 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Teed off

Teed off In reference to Hotel Kristal donates Rp 6.6m on page seven of The Jakarta Post of Sept. 21, I would like clarify an inaccuracy.It was reported that the money raised through the auctioning of a golf club would not go to the orphanage.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Sixth Sense 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Universal Soldier 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Big Daddy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Runaway Bride 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Spanish Fly ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/TNI warns of threat of militia attacks

TNI warns of threat of militia attacksBy Ridwan M. Sijabat DILI, East Timor (JP): On the eve of the military handover, Indonesia's outgoing military chief in the territory warned of militia raids but cautioned the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) not to violate Indonesia's borders in ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Irian, Aussie firm tie up

Irian, Aussie firm tie up JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The Foundation for Irian Jaya Development has signed an agreement to cooperate with Australian firm Unique Product Marketing Pty Ltd. to promote education and create jobs for the Irianese people, the province's governor said over the weekend.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Record your favorite talk shows with digital recording

Record your favorite talk shows with digital recordingBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): People now feel free to say whatever they think, and during the recent turmoil television and radio political talk shows have apparently stolen the hearts of many people.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Indonesia wins three titles in Asian School meet

Indonesia wins three titles in Asian School meet JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia grabbed three more titles in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and boys' doubles in the first Asian Schools Tennis Championships at the Senayan tennis complex on Sunday.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/East Timorese refugees face task of rebuilding lives

East Timorese refugees face task of rebuilding livesText and photos by Arief Suhardiman S. KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Tohirin, 22, limped toward a heap of belongings shortly after he and two relatives arrived here at Tenau Port.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Habibie ready to give up power, Juwono says

Habibie ready to give up power, Juwono says JAKARTA (JP): B.J. Habibie asserted his readiness to be stripped of the presidency, but appealed to his critics to use "constitutional means" and not to exploit political issues to create anarchy for their own political ends.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/The House's last act

The House's last act Only one day after making the appalling decision to approve the controversial state security bill, the outgoing House of Representatives commendably recommended the government take legal action against all senior officials and businesspeople implicated in the Bank Bali ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Taking potshots at the military

Taking potshots at the military As a man with very little experience in politics, I read with great interest an interview in the Sept. 17 The Jakarta Post, with Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, a senior researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Baramuli, Fahmi get MPR tickets

Baramuli, Fahmi get MPR tickets UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Arnold A. Baramuli proved once again that he is a survivor.After President B.J.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/At last, opportunity to allow Turkey to join European Union

At last, opportunity to allow Turkey to join European UnionBy Jonathan Power LONDON (JP): Quite shortly now, if he hasn't already, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit will have to make up his mind whether the state should precede with the execution of the Kurdish terrorist leader, Abdullah ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Do the right thing? Sensible is better

Do the right thing? Sensible is betterBy Michael Birnbaum NEW YORK (DPA): Maybe there is such a thing as a just war -- and if there is, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's recent plea to the UN General Assembly to stop tolerating massive, systematic human rights violations and to ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Reconciliation a must in East Timor

Reconciliation a must in East TimorBy Olle Tornquist This is the first of two articles analyzing the historic changes unfolding in East Timor. OSLO (JP): When President B.J.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Bali wants special status

Bali wants special status DENPASAR, Bali: Community leaders have urged the province's newly elected regional representatives to the People's Consultative Assembly to seek special status for the province be granted.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Students vow to take to the streets again

Students vow to take to the streets again JAKARTA (JP): With outraged students threatening to begin a new round of protests after Friday's shooting death of a colleague, human rights activists, student organizations and university administrators condemned the government and military on Sunday for ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Indonesia's plywood exports face challenges

Indonesia's plywood exports face challengesBy Sylvia Gratia M. Nirang JAKARTA (JP): The lingering Asian economic crisis continues to haunt Indonesia's plywood industry, with exports to the region remaining low despite signs of a turnaround in several countries.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Executive says Telkom, Indosat should merge to maintain dominance

Executive says Telkom, Indosat should merge to maintain dominance JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom and PT Indosat should merge if they want to retain their dominance in the country's telecommunications sector, a Telkom executive said.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Still fed up

Still fed up Have you tried buying a starter pack phone card lately? Satelindo states that they are completely out of stock. They advise going to the retail stores.Last month you could buy only the starter pack that had 500 pulses and pay about Rp 1.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/New hardware products from Japan

New hardware products from JapanBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Our friends in the page layout department of The Jakarta Post added "(mis)" before the word "adventure" that I used in the title of my article last week. The ripple it created was quite significant.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Old-timers to hit 29 million by 2020

Old-timers to hit 29 million by 2020 YOGYAKARTA: Indonesia's elderly population is expected to reach about 29 million by 2020, or about 11.3 percent of the population.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Injured protesters flee from hospital in fear

Injured protesters flee from hospital in fear JAKARTA (JP): Fearing being visited and taken away by security authorities, at least four patients suffering injuries sustained in a violent rally in Semanggi cloverleaf on Thursday and Friday have fled Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, hospital ...
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Local troubles expected to weigh heavily on JSX

Local troubles expected to weigh heavily on JSX JAKARTA (JP): Worries over continued student demonstrations and uncertainty surrounding the Bank Bali scandal could further dampen trade on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), analysts said.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Hundreds see Yun Hap to his final resting place

Hundreds see Yun Hap to his final resting place JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of students, activists and relatives attended the burial of University of Indonesia student Yap Yun Hap at Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in Cibubur, East Jakarta, at noon on Sunday.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Poorest of the poor pushed to the brink

Poorest of the poor pushed to the brink Will the poor be able to survive if foreign aid dries up? Sociologist and coordinator of the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) Wardah Hafidz spoke with The Jakarta Post about the lot of Indonesia's underclass.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Malnutrition strikes C. Sulawesi infants

Malnutrition strikes C. Sulawesi infants PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): About 70,000 under-fives are suffering from malnutrition in the province.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Concerns of cover-up in bank scandal remain high

Concerns of cover-up in bank scandal remain high JAKARTA (JP): There remains growing concern of a cover-up in the Bank Bali scandal even though the House of Representatives has completed its probe and publicly issued its findings, including a list of high-level people allegedly involved.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/House's rejection of oil and gas bill praised

House's rejection of oil and gas bill praised JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives' decision to reject an oil and gas bill and return it to the government is a positive measure in securing the country's interests in the oil and gas sector, analysts said.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/'Axis force' tips Gus Dur as presidential candidate

'Axis force' tips Gus Dur as presidential candidate JAKARTA (JP): With the presidential election just five weeks away, the "axis force" political coalition is positioning Abdurrahman Wahid as the perfect candidate to avoid the hazardous divergence between the two leading nominees.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Little progress made in Soeharto investigation

Little progress made in Soeharto investigation SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): A promise made, a promise broken. Once again the government has came up short in its vow to unveil the progress of its eight-month old investigation into alleged corruption by former president Soeharto.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Crackdown on gambling called for

Crackdown on gambling called for TANGERANG (JP): About 500 ulemas grouped in the Defenders of Islam Front (FPI) have urged Tangerang Police to crack down on an upsurge in gambling.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Arson at Aceh tourist resort

Arson at Aceh tourist resort BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Six cottages and three camping huts were set on fire by unidentified arsonists at the Cemara beach resort, Lhoknga district, about 15 kilometers west of Banda Aceh.Lhoknga Police chief Lt.
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999

JP/Upholding democracy can mean interference

Upholding democracy can mean interferenceBy David Keller JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, at this time in history, is truly in a dynamic state with its Indonesian-style democracy.
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