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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: 102 Dalmatians 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Asterix and Obelix 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Grinch 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The List 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Replacements ...

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Direct electoral system may be for the better

Direct electoral system may be for the better Once a new, better system is adopted, leaders will be more accountable to the public, says Teten Masduki of the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW). Below is excerpts from an interview with Teten conducted by The Jakarta Post's contributor I.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta:

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Exhibitions Painting exhibition by Dutch artist Peter Van Leersum, Lobby of Yogyakarta Novotel Hotel, Jl Sudirman 89 (phone: 0274-580930), Dec. 20, 2000 - Jan. 20, 2001 Art on Tibet exhibition, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404), Jan.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/MUI reviews 'halal' label for taste enhancer Ajinomoto

MUI reviews 'halal' label for taste enhancer Ajinomoto JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) is reviewing the halal certificate -- which states that food or beverages are permitted to be eaten by Muslims -- of taste enhancer Ajinomoto as it allegedly uses pig enzymes in its production ...

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Male corpse found in North Jakarta

Male corpse found in North Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified male corpse was found on Thursday in the Pantai Hijau area of Plumpang, Muara Karang in North Jakarta.City police spokesman Supt.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Twenty people injured in Idul Fitri brawl

Twenty people injured in Idul Fitri brawl PURBALINGGA, Central Java (JP): At least 20 people were wounded, five of them from gunshots, when some 1,000 people from two villages in Purbalingga regency, were involved in a fierce brawl on Thursday, the sixth in the last two years.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Flying Horizon by Teguh Ostenrik, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069), until Jan. 13. * Photo Exhibition: Yang Terlupakan by students of SMU Tarakanita I, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang Jl.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/I will serve my term: President Abdurrahman

I will serve my term: President Abdurrahman JAKARTA (JP): Despite mounting calls for his resignation, President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday that he will serve his term which ends in 2004.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/30,000 officers to be on New Year duty

30,000 officers to be on New Year duty JAKARTA (JP): Greater Jakarta is to be protected by over 30,000 police officers during New Year celebrations, in the wake of the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in major Indonesian cities, including Jakarta, which left 16 dead.City police spokesman Supt.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Four vie for Banten top post

Four vie for Banten top post CILEGON, Banten: Four contenders for the post of Banten governor separately visited Banten's influential leader H. Syafik Latifie of the Bany Latif Islamic Boarding School, Antara reported on Thursday.The four candidates -- all natives of Banten -- are Brig. Gen.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Electronics exports jump 81% this year

Electronics exports jump 81% this year JAKARTA (JP): Director general of metal, machinery, electronics, and various other industries Agus Tjahajana said that the country's electronics exports rose 81 percent this year and was set to exceed textile in contributing to the country's export earnings.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/TV today

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

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Prequalification for parking announced

Prequalification for parking announced JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced last week that four private parking operators passed the second phase of the prequalification term of its partnership program.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Gunungkidul had pre-historic past

Gunungkidul had pre-historic pastBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): An integrated archeological study of the Gunungkidul area, conducted since 1998 in the Gunungbang hamlet, some 50 kilometers east of Yogyakarta, indicates that the region may have been the capital city of a pre-historic age.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/City Police to seize firecrackers on New Year's eve

City Police to seize firecrackers on New Year's eve JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to establish peace and order in the capital on New Year's eve, the City Police will conduct raids against firecrackers, an officer said on Friday.City police spokesman Supt.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Gaikindo conservative on 2001 car sales prediction

Gaikindo conservative on 2001 car sales prediction JAKARTA (JP): Continued political uncertainties will likely weigh on car sales in 2001, as consumers become more cautious in making new purchases amid fears of social unrest, according to an auto association executive.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Bombing death toll rises to 17

Bombing death toll rises to 17 BANDUNG (JP): Wawan Wahidin bin Engkos, whom police have described as a key witness in the wave of Christmas eve bombings, died here on Friday morning, raising the death toll in the bloody Sunday assault on nine cities to 17.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Focusing on Feng Shui phenomenon in Indonesia

Focusing on Feng Shui phenomenon in IndonesiaBy Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP): For almost a decade, Feng Shui has been extensively known across Indonesia. Indonesian people have recently become aware of this ancient practice, and perceptions of Feng Shui varies.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Tommy Soeharto escaped arrest in E. Java: Gus Dur

Tommy Soeharto escaped arrest in E. Java: Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): Fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, slipped through the fingers of police in a "small East Java town" two weeks ago, President Abdurrahman Wahid claimed on Friday.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Quakes jolt Palu, Donggala, Bengkulu

Quakes jolt Palu, Donggala, Bengkulu PALU, Central Sulawesi: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit cities of Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi in the early hours of Friday morning, but no casualties were reported.The earthquake in Palu and Donggala occurred around 5 a.m.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Fire razes two stores in Bandung

Fire razes two stores in Bandung BANDUNG: Fire razed two stores selling jeans on Jl. Pasar Selatan here on Thursday afternoon, destroying all the merchandise."Two explosions blasted away three metal doors of the stores before fire ravaged the building," an eyewitness said later in the day.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Yogya's Kotagede silver industry faces slow regeneration

Yogya's Kotagede silver industry faces slow regenerationBy Bambang Trisno and Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Silver craft has become the trademark of Kotagede, a city located some five kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/No peace without justice

No peace without justiceBy Elizabeth Collins PALEMBANG (JP): "No longer do we enjoy life/There's no bright hope for tomorrow/Attacked by garbage, polluted air above/Our land is now full of haunted villages.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Culture of impunity detrimental to the economy

Culture of impunity detrimental to the economy This is an excerpt of an interview with Indonesia's noted human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis by The Jakarta Post's Melbourne-based contributor Dewi Anggraeni, during Mulya's short visit to Melbourne at the invitation of the University ...

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Case against DPR set for hearing

Case against DPR set for hearing JAKARTA (JP): The civil lawsuit against the House of Representatives' special committee investigating the Bulog (State Logistics Agency) and Brunei scandals, which allegedly involves President Abdurrahman Wahid, is scheduled to be heard beginning Jan.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Rupiah drops to fresh low at year-end

Rupiah drops to fresh low at year-end JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia announced on Friday its year-end buy/sell rate of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar at Rp 9,095/10,095 as the local unit dropped to a fresh low of Rp 9,575 in offshore markets.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/PDP leaders move to Abepura penitentiary

PDP leaders move to Abepura penitentiary JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): After about one month under Irian Jaya police custody, five proindependence leaders of the Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) were moved from the Jayapura Police cell to the Abepura penitentiary on Friday.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Another sad year

Another sad year As Indonesians bid the old year farewell and stand ready to greet the new, it is more than distressing to note that the first year of the new millennium has proved little better, if any at all, than those preceding it.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Hike in number of people returning from holidays

Hike in number of people returning from holidays JAKARTA (JP): As the Christmas and Idul Fitri holidays are over, people returning from their hometowns began to increase on Friday.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Indonesian sports alerted to sponsorship potential

Indonesian sports alerted to sponsorship potentialBy Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): The success of Indonesian shuttlers in retaining the Olympic Games gold medal and women weightlifters in bringing additional medals home now has a different meaning.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/PT SMART to merge with Inti Gerakmaju

PT SMART to merge with Inti Gerakmaju JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of the publicly listed palm oil plantation firm, PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Corporation (SMART), approved on Friday the company's plan to merge with its subsidiary PT Inti Gerakmaju (IGM), an operator of hybrid ...

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/All 364 regencies prepared for regional autonomy: Apkasi

All 364 regencies prepared for regional autonomy: Apkasi JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Regency Administration Association (Apkasi) asserted that, despite prevailing skepticism, all 364 regencies in the country are prepared to implement regional autonomy on Jan. 1.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Abdurrahman and Megawati, Indonesia's dynamic duo

Abdurrahman and Megawati, Indonesia's dynamic duoBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): Rarely, in any country in the world, will you find the two top state executives as complex and yet congenial as Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/City attempts to curb migrants

City attempts to curb migrants JAKARTA (JP): In a desperate attempt to curb new migrants to Jakarta the city administration is repeating earlier practices of trying to send back relatives and friends accompanying Jakartans returning from the holidays.

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Sat, 30 Dec 2000

JP/Reforms in Jakarta means license to kill

Reforms in Jakarta means license to killBy Joko E.H. Anwar JAKARTA (JP): The capital this year witnessed a growing number of people, including those who call themselves well-educated, who were willing or even keen to beat, torture and burn other human beings to death.

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