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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/TNI told to serve state, not leaders

TNI told to serve state, not leaders JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid renewed calls on Thursday for the military to improve professionalism and serve the state, not the people in power.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Tri/Minarti remain until Sudirman Cup

Tri/Minarti remain until Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Olympic silver medalists in badminton mixed doubles Tri Kusharjanto and Minarti Timur will continue their partnership only until the Sudirman Cup and World Championships in Seville, Spain, in May.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/There is a print media conspiracy to unseat Gus Dur, alleges PKB

There is a print media conspiracy to unseat Gus Dur, alleges PKB PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Deputy secretary general of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Chotibul Umam Wiranu claimed on Wednesday that there is a print media conspiracy to unseat President Abdurrahman Wahid.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Pertamina signs gas deal with Petronas

Pertamina signs gas deal with Petronas JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina signed on Thursday a "heads of agreement" with Malaysian state oil and gas company Petronas for the supply of natural gas from the West Natuna area in the South China Sea to Malaysia.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/The oblique language

The oblique language While languages, like all other aspects of culture, grow and change over time, it is difficult to say that the Indonesian language, Bahasa Indonesia, is growing in the right direction -- that is, in the direction of becoming a modern language capable of conveying the complex ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/BCA, Bank Niaga divestments delayed

BCA, Bank Niaga divestments delayed JAKARTA (JP): The government agreed with the House of Representatives on Thursday to delay the key divestment program involving the publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Niaga.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Local police chief killed in gunfight with GAM rebels in Aceh

Local police chief killed in gunfight with GAM rebels in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Krueng Sabee Police subprecinct chief First Insp. Syukri was killed in a gunfight between a police patrol and two armed rebels on Thursday in Curiek village of Aceh Barat in the troubled province, an officer said.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/PPD boss resigns over employees' pension fund

PPD boss resigns over employees' pension fund JAKARTA (JP): President of the city-run PPD bus company Anton Sudarto announced his resignation from the post on Thursday following his failure to obtain a Rp 13 billion (US$1.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Timorese refugees coming to grips with 'real situation'

Timorese refugees coming to grips with 'real situation' DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Chief of the Udayana Military Command Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri said pro-integration East Timorese could be divided into three groups in their efforts to pursue their struggle -- realists, conservatives and opportunists.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Eurico to file pretrial suit against police

Eurico to file pretrial suit against police JAKARTA (JP): Prointegration East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres plans to file suit against the National Police for arresting him on Wednesday morning without following legal procedures, his lawyer Suhardi Somomoeljono said on Thursday.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Peace reached in Makassar

Peace reached in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The tension between the students of the state Islamic Institute (IAIN) Alaudin and Governor HZB Palaguna ended on Thursday after Palaguna apologized for the chaos triggered by civil servants during the students' demonstration against the ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Mr. Kusnanto, please give facts

Mr. Kusnanto, please give facts The Indonesian Military (TNI) should be grateful to Mr. Kusnanto, a senior researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and who is also teaching at the University of Indonesia. He wrote in The Jakarta Post's Sept.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Whose justice is it, anyway?

Whose justice is it, anyway?By Donna K Woodward MEDAN (JP): Indonesia is in a state of siege. From Sabang to Merauke Indonesia is besieged by bombings, burnings, chaos and corruption. Lawlessness reigns.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Glodok Plaza to reopen in July 2001

Glodok Plaza to reopen in July 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Glodok Plaza, the biggest and most popular electronics and computer shopping center in the capital before being gutted in the May 1998 riots, is slated to reopened in July next year.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Innovations in ethnic music

Innovations in ethnic musicBy Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): The audience packing the Surakarta Cultural Center Arena Theater burst into a huge roar of applause when Drumming, a composition by young artist Gunarto Gondrong, came to a close.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/City parking agency plans to lower levy

City parking agency plans to lower levy JAKARTA (JP): The city car parking agency plans to lower the levy paid by private parking operators from 35 percent to between 10 percent and 15 percent of their annual income.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting, Installation Exhibition Kepala Berisi by Gigih Wiyono, at Cipta III Gallery, TIM arts center, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3154087), until Oct. 15 * Painting Exhibition Women, Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya no.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Bank Niaga targets Rp 700b in new loans this year

Bank Niaga targets Rp 700b in new loans this year JAKARTA (JP): An increase in equity following the government- sponsored recapitalization program in May will enable publicly listed Bank Niaga to channel some Rp 700 billion (US$79 million) in loans this year, a bank executive said here on ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Doctors told to gear up to deal with child abuse

Doctors told to gear up to deal with child abuse JAKARTA (JP): Doctors, particularly pediatricians and those assigned to the emergency ward, are being called upon to upgrade their knowledge on detecting and handling cases of child abuse.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Gus Dur told to be more circumspect

Gus Dur told to be more circumspect JAKARTA (JP): One-year into the new government, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tanjung acquiesced that President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's enigmatic behavior was an inexorable trait.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Cepogo offers alluring copper handicrafts

Cepogo offers alluring copper handicraftsBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): Attractive handicrafts always boost the popularity of the places where they are produced. Tumang village in the Cepogo area, 15 km west of Boyolali regency in Central Java, is one of them.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/One shot, five arrested in Senen market complex unrest

One shot, five arrested in Senen market complex unrest JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police shot one man and detained five others for looting at the Atrium Senen shopping center during unrest in the busy Senen market complex on Thursday evening, an officer said.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Poor Germany!

Poor Germany! Reading The Jakarta Post on Oct. 3, 2000, containing a special section covering German Reunification Day, I must admit I was, to say the least, irritated.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Badung market to be rebuilt

Badung market to be rebuilt DENPASAR: The Denpasar mayoralty will soon rebuild Badung market which was razed by fire last September and has vowed that small traders would be given priority for sites in the biggest traditional market in the province, spokesman Nyoman Subrata said on Thursday.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Police to release 20 JSX bombing suspects

Police to release 20 JSX bombing suspects JAKARTA (JP): Twenty of the 30 people detained over the bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building will be released soon, an officer said on Thursday.Jakarta Police deputy chief Brig. Gen.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 5, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Students for Soeharto's 'street trial'

Students for Soeharto's 'street trial' JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 university students rallied on Jl. Salemba Raya, Central Jakarta on Thursday, demanding a "people's court" to try former president Soeharto.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Sutiyoso responsible for takeover of PDI HQ

Sutiyoso responsible for takeover of PDI HQ JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso was responsible for the violent takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters in 1996 when he was chief of the Jakarta Military Command, a top military investigator said on Thursday.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Next TNI chief will be from the Air Force: Agus

Next TNI chief will be from the Air Force: Agus JAKARTA (JP): In observance of the new paradigm that the Indonesian Military (TNI) is a united entity of elements from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, the next TNI leadership will be decided through a rotation system, a senior military officer ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/KONI still has ambush agreement with sponsors

KONI still has ambush agreement with sponsors JAKARTA (JP): Head of the National Sports Council (KONI)'s sports business and industry commission, Fritz Simanjutak, expressed his disappointment on an ambush agreement between the council and its Olympic sponsors.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Student protests mar TNI anniversary

Student protests mar TNI anniversary JAKARTA (JP): Anti-military demonstrations in several cities spoiled the 55th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Thursday.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Of all the bars in all the world...

Of all the bars in all the world...By William Furney JAKARTA (JP): It seemed like just another gig for yet another washed-out, aging almost-made-it songstress.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Violence against women

Violence against women I have noticed that Indonesian sinetron nowadays do not mind at all showing women being harassed and slapped across the face by their husbands (or male "friends").

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Garuda secures deals to lease seven Boeing 737s

Garuda secures deals to lease seven Boeing 737s JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has secured deals to lease seven Boeing 777 aircraft from two American financing companies GE Cash and International Leasing Finance Company (ILFC), the airline's president Abdulgani said here on ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/TV today

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

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/New kerosene price approved

New kerosene price approved BANDUNG: The Bandung city administration, the city council and representatives of the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina have agreed to set a new kerosene price effective as of Friday, a councillor said on Thursday.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 5, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Prosecutors seek review of Soeharto ruling

Prosecutors seek review of Soeharto ruling JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors appealed on Thursday for a review of a district court ruling which had put the trial of former president Soeharto to a halt.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Israeli's Knesset speaker to meet House chief Akbar

Israeli's Knesset speaker to meet House chief Akbar JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung has accepted a request for a separate meeting with his Israeli Knesset counterpart Avraham Burg on the sidelines of the 104th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference here later ...

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Archery organization to standardize training

Archery organization to standardize training JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) will stage a 10-day coaching course in the Ragunan sports school complex, South Jakarta, starting on Tuesday.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Judas Kiss 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Ready to Rumble 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 What Lies Beneath 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Shaft 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Crow 3 Salvation ...

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