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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/RI aims to win Davis Cup tie with Malaysia

RI aims to win Davis Cup tie with Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will have a great chance to defeat host Malaysia by winning the doubles and singles matches in the Group II of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania zone in Kuala Lumpur starting Friday.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Prabowo pays courtesy call on 'friend' Amien

Prabowo pays courtesy call on 'friend' Amien SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Former chief of the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subiyanto met the People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais at Muhammadiyah hospital here on Thursday.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Hendrawan, Marlev move into Japan Open quarters

Hendrawan, Marlev move into Japan Open quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles players Hendrawan and Marlev Mainaky reached the quarterfinals of the US$180,000 Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo on Thursday but teammate Hariyanto Arbi made an early exit Wednesday after being tumbled by a ...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Let nature decide

Let nature decide A run on the SAR's only clinic helping couples to conceive a baby of their preferred sex, mostly male, in anticipation of a ban underscores a need for the prohibition.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Mandiri, Citibank sign deal

Mandiri, Citibank sign deal JAKARTA (JP): Citibank N.A. has agreed to provide a package training program for staff and senior officials of state owned Bank Mandiri.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/IMF insists local firms repay debts

IMF insists local firms repay debts JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to push recalcitrant indebted companies to repay their foreign debt, Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Malaysia rebounds from crisis but pitfalls seen

Malaysia rebounds from crisis but pitfalls seenBy M. Jegathesan KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has rebounded impressively from the Asian economic slump but analysts say there is no room for complacency.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Expo a draw for multinational enterprises

Expo a draw for multinational enterprises JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 multinational companies are taking part in a four-day exhibition at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Urban bias policy

Urban bias policy The government's decision to postpone fuel price hikes, originally planned for this month, highlights the exceptionally large political leverage that the minority urban population in this country has.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Belgian Vs RI immigration

Belgian Vs RI immigration First of all, allow me to thank you for The Jakarta Post website. It is very helpful in keeping up to date with what is happening in Indonesia.It is now more than two months since I arrived in Belgium, the country of my husband.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/City heritage documents missing

City heritage documents missing JAKARTA (JP): A senior observer of old Jakarta says that the city museum and restoration agency must take responsibility for the whereabouts of the bulk of her studies on city heritage.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Sobary officially heads Antara

Sobary officially heads Antara JAKARTA (JP): The top job at the official Antara news agency was handed to noted columnist Mohammad Sobary on Wednesday, with the conspicuous absence of former chief Parni Hadi.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Three men stabbed in village rivalry

Three men stabbed in village rivalry BOGOR (JP): Three workers of Bogor Raya golf course were badly wounded in an attack by a group of 70 residents of nearby Cibedug Girang village in Sukatani district on Thursday.Judin, 28, Ukan, 28, and Pepen, 30, suffered slash wounds from sharp weapons.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/High school takes up antidrug drive

High school takes up antidrug drive JAKARTA (JP): Students at the all-boy SMA Pangudi Luhur High School in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, have launched an antidrug campaign with the support of the National Drug Abuse Prevention Center (NDPC) and ASEAN Secretariat.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Why foreign judges?

Why foreign judges? If I understand correctly, all judges serving at Jakarta courts will shortly be presided over by foreign judges, in this case American judges.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/TNI members killed in Aceh ambush

TNI members killed in Aceh ambush BANDA ACEH (JP): Three Indonesian Military (TNI) members and an airport security guard were killed in a recent ambush by an unidentified armed group in the district of Muara Batu, North Aceh on Wednesday.North Aceh Police chief Lt. Col.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

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

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Uncovering the cemeteries of truth

Uncovering the cemeteries of truth In the face of the powers that be, even remembering is an effort in democratization, writes political analyst Kusnanto Anggoro, senior researcher at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic International Studies and lecturer at the postgraduate studies program of ...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 05, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp RpU.S. dollar 1 7,666.00 7,744.00Australian dollar 1 4,620.30 4,671.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Variety Show 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Rumors rife of Cabinet reshuffle in the offing

Rumors rife of Cabinet reshuffle in the offing JAKARTA (JP): Rumors of an impending Cabinet reshuffle resonated once again this week as President Abdurrahman Wahid prepared to embark on yet another lengthy foreign trip on Saturday.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Bank Niaga opens new outlet

Bank Niaga opens new outlet BANDUNG (JP): Publicly listed PT Bank Niaga launched a new banking outlet here early this week as part of its expansion into the provincial capital.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Timber tycoons piling war chests to 'block probes'

Timber tycoons piling war chests to 'block probes' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Nur Mahmudi Ismail has warned that several major companies under investigation for alleged involvement in massive fraud in the forestry sector were trying to block the legal process.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/The Lenin question remains in Russia's agenda

The Lenin question remains in Russia's agendaBy Robert Service LONDON: Vladimir Putin, the new Russian leader, combines the old and the modern in his political style.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Govt seeks to postpone new rice imports

Govt seeks to postpone new rice imports KARAWANG, West Java (JP): The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) will ask for a delay in the shipment of 175,000 tons of rice imports until July in order to shore up prices in the local market.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/War crimes tribunal sought against Iraqi torturers

War crimes tribunal sought against Iraqi torturersBy Ewen MacAskill LONDON: An organization set up to hunt down the Iraqi leadership for alleged human rights abuses claimed on Wednesday it was poised to indict the first member of the regime.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Padang universities protest new raises

Padang universities protest new raises PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Administrators of state Andalas University and Padang Negri University were joined by thousands of their students on Wednesday to protest changes in the government's pay policy for civil servants.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Minister Yusril rules out foreign judges for local courts

Minister Yusril rules out foreign judges for local courts JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra has rejected a proposal to hire judges from the Netherlands for Indonesian courts because of a perceived dearth of clean local judges.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Activists to mark conference date

Activists to mark conference date BANDUNG, West Java: The Bandung Spirit, a newly established organization of activists and intellectuals, plans to commemorate the landmark 1955 Asia-Africa conference later this month.Group spokesman Saini K.M.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Embassy protests American's death

Embassy protests American's death JAKARTA (JP): The United States has filed a protest with the Indonesian government over the presumed death of an American who was in the custody of the immigration department.U.S.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Groups decry Abdurrahman remark about Maluku strife

Groups decry Abdurrahman remark about Maluku strife JAKARTA (JP): Muslim groups protested on Thursday President Abdurrahman Wahid's remarks about the Muslim community in Maluku and his proposal to lift the ban on communism.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Cece seeks heaven through 'jihad'

Cece seeks heaven through 'jihad' JAKARTA (JP): People may find it hard to believe that a youth, who still has a bright future, sacrifices himself for his personal religious belief.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Soeharto's questioning scheduled to resume

Soeharto's questioning scheduled to resume JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday it would not await approval from a joint medical team before resuming the questioning of former president Soeharto on Friday.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Graphia to enter e-business

Graphia to enter e-business JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed electronic equipment distributor PT Astra Graphia (Agit) would soon join business to business e- commerce, a company executive said on Wednesday.Agit director of operation Paulus Bambang W.S.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Actresses: Good and bad behavior

Actresses: Good and bad behavior I refer to the letter in The Jakarta Post on March 30, 2000, titled TV film actresses, which the editor picked up from Republika. The lady Fat Boedojo says: "... almost nothing that appears on screen escapes my attention"...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/China making progress in establishing democracy

China making progress in establishing democracyBy Renee Schoof NORTH TAIPING VILLAGE, China (AP): In the midst of a cold snap, 1,200 villagers huddled on stools in the school playground to vote in their first primary election under a new law that prohibits Communist Party interference.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Shuttler Popat banned for doping

Shuttler Popat banned for doping JAKARTA (JP): The International Badminton Federation (IBF) announced early this week that it had banned Aparna Popat, a member of the Indian Uber Cup team, after she was found guilty of consuming Phenylpropanolamine at a concentration level above the International ...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Old artifacts used to build Surakarta houses

Old artifacts used to build Surakarta housesBy Tjahjono Ep SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Large stones sprawl about the hamlets of Ngasinan, Kedung Sari, Gondang and Bodagan, in the Matesih subdistrict. Some stones stand in a certain formation while others stand alone.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, April 7, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, April 7, 2000Exhibitions* Painting Exhibition: Seni Litografi Modern, featuring the works of reputable French and Indonesian artists: Kandinsky, Vassarely, Salvador Dali, Hans Hartung, Pierre Soulages, Barli, Tisna Sanjaya and Krisnamurti.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Workers demand higher minimum wages

Workers demand higher minimum wages JAKARTA (JP) Activists from five worker unions called on the city administration to increase the new regional minimum wage (UMR) of Rp 286,000 (US$38), which they said was insufficient to cover the cost of living in the capital.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Police will seize cars without proper vehicle documents

Police will seize cars without proper vehicle documents JAKARTA (JP): In a move to check the import of illegal automobiles, Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi said on Wednesday the police would not hesitate to seize any vehicle which did not have proper documents.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Djoko Mulyono named new presidential secretary

Djoko Mulyono named new presidential secretary JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid made Djoko Mulyono his new secretary on Wednesday, replacing Ratih Hardjono who resigned on April 1.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Astaga launches auction site

Astaga launches auction site JAKARTA (JP): Internet website Astaga!Com has announced a plan to launch an online auction service, allowing its users to buy or sell any kind of merchandise through the Internet.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Friday, April 7, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Friday, April 7, 2000)Hollywood KC The Insider 14:30 17:15 21:00 Very Bad Things 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Green Mile 13:45 17:15 20:45 The Prophecy II 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Beach ...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Youth groups call for probe into money politics

Youth groups call for probe into money politics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Youth Committee (KNPI), representing 65 youth organizations nationwide, urged the government on Thursday to look into alleged money politics in recent elections of regents and mayors in a number of provinces.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Christiane Hutcap gives unusual master classes for violinists

Christiane Hutcap gives unusual master classes for violinistsBy Gus Kairupan JAKARTA (JP): "Now, lift your elbows ... up, down, up, down," taking Umiyati's (or Akira's, Jane's or Rebecca's) elbows in her hands she demonstrates a movement. "Alright ...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Rectors' forum set to convene

Rectors' forum set to convene SEMARANG (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid will open the fourth congress of the Indonesian Rectors Forum hosted by state Diponegoro University on Friday."The President will address the gathering.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/On Russia's newly elected president Vladimir Putin

On Russia's newly elected president Vladimir Putin It is understandable that restoring law and order is very important in Russia.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Fire razes two slum areas, 500 homeless

Fire razes two slum areas, 500 homeless JAKARTA (JP): Fire broke out in two slum areas in Central Jakarta on Wednesday evening, leaving some 500 people homeless, but causing no fatalities.The Central Jakarta Police said on Thursday they were investigating the cause of the fires.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/RI's U-19 team extends downfall

RI's U-19 team extends downfall JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia extended its downfall in the prequalifying round of the Asian U-19 Soccer Championships after suffering a 0-5 humiliating defeat in its last match against host China at Deyang City in Sichuan province on Wednesday.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Firmer action needed

Firmer action needed In the view of some observers the lack of coordination among ministers in Gus Dur's (President Abdurrahman Wahid's) Cabinet is the logical consequence of the position he took when setting up his team -- that is, to establish a "rainbow" coalition (including as many parties as ...

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Fri, 07 Apr 2000

JP/Berets and pens: Civil-military ties

Berets and pens: Civil-military ties This is the first of two articles by Southeast Asian historian Hermawan Sulistyo, Ph.D, the executive director of the Research Institute for Democracy and Peace in Jakarta.

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