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43 articles.
Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: House on Haunted Hill 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Next Best Thing 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Mission Impossible 2 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Dinosaur 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Children Of Heaven ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Iraq to select Indonesian firms for trading

Iraq to select Indonesian firms for trading JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government expects the Iraqi government to decide next week on which Indonesian companies qualify for the UN-sponsored "oil-for-food" program, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/UI expert worries on mutilation cases

UI expert worries on mutilation cases JAKARTA (JP): Criminologist Erlangga Mesdiana from the University of Indonesia is worried that the failure to solve mutilation cases would lead others to imitate such sadistic killings.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Gus Dur to answer interpellation motion

Gus Dur to answer interpellation motion JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung confirmed on Friday President Abdurrahman Wahid had agreed to attend a House plenary session on July 20 to answer an interpellation motion.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Government has no special plans to boost rupiah

Government has no special plans to boost rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said here on Friday that neither the government nor Bank Indonesia would take any special measures to shore up the ailing rupiah.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Students join the Navy for four days

Students join the Navy for four days JAKARTA (JP): Under the escort of their teachers, a group of 216 students from 33 high schools in Jakarta and several other provinces began a four-day excursion on a Navy warship on Friday evening.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/GABSI eyes runner-up position at Olympics

GABSI eyes runner-up position at Olympics JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (GABSI) is optimistic its athletes can retain the runner-up position at the 11th Contract Bridge Olympics in Maastrict, the Netherlands, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 9.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Independent watchdogs question lineup of wealth auditing body

Independent watchdogs question lineup of wealth auditing body JAKARTA (JP): Opposition from leading independent watchdogs is mounting against the lineup of the 45-member Audit Commission on Officials' Assets, which was announced on Thursday by the House of Representatives (DPR).
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Fuad and Siswono to be queried over graft case

Fuad and Siswono to be queried over graft case JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman confirmed on Friday that two legislators of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will be summoned as witnesses in corruption cases involving former president Soeharto.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/World told not to meddle in Maluku

World told not to meddle in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Just several hours after the European Parliament endorsed a call for possible international intervention in the provinces of Maluku and North Maluku, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab strongly warned the international community not ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Growth prospects

Growth prospects Both private-sector and government analysts as well as international economists, including those of the International Monetary Fund, remain optimistic that Indonesia's economy would be capable of expanding by at least 4 percent this year, despite the return of rupiah volatility ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 7, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/City seeking approval of stern security measures

City seeking approval of stern security measures JAKARTA (JP): City authorities called on Friday for City Council to issue a decree that will grant security agencies the authority to take stern action against rioters and criminals during the General Session of the People's Consultative ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Fashion shows, American food and the 4th of July

Fashion shows, American food and the 4th of JulyBy Danielle Bray JAKARTA (JP): The Star Spangled Banner it was not, however on July 4th, the Hyatt Aryaduta in Central Jakarta hosted the "All American Dream Party" to coincide with American Independence Day.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Police deny starting riot

Police deny starting riot SURABAYA: Police have denied starting Wednesday's clash between themselves and members of the National Awakening Party's (PKB) civilian guard over a disputed building.East Java Police chief Insp. Gen.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Woman tells of ordeal with Salemba prison officers

Woman tells of ordeal with Salemba prison officers JAKARTA (JP): Dirty business knows no forbidden place. It takes place even in prison.Several prisons in and around Jakarta, also those located in other parts of the country, are widely known for rampant bribes and crooked guards and staff.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Sony defends decision to fire workers

Sony defends decision to fire workers BEKASI (JP): The management of PT Sony Electronics Indonesia (SEI) defended on Friday its decision to dismiss 928 employees, who have been involved in a protracted strike since April 26, 2000.The company's administration manager Lessy S.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/'TVRI' takes the plunge into public television

'TVRI' takes the plunge into public televisionBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): After years of heated debate, state-run television station TVRI finally declared as a nonprofit company, posing a larger challenge for its employees to meet insistent public demand for quality public television.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Lokon volcano getting active

Lokon volcano getting active MANADO: A North Sulawesi vulcanologist has warned Kinilow and Kakaskasen villagers living near Lokon volcano to stay alert because the mountain was showing signs of activity.The mountain, some 25 kilometers from Manado, last erupted in 1991.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Pindad, police give conflicting account on AG office bomb

Pindad, police give conflicting account on AG office bomb BANDUNG (JP): State-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad denied on Friday reports it produced the bomb found at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta on Wednesday."PT Pindad does produce explosives.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Samsung launches new cell phone despite fall in its market share

Samsung launches new cell phone despite fall in its market share JAKARTA (JP): South Korean electronics giant PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia launched here on Friday a new model of its mobile telephone, the SGH-A100 amid its declining market share in the country.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/244 HIV cases in Merauke

244 HIV cases in Merauke JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Merauke regent Jhon Gluba Gebze disclosed on Friday that there had been 244 recorded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the province until July this year.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Rubber producers join forces to lift falling prices

Rubber producers join forces to lift falling prices JAKARTA (JP): The world's three largest rubber producers, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, have agreed to join forces to combat falling rubber prices.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Cell phone mystery

Cell phone mystery While there has been some correspondence of late regarding the service of Garuda, both from the aspect of service and security of baggage in your paper, one area that desperately needs investigation is that of security from theft within the airport building.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Govt must erase levies prior to transportation tariff hike: YLKI

Govt must erase levies prior to transportation tariff hike: YLKI JAKARTA (JP): New fares for sea and land transportation should take effect only after the government manages to eradicate illegal levies, an Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) executive said Thursday.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Astaga!com to offer its shares to public next year

Astaga!com to offer its shares to public next year JAKARTA (JP): Internet portal Astaga!com plans to offer shares to the public through the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), following the introduction of a development board in the exchange which allows prospective start-ups to raise funds on the ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Indonesia and Israel: Beginning a new era

Indonesia and Israel: Beginning a new eraBy Eli Belotsercovsky JAKARTA (JP): During a recent seminar dedicated to ties between Israel and Indonesia at the University of Indonesia, a student asked why Indonesia should establish relations with Israel.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Denying HIV causes AIDS spells African disaster

Denying HIV causes AIDS spells African disasterBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "HIV is the singular common factor that is shared between AIDS cases in gay men in San Francisco, well nourished young women in Uganda, hemophiliacs in Japan and children in Rumanian orphanages.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Daylight robbery on Jl. Sudirman

Daylight robbery on Jl. Sudirman JAKARTA (JP): Five muggers grabbed cash worth US$5,000 and Rp 1.8 million from businessman Syech Syarief Hidayat in a robbery under the flyover in front of the Bank Danamon building on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta on Thursday.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Thieves away with Rp 500m

Thieves away with Rp 500m BOGOR (JP): Police detectives are on the lookout for five men who made away with Rp 500 million (US$58,800) worth of cash, gold, diamond jewelry, and other valuables, during a Friday midday armed robbery at a private residence in the Villa Duta housing complex, East ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 TV Series 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Ministries asked to recruit more women for high posts

Ministries asked to recruit more women for high posts JAKARTA (JP): After nine months in office the State Minister for the Empowerment of Women is gaining insight into why her earlier appeals for ministries to recruit more women in high positions has not met with results.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Gus Dur says Indonesia will sell LNG to India and China

Gus Dur says Indonesia will sell LNG to India and China JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said Friday Indonesia would sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) products from the planned Tangguh LNG plant in Irian Jaya to China, and some LNG products from the Bontang LNG plant in East Kalimantan ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Govt to abolish airport tax

Govt to abolish airport tax JAKARTA (JP): The government will abolish next year the departure tax that is currently imposed on Indonesian citizens departing the country through airports or seaports, Minister of Tourism and Art Djaelani Hidajat said on Thursday.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Sculpture, Sketch Exhibition: Dua Perintis at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya no. 1 blok B 13-14, Central Jakarta (Phone: 6299660), Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until July 9.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Bun Yamin nominated for autonomy board

Bun Yamin nominated for autonomy board JAKARTA (JP): City Council on Friday elected Bun Yamin Ramto as the city's candidate for the membership at the Regional Autonomy Advisory Board, whose members will be elected in the upcoming National Consultative Forum next week.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Suba Indah to build corn processing plant

Suba Indah to build corn processing plant JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed food and beverage company PT Suba Indah is to soon embark on the construction of a corn processing plant in Cilegon industrial estate in West Java.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Locals loot chickens

Locals loot chickens TANGERANG (JP): Angry locals of Babat village here vandalized and looted the chicken breeding firm PT Sari Jaya Farm (SJF) late Thursday, following the recent arrest of two residents accused of stealing 45 chickens from the farm.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Sunda Kalapa: The port where Jakarta began

Sunda Kalapa: The port where Jakarta beganBy Ida Indawati Khouw Sunda Kalapa Port in North Jakarta has a history as one of the most important international harbors in the world. Its existence dates back to the old kingdoms that once ruled over the city.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Pertina has yet to prepare boxers for President Cup

Pertina has yet to prepare boxers for President Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) deputy secretary general Didit Soedijoto said Friday that the organization had yet to prepare its boxers to compete in the President Cup in Bali by the end of this month.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/'Gardu' on 'Indosiar'

'Gardu' on 'Indosiar' On June 23, Indosiar televised a Gardu 30-minute program titled Quarreling All the Time, which was hosted by Emha Ainun Nadjib, better known as Cak Nun, and Gus Wahid. Syafi'i Ma'arif and Audi Wuisang were invited to appear on the program, and so were dozens of others.
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Kurniawan, Mursyid and Kuncoro to play soccer again

Kurniawan, Mursyid and Kuncoro to play soccer again JAKARTA (JP): After weeks of uncertainty, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has announced a shock decision to allow Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto and Kuncoro of the PSM Makassar soccer club and Mursyid Effendi from Persebaya Surabaya to ...
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Sat, 08 Jul 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on July 7, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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