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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Gus Dur to visit Aceh after meeting Clinton

Gus Dur to visit Aceh after meeting Clinton JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid defied calls on Wednesday to promptly visit Aceh. Instead he is dispatching his Cabinet ministers to meet with public figures in the restive province this weekend.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Observers slam rape case panel proposal

Observers slam rape case panel proposal JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer and a judge lashed out at a government plan to issue a regulation that requires at least one judge on a three-member panel trying rape cases to be a woman. They said on Sunday the scheme may breach a fair and honest trial.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Korean businesspeople positive about investment opportunities

Korean businesspeople positive about investment opportunities JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of business executives from South Korea's largest province of Kyongbuk said they were optimistic about investment opportunities in Indonesia.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Student protest on Heroes Day

Student protest on Heroes Day SEMARANG (JP): Students marked National Heroes Day, which fell on Wednesday, by staging rallies. They picked various themes, ranging from calls for a thorough inquiry into alleged military atrocities to demands for independence.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Attorney General's office appeal Tommy's decision

Attorney General's office appeal Tommy's decision JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's office has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the acquittal of former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra from corruption charges in a land exchange deal.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Rudi sick, Bank Bali trial delayed

Rudi sick, Bank Bali trial delayed JAKARTA (JP): A judge at the South Jakarta district court adjourned on Wednesday the initial hearing of the high profile Bank Bali scandal until Nov.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/DPR members lack dynamism

DPR members lack dynamism Now that the people have elected a new president and a vice president and the new Cabinet has been sworn in, all political activities should shift from the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to the House of Representatives (DPR), if democracy is to function properly ...
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Newlyweds killed in traffic accident

Newlyweds killed in traffic accident SURAKARTA, Central Java: A newlywed couple died as their motorbike collided head-on with a truck on the main road on Tuesday afternoon.The two fatalities were identified as Sugiyanto, 28, and Ninik Sulastri, 24. Both were residents of the Sidodadi subdistrict.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Irianese planning mass independence rally, prayer

Irianese planning mass independence rally, prayer JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Hundreds of Irianese people have poured into Jayapura from all parts of the province to attend a mass prayer scheduled for Friday in Sentani, some 45 kilometers south of here.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Human rights group demands military personnel face trial

Human rights group demands military personnel face trial JAKARTA (JP): A leading human rights group demanded on Wednesday that military personnel allegedly involved in atrocities in Aceh be tried in a human rights tribunal.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/VP agrees on capital's costly subway project

VP agrees on capital's costly subway project JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has given her approval to the city's US$1.5 billion Fatmawati-Kota subway project, a city official said on Wednesday.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Where is the logic?

Where is the logic? On Nov. 9, 1999, I read in The Jakarta Post that judges at the West Jakarta District Court sentenced BW and IM to 42 months and 36 months in jail respectively for the premeditated murder of a female high school student.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Child painter wins Japanese art prize

Child painter wins Japanese art prizeBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Famed as a child painter and stamp designer, 12-year-old Intan Sari Dewi Saputro is now also known as the illustrator of an Illustrated Diary, or Enikki in Japanese.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Nokia markets new cell phone

Nokia markets new cell phone JAKARTA (JP): Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia launched on Wednesday a new mobile phone amid growing competition in the country's cellular phone market.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Call for regulations to protect tribespeople and their land

Call for regulations to protect tribespeople and their land JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction in the House of representatives has called on the government to issue a regulation which recognizes tribal land ownership rights.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Police indifferent to fighting drugs

Police indifferent to fighting drugs YOGYAKARTA: The provincial legislature blamed on Tuesday the intensifying drug trade in the town on local police, whom they accused of lacking initiatives to crack down on the dealers.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/'Detak' apologizes for report: Wismoyo

'Detak' apologizes for report: Wismoyo JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar announced on Wednesday representatives of Detak tabloid met with him to apologize for its report alleging his involvement in the Bank Bali scandal.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 10, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Where to go in Bali:

Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: See and Visualise by Syarief Hidayat, Katharina Popp, Andrew Storey, at Bali Cliff Resort, Ungasan (Phone: 0361 771992), Nov. 12 - 30. * Painting Exhibition: Magic and Modernism, at Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Setting history straight

Setting history straight Many Indonesians may think it a waste of time and energy, especially during the economic and social crisis, for the nation to dwell on a controversy which has been considered settled for more than three decades.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Ethics must guide freedom of the press, minister says

Ethics must guide freedom of the press, minister says JAKARTA (JP): While freedom of the press is necessary in a democracy, in Indonesia the press must still be guided by ethics and subject to some form of social control, Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Izha Mahendra said on Wednesday.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Government plans campaign for overseas workers

Government plans campaign for overseas workers JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower will launch a nationwide campaign to inform Indonesians wanting to work abroad of their rights and duties, as well as the correct procedures right from the time they leave their villages.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Navy's role requires modernization

Navy's role requires modernizationBy Bantarto Bandoro JAKARTA (JP): Several days after Abdurrahman Wahid was elected Indonesia's new President, he indicated that the sea has played an important role in the country's history.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Church thief gets five months

Church thief gets five months BOGOR (JP): Bogor District Court sentenced Saih bin Naih, 48, to five months in prison on Tuesday for stealing an electronic keyboard and a set of amplifiers from the Sidang Jemaat Allah church on Jl. Semboja last August.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Bus terminals to undergo repairs soon

Bus terminals to undergo repairs soon JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has allocated a Rp 2 billion (US$294,117) fund to renovate six city bus terminals in anticipation of the peak travel periods at Christmas and Idul Fitri, an official said on Tuesday.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Citicorp names RI agent

Citicorp names RI agent JAKARTA (JP): Citicorp announced on Wednesday the appointment of Bank Ekonomi as the selling agent for its Citicorp VISA TravelMoney.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/YLKI strongly protests planned power tariff hike

YLKI strongly protests planned power tariff hike JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Association (YLKI) challenged on Wednesday state-owned electric company PLN's plan to increase its rates.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Students protest C. Java PON bid

Students protest C. Java PON bid SEMARANG (JP): About 50 students staged on Wednesday a protest against a provincial administration plan to host the 2004 National Games (PON)."People in Central Java are poor and about 11 million children suffer from malnutrition.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Nov. 10, 1999: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 6,842.00 6,910.00Australian dollar 1 4,372.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Complications in English teaching: Ideological issues

Complications in English teaching: Ideological issuesBy Iwan Jazadi This is the second of two articles identifying key problems of Indonesia's English teaching system at macro-societal level.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Culture and tourism

Culture and tourism Former director general of culture Edi Sedyawati's article, A matter of cultural empowerment, Nov. 8, 1999, neglects the crucial difference between culture and cultural industries.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Y2K won't affect Palapa-C2 satellite, operator hopes

Y2K won't affect Palapa-C2 satellite, operator hopes KUTA, Bali (JP): Private telecoms operator and satellite transponder lessor PT Satellite Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) avouched on Wednesday that its Palapa-C2 satellite would unlikely be affected by Y2K problems.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Free alarms for Jakartans

Free alarms for Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): United States-based home security company Protection One is offering free security systems for 1,000 selected Jakartans, a company executive said on Wednesday.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Pressures mount on NU to shun politics ahead of congress

Pressures mount on NU to shun politics ahead of congress YOGYAKARTA (JP): Pressure is mounting on the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) to reaffirm its distance from politics when it holds its five-yearly congress in Kediri, East Java, later this month.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/PSSI sanction complies with rules: Official

PSSI sanction complies with rules: Official JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) is awaiting PSIS Semarang's appeal of the penalty it imposed on the club after a melee on the opening day of the new Indonesian Soccer League (Ligina) season at Jatidiri stadium in Semarang ...
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Red-light district to be shut down

Red-light district to be shut down JAKARTA (JP): The city's oldest red-light district, Kramat Tunggak in North Jakarta, will be closed on Dec. 8, the day before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan begins, an official said on Wednesday.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Foreign woman loses hand in vicious robbery

Foreign woman loses hand in vicious robbery JAKARTA (JP): People tend to believe what is reported on television, but nobody could probably regret it more than 46-year-old Taiwanese national Yu Lai Ho.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Forex reserves rise to $16.40b

Forex reserves rise to $16.40b JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$123.80 million to $16.40 billion in the week ending Nov. 5.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Expert warns against rice import duty

Expert warns against rice import duty JAKARTA (JP): The government's plan to reimpose an import duty on rice would only pamper local farmers, not solve the country's rice supply problem, an agricultural expert Bungaran Saragih said here on Wednesday.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Economy on track toward recovery: Bank Indonesia

Economy on track toward recovery: Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Domestic business activity continued to improve during the third quarter of this year, confirming that the country's crisis-hit economy is on track toward recovery, according to the latest survey on domestic business ...
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Police seize 1.5 tons of Aceh ganja after a tip-off

Police seize 1.5 tons of Aceh ganja after a tip-off JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives seized nearly 1.5 tons of Aceh marijuana worth about Rp 3 billion (US$428,571) hidden in 12 sealed oil drums in a single raid early Wednesday morning.City Police chief of detectives Col.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/House asks President to clarify closed ministries

House asks President to clarify closed ministries JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives passed a motion on Wednesday to summon President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday Nov. 15 to explain his decision to close down the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Social Services.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Balinese yuppies eagerly hunt for their past glory

Balinese yuppies eagerly hunt for their past gloryBy Degung Santikarma DENPASAR, Bali (JP): In an exclusive neighborhood in Denpasar, a team of workmen shake their heads in confusion.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Bali, a home to hidden archeological treasures

Bali, a home to hidden archeological treasuresBy I Wayan Juniarta DENPASAR, Bali (JP): I Made Suardana could hardly catch his breath when he dug up a stone box in front of his house in Gianyar, 15 kilometers south of Denpasar.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Mobile phones

Mobile phones An ever increasing number of mobile phone owners use their gadgets without any consideration for others in hotel lobbies, restaurants, bars, airport lounges, doctors' waiting rooms, shopping centers and other public places.
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Deep Blue Sea 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Haunting 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Airborne 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Thomas Crown Affair 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Pallbearer ...
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999

JP/Grave moving draws mixed views

Grave moving draws mixed views BOGOR (JP): A plan to shift the grave of first president Sukarno from Blitar, East Java to Batutulis Palace in Bogor has drawn mixed feelings from locals living around the historical mansion.
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