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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Construction of fertilizer plants set to resume

Construction of fertilizer plants set to resume JAKARTA (JP): Construction of five fertilizer plants which was delayed by the economic crisis will resume this year, according to the Association of Indonesian Fertilizer Producers.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Angry mobs torch minivan, one killed

Angry mobs torch minivan, one killed TANGERANG (JP): Residents torched a public minivan on Monday at 7th kilometer of Jl. Gatot Subroto in Jatiuwung subdistrict, here, after an accident in which an 11-year-old boy named M. Nurhasani was killed and six others were injured.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/BAT eyes large savings from Rothmans acquisition

BAT eyes large savings from Rothmans acquisition JAKARTA (JP): PT British American Tobacco (BAT) Indonesia said on Tuesday that the company's Rp 210 billion (US$30 million) acquisition of PT Rothmans of Pall Mall Indonesia would enable it to save Rp 40 billion in annual operational costs.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/London Sumatra assures tainted CPO not for human consumption

London Sumatra assures tainted CPO not for human consumption JAKARTA (JP): PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk assured the public on Tuesday that some 1,400 metric tons of contaminated crude palm oil it has put up for sale would not be sold for human consumption.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 14, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/How-tos of doubling income tax revenue

How-tos of doubling income tax revenueBy J. S. Uppal and Sukanto Reksohadiprodjo YOGYAKARTA (JP): The assertion that the government of Indonesia must increase tax revenue during the forthcoming budget year to keep the government running without a huge fiscal deficit, and also without increasing ...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Youths protest night spots

Youths protest night spots SEMARANG: Hundreds of youths grouped under the Surakarta Mosque Ummat thronged to an amusement center complex in the city's downtown area on Monday night to demand the closure of the places during the fasting month.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Australia: The child with everything who does not know it

Australia: The child with everything who does not know it This is the first of two parts of an article reflecting on last month's referendum in Australia by Walter Tonnetto. JAKARTA (JP): A la bonne heure (all is well and good)! On Nov.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Analysts caution of split in Cabinet

Analysts caution of split in Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): A senior military officer and a political academician warned on Tuesday of possible conflicts of interest in the Cabinet, thanks to compromises President Abdurrahman Wahid agreed to during the recruitment of ministers.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Foreign Minister Alwi to visit Vatican City

Foreign Minister Alwi to visit Vatican City JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab confirmed he would visit Vatican City on Wednesday to foster closer ties between the predominantly Muslim Indonesia and the leader of the Catholic Church.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Bogor beefs up security

Bogor beefs up security BOGOR (JP): Plainclothes officers will be deployed to secure the festive seasons of Christmas and New Year and the post- fasting Idul Fitri celebration, an officer announced on Tuesday.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Olympic training set for February despite fund snag

Olympic training set for February despite fund snag JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said on Tuesday the organization would retain its commitment to a centralized training program for the 2000 Olympics despite lack of funds.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/UNTAET staff want vacation in Bali

UNTAET staff want vacation in Bali JAKARTA (JP): Go to East Timor and have a vacation in Bali.That looks to be the arrangement for United Nations Authority for East Timor (UNTAET) staff in the near future.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Macau handover end of colonial era

Macau handover end of colonial eraBy Andreas Landwehr MACAU (DPA): After more than 400 years under Portuguese control, the tiny peninsula of Macau will revert to Chinese rule at midnight on Dec. 19.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Ex-mayor gets eight months probation for accepting gifts

Ex-mayor gets eight months probation for accepting gifts JAKARTA (JP): Judges at the West Jakarta District Court on Tuesday sentenced former West Jakarta mayor Sutardjianto to eight months probation after he was proven guilty of receiving gifts during his tenure.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Meeting GAM halfway

Meeting GAM halfway The government and the proindependence groups in Aceh appear to have reached a deadlock even before opening any dialog to resolve the crisis.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/City Hall runs up tab to Dolog Jaya

City Hall runs up tab to Dolog Jaya JAKARTA (JP): The city administration owes some Rp 1.1 billion (US$160,000) to the city logistics agency (Dolog Jaya) for rice distributed by the administration to the poor, an official said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/DHL opens operation center

DHL opens operation center JAKARTA (JP): PT Birotika Semesta/DHL Worldwide Express announced on Tuesday the opening of a new US$1.5 million airport operation center at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999Exhibition * Painting Exhibition: Garis, by Junadi , at the gallery of CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), until Dec. 18.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Investors await resolution of Aceh and PLN

Investors await resolution of Aceh and PLN JAKARTA (JP): The government's handling of the secessionist movement in Aceh and of contractual problems involving state electricity firm PT PLN will determine whether foreign investors flock back to Indonesian investment opportunities, a minister said ...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999)Hollywood KC End of Days 13:00 15:15 19:30 Blue Streak 13:45 16:00 20:15 The Substitute 2 13:00 15:15 19:30 Nightwatch 13:45 16:00 20:15 Bowfinger ...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Nat team leads Bermuda simulation

Nat team leads Bermuda simulation JAKARTA (JP): After 15 rounds the national Bermuda Bowl team is still leading the Bermuda Bowl bridge simulation tournament at the Senayan Bridge Center after collecting a total 297 Victory Points (VPs).
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Any Texmaco's reciprocal gifts?

Any Texmaco's reciprocal gifts? We know what Soeharto did for Texmaco. What remains to be known is what Texmaco did for Soeharto.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Why won't Citibank take responsibility?

Why won't Citibank take responsibility? Seeing my employee rushing toward me with one finger hanging loose, flesh oozing from lacerations to her arm and hands and dripping with blood was dreadfully shocking.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Tintus counts himself out as Davis Cup coach

Tintus counts himself out as Davis Cup coach JAKARTA (JP): National tennis coach Tintus Ariwibowo said on Tuesday he did not want to be named to coach Indonesia's Davis Cup team next year.Tintus cited his age, time commitments and family.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/City Council approves budget revision with 31% increase

City Council approves budget revision with 31% increase JAKARTA (JP): The City Council approved on Monday a City Administration proposal to allocate a 31 percent increase to the city's 1999/2000 budget of Rp 2.816 trillion (US$391 million).
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Listen to third world voice

Listen to third world voice American chief negotiator Charlene Barshefsky was not a popular figure in Seattle. Her tactics and tough talk did not bring about the best of deals. It turned WTO members off. It is a good lesson for her and the U.S.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/More political prisoners to be freed

More political prisoners to be freed JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has reportedly agreed to release all political prisoners from Irian Jaya and Aceh, and rehabilitate the rights of political detainees and prisoners.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Alleged thieves beaten to death

Alleged thieves beaten to death PEKALONGAN, Central Java: A group of Meyosi village residents here killed two men on Monday night after catching them red- handed stealing a motorbike.Maman Suparman, 20, and Surono, 21, died from severe chest and head wounds.Pekalongan Police chief Lt. Col.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/On public humiliation

On public humiliation I refer to the letter from Bruce Emond Lessons in public humiliation published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 10, 1999.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/May people establish an army?

May people establish an army? Intensified media reports on the Aceh question, usually dwelling on the conflicts between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and its armed wing (AGAM) on the one hand and the Indonesian Military (TNI) on the other, very clearly indicate that the mass media favor GAM and ...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Merpati readies extra flights

Merpati readies extra flights JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines will operate 68 extra flights on four routes to meet an expected surge in passenger load during the year-end and Idul Fitri holiday.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Condoms on the menu: A fight against AIDS

Condoms on the menu: A fight against AIDSBy Emma Cameron JAKARTA (JP): Next time you stay at the Shangri-la Hotel in Surabaya and you're feeling a bit peckish why not order a condom through room service.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/1999 turned out to be a most murderous year

1999 turned out to be a most murderous yearBy Jonathan Steele LONDON: This has been, as Eric Hobsbawm put it, "without doubt the most murderous century of which we have record by the scale, frequency and length of the warfare which filled it", but even he, great historian though he is, did not ...
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Telkom ready for Y2K bug

Telkom ready for Y2K bug JAKARTA (JP): PT Telkom Indonesia, the state domestic telecommunications provider, said on Tuesday that it had successfully completed all necessary steps for Year 2000 (Y2K) readiness.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Maluku bleeds again as fresh violence erupts

Maluku bleeds again as fresh violence erupts AMBON, Maluku (JP): Hopes that President Abdurrahman Wahid's visit to Ambon would usher in an era of peace quickly faded as renewed violence broke out in riot-torn Maluku on Tuesday.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/IBRA exec confirms Hotel Mulia meetings

IBRA exec confirms Hotel Mulia meetings JAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Eko Santoso Budianto said on Tuesday that between February and March this year colleagues Pande Lubis, Setya Novanto, A.A. Baramuli, Tanri Abeng and Djoko S.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Free medication for sanitary workers

Free medication for sanitary workers BOGOR (JP): Hari Harsono, the head of the sanitary agency here, said his office is offering free medication to over 600 employees of the office and their families.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Unitary state is final, home affairs minister says

Unitary state is final, home affairs minister says JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja stifled any suggestion of Indonesia abandoning its unitary state, saying that ideas for adopting federalism should be limited to a mere subject of discussion."A unitary state is final.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Competition among currencies?

Competition among currencies?By Ross H. McLeod MELBOURNE (JP): Debate continues as to how best to interpret the causes of the Asian financial crisis.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/OPEC boosts oil output in spring, easing prices

OPEC boosts oil output in spring, easing pricesBy Bruce Stanley LONDON (AP): By scaling back its oil output in March, Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sent petroleum prices skyrocketing to more than twice the levels they languished at when the year began.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Family planning board to hold census next month

Family planning board to hold census next month JAKARTA (JP): The National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) announced on Tuesday a three-month census of Indonesian families to begin on Jan. 2.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Army captain killed in latest incident of rebel violence

Army captain killed in latest incident of rebel violence BANDA ACEH (JP): An army captain became the latest victim of what Aceh separatist rebels claim to be a series of retaliatory attacks against military and police personnel.Capt.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Astra executives offered stock ownership option

Astra executives offered stock ownership option JAKARTA (JP): In a first for locally listed companies, leading Indonesian auto firm Astra International is offering high- achieving senior executives an option to buy company shares at discounted prices.Astra's chief executive Rini M.S.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/IMF, RI design new economic program

IMF, RI design new economic program JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Indonesian government are designing a completely new economic program with a new funding scheme for the next three years.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/TNI lawyers wish to visit E. Timor to seek truth

TNI lawyers wish to visit E. Timor to seek truth JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers defending Indonesian Military (TNI) officers suspected of being responsible for violence in East Timor said they would like to visit the territory to prove their clients' innocence.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Govt rules out SIA support for Garuda

Govt rules out SIA support for Garuda JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar ruled out on Tuesday the possibility of involving Singapore Airlines in the management of state-owned air carrier Garuda Indonesia.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Tin-producing Bangka loses its luster with toxic waste

Tin-producing Bangka loses its luster with toxic wasteBy Budi Pristiwanto BANGKA ISLAND, South Sumatra (JP): The heyday of Bangka as a tin-producing island is fading. Before the 1970s, the island's residents used to shop with dollars.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Mayor's post for civilian

Mayor's post for civilian YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengku Buwono X said here on Tuesday the mayor and regent are political posts which should be held by civilians, not military members.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Police seize 30,000 firecrackers

Police seize 30,000 firecrackers KARANGANYAR, Central Java: Local police have seized a total of 30,000 firecrackers during a series of operations since the start of the fasting month of Ramadhan.Karanganyar Police chief Lt. Col.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Number of refugees reaches 640,000

Number of refugees reaches 640,000 JAKARTA (JP): As of mid-November, almost 640,000 displaced people were still in refugee centers built in eight provinces across the country, Minister of Home Affairs Surjadi Soedirdja said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Govt warns of sanctions over annual bonuses

Govt warns of sanctions over annual bonuses JAKARTA (JP): The government will impose administrative and social sanctions against companies which refuse to pay their workers Christmas and Idul Fitri bonuses, Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Zarina's lawyer arrested for using faked document

Zarina's lawyer arrested for using faked document JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives arrested a lawyer of well-known drug suspect Zarina Mirafsur on Tuesday for submitting a fake document during his client's trial.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Dua Musim gives a good impression

Dua Musim gives a good impression JAKARTA (JP): If tonight was anything to go by, the five days Dua Musim has been in business appears likely to set seafood standards in the capital for a long time to come.
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999

JP/Nightspot workers rally to keep their doors open

Nightspot workers rally to keep their doors open JAKARTA (JP): Some 4,000 nightspots operators and their employees staged a counter protest at City Hall on Tuesday following a rally a day earlier at the same place which strongly called for the closure of the businesses.
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