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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Another protected building destroyed

Another protected building destroyed JAKARTA (JP): The number of destroyed or damaged historical buildings in the capital is increasing.Another protected building, located on Jl.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Marzuki defends decision naming Sinivasan a suspect

Marzuki defends decision naming Sinivasan a suspect JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman defended his decision to name Marimutu Sinivasan as a suspect in a Rp 9.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/E. Kalimantan projects secured

E. Kalimantan projects secured SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police are ready to protect a number of key projects in the province following a recent outbreak of violence near coal producer PT Kaltim Prima Coal in Sangata, East Kutai."We are ready to deploy more troops to help the police.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/City police remain to have meny unsolved cases

City police remain to have meny unsolved cases JAKARTA (JP): The city police turns 50 on today, and it prefers to remain silent about a lot of things.There have been questions in the past which were either left unanswered or answered for the sake of the public's hungry demand for information.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Swimming federation's new chief expected to raise much funds

Swimming federation's new chief expected to raise much funds JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) outgoing chairman, Rahardi Ramelan, has expressed hope that the new chairman of the organization will raise as much funds as possible to finance its athletes' development programs.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: End of Days 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bowfinger 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Nightwatch 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Thomas Crown Affair 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Inferno ...

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Message by the Ambassador

Message by the Ambassador We are approaching the end of a remarkable year, century, and millennium. It is time to look back and take stock of what has transpired for nations, peoples, individuals. It is also time to look ahead and think about the future.For Indonesia, 1999 was a momentous year.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Corruption busting and law reform

Corruption busting and law reformBy Donna K. Woodward MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's pledge to cleanse the bureaucracy of poisonous corruption seems sincere, concrete, and beyond intimidation.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Rambo-style GAM

Rambo-style GAM Everybody who loves the Republic of Indonesia, be they in the government or in the private sector, becomes uneasy at the sight of separatists equipped with modern and conventional arms. They look like Rambo, and act as if they were in the land of cowboys.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Cipedak locals take over land at Matoa golf course

Cipedak locals take over land at Matoa golf course JAKARTA (JP): Scores of Cipedak residents in South Jakarta were forced on Sunday to take over a 12-hectare plot of land at the Motoa golf course in Ciganjur, saying the area had been illegally seized from them eight years ago.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Downer protests over Abdurrahman's remark

Downer protests over Abdurrahman's remark JAKARTA (JP): Australian foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer on Saturday lodged a verbal protest over a recent remark by Indonesian President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid labeling Prime Minister Howard's stand toward Indonesia as "childish".

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Aceh belongs to 'Indonesia Raya'

Aceh belongs to 'Indonesia Raya' Observing the present situation which has been developing in Aceh, we have every reason to be concerned about the existence of the unitary state.Many people have predicted violence or perhaps war will break out.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Robber dies in jail

Robber dies in jail BANDUNG: A prisoner was found dead in his cell with severe wounds on his body at Sukamiskin Penitentiary at dawn on Saturday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Astra Graphia arranges debt restructure

Astra Graphia arranges debt restructure CIPANAS, West Java (JP): Publicly listed information technology company PT Astra Graphia has secured an approval from creditors to restructure debts amounting to US$82.26 million, a company executive said on Friday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/President asked to identify corrupt ministers

President asked to identify corrupt ministers YOGYAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais aired yet another criticism to President Abdurrahman Wahid on Sunday, lashing out at his refusal to identify three ministers allegedly involved in graft.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Student suspected in murder case

Student suspected in murder case JAKARTA (JP): Police have said a student of Pangudi Rahayu technical vocational high school may soon be declared the prime suspect in the murder of a student from Budi Murni 4 vocational high school (STM) in the East Jakarta subdistrict of Cipayung on Thursday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Mobs damage poultry farm, bus

Mobs damage poultry farm, bus JAKARTA (JP): Angry residents at two different locations damaged a poultry farm and a bus in the latest incidents in Greater Jakarta of people taking the law into their own hands.About 200 residents of Ciledug subdistrict, Tangerang, destroyed a poultry farm on Jl.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/HIV cases rife in East Java

HIV cases rife in East Java SURABAYA: Eighty two people in East Java have been infected with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) in the past year, Deputy Governor for People's Welfare Imam Soepardi said on Saturday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Learn computer-aided design, manufacturing with 'Catia'

Learn computer-aided design, manufacturing with 'Catia'By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Each time we hear the term computer-aided design mentioned, we'd immediately think of AutoCAD. Architects, interior designers and hordes of other engineers use AutoCAD in their work.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Texmaco Group grapples with alleged loan scam

Texmaco Group grapples with alleged loan scam JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's widely-diversified textile conglomerate Texmaco Group has steadily shown impressive performance, weathering well the country's worst economic crisis in three decades.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Amran wants to teach basketball to juniors

Amran wants to teach basketball to juniors JAKARTA (JP): The year 1999 might be considered a special one for Amran A. Sinta, after he managed to take his team, Mahaka Satria Muda (SM), to the top of the 1999 A Mild Kobatama national basketball league on Sunday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Traditional 'Sesaji Labuhan' ceremony a sea of mysteries

Traditional 'Sesaji Labuhan' ceremony a sea of mysteriesText and photos by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): The quiet waves of the Indian Ocean suddenly surge ferociously. Every object on the coast of Parangkusumo, Parangtritis, Yogyakarta, is swept away.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Japan's latest people diplomacy rings hollow

Japan's latest people diplomacy rings hollowBy A.K.P. Mochtan TOKYO (JP): The latest package of assistance from Japan to Southeast Asia was unveiled by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi during the recent ASEAN plus three summit in Manila.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Walubi rejects rival organization

Walubi rejects rival organization JAKARTA (JP): A representative of the Indonesian Buddhist Community (Walubi) has renounced the formation of a rival organization, The Grand Conference of Indonesian Sangha (KASI), saying that the newly formed association had little backing from Buddhists here.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/289 prisoners flee Kuta jail in biggest jailbreak

289 prisoners flee Kuta jail in biggest jailbreak DENPASAR, Bali (JP): A total of 289 prisoners at the Krobokan Penitentiary here, about five kilometers north of Kuta, went into a rage on Sunday afternoon, setting fire to the jail's registration office on their way to one of the largest escapes ...

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Establishment of special drug court needed: Lawyer

Establishment of special drug court needed: Lawyer JAKARTA (JP): Noted lawyer Henry Yosodiningrat proposed on Saturday the establishment of a special drug court to try all cases of drug abuse and trafficking.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Mahaka Satria Muda wins 1st Kobatama title

Mahaka Satria Muda wins 1st Kobatama title JAKARTA (JP): A free throw from Amran A. Sinta in the remaining 11 seconds resulted in Mahaka Satria Muda (SM) claiming victory in the 1999 A Mild Kobatama National Basketball League's final on Sunday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/New water pipeline for Tangerang

New water pipeline for Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): City-owned tap water company PDAM Tangerang is set to improve its service by opening a new pipeline which is to serve the Pondok Aren, Pamulang and Ciputat areas.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Anti-drug mob destroy playhouses

Anti-drug mob destroy playhouses JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of residents of Cikini in Central Jakarta ran amok and vandalized at least four buildings located behind the Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center (Planetarium TIM) on Sunday morning.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Sibelius, Finland's voice in the world

Sibelius, Finland's voice in the worldBy Robert Layton I can think of few composers so closely identified with their natural environment as is Sibelius with Finland.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Jakarta International Islamic Fair '99, at the east Senayan parking area, Central Jakarta until Dec. 12. Muslim fashion show, 10 a.m., Dec. 10-11. Dialog with artists, Dec. 10, Seminar Halal Sertifications, in Ball room Hilton Hotel, 9 a.m., Dec. 6.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Upside-down tactics

Upside-down tactics Over five decades of independence for Indonesia has meant not only freedom from foreign colonialism, but also ample time to learn how to confront Herculean problems and complications without losing our heads.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Fighting graft only possible by ending TNI's dual function

Fighting graft only possible by ending TNI's dual functionBy Dewi Anggraeni George Aditjondro of the University of Newcastle, known for his continuing research on the wealth of the former first family, teaches sociology of corruption and sociology of post-colonial liberalism movements.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Mob burns police office

Mob burns police office JAMBI, Jambi: A local police office and the house of the police chief were destroyed and set on fire by angry local residents of Rantau Pandan village in the Bungo Tebu regency.Jambi Police spokesman Maj.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Nokia: Professional services, innovative products

Nokia: Professional services, innovative products Several telecommunications equipment producers have launched great inventions in this era of information, where people need to be always accessible anywhere they are.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Aceh calm after GAM celebration

Aceh calm after GAM celebration BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The situation was generally calm in this restive province on Sunday following an overnight celebration of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) anniversary, except for police shooting of a young reveler in Pidie.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/31 people killed in fresh clashes in C. Maluku

31 people killed in fresh clashes in C. Maluku JAKARTA (JP): At least 31 people have been killed in the latest series of sectarian clashes in the riot-torn province of Maluku, reports said on Sunday.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Military rebuffs blame over rights violations

Military rebuffs blame over rights violations JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) maintained that it should not be held directly or even solely responsible for alleged human rights violations in the past as they may have been committed under different political circumstances.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Trading on JSX to slow down this week as year-eand nears

Trading on JSX to slow down this week as year-eand nears JAKARTA (JP): Trading activities on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week will start slowing down as the year-end approaches, according to stock analysts.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Tire sales to jump by 40%

Tire sales to jump by 40% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's total automotive tire sales will increase by about 40 percent to 7.8 million tires this year from 5.5 million last year, according a major tire producer's estimate.

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Mon, 06 Dec 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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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Garuda Indonesia pilots establish official association

Garuda Indonesia pilots establish official association JAKARTA (JP): The Communication Forum of Garuda Indonesia Pilots became an official association on Saturday, but it remains unclear whether it will act as a union or restrict its activities to developing the profession.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Habibie names friends for his new foundation

Habibie names friends for his new foundation JAKARTA (JP): Former president B.J. Habibie has named some of his close friends to the key posts in his new foundation, the Habibie Center, which could reclaim the heyday of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) he founded in 1990.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Bob Nasution reelected

Bob Nasution reelected YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bob RE Nasution was reelected as chairman of the Indonesia Motorsports Association (IMI) at the organization's national congress at the Hotel Melia Purosani on Saturday evening.

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Mon, 06 Dec 1999

JP/Indosat considers pulling out from 'TPI': Executive

Indosat considers pulling out from 'TPI': Executive JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed telecommunications company PT Indosat is considering withdrawing its investment in private television station TPI, a company executive has said.

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