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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Warehouse bandit shot dead

Warehouse bandit shot dead JAKARTA (JP): Penjaringan police in North Jakarta shot dead on Saturday a man who had been caught red-handed by Muara Karang residents breaking into several stores at a warehousing complex, an officer said.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Junior players reach finals

Junior players reach finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has earned the final berth of the Asia/Oceania Qualifying Zone after a total victory of 3-0 over South Korea in the 1999 NEC World Youth Cup in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Sketch Exhibition: Sketsa Australia by Jerry T, at Australian Embassy Gallery, Kuningan, South Jakarta, until May 14.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/New oil and gas law could bust Pertamina: Fuad

New oil and gas law could bust Pertamina: Fuad JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Fuad Bawazier said on Saturday state oil and gas company Pertamina could go bankrupt if the government adopts the new oil and gas bill in its present form.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Government lifts export ban

Government lifts export ban JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Rahardi Ramelan has defended the government's recent move to lift the ban on exports of sugar and wheat flour.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/1,000-strong workers rally for better conditions

1,000-strong workers rally for better conditions JAKARTA (JP): About 1,000 workers from Greater Jakarta area marched through the capital Sunday morning to demand better conditions and an end to violence against workers.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/KHI clarifies

KHI clarifies With reference to the report in The Jakarta Post dated April 8, 1999, on page 8 under the title Pipe maker protests W. Natuna pipeline tender stipulations", mentioning that Commercial Director of PT KHI stated that, "KHI had won the tender for the supply of spiral pipe for...
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Hundreds protest at governor's office

Hundreds protest at governor's office MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of protesters flocked to Governor Rizal Nurdin's office here on Thursday, to lodge complaints about two separate issues.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Palestinian statehood delay favors Netanyahu

Palestinian statehood delay favors NetanyahuBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu will win the coming election in Israel, if not in the first round on May 17 then certainly in the run-off on June 1.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Smuggling attempt of Rp 2.68 billion cash foiled

Smuggling attempt of Rp 2.68 billion cash foiled JAKARTA (JP): Customs and excise officials at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle Rp 2.68 billion (US$326,830) in cash.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/113 Cianjur farmers detained by police following clash

113 Cianjur farmers detained by police following clash JAKARTA (JP): Following a riot involving hundreds of farmers in the Agrabinta district of Cianjur, West Java, police arrested 113 farmers and three student activists, Antara reported on Saturday.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/No records broken in Senayan pool

No records broken in Senayan pool JAKARTA (JP): Four-hundred-and-two swimmers have failed to break any national record during a three-day national aged-group swimming championship at Senayan pool.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Liberian caught with heroin

Liberian caught with heroin JAKARTA (JP): Acting on a tip-off from arrested drug dealers, city narcotics detectives apprehended a Liberian and his local partner at separate locations on Saturday for allegedly possessing a total of 125 grams of heroin.Head of the unit, Lt. Col.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Relate lessons to actual life

Relate lessons to actual lifeBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): A common problem our children are having in school is that they cannot integrate the materials they learn. They are not able to relate one to the other.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Protests against water deal deplored

Protests against water deal deplored JAKARTA (JP): A minister expressed concern on Friday over endless protests by employees of city tap water company PDAM Jaya demanding the cancellation of joint water-management deals with two foreign companies.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Euro still invisible

Euro still invisible Everybody knows the all-European currency the "euro" made its debut in the world on Jan. 1, 1999, but nobody has ever seen a euro banknote or coin.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Merpati is technically bankrupt: Official

Merpati is technically bankrupt: Official JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines has technically tumbled into bankruptcy due to huge debts and the country's economic crisis, and will need a foreign investor to bail it out, according to a senior official at the airline.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Parties demanding educational reform

Parties demanding educational reform JAKARTA (JP): A tale of a sinking ship with students on board could simply explain what's wrong with the national education system, Muhammadi of the National Mandate Party (PAN) said during a public presentation of the party's platform on education on Saturday.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Students protest divisions plan for Irian Jaya province

Students protest divisions plan for Irian Jaya province JAKARTA (JP): Students from Irian Jaya in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi and Yogyakarta, protested plans on Saturday to divide the province into three.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/RI doubles win Future II

RI doubles win Future II JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best duo of Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo won the second leg of the Indonesia Futures after defeating Japan's pair of Hideki Kaneko/Mitsuru Takada 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday at the Danamon Tennis Center in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Customs office seizes cars

Customs office seizes cars SURABAYA: The provincial customs and excise office confiscated five luxury Japanese cars as they were about to be smuggled into the country.Chief of provincial police Maj. Gen. Moch.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/To Sonia Gandhi

To Sonia Gandhi In a spiritual sense, there is no country closer to Indonesia than India. In their struggle for independence, the two were, so to speak, brother and sister, fighting the same evil of colonialism.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Half of foreign tourists enter Indonesia through Bali, Batam

Half of foreign tourists enter Indonesia through Bali, Batam JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia this year are projected to reach between 3.9 million and 4.4 million, higher than the total arrivals of 3.5 million recorded in 1998.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Justice Party drums up better education

Justice Party drums up better education The Justice Party is an Islamic-based party founded by a group of young Muslim scholars and activists last year.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Psycho 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Shot Through The Heart 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 You've Got Mail 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 My Favorite Martian 14:30 18:00 21:30 Payback ...
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Students must go to school: Habibie

Students must go to school: Habibie JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie called on all parents on Saturday not to let their children drop out of school or discontinue their education because the nation needed excellent human resources for the next millennium.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Fatal clashes of party supporters widely deplored

Fatal clashes of party supporters widely deplored JAKARTA (JP): Friday's clash involving supporters of political parties in the Central Java town of Jepara, in which four people were killed, was widely deplored on Sunday as campaign-related violence in the province continued.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Rector wants Trisakti shooting be reinvestigated

Rector wants Trisakti shooting be reinvestigated JAKARTA (JP): The shooting of Trisakti University students on May 12 last year will be clarified if reform movement groups win next month's general election, rector Thoby Mutis said on Sunday.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/BI warns of dangers faced by bank reform program

BI warns of dangers faced by bank reform program JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia director Subarjo Joyosumarto warned on Saturday that the country's bank restructuring program will only be successful under a stable macroeconomic condition.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Court to rule on Pertamina-Gulf case

Court to rule on Pertamina-Gulf case JAKARTA (JP): The Palembang State Administrative Court will issue a ruling on the land dispute between a plantation company and state oil and gas company Pertamina and its contractor Gulf Resources of Canada in the next two weeks.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Start with big fish, Mar'ie says

Start with big fish, Mar'ie says JAKARTA (JP): Amid the government's apparent foot-dragging efforts to try former president Soeharto over alleged corruption, former finance minister Mar'ie Muhammad said on Saturday that fighting it "should start from the big fish".
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/700 bowlers join in Lippo tourney

700 bowlers join in Lippo tourney JAKARTA (JP): About 700 athletes are competing in the Lippo-MR Cup bowling tournament this week at the Grand Bowling Supermal Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Java, Lombok workers stage protest in Jambi

Java, Lombok workers stage protest in Jambi JAKARTA (JP): About 200 workers from East Java, Jember in Central Java, and Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara, have demonstrated in Jambi to protest what they said was inhumane treatment by the management of the labor supply company which recruited them.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Directive for away voting being prepared

Directive for away voting being prepared JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee (PPD I) is currently preparing a directive on the use of registration forms for people unable to cast a ballot at their place of registration for the June 7 poll to avoid ballot rigging, an official ...
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Former tennis star Yayuk launches biography

Former tennis star Yayuk launches biography JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's former top tennis player Yayuk Basuki has launched her biography Dari Yogya ke Pentas Dunia (From Yogya to the World Stage). The book was written by Daryadi, a sports reporter for the Media GO tabloid.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Voting with their feet

Voting with their feet While there is no reliable figure on how many Indonesians are planning to be away from the country on election day, the number must be alarmingly high for President B.J. Habibie to appeal for them to stay and not to squander their voting rights.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/94 Langkat children saved

94 Langkat children saved MEDAN, North Sumatra: A joint team of the provincial administration and the navy of Belawan port on Friday and Saturday saved 94 children working in dozens of off-shore fisheries.An earlier operation saved 16 children in Langkat.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/English learning should start from young age

English learning should start from young ageBy Setiono JAKARTA (JP): English language learning at elementary level has been increasingly perceived as a burdensome subject. School children lament the excessive tasks their teachers assign such as memorizing all the things stated in their textbooks.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/During the crisis, cheaper may be more expensive

During the crisis, cheaper may be more expensiveBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): It's a familiar story. While printing out a term project, Anita ran out of ink for her eight-month-old Epson Stylus printer.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Man mobbed to death for robbing

Man mobbed to death for robbing JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified man was mobbed to death by residents of Bojong Nangka in Tangerang on suspicion of robbing an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver on Friday, city police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Detained suspects must be released: Lawyers

Detained suspects must be released: Lawyers JAKARTA (JP): City police are under pressure to release three people detained for alleged involvement in a foiled robbery attempt and bomb blast in West Jakarta.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Bali to have electricity cuts

Bali to have electricity cuts DENPASAR, Bali: The head of the branch of the state-run electricity company, I Made Sebet, said Bali will experience a power cut for two weeks in two stages because of maintenance work at the Gilimanuk gas power plant.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Indonesia set to produce 500,000 tons of cocoa in 2005

Indonesia set to produce 500,000 tons of cocoa in 2005 JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's annual cocoa production is expected to increase to 500,000 metric tons by 2005 from 330,000 tons this year.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 Morning News 7:00 TV Series 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 TV Drama 9:00 Music 10:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Mon, 03 May 1999

JP/Habibie hopes Japan will join UN police in E. Timor

Habibie hopes Japan will join UN police in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie voiced hope on Sunday that Japan would be part of a United Nations civilian police force to be deployed to assist local police during polls to determine the future of East Timor.
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