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49 articles.
Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Telecoms, broadcasting 'must be handled by one ministry'

Telecoms, broadcasting 'must be handled by one ministry' JAKARTA (JP): Telecommunications and broadcasting should be administered under one ministry to avoid overlapping in licensing and regulations, a telecommunications executive said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Is Megawati fit to lead? Ask her

Is Megawati fit to lead? Ask her I refer to the article Much ado about Mega in the July 3, 1999, The Jakarta Post. The logic of the Muslim clerics and students is typically flawed.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Safety net fails to catch starving children

Safety net fails to catch starving childrenBy Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of children across the country die of hunger every day. And an early death looms for thousands of others because their parents are too poor to feed them adequately.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Anwar pledges to boost BI's independence

Anwar pledges to boost BI's independence JAKARTA (JP): Anwar Nasution, who was selected by the House of Representatives on Monday as senior deputy governor of the central bank, has pledged to focus on helping the governor make the institution fully independent in carrying out its duties.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Megawati's silence has political purposes

Megawati's silence has political purposes Speculation is growing concerning chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri's continued silence in regard to big political issues in the public arena.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Rahardi cancels planned tender for rice imports

Rahardi cancels planned tender for rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) announced on Tuesday that it had canceled a plan to hold a tender for rice imports due to a sudden rise in international prices.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/RCTI workers seek Rp 13b compensation

RCTI workers seek Rp 13b compensation JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen employees of RCTI filed a lawsuit on Monday against the management of the private television station at the West Jakarta District Court, demanding Rp 13 billion (US$1.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Students top STD case list

Students top STD case list MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Among the recorded cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), students top the list at 36 percent, business people with 15.6 percent and civil servants are in third place at 11.7 percent, according to the family planning office here.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Boxer Herman in cell for alleged police attack

Boxer Herman in cell for alleged police attack JAKARTA (JP): Professional boxer Herman Kili Kili is still in police custody for his alleged role in an attack on a police sergeant last Friday, an officer said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Calls to lower airfares 'premature', says INACA

Calls to lower airfares 'premature', says INACA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) balked at a request from legislators on Tuesday to reduce domestic airfares due to the strengthening of the rupiah.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Searching for answers to malnutrition

Searching for answers to malnutrition JAKARTA (JP): Entering the 21st century, Indonesia will have a "lost generation".The term lost generation is commonly used for children who miss out on adequate nutrition and health care between the crucial ages of six and 24 months of age.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Gus Dur's ideas a major headache

Gus Dur's ideas a major headache Recently, Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Abdurrahman Wahid, better known as Gus Dur, proposed that the state's power be split: the position of the head of state would be assumed by the chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and that of the head of the ...
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Immigration finds 36 bogus visas

Immigration finds 36 bogus visas JAKARTA (JP): The immigration office has discovered this year at least 36 bogus Indonesian visas allegedly produced by a well- organized syndicate overseas.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/PPI confident vote count completed by Wednesday

PPI confident vote count completed by Wednesday JAKARTA (JP): The National Elections Committee (PPI) is expected to complete the national vote count of the June 7 general election on Wednesday.As of Tuesday, the PPI had finished the vote count in 24 provinces and 108 overseas polling places.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/NU to hold seminar on presidency and related gender issues

NU to hold seminar on presidency and related gender issues PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, whose members have been divided over the concept of a woman president, will hold a national seminar to discuss the presidency and the gender issue.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/ANZ Panin reopens credit card business

ANZ Panin reopens credit card business JAKARTA (JP): ANZ Panin Bank, in cooperation with Visa Card International, relaunched its credit card operation on Tuesday two years after the financial crisis put an abrupt end to the initial launch.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Residents still fearful after brawl

Residents still fearful after brawl MEDAN, North Sumatra: The area where locals clashed with hoodlums remained tense as of Wednesday, with residents fearful of leaving their homes.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Alatas insists East Timor ballot be held on schedule

Alatas insists East Timor ballot be held on schedule JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas insisted on Tuesday the popular vote to determine the future of East Timor should take place as scheduled in August.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Matrix 14:15 16:55 19:20 21:30 Tarzan 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Virus 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 8 MM 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Analyze This ...
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Febi prefers expulsion from SEA Games to dormitory room

Febi prefers expulsion from SEA Games to dormitory room JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's tennis men's singles Febi Widhiyanto said on Tuesday that he would rather be eliminated from the national team for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next month than being forced to stay in a dormitory chosen by ...
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/ADB to help government in Aceh railway plan

ADB to help government in Aceh railway plan JAKARTA (JP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist the government in conducting a feasibility study for the development of a 486-kilometer railway line in Aceh, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Formula additives no help to infants

Formula additives no help to infants JAKARTA (JP): Adding DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and AA (arachidonic acid) to food formulas will not improve a baby's vision and nervous system, experts have said.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Budiono cautions against CGI meeting postponement

Budiono cautions against CGI meeting postponement JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Budiono warned on Tuesday that a delay in the upcoming Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) donors meeting would damage confidence in the country's economy.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Ten people die as violence in Aceh escalates

Ten people die as violence in Aceh escalates JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto defended on Tuesday the presence of anti-riot troops in Aceh, following recent clashes which left nine people dead.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/A matter of character

A matter of character Dessy Noer Thaher's letter in the July 8 edition of The Jakarta Post, which was picked up from Media Indonesia, is a good one.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/KONI to give SEAG athletes doping tests

KONI to give SEAG athletes doping tests JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) has announced it will hold pre-competition doping tests for selected members of the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games contingent.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Marzuki retains position in Golkar

Marzuki retains position in Golkar JAKARTA (JP): A Golkar Party executive board meeting discussed proposals to dismiss party deputy Marzuki Darusman following controversial statements he made, but decided he was harmless to the party.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Facing ugly facts

Facing ugly facts In its June 21, 1999, edition, Newsweek reported that a 14- year-old Japanese boy killed a girl by crushing her head with a hammer in 1997. Two months later, he decapitated a younger boy and displayed the victim's head outside a junior high school in Kobe.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Bali's conversion rates on July 13, 1999: TT rates Bank notes rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 13, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Many doubt Ghalib's case will be solved

Many doubt Ghalib's case will be solved JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts aired doubt on Tuesday that the government would dare take legal action against Andi M. Ghalib, who stepped aside as attorney general during a graft investigation.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Man arrested for raping minors

Man arrested for raping minors PEMALANG, Central Java: A Pemalang resident has been arrested for charges of raping 13 minors, all boys under 15.Police chief Lt. Col. Suhartono said on Tuesday the arrest was based on reports from families of three of the children.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Whose representatives?

Whose representatives? The race for the November presidential election will likely intensify after the General Elections Commission finishes counting the votes this week or next.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Five people questioned over fake rupiah wage

Five people questioned over fake rupiah wage TANGERANG (JP): Police detectives are still questioning five people as witnesses following claims by 70 employees of garment factory PT Young Chang Perkasa here that they were paid with counterfeit Rp 50,000 notes, an officer said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Antidumping duty urged on steel pipe imports

Antidumping duty urged on steel pipe imports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Aburizal Bakrie called on the government on Tuesday to impose a 50 percent antidumping duty on steel pipe imports from Japan, South Korea and China to protect local producers ...
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/People flock to Cipto to inspect dismembered body

People flock to Cipto to inspect dismembered body JAKARTA (JP): Scores of people went to the forensic department of state Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta on Tuesday to identify the dismembered body parts of a male found at two separate places a day earlier.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Bank customer robbed of Rp 564m in midday holdup

Bank customer robbed of Rp 564m in midday holdup JAKARTA (JP): Two men on a motorcycle robbed a man of Rp 564 million (US$80,570), which he had just withdrawn from a Bank Bali branch, on Monday afternoon on busy Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Soccer: Copa America (live) 10:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/What PDI-P needs to make it one

What PDI-P needs to make it oneBy Aleksius Jemadu BANDUNG (JP): Many believe that the almost assured victory of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in the general election owes a great deal to the popularity of the party's chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Malnutrition dashes hopes for next generation

Malnutrition dashes hopes for next generationBy M. Achadi and Tjahjono Ep. YOGYAKARTA (JP): After carrying her baby for nine months, every mother wishes for a healthy and intelligent child. But in the middle of the country's economic crisis, these wishes are hard to make come true.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/BI case not closed: Officer

BI case not closed: Officer JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman vowed on Tuesday that his office would continue investigating the 1997 fire at the new tower of Bank Indonesia, the central bank.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/2,000 alcoholic drinks seized

2,000 alcoholic drinks seized JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty confiscated during a Monday night raid 2,000 bottles of alcoholic drinks from three houses on Jl. Sumur Batu Raya in Kemayoran.Mayor Andi S.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Ministry uncovers Rp2.6t graft

Ministry uncovers Rp2.6t graft JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Home Affairs disclosed on Tuesday corruption cases which cost the government a whopping Rp 2.6 trillion (US$388 million).
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Bogor's rubbish builds up

Bogor's rubbish builds up BOGOR (JP): Only half of some 2,000 cubic meters of garbage produced everyday in the mayoralty here was driven to the garbage dump in Galuga village, Cibungbulang, an official said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Ciliwung River home to locals' floating toilets

Ciliwung River home to locals' floating toiletsText and photo by Ida Indawaty Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Houses without toilets are commonplace for many living in Jakarta slums, so much so that they are forced to erect public toilets or relieve themselves in rivers.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Qantas offers free trip

Qantas offers free trip JAKARTA (JP): Qantas Airways is offering a free domestic connecting flight in Australia to each passenger holding roundtrip tickets from Jakarta to one of three Australian cities between July 1 and Aug. 31.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Bus terminal thieves nabbed

Bus terminal thieves nabbed JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested eight men suspected of operating as a group of pickpockets in the capital's biggest intercity bus terminal of Pulogadung in East Jakarta.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/Electing the president

Electing the president I am concerned by the recent development of democratization in this country, which is indicating an unruly process.
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999

JP/East Nusa Tenggara children dying

East Nusa Tenggara children dying JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of children in Indonesia's poorest province of East Nusa Tenggara are severely undernourished with deaths also being reported, Antara said on Monday.
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