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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Two Hours Only 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Music 9:30 TV Series: The Saint 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Humanism on center stage at Indonesian Dance Festival '99

Humanism on center stage at Indonesian Dance Festival '99By Sal Murgiyanto JAKARTA (JP): After some dazzling performances but with an unfortunate lack of promotion, the Fifth Indonesian Dance Festival officially closed on Sept.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Haryono keeps lead in golf tournament

Haryono keeps lead in golf tournament SURABAYA (JP): Haryono, an amateur golfer from East Java, kept his lead in the Ciputra golf tournament at Ciputra Golf Club here on Friday.The Surabaya Yani Golf member, who led the tournament on Thursday, collected a total score of 138 (68-70) on Friday.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Civilian leaders need to be on guard: Expert

Civilian leaders need to be on guard: Expert Amid current uncertainty there are fears that the Indonesian Military will strengthen its presence ahead of the November presidential election.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/PDI-P backs Golkar official for MPR

PDI-P backs Golkar official for MPR JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction on the City Council stirred more controversy on Friday by naming a Golkar official among its candidates to represent the city in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Aster Dharma disputes bankruptcy verdict

Aster Dharma disputes bankruptcy verdict JAKARTA (JP): PT Aster Dharma Industri, a plastic packaging company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), disputed on Friday the Supreme Court's decision declaring the company bankrupt.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Government delays bill ratification

Government delays bill ratification JAKARTA (JP): The government bowed to extreme public pressure on Friday as it announced that it would delay the ratification of the controversial state security bill.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Shame on you, Ramos Horta

Shame on you, Ramos Horta I was both surprised and shocked to read on page 28 of the Sept. 28 Asiaweek how Ramos Horta, a Nobel laureate, used two most indecent words in labeling the Indonesian Army "animals" and the Indonesian government "bastards".
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Police investigate arson at hotel

Police investigate arson at hotel TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police questioned on Friday five people in relation to last week's arson attack on a hotel on the town's main street."The five are residents of Curug.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Telkom eyes cell phone services

Telkom eyes cell phone services BANDUNG (JP): State telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering a plan to enter the mobile telecommunications sector, vice president and coordinator for new business development at the state firm Garuda Sugardo announced on Friday.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Tension grips city as masses, students clash with police

Tension grips city as masses, students clash with police JAKARTA (JP): Tension once again rocked the city following violent clashes between crowds of ordinary people, including students, and security troops on Friday.Many employees failed to reach their workplaces.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Habibie rebuffs call to suspend aides

Habibie rebuffs call to suspend aides JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie rejected on Friday the recommendation of the House of Representatives that he immediately suspend senior government officials implicated in the Bank Bali scandal.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Bank Bali shenanigans

Bank Bali shenanigans The Bank Bali drama shed a glimpse of light on a deeper and more rooted complexity of Indonesia's sociocultural sphere: the ambiguous political and economical relationships among members of Indonesian society.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Man caught with marijuana

Man caught with marijuana TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang Police arrested a suspected drug dealer, identified as Slamet, 24, at his home in the Curug housing complex here, and confiscated two kilograms of marijuana worth Rp 2 million (US$250) and Rp 35,000 in cash, an officer said on Friday.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/14 people dead as fire guts Yogyakarta cinema

14 people dead as fire guts Yogyakarta cinema YOGYAKARTA (JP): At least 14 people were killed in a fire which gutted a downtown cinema complex here just before midnight on Thursday.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/MNA adds Kupang flights

MNA adds Kupang flights JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) has increased from eight to 10 the number of its flights from Denpasar to Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Travel mart cut short amid unrest

Travel mart cut short amid unrest JAKARTA (JP): The Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) 1999 closed one day ahead of schedule on Friday due to fears escalating antigovernment protests would disrupt the annual event.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Sept. 24, 1999: Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,731.00 8,819.00Australian dollar 1 5,648.96 5,712.07Austrian schilling 1 666.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Walker, Sirait win charity golf tourney

Walker, Sirait win charity golf tourney JAKARTA (JP): Mark Walker and Sirait won the one-day Kiwanis charity golf tournament at Pondok Indah Padang Golf & Country Club in South Jakarta on Thursday.Walker recorded a score of 77 with a four handicap, while Sirait shot a 61 with a handicap of 21.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Elections commission defies court ruling

Elections commission defies court ruling JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Friday that it would endorse 65 elected representatives of the interest group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), despite a court ruling which called for a delay.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/The Children's Theater Festival, fertile base for blooming talents

The Children's Theater Festival, fertile base for blooming talentsBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): It does not happen often. For one week straight, the auditorium of Jakarta municipal's cultural affairs office on Jl. Rasuna Said has been flooded by hundreds of actors.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Farmers protest land dispute

Farmers protest land dispute SEMARANG: About 1,500 farmers grouped in Central Java's Farming Organization or Ortaja staged a loud protest in front of the City Council building on Friday, demanding their confiscated land be returned.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Live TV shows

Live TV shows Following are sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all in Jakarta Time):Saturday English soccer league: Chelsea vs Middlesbrough on SCTV at 9 p.m.Sunday Italian soccer league: Udinese vs Fiorentina on RCTI at 8 p.m.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Short-lived DPR says goodbye at deserted lunch

Short-lived DPR says goodbye at deserted lunch JAKARTA (JP): The customary farewell hosted by President B.J. Habibie for outgoing legislators this year turned out to be a somewhat cheerless half-empty affair.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Building damage angers government agency

Building damage angers government agency JAKARTA (JP): The City Museum and Restoration Agency has regretted finding physical damage at the former Central Jakarta immigration office on Jl. Teuku Umar in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/What's right with native speakers as English instructors?

What's right with native speakers as English instructors?By A. Chaedar Alwasilah BANDUNG (JP): The letters' column in this paper has featured opinions on native speakers as English instructors.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 24, 1999: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/60,000 troops to secure MPR session

60,000 troops to secure MPR session JAKARTA (JP): City authorities will deploy as many as 605 companies or about 60,000 security officers to safeguard the upcoming General Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Attorney general to unveil Soeharto probe

Attorney general to unveil Soeharto probe JAKARTA (JP): Acting Attorney General Ismudjoko is expected to announce the results of his office's investigation of former president Soeharto this weekend.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Shoe workers demand wage hike

Shoe workers demand wage hike BOGOR (JP): About 40 employees of shoe producer PT Prima Agung Sentosa protested in front the company's office in Empang village here on Friday demanding their salaries be increased.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Bogor man mobbed to death

Bogor man mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): A 37-year-old man was mobbed to death by 20 people in an early Friday morning brawl in Kayumanis area in Matraman, East Jakarta, an officer said.Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Environment group formed in Yogya

Environment group formed in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Thirty-one environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) declared on Thursday the formation of the Yogyakarta Environmental Network.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/IMF report raises 1999 growth forecasts for Asia

IMF report raises 1999 growth forecasts for AsiaBy James T. Areddy HONG KONG (Dow Jones): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) again dramatically raised its forecasts for the 1999 economic performance of Asian countries, although it has turned more cautious about some for 2000, including South ...
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/JDI to tout tourist sites

JDI to tout tourist sites JAKARTA (JP): PT Jaring Data Interaktif (JDI), the Jakarta Stock Exchange and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on promoting Indonesia's tourism industry.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Selective nationalism

Selective nationalism Indonesia's born-again nationalists burn the Australian and American flags, but ironically no one is burning U.S. banknotes.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Dialog Topeng, by Abas Alibasyah, at Cikini Galeria, Jl. Cikini Raya no. 65, Central Jakarta (Phone: 31901082), until Oct. 10. * Indian Dolls Exhibition at the National Museum, Jl.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Top seeds tumble at Asian School C'ships

Top seeds tumble at Asian School C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Top seeds tumbled on Friday in the singles individual events of the first Asian School Tennis Championships at the Senayan tennis complex.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/24 still missing in Kupang waters

24 still missing in Kupang waters KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police and coast guard on Friday continued their search for 24 people still listed as missing at sea after their boat sank on Wednesday night.Kupang Police chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Time to side with justice

Time to side with justice The protracted Bank Bali scandal has shown in a clearer light a phenomenal abuse of power.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Houses serve as memorials to Sept. 30 coup

Houses serve as memorials to Sept. 30 coup Each year people around the country fly the national flag at half-mast to commemorate the murder of seven Army generals in the hours between the night of Sept. 30, 1965 and the early hours of Oct. 1 in Jakarta.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/TNI says protests orchestrated

TNI says protests orchestrated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security/Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto said on Friday that the violent protests against the state security bill over the past two days in Jakarta were planned by groups with hidden agendas.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Indonesia to hand over East Timor security to UN on Monday

Indonesia to hand over East Timor security to UN on Monday JAKARTA (Agencies): The Indonesian Military will hand over security to the International Force for East Timor (Interfet) on Monday, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Sudrajat said here on Friday."The handover will be carried out on Sept.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Cult members attacked

Cult members attacked PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Five members of an alleged cult are currently under police protection after residents of their village attacked them on Thursday night.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Reel good time at the movies

Reel good time at the movies JAKARTA (JP): And a child shall lead them: Whether in mediating the afterlife and the living, or teaching some immature adults a thing or two about responsibility.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/SEA Games medalists set to receive bonuses next week

SEA Games medalists set to receive bonuses next week JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) plans next week to disburse bonuses to athletes who won medals in the 1999 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam last month.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/MUI urges officials to stop gambling

MUI urges officials to stop gambling BOGOR (JP): The Bogor chapter of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) urged local officials on Thursday to take firm action against increasing gambling activities in town.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Political uncertainty hampers debt restructuring

Political uncertainty hampers debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto said on Friday the country's political uncertainty was a major obstacle to the restructuring of overseas private sector debt."Foreign creditors are still waiting for domestic political stability.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Sixth Sense 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Universal Soldier 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Big Daddy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Runaway Bride 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Spanish Fly ...
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/A ripple that became a tsunami

A ripple that became a tsunamiBy Sidesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie is a cornered man. In a quick reversal made under the burden of mounting international pressure, he hastily called a press conference on Sept.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Law that sparks riots

Law that sparks riots For the outgoing House of Representatives, its final days were apparently the best opportunity for it to demonstrate its arrogance and political egotism.
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999

JP/Learning to solve parking problems

Learning to solve parking problems The Jakarta City Administration invited a group of reporters to visit the Philippine capital of Manila last week in order to learn how the administration can improve its parking services to the public here.
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