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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Jakarta's problems

Jakarta's problems Keeping down the rate of urbanization has become something of a utopian vision for Jakarta because conditions, both in this country's rural areas and in the capital itself, encourage such a movement of people.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Celebrating Idul Fitri away from Indonesia

Celebrating Idul Fitri away from IndonesiaBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE, Australia (JP): This era of information technology has created a global community in which people may feel overwhelmed by the amount of information they receive.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Security personnel conduct intensive sweeps in Aceh

Security personnel conduct intensive sweeps in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Police and military conducted thorough checks on Monday in several districts in Pidie and North Aceh following a series of attacks over the Idul Fitri weekend in which 10 policemen were injured.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Japan braces for more social problems

Japan braces for more social problemsBy A.K.P. Mochtan TOKYO (JP): Blame it on lunacy, madness or insanity. Whichever reason prevails, the string of bizarre incidents that perturbed Japan in 1999 leaves the economic powerhouse of Asia much to contemplate.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Poor count few blessings during Idul Fitri holiday

Poor count few blessings during Idul Fitri holiday JAKARTA (JP): A distinct mood prevailed during Idul Fitri in the fishing hamlet of Marunda, North Jakarta, one of the poorest subdistricts in the capital.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Holiday mood still prevails in many areas

Holiday mood still prevails in many areas JAKARTA (JP): The capital was quiet on Monday with numerous shopping centers closed and government and private offices running at half-speed with many employees away on their Idul Fitri holidays.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Jihad does not mean war, say leaders

Jihad does not mean war, say leaders JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leaders clarified on Monday calls for a jihad holy war in Maluku saying that such a concerted Muslim struggle did not necessarily mean a call for physical strife.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Bank Danamon merger to be completed in May

Bank Danamon merger to be completed in May JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) expects to complete the legal merger of the publicly listed Bank Danamon with nine smaller banks by the end of May.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/WB to continue sanitation project

WB to continue sanitation project JAKARTA (JP): The World Bank has indicated its interest in continuing the clean water and sanitation program for Indonesian villages following a successful first phase, Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi announced recently.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/PPP councilors sworn in

PPP councilors sworn in MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Three members of the United Development Party (PPP) faction were sworn into the South Sulawesi Provincial Council on Monday, Antara reported.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Not a time for isolationism

Not a time for isolationism The U.S. has embarked on its interminable presidential election campaign. Several of the leading candidates are openly campaigning for a new U.S. isolationism. This is a dangerous trend. President Clinton and his anointed successor are right to oppose it actively.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Children's Songs9:00 Music 10:30 Interval2:00 p.m.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/A model for an antiguerrilla war of attrition

A model for an antiguerrilla war of attritionBy W. Waller CIANJUR, West Java (JP): The remarks by Akbar Tandjung, speaker of the House of Representatives, last month that "if the separatists (in Aceh) mix with locals ...

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/President to visit E. Timor

President to visit E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to arrive in Dili on Feb. 24 to open an Indonesian interest section office in the capital of the former Indonesian province of East Timor.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/RI wins 2 golds in W. Cup swimming

RI wins 2 golds in W. Cup swimming JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia took home two gold medals and a silver at the two-day FINA Swimming World Cup short-course event which ended on Sunday in Hong Kong.Indonesia's Wisnu Wardhana won the 50 meter butterfly on Saturday in a time of 24.65 seconds.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Fire razes shop-houses in the Jambi market

Fire razes shop-houses in the Jambi market JAKARTA (JP): Traders and shophouse owners at Nipang Panjang market, in the Jambi regency of East Tanjung Jabung, watched desperately as a fire razed their properties early on Monday.Chief of Nipah Panjang Police precinct, Second Lt.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Street singer run over, dies

Street singer run over, dies JAKARTA (JP): A 12-year-old street singer was killed and seven of her friends were injured on Friday after they were hit by a car on the Slipi flyover in West Jakarta, a police officer said on Monday.The children were playing under the flyover when they were hit.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/'Criminal' police fired for offenses

'Criminal' police fired for offenses SEMARANG: Four officers of the Central Java Police have been fired for criminal offenses and misconduct, while 15 others, including a captain, were discharged for drugs abuse in 1999.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Soldiers told to remain impartial in troubled Maluku

Soldiers told to remain impartial in troubled Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Admiral Widodo A.S. on a brief visit to Ambon told soldiers to remain impartial and act professionally during their mission in strife-torn Maluku.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Apartments in Australia

Apartments in Australia I have many Indonesian friends in Australia and Singapore and through your paper I would like to bring to the notice of your readers the questionable methods used by some large developers in Australia who sell apartments to Indonesian citizens and manipulate the strata ...

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Authorities catch beggars posing as street sweepers

Authorities catch beggars posing as street sweepers JAKARTA (JP): The city sanitation agency has caught and interrogated three people caught begging red-handed on the city streets when wearing the orange uniforms of official street sweepers, an official said on Monday.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Will there be a jihad?

Will there be a jihad? Many circles have lashed out at the government's failure to stop the sectarian strife in Maluku, but during the past week the bloodshed has increased from day to day.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Ammo shipment intercepted

Ammo shipment intercepted SORONG, Irian Jaya: Police have seized thousands of ammunition for automatic rifles, possibly bound for strife-torn Ambon, from the KM Dobonsolo vessel which was docking at Sorong port on Monday.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Ignored guest

Ignored guest We read daily about human right issues in Indonesia and the situation of Indonesian workers abroad. That care and protection must be given is a good development.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Impunity increasingly a habit in Aceh

Impunity increasingly a habit in Aceh This is the second of a two-part article based on a year-end evaluation of conditions in Aceh by Saifuddin Bantasyam, executive director of the Care for Human Rights Forum (FPHAM), one of several private groups monitoring human rights in the province.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Government's handling of crises draws criticism

Government's handling of crises draws criticism JAKARTA (JP): The country's current leaders have yet to prove their capability and concern in handling the deteriorating situation in the country, a prominent journalist and social affairs observer said on Monday.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Analyst predicts RI rubber will bounce back

Analyst predicts RI rubber will bounce back JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will see a robust rubber business in 2000 as the country's production and exports of rubber will increase by respectively four percent and six percent, an analyst said on Monday.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Govt, BI forecast rupiah stable at 7,000 to dollar

Govt, BI forecast rupiah stable at 7,000 to dollar JAKARTA (JP): The country's senior economics minister and Bank Indonesia said on Monday they expected the rupiah to remain stable at around 7,000 to the U.S. dollar due to stabilization of the political and security situation.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Three die in firecracker blast

Three die in firecracker blast SEMARANG: Three people were instantly killed and two others injured when a firecracker they were igniting exploded at Banyuripalit village in South Pekalongan district on Sunday afternoon.Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Fatwa pessimistic about fusion of Muslim parties

Fatwa pessimistic about fusion of Muslim parties JAKARTA (JP): National Mandate Party (PAN) Deputy Chairman A.M. Fatwa said he was pessimistic about a fusion of Muslim parties and the establishment of a major Muslim party by the 2004 general election.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000)Hollywood KC Anna And The King 13:45 16:30 20:15 Wishmaster 2 14:55 17:35 21:55 The World Is Not Enough 14:15 16:55 21:15 The Last Marshal 14:55 17:35 21:55 Airbud 2 ...

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Marzuki in Lippo Net plans

Marzuki in Lippo Net plans JAKARTA (JP): PT Asuransi Lippo Life Tbk announced on Monday the appointment of former minister Marzuki Usman as its deputy chairman to boost its e-commerce business.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Ahwil set for deputy police post

Ahwil set for deputy police post JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Ahwil Lutan, governor of the Police Academy, is likely to be appointed the new deputy chief of the National Police, a senior officer said on Monday.A date for the transfer of duty has yet to be set.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Government to grant impunity to IBRA officials: Source

Government to grant impunity to IBRA officials: Source JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to issue a decree granting impunity to officials of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), according to a source.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on Jan. 10, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp RpU.S. dollar 1 7,079.00 7,151.00Australian dollar 1 4,634.62 4,688.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/RI in U.S. housewares show

RI in U.S. housewares show JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will participate in the International Housewares Shows, the biggest of its kind in the world, in Chicago from Jan. 16 to Jan. 19.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Employee social security programs in line for reform

Employee social security programs in line for reform JAKARTA (JP): Despite making strides in its performance, state-owned worker insurance company PT Jamsostek needs revamping to provide maximum benefit for workers and their families, company president Ackmal Husin said.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Police perplexed by series of armed robberies

Police perplexed by series of armed robberies JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are puzzled by three armed robberies which took place on Saturday, the second day of the Idul Fitri holiday.The first case occurred at the home of a former National Police deputy chief of operational affairs, Maj.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Governor defends raid on Taman Puring kiosks

Governor defends raid on Taman Puring kiosks JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Monday that the city administration would stick to its decision to eliminate kiosks from the park at Taman Puring flea market in South Jakarta.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Motorists told to beware as holidaymakers return

Motorists told to beware as holidaymakers return JAKARTA (JP): With the Idul Fitri holiday over, roads across the country are expected to be crowded in the coming week with revelers returning home.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000Performances * Puppet Show, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 9:30 p.m., Jan. 15. * Sundanese Traditional Theater Festival, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Jan. 16 - 23.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, from Jan. 10 to Jan. 16

Rates for tax payment, from Jan. 10 to Jan. 16 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,030.00Austrian schilling 1 515.69Australian dollar 1 4,588.48Belgian franc 1 175.90Canadian dollar 1 4,813.42Swiss franc 1 4,493.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Small S'pore firms to visit RI

Small S'pore firms to visit RI JAKARTA (JP): About 200 small and medium Singaporean enterprises will accompany the city state's premier, Goh Chok Tong, in his visit to Jakarta to explore investment opportunities in the country.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Grasshoppers swarm W. Kalimantan

Grasshoppers swarm W. KalimantanBy Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Crop-eating grasshoppers (Locusta migrata) have swarmed much of the province, triggering fears of a food shortage there this year.

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Tue, 11 Jan 2000

JP/Effects of crisis, globalization cast doubt on ASEAN

Effects of crisis, globalization cast doubt on ASEAN This is the second of a two part article based on a keynote address by Dr.

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