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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/HK businessmen eye RI

HK businessmen eye RI JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong businessmen in a meeting with Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri in Shang-LA hotel, Hong Kong, Thursday said they were interested to invest in Indonesia.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/TNI: A loose cannon

TNI: A loose cannon Maj. Gen. Sudradjat's interpretation of the 1945 Constitution has confirmed what many people in this country fear: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has become a loose cannon which is accountable to no one but itself.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Police's arrest of Petrus unlawful: Court

Police's arrest of Petrus unlawful: Court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court issued a ruling on Friday declaring the city police arrest of lawyer Petrus Bala Pattyona on Dec. 14 as unlawful.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/PPP developing into opposition party

PPP developing into opposition partyFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe absence of an opposition party during Soeharto's New Order allowed his government to act without effective control from outside.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Inflation rate fell to 2.01% last year

Inflation rate fell to 2.01% last year JAKARTA (JP): Inflation rose to 1.73 percent in December from 0.25 percent in November, bringing inflation for 1999 to 2.01 percent, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Friday.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/How to become maritime nation

How to become maritime nation JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has urged that the country become a seafaring nation in view of its geography and history.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

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, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Noegroho says 'brochures provoked Doulos burning'

Noegroho says 'brochures provoked Doulos burning' JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said on Saturday that the arson attack on the Christian Doulos foundation late last year was in connection with anger sparked from the distribution of brochures on Christianity.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/C. Maluku still tense after riots

C. Maluku still tense after riots JAKARTA (JP): More people perished as the protracted communal clashes in Maluku spread to Masohi, the main town of Seram island, over the weekend.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/New Year party goes smoothly across nation

New Year party goes smoothly across nation BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): New Year celebrations generally passed peacefully across the country, except for two fatal attacks on security personnel in the troubled province of Aceh over the weekend.Second Sgt.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Govt maintains CPO price

Govt maintains CPO price JAKARTA (JP): The government has decided not to change the benchmark prices of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives in January due to the commodity's stability last month.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Pedicab drivers stage rally

Pedicab drivers stage rally JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of becak (pedicab) drivers staged a rally in front of the city council on Saturday, demanding Governor Sutiyoso allow them to operate in the city.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Indonesian flights empty over Y2K fears

Indonesian flights empty over Y2K fears JAKARTA (JP): Lack of promotion about Indonesia's readiness to face the Y2K bug has caused a drop in the number of tourist arrivals to the holiday resort island of Bali during the New Year holiday period, a local official claimed.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Walhi rejects electricity plan

Walhi rejects electricity plan PALU, Central Sulawesi: The local chapter of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) rejected a plan to develop a water- powered electricity generator, fearing it would cause environmental damage to the Lore Lindu National Park.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/English language: A veritable storehouse of humor

English language: A veritable storehouse of humorBy D. Chandramouli JAKARTA (JP): English has virtually ousted most other languages of the world and is currently reigning supreme as the major language of commerce, medicine, electronics, space technology, aviation, sea navigation and what not.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Baby born at millennium start

Baby born at millennium start JAKARTA (JP): A female baby was born exactly at the start of the millennium at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Central Jakarta, and was named after the special event.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Generals tend to lay blame on others for East Timor mayhem

Generals tend to lay blame on others for East Timor mayhem JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass tend to blame lower-ranking officers for the mayhem in the ravaged territory of East Timor after the Aug.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Murders may move to other areas

Murders may move to other areas JAKARTA (JP): East Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dayat suggested there maybe efforts to fuel unrest in the province through an escalation of the "black magic murders" which have hit Malang regency in the past fortnight.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Gus Dur: Give passengers the best

Gus Dur: Give passengers the best JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid told officials of the Ministry of Communication on Sunday to continuously increase the services and facilities for passengers heading for their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/House welcomes new name for Irian Jaya

House welcomes new name for Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's controversial approval of renaming Irian Jaya as Papua received initial support from members of the House of Representatives on Sunday.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/PPP urges government to be more decisive

PPP urges government to be more decisive JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) has called on the government to be more succinct in resolving urgent national problems in the coming year.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Some 106 police guilty of crimes

Some 106 police guilty of crimes BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least 106 police officers in Lampung were punished for their involvement in various crimes last year, the provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Riswahyono said on Friday.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Global changes and personal anxieties

Global changes and personal anxietiesBy Moises Naim WASHINGTON (JP): Following the eve of a symbolic turning point created by an artificial calender, the world has given us plenty of evidence that the arrival of this millennium will be accompanied by huge changes in the human condition.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Mining industry faces uncertainty in 'reformasi' era

Mining industry faces uncertainty in 'reformasi' eraBy Johannes Simbolon JAKARTA (JP): The fall of Soeharto in May 1998 marked the beginning of the era of reformasi, with high expectations for democracy and openness in the country's political life.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Whose money is safe in BCA?

Whose money is safe in BCA? As a Director of Studies at a language school in Bekasi, I suggested that our new office boy should open an account at BCA. In this way, the money he had saved to take home to his wife and their baby in Central Java, would be safe.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Handicraft Exhibition: Cinderamata Nusantara, at Galeri Kampoeng Seni, in Metropolitan Mal, Bekasi, until Jan. 7. Dances and music performance, every Monday, Thursday, at 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. * Photo Exhibition: by Deniek G. Sukarya, Dandung B.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Two students missing in river

Two students missing in river YOGYAKARTA: Two elementary school students from Krinjing village in Bantul went missing along the Oya river on Friday.The search, conducted until Saturday, did not find any traces of the two boys, who are identified as Iswanto, 10, and Rudi Ismawan, 10.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Central bank fires back at state auditors

Central bank fires back at state auditors JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia fired back at the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on Sunday after the latter claimed that irregularities in the central bank's books prevented it from forming any opinion regarding the health of the bank.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/World IT scene full of action in 1999

World IT scene full of action in 1999By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Just like the Intel Pentium III processor, which Intel introduced early last year, developments in information technology (IT) never seemed to let up in 1999.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Flight sevices may be moved to Halim

Flight sevices may be moved to Halim Regarding the article in The Jakarta Post on Friday Dec. 31, 1999, titled Flight services may be moved to Halim, we would like to clarify a few facts in relation to Cathay Pacific's flight on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999. Our flight CX776 departed at 4:05 p.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Religious pluralism

Religious pluralism Dr. Nurcholish Madjid's statement explaining pluralism in religions in Indonesia (Kompas, Dec. 10, 1999) has driven me to make some comments.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The World Is Not Enough 13:00 15:15 19:30 Anna And The King 13:45 16:00 20:15 Toy Story 2 13:00 15:15 19:30 The Last Marshal 13:45 16:00 20:15 Good Will Hunting 13:00 15:15 ...
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/People greet new millennium with joy, prayers

People greet new millennium with joy, prayersPhoto A/B: Y2KJP/bsr, JP/afsBUG FREE: Executives of state electricity company PT PLN for the greater Jakarta area cheer (above) as they find out that their computer system is not affected by the millennium, or Y2K, bug.
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Mon, 03 Jan 2000

JP/Nur Mahmudi defies protest, inducts Soeripto

Nur Mahmudi defies protest, inducts Soeripto JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Forestry and Plantations Nur Mahmudi Ismail has inducted Soeripto as the ministry's secretary-general to replace Roedjai Djakaria, despite oppositions from people inside the office.
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