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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/I will be late today, you too

I will be late today, you too JAKARTA (JP): What is the one most important car accessory that most car owners would in order to make their cars run smoothly? I must say that it is the road.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Fortress boasts history of struggles

Fortress boasts history of struggles JEPARA, Central Java (JP): The history of the fortress dates back to the 17th century when Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo took the helm of the Mataram Sultanate.Upon Sultan Agung's order, Pati regent Kembang Joyo Kesumo built the fortress from 1613 to 1645.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Cooking Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Chinese New Year significant in Pontianak

Chinese New Year significant in PontianakBy Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): Recently the sound of clinking cymbals accompanying the Lion Dance has become a part of afternoon life here at a newly-renovated Chinese temple on Budi Utomo Street.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Double Jeopardy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Mighty 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Random Hearts 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Anna And The King 13:45 16:30 20:15 Fight Club ...
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/20 orphans poisoned by tuna fish

20 orphans poisoned by tuna fish JAKARTA (JP): Twenty residents of Muhammadiyah orphanage in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, were taken to the hospital with food poisoning after eating bad tuna fish on Friday night.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Late Gen. Soedirman honored

Late Gen. Soedirman honored YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military chief (TNI) Adm. Widodo A.S. and other military top brass began arriving here on Saturday to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Gen. Soedirman, the first armed forces commander.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Fitness centers surprisingly not home to the fighting fit

Fitness centers surprisingly not home to the fighting fitBy William Furney JAKARTA (JP): Now that we have partied our respective ways into the new millennium, many feel they want to rid themselves of the excess pounds that are causing belts to move up a notch or two.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/RI women's archers qualify for Olympics

RI women's archers qualify for Olympics JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia women archer team comprising Hamdiah, Nurfitriyana and Lusia Elizabeth have qualified for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in September, according to the rankings from the International Archery Federation (FITA).
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Jakarta's first wine cellar keeps visitors' spirits high

Jakarta's first wine cellar keeps visitors' spirits highBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): "Here with a loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a book of Verse and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness, And Wilderness is Paradise now ...
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Student dies in brawl

Student dies in brawl JAKARTA (JP): A student died from slash wounds to his head, stomach and right hand in a brawl that took place on Jl. Hasyim Ashari in Central Jakarta on Saturday morning.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Visitors go ape over Cirebon's famous monkeys

Visitors go ape over Cirebon's famous monkeysBy R. Agus Bakti CIREBON, West Java (JP): What happens to students who fail to heed religious teachings?They are turned into monkeys, at least near Cirebon.No kidding.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Taman Puring traders rampage over cut branches

Taman Puring traders rampage over cut branches JAKARTA (JP): Some 500 vendors on Jl. Gandaria I, on the left of Taman Puring market, South Jakarta, threw rocks, destroyed stone roadblocks and tore down the new galvanized iron fence surrounding the park on Saturday morning.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Tasikmalaya handicrafts go worldwide

Tasikmalaya handicrafts go worldwideBy Y.R. Prahista TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): The overseas market for handicraft products from Tasikmalaya is experiencing terrific expansion.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/New body earnest in their fight to stop piracy

New body earnest in their fight to stop piracyBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): Illegal transactions are usually pereformed in secrecy. But in the case of pirated VCDs, CDs, cassettes and software, one only needs to look around nearby shopping centers or sidewalk vendors.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/My Name is Bimbi

My Name is BimbiBy Martin Aleida When I was still a young girl I thought I was the happiest of all children left orphaned by their fathers. I was adopted by my uncle, who devoted considerable attention to me. Too much.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/You are what you wear in business

You are what you wear in businessBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): MC and TV presenter Erwin Parengkuan has a young executive friend who works in a small fully air-conditioned office."His office was very, very cold," said Parengkuan. His friend started wearing a suit as his everyday office attire.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Recording industry still tenuous in the year 2000

Recording industry still tenuous in the year 2000 JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian music industry has been facing an up-and-down period for the last five years.The development of the industry has been heavily affected by the crisis which has hit the country since the middle of l997.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/'Srimulat' revives traditional comedy

'Srimulat' revives traditional comedyBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): Every Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. you will find people crowding around the TV in their living room eagerly watching the comedy programs Srimulat and Ketoprak Humor.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Guess What? Megawati

Guess What? Megawati What did a state leader like Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri get from journalists as a gift for her 53rd birthday last Sunday?It's not expensive jewelry. It's not money, either.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Royalty system in the country's music industry

Royalty system in the country's music industryBy Endi Aras JAKARTA (JP): A popular music group from Bandung, Trio Bimbo, has had bitter experiences. It sued the Remaco recording company for copyright violations.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Guess What? Etha

Guess What? Etha Love songs are always a favorite, no matter what the situation is. For singer Juwita Titin Sumarni, or Etha, that is good luck.Her song, Bawakan Aku Cinta (Bring Me Your Love), has turned into a successful one and has made it onto RCTI's Clear Top 10 music chart's 10 top songs.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Gus Dur performs 'umrah', holds talks with King Fahd

Gus Dur performs 'umrah', holds talks with King Fahd JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid upon his arrival here Friday evening, immediately went to Mecca to perform the umrah, Islamic minor pilgrimage.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Where have all the good jokes gone?

Where have all the good jokes gone?By Myra Sidharta JAKARTA (JP): It was late in the evening when Nana burst into Leyton and Olga's house where we had our Christmas party. Dinner was over, but Nana was late as usual, because she had to go to many different places.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Plane crash brings 2 people together in 'Random Hearts'

Plane crash brings 2 people together in 'Random Hearts'By Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): What could possibly be worse than hearing about your spouse's tragic death?Bill "Dutch" Van Den Broeck (Harrison Ford) and Kay Chandler (Kristin Scott Thomas) discover the answer to that question in the film ...
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Year of Golden Dragon may be full of conflict

Year of Golden Dragon may be full of conflictBy Mauro Rahardjo BANDUNG (JP): On Feb. 5, 2000, the year of Rabbit will end and we will enter the year of the Golden Dragon. This year is not only a year of the Dragon, but a year of the Golden (Metal) Dragon.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/A beautiful lightning flash

A beautiful lightning flashMy mother comes out of the bathroom humming a song, flashing a smile like beautiful lightning while she passes before me, as I play with a rabbit puppetMy mother comes out of her room smelling of perfume like a professional model a shawl around her neck covering the large ...
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Problems bombard Portuguese fortress

Problems bombard Portuguese fortressText and photos by A'an Suryana JEPARA, Central Java (JP): Ask any school kid about Jepara, and they might enthusiastically answer that it was the birthplace of Indonesian women's emancipation heroine RA Kartini in 1879.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Govt puts out welcome mat for political exiles

Govt puts out welcome mat for political exilesBy Linawati Sidarto AMSTERDAM (JP): Another New Order taboo crumbled last week: Indonesian political exiles could now opt to regain their lost citizenship.At the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague on Jan.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/No English subtitles

No English subtitles I would like to direct your attention to my article on Left Luggage, published in The Jakarta Post, on Jan. 28, 2000. It appears that a meaning has been accidentally changed through your misunderstanding.
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/Rock group Mr. Big revives the spirit of outdated music

Rock group Mr. Big revives the spirit of outdated musicBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): Before Eddy Vedder and the late Kurt Cobain stole the spotlight of the trendy music scene with their grunge, reshaping our concept of what rock and roll stars should look like and how they should behave (not ...
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000

JP/'MTV's' VJ Sarah Sechan tells it how it is

'MTV's' VJ Sarah Sechan tells it how it isBy Chris Brummit JAKARTA (JP): For someone who is seen in more than 19 million households throughout the region, Sarah Sechan, one of the Indonesian presenters (VJs) on MTV Southeast Asia, is refreshingly free from the affectations and hang-ups that ...
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