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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Government told to protect nonsmokers

Government told to protect nonsmokers JAKARTA (JP): A health official proposed on Monday that the government slice at least 5 percent of tax revenues from cigarettes to promote protection for nonsmokers.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Speaker defends Sutiyoso's 'bonus' to councillors

Speaker defends Sutiyoso's 'bonus' to councillors JAKARTA (JP): In order to end the on-going controversy over Governor Sutiyoso's alleged bribery attempt on the 85-member city council, Council Speaker Edi Waluyo on Monday defended the action saying that the Rp 850 million (US$95,000) fund from ...
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Pertamina, Sietco sign deal

Pertamina, Sietco sign deal JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina signed on Monday a crude refining deal with Shell International Eastern Trading Company (Sietco) allowing the latter to refine the former's crude oil.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Police net teen prostitutes

Police net teen prostitutes PURWOKERTO, Central Java: At least 20 teen prostitutes have been nabbed for operating in a housing complex near Baturraden tourist resort.Chief of Baturraden Police First Insp.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/PBHI accuse police of framing suspects

PBHI accuse police of framing suspects JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) has expressed its suspicion that the police have framed the suspects of the fatal bombing at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building using false evidence.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Protests against fuel price hike continue

Protests against fuel price hike continue JAKARTA (JP): Student protests against the fuel hike continued on Monday with demonstrations in several cities turning violent.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 2, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Airport customs officers foil snake smuggling

Airport customs officers foil snake smuggling TANGERANG (JP): Customs officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle 789 jali snakes to Singapore.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Gunungkidul villagers face water shortage

Gunungkidul villagers face water shortageBy Bambang M. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Whenever the dry season starts, villagers in Wonosari, Gunungkidul regency, would prefer a pail of water to almost anything else.The rich, however, have no problems since they can simply buy water.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Smoking mad at Persahabatan

Smoking mad at Persahabatan I am enraged by the number of smokers loitering about and fouling the air in the hallways and corners of Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/IBRA to sell Salim assets to meet 2001 target

IBRA to sell Salim assets to meet 2001 target JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Monday it planned to sell assets of the giant Salim Group to meet the agency's 2001 budget sales target of Rp 27 trillion (US$3.1 billion).
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Suspected robbers shot on train

Suspected robbers shot on train SURABAYA: Police have shot two alleged robbers for resisting arrest on Argobromo Anggrek executive train heading for Surabaya from Jakarta.Surabaya Police chief Sr. Supt.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Inflation down in September as food prices drop

Inflation down in September as food prices drop JAKARTA (JP): The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the important measure in calculating inflation, fell by 0.06 percent in September compared to the previous month thanks to falling food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said on Monday.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Bakrie units receive ISOs

Bakrie units receive ISOs JAKARTA (JP): Two affiliates of publicly-listed PT Bakrie & Brothers, PT Bakrie Building Industries (BBI) and PT Bakrie Corrugated Metal Industry (BCMI) received ISO 9002 certificates on Monday from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Six Maluku men seek PBHI help for political asylum

Six Maluku men seek PBHI help for political asylum JAKARTA (JP): Six Maluku men who climbed over the gate of the Swiss Embassy in South Jakarta last Wednesday have sought help from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) to urge the embassy to grant them political asylum.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Land of miracles?

Land of miracles? To call this land under the tropical sun full of miracles surely is an exaggeration. Yet there have been a number of, I would say, "miracle-like" developments recently.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Armed rebels kidnap and shoot councillor

Armed rebels kidnap and shoot councillor BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Two armed separatist rebels abducted a North Aceh councillor on Sunday evening and left him in critical condition with seven gunshot wounds in Tanah Luas district, Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, an officer said on Monday.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Government pledges to give emphasis on education

Government pledges to give emphasis on education JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to improve the quality of Indonesia's human resources, the government will place more emphasis on the development of national education in the next fiscal year, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/200 local and foreign firms join telecom expo

200 local and foreign firms join telecom expo JAKARTA (JP): Some 200 domestic and international companies are participating in the wireless telecommunications and networking conference and exhibition, Techno Pre-Eminence (TPE) Connectivity 2000, which opened on Monday.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/City authorities sets new retail price for kerosene

City authorities sets new retail price for kerosene JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced on Monday a maximum retail price for kerosene of Rp 430 (5 U.S. cents) per liter, an increase of about 25 percent.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Who wins from privatization?

Who wins from privatization?By Abdurrahman Binsyeh BOGOR, West Java (JP): One of the short-cuts to raise revenue during economic turmoil is through privatization of state-owned enterprises.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Enactment of labor law postponed further

Enactment of labor law postponed further JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued a regulation which further postpones the enactment of Law No. 25/1997 on Labor to allow more time for the House of Representatives to revise the controversial law.The new regulation, No. 3/2000 was issued Sept. 25.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: by Soegeng Toekio, at Galeri Bandung, Jl. Siliwangi 16 (Phone: 022 2036515), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Oct. 14. * Japanese Pottery: Wadah features 71 works of Japanese contemporary ceramics artists, at Galeri Soemardja ITB, until Oct. 15.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Megawati unveils 2001 draft budget

Megawati unveils 2001 draft budget JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri unveiled on Monday the draft 2001 state budget which will be unlikely to provide any stimulus to the economy because quite a large portion of the spending will go on servicing government debt and financing ...
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8

Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,730.00Austrian schilling 1 554.62Australian dollar 1 4,749.12Belgian franc 1 189.18Canadian dollar 1 5,816.12Swiss franc 1 5,033.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/NGO tells government to pay greater attention to refugees' plight

NGO tells government to pay greater attention to refugees' plight JAKARTA (JP): Activists called on the government on Monday to pay greater attention to the plight of refugees in the country, saying that their neglect could be a source of further violence.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Students demand police apology

Students demand police apology YOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of Muhammadiyah I private high school students and teachers here rallied at the provincial legislature to protest the police shooting of one of the school students Kahfi Hasan Alfi.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Budget realistic, except rupiah assumption: Experts

Budget realistic, except rupiah assumption: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Experts said that the government's 2001 budget proposal was generally quite realistic although legislators expressed skepticism on the exchange rate assumption.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Government must guarantee food, fare prices unchanged

Government must guarantee food, fare prices unchanged JAKARTA (JP): Five prominent non-governmental organizations, grouped in the Civil Society Coalition on Public Policy, asked the government on Monday to guarantee that there will be no subsequent increase in the prices of basic commodities ...
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Tommy given two days to choose his own fate

Tommy given two days to choose his own fate JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Prosecutors' Office has given former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra less than 48 hours to decide whether to ask for clemency or a review of the Supreme Court's verdict against him.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Eurico included in list of East Timor violence suspects

Eurico included in list of East Timor violence suspects JAKARTA (JP): Four more people, including notorious militia leader Eurico Guterres, joined on Monday the list of 19 suspects responsible for last year's violence in East Timor.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Indonesia's contingent greeted in modest ceremony

Indonesia's contingent greeted in modest ceremony JAKARTA (JP): A modest welcoming ceremony greeted the return home of Indonesia's contingent after its three-week campaign at the just-concluded Olympics in Sydney.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/House to debate ten bills during current session

House to debate ten bills during current session JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives is due to debate 10 bills during its current session which lasts till mid-December.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on Oct. 2, 2000: Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Rice prices trending lower

Rice prices trending lower JAKARTA (JP): In spite of Sunday's fuel price hikes, the price of rice in Jakarta held steady on Monday with indications it will fall next week because of plentiful of stocks, Antara reported.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Oops! You did it again, Gandhi!

Oops! You did it again, Gandhi! Reading between the lines is an art indeed. Most of our fellow Indonesians don't have that sense of distinction of what you mean seriously, half seriously or just as humor. In most cases they feel offended over what you intended to mean as humor.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Judas Kiss 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Simon Sez 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 What Lies Beneath 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Crow 3 Salvation 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Any Given Sunday ...
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Tight security around Holyfield

Tight security around Holyfield JAKARTA (JP): World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Monday and was quickly whisked away from journalists.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/The bare-bones budget

The bare-bones budget The draft 2001 state budget will impose contractive pressures on the economy in the fiscal year beginning in January despite deficit spending of Rp 52.11 trillion (US$5.9 billion) because more than 78 percent of the Rp 295.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Bank Arta goes public

Bank Arta goes public JAKARTA (JP): East Java-based PT Bank Arta Niaga Kencana will sell about 500 million new shares to the public this month to raise funds to finance its expansion program.The bank said that the new shares would be sold for about Rp 500 (about 0.6 U.S.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Indonesia's balance of payments 1999/2000-2001 (in million of U.S. dollars)

Indonesia's balance of payments 1999/2000-2001 (in million of U.S. dollars) Description 1999-2000 2000-(April-Dec) 2001 (Jan-Dec) (realized) (estimate) (projection) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Pande defends loan disbursement

Pande defends loan disbursement JAKARTA (JP): A former top official of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said in court on Monday that the agency's decision to pay Rp 904 billion (US$103.9 million) to Bank Bali last year had followed proper procedures.
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Tue, 03 Oct 2000

JP/Klaten umbrella makers face bleak future

Klaten umbrella makers face bleak futureBy Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): An umbrella is usually used to protect oneself from the rain or the scorching sun, but the ones produced in Gumantar village in Klaten, Central Java are different.
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