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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/House calls for rally-free month

House calls for rally-free month JAKARTA (JP): With the fasting month of Ramadhan just two days away, the House of Representatives called on people to delay staging rallies in the legislative compound.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/'Winter fight' spurring tension in S. Korea

'Winter fight' spurring tension in S. Korea SEOUL: Wage and other labor negotiations usually take place in spring. So, winter is normally not a season for labor action. Yet, this doesn't seem to be the case this year.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Civil emergency status the last resort: Widodo

Civil emergency status the last resort: Widodo BANDUNG (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to settle the Aceh problem non-violently, but is ready to safeguard the government's decision to preserve unity at all costs.TNI commander Gen.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/IBRA to sell Salim's oil palm plantations soon

IBRA to sell Salim's oil palm plantations soon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Friday that the sale of the 24 oil palm related companies formerly owned by the Salim Group has been brought down to two bidders.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Some nightspots to open on Ramadhan's first day

Some nightspots to open on Ramadhan's first day JAKARTA (JP): As the capital enters the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, some of the capital's favorite entertainment centers will be closed to public on Sunday and Monday night (Nov. 26 and Nov. 27), while some will remain open.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Two unions an ocean apart but not so different

Two unions an ocean apart but not so differentBy Martin Woollacott LONDON: It may seem a long way from Florida, where the tussle for the American presidency is in its final stage, to the south of France, where European Union leaders will meet in Nice next month to decide on various reforms.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/National soccer ruling body to assist all league clubs

National soccer ruling body to assist all league clubs JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chairman Agum Gumelar announced on Friday that all of the 28 clubs competing in the 2001 Bank Mandiri soccer league would each receive Rp 225 million (US$23,800) in financial aid from ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Big business concerned over climate change effects

Big business concerned over climate change effectsBy Reino Gevers THE HAGUE (DPA): With politicians in The Hague haggling over a deal on curbing greenhouse gases a growing number of big business firms have announced plans that could result in far higher reduction of carbon dioxide emissions than ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Menembus Batas by Teguh Ostenrik, at Goethe-Institut, Jl. Matraman Raya 23, 8 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, until Dec. 14. * Mask: Sartoris' Masks in the Commedia dell'Arte, at Museum Nasional Jakarta, Jl.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/UI wins contest on mock criminal trial

UI wins contest on mock criminal trial JAKARTA (JP): A team from the University of Indonesia (UI) won on Friday a mock criminal trial contest held by the School of Law of the Atma Jaya Catholic University.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Avoiding violence must take priority

Avoiding violence must take priority The hostage takers were well on their way to freedom in Burma when they were ambushed and all shot dead by police and army sharpshooters. The result has satisfied many in power, but things should not have been allowed to get as far as they did.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 24, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Yogya artist Hadi Soesanto creates art out of sand

Yogya artist Hadi Soesanto creates art out of sandBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Creativity seems to be an inseparable part of an artist's character as can be seen in the works of Yogyakartan artist Hadi Soesanto, who blends sand paintings and contemporary frames in his works.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/RI weightlifters winning in Asian youth c'ships

RI weightlifters winning in Asian youth c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian weightlifters won four golds, two silvers and two bronzes and broke five Asian Junior records in two Asian junior championships in Chonju, South Korea, from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Squash body prepares athletes for SEA Games

Squash body prepares athletes for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) is preparing its athletes for the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games but it is keeping a low profile by saying athletes were only seeking experience from the event.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/RI's karate team eyes golds at SEAG

RI's karate team eyes golds at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects to retain its domination in karate in the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games by clinching the same number of golds the country's athletes grabbed last year in the Brunei Darussalam Games.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Yasa defends military impartiality in Maluku

Yasa defends military impartiality in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): Chief of Pattimura Military Command Brig. Gen. I Mada Yasa defended the military's impartiality in the prolonged sectarian clashes in Maluku and blamed radical groups for inducing troops to take sides.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Ruwiyati to run in Singapore

Ruwiyati to run in Singapore SEMARANG (JP): National women's marathon runner Ruwiyati of Salatiga, Central Java, will run in the Singapore International Marathon on Dec. 3."As the defending champion, Ruwiyati will try to retain her title at the event.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/A beautiful Dutch villa in ruins

A beautiful Dutch villa in ruinsBy Ida Indawati Khouw The hinterland of Batavia was home to beautiful country houses. Today most of the villas are gone and the remaining few, like Groeneveld villa in East Jakarta, is in a deplorable state.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/More kindergartens needed for 11 million children

More kindergartens needed for 11 million children JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education is set to launch a nationwide "kindergarten-for-all" program in a bid to help some 11 million children between three and six years old attend preschool, starting in January.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Schroeder turns gaze from reform to re-election battle

Schroeder turns gaze from reform to re-election battleBy Alastair Macdonald BERLIN (Reuters): It's only half-time but already the Germans think the game's all over -- Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's economic reform program is fast coming to an end as he concentrates on a re-election battle still ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Warning from LG Electronics

Warning from LG Electronics Recently a number of our branch offices have received phone calls from customers asking for confirmation of a lottery promising tour packages or Astrea Supra motorbikes as prizes, and supposedly organized by Goldstar Entertainment or PT Goldstar Indonesia.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Imron the sole survivor in junior tennis c'ships

Imron the sole survivor in junior tennis c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Al Imron become the only Indonesian singles tennis player to survive the semifinals of the 2000 Nabisco International Junior Championships here on Friday.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Resources and necessities

Resources and necessities What comes first: health or mobility? Health, the non- governmental organizations say. Mobility, the government counters. These two positions, immaterial as they may seem to some given the country's current circumstances, are at the core of Indonesia's latest dissonance.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Downturn in Indonesia-U.S. relations?

Downturn in Indonesia-U.S. relations? The following is the second of two articles based on a presentation given at a discussion on ties between Indonesia and the U.S., by Prof. Dr. Hasjim Djalal, M.A..

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Lack of flights hampers Yogya tourism

Lack of flights hampers Yogya tourismBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): The riots and violence that have plagued a number of cities across Indonesia recently have resulted in sluggish tourism in the country.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Art auction postponed after public outrage

Art auction postponed after public outrage JAKARTA (JP): A scheme to rake in millions of U.S. dollars from the sale of 50 paintings touted as the long-lost works of domestic and international masters lay in ruins as the organizers finally halted the controversial auction yesterday after ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Farce in Florida over presidential race

Farce in Florida over presidential race SINGAPORE: The United States is supposed to be a nation of laws. The legislature makes them, the judiciary interprets them and the executive executes them.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta:

Where to go in Yogyakarta:Exhibitions* Indonesian graphic art exhibition, Bentara Budaya, Jl. Suroto 2(phone: 0274-560404), Nov 20-28, 2000, 09.00 to 13.00 and 17.00to 21.00.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Teguh Sakti denies losing rights in VDHI

Teguh Sakti denies losing rights in VDHI JAKARTA (JP): PT VDH Teguh Sakti denied on Friday claims by PT Jakarta Depot Satelit (JDS) that the company had lost voting rights on its shares in affiliate PT Van der Horst Indonesia (VDHI)VDHI president Edward S Soeryadjaya said that JDS's claims that ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Entering an era of political operas

Entering an era of political operasBy Rochman Achwan JAKARTA (JP): More than one year ago Abdurrahman Wahid, a modern ulema, an advocate of tolerance and a reformist, was democratically elected as Indonesia's fourth president. In the early weeks of his presidency, many voiced a sense of optimism.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Poor knowledge cost hemophiliacs lives

Poor knowledge cost hemophiliacs lives JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of hemophiliacs in Indonesia remain untreated and eventually die because knowledge of the disease among Indonesian people remains very poor, specialists in Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) revealed on Friday.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Egypt warns Israel not to go 'too far'

Egypt warns Israel not to go 'too far'By Michel Sailhan CAIRO (AFP): The withdrawal of Egypt's ambassador to Israel is a warning to the Jewish state not to go "too far" in its military crackdown on the Palestinians, diplomats and commentators said here Wednesday.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Rini Soewandi revs up Indonesian motorcycle industry

Rini Soewandi revs up Indonesian motorcycle industry JAKARTA (JP): Rini M.S. Soewandi, one of Indonesia's highest paid professional managers, has plunged some of her own money into a new motorcycle manufacturing start-up to challenge Japanese giants and cheap Chinese imports early next year.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Indonesia lags behind

Indonesia lags behind I am writing this letter in conjunction with my article Time to ponder over mathematics teaching (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 18, 2000).In particular, I would like to discuss the data I obtained recently from http://www.ams.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Police seize weapons from protesters at DPR

Police seize weapons from protesters at DPR JAKARTA (JP): Police began collecting sharp weapons on Friday from demonstrators for and against President Abdurrahman Wahid aiming to enter the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Political back-stabbing hits Putin court amid shakeup rumors

Political back-stabbing hits Putin court amid shakeup rumorsBy Dmitry Zaks MOSCOW (AFP): The seemingly inevitable war between competing clans in President Vladimir Putin's oddly balanced government broke out in the open Thursday amid mutual charges of tax evasion and corruption.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/'Halt the case against Sjahril'

'Halt the case against Sjahril' JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer representing suspended Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin in the Bank Bali scandal said on Friday that prosecution should be halted since other defendants in the case had been declared not guilty by a district court.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Regional autonomy untimely, says Australian expert

Regional autonomy untimely, says Australian expert JAKARTA (JP): The implementation of regional autonomy next January is premature as most regions are not self-supportive yet, an Australian expert in public policy said"Although the central government will retain full authority in defense, ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Yogie questioned over July 27 incident

Yogie questioned over July 27 incident JAKARTA (JP): Former home affairs minister Moch. Yogie S.M. was grilled for about seven hours on Friday by a joint military- police team over the violent takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on July 27, 1996.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Bogor holds street art show

Bogor holds street art show BOGOR (JP): Around 1,000 traditional artists of various galleries in Bogor staged a rare street event called Helaran on Thursday.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/ESCAP considers other energy sources

ESCAP considers other energy sources NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) regional meeting was officially closed on Friday night with the endorsement of the Bali Declaration on Asia Pacific Perspective on Energy for Sustainable Development.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Landslide stops train

Landslide stops train BANDUNG: The economy-class Sawunggalih train from Kutoarjo in Central Java to Bandung was brought to a stop in Ciamis on Friday after being struck by stones and soil from a collapsing hill adjacent to the track.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Smarter, more efficient household appliances

Smarter, more efficient household appliancesBy Zatni Arbi Each time Didi returned from abroad, he would have been away from his family and from Indonesia for at least eight months at a time. He worked on a cruise ship, and his contract sometimes lasted up to a whole year.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Choosing, caring for appliances

Choosing, caring for appliances A researcher and a housewife, is thankful for her modern electronic home appliances. "Home appliances are very helpful for me and my maid's work," said Rita Santoso, a mother of two children.Rita's housemaid only works in mornings.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Activists protest violence against women

Activists protest violence against women JAKARTA (JP): Some 150 protesters, mostly from the Women's Coalition Against Violence, took to the streets on Friday to protest violence against women. The protest coincided with the International Day of Anti-Violence Against Women, which falls on Nov. 24.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Donation to prevent school dropouts

Donation to prevent school dropouts BOGOR (JP): The Bogor administration donated on Thursday Rp 60,000 in scholarship funds each for 720 poor elementary school children, including those in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Islamic elementary schools, considered most likely to become dropouts.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Hollow Man 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Run Lola Run 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Million Dollar Hotel 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bedazzled 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Boiler Room ...

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Diagram II

Diagram II Thank you for publishing my article on the KPU in the Nov. 18, 2000, edition of your paper. However, I would like to make a correction to Diagram II.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/New law passed through Diet: Great step forward in politics

New law passed through Diet: Great step forward in politics TOKYO: "A Diet member shall maintain probity in official duties and must not perform any acts that may incite doubts over their rectitude" -- so reads Article 1 of the conduct code that Diet members are supposed to abide by.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Exploring the world of sculpture

Exploring the world of sculptureBy Bambang Trisno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Eclecticism is an art style which freely adopts choices by combining several styles without limiting trends, culture or periods of time.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Purworejo people refuse resettlement

Purworejo people refuse resettlement YOGYAKARTA: Opposing official suggestions, most people living in landslide-hit districts in Purworejo regency expressed their reluctance to be resettled, a geologist said on Friday.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Waiting for firm action from govt

Waiting for firm action from govt Nobody can deny our beloved country at this moment is going through a very difficult time, politically, economically and security-wise.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Rupiah Rates Nov. 24

Rupiah Rates Nov. 24 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,958.00 9,958.00 9,411.00 9,505.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Bandung dancers revive Wayang Wong Priangan drama

Bandung dancers revive Wayang Wong Priangan dramaBy Matdon BANDUNG (JP): When the Bandung-based Indonesian Arts Academy (STSI)'s dance studio staged the traditional dance drama Wayang Wong Priangan last Saturday, people might have supposed that it was adapted from a similar Javanese dance.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Appeals Court reduces Agus Isrok's sentence

Appeals Court reduces Agus Isrok's sentence JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Military Appeals Court has reduced the sentence handed down by a lower court in the drug case involving Second Lt. Agus Isrok, the son of former Army Chief of Staff Gen. (ret.) Subagyo Hadisiswoyo.

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Sat, 25 Nov 2000

JP/Ask Gus Dur about Tommy: Titiek

Ask Gus Dur about Tommy: Titiek JAKARTA (JP): Siti Hediati Hariyadi "Titiek" Prabowo became the latest child of former president Soeharto to have been grilled by the police over the whereabouts of her fugitive sibling Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra on Friday.

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