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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/BKSN merged with health ministry

BKSN merged with health ministry JAKARTA (JP): The National Social Welfare Board (BKSN) was officially integrated into the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare during a modest ceremony here on Friday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Big hotels busy with packages for Ramadhan

Big hotels busy with packages for Ramadhan JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to entice Muslim families and travelers, several big hotels have started offering attractive promotional packages for Ramadhan ahead of the Muslim fasting month that began this Monday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Taufik hopes his ban brings changes in PBSI

Taufik hopes his ban brings changes in PBSI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian world number one men's singles shuttler Taufik Hidayat finally broke his silence about the two- match ban from the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) last week, hoping his punishment would change conditions at PBSI ...
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Learn to be ashamed

Learn to be ashamed Recently there has been the impression that the House of Representatives (DPR) has put into practice the reform message. Once it was only a type of "yes-man" institution, justifying all the government policies.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Source of terror is 'from state, not rebels'

Source of terror is 'from state, not rebels' JAKARTA (JP): Human rights violations by security officers is a source of terror in the restive province of Aceh, rather than separatist rebels who the government tends to blame for all the trouble, a rights advocate said on Saturday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Placism vs tolerance

Placism vs tolerance Muslims will observe Ramadhan (the fasting month) beginning on Monday. There are pros and cons as to whether nightclubs and other nightspots shall be opened during this holy month. The most significant word occurring in the said polemic is "tolerance".
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Abdurrahman speaks about non-interference

Abdurrahman speaks about non-interferenceBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat BATAM, Riau (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, addressing the inaugural ASEAN People's Assembly, lauded the application of the principle of non-interference in the region.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/More on nightspots

More on nightspots There is much substance in M. Ikhsan's letter on "closing the nightspots during Ramadhan" (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 24, 2000).I'm inclined to agree with his comments stating that the music does not disturb residents, that the music is controlled inside the premises.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Corruption, a cultural indicator

Corruption, a cultural indicator This is the first of two articles on corruption by Ignas Kleden, a sociologist and the director of the Go-East Institute in Jakarta, which focuses on East Indonesian affairs. He is also a consultant with the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Watch.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Separate Riau province demanded

Separate Riau province demanded YOGYAKARTA: Some 50 people claiming to represent the inhabitants of the Riau islands rallied at a roundabout in front of the state Gadjah Mada University here on Saturday to urge the government to establish a separate province for the archipelago.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Banking sector offers highest paying jobs: Survey

Banking sector offers highest paying jobs: Survey JAKARTA (JP): Executives in the banking sector, particularly in foreign banks, are the highest paid professionals in Indonesia, with an annual income of up to Rp 350 million (about US$37,235 at the exchange current rate), according to the ...
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/House, government strike deal on Aceh status

House, government strike deal on Aceh status JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives and the government agreed on Sunday to continue with dialogs, instead of declaring a civil emergency status, in attempting to solve the complicated situation in the troubled province of Aceh.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Learn to say the right things with Business English

Learn to say the right things with Business EnglishBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): That mastery of the English language is important is no secret. English is the de facto lingua franca.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Music concert for students

Music concert for students JAKARTA (JP): In an effort to reduce student brawls in the capital, the Jakarta Student-Youth Solidarity (SPPJ) held a concert with a theme of "stop student brawls" on Saturday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Government told to refocus on education trilogy

Government told to refocus on education trilogy JAKARTA (JP): The celebration of National Teacher's Day and the 55th anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) on Saturday was marked with a call to refocus on the teaching of the big three of morals, science and technology and reading.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/FPI vandalism and terror strike Depok

FPI vandalism and terror strike Depok JAKARTA (JP): Armed with long wooden sticks and attired in their green and white outfits, dozens of members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) perpetrated more acts of vandalism on Sunday by attacking several restaurants, cafes and small street kiosks, ...
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Landslides, floods kill 49 in West Sumatra

Landslides, floods kill 49 in West Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Massive floods and landslides resulting from days of torrential rain and storms in West Sumatra have claimed at least 49 lives with dozens of others reported missing and feared dead.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/One person dead in renewed violence in troubled Maluku

One person dead in renewed violence in troubled Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): Renewed shooting and bomb attacks by armed raiders broke out in Uraur village, Kairatu district, Central Maluku on Saturday, claiming one life and injuring another, an official said on Sunday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Men burn motorcycles

Men burn motorcycles JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police detectives are looking for 10 men in connection with the burning of three motorcycles in the parking lot of the Bunaken Ria Cafe on Jl. Enggano in Tanjung Priok district in the early hours of Sunday."The men were drinking till after midnight.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Workers sick due to food poisoning

Workers sick due to food poisoning SEMARANG: Around 140 workers of the PT Cerah Garmen textile company in Ungaran south of here were rushed to a local hospital for food poisoning after eating contaminated food on Saturday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Heroin the trend among Indonesian addicts

Heroin the trend among Indonesian addicts JAKARTA (JP): Heroin appears to have been the drug of choice for Indonesian youths over the past three years, an expert said on Saturday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/One killed in Bali dispute

One killed in Bali dispute DENPASAR, Bali: A dispute between rival groups at Ubung bus terminal on Sunday left one dead and a police officer severely injured.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Inmate killed in prison

Inmate killed in prison JAKARTA (JP): A 26-year-old convict at Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta was killed on Friday by a fellow convict.A police report disclosed on Sunday that Irfan, convicted for theft, died from head wounds.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/RSCM strives to provide better services for public

RSCM strives to provide better services for public JAKARTA (JP): The director of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital said on Saturday that the financially stricken hospital would become a state-owned company next year, meaning that it would get greater autonomy to manage it financial affairs.
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Mon, 27 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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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/BEI disappointed by lack of government's support

BEI disappointed by lack of government's support JAKARTA (JP): Bank Export Indonesia has complained about a lack of government support in transforming the bank into an independent export credit agency.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Ramadhan fasting month starts Monday: Government

Ramadhan fasting month starts Monday: Government JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Sunday that the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan this year will begin on Monday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/The risks and rewards of being a tiger trainer

The risks and rewards of being a tiger trainerBy Bambang M YOGYAKARTA (JP): Suyadi, 30, and his wife have spent seven years in their caravan with their one-year-old baby, moving from one city to another.They are not gypsies.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/'Knowledge revolution' transforms the world

'Knowledge revolution' transforms the worldBy Hilman Adil JAKARTA (JP): In foreign policy, the primary task of the policymaker is to articulate the country's external interests and order them in some scheme of relative importance.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Setback for free trade

Setback for free trade At a time when the currencies of several core members of the Association of Southeast Nations are falling close to crisis level, their stock markets plummeting and economic recovery remaining fragile, one naturally would have expected that the 2000 ASEAN informal summit in ...
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/House drops two candidates for Supreme Court

House drops two candidates for Supreme Court JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives has dropped Usman Karim and Valerine J.L. Kierkhoff from the list of candidates for chief justice and deputy chief justice, respectively, over an administrative technicality, an official said on Saturday.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000

JP/Govt to consult with BI before launching higher rate bonds

Govt to consult with BI before launching higher rate bonds JAKARTA (JP): The government must consult with Bank Indonesia before allowing banks to exchange part of their fixed-rate recapitalization bonds with new bonds carrying a higher coupon rate, the director general of financial institutions, ...
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