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Searching for all articles published on 2000-12-18 ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Papua rights activist questioned JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Irian Jaya office of the Institute for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (ELSHAM), Johanes G. Bonay, was questioned at the Jayapura Police station on Saturday for allegedly slandering the police.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Onyx urn largest in the world TANGERANG (JP): The 4.89 ton urn for the placing of joss- sticks in the Nimmala Buddhist Monastery, which recently won a certificate for its remarkable size from the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI), is now waiting for its name to be written up in the prestigious ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Indonesian media and the absence of peace The following is based on a presentation by The Jakarta Post journalist Santi Soekanto at a workshop on the role of the media in promoting peace, held in Manila from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6, and hosted by the Singapore-based Asian Media Information Centre.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Police arrest kidnapper of gambling king's grandson JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested one of four suspected kidnappers of deceased gambling boss Nyo Beng Seng's grandson on Thursday, an officer said over the weekend.Head of the city police's general crime investigation unit, Asst. Supt.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

McDonald's yet to decide on aid for SEAG contingent JAKARTA (JP): Fast food firm McDonald's Indonesia aims to help the Indonesian contingent in the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games but the company is still considering the mechanism to be employed.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Year-end fun, festivities at Jakarta hotels JAKARTA (JP): Star-rated hotels in the capital are again busy offering special room, food and entertainment packages to woo Jakartans and holidaymakers observing the upcoming Christmas, Idul Fitri and New Year's Eve festivities.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Yaspem foundation helps Maluku refugees, the poor JAKARTA (JP): Maria Mediatrix Mali, a resident of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, and director of the Society Development Foundation (Yaspem), dashes to a pig sty in nearby Kewapante village.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Government considering presidential decree on fuel price policy JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering to issue a presidential decree to require export oriented companies to buy fuel at international prices, according to a senior government official.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

New Order resurrection The specter of the New Order regime staging a political comeback has never been more horrifying than now with the House of Representatives' nominees for chief justice.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Astra Graphica divestment JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed information technology company PT Astra Graphica said it had completed the divestment of all of its non-ore business activitiesThe company said on Saturday it had sold its shoe-making business unit and its leather and garment business units ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

10 die ahead of Gus Dur's visit to Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): An ominous specter of violence looms ahead of President Abdurrahman Wahid's visit here on Tuesday, as at least 10 people died in separate incidents across the province over the weekend.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

SMUN 70 stages photo expo JAKARTA (JP): Students of state run senior high school SMUN 70 will launch on Monday an exhibition of their photographs at the Foto Cahya Gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Grinch 13:00 15:15 19:30 Kuch-Kuch Hota Hai 14:30 19:45 Charlie's Angels 13:00 15:15 19:30 The Replacements 13:45 16:00 20:15 Chicken Run 13:00 15:15 ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Demo to be held against workers' rights abuses JAKARTA (JP): Some 100 workers from West Java who used to work abroad are slated to gather at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on Monday in a rally to commemorate International Migrant Workers Solidarity Day and as part of the campaign against violence ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Thorny period in Indonesia-Singapore relations is over: MarzukiBy Budiman Moerdijat JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman, after a meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, said that the thorny period between the two countries which erupted ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Watch out, the gaze-tracking equipped computer is watching you!By Zatni Arbi ALMADEN, California (JP): "Try to fix your gaze on the opposite corner of the screen," said David Koons, an MIT Media Lab PhD, to Tony Waltham from Bangkok Post.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

PBVSI eyes gold at SEA Games SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Federation (PBVSI) is aiming to win two golds for the men's division and two silvers for the women's division at the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the PBVSI deputy chairman for athletes development Putut ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Government has no intention of negotiating in Aceh: Activist The signs are that the government has no plans to come to the table to seek a peaceful settlement on Aceh, sociologist Otto Syamsudin who is also the director of Cordova, a non-governmental organization focusing on human rights, told ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Consumers feel more confident about economy JAKARTA (JP): The consumer confidence index rose to 56.8 from 52.2 on the back of stronger confidence in the economy in the reporting month and its prospects in the coming six months.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Pawning business picks up for holidays JAKARTA (JP): Pawnshops in the capital are no longer dominated by visits from the poor, with many affluent figures, like businesspeople, celebrities and even children of former ministers, visiting the shops often to get loans by pawning their belongings.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

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, 18 Dec 2000

Ambonese are haunted by rumors of holiday riots AMBON, Maluku (JP): Ambonese are cautious as rumors have it that fresh interreligion conflicts will erupt during the Christmas and Idul Fitri holidays.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Ramadhan time for JakartaMonday Maghrib 6:07 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 4:02 a.m.Subuh 4:12 a.m.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Government issues new debt restructuring policy JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) has issued a new ruling that will provide the legal basis for creditors regarding concessions that can be granted to debtors in a bid to accelerate debt restructuring process.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Kamra seeks final verdict on their future JAKARTA (JP): Some 1,000 civilian guards of the People's Security (Kamra) from Central Java arrived in the capital on Sunday to seek the government's final decision on their fate as their period of service is due to end on Dec. 31.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Free SMS chatting for GSM phone usersBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Johny Adrian, an 18-year-old student, taps at the keypad of his silver-metallic cellular phone as he sits with friends at a shopping mall, sending text messages to other friends.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Trust is the crux of national integration Preserving patience, as the President urged last week, is not a realistic way to escape from the crisis, writes Mochtar Buchori. JAKARTA (JP): I felt quite appalled reading the report of President Abdurrahman Wahid's speech on Dec. 13.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo Exhibition: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Prima to play 15 tours abroad SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) Central Java chapter chairman Soekendro said on Saturday that the body supports its junior player Prima Simpatiaji to compete in 15 tournaments abroad.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Ethnic brawls in West Kalimantan still going on JAKARTA (JP): Brawls between Madurese migrants and locals in Kereng Pangi area, Katingan Hilir district, Kotawaringin regency, Central Kalimantan, continued on Sunday as four buses were set on fire.The buses of P.O.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Top NU ulemas still support Abdurrahman MALANG, East Java (JP): Top ulemas of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) are said to still support President Abdurrahman Wahid despite being critical of his leadership, NU chairman Hasyim Muzadi has said.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Dubious nature of YLKAI It was interesting for Manulife to receive a public letter from the Foundation of Indonesian Insurance Consumers (YLKAI), an organization which claims to represent the interest of insurance consumers in Indonesia, but which Manulife is aware of being run by lawyers ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Light moment for 6,000 orphans JAKARTA (JP): The McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants provided meals for more than 6,000 orphans at a breaking of the fast gathering at the Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium, Central Jakarta on Sunday.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Cellular operators spend $800m to expand networks JAKARTA (JP): The country's seven cellular operators have invested more than US$800 million this year to expand their networks, the Association of Indonesian Cellular Operators (ATSI) said on Saturday.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

E. Java pawn business booming JEMBER, East Java (JP): Local pawn offices here have been allocated an additional Rp 2 billion (US$210,526) to anticipate a jump in the number of people pawning their belongings to raise money for the holiday season.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Tickets to Java all sold out BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan (JP): Thousands of migrants from Java living here may have to postpone their plans to go home for the coming holidays as tickets for pre-Christmas departures to Jakarta and Surabaya through Sepinggan Airport and Semayang Port here were all ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Some tips on buying a portable MP3 player It started with the creation of the MPEG standard, the one used to squeeze video and movies onto a disc the size of the compact disc (CD). The audio part of the recording was called MPEG-1, Layer 3, later popularly known as MP3.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Heavy rain to come through January JAKARTA (JP): Heavy seasonal rains will continue to affect most areas of Indonesia except for Java where only light sporadic rain will fall from overcast skies, an official said.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Governor to raise minimum wage SEMARANG: Governor Mardiyanto said on Saturday he would bow to demands to increase the 2001 minimum monthly salary of workers in the province from the earlier decreed Rp 234,000.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Mob loots hard liquor from stores PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A mob of some 100 people calling themselves the Wangon District Ukhuwah Muslim Group raided dozens of stores and kiosks in the district late Saturday, and seized thousands of bottles of liquor."What they did was illegal.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Police destroy liquor, firecrackers BANDUNG: About 43,000 bottles of liquor and 433,000 firecrackers seized during a recent police operation were destroyed here on Saturday.Bandung Police chief Supt.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

People in Kudus live in religious harmonyBy Wahyuni Kamah KUDUS, Central Java (JP): After a bit of bargaining, a pedicab driver finally agreed to take me to Kudus Tower from the town square for Rp 4,000.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Committees for property rights bids JAKARTA (JP): The government has set up two committees to examine appeals filed by applicants whose requests for patents and trademarks of their products have been rejected by the directorate general of intellectual property rights of the Ministry of Justice ...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000

Sheraton Surabaya raises aid funds SURABAYA: The Sheraton Surabaya Hotel Towers has raised over Rp 176 million as of November as part of a worldwide program to help children.
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