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Searching for all articles published on 2000-02-21 ...
43 articles.
Mon, 21 Feb 2000

WB chief awards local education team JAKARTA (JP): The education team of Indonesia's social safety net program has been given a special honor by the World Bank for its work in keeping four million students in school.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Aceh's horror continues as mass grave discovered BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Horror and tension again reigned here over the weekend when three suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight with police in North Aceh, while in Central Aceh the stench of rotting bodies led residents to a hidden mass grave.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Rumored Cabinet reshuffle feared to hit stock market JAKARTA (JP): Unconfirmed reports of more reshuffling in the Cabinet will likely continue to cause jitters to investors on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) this week, securities analysts said.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Man chokes on live fish PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A man named Marjono, 34, a resident of Pesantren village, died after accidentally swallowing a live Gabus fish which wiggled and got stuck in his throat.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

'Adobe' tries to take on 'QuarkXpress' with 'InDesign'By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): First there was Xerox Ventura Publisher. Then there was Aldus PageMaker. Both were godsends to page layout professionals and desktop publishers back in late 1980s, when a 386 PC was still rare.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Apartment prospects rely on expatriates JAKARTA (JP): Future demand for apartments in Jakarta depends on the return of expatriates in response to the expected influx of foreign investment, a property consultant says.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Truth commission considered crucial JAKARTA (JP): A truth commission is a crucial complement to criminal prosecution as the former is "less expensive" and better able to address thousands of cases of past human rights violations, experts say.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Glodok market's reconstruction to cost $6.94m, says official JAKARTA (JP): City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya has pledged to rebuild Glodok market in Chinatown, West Jakarta, at a cost of Rp 50 billion (US$6.94 million), an official says.The market was destroyed in the May 1998 riots.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Indonesia, S. Korea, Japan go to Uber Cup finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's women shuttlers will join South Korea and Japan in the Uber Cup finals in Kuala Lumpur in May, after defeating Hong Kong 3-1 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Wolfensohn promotes WB's new development policy BANDUNG (JP): Some 100 demonstrators who delayed World Bank president James D.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Golkar welcomes return of defectors JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung said he would welcome the return of politicians who last year deserted the party if they wished to again work for Golkar.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Vatican on Pinochet It was with a strange feeling I read that the foreign minister of the Vatican announced that it was of the opinion that former Chilean dictator Pinochet should be allowed to go home from England, based on humanitarian reasons.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Amdal on Freeport examined MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): State Minister of Environment Sonny Keraf said his office would audit, and perhaps redo, the environmental impact analysis (Amdal) of copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia as the analysis report contained several ...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Developing SMEs in digital eraBy Daniel Kingsley This is the first of two articles on advancing small and medium enterprises.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Andi believes fellow activists already dead JAKARTA (JP): Political activist Andi Arief has attracted public attention by announcing that he no longer believes 14 fellow activists who disappeared in 1998 are still alive."I am sure that they died a long time ago.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Yayuk and Irawati partner to win Circuit-1 women's doubles final JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki and Irawati Moerid Iskandar shone in the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit-1 doubles final, winning the title with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Choi Young-ja and Kim Eun-sok of South Korea at the Kemayoran ...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

No internal feud in PDI-P: Theo Syafe'i JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) deputy chairman Theo Syafe'i discounted talk of a rift in the party, and said the emergence of alternative candidates to Megawati Soekarnoputri for party chief was welcomed.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Loggers threaten to stop operation in East Kalimantan JAKARTA (JP): Seventy-seven loggers in East Kalimantan have threatened to close down their operation in response to continued conflicts with local communities, a loggers' association executive said.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Confidence key to Indonesia's recovery: WB JAKARTA (JP): World Bank president James Wolfensohn said here on Sunday that Indonesia's economic recovery was underway but social issues and politics remained a factor affecting confidence.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

City unveils plan to beautify its parks JAKARTA (JP): The City Park Agency announced last Thursday an ambitious beautification project for 2000 fiscal year at a cost of Rp 11.9 billion (US$1.65 million). In comparison, the city administration spent Rp 2.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Two strangled to death JAKARTA (JP): Taman Sari Police are investigating the murder of two family members living at Jl. Badila No. 2, Taman Sari subdistrict, West Jakarta, on Sunday morning.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Megawati supporters gather in Temanggung TEMANGGUNG, Central Java: About 10,000 supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) gathered here on Saturday afternoon to express support for Megawati Soekarnoputri's reelection as party chief.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 10:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Calm returns to Soekarno-Hatta toll road TANGERANG (JP): An uneasy calm returned to the toll road leading to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday, after an overnight incident in which thousands of locals staged a protest along the road.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Police to probe source of Haryogi's rifle BANDUNG (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Saturday that the National Police were planning to reinvestigate the source of an AK-47 automatic rifle reportedly found in the possession of Haryogi Maulana.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Fly your kite and see your prayers answeredBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): People play all kinds of games all the time, from boxing each other to kicking ball, but what makes Peggy happiest is pulling strings.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Shaman questioned over sex scam CILACAP, Central Java (JP): At least 35 women in the Cilacap area have been swindled out of millions of rupiah and duped into having sexual relations with a shaman who claimed to able to make them more attractive.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: The Bone Collector 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 13th Warrior 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 She's All That 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Stigmata 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Life is Beautiful ...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

South China Sea I would like to thank Mr. Sia Ka Mou's comments on my recent article (Making sense of Beijing's conduct in the S. China Sea, published on Feb. 3, 2000).I am very aware of China's stern actions against non-Chinese pirates recently.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Subagyo denies meddling in son's investigation JAKARTA (JP): Former Army chief Gen. Subagyo said on Sunday that he had never interfered with the investigation into the alleged involvement of his son, Second Lt.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Gus Dur's Cabinet Speculations that President Abdurrahman Wahid is about to revamp his Cabinet have persisted this past week. So strong are the rumors that one suspects some of them have actually been planted to generate public pressure on Gus Dur to remove certain members of the Cabinet.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Police seize four alleged smuggled luxury cars JAKARTA (JP): City traffic police chief Col. Nyoman Sukesna said his officers confiscated three Mercedes and a Land Cruiser from the residence of a prominent figure on Jl. Barito, Kebayoran Baru, in South Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Direct vote suggested for local officials JAKARTA (JP): A law observer suggested on Friday that the government introduce a direct voting system in the election for local officials such as regents, mayors and governors to prevent the practice of money politics.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Maluku to dump weapons into sea AMBON, Maluku: Provincial military and police chiefs are slated on Monday morning to dump into the sea some 4,000 confiscated weapons seized during security raids in restive Maluku in the past couple of months.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Instalation Exhibition: Pangaradeon Ni Oroan (Persiapan Pengantin Perempuan, by Altje Ully Panjaitan, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), Feb. 17 to March 17.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Investors in Batam 'unshaken by unrest' BATAM (JP): The head of the Batam Island Authority, Ismeth Abdullah, said over the weekend foreign investors remained confident in Batam despite recent violence targeting foreign investments on neighboring Bintan.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Dutch officials aghast at damages JAKARTA (JP): Damages at several Jakarta's old and protected buildings have stunned a group of visiting Dutch government officials, who are here for a week-long orientation on heritage.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Axis chiefs skip Muslim gathering JAKARTA (JP): Tens of thousands of supporters of Muslim-based political parties attended an "axis force" gathering at Senayan Sports Stadium in Central Jakarta on Sunday to call for Muslim unity.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Dress up and enter the Year of the DragonBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): The dragon is not always scary despite its sharp claws and fire breath. It can also be flirtatious and an inspiration for three Jakartan designers.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Robbers fled with Rp 120 million BOGOR (JP): Ciawi Police subprecinct detectives are looking for clues left by 10 armed men who stole furniture, two cars and petty cash all worth Rp 120 million (US$16,000) from a house in Muara Jaya village of Caringin, early on Sunday morning.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Letter to Gus Dur and Megawati Although I am an old soldier and veteran of Indonesia's War of Independence (1945-1949), I cannot consider myself an expert in Indonesian politics.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Bank Mandiri chief vows to go ahead with planned IPO BATAM (JP): The president of giant state Bank Mandiri, Robby Djohan, vowed to press ahead with plans to offer between 25 percent and 30 percent of the bank's shares through an initial public offering (IPO) in October.
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000

Central Java urged to drop bid to host PON SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java legislative council urged the provincial administration not to continue its efforts to host the 16th National Games (PON) after losing to South Sumatra in last week's bidding for the Games.
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