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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/City Council withholds approval of bylaw draft

City Council withholds approval of bylaw draft JAKARTA (JP): After a heated debate, the City Council postponed the enactment of a city bylaw on the establishment of subdistrict councils following a vote during a plenary meeting on Friday evening.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/What a performance! Challenging nights at TUK

What a performance! Challenging nights at TUKBy Rudy Madanir JAKARTA (JP); When the master of ceremonies welcomed Chinese artist Ma Liu Ming to perform before a packed crowd at Teater Utan Kayu, the organizer of the Jakarta International Performance Arts Festival (JIPAF) distributed small pieces ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Government supports Benjamin

Government supports Benjamin JAKARTA (JP): Support mounted for noted retired judge Benjamin Mangkoedilaga to join the Supreme Court after the government officially named him a candidate on Friday to fill one of 10 vacant Supreme Court justice seats.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/IBRA restructures bad loans

IBRA restructures bad loans JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is in the final stages of completing the restructuring of some Rp 14.4 trillion (about US$1.8 billion) worth of bad bank loans under its control.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Pulp producers' ratings upgrade

Pulp producers' ratings upgrade JAKARTA (JP): Local rating agency PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo) has upgraded the rating of rupiah bonds issued by three local pulp and paper producers from idA minus to idA.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Why Kissinger?

Why Kissinger? Referring to the article in New York Herald Tribune, on Feb. 29, 2000 entitled "Kissinger appointed as aide", I can only conclude that Indonesia has fallen into the hands of a "lunatic". I have voiced this warning since 1999.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/HIH enters RI market

HIH enters RI market JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Australian company HIH Insurance Group has entered the Indonesian insurance market through joint venture company PT Asuransi Hastin FAI.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Augusto Pinochet's health

Augusto Pinochet's health We were expecting a senile and impotent old man returning discreetly and even shamefully to his country. The former dictator was declared not fit to stand trial by British doctors who examined him. He seemed condemned to his wheelchair.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Counterfeit money getting harder to trace: Official

Counterfeit money getting harder to trace: Official JAKARTA (JP): As the technology for printing valuable papers is no longer the monopoly of the state money printing company Perum Peruri, people will find it difficult to tell whether their money is original or counterfeit, businesspeople in the ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Foreign investors continue to ignore RI

Foreign investors continue to ignore RI JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's risk premium has changed significantly over the past two years but the country has yet to regain the interests of large international investment houses, a senior official from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/TNI asked to help prevent E. Timor border skirmishes

TNI asked to help prevent E. Timor border skirmishes JAKARTA (JP): The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), Lt. Gen. Jaime de los Santos, is calling on the Indonesian Military (TNI) to help prevent cross-border attacks into East Timor.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Buon Ma Thuot celebrates communist victory

Buon Ma Thuot celebrates communist victoryBy Paul Alexander BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP): With the type of pomp rarely seen in such a reserved country, Vietnam raised the flag Friday and marked a surprise communist victory 25 years ago that proved to be a turning point in the war against U.S.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Two protected Betawi houses in poor state

Two protected Betawi houses in poor stateBy Ida Indawati Khouw While experts and scholars debate the history of Betawi and the role of Betawians in the early days of old Batavia, some Betawians continue to push for somebody with Betawi blood to become governor of Jakarta.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Police hot on trail of fast-acting robbers

Police hot on trail of fast-acting robbers BOGOR (JP): Police detectives in Bogor are pursuing a group of five men armed with toy guns and sickles who managed to rob two houses within a period of less than 30 minutes on Thursday evening.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Chinese govt still controls economy

Chinese govt still controls economyBy Robert J. Saiget BEIJING (AFP): China's government still acts and thinks as though it is running a planned economy despite 20 years of reforms and must roll back its instinct to intervene, prominent Chinese economists say.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Police raid gambling dens

Police raid gambling dens MEDAN, North Sumatra: Local police have confiscated millions of rupiahs and arrested 80 alleged operators and gamblers during a two day crackdown here, an officer said on Friday.Detective chief of the provincial police Capt.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Team set to present E. Timor findings

Team set to present E. Timor findings JAKARTA (JP): A special team from the Attorney General's Office will hand over its preliminary report on last year's mayhem in East Timor to Attorney General Marzuki Darusman on Monday.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Save hidden treasures of the sea, Akbar says

Save hidden treasures of the sea, Akbar says JAKARTA (JP): The country needs to issue a new maritime law and regulation protecting its marine archaeological property from plundering, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Friday.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Legal protection for the slaves

Legal protection for the slaves Minister of Manpower Bomer Pasaribu's statement (The Jakarta Post, March 7, 2000) that "...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Dance lovers promised 'Paradise' next week

Dance lovers promised 'Paradise' next week JAKARTA (JP): Joy, happiness and rapture are the nuances of Paradise, a contemporary French dance which will be performed here at Teater Tanah Airku on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/One arrested in machete attack on deputy speaker

One arrested in machete attack on deputy speaker JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Mobile Detectives (Resmob) arrested on Thursday night a suspect in last Sunday's attempted murder of National Awakening Party Chairman Matori Abdul Djalil.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Kartini's claim of rape could win her reprieve from death row

Kartini's claim of rape could win her reprieve from death row JAKARTA (JP): Hopes are high that Indonesian maid Kartini bin Karim will avoid the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for adultery as she has testified that she was raped, director general for labor placement Din ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Kosovars in strong position vis-a-vis Kfor

Kosovars in strong position vis-a-vis KforBy Edith Kohn BERLIN (DPA): With every day that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and United Nations peacekeepers spend in Kosovo, it becomes more apparent that their intervention a year ago was a mistake.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/New Press Council members elected

New Press Council members elected JAKARTA (JP): A nine-member National Press Council has been established with an urgent mission to handle public complaints, improve the national press' professionalism and uphold democracy, said an elect council member.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Turks seek to win Father State's trust

Turks seek to win Father State's trustBy Ralph Boulton ANKARA (Reuters): Can the Turkish people win the trust of a Father State that holds them still so tightly by the hand?The answer to this somewhat paradoxical question could yet decide Turkey's place in modern European democracy.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Deutsche Bank forces rivals to choose

Deutsche Bank forces rivals to chooseBy David Clarke PARIS (Reuters): Deutsche Bank AG's takeover of Dresdner Bank to form the world's largest bank will force top banks in other European countries to decide which way they want to go when Europe's banking borders fall.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Trio of Oscar hopefuls arrive here

Trio of Oscar hopefuls arrive here JAKARTA (JP): Two new films show that prison and suburban life have something in common: they both can be hell. Meanwhile, a digital mousy drawing is also taking over cineplexes.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Pedicab drivers demand new jobs

Pedicab drivers demand new jobs JAKARTA (JP): Drivers of becak (pedicabs) in Central Jakarta questioned officials on Friday about alternative jobs which the city administration promised would improve their welfare.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Miners told to build roads

Miners told to build roads JAKARTA (JP): South Kalimantan legislators have called on the local government to maintain a ruling which bans coal producers from using public roads to transport coal.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/The trade in personal information

The trade in personal information In this interconnected, Internet world, information flows freely along the superhighway. Taken together with the growth in e-commerce, this information explosion has perhaps made Americans less wary of revealing personal information.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Angelique, Dea to meet in final

Angelique, Dea to meet in final JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Angelique Widjaja beat Japan's Kumiko Iijima 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to set up an all-Indonesian final against Dea Sumantri in the girl's singles of the Indonesia Gas Negara International Junior tennis championship here on Saturday.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/KONI hails Mahadi's fund-raising idea

KONI hails Mahadi's fund-raising idea JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) deputy chairman Indra Djati Sidi welcomed State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela's idea to raise funds for sports development through an excise tax on cigarettes.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Gapki wants government to drop export tax on CPO

Gapki wants government to drop export tax on CPO JAKARTA (JP): Palm oil producers have called on the government to erase the 10 percent export tax on the commodity, saying that a slowdown in sales has led to a massive stock buildup.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Bambang not in Bank Surya

Bambang not in Bank Surya JAKARTA (JP): Bambang Sutrisno was no longer vice chief commissioner of the now defunct Bank Surya when the bank received emergency liquidity credit from Bank Indonesia in January, 1998, Bambang's lawyer Sudjono stated here on Friday.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Judiciary system untouched by political reform

Judiciary system untouched by political reform The controversial decision by a Jakarta district court earlier this week to free a suspect linked to a major corruption case has angered many legal observers. Corporate lawyer T.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Haze turns day into night in Sumatra island

Haze turns day into night in Sumatra island JAKARTA (JP): Thick haze from forest fires shrouded several towns in Sumatra on Friday, keeping Pekanbaru, Riau, mostly in the dark during daylight hours.By 9 a.m.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Halmahera tense after riots

Halmahera tense after riots AMBON, Maluku (JP): Tension prevailed on Friday in Halmahera in North Maluku following a series of communal clashes earlier in the week that left at least 30 people dead and dozens injured.Chief of Pattimura Military Command overseeing Maluku Brig. Gen.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 10, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Aceh boosts CPO production

Aceh boosts CPO production JAKARTA (JP): The province of Aceh expects to become one of the country's major crude palm oil (CPO) producers within the next few years, given the sharp increase in the size of its oil palm plantations.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 9:00 Music 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, March 11, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, March 11, 2000)Hollywood KC The Hurricane 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Life is Beautiful 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Wings of the Dove 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Stuart Little 14:30 17:15 21:00 ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Freeport and the environment

Freeport and the environment In his letter (The Jakarta Post, March 7, 2000 Not a catastrophe), Mr. Bruce E. Marsh sounds like a nice and sincere person.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/President approves Papuan Congress

President approves Papuan Congress JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: President Abdurrahman Wahid has no objections to next month's planned Papua Congress, the congress organizers said on Friday.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/BI to transfer Texmaco loans to IBRA

BI to transfer Texmaco loans to IBRA JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday that Texmaco Group's bad loans owed to the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) would be "immediately" transferred to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Indonesia will settle OPIC's claim: Sukardi

Indonesia will settle OPIC's claim: Sukardi JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Development Laksamana Sukardi said on Friday that Indonesia would negotiate with the American government or the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Burning forests

Burning forests One might have thought that three years after the calamitous forest and plantation fires that ravaged large tracts of productive forest and plantation lands in Sumatra and Kalimantan, some kind of effective mechanism could have been put in place to control what are, after all, ...
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March 11, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March 11, 2000Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Pameraya 2000 by H. Widayat at the National Gallery, Central Jakarta, until March 31. * Painting Exhibition: Generasiku Harapanku by Trubus S, Kartono Y, Wakidi, Sudarso, Ad Pirous Dullah, etc.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Suspected chicken thief lynched

Suspected chicken thief lynched BOGOR (JP): Obin bin Rida, 36, from Cikeas village, Gunung Putri, was lynched by local residents early on Friday morning after being caught red-handed stealing three chickens belonging to a neighbor, a Gunung Putri Police officer said on Friday.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Compulsory school scheme tests Singapore's racial harmony

Compulsory school scheme tests Singapore's racial harmonyBy Endy M. Bayuni SINGAPORE (JP): Each year, some 500 Singaporean children are enrolled at madrasah, the Islamic religious schools, by Muslim parents who choose to opt out of the free education system managed by the government.
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000

JP/Marzuki to appeal ruling on Djoko

Marzuki to appeal ruling on Djoko JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Friday his office would file an appeal with the Jakarta High Court over the South Jakarta District Court's recent decision to drop the indictment of Djoko S. Tjandra, a suspect in the Rp 546 billion (US$73.
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