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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/IBRA hands over Rp 4.7 trillion in cash to govt

IBRA hands over Rp 4.7 trillion in cash to govt JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has transferred in cash to the government Rp 4.7 trillion out of about Rp 10.5 trillion raised by the agency since April last year.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Manulife expects 20% growth

Manulife expects 20% growth JAKARTA (JP): A subsidiary of a Canadian-listed life insurance company, PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia, expects a growth in new policy holders of between 20 percent and 30 percent over the next five years.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Shenny needs to reach best 5 in Asian C'ships

Shenny needs to reach best 5 in Asian C'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian women's diver Shenny Ratna Amelia is expected to reach the best five at the Asian Swimming Championships in Pusan, South Korea, late March as a warm-up for the Olympic Games in September.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Adaro picks 'Mincom' software

Adaro picks 'Mincom' software JAKARTA (JP): Coal mining company PT Adaro Indonesia has chosen Mincom's software, Minescape 4, for its mine planning system in its coal mine in South Kalimantan.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Snags in consumer protection law

Snags in consumer protection lawBy Destivano Wibowo JAKARTA (JP): The passing of Law No. 8/1999 on Consumer Protection, which will become effective on April 20, indicates the government's earnestness in protecting the rights of consumers to obtain and consume quality goods and/or services.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Aceh massacre trial delayed again

Aceh massacre trial delayed again BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): State Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad confirmed here on Friday that the trial of a massacre in West Aceh allegedly committed by soldiers has again been postponed another month.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Immigration office helps Australia keep out illegals

Immigration office helps Australia keep out illegals JAKARTA (JP): The Immigration Directorate General announced on Thursday that the office had so far prevented 291 foreigners from illegally entering Australia and had deported 114 of them.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Experts say three-in-one should stay on the roads

Experts say three-in-one should stay on the roads JAKARTA (JP): The city administration should cancel its plan to revoke the three-in-one traffic restriction zone policy as it would only create new problems for the city, experts said on Friday.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 03, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 04 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, 04 Mar 2000

JP/A futile course

A futile course It has been 10 years now since the sanctions on Iraq were imposed, and as yet, no end is in sight. The latest U.N. attempt to break the impasse was doomed to fail.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Golf training at Imperial Golf Club

Golf training at Imperial Golf Club JAKARTA (JP): If you are still green at playing golf, you can join the Saturday Clinic at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. at the 18-hole Imperial Golf Club at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang.The clinic offers golf training after a buffet lunch at La Terrazza in the clubhouse.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/PBSI hopes to serve up two titles in All England

PBSI hopes to serve up two titles in All England JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is holding out hope for its shuttlers to take the men's singles and doubles at the All England championships in Birmingham, England, next week.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Lack of transportation a bane for Jakarta Fairground

Lack of transportation a bane for Jakarta Fairground JAKARTA (JP): The frequent exhibitions and sociocultural events at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, have led to call for the city administration to consider establishing bus routes to and from the area.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Freeport told to donate 20% of shares for locals

Freeport told to donate 20% of shares for locals JAKARTA (JP): Outgoing Irian Jaya Governor Rear Adm.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Peace reigns in old Dutch cemeteries

Peace reigns in old Dutch cemeteriesBy Ida Indawati Khouw Jakartans bored with conventional recreational spots such as Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta may want to consider Dutch cemeteries as an alternative.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/No reprieve for finance ministry in illegal demolition lawsuit

No reprieve for finance ministry in illegal demolition lawsuit JAKARTA (JP): A senior city official overruled on Monday a proposal that the city administration not prosecute the finance ministry for its failure to prevent damages to the former Supreme Court building.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Local shipowners oppose Hutchison's takeover plans

Local shipowners oppose Hutchison's takeover plans JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Shipowners Association (INSA) has strongly opposed plans by Hongkong's Hutchison Port Holdings to purchase a 48 percent interest in PT Humpuss Terminal Petikemas (HTP), an operator of a container terminal at Jakarta's ...
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Govt should enact regional autonomy

Govt should enact regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The Association of the West Kalimantan Community in Jakarta (IKKB) warned the government to fully prepare for the implementation of regional autonomy otherwise it would only worsen the economic disparity in resource-rich provinces.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Love a splendored, spiteful thing at films

Love a splendored, spiteful thing at films JAKARTA (JP): A story of a mother who knows best and a daughter who knows better, and a forbidden love in films currently playing at local cinemas might amuse moviegoers this weekend.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/How to manage or mismanage state companies

How to manage or mismanage state companies Some say politicians would be able to practice what they preach if they controlled state firms, while others raise warnings of worse inefficiencies.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Bonit and Sulistyo cruise to Futures doubles semis

Bonit and Sulistyo cruise to Futures doubles semis JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's veteran pair of Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo made their way to the semifinals of the US$15,000 Indonesia Futures-2 at the Kemayoran Tennis Center in Central Jakarta on Friday.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Dengue outbreak kills five

Dengue outbreak kills five JEPARA, Central Java: At least five children have died from dengue fever here in February, while 15 others were hospitalized and reportedly in critical condition.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Bank Bali to decide rights issue plan this month

Bank Bali to decide rights issue plan this month JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Bali expects to hold an extraordinary meeting later this month to approve its rights issue plan.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/UGM to decide on alleged plagiarism

UGM to decide on alleged plagiarism YOGYAKARTA (JP): A Gadjah Mada University (UGM) team is to inquire into an alleged case of plagiarism involving a doctorate student, Ipong S. Azhar, and will complete its investigations on March 25.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Nigeria: The empire strikes back

Nigeria: The empire strikes backBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): What is the worst thing that could happen in Africa?Africa has so many disasters already, from the AIDS plague to the debt trap to the wars in both Congos, Sudan, Angola, Burundi, and the Horn of Africa, that it's hard to imagine how ...
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Legal nightmare ends as Pinochet flies home

Legal nightmare ends as Pinochet flies homeBy Jamie Wilson LONDON: Sighs of relief could be heard echoing down the corridors of power in London, Santiago and Madrid on Thursday as Augusto Pinochet took his final, faltering steps on British soil and boarded a Chilean airforce jet at the Royal Air ...
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Suspects arrested for gang rape

Suspects arrested for gang rape JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives have arrested two casual public minivan drivers suspected of raping a mute and nearly deaf girl, Chief Warrant Officer Purwani said on Friday.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Govt unaware of antipregnancy pill

Govt unaware of antipregnancy pill JAKARTA (JP): The government is unaware of the existence of pills which can effectively prevent pregnancy if they are taken within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Workers strike enters third day

Workers strike enters third day BOGOR (JP): Some 5,000 factory workers from three different companies in Cileungsi here continued on Friday with wage-related strikes and protests for the third consecutive day.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/U.S. wants trial over E. Timor mayhem

U.S. wants trial over E. Timor mayhem JAKARTA (JP): The United States warned on Friday that military cooperation between Washington and Jakarta would only be restored if those responsible for atrocities in East Timor last year were brought to justice.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Handheld PC lost at hotel

Handheld PC lost at hotel I work for an American company. On Tuesday, Feb. 29, my colleague and I were sitting in front of the Bogor restaurant at Borobudur Hotel from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Afterward, I headed to the parking lot at the back of the hotel and stopped at the toilet for a minute.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, March 4, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, March 4, 2000)Hollywood KCThree Kings 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Life is Beautiful 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Anywhere But Here 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Enemy Of My Enemy 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Cemex to become majority shareholder in Semen Gresik

Cemex to become majority shareholder in Semen Gresik JAKARTA (JP): The government tentatively agreed to a proposal by Mexico's Cemex SA de CV to increase its stake to become the majority shareholder in state-owned cementmaker PT Semen Gresik.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Sutiyoso proposes 11.11% decrease in new budget

Sutiyoso proposes 11.11% decrease in new budget JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso submitted to the City Council on Friday a draft city budget for the 2000 fiscal year worth Rp 3.295 trillion (US$438.6 million), an 11.11 percent decrease on the current budget of Rp 3.69 billion.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/RI forex reserves rise

RI forex reserves rise JAKARTA (JP): The country's net foreign exchange reserves rose by US$54.2 million to $16.9 billion in the week ending Feb. 29.Bank Indonesia said in its latest weekly report that the increase was mainly due to revenue from oil exports.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/A token of care

A token of care Despite the heavy burden of trying to resuscitate the country's economy, the government has decided to raise the salaries of its employees, the police and the military by 30 percent in the new state budget.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/On China-Taiwan

On China-Taiwan "Beijing has now lowered the threshold for a military deployment. Until now violence was only threatened should Taiwan declare independence; now a military attack is threatened if Taipei doesn't enter negotiations over reunification.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Criteria for chief justice

Criteria for chief justice I fully agree with Faisal Baasir's criticism of the United Development Party (PPP) concerning President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's supporters, who always try to justify his ideas, including his wish to appoint Benyamin Mangkoedilaga as the new chief justice to ...
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/1,000 students quit school

1,000 students quit school SEMARANG: At least 1,000 students have dropped out of universities in the past couple of years mostly due to economic crisis, students affairs director of the ministry of education Sudarmaji said on Friday."Most of them are unable to pay the tuition fees.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Timber firms halt work due to conflicts with locals

Timber firms halt work due to conflicts with locals JAKARTA (JP): At least 50 timber companies have stopped their logging activities due to security uncertainty and growing conflicts with local communities, according to the Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (APHI).
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/'Unfocused' budget leaves Indians fuming

'Unfocused' budget leaves Indians fumingBy M.G. Srinath NEW DELHI (DPA): Top bureaucrats of India's Finance Ministry were dumbstruck this week when they found that subsidized food grains for the poor will cost more next month than grains sold on the open market.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Taiwan, 50 years on, waits for final justice

Taiwan, 50 years on, waits for final justiceBy Andreas Landwehr TAIPEI (DPA): Wu Zhan-tong had tears in his eyes as he recounted the massacre 53 years ago in Taiwan."Too many people died then. We will never forget it," Wu, now 81 years old, said.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Lively town meeting shows where Syria may be headed

Lively town meeting shows where Syria may be headedBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS (Reuters): An unusually frank exchange of views at a public economic forum in Syria last week gave an insight into the problems plaguing the country and a hint of where it might be heading.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Views on China

Views on China Once again, I would like to thank Mr. Sia Ka Mou for his comments on my article, What about China's new warship? (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 26).
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/'Amend discriminative Article 6'

'Amend discriminative Article 6' JAKARTA (JP): A group of Chinese Indonesians have urged the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to amend Article 6 of the 1945 Constitution on presidential nominations, which they claimed was discriminative.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Russian war crimes in Chechnya

Russian war crimes in Chechnya Nobody knows how many people have been killed since the Russian onslaught on Chechnya began last September.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Military to check illegal gun sales to GAM: Graito

Military to check illegal gun sales to GAM: Graito SURABAYA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Rear Marshal Graito Usodo said on Friday that the military would recheck the Jakarta Police's discovery of illegal gun sales to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) allegedly involving TNI personnel.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/BNI opens retail center

BNI opens retail center JAKARTA (JP): State Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has officially launched a retail business service center located at the bank's Jakarta Kota branch.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Appeals for unity

Appeals for unity I am concerned by statements from the political elite who proclaim that "this nation is threatened with disintegration if the President or the Vice President does not act in this or that way".
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Govt denies rumors of Cabinet reshuffle

Govt denies rumors of Cabinet reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): The government denied on Friday there was about to be a Cabinet reshuffle amid strong speculation that Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie was about to tender his resignation.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Police puzzled by reward offer in painting theft

Police puzzled by reward offer in painting theft JAKARTA (JP): The Cilandak Police in South Jakarta have decided to review their investigation into a robbery at a residence on Jl.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Raids catch 12 for unlicensed gun possession

Raids catch 12 for unlicensed gun possession JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta police have arrested 12 men suspected of possessing guns and bullets without legal permits, during raids over the last five days, the chief said on Friday.Col.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Government urged to delay Consumer Protection Law

Government urged to delay Consumer Protection Law JAKARTA (JP): Business associations urged the government on Friday to delay the implementation of the Consumer Protection Law, saying that most industries were not yet well prepared enough for it.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Can we put an end to plagiarism in Indonesia

Can we put an end to plagiarism in IndonesiaBy Setiono JAKARTA (JP): A serious intellectual crisis seems to have struck the academic world here, centered on the fact that plagiarism is now perceived as a common practice.
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Sat, 04 Mar 2000

JP/Armed gang robs basic supplies

Armed gang robs basic supplies JAMBI, Jambi: A group of six armed men robbed a truck loaded with basic necessities and Rp 3.6 million (US$486) in cash in quiet Mudo village here on Thursday, police said.Quoting witnesses, Tanjung Jabung Barat Police chief Lt. Col.
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