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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Unending accusations

Unending accusations Time and again Chichi Marti has written letters to The Jakarta Post with false accusations about the Dutch, Aboeprijadi Santoso and me. And time and again we have proven him wrong.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/New bus fares to take effect on April 30

New bus fares to take effect on April 30 JAKARTA (JP): While insisting that bus firms improve their public services, Governor Sutiyoso announced on Monday that the new bus fares will take effect on April 30.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Aceh senior police officer dismissed, probed

Aceh senior police officer dismissed, probed JAKARTA (JP): A senior police officer in Aceh has been removed from his post and officially put under investigation following allegations of human rights abuses, National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo said on Monday.Col.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Help save the planet by performing simple tasks

Help save the planet by performing simple tasksBy Wiryono BENGKULU (JP): As Earth Day approaches, it is timely to contemplate ways in which to keep the planet habitable.Concern for the environment began to attract public attention in the 60's. This was primarily in developed countries.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Humpuss to pay debts to IBRA in cash and assets

Humpuss to pay debts to IBRA in cash and assets JAKARTA (JP): Eight companies under the Humpuss Group will pay Rp 235 billion and US$111.6 million in cash and assets to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) as part of the group's debt restructuring agreed with the agency last week.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Deuce Bigalow 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Sleepy Hollow 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Drive Me Crazy 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Stir Of Echoes 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Boys Don't Cry ...

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Lithograph Exhibition: The Divine Comedy, at Galeri Hidayat, Jl. Sulanjana no. 36 (Phone: 022 4208257), April 23 - 30.Performances * Music: Violoncelle Et Piano, Robin Clavreul - Isra Destiwi at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32, 7:30 p.m.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/RI, Malaysia open IT forum

RI, Malaysia open IT forum JAKARTA (JP): The Malaysian state owned Multimedia Development Corporation has offered Indonesia its service in promoting e- commerce in the two countries.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Foeign ships violate Indonesia's borders

Foeign ships violate Indonesia's borders SEMARANG (JP): Over 3,500 foreign ships have conducted illegal entry to the country's waters over the past three years, Navy chief of staff Adm. Achmad Sutjipto said on Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Marine sergeant's wife upset by mistaken reports

Marine sergeant's wife upset by mistaken reports JAKARTA (JP): The wife of an injured marine sergeant complained on Monday about media reports which quoted police sources as saying her husband was shot dead at a bar.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/TV today

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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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Army soldier beaten for theft

Army soldier beaten for theft PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Residents of a housing complex severely beat an Army soldier for allegedly stealing a motorbike, an official said on Monday.Local Military Police chief Col. Sukardi said the serviceman, identified as Pvt.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Over 1 million babies born malnourished

Over 1 million babies born malnourished JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Women's Empowerment Khofifah Indah Parawansa revealed on Monday that 30 percent of 3.5 million babies born in the last two years had serious malnutrition.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/'Laskar Jihad' vacates training camp

'Laskar Jihad' vacates training camp BOGOR (JP): After a one-day delay, thousands of members of Laskar Jihad (Jihad Force) vacated the military-style training camp in Munjul village under tight police security in the early hours of Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/On mixed marriage

On mixed marriage Reading Martin Jenkins's article, Discrimination and mixed marriages (The Jakarta Post, April 15, 2000), I sympathize with the difficulties he and his family encounter as a result of Indonesian law governing foreign men marrying local women.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Two killed in Poso clash

Two killed in Poso clash PALU, Central Sulawesi: Two people were killed and dozens of houses were set ablaze as fresh communal clashes erupted in Lombogia village in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso on Monday.Antara reported the fatalities were identified as Sunil Marina, 26, and Yanto, 30.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Hasan detention period extended

Hasan detention period extended JAKARTA (JP): Mohamad "Bob" Hasan's hopes to enjoy some fresh air came a cropper on Monday as the Attorney General's Office extended his detention for another 20 days.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/JSX shares plunge amid selling pressure in regional markets

JSX shares plunge amid selling pressure in regional markets JAKARTA (JP): Shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) plunged on Monday amid selling pressure in reaction to the declines in regional markets, securities analysts said.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/DAI awards for recruitment

DAI awards for recruitment JAKARTA (JP): The Insurance Council of Indonesia (DAI) will present awards to the country's top life insurance agents for achievement in recruitment in 1999.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Lawyers protest over Soeharto's city arrest

Lawyers protest over Soeharto's city arrest JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers representing former president Soeharto, who is under investigation for alleged corruption during his 32 years of rule, demanded on Monday that the Attorney General's Office drop their client's city arrest.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/PT Newmont operates Minahasa gold mine as usual

PT Newmont operates Minahasa gold mine as usual JAKARTA (JP): Activity at PT Newmont Minahasa Raya's gold mine in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, continued as usual on Monday as the deadline set by the local court to close down the mine passed without incident.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Workers demand their jobs back

Workers demand their jobs back BOGOR (JP): Some 2,500 fired workers of textile producer PT Roda Vivatex staged a protest at the Bogor Council on Monday, demanding councilors take up their cause for reemployment.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Police turn up nothing in oil smuggling probe

Police turn up nothing in oil smuggling probe JAKARTA (JP): A preliminary police investigation into the alleged smuggling of tons of oil from the Cilincing coast of North Jakarta has yet to reveal any evidence, an officer said on Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Blood shortage blamed for deaths

Blood shortage blamed for deaths BANDUNG, West Java: About 40 percent of women giving birth have died during labor due to a shortage of blood needed for a transfusion, an official said here on Saturday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Tourists cancel over jihad threats

Tourists cancel over jihad threats JAKARTA (JP): At least three groups of tourists have canceled trips to Indonesia over the past two weeks because of reports of a planned holy war in Maluku, a senior tourism official said on Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Kopassus told to win back public support

Kopassus told to win back public support JAKARTA (JP): The Army's Special Force (Kopassus) must be more open to criticism if it wants to regain the public esteem and support it once enjoyed, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto said on Monday."Kopassus must be more receptive to criticism.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Mob says restaurant a front for prostitution

Mob says restaurant a front for prostitution TANGERANG (JP): A restaurant manager, his assistant and a cashier suffered wounds after hundreds of people, including local residents, stormed the three-story building on Sunday evening, a police officer said on Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Timman vows all the right moves

Timman vows all the right moves JAKARTA (JP): Dutch Grand Master (GM) Jan Timman said on Monday he was confident of winning the upcoming JAPFA Classic International Chess Tournament in Sanur, Bali, despite the tough challengers.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Anas receives 10 months probation

Anas receives 10 months probation JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced defendant Anas Alamudi on Monday to five months in jail for driving his car into a cordon of troops and injuring eight of them on Nov. 10, 1998. The sentence was probated to 10 months.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/UN force commander offers apology over spy incident

UN force commander offers apology over spy incident LAKTUTUS, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) Peacekeeping Force (PKF) Commander Lt. Gen.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Concept of 'syura'

Concept of 'syura' Indeed, it is very interesting to read your "Discourse" article by Mochtar Buchori entitled PDI-P yet to learn about democratic basics (The Jakarta Post, March, 28, 2000).

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Rumors abound of political intrigue

Rumors abound of political intrigue JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid returned from a nine-day foreign tour on Monday amid rumors of intensive backroom dealings between major political parties to try to remove him from office.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Parties out to exploit state firms: Sources

Parties out to exploit state firms: Sources JAKARTA (JP): State companies remain highly vulnerable to exploitation as cash cows for political groups like they were under previous political administrations, informed sources said on Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Clamor about Marxism

Clamor about Marxism As could have been expected, President Abdurrahman Wahid's proposal to rescind a decree issued by the (then provisional) People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) in 1996 to ban the dissemination of Marxism-Leninism, as well as the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), has caused a ...

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from April 17 to Apr. 23

Rates for tax payment, valid from April 17 to Apr. 23 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 7,575.00Austrian schilling 1 523.96Australian dollar 1 4,505.61Belgian franc 1 178.73Canadian dollar 1 5,146.06Swiss franc 1 4,587.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 17, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Subagyo denies young shuttlers boycott PBSI

Subagyo denies young shuttlers boycott PBSI JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) loses its self-esteem? It sounds impossible but it happened Monday. Twenty eight young athletes boycotted the official four- day selection trial for promotion and expulsion.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/16 mining companies delay exploration activities

16 mining companies delay exploration activities JAKARTA (JP): At least 16 foreign mining companies have delayed their activities due to uncertainty in security or financial problems, a senior government official said on Monday.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/More teachers strike for pay rise

More teachers strike for pay rise JAKARTA (JP): More teachers took to the streets across Indonesia on Monday, forcing some schools to close, as the government came close to approving a hefty increase in their allowances.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/TMII celebrates silver jubilee with series of events

TMII celebrates silver jubilee with series of events JAKARTA (JP): A series of educative, scientific and cultural events are scheduled to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII).

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Locals protect elected regent

Locals protect elected regent PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The rally to protest the election of the new Kapuas Hulu regent continued on Monday, but no violence was reported.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/Wanted robber shot dead

Wanted robber shot dead JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police detectives fatally shot a longtime suspected bank robber on Jl. Ring Road Rawa Buaya, Duri Kosambi, early Monday morning.West Jakarta police chief of detectives Capt.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2000

JP/IBRA says S'pore firm must buy BCA shares through IPO

IBRA says S'pore firm must buy BCA shares through IPO JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) deputy chairman Jerry Ng said on Monday the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GSIC) must purchase Bank Central Asia (BCA) shares through the bank's initial public offering ...

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