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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 20, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Nation told to support new TNI

Nation told to support new TNI JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid urged the nation on Thursday to encourage the decision made by the Indonesian Military (TNI) to abandon its sociopolitical role and concentrate solely on defense affairs.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Five arrested over illegal guns

Five arrested over illegal guns BANDUNG: In a series of operations last week, West Java police arrested five people, including a retired soldier, for illegal possession of guns in Bandung and Sukabumi, an officer announced on Thursday.Secretary to the West Java detective chief Lt. Col.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Terror and intimidation go on despite changes

Terror and intimidation go on despite changesBy Ridarson Galingging JAKARTA (JP): People hoped things would change after a new and legitimate government was elected last year.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Settle teachers' demand, urges Unicef

Settle teachers' demand, urges Unicef JAKARTA (JP): An international organization urged all parties on Thursday to seek a solution to the teachers' demand for better pay in order to bring about an end to strikes which have sacrificed children's basic right to education.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Commercial Court's decision criticized

Commercial Court's decision criticized JAKARTA (JP): Creditors lodged a protest on Thursday over the Jakarta Commercial Court's decision to grant a three-month suspension of payment to PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera without their prior consent."It is totally beyond imagination.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Marzuki replaces chief corruption prosecutor

Marzuki replaces chief corruption prosecutor JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman has replaced Chairul Imam as his chief corruption prosecutor only a week after the latter imposed a city arrest status on former president Soeharto.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/No interference in Aceh People's Congress: Minister

No interference in Aceh People's Congress: Minister BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Minister of Human Rights Affairs Hasballah M. Saad assured on Thursday the government's neutrality in the long-awaited Aceh People's Congress (KRA) slated to be held in mid-May.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Relocated vendors say new site a business liability

Relocated vendors say new site a business liability JAKARTA (JP): Former vendors of Taman Puring market complained on Friday there were poor prospects at their new designated site on Jl. Ciputat Raya in South Jakarta.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Hope for improvement

Hope for improvement Like everyone else, teachers must make a living in order for them and their families to be able to survive.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Martial arts trend in fitness industry

Martial arts trend in fitness industry JAKARTA (JP): Martial arts, the new trend in the fitness industry, was the hot topic at the fourth Reebok Innovasia fitness convention at Manggala Wanabhakti on Thursday.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Hunt on for three men in three robbery-murders

Hunt on for three men in three robbery-murders JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi and West Jakarta Police detectives were searching for murder suspects on Good Friday in connection with the killings of a woman and two men in three separate robberies on Thursday and Friday.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/New consumer protection law

New consumer protection law I refer to the article in The Jakarta Post on April 16, 2000, titled New law boosts consumer's position.Everyone will agree that consumers in Indonesia need to be (better) protected. Is the new law going to help? I don't think so.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Gender discrimination

Gender discrimination In response to Dewi Anggraeni's comments about my article on mixed marriages (The Jakarta Post, April 18, 2000, On mixed marriage) in Indonesia, I would suggest that she has missed the point of the article completely.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Toyota Astra opens new Rp 500 billion plant

Toyota Astra opens new Rp 500 billion plant JAKARTA (JP): Car manufacturer PT Toyota Astra Motors inaugurated on Thursday its Rp 500 billion (US$64 million) plant located in Karawang, West Java.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Court set to rule on Sumi Asih next week

Court set to rule on Sumi Asih next week JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Commercial Court will decide next week whether or not to accept the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) bankruptcy claim against palm oil processor PT Sumi Asih.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Danger of politicizing reconciliation

Danger of politicizing reconciliationBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): It is sad when an optimistic human issue like reconciliation becomes a political tool, for a government or for any other lobby group.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Aswan, Elias enter top eight in individual kata

Aswan, Elias enter top eight in individual kata NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesians Aswan Ali and Elias Tande cruised into the quarterfinals of the men's individual kata event in the 7th Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) World Championship here.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Amien, President resolve differences

Amien, President resolve differences JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais claimed that he and President Abdurrahman Wahid buried the hatchet while promising to remain critical of each other.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/What is brooding in the air?

What is brooding in the air? What will August be like for President Abdurrahman Wahid? Will it be a mere routine of the annual president's accountability speech to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) or an impeachment-like process? Everybody has been touching on the subject on almost every ...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/President to visit Australia to mend ties in May

President to visit Australia to mend ties in May JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid will visit Australia next month to have talks with Prime Minister John Howard in an apparent move to mend the deteriorating relationship between the two countries.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Sutiyoso denies hiring Pemuda Pancasila

Sutiyoso denies hiring Pemuda Pancasila JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso denied on Thursday that he had ordered members of the Pemuda Pancasila (PP) youth organization to help takeover the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on July 27, 1996.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Seven Thai fishermen jailed

Seven Thai fishermen jailed SURABAYA: Surabaya district court sentenced seven Thai fishermen on Thursday to four months in jail for illegally fishing in the Java Sea.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Man stabbed to death in robbery

Man stabbed to death in robbery JAKARTA (JP): A 28-year-old man, Ronny Andarwanta, died on the way to hospital from a stab wound he received in a robbery last Wednesday night on Jl. Benyamin Sueb in North Jakarta, the victim's wife said on Thursday.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/More on mixed marriage

More on mixed marriage It was rather puzzling to read the comment of Dewi Anggraeni (The Jakarta Post, April 18, 2000) on the article titled Discrimination and mixed marriages written by Martin Jenkins on April 14, 2000.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Government vows to recapitalize Bank Bali

Government vows to recapitalize Bank Bali JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday it would recapitalize Bank Bali to avoid a massive lay off of the bank's 6,000 employees and to help accelerate the recovery of the country's crisis-hit economy, according to Bank Indonesia ...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion Rates Bank Indonesia's conversion rates on April 20, 2000: Bank notes rates Buying Selling Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 7,430.00 8,430.00Australian dollar 1 4,430.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/City Planning Agency chief to be queried over permits

City Planning Agency chief to be queried over permits JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's Commission D on public works, environment and development affairs will soon summon the head of the City Planning Agency, Ahmadin Ahmad, for issuing two different permits to construct a three-story shopping ...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/On impeaching the president

On impeaching the presidentBy M. Fajrul Falaakh JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has been heavily criticized in recent weeks, especially for his idea to revoke a 24-year-old ban on communism.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Former forestry minister questioned over graft case

Former forestry minister questioned over graft case JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of forestry and plantations Djamaludin Suryohadikusumo was questioned on Thursday at the Attorney General's Office in connection with timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan's alleged corruption cases.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/11 banks to help debt restructuring

11 banks to help debt restructuring JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has appointed 11 foreign and local banks to assist it in restructuring some Rp 6.7 trillion (US$875.82 million) in bank nonperforming loans, according to a senior executive of the agency.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/PT Dharma Samudra expects higher sales

PT Dharma Samudra expects higher sales JAKARTA (JP): PT Dharma Samudera Fishing Industries Tbk (DSFI), a seafood processing company, expects a sharp increase in sales this year due a projected surge in export orders, a company executive said on Thursday.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Fans sign support for shuttlers

Fans sign support for shuttlers JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Care Society will collect signatures from badminton fans on Sunday at 6 a.m. at the ringroad outside Senayan Madya Stadium.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/The unique side of city's old churches

The unique side of city's old churchesBy Ida Indawati Khouw In commemoration of the Easter Day on Apr. 23, the serial on old and protected buildings in Jakarta will be focused on old churches. This is the 35th item of a series of articles, published every Saturday in The Jakarta Post.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/National Library collection turning into dust: Dutch expert

National Library collection turning into dust: Dutch expert JAKARTA (JP): About 75 percent of the collections of old books and manuscripts at the National Library in Central Jakarta are in such bad condition that they need immediate restoration, a Dutch expert said on Tuesday.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/First Lady visits Yogyakarta market

First Lady visits Yogyakarta market YOGYAKARTA (JP): As part of commemorations marking Kartini Day, First Lady Shinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid made an impromptu visit to Beringhardjo market in Yogyakarta on Friday to hold friendly dialogs with women vendors and coolies.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/The two anachronisms of Mugabe's Zimbabwe

The two anachronisms of Mugabe's ZimbabweBy Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): This week marks the 20th anniversary of the end of white minority rule in Zimbabwe, but all the celebrations and parades have been canceled.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Indocement books profit

Indocement books profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cementmaker PT Indocement Tunggal Perkasa announced on Friday a net consolidated income of Rp 523.4 billion (US$67 million) for 1999, a reversal from a net loss of Rp 634.1 billion the previous year.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Agape by Filipino artist Ramon J. Tongko Sr. at the lobby of The World Trade Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 29-31, South Jakarta (Phone: 5211320), until April 28.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Residents protest over compensation

Residents protest over compensation JAKARTA (JP): Thirty residents of North Koja district, North Jakarta, protested outside City Council on Thursday to demand higher compensation for their land, which was acquired in 1994 for the construction of a 375-hectare asphalt plot for freight containers.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/'Wayang suket': A hilarious contemporary art form

'Wayang suket': A hilarious contemporary art form JAKARTA (JP): A scene of simplicity predominated the stage. The hall at the Japanese Cultural Center was halved for the wayang suket (straw puppet) and for the audience.Pieces of straw were all over the stage.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Military prosecutors say Agus trial right thing to do

Military prosecutors say Agus trial right thing to do JAKARTA (JP): Military prosecutors defended on Thursday their right to prosecute Army Second Lt. Agus Isrok over his alleged possession and trafficking of drugs last August.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Indosat has new boss amid political parties' intervention

Indosat has new boss amid political parties' intervention JAKARTA (JP): Shareholders of publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indosat approved on Thursday the appointment of Hari Kartana as new company president amid reports of intervention by political parties.
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Sat, 22 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 The Story of Us 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bicentennial Man 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Boys Don't Cry ...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Soldiers accused of extortion

Soldiers accused of extortion JAKARTA (JP): Logging companies in Sorong, Irian Jaya, have accused members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) of practicing extortion by using regional military commander Col. TH Sinambela's name, Antara reported on Thursday.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo denies kidnapping allegations in Aceh

Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo denies kidnapping allegations in Aceh DENPASAR, Bali (JP): National Police chief Lt. Gen.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 TV Series: Labyrinth 9:30 Interval 2:00 p.m.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Fist lady gives award to mother of missing activist

Fist lady gives award to mother of missing activist JAKARTA (JP): First Lady Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid honored the courage and sacrifice of women victims of political intrigue on Friday as she presented an award to Toeti Koto, the mother of missing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle ...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Lawyer accuses police of coercion

Lawyer accuses police of coercion JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer recently lodged a complaint with Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi in connection with Tangerang Police detectives alleged use of threats to coerce five men into admitting to a crime they did not commit.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Karpov aims to win JAPFA Classic tour

Karpov aims to win JAPFA Classic tour DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Chess legend and former world champion Grand Master (GM) Anatoly Karpov aims to win the US$56,500 JAPFA Classic International Chess Tournament in Sanur, Bali, from April 22 to May 2.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Ban PKI, not communist ideology: Abdurrahman

Ban PKI, not communist ideology: Abdurrahman KLATEN, Central Java: President Abdurrahman Wahid rebuked criticism of his support for the revocation of MPRS Decree No. 25/1965, saying Communist political parties should be banned not the ideology."I need to put this in the correct perspective.
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000

JP/Poetry, national trauma and dialog on democracy

Poetry, national trauma and dialog on democracyBy Garin Nugroho JAKARTA (JP): "After the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a domino-theory-based wave of turmoils and crises will appear in multicultural countries sustaining historical wounds as a result of authoritarian regimes.
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