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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/French artist displays surrealistic works

French artist displays surrealistic worksBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): You can't judge whether people are "nice" or "dishonest" by looking at their physical appearances; they are too complex to be judged that way.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, May 31, 2000

TV Program: Wednesday, May 31, 2000TVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Former officials claim innocence

Former officials claim innocence SURABAYA: Two former officials of East Java province are denying involvement in the Marsinah murder case, saying they were victims of misleading information.The two officials, the province's former police chief Maj. Gen. (ret.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Container port workers threaten to go on strike

Container port workers threaten to go on strike JAKARTA (JP): Workers of the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) in Tanjung Priok seaport, North Jakarta, on Tuesday threatened to go on another strike on June 5, if the JICT management continued with its restructuring plan.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Aceh accord bodies plan meeting to lay ground rules

Aceh accord bodies plan meeting to lay ground rules JAKARTA (JP): Two joint committees established under the Aceh accord signed by the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will hold their first meeting in Banda Aceh on Wednesday to set up the ground rules for implementing the Joint ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Vested interests in national exams

Vested interests in national examsBy Mayling Oey-Gardiner and Peter Gardiner JAKARTA (JP): This is the time of year when millions of elementary and secondary students take the national end-of-cycle examinations known as Ebtanas.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/No school principal?

No school principal? Of the one thousand elementary schools in Bandung, two hundred are without a principal. "This is serious and quite disturbing," said Kusmeni Hartadi, as reported in Pikiran Rakyat on May 20, 2000.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Govt to boost tax revenue to 16% of GDP by 2004

Govt to boost tax revenue to 16% of GDP by 2004 JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Bambang Sudibyo said on Tuesday that tax revenue must be increased to 16 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2004 from the 11.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Roche told to pay Rp 281b in compensation payments

Roche told to pay Rp 281b in compensation payments JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court issued a final verdict on Tuesday requiring multinational pharmaceutical company PT Roche Indonesia to pay Rp 281 billion (about US$33.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/If you love animals, say it with the arts

If you love animals, say it with the arts YOGYAKARTA (JP): "Humanizing animals" might be the right way to describe the three-dimensional installations of Bunga Jeruk currently displayed at the Indonesian-French Institute (LIP) in Yogyakarta.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, May 31, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, May 31, 2000)Hollywood KC Mission to Mars 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bats 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Talented Mr.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/TNT opens depot in Serang

TNT opens depot in Serang JAKARTA (JP): PT TNT Indonesia, an express distribution and logistics company, had opened new depot at Cikande Industrial Estate in Serang, West Java, in a bid to expand its market to the nearby coverage area.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Another bomb found in Medan, car wrecked by blast in Nganjuk

Another bomb found in Medan, car wrecked by blast in Nganjuk MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Acts of terror following another bomb attack in Medan on Tuesday escalated after another explosive device was found near the city and a vehicle was destroyed in a suspected grenade explosion in the usually ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Territorial row a problem for Gulf countries

Territorial row a problem for Gulf countriesBy Alexandra Pironti DUBAI (DPA): Territorial disputes in the Arabian Peninsula persist, endangering relations among Gulf countries where many of the frontiers running through oil-rich deserts and water boundaries have yet to be defined.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Legislator sues Bulog chief for slander over scam

Legislator sues Bulog chief for slander over scam JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives (DPR) legislator Suko Sudarso filed a defamation suit against National Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Rizal Ramli with the National Police Headquarters on Tuesday over his accusation of the legislator's ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Plantation firms told to return disputed land

Plantation firms told to return disputed land JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, popularly known as Gus Dur, has instructed state owned plantation companies to return some 40 percent of land taken by force or bought at unfair prices from local people in the past.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Only outsiders can end war in the Horn of Africa

Only outsiders can end war in the Horn of AfricaBy Dan Connell LONDON: Ethiopian aircraft on Sunday bombed a new power plant financed by Middle East and Italian backers near the Red Sea port of Massawa, according to the Eritrean Foreign Ministry.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Rupiah weakens as stocks rebound

Rupiah weakens as stocks rebound JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah weakened further on Tuesday but stock prices managed to rebound in late trading after a significant drop in the morning session.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Police plan reshuffle

Police plan reshuffle JAKARTA (JP): Three senior officers at the Jakarta Police will be promoted along with 51 other middle-ranking police officers across the country in a mass reshuffle of the force beginning in early June.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Two armed robberies leave one dead, three injured

Two armed robberies leave one dead, three injured JAKARTA (JP): The capital on Tuesday witnessed at least two armed robberies in which one person was killed and three others were injured by gunshot.Police detectives were busy until late in the evening trying to locate the suspects.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Building for witness protection

Building for witness protection JAKARTA (JP): City police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi officially opened a two-story building at city police headquarters on Tuesday to be used as a shelter for witnesses under police protection.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Ericsson launches WAP phone

Ericsson launches WAP phone JAKARTA (JP): Sweden-based mobile telecoms company Ericsson Indonesia launched on Tuesday its first Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) mobile telephone, the Ericsson R320s.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Government to open up telecom sector by 2002

Government to open up telecom sector by 2002 JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering lifting the exclusive rights held by state-owned telecommunications monopoly PT Telkom and PT Indosat by 2002 as part of the liberalization program of the country's telecommunication sector, a senior official ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/50 schools to hold makeup exams

50 schools to hold makeup exams JAKARTA (JP): Students at 50 senior high schools in the city will have to take a makeup examination next week after the leaks of last week's nationwide final examination (Ebtanas), an official said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Former E. Timor troops resettled

Former E. Timor troops resettled KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Some 2,600 East Timorese former soldiers who have been living in refugee camps in East Nusa Tenggara will receive vocational training and join the transmigration program.Col.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Asia-Europe meeting showcases realities and prospects

Asia-Europe meeting showcases realities and prospects This is the second of two articles by the former foreign minister of 1988-1999, Ali Alatas, based on a presentation at the 30th anniversary of the Indonesia-Germany Economic Association in Jakarta on May 17.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Most of bond proceeds for expansion

Most of bond proceeds for expansion JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur will use most of the proceeds from the issuance of its Rp 1 trillion (about US$125 million) bonds to finance its expansion projects, the company's top executive said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 30, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Agus Isrok trial delayed over alleged fake dossier

Agus Isrok trial delayed over alleged fake dossier JAKARTA (JP): A military court suspended on Tuesday the hearing session of drug suspect Second Lt. Agus Isrok after his lawyers told the court that they suspected a ploy behind the police's investigation over the case.Presiding judge Col.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Government told to improve performance

Government told to improve performance BANDUNG (JP): A political observer has warned that the government must improve its performance and be more responsive to criticism.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Surcharge for taxi?

Surcharge for taxi? How long have the Soekarno-Hatta Airport authorities been imposing a Rp 10,500 surcharge to take a taxi from the airport? I wondered what was happening recently when police moved a Bluebird taxi at the departure gate, which I was about to take having seen off friends.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Bulogate

Bulogate The resignation of Bondan Gunawan as a close aide to President Abdurrahman Wahid raises more questions than it provides answers to the mystery surrounding the scandal at Bulog, the State Logistics Agency. A person who professes to be innocent usually stands up for his rights.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/North Maluku conflict continues

North Maluku conflict continues AMBON, Maluku (JP): Tension gripped Galela district on Halmahera island in North Maluku on Tuesday, as sporadic attacks on several villages continued despite tighter security in the area.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Gus Dur told to explain Bulogate

Gus Dur told to explain Bulogate JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid must disclose any information he may have surrounding the Rp 35 billion scandal at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) if he wants to keep his credibility, House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Jakarta and Dili 'should develop trade ties'

Jakarta and Dili 'should develop trade ties' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and East Timor should develop trade relations for their mutual benefit, head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Boleh Net's joint venture

Boleh Net's joint venture JAKARTA (JP): Internet company PT Boleh Net Indonesia announced on Tuesday that it would establish a joint venture company with UIN.com from Korea to benefit from the growing demand of Internet users in Indonesia.The company said in a statement that UIN.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Not only terror

Not only terror Just to freshen our memories, the bomb blasts in Medan resemble the one at Istiqlal Mosque (in Jakarta) in April last year. Subsequently, the cathedral in Jakarta, state television station TVRI and several other offices in Jakarta also received bomb threats.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Soeryadjaya family returns to Astra

Soeryadjaya family returns to Astra JAKARTA (JP): After an absence of eight years, the founding family of PT Astra International marked on Tuesday its return to the company with the appointment of Edwin Soeryadjaya as an Astra commissioner.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Direct election of House members supported

Direct election of House members supported JAKARTA (JP): All People's Consultative Assembly factions, except for the Indonesian Military (TNI)/Police faction, during committee meetings here on Tuesday agreed that all of the House of Representatives must be directly elected through a ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Suspect's lawyer warns police

Suspect's lawyer warns police PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Lawyer Arief Budi Cahyono warned police on Tuesday of "unwanted disturbances" in Purwokerto if a suspect in the case of a foiled land appropriation is not released.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/KONI to sanction PRSI Jambi chapter

KONI to sanction PRSI Jambi chapter JAKARTA (JP): The training director for the 2000 Olympic Games, Arie Sudewo, is considering imposing a sanction on the Jambi chapter of the National Swimming Federation of Indonesia (PRSI) for sending its women's swimmer Elsa Manora Nasution to the United ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, May 31, 2000

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, May 31, 2000Exhibition * Fine Arts Exhibition: Sisi-sisi Surabaya 2000, at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10, May 31.Performance * Oranje First Annual Choir Competition, at Balai Adika Balroom, Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, 6 p.m. to 9 p.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Febi, Hendri get contract extension

Febi, Hendri get contract extension JAKARTA (JP): Young Indonesian tennis players Febi Widhiyanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono will receive an extension of their contract with German-based PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia for the 2001 period.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Lista admits links with Soemarjono

Lista admits links with Soemarjono SURABAYA (JP): Another suspect in fake money scandal, Lista Andriyani, admitted on Tuesday to involvement in fake money business with the main suspect Col. (Ret.) Soemarjono.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Report on Bank Central Asia: Setting the record straight

Report on Bank Central Asia: Setting the record straightBy Irma Stamboel JAKARTA (JP): There are several misconceptions related to the analysis contained in the equity research report on Bank Central Asia prepared by its lead underwriter PT Danareksa, as reflected in the article by Melville S.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Young shuttlers vow to join Thomas Cup team

Young shuttlers vow to join Thomas Cup team JAKARTA (JP): The national men's team's victory of bringing home the Thomas Cup four consecutive times and 12 times in history of the coveted cup has motivated young shuttlers to follow in their seniors' steps.

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Instability may curtail Fujimori's term

Instability may curtail Fujimori's termBy Alistair Scrutton LIMA (Reuters): Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, the victor in a presidential runoff that the United States considers invalid, could find it a struggle to finish his new five-year term because of a weakened mandate and opposition ...

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Wed, 31 May 2000

JP/Satelindo restructures $583 million debt

Satelindo restructures $583 million debt JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) signed agreements on Tuesday to restructure US$583 million in debts to more than 45 foreign and local creditors, including the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

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