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Sat, 24 Jun 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, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Government to revise state security bill

Government to revise state security bill JAKARTA (JP): The government will revise the controversial State Security Bill to include a provision that will require the approval of both the provincial council and local administration prior to a presidential declaration of a state of emergency in ...
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Tough laws needed to fight slave trade

Tough laws needed to fight slave trade SINGAPORE: The horror of the 58 Chinese nationals who suffocated in a sealed truck trying to get into Britain through Dover is not going to slow down the modern-day slave trade. This is the bald truth.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Old Batavian kampong played historical role

Old Batavian kampong played historical roleBy Ida Indawati Khouw This 44th article of a weekly series on protected buildings and sites is about the roles of Jatinegara Kaum, one of the oldest kampongs in Jakarta, and the tombs of two local figures.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Isolating Maluku?

Isolating Maluku? At last, the government is losing its patience. Frustrated by 20 months of bloodshed and violence, President Abdurrahman Wahid banned all travel by "outsiders" to the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku yesterday.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000Exhibitions * Irian Jaya (Papua) Art and Culture Care Exhibition at Arkadia Plaza, Arkadia Office Building, Jl. T.B. Simatupang kav. 88, South Jakarta, June 24.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Govt close Maluku to outsiders

Govt close Maluku to outsiders JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid announced on Friday a travel ban to the riot-torn provinces of Maluku and North Maluku due to accusations that outsiders, especially from Jakarta, are fanning the sectarian violence there.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Police to question Gus Dur on Monday

Police to question Gus Dur on Monday JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to be questioned as a witness by Jakarta Police detectives on Monday over the Rp 35 billion State Logistics Agency scandal, an officer said on Friday.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/RI mulls purchase of Chinese subs

RI mulls purchase of Chinese subs JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is considering purchasing Chinese-made submarines in the near future.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Megawati visits Air Force cadets

Megawati visits Air Force cadets YOGYAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri completed her tour of four military and police academies, with a visit on Friday to the Air Force Academy here.Megawati described her trip to the academy and the sultanate town where she was born on Jan.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Reunification: Sense of urgency for China

Reunification: Sense of urgency for ChinaBy Koh Chern Phing SINGAPORE: The reunification issue seems to have taken on a renewed sense of urgency for China, especially after the pro- independence Chen Shui-bian was elected Taiwan's president in March.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Judge says Hendra's pretrial win doesn't mean early release

Judge says Hendra's pretrial win doesn't mean early release JAKARTA (JP): Wanted suspect Hendra Rahardja may have won the pretrial lawsuit on Friday that he filed against the National Police Headquarters, but it does not mean that he will be released from prison in Australia, the presiding judge ...
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Reinvestigate Tg Priok bloodshed: Kontras

Reinvestigate Tg Priok bloodshed: Kontras JAKARTA (JP): The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has demanded the national rights body reinvestigate the 1984 Tanjung Priok bloodshed.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Shuttler Taufik criticizes PBSI over sponsorship deal

Shuttler Taufik criticizes PBSI over sponsorship deal JAKARTA (JP): Rising badminton star Taufik Hidayat has criticized the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) for skimming off 50 percent of a sponsorship deal he recently signed with a Japan-based electronic company.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Standard Chartered Bank responds

Standard Chartered Bank responds This refers to the letter from Mr. Adrianus Hiyung Tjung that appeared in The Jakarta Post on June 20, 2000. We have since investigated the matter, and following a meeting between Mr.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Koreans will fight each other no more

Koreans will fight each other no moreBy Kim Dae-jung SEOUL: As the world knows, I have just returned home from a historic visit to North Korea.The welcome by (North Korean leader) Chairman Kim Jong-il and his hospitality were beyond my expectations.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Tragedy of the seas in RI archipelago

Tragedy of the seas in RI archipelagoBy Roger Michael Johnson and Daniel Rosyid This is the second of two articles on fisheries.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Govt considers dissolving BPIS

Govt considers dissolving BPIS JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering to dissolve the operation of state owned holding company PT Bahana Prakarya Industri Strategis (BPIS) in a bid to give more independence and flexibility to its 10 subsidiaries.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Yogyakarta homestays offer friendly atmosphere

Yogyakarta homestays offer friendly atmosphereBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Despite the mushrooming star hotels in Yogyakarta, traditional home stays are still attractive and are able to draw and maintain visitors.One of the traditional homestays is Indraloka Family Homestay located on Jl.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Administration is halting gambling in Pluit: Official

Administration is halting gambling in Pluit: Official JAKARTA (JP): An official dismissed on Friday allegations that the city administration did not take action against rampant gambling in the Pluit area of North Jakarta.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Staff braced for possible Tenda Semanggi closure

Staff braced for possible Tenda Semanggi closure JAKARTA (JP): Workers in cafes and restaurants in Tenda Semanggi are bracing themselves for the possible closure of their establishments, with some saying they will stay put in Jakarta to continue their trade elsewhere in the city.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Traders agree to rent increase

Traders agree to rent increase JAKARTA (JP): Traders at government-supported markets (locally known as pasar inpres) have finally agreed to the city administration's decision to upgrade the markets' status to self- supported markets under certain conditions, an official revealed on Friday.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Indonesia in need of 10,000 IT experts

Indonesia in need of 10,000 IT experts JAKARTA (JP): More and more job vacancies for information technology (IT) professionals are opening up everyday.Rough estimates cite as many as 10,000 IT professionals are needed in this country.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/East Java still on top of PON medal tally

East Java still on top of PON medal tallyBy Ivy Susanti SURABAYA (JP): There were no records broken in the swimming pool at the 15th National Games (PON) here on Friday, with experienced swimmers and Olympic hopefuls taking most of the medals on offer.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Officials undecided on Aug. 16 State of the Nation Address

Officials undecided on Aug. 16 State of the Nation Address JAKARTA (JP): Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly and House of Representatives maintain that no decision has been made on whether the "traditional" president's Aug. 16 State of the Nation Address will be abolished.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/IMF urges IBRA to speed up asset sales

IMF urges IBRA to speed up asset sales JAKARTA (JP): International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific deputy director Anoop Singh has once again called on the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to speed up the restructuring and disposal of its assets.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Carriages on view at Yogyakarta palace

Carriages on view at Yogyakarta palaceBy Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): In the next century or two, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X's Baby Mercedes Benz may well share the same fate as the carriages owned by his predecessors, and be preserved in a museum as sacred heirlooms.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Autonomy

Autonomy Correction: Donna K. Woodward's article of June 23 on autonomy was a repetition of the writer's letter of June 17. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the mistake.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/FPI members attacks rights commission headquarters

FPI members attacks rights commission headquarters JAKARTA (JP): Some 300 members of the Front for Defenders of Islam (FPI) attacked the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Headquarters on Jl. Latuharhary in Central Jakarta on Friday.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/'Sliding Doors' part of the British Film Festival

'Sliding Doors' part of the British Film FestivalBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): What if. That's the essential premise of the movie Sliding Doors, in which the doors of a London underground tube determine what kind of life awaits a young woman.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/The Korea summit: A win-win result

The Korea summit: A win-win resultBy Robert J. Fouser SEOUL: What an incredible 54 hours it was: the summit that changed the course of Korean history.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Two illegal immigrants nabbed

Two illegal immigrants nabbed BOGOR (JP): Immigration officials here detained two foreigners for not having proper travel documents when they were attempting to obtain Indonesian passports.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Soccer hooligans

Soccer hooligans In recent years, only one major football tournament has passed off without violence -- the 1994 World Cup, for which England failed to qualify. While many countries attract a hooligan following, the "English disease" remains a problem that is most acute on these shores.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Law breakers

Law breakers The increasing number of traders in Pasar Anyar (New Market) and on Jl. Ahmad Yani in Tangerang as reported in Media Indonesia on June 16, 2000 is concrete evidence that the regional authorities are slow maintaining order (unintentionally or intentionally) so that determined action ...
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Changing off-roading's image for the better

Changing off-roading's image for the better JAKARTA (JP): Off-road motor sports are usually known for being dangerous, dirty and male-dominated.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Gus Dur to open NU Youth congress

Gus Dur to open NU Youth congress SEMARANG: President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to open the 12th congress of GP Ansor, the youth wing of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), on June 28.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Pornographic VCDs flood Tangerang

Pornographic VCDs flood Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Vendors selling pornographic video compact discs (VCDs) are selling their wares on several main streets here.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Wesnawa retains PDI-P chief post

Wesnawa retains PDI-P chief post DENPASAR, Bali: Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa, unchallenged for the chief post at the provincial chapter of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), won a second five-year term on Friday.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Mob, bribery are press enemies

Mob, bribery are press enemies YOGYAKARTA: Bribery and the use of mobs are nemeses of the free press in the current reform era, the Indonesian Journalists Alliance (AJI) branch here said.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Semen Gresik sales grow on exports

Semen Gresik sales grow on exports JAKARTA (JP): State cement maker PT Semen Gresik (SG) sold 5.5 million tons in the January to May period this year, a 12 percent increase from 4.88 million tons during the same period last year, the company's president, Urip Timuryono, said here on Friday.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Clash marks church anniversary

Clash marks church anniversary BANDUNG: A clash flared up on Friday when two disputing groups of the Protestant Christian Batak Association (HKBP) church congregations fought over the venue to celebrate the church's 65th anniversary.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Conversion Rates

Conversion RatesBank Indonesia's conversion rates on June 23 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,195.00 9,195.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, June 24, 2000Exhibitions* Painting exhibition by Nico Siswanto and Agus Sahri, Bentara Budaya, June 20-27, 09.00-13.00 and 17.00-21.00. * Installation exhibition Lapendoz by Agung Kurniawan, CCF French Cultural Center, Jl Sagan 3 (phone: 0274-566520), July 3-21.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Finishing touches being put on bankruptcy law amendments

Finishing touches being put on bankruptcy law amendments JAKARTA (JP): The government will submit its draft of amendments to the 1998 Bankruptcy Law to the House of Representative in August, according to Minister of Law and Legislation Yusril Ihza Mahendra.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/The case of Warni

The case of Warni When Warni was seen off at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, her parents may have worried a little about her welfare, but promise of a good salary in dollars no doubt quietened their fears.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Don't give your child 13 years of schooltime hell

Don't give your child 13 years of schooltime hellBy Frank Richardson TANGERANG (JP): Have you ever stopped to wonder what you are putting your child through in sending him to school? If you did not enjoy your own schooling, do you do all you can to make sure your child does not ascetically suffer ...
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, June 24, 2000)

Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, June 24, 2000)Hollywood KC Dinosaur 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Mission Impossible 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Candyman 3 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Gen X Cops 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Hafez Assad's death and Middle East peace

Hafez Assad's death and Middle East peace No peace without Syria -- that has been a pillar of western Middle East diplomacy for 30 years.Dozens of statesmen and their underlings made the pilgrimage to the "lion of Damascus" and tried to nudge him toward making peace.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2000

JP/Tembi gives tourists taste of traditional life

Tembi gives tourists taste of traditional lifeBy Bambang M. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyyakarta has abundant tourist attractions ranging from historical sites like temples and old palaces to pristine beaches and rural settings.
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