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51 articles.
Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Voting vs consensus To many, the events and proceedings that took place inside and outside Jakarta's City Hall on Jl. Kebon Sirih on Thursday may look somewhat complicated and confusing.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

BI takes action to curb speculation on the rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday it had been moving to curb speculation on the beleaguered rupiah by actively monitoring the activities of commercial banks' dealing rooms to ensure they abided by prudential rulings.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Councillors set terms for Sutiyoso to keep job JAKARTA (JP): City councillors from three major political factions say that Governor Sutiyoso could keep his job provided he makes some improvements in the administration.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Jealous husband throws acid on wife DEMAK, Central Java: Police arrested on Thursday a man who allegedly doused his 19-year-old wife with acid.Demak Supt. R.M.L.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

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 Jul 2000

BI to join Bank for Int'l Settlement JAKARTA (JP): Acting governor of Bank Indonesia Anwar Nasution said on Friday that the central bank would join the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) after winning the approval of the House of Representatives.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

We need Gus Dur as a symbol: Riswandha After Thursday's session between the President and legislators, Riswandha Imawan, lecturer of politics at the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University, suggests a "win-win solution.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

New showdown predicted in FijiBy Asha Lakhan SUVA (AFP): Civil unrest between Fiji's army and supporters of the country's attempted coup is widely forecast to carry on and even escalate by experts on Pacific politics.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Britain: A 'dark place of the earth'By Peter Conrad SYDNEY: British Prime Minister Tony Blair -- a man with an ego as big as the Dome, and a head as empty -- has been called many things in recent months.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

PSSI mulls punishing league's organizer JAKARTA (JP): The disciplinary commission of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) is unsure whether it will impose sanctions against the organizing committee of the Indonesian league's semifinals and final for failing to avoid an invasion of the field ...
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Governors request command over provincial police JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso hinted on Friday that all Indonesia's 26 governors recently issued a joint recommendation to central government that provincial police be put under their supervision.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Haze to cloud western part of N. Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): Haze due to forest fires is expected to linger and envelop the western coastal area of North Sumatra for the next three weeks, officials disclosed on Friday.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Poor people and cheap VCDs The Jakarta Post editorial on July 19, 2000, entitled A nation of pirates caught my attention.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: From Rural to Urban, by Amrus Natalsya, at Galeri 678, Jl. Kemang Raya no. 32, South Jakarta (Phone: 71792164), until July 31. * Painting Exhibition by Moh. Rusnoto Susanto, at Galeri Cipta III, Ismail Marzuki Cultural Center, Jl.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Tradition and values live on at RSCMBy Ida Indawati Khow Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital used to provide free treatment to the poor, and at one stage even paid women to have babies there.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Living in foreign countries brings maturity: Shuttler Agus JAKARTA (JP): As one of the world's badminton powerhouses, Indonesia has proven its capability of producing many talents of international standard.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

American women laud taxi driver On June 28, 2000, a Blue Bird taxi driver was driving for a couple of American citizens who are relocating to Jakarta from Moscow in the near future.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Are we committed to getting better?By Nirwan Idrus JAKARTA (JP): Many would agree that one gets over an illness much quicker if one really and truly wants to get better. Anecdotal evidence also supports this. Just ask your doctor.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Another earthquake shakes the capital JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the capital on Friday morning.No damages or fatalities were reported.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

The Camp David peace talks Statements issued on Thursday from Camp David by U.S. President Bill Clinton and the spokespersons for the Israeli and Palestinian delegations do not suggest any breakthrough, but they do not make us despair either.As the U.S.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Doyok defends as drug user JAKARTA (JP): Comedian Doyok Sudharmaji had confessed before police investigators that he was merely a drug user, a city police officer said on Friday."We don't have evidence yet to prove that Doyok is a drug trafficker," acting city police spokesman Supt.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Indofood plans stock split JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur will carry out a five-for-one stock split to improve the liquidity of the company's stock trading on the stock exchange.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Street vendors rally against eviction MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Some 500 street vendors at the Terong public market staged a peaceful protest here on Friday against an impending eviction.The protesters marched through the downtown streets and stopped in front of the office of city mayor H.B.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Third World debt overshadows G-8 summitBy Charlotte Denny LONDON: Toronto, London, Naples, Lyon and Cologne.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Moroccans still love their 'hip' kingBy Sinikka Tarvainen RABAT (DPA): One year after Morocco's King Mohammed VI came to the throne, the honeymoon period shows no signs of cooling.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Fresh Cambodian violence sparks investor jittersBy Phelim Kyne PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Garment factory gates smashed by striking workers. Regular after-dark armed robberies. A Taiwanese business leader murdered outside his home in a daring daylight shooting.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

All Indonesian tennis final in men's doubles JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia assured itself of the men's doubles title at the US$15,000 Extra Joss Men's Future-3 tennis tournament on Friday.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Ministry proposes new school curriculum JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education is in the initial phase of trying out a new curriculum which will give schools the freedom to choose one of three curriculums most suitable to them.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Are the foreign investors giddy about Vietnam again?By Michael Mathes HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (DPA): Investors and brokers who gathered round the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Center (STC) were all smiles last Thursday as Vietnam launched its first-ever bourse and inched closer to ...
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Purchasing power of consumers recovers: Aprindo JAKARTA (JP): The country's retail sector has almost returned to precrisis level thanks to an improvement in the country's economy, according to the Association of Indonesian Retailers (Aprindo).
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

RI dominates men's doubles, Mia loses in quarterfinals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia maintained its supremacy in the men's doubles as women's singles seeded players were upset in the quarterfinals of the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open on Friday.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Hidayat optimistic on RI's tourism targets JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Tourism and the Arts Hidayat Jaelani is confident that Indonesia will meet its tourism target of 5.1 million foreign visitors and $5 billion in income this year, with some help from Chinese tourists.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Peru politics, economic laws frighten investorsBy Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters): Peru's Congress has passed measures withdrawing key tax benefits for foreign investors, eliciting rebuke from businessmen and economists who fear the government may embark on a populist economic course.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Golkar mulls leaving Cabinet for opposition JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party said on Friday it was waiting for the right moment to withdraw itself and become a formal opposition party in the country.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

House members support plan to recapitalize BRI, BTN JAKARTA (JP): Majority members of the House of Representatives commission IX on banking and state budget approved the government's proposal to recapitalize state Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) and Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN).
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

17 justice candidates proposed JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives announced on Friday the names of 17 candidates it hopes to propose to President Abdurrahman Wahid to serve in the Supreme Court.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Language in modern day society I am referring to Carl Chairul's story on Bahasa Indonesia in The Jakarta Post on July 16, 2000. He mentions: "America, the land of high technology, cannot claim ... ".
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Foreign movement suspected behind mining protests JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Mines and Energy Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has blamed the involvement of an "international movement" on growing protests against Indonesian mining operations.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Sutiyoso preparing to deliver revised annual speech JAKARTA (JP): As a consequence of the City Council's rejection of his annual accountability speech on Thursday, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday he would continue running the administration while preparing a redrafted speech next month.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, July 22, 2000)Hollywood KC Crouching Tiger 14:15 17:20 20:25 Here on Earth 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Me, My Self and Irene 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Reindeer Games 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 ...
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Megawati to open congress SEMARANG, Central Java: Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is also the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), is scheduled to open the party's regional congress here on Saturday.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Gun counters at JCC prove a big draw JAKARTA (JP): A man walked toward a crowd of people gathered in front of several stands at the Police Technology Exhibition 2000 at the Jakarta Convention Center in Central Jakarta on Friday.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Attorney General seizes Granadi Building JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office confiscated on Friday the Granadi Building on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, which belongs to the foundations owned by former president Soeharto.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

PKB vows to become inclusive partyBy Ahmad Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): Can the National Awakening Party (PKB), which was established by the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), become truly pluralistic?The party, once dubbed as "the only son" of the NU, is set to proclaim itself ...
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

'I'm Sorry': Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): A day after his scathing attack on the House of Representatives, President Abdurrahman Wahid offered his apology on Friday and pleaded with the legislative body to let the interpellation matter rest in order to reduce political tension.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Jerusalem sticking point at Middle East talksBy Paul Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters): Despite public talk of wide gaps between Israel and the Palestinians on all issues, only the status of Jerusalem looks unbridgeable at the Camp David Middle East peace summit, diplomats and analysts say.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Putin scores neat diplomatic coupBy Francoise Michel MOSCOW (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin has scored a neat diplomatic coup by securing a pledge from North Korea to halt its missile program but it is almost certainly an empty promise, analysts said Thursday.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Minister calls for pause extension BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Minister of Human Right Affairs Hasballah M. Saad said there was a need to extend the humanitarian pause in the province "as violence here has been reduced in quantity in the past couple of months".
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 21, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Muladi judged to be arrogant Muladi's confirmation during the fit and proper test in the House of Representatives (DPR) that he would not take anything less than chief justice of the Supreme Court and would not be a Supreme Court judge, clearly reflects an opportunistic and very arrogant attitude.
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Sat, 22 Jul 2000

Police look for burglary suspects TANGERANG (JP): A burglary took place at the residence of Sr. Supt. Iman Haryatna, a senior officer of the National Police Intelligence Directorate, in Vila Melati housing complex here on Friday morning.First Insp.
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