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62 articles.
Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Fever a common illness in kids

Fever a common illness in kidsBy Donya Betancourt The Jakarta Post considers youngsters' health to be of the utmost importance. After all, the future rests with our children.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Revenge of the Internet gods

Revenge of the Internet godsBy Raja M NEW DELHI: When a U.S. judge in July stayed an order plugging Napster, he sent shivers up the world's entertainment-industry spine.Napster makes possible downloading of digitized music from one computer hard drive to another.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Chuan down but not out after ally quits

Chuan down but not out after ally quitsBy Vithoon Amorn BANGKOK (Reuters): The political demise of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's key strategist has shaken Thailand's government but analysts cautioned against any hasty conclusion that it represents a fatal blow for the ruling Democrat Party.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/A guide to taking off those extra pounds for a better look

A guide to taking off those extra pounds for a better lookBy Claire E. Urwin This is the first of a four-article series on The Way to Lose Weight.Readers are encouraged to become involved by submitting any relevant questions, comments or ideas directly to the writer at clareu@attglobal.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Future conflict: Star wars, or just more mud?

Future conflict: Star wars, or just more mud?By James Hider PARIS (AFP): Wars fought in space, with robots, insects or spray guns that fire a thick toffee-like substance to immobilize opponents without killing them -- just a few of the ideas military planners are toying with as they contemplate ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/City needs better fire engines

City needs better fire engines JAKARTA (JP): It's high time the capital had submersible pumps and long-range water hoses to deal with fire incidents, according to head of the City Fire Agency, Suharso,Speaking at a meeting with Governor Sutiyoso and a visiting delegation from the Nederlands ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/No paper

No paper In observance of the Indonesian Independence Day, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Thursday. The Post will appear again on Friday.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Songs 8:30 Music 9:00 News 10:00 Music 10:30 Talk Show 11:30 Music 2:00 p.m.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Activists hail draft amendment on human rights

Activists hail draft amendment on human rights JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) was hailed on Tuesday for proposing the inclusion of a human rights chapter into the 1945 Constitution, but at the same time it received a thumbs down for rejecting a retroactive clause, ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Banned banners taken down

Banned banners taken down SURABAYA (JP): Dozens of the banners denouncing political figures and parties which have been erected since the start of the People's Consultative Assembly Annual Session are being taken down by police in a bid to cool the climate in the city.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/RI lifters have bigger chance in 48kg class

RI lifters have bigger chance in 48kg class JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Olympic Games deputy chef de mission, Imron Z.S.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Cabinet power in 'group of four'

Cabinet power in 'group of four' JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Tuesday that the decision-making power in the upcoming Cabinet would reside in a "group of four" compromising of the President, Vice President and two coordinating ministers.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Fit & proper test for legislators

Fit & proper test for legislators In line with people's demands for transparency, a number of people who have been short-listed as candidates for posts in the judicial/executive body had to go through fit-and-proper tests prior to taking up their designated posts.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Muslim groups demand imposition of 'syariah'

Muslim groups demand imposition of 'syariah' JAKARTA (JP): Another huge rally marked the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Tuesday when over 1,000 Muslim protesters from various groups demanded the inclusion of syariah (Islamic law) into the amended Constitution.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Provinces told to be 'unaggressive' in collecting tax

Provinces told to be 'unaggressive' in collecting tax JAKARTA (JP): Director general of taxation Mahfud Sidik warned provincial and district administrations on Tuesday not to be over zealous in collecting tax revenue once the regional autonomy policy is implemented next year.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/U.S. supports Papuan struggle: Beanal

U.S. supports Papuan struggle: Beanal JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The United States government and Congress have expressed their support for the Irian Jaya people's struggle for independence, a Papuan leader said on Monday.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Model of the year

Model of the year JAKARTA (JP): Many female staffers and stall attendants at the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will have a little personal memento from the event.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Garuda apologizes

Garuda apologizes Referring to the letter from Mrs. Vira V Soekardiman Ramadhan which appeared in The Jakarta Post on July 19, we would like to take this opportunity, again, to extend our deepest regret and sincerest apologies to Mrs.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/'Nekara' business thriving in hi-tech era

'Nekara' business thriving in hi-tech eraBy Bambang Mujiono TEGAL, Central Java (JP): Despite the presence of electronic home appliances, the making of traditional cooking utensils from copper is still in full swing in Tegal, an industrial city in the northern coastal area of Central Java.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Point of no return of Russian military

Point of no return of Russian militaryBy Manfred Quiring MOSCOW (DPA): Judging from a televised speech broadcast last Saturday night in Chechnya, the Kremlin seems to have rediscovered Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Man burned alive for chicken theft

Man burned alive for chicken theft CILACAP, East Java (JP): A 50-year-old Mluwung villager in Wanareja district, Cilacap regency, was burned to death in the wee hours of Tuesday after being accused of stealing a rooster from a local resident.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/New drugs for cancer therapy

New drugs for cancer therapyBy Joanna Lin This interactive health column is jointly run by The Jakarta Post and Singapore-based Parkway Group Healthcare. The column covers various medical topics and appears twice a month.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/N. Korea really wants reconciliation this time

N. Korea really wants reconciliation this timeBy Zeno Park SEOUL (AFP): North Korea appears to be a genuine partner in peace and determined to honor the joint agreement on reconciliation reached at the historic inter-Korean summit in June, officials and analysts here say.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Assembly to pass amended constitution

Assembly to pass amended constitution JAKARTA (JP): After days of fierce debate, the first Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looks set for a happy ending.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Mob politics

Mob politics Demonstrations and the mobilization of crowds are being misused in our country as a means of terror. Any individual or group of individuals bearing a grudge or out for gain can easily mass crowds of people for the purpose of exerting pressure.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Rudolf Supratman, a forgotten composer

Rudolf Supratman, a forgotten composer Year after year, ever since the independence of the Republic of Indonesia was proclaimed urbi et orbi on Aug.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Man arrested over alleged kidnapping

Man arrested over alleged kidnapping BANDUNG: Bandung Police have arrested a 57-year-old resident of Balikpapan in East Kalimantan for allegedly abducting a five- year-old boy for 25 days after the child's grandfather failed to pay him a Rp 20 million debt.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Govt urged not to force people to fly the flag

Govt urged not to force people to fly the flag JAKARTA (JP): Constitutional law experts called on the authorities to ease tension in regions experiencing civil unrest by not forcing people there to hoist national flags ahead of the country's 55th Independence Day anniversary on Thursday.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/How to detect cancer early

How to detect cancer earlyDear Sirs, I welcome the new health column in The Jakarta Post which first appeared on Aug. 2, 2000.My late husband had colon cancer but received treatment too late. Therefore, I want to know more about cancer, particularly how to detect it early.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Indosat secures license from govt for DCS-1800

Indosat secures license from govt for DCS-1800 JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed international telephone operator PT Indosat announced on Tuesday that it had secured a provisional license, in principal, from the government to provide a mobile telephone service under the GSM compatible digital ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Russian economy recovers at last

Russian economy recovers at lastBy Svetlana Kovalyova MOSCOW (Reuters): Sergei Teryokhin has sad memories of the day Russia's financial markets collapsed. But these have nothing to do with the crisis that savaged many investors and brought down the government."Crisis? You mean Aug.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Nonaccredited press given Olympic access

Nonaccredited press given Olympic access JAKARTA (JP): With a mounting ambition to become the best host for the Olympic Games ever in history, the New South Wales and federal governments are setting up a "non-accredited" media center to be called the Sydney Media Center at Darling Harbour near ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Little white lies

Little white lies JAKARTA (JP): Sometimes not revealing the truth is considered better than the ugly truth.That was apparently the case when representatives of the Defenders of Islam Front (FPI) failed to meet with Amien Rais on Tuesday.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 15, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/MPR's decision to maintain Military/Police questioned

MPR's decision to maintain Military/Police questioned JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono questioned legislators' decision on Tuesday to allow the Indonesian Military (TNI)/Police faction to retain their seats in the People's Consultative Assembly and conceded that it may have been ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/MPR criticized for failing to realize expectations

MPR criticized for failing to realize expectations JAKARTA (JP): A coalition of 22 non-governmental organizations (Ornop and Aman) condemned on Tuesday the failure of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to support a direct presidential election, and questioned the Assembly members' ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Three more arrested over Poso killings

Three more arrested over Poso killings POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): Three more people have been arrested for their roles in the recent sectarian fighting in Poso, bringing the total suspects detained to six.Poso Police chief Supt.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/War lets Zimbabwe enjoy Congo's riches

War lets Zimbabwe enjoy Congo's richesBy Isabelle Ligner HARARE (AFP): Zimbabwe says its 11,000 troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are there to protect the nation's sovereignty, but Harare's presence has also helped it exploit DRC's vast natural resources, experts said Saturday.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/On syariah

On syariah In your interview with the chairman of the Mujahidin Assembly, Irfan S. Awwas, which appeared in the Opinion page on Aug. 14, 2000, Irfan is quoted as saying, "Islam fully guarantees the freedom of all followers of other religions to practice what they believe in ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/On freedom

On freedom When Indonesians raise the red-and-white flag to mark the country's national day on Thursday, the image that comes to mind for most people is that of the fateful August day when a young Sukarno proclaimed Indonesia's independence 55 years ago.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/I do it for the people: Outspoken legislator

I do it for the people: Outspoken legislator JAKARTA (JP): Legislator Alvin Lie of the Reform faction has emerged as one of the harshest critics of President Abdurrahman Wahid, but he says strong criticism only mirrors the depth of his love for his country and the President.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Gus Dur regrets pro-government rally at MPR

Gus Dur regrets pro-government rally at MPR JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid expressed regret on Tuesday for the pro-government rally staged by his supporters in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) compound the day before.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Robbers flee with cash, jewelry

Robbers flee with cash, jewelry MEDAN, North Sumatra: Unidentified armed men broke into a house of a resident of Jl. Ade Irma Suryani in Pematang Siantar regency on Tuesday morning and stole hundreds of millions of rupiah and jewelry after overwhelming the housemaid.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Language ambiguity

Language ambiguity The military spin doctor is of much the same stripe the world over. Enter Britain's armed forces minister John Spellar trying to put the best gloss on a Ministry of Defense report about RAF accuracy rates in the Kosovo campaign.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Pertamina finds oil and gas

Pertamina finds oil and gas JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday it had found oil and gas reserves in its Rengan Condong area, some 45 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Jambi.The company said in a statement that the RCD-C oil well produced 77.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Timah's sales surge due to hike in tin price

Timah's sales surge due to hike in tin price JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed state-owned tin company PT Timah announced on Tuesday its net profit of Rp 250.1 billion (US$31.2 million) in the first half of this year, up 37.3 percent from Rp 182.1 billion in the same period last year.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Regional representative discussion gets support

Regional representative discussion gets support JAKARTA (JP): People's Consultative Assembly members on Tuesday expressed strong support for the inclusion of a regional representatives faction in the Assembly, but decided to defer its establishment till December.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/The power game

The power game For many people at the grassroots level in Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri has been the great hope for the country ever since she withstood the efforts of former president Suharto to depose her as leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party in 1996.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Perhutani upbeat to reach sale target

Perhutani upbeat to reach sale target JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry company Perum Perhutani announced on Tuesday sales revenues in the first six months of 2000 of Rp 850.78 billion ($100 million) -- 45 percent of the Rp 1.89 trillion it has targeted for the year.Perhutani president Abbas T.S.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Where to go in Surabaya

Where to go in SurabayaExhibition * Design Exhibition at CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), through Aug. 26.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Poor countries must help themselves too

Poor countries must help themselves tooBy Horst Kohler WASHINGTON: Globalization has provided enormous opportunities for economic growth, investment and transfer of know-how and technology.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC The Patriot 14:15 17:20 20:25 Gladiator 14:55 17:55 20:55 Gone in 60 Seconds 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 From Dusk till Dawn 2 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The First 9 1/2 Weeks 14:15 ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Shimon Peres visits Jakarta, Yasser Arafat to follow

Shimon Peres visits Jakarta, Yasser Arafat to follow JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Tuesday that he had met with Israeli envoy Shimon Peres to assist with facilitating the collapsed Middle East peace talks and was expecting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat later in the day.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Seeking new meaning of independence

Seeking new meaning of independenceBy Harkiman Racheman JAKARTA (JP): Every year the anniversary of Indonesia's independence has been commemorated in a most ritualistic manner.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/The weapon that will not wither

The weapon that will not witherBy Jim Anderson WASHINGTON (DPA): In Washington, if you want to put out a message with the widest possible circulation, there is a foolproof way to do it.First, you have it classified as top secret. Then, you leak it to the newspapers and television networks.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Taufik to face Sun Jun in KL's second round

Taufik to face Sun Jun in KL's second round JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian teenage idol Taufik Hidayat will face a tough challenge on the opening day of the five-star Proton-Eon Malaysian Open as he might face former world champion Sun Jun of China in the second round Wednesday.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Athletes told to ignore politics at Olympics

Athletes told to ignore politics at Olympics JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela urged national athletes to keep focusing on the Olympic Games training program and ignore the possibility of political problems at the Olympics in Sydney next month.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Defendant insists Tyasno's role

Defendant insists Tyasno's role JAKARTA (JP): A defendant in a Rp 19.2 billion counterfeit money case told a Tuesday hearing that he received an offer from the former chief of military intelligence, Tyasno Sudarto, now a four star general and Army Chief of Staff, to provide paper to produce ...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Bimantara to sell units

Bimantara to sell units JAKARTA (JP): The extraordinary shareholders meeting of PT Bimantara Citra has approved plans to sell stakes in food conglomerate PT Nestle Indonesia, shopping center PT Plaza Indonesia Realty and automotive manufacturer PT Bimantara Cakra Nusa to help ease its debt burden.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Most SMEs not reliant on bank loans: Survey

Most SMEs not reliant on bank loans: Survey JAKARTA (JP): Most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still rely on traditional sources to finance their activities, according to a survey conducted by Akatiga, a rural business surveying agency.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Maluku people prepare Aug. 17 celebrations

Maluku people prepare Aug. 17 celebrations AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku geared up on Tuesday for Independence Day when around 1,000 Muslim and Christian students staged a dress rehearsal in Ambon of planned celebrations to mark the day.
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Wed, 16 Aug 2000

JP/Zacky could become a suspect in July 1996 attack: Djasri

Zacky could become a suspect in July 1996 attack: Djasri BANDUNG (JP): The status of former Maj. Gen.
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