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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Will it be the last act for Yugoslavia?

Will it be the last act for Yugoslavia?By Gwynne Dyer LONDON (JP): "We are talking about political fraud and blatant stealing of votes," said Yugoslav opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica on Sept.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Embargo and lessons from history

Embargo and lessons from historyBy Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): Modern political history shows that embargoes have hardly ever achieved their purposes.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Condemning military is counterproductive: Wiranto

Condemning military is counterproductive: Wiranto JAKARTA (JP): Continued condemnation of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in retaliation for past wrongdoings could be counterproductive, Gen. (ret) Wiranto has warned.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/ASEAN, an historical embodiment of Southeast Asia

ASEAN, an historical embodiment of Southeast Asia The following is the second of two articles based on the address of former foreign minister Ali Alatas on his acceptance of a degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, conferred by the National University of Singapore on Sept. 19.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Ex-employees of liquidated ministries still unemployed

Ex-employees of liquidated ministries still unemployed JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is having difficulties providing jobs for some 40,000 government employees in Jakarta whose ministries were closed down by the central government.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Ngasem market: A silent witness to trade in rare birds

Ngasem market: A silent witness to trade in rare birdsBy Bambang Trisno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Visitors to Ngasem bird market in Tamansari area, some 500 meters west of the Yogyakarta Palace, can witness rare and protected birds being freely traded.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Experts differ in opinion on Soeharto case

Experts differ in opinion on Soeharto case JAKARTA (JP): Experts differ in opinion on the decision by presiding judge Lalu Mariyun to drop all charges of graft against former president Soeharto and to return the dossiers to the South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta:

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Exhibitions * Glass painting exhibition by Magelang artists, Kedai Kebun, Jl Tirtodipuran 3 (phone: 0274-376114, fax: 0274-375194), Oct 1-30, 2000.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Olympics Program 11:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Olympics Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sport News 9:00 News 9:30 Quiz 10:00 Film 10:30 NewsProgram 2 5:30 p.m.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Autonomy will bring 'few structural changes'

Autonomy will bring 'few structural changes' JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja said on Friday that when regional autonomy was implemented, there would not be much difference in the bureaucratic structure or the composition of regional administrations.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Emil warns of impact from environmental damage

Emil warns of impact from environmental damage JAKARTA (JP): The rolling out of regional autonomy in January next year could lead to widespread environmental damage due to local governments' lack of vision and concern on biodiversity management, an expert warned on Friday.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Govt offers help for IT kiosks

Govt offers help for IT kiosks JAKARTA (JP): The office of the State Minister for Research and Technology has prepared a catalog of practical technology in the form of CD-roms to be given to those interested in opening Information and Technology (IT) kiosks.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Bonuses await medal winners in Olympic Games

Bonuses await medal winners in Olympic Games JAKARTA (JP): Men's doubles shuttlers Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan top the list of cash bonus recipients following their gold-medal triumph in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Three Indonesians who are preserving the country's past

Three Indonesians who are preserving the country's past JAKARTA (JP): The difficulty experienced in obtaining information relating to the history of various historic sites is no secret, leaving Indonesians open to criticism for not caring about their own history.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Judas Kiss 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Simon Sez 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 What Lies Beneath 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Crow 3 Salvation 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Any Given Sunday ...
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Officials claim ignorance of gift for councillors

Officials claim ignorance of gift for councillors JAKARTA (JP): Senior city officials claimed on Friday they have no idea and had never been informed by Governor Sutiyoso about the alleged Rp 850 million (US$95,000) fund Sutiyoso gave to 85 city councillors a few days after the governor ...
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Drop probe into justices: Court

Drop probe into justices: Court JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court ordered the Joint Anti-Corruption Team (TGPTPK) on Friday to drop its corruption investigation into two justices of the Supreme Court, saying that the team has acted beyond its authority.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Bird cage business booming in Argosari

Bird cage business booming in ArgosariBy R. Agus Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): Bird lovers are prone to pay a lot of attention to their animals. Most of them, however, do not think too much about their birds' cages, which they clean up almost everyday.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Bank robbers escape with Rp 400 million

Bank robbers escape with Rp 400 million JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Police detectives are searching for the culprits who robbed the Bank Central Asia branch office on Jl. Imam Bonjol in Karawaci, west of here.The thieves escaped with a safe containing Rp 400 million (about US$45.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Water rates to rise for maintenance

Water rates to rise for maintenance BOGOR (JP): The Bogor office of city-owned tap water company PDAM is to raise water tariffs by November to, among other factors, maintain the strength of the water pipes."Broken water pipes will take longer to repair if water rates are not raised soon.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Late-night romance ends in death

Late-night romance ends in death SEMARANG: A 30-year-old man was beaten to death early on Friday morning after neighbors apparently became upset over his late-night courtship of a woman living in the area.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Recovery vulnerable

Recovery vulnerable President Abdurrahman Wahid's economic team should not take too much comfort, let alone feel complacent, from the commendation in the first few paragraphs of the latest annual Indonesian review report by the International Monetary Fund for what it called significant progress ...
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Boosting education

Boosting education I refer to the two headlines in the Sept. 23, 2000 edition of The Jakarta Post: Education needs more attention on page 1, and Holland provides $30.4 million grant for local schools, on page 2.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Students warned against staging violent protests

Students warned against staging violent protests JAKARTA (JP): Police warned students on Friday against conducting more violent protests following the ugly clashes which erupted on Thursday after the South Jakarta District Court dropped corruption charges against former president Soeharto.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Thorough checks

Thorough checks JAKARTA (JP): Policemen search for weapons inside a hut in a refugee camp near the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Gedung Joang 45: The center for independence

Gedung Joang 45: The center for independenceBy Ida Indawati Khouw The "Gedung Joang 45" on Jl. Menteng Raya No. 31 in Central Jakarta is very historic as it was the center where nationalist youths started movements to reach the country's independence.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Governor seeks help feeding refugees

Governor seeks help feeding refugees MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A. Tallo called on Friday for immediate aid from the central government and the United Nations to feed the thousands of East Timorese refugees in the province.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Men make off with Rp 21m in robbery

Men make off with Rp 21m in robbery DENPASAR, Bali: Two armed men escaped with Rp 21.5 million in cash in a day-light robbery here on Friday.No fatalities were reported in the incident, a police officer said.The chief of the Badung riot police, Sr. Insp.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Indonesia pulls out of coffee retention program

Indonesia pulls out of coffee retention program JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has pulled out of the coffee retention program designed to shore up world coffee prices after learning that two other major producers, Vietnam and India, would not take part, Antara reported on Friday.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/House team to question witnesses over scandals

House team to question witnesses over scandals JAKARTA (JP): The chief of a special House of Representatives investigation team probing two scandals related to President Abdurrahman Wahid -- the State Logistics Agency and Brunei scandals -- has said the team will question 21 people over ...
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Antique clocks very rich in art and historical value

Antique clocks very rich in art and historical valueBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): The loud chime of a particular clock surprised visitors at a clock exhibition at Bentara Budaya here."This clock was used in a church tower," the exhibition's coordinator Hermanu explained.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/National team loses to Vitesse in friendly

National team loses to Vitesse in friendly JAKARTA (JP): The national soccer team was given a valuable lesson prior to its Asian Cup finals' campaign by Dutch first division side Vitesse Arnhem on Thursday.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Tommy's lawyer waiting for copy of court verdict

Tommy's lawyer waiting for copy of court verdict JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer from Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's defense team said until they received a copy of the Supreme Court verdict sentencing their client to 18 months in prison, they would not know what their next step would be.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Inco defers payment of interim dividend

Inco defers payment of interim dividend JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (Inco) agreed during its meeting in Toronto, Canada, to defer the company's interim dividend for 2000.The company's president commissioner, Scott M.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Aji trying off-field business for better life

Aji trying off-field business for better lifeBy Ivy Susanti JAKARTA (JP): After 13 years of playing on the soccer field, national team captain Aji Santoso is trying a new pitch: business.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/IBRA seals deal with owners of closed banks

IBRA seals deal with owners of closed banks JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) secured this week a debt settlement deal with the owners of four closed banks, agency senior official Lungguk Gultom said late on Friday.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/TNI weapon ruled out in murder case

TNI weapon ruled out in murder case BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Police said on Friday that the bullet which killed Safwan Idris, the rector of Ar-Raniry Islamic Institute two weeks ago, could not have come from any standard weapon used by the Indonesian Military (TNI) or the National Police.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 29, 2000: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Allergy to hard work

Allergy to hard work Being an obviously avid reader of The Jakarta Post and of Indonesia current affairs, I have also surprised myself by becoming a rather regular letter writer too.The recent correspondence on Indonesian athletes prompts me to once again put in my "two pennies worth".
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Humanitarian pause useless

Humanitarian pause useless The agreement to extend the humanitarian pause in Aceh is a complete waste of time.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/IT development outside Java

IT development outside Java JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B. Panjaitan said on Friday that his office will form an agency to prepare the development of information technology (IT) in areas outside of Java and Bali.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Isolated protests ahead of fuel price hike

Isolated protests ahead of fuel price hike JAKARTA (JP): Protests against the government's plan to hike fuel prices were held in several towns on Friday amid growing signs of more widespread demonstrations and possible strikes when the increase comes into effect on Sunday.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Port security foils smuggling of arms, munitions

Port security foils smuggling of arms, munitions AMBON, Maluku (JP): Buli port security in East Halmahera, North Maluku, confiscated on Friday hundreds of M-16 rounds, rifles and explosives while the items were being unloaded from passenger ship KM Albatim.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Ruling on Soeharto irks Gus Dur

Ruling on Soeharto irks Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid has expressed dissatisfaction with the court ruling to drop corruption charges against former president Soeharto, and hinted that he would seek to replace the judges presiding over the case.
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000

JP/Bintuni to sell ships to pay bond interest

Bintuni to sell ships to pay bond interest JAKARTA (JP): The annual shareholders' meeting of fishery concern PT Bintuni Minaraya agreed on Friday to sell part of the company's shipping fleet to meet bond interest payments.
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