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53 articles.
Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Another official killed in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Four gunmen riding on two motorcycles shot dead on Thursday a senior government official on the Banda Aceh-Medan road in Cunda village, some 1.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

RI pro volleyball leagues to start next yearMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Volleyball in Indonesia is set to enter a new era with the creation of a professional indoor league as well as a pro beach volleyball league, beginning next year.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Police to act on Semarang Corruption Watch's reportHaryoso, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Central Java Police have vowed to investigate a report of an alleged fraud involving Rp 67 billion from the province's Villagers Cooperative Unit (Puskud) as revealed by the Semarang Corruption Watch (SCW).
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

MRT won't prevent traffic jams: ExpertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration's plan to build a US$ 1.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Germany's Music Days, a tribute to contemporary musicSlamet A. Sjukur, Contributor, Jakarta The Music Days festival has been held every year in Donaueschingen, Germany, since 1921, usually in October. The next one will take place from Oct. 19 to Oct.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Banyumas claims to have 144,000 poor familiesAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Almost half of the 1.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Pertamina to help clean air driveFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina is determined to help the government's campaign for clean air succeed by importing unleaded gasoline to meet nationwide demand, an official said on Thursday.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Experts propose blueprint for economic recoveryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association for a New Indonesia (PIB) on Thursday presented an economic blueprint to the Second Ad-Hoc Committee of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) that it is hoped could serve as a comprehensive ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Paradise awaits honeymooners on Matahari, Pantara islandsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Matahari island Newly wed couples should consider spending their honeymoon at Matahari (Sun) island or the nearby Pantara islands off the north coast of Jakarta.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Bombing suspects withdraw lawsuit JAKARTA: Some 13 bombing suspects withdrew on Thursday their lawsuit against Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb at the South Jakarta District Court.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Stanchart sees 2002 GDP growth at 3.8 percentAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Standard Chartered Bank said Indonesia's economy should be relatively unscathed by the threat of a global economic slump and grow by 3.8 percent next year, driven particularly by strong domestic demand.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Sunda Straits race fails to lure foreign competitorsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The annual swimming and rowing competitions across the Sunda Straits will resume after a lapse of five years, but no foreigners are expected to participate in them.Marines Corps Commander Maj. Gen.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 18, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Students threaten to occupy CaltexAntara, Pekanbaru More than 500 students from several universities and academies in Pekanbaru threatened to occupy the office of American oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) in Rumbai, near the city, unless the company condemned the United States' ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Teenagers admit exposure to pornMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For many urban teenagers, pornography is not a new thing.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

New badminton chief to take on daunting tasks, former official saysNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Herculean tasks await the new Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) chairperson as he or she will have less than three months to select solid teams to defend the Thomas Cup and win ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Dutch Graphic Design, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069), until Nov. 3. * Indonesian Comic, the British Council, S. Wijoyo Centre, Jl. Jend. Sudirman, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

FPI men lost in city: Police chief JAKARTA: The 113 members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) were not missing, as the group had claimed, but were lost in the city, Jakarta Police chief Insp.Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb said on Thursday.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Smuggling attempts foiled TANGERANG: Over the past four months, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Customs and Excise Office has foiled 33 smuggling attempts involving firearms, pirated and pornographic VCDs, sex toys and Chinese medicines.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Global Stock Index Oct.18 Latest Change %Change New York DJ Indus 9232.97 -151.26 -1.61 Oct 17 Nasdaq 1646.34 -75.73 -4.40 Oct 17 S&P 500 1077.09 -20.45 -1.86 Oct 17London FTSE 100 5108.00 -95.40 -1.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Rupiah Rates Oct.18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,538.00 9,538.00 10,088.00 9,988.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

U.S. Dollar Rates Oct.18 Latest Previous %ChgYen 120.92-96 121.20-25 -0.23Euro* 0.9029-31 0.9035-40 -0.07Sterling* 1.4446-56 1.4471-77 -0.17Swiss franc 1.6364-70 1.6384-90 -0.12Canadian dollar 1.5725-30 1.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Seven arrested in military raid of IrianeseR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Trikora Military Command chief Maj. Gen. Mahidin Simbolon confirmed on Wednesday in Jayapura that the military had conducted raids of rebels' camps in Kali Kopi village, Mimika regency, Irian Jaya.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Train derails in Cirebon, thousand strandedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Thousands of people at several railway stations had to delay their trips on Thursday after the Tawang Mas train serving Semarang-Senen (Jakarta) line derailed in Cirebon on Wednesday. No fatalities were reported.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC (Tel. 5256351) Rat Race 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Get Over It 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Fast and Furious 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Belphegor 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 A ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Mega told to retain ultimate authorityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political analysts have urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who delegates too much of her power to her chief ministers, to retain ultimate authority over all governmental matters.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Over 1.3m tourists cancel visit to IndonesiaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over 1.3 million tourists have canceled trips to Indonesia because of heightening anti-American sentiment since the U.S.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

New ring road partners soughtAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso told city-owned developer PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) on Thursday to replace its partners, who were related to former President Soeharto's family, in the delayed Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) toll ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

22 workers stranded in S. Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The South Kalimantan provincial legislative council has called on recruitment agency PT Andromeda Graha to take responsibility for 22 workers who left their jobs in East Malaysia's Sarawak after being deceived about the level of ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Government will review stance on Afghan assaultThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After giving out confusing signals, the Indonesian government decided on Thursday it would review its official stance on the U.S.-led attacks on Afghanistan.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

A dream to fight the U.S. The way to fight the United States is by boycotting all products of the superpower country. The spirit "to fight" against the superpower requires an extraordinary kind of courage.It is right that we start with a dream. A dream to "defeat" the big and strong party.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Bella Saphira sues PT Uniliver Jakarta: Artist Bella Saphira sued giant Dutch company PT Unilever on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court for allegedly violating a contract agreement between them and demanded the company pay Rp 1.1 billion (US$110,000) in compensation.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Tommy -- a legendary figure It has been almost a year since police began their search for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra who is living as a fugitive following the court's decision to sentence him to 18 months in prison.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Morally challenging story in 'About Adam'Joko E. H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Do not be mistaken into thinking that About Adam is just another puffball.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Customs service, traffic police the most corrupt: SurveyThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The traffic police, customs and tax authority and the judiciary were ranked the most corrupt institutions in the public sector, according to a governance diagnostic study on Indonesia conducted for the ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Pertamina gets US$1b loan commitments from banksMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm Pertamina said on Thursday that it had received initial commitments from three U.S.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Customs, traffic police the most corrupt: SurveyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The traffic police, customs and tax authority and the judiciary were ranked the most corrupt institutions in the public sector, according to a governance diagnostic study on Indonesia conducted for the Partnership for ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Security worries prevent Antlers from visiting JakartaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian champion Persija has forgone its home leg in its Asian Champions League first round match against Kashima Antlers after the Japanese giant refused to fly to Jakarta due to security concerns.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Muslim dress Ivy Susanti's writing on facts about Islam gives readers a brief overview about the religion. But, why did she take so much space just to discuss Muslim dress, especially Muslim women's clothes, in this case: jilbab? (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 14, 2001: What is it all about? Islam).
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Telkomsel responds We refer to Pak Gunawan Wijaya's letter Telkomsel's service published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 12, 2001.We thank Pak Gunawan for his trust in using simPATI card from Telkomsel.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Ex-sprinter races against drug abuseReza G., Contributor, Jakarta Thirty-nine years ago, Mohamad Sarengat, sprinted the 100 meter's course in 10.4 seconds to set what was then a new Asian Games record. He brought home a second gold and record in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing in 14.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Two arrested for drug trafficking BOGOR: Plainclothes police officers arrested two alleged drug dealers and confiscated three kilograms of marijuana from the suspects, police said on Wednesday.Adj. Comr.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

DPR to conclude budget debates by SaturdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Benny Pasaribu said on Thursday that the crucial debate of the 2002 draft budget would be completed on Saturday, so that provincial and regency administrations could draw up ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Government must tackle economic problems: SurveyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta According to a poll released on Thursday, respondents overwhelmingly agreed that the government needs to seriously address domestic economic problems before it decides to venture out and become unnecessarily involved in ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

ASEAN's role in APEC at a time of adversityRodolfo C. Severin, Secretary-General, ASEAN, Shanghai I will begin with an understatement: The past year has been difficult for the global economy. The APEC economies have not been spared. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has not been spared.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Supreme Court sets up team to clarify Tommy's caseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court has finally set up a team to clarify a decision taken by the panel of justices that controversially overturned a verdict on fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, Chief Justice ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

RI ranks very low in global competitivenessAdianto P. Simamora and Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy has become more uncompetitive, as suggested by the latest 2001 Global Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum on Thursday.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Music Festival Donaueschingen 2001=============== Slamet A. Sjukur Contributor Jakarta --------------- The Music Days festival has been held every year in Donaueschingen, Germany, since 1921, usually in October. The next one will take place from Oct. 19 to Oct.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Situation in Bagansiapiapi returns gradually to normalM. Ara Syaf, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Following bloody rioting in Bagansiapiapi, Rokanhilir Regency, Riau, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the situation in the fishing town has gradually returned to normal, according to the local police.Adj. Sr.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Pressure mounts against Akbar, Golkar in Bulog scamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public pressure has been increasing for the House of Representatives to set up a special committee in charge of investigating the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scam involving some Rp 40 billion (US$4 million) allegedly ...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Music Festival Donaueschingen 2001=============== Slamet A. Sjukur Contributor Jakarta --------------- The Music Days festival has been held every year in Donaueschingen, Germany, since 1921, usually in October. The next one will take place from Oct. 19 to Oct.
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001

Free brain operations for the poor TANGERANG: Since its establishment last February, Siloam Gleneagles Hospital-based National Brain Foundation here has given free brain surgery to 51 poor patients, a foundation executive told the media on Tuesday.The foundation chairman Dr.
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