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Searching for all articles published on 2001-11-17 ...
62 articles.
Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Whither Indonesian sports? The 2002 World Cup soccer finals in Korea and Japan are just a few months away and, as in previous years, Indonesians can only dream of having their national team qualify for the quadrennial event.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Airlangga University has new rector SURABAYA: After an uncertain four months, Puruhito, a surgeon, was inducted on Friday as the new rector of Surabaya-based Airlangga University for the 2001/05 period to replace Soedarto.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

S. Sulawesi students pledge toleranceJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Following the recent campaign of terror waged against Christian people in South Sulawesi, six student associations have issued a joint communique in an attempt to stop all forms of violence and promote tolerance among ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Ramadhan time for JakartaSaturdayMaghrib 5.53 p.m.SundayImsak 3:56 a.m.Subuh 4:06 a.m.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Free milk for orphans JAKARTA: More than 2,100 children from 13 orphanages in Greater Jakarta will receive free milk during the entire month- long Ramadhan holy month.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Govt cautioned over UN missionAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four factions in the House of Representatives urged the government to move with caution over its offer to join a UN peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan, with one faction warning that Indonesia was playing into Washington's ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

E.Timorese refugees face starvationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The Indonesian government has practically halted humanitarian aid for 143,803 East Timorese refugees now living in West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, since September, or three months earlier than its official plan to cut ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

BBJ to screen classic musicals JAKARTA: Classic musicals, such as My Fair Lady, West Side Story and A Chorus Line will be screened from Nov. 19 to Nov. 21 at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta (BBJ), on Jl. Palmerah Selatan, Central Jakarta.The screenings are free and open to the public.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Matori's dismissal from PKB seen as 'emotional move'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The dismissal of Matori Abdul Djalil from the National Awakening Party (PKB) was seen by his supporters as unlawful and an "emotional move" taken by his rival, Alwi Shihab.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Australia belongs to Asia In his article Does Australia really belong to E. Asia? ( The Jakarta Post, Nov. 15, 2001, p.3), Jusuf Wanandi makes a number of unreasonable observations about the recent election campaign in Australia. I will take up my serious concerns directly with Mr.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Off roaders to race in Malaysia JAKARTA: Indonesian off roaders from the Cheetah Off-road Club will participate in the 2001 Rain Forest Challenge slated to take place from Nov. 25 until Dec. 5 in the Malaysian state of Pahang.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Ramadhan amid the crisis One of the thickest books in Singapore is its code of law and punishments. Almost every activity in that country has its own set of regulations and is strictly monitored.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Hawk-200 warplane crashes in RiauM. Ara Syaf, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru An Air Force Hawk-200 jet fighter crashed on Friday at an air base in Riau's provincial capital, Pekanbaru, followed by conflicting explanations regarding the cause of the crash.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Police may summon Fuad for clarification over bomb caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police may summon former finance minister and current MPR legislator Fuad Bawazier for clarification over his alleged involvement in a bombing case here, City Police Chief Insp. Gen.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

On the United Nations and rebuilding Afghanistan The United Nations must insist on the next constitution in Afghanistan taking into consideration the country's multiethnic character and that it also becomes democratic, not only according to the principle one man, one vote.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

U.S. media struggles to educate angry publicHarry Bhaskara, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Washington D.C. Anyone watching television programs on the major channels here during the weeks after Sept. 11 attacks on the United States is likely to be uninterested.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Blok M bus terminal back to normalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being blocked by dozens of bus crews for three consecutive days, the situation at Blok M bus terminal gradually returned to normal on Friday, as most crews taking part in the demonstration against the new routes started operating ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Rupiah Rates Nov. 16 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,100.00 11,100.00 10,547.00 10,653.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Government committed to autonomy, Megawati saysFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri told governors and regents across the country on Friday to stop questioning the government's sincerity in offering autonomy.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Indonesia mission in Kabul left dormantFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will await recommendations from the United Nations regarding Afghanistan before resuming diplomatic relations with any future Kabul government in the wake of the Taliban regime's fall, an official ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Ramadhan promotion at Sea World JAKARTA: In an effort to beat the low season in the entertainment business during Ramadhan, Sea World will give away a shopping voucher worth Rp 200,000 to its 1,000th customer of the day each day between Nov. 16 and Dec. 15.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Prayer session at Kramat Tunggak JAKARTA: The city administration will hold prayer sessions in five mayoralties during Ramadhan, with the first session being held in the Kramat Tunggak area of North Jakarta.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Emha popularized 'maiyah' spiritual tunesYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Since last July, Emha Ainun Najib, better known as Emha or Cak Nun, and his Kiai Kanjeng Sepuh group have presented maiyah from one city to another, in and outside Java, performing door to door and even in ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

IMF to consider extending RI programBerni K. Moestafa and Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it would consider extending its contract with the government, citing that a one year extension of the contract could possibly be appropriate.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Sutiyoso wants burning of garbage truck in Bekasi be investigatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The sour relationship between the city administration and the Bekasi municipal administration over use of the Bantar Gebang dump site in Bekasi was further aggravated on Thursday after the burning of a ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Hamzah says 'tarawih' prayers Jakarta: Vice President Hamzah Haz joined the congregation of Darussalam Mosque in Matraman, East Jakarta, for the tarawih non- obligatory prayers on Friday evening.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Russia gets closer to West while shedding legacyBoris Petrov, Russian Information Agency Novosti, Moscow Recent international developments indicate that the West has ceased to view Russia as an unpredictable partner, an empire of evil, and nuclear effigy.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Traders complain over beef price rise JAKARTA: Traders have complained about an approximately 23 percent increase in the price of beef, from Rp 32,500 (US$3.25) to Rp 40,000 per kilogram, during the last few days, while demand for the meat was expected to rise during the fasting month of Ramadhan.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Ragunan gorillas not out of the woodsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Controversy over the Rp 3.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Thomas, Uber Cup boast record entriesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2002 Thomas and Uber Cups, the world's longest-established badminton competitions, boast a record number of entries with 102 teams, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) announced recently.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Tens of thousands expected to attend Theys's funeralR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura will be on red alert on Saturday as tens of thousands are expected to attend the funeral of Papuan Presidium Council chairman Theys Hiyo Eluay, according to the ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Government considers hedging oil priceMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is considering protectionist measures for the country's oil sales price for next year at the price level of US$22 per barrel, which is set in the state budget, amid increasing worries that oil ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Americans try to overcome fearHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, San Francisco, California A brief visit to three major American cities in recent weeks unveils a semblance of normalcy in the daily life of Americans but an apprehensive mood is discernable.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Surakarta nightspot owners want mayoralty to be consistentKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta Entertainment center owners in Surakarta are to abide by the mayoralty instruction to close their businesses in the first and last week of the fasting month of Ramadhan, but have threatened to ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Sutrisno breaks world powerlifting record JAKARTA: Indonesian powerlifter Sutrisno broke a world record in the 60 kilogram weightclass at the Powerlifting World Championships ending in Finland on Thursday by lifting a total of 710.0 kilograms to earn him a gold medal.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Animated movies reborn in YogyakartaIsrar Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Japanese cartoon characters like Crayon Sinchan, Dora Emon and Pokemon have stolen children's hearts but annoyed parents wanting their kids to get more in touch with Indonesian values.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Election law gets low priorityKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite public fear of a suspended election, amendment of the general election law is not a priority in the upcoming session of the House of Representatives (DPR), which will start on Monday.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Makassar police condemned over expulsion of newmenJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar An alliance of journalists' associations have protested a move by local police to prevent journalists from obtaining information at the South Sulawesi Provincial Police headquarters, saying that it went against ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Two injured as armed rebels attack police post in WaropenR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Two civilians were injured after armed rebels attacked a police post in the district of Waropen Atas, east of the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura on Friday.Irian Jaya Police chief Insp. Gen.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Education scheme to benefit 200,000 villagersFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 200,000 people in rural areas across the country will benefit from a Rp 50 billion government scheme providing basic literacy and other vocational training courses over a six-month period.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Air Force Hawk-200 warplane crashes in RiauM. Ara Syaf The Jakarta Post PekanbaruAn Air Force Hawk-200 jet fighter crashed on Friday at an air base in Riau's provincial capital, Pekanbaru, followed by conflicting explanations regarding the cause of the crash.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Gus Dur, Soeripto make half-hearted peace Former president Abdurrahman Wahid (left in photo) and the former secretary-general at the Ministry of Forestry, Soeripto, made peace on Friday after having been embroiled for some time in a political feud.They met at the residence of M.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

120,000 porn VCDs destroyed in Bandung BANDUNG, West Java: West Java Provincial Police destroyed 120,000 pornographic VCDs and more than 29,000 bottles of alcohol seized from the city's black market on the eve of Ramadhan.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Sports council unveils Indonesia's Asian Games medal winning hopefulsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) announced on Friday a list of 41 top-priority athletes for Indonesia's sporting campaign in the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Marketing intelligence: The white-collar sleuthPatricia Susanto, Business Development Manager, Jakarta Consulting Group Creeping slowly and stealthily into the darkened room, he turns on his flash light, aiming it in all directions, and clumsily trips over a box of neatly filed folders.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Animated movies reborn in YogyakartaIsrar Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Japanese cartoon characters like Crayon Sinchan, Dora Emon and Pokemon have stolen children's hearts but annoyed parents wanting their kids to get more in touch with Indonesian values.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

15 investors submit bids for 51% BCA shareBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that 15 investors had submitted preliminary bids for a 51 percent stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA), marking the next step in a tender offering that IBRA was ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Blue helmets: Japan's peacekeeping role requires deliberate reviewThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The blue helmets with white UN logos, the symbol of United Nations peacekeeping operations, have become a familiar part of the uniform of members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) transportation unit ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Indonesia Art Awards 2001, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Nov. 20. * Indonesian Comic part 2, The British Council, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jend.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Soemadi nominated as RI ambassador to U.S.Kurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia confirmed on Friday that Soemadi Brotodiningrat, the incumbent ambassador to Japan, was the sole candidate for the position of Indonesian ambassador to the United States.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 16 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 25 ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Who put the "Great" before Britain? The letter from Rod Livesey (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 14, 2001, On I pledge allegiance) conflicts totally with my experience of growing up in postwar Britain. I don't know where Mr.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Sutiyoso to evict more street tradersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso pledged Friday to continue the evictions against street vendors and poor people living along the riverbanks this Ramadhan despite Minister of Manpower Jacob Nuwa Wea's criticism.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Jakarta's five star hotels in doldrums amid tourism slump: ConsultantThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five star hotels in the Greater Jakarta area have borne the worst impact of the slump in tourism that has hit the country following the global economic slowdown and the Sept.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Theys' murder puts Megawati's image at stakeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's government must satisfactorily unravel the mystery shrouding the death of Papuan pro-independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, or it risks losing the local people's trust, ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Bankers to go on trial JAKARTA: A number of top bankers would face court on charges of misusing bank liquidity assistance in the 1990s, Attorney General spokesman Mulyoharjo said here on Friday.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

TV todayTVRI 3:00 a.m. Ramadhan Program 5:00 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Variety Show 10:30 Music 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Saddam's next: But how will it be done?Martin Woollacott, Guardian News Service, London Victory in war breeds new ambitions.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Indoensia assured of Winter Games berthMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is set for an unprecedented entry in the Winter Olympics following the inclusion of the national team in the 10- field bridge exhibition event at the upcoming 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

NGOs criticize govt for failure to defend farmers at WTO talksAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) criticized on Friday the Indonesian delegation's "poor" performance at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Doha, ...
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Agency to build parks in slums JAKARTA: The City Park Agency is planning to create parks in slums across the city to provide open space for slum residents, agency head Mauritz Napitupulu said on Thursday.
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Sat, 17 Nov 2001

Family expenses go up during RamadhanAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The outlay of many Muslim families surprisingly actually increases during the Ramadhan fasting month as breaking the fast is a major family event that requires something a little out of the ordinary.
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