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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Health fears rise in Surabaya as garbage debate stallsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The standoff over 68,000 tons of accumulating garbage in the city has continued with residents living near the Keputih garbage dump site giving the city administration 15 days to solve the ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Govt to complete key talks with IMF todayDadan Wijaksana and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After weeks of intense discussion, the government and the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team are expected to complete the assessment of the country's economic condition ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Food prices increase by 30% during 'Ramadhan'Annastashya Emmanuelle and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the prices of most foods have increased by about 30 percent due to growing demand for the fasting month and the upcoming Idul Fitri celebrations, consumers are ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Al Chaidar to be questioned on Wednesday JAKARTA: Darul Islam (DI) spokesman Al Chaidar has been summoned to attend police headquarters on Wednesday to explain his media statement regarding the involvement of three DI factions in the bombing of Petra church in North Jakarta and the explosion of a ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/7/AmbonAmbon Christians to stage mass prayersNovi Pinontoan The Jakarta Post AmbonChristians in strife-torn Ambon will stage three days of mass prayers starting on Tuesday in response to a series of violence which has claimed at least 10 lives and injured dozens others this month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Malaysian singer deported JAKARTA: Immigration authorities here deported Malaysian singer Mukhtaruddin, popularly known as Ashraff, on Sunday to his home country.He was deported after being found guilty by the Bogor District Court for assaulting a local member of his staff.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Nine West Java legislators sworn inYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungWest Java provincial legislative council chairman Eka Santosa has sworn in nine new council members to replace those who retired and others who had been transferred to the Banten legislature following the formation of ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Powerlifting overlooked in sports developmentNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent success of Indonesian powerlifter Sutrisno in setting a new world record at the Powerlifting World Championships in Finland has provided some hope for future development of the sport, which has ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Motorcycle thieves nabbed BOGOR: Police arrested two suspects in connection to vehicle theft and confiscated four stolen motorcycles from them, an officer said on Monday.Chief of South Bogor Police subprecinct Adj. Comr.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Garment traders expect big salesEmmy Fitri and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the countdown to the Idul Fitri begins, demand for Muslim apparel and accessories has increased by 50 percent at the retail level and by 60 percent at the wholesale level at the Tanah Abang market in ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

TV todayTVRI 3:00 a.m. Ramadhan Program 4:30 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 News: Hallo, Metro Indonesia 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Asia Pacific's evolving security environmentAli Alatas, Former Foreign Minister, Melbourne, Australia Over the past four decades, a more or less stable equilibrium prevailed among the four major powers, primarily underpinned by the U.S.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Thousands of workers lose jobs in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Due to a continuing decline in business orders, at least 1,640 workers from several companies in Tangerang have been fired over the last two months and many of them are already in a condition of near starvation.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Rupiah Rates Nov.19 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,115.00 10,115.00 10,668.00 10,562.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

On oil prices OPEC is threatening to cut oil production to avoid prices falling further. The consequences of the threat were already felt at the end of last week when prices went up by four percent in a single day. OPEC in recent years seldom obtained full cohesion among members.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Telkom, Garuda clarify audit resultsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom and flagship carrier PT Garuda Indonesia said on Monday that the condition of their operations were much different now compared to the gloomy picture painted by the ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

E. Java labor meet deadlocked SURABAYA, East Java: The tripartite meeting between local labor unions, the local chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association and the local manpower and transmigration ministry office was unable to determine the monthly regional minimum wages in the province ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Students see EU differentlyCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta This year's event of the European Union (the EU) took the organizers, and the public, a step further.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

5 foreign investors vie for BCA stakesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five foreign investors have submitted their preliminary bids for a 51 percent stake in PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) under a tender offering that the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it would finalize by next month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Telkom, units in talks to settle debtTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom said it was currently negotiating with some of its subsidiaries on the finalization of their debts to Telkom which has Rp 118.69 billion (about US$11.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Ramadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 5:54 p.m.Wednesday Imsak 3:55 a.m.Subuh 4:05 a.m.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Cabinet silent on crucial meet JAKARTA: For the first time since the establishment of Megawati's administration in August, journalists were kept in the dark by Cabinet spokespeople after a crucial meeting, which was convened to discuss the amendment on investment laws.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Special team established to assess evictionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) established on Monday a special team to evaluate the administration's policy on eviction of people living along the riverbanks and slum areas.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

City expects 1.2m exodus during Idul FitriAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration predicted on Monday that some 1.2 million people would leave the city during next month of the Muslim festivity of Idul Fitri, or locally known as Lebaran.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Gowa regent faces police questioning over drug caseJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar South Sulawesi police are to investigate Gowa Regent Syahrul Yasin Limpo as a witness in an illegal drug case involving his companions, a lawmaker, a businessman and two girls.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Taiwan clarifies worker protection The Jakarta Post's Oct. 30 article titled RI workers exploited in Taiwan carried a statement to the effect that the government of Taiwan was not doing enough to protect foreign workers. That is untrue.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Street vendors allowed to operate during RamadhanMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Street vendors can breath a sigh of relief this Ramadhan as the city administration finally bowed to public pressure to temporarily stop the crack down against traders during the fasting month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

67 homes destroyed in C. Java landslidesAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Pos, Banyumas A total of 67 houses were destroyed by landslides in Banyumas and Cilacap regencies in Central Java early on Monday, following the incessant downpour on Saturday and Sunday in the region.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

House urged to soon revise election lawsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Election Commission (KPU) has urged the House of Representatives to soon make partial revisions to existing electoral laws following the recent constitutional amendment that approved a direct ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Disbursement of funds for PKB postponedFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to postpone the disbursement of financial support for the National Awakening Party (PKB) until the party's internal rift is settled, Minister of Home Affairs Hari ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Extending IMF program If securing another debt rescheduling package is the primary motive behind the Indonesian government's request for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend its program for one year, reform efforts in the country will never be able to achieve the level capable of ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

CPO price rise expected: IndustryAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to rise between 10 percent and 15 percent in the remainder of the year due to a combination of lower output and the increase in demand, according to the Indonesian Palm Oil ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Time to step up to the intl plateThe Yomiuri Shimbun Asia News Network Tokyo In the midst of the rapidly changing situation in Afghanistan, the international community is racing to help bring peace to and rehabilitate the war-torn country.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/ / Philippine merchandise imports plunged by 15.9 percent from a year earlier to US$2.499 billion in September, the National Statistics Office said Monday. With exports also down 22 percent to $2.731 billion for the month, the trade balance yielded a surplus of $232 million.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/7/AmbonAmbon Christians to stage mass prayersNovi Pinontoan The Jakarta Post AmbonChristians in strife-torn Ambon will stage three days of mass prayers starting on Tuesday in response to a series of violence which has claimed at least 10 lives and injured dozens others this month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Drug suspect shot dead by police JAKARTA: Police shot dead a suspected drug dealer on Monday morning following his arrest at an apartment in Puri Kembangan, West Jakarta, a police officer said on Monday.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Ambon Christians to hold mass prayersNovi Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Christians in strife-torn Ambon will stage three days of mass prayers starting on Tuesday in response to a series of violence which has claimed at least 10 lives and injured dozens others this month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Mandatory HIV tests out of the question: OfficialFitri Wulandari and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia cannot make Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) tests mandatory for migrant workers because Jakarta is party to an international agreement it signed in Paris, which ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Pressures mount for House to probe AkbarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressures grew stronger Monday for the House of Representatives to set up a special committee to investigate the embezzlement of Rp 54.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

New layout of 'The Jakarta Post' I have read a number of letters criticizing the new layout of The Jakarta Post. I must say that I agree that I find it problematic.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Megawati considers replacing TNI chiefAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is considering replacing Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo Adisutjipto as soon as possible, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Monday.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Police make headway in unravelling Theys murder caseRK Nugroho The Jakarta Post Jayapura Irian Jaya Police claim to have made some headway in their one-week investigation into the mysterious death of local separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.Irian Jaya Police chief Insp. Gen.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Police and autonomy: Security schizophrenia?Sri Pamoedjo Rahardjo, Former Advisor, National Defense and Security Council, Jakarta The increasing number of reported conflicts between the National Police and the Indonesian Military is often attributed to a competition for influence.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/7/AmbonAmbon Christians to stage mass prayersNovi Pinontoan The Jakarta Post AmbonChristians in strife-torn Ambon will stage three days of mass prayers starting on Tuesday in response to a series of violence which has claimed at least 10 lives and injured dozens others this month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibition * Photo: Jejak Mata by Seno Gumira Ajidarma, CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Neighborly relations: Prioritizing people before politics and businessMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Australian Ambassador R.C. Smith in his reply to the essay by Jusuf Wanandi is wrong.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Police make headway in unravelling Theys' deathRK Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Irian Jaya Police claim to have made some headway in their one-week investigation into the mysterious death of local separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.Irian Jaya Police chief Insp. Gen.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

RI should accept dual citizenship It was interesting to read in the Nov. 15 edition of The Jakarta Post that the 1958 Law on Citizenship may be revised.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

On airport security The House-passed airport security bill takes to heart hard lessons already learned in Europe and Israel: The best way for government to increase security is to set high standards and let industry worry about how to get there.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/ / Philippine merchandise imports plunged by 15.9 percent from a year earlier to US$2.499 billion in September, the National Statistics Office said Monday. With exports also down 22 percent to $2.731 billion for the month, the trade balance yielded a surplus of $232 million.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Nine West Java legislators sworn inYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungWest Java provincial legislative council chairman Eka Santosa has sworn in nine new council members to replace those who retired and others who had been transferred to the Banten legislature following the formation of ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Oil firms play their part where govt can'tBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For a child with a home as remote as it is inaccessible, living on land rich in mineral resources may save him or her from the uneven distribution of state-funded access to welfare.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Passenger found dead in bus PEKANBARU, Riau: Jony Lumban Tobing, a resident of Medan, North Sumatra, was found dead on Sunday in a PMTOH passenger bus on which he had traveled from Medan, heading toward Jakarta.Witnesses said they found Jony dead at 08:00 a.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/7/AmbonAmbon Christians to stage mass prayersNovi Pinontoan The Jakarta Post AmbonChristians in strife-torn Ambon will stage three days of mass prayers starting on Tuesday in response to a series of violence which has claimed at least 10 lives and injured dozens others this month.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Misery and pain not yet overHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Yanto, a 12-year old, has to wake up early in the morning to begin his day as a newspaper boy, while his friends of the same age enjoy their sleep on comfortable beds.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

U.S. Dollar Rates Nov.19 Latest Previous %Chg Yen 123.30-34 122.83-86 +0.38 Euro* 0.8804-09 0.8841-46 -0.42 Sterling* 1.4226-36 1.4280-90 -0.38 Swiss franc 1.6642-47 1.6573-78 +0.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Oil price plunge threatens budgetMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current plunge in oil prices could spell serious trouble for the country's 2002 state budget due to a significant revenue shortfall, analysts warned on Monday.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Nine West Java legislators sworn inYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung West Java provincial legislative council chairman Eka Santosa has sworn in nine new council members to replace those who retired and others who had been transferred to the Banten legislature following the formation of ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Top women cyclists quit Asiad training campNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top woman cyclists Nurhayati and Nuraini have dealt a big blow to Indonesia's preparations for the Pusan 2002 Asian Games after announcing their withdrawal from the event's training camp.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

A global citizenship for children?Santi W.E. Soekanto, Contributor, Jakarta There should really be global citizenship for children -- one that ensures that they get the first call for the resources of the world, regardless of their location and background.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/ / Philippine merchandise imports plunged by 15.9 percent from a year earlier to US$2.499 billion in September, the National Statistics Office said Monday. With exports also down 22 percent to $2.731 billion for the month, the trade balance yielded a surplus of $232 million.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Nine West Java legislators sworn inYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungWest Java provincial legislative council chairman Eka Santosa has sworn in nine new council members to replace those who retired and others who had been transferred to the Banten legislature following the formation of ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Lombok govt asked to protect workers MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The local chapter of the Women's Solidarity group called on the West Nusa Tenggara authorities and legislature to take tough measures against the widespread trade in women in the province.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Anti-KKN drives not serious: SurveyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has failed to combat corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), leaving many big KKN cases untouched during her first 100 days in power, a survey revealed.More than half, 50.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

TNI is not preparing yet for mission in AfghanistanTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Rear Marshall Graito Usodo said on Monday that the TNI had yet to prepare its troops to join an international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

PSSI announces U-20 nomineesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 51 nominees were announced on Monday for the national U-20 team by the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI), which says the team will spearhead its campaign to return to international distinction at the Hanoi 2003 ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Global Stock Index Nov.19 Latest Change %Change New York DJ Indus 9866.99 -5.40 -0.05 Nov 16 Nasdaq 1898.58 -1.99 -0.10 Nov 16 S&P 500 1138.65 -3.59 -0.31 Nov 16 Toronto TSE 300 7315.30 +52.39 +0.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Logs seized in SE Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Kendari police seized eight cubic meters of logs allegedly stolen from the teak forest in Wawonii in the province.Adj. Sr. Comr.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Nov. 19, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 -25 ...
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

AXA pays my claim I would like to make a short final response on the "AXA clarifies" letter of Nov. 19. Readers may have had the impression that AXA did not increase my premium from 1.2 percent to 1.9 percent, as mentioned in my previous letter.The letter announcing this, written by Mr.
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001

JP/1/scheduleRamadhan time for JakartaTuesday Maghrib 5:54 p.m. Saturday Imsak 3:55 a.m. Subuh 4:05 a.m.
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