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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Killing silences Chinese graft reporter

Killing silences Chinese graft reporterBy Jeremy Page XIAN, China (Reuters): If China was looking for a martyr in its war against corruption, Feng Zhaoxia was the perfect candidate.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/TNI waits to be given authority to act in Aceh

TNI waits to be given authority to act in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) has yet to be proactive in its efforts to restore security and order in the troubled Aceh province as the government has not yet given greater authority to the military to take necessary measures.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Trading in misery with women, children easy victims

Trading in misery with women, children easy victims NEW DELHI: It is a matter of great shame that even after half a century since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the international community, trafficking in women and children continues to thrive.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/PLN sweeps power thieves

PLN sweeps power thieves JAKARTA (JP): State electricity company supplying Jakarta and Tangerang (PLN Disjaya) has found 61 illegal power connections, during an anti-theft operation it conducted with North Jakarta Police, in the densely populated Tanah Merah area.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/I'm a Yugoslav and ashamed of it

I'm a Yugoslav and ashamed of it For those of your readers who remember my previous letters on the subject of Yugoslavia, the above statement might come as a surprise. I stood by my country all these years as it was subjected to smear campaigns and demonization.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/India and Pakistan must rise above past failures

India and Pakistan must rise above past failuresBy AD Moddie NEW DELHI: The Kashmir ceasefire needs to be viewed in the larger context of Indo-Pakistani relations.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/What can I do to make my young son eat more?

What can I do to make my young son eat more? Dear Dr. Donya,I am a expatriate with an 18-month-old boy who absolutely refuses to eat. He rejects fruits and regular food such as pasta, rice, etc. I hear that in Indonesia children of this age are fed porridge.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/SIRA activists stage protest

SIRA activists stage protest JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 activists of Aceh's Information Center for Referendum (SIRA) staged protest in front of the Netherlands Embassy here on Tuesday, Antara said.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Officers quizzed over shooting

Officers quizzed over shooting JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police internal affairs are questioning six police officers as witnesses in connection with the wrongful shooting of Cengkareng resident, Yudianto, 31, in the back of the head on Feb. 28 in West Jakarta.Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Obituary

Obituary Maj. Gen. (ret) Abdulazis Saleh, a former Cabinet minister and member of Petisi 50, a group of government critics, died at his residence on Jl. Borobudur in Central Jakarta on Tuesday. He was 86 years old.He was buried at Tanah Kusir Cemetery in South Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Boxing committee told to take responsibility for Alfa's death

Boxing committee told to take responsibility for Alfa's death JAKARTA (JP): Former state minister of youth affairs and sports Mahadi Sinambela and legislator Ferdiansyah called on the Indonesian Boxing Committee (KTI) to take full responsibility for the death of professional boxer Muhammad ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Meat of the matter off grill at Pondok Kemang Steak

Meat of the matter off grill at Pondok Kemang Steak JAKARTA (JP): It's enough to turn the most devoted meat eater into a cud-chewing herbivore.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Parents protest over Pelti's posture

Parents protest over Pelti's posture JAKARTA (JP): The parents of a number of junior tennis players continued their protest over the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti)'s decision on team members for the Asia Oceania zone qualifying round of the world junior tennis competition in Colombo and ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Wismoyo upbeat about SEAG

Wismoyo upbeat about SEAG SEMARANG (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar expressed optimism that Indonesia would be able to regain the overall champion title despite the financial difficulties suffered by sports organizations to groom their athletes.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Police shoot drug trafficker

Police shoot drug trafficker JAKARTA (JP): Kemayoran Police subprecinct detectives shot an alleged drug trafficker on Tuesday for resisting arrest in front of Dakota apartment block in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.Police chief, Adj. Comr.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/SEA Games torch flown from Kuching to KL

SEA Games torch flown from Kuching to KL JAKARTA (JP): The flame for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will begin its journey across Malaysia by being flown from the city of Kuching, the state capital of Sarawak in East Malaysia, to Peninsular Malaysia.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Police tracing link between Kadera manager, attackers

Police tracing link between Kadera manager, attackers JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives are focusing their investigation into an attack on striking workers of car upholstery producer PT Kadera AR on an alleged conversation between the firm's deputy general manager and the leader of ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/RI to send squash players to KL

RI to send squash players to KL JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Squash Association (PSI) plans to have a tryout in Malaysia in the second week of June as preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games from Sept. 8 to Sept. 17.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Domestic and international trade complement each other

Domestic and international trade complement each other The following article is excerpted from an address at a conference on globalization, domestic trade and decentralization in Jakarta on April 3. The writer, William E.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/PLN union files suit against PT Paiton

PLN union files suit against PT Paiton JAKARTA (JP): The trade union representing workers of state electricity company PLN filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday against its management and privately run power plant operator PT Paiton Energy over an allegedly flawed power purchase agreement.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Percasi to send 5 players to Manila

Percasi to send 5 players to Manila JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will send its five best players to compete at the Asia zone 32 chess championship in Manila from April 23 to May 2.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, April 4, 2001

TV Program: Wednesday, April 4, 2001TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:30 p.m.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Golkar gets involved in ex-minister's legal case

Golkar gets involved in ex-minister's legal case JAKARTA (JP): The Golkar Party has formally joined the legal battle involving former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita, who is accused of corruption, assigning a legal team to help defend the suspect.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Upstream plastic industry production to rise by 10%

Upstream plastic industry production to rise by 10% JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's production of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and PVC products is expected to increase by 10 percent to 2.55 million tons this year from about 2.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Police to question suspects over boyband a1 tragedy

Police to question suspects over boyband a1 tragedy JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police detectives are scheduled to question on Wednesday two of five suspects in a tragic incident involving British boyband a1.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Milosevic's arrest

Milosevic's arrest World leaders have hailed Sunday's arrest of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic -- dubbed the "Balkan butcher" for the crimes against humanity which he committed during a decade of wars that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo -- after ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Bush wilts on climate change

Bush wilts on climate change Do cats like milk? Do swallows fly north in the spring? It comes as no surprise that George W. Bush has pulled the USA out of the Kyoto Protocol. He is nothing more than a servant of Big Energy: the oil, coal and power companies.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Three die in attack on police post near Poso

Three die in attack on police post near Poso JAKARTA (JP): Three people died as a group of armed civilians attacked a police post in Sayo village, near the town of Poso in Central Sulawesi, in the early hours of Tuesday.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/In praise of red and white at local wine club

In praise of red and white at local wine club JAKARTA (JP): There is yet more good news for Jakarta oenophiles. The capital has a new wine club, adding to the growing selection of wine bars and restaurants which have opened up in these parts over recent years.The Orleans Bar and Restaurant (tel.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Semen Cibinong sees good prospects in W. Sumatra

Semen Cibinong sees good prospects in W. Sumatra PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Publicly listed cement producer, PT Semen Cibinong, sees promising prospects for its Kujang brand in West Sumatra.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Where to go in Surabaya

Where to go in SurabayaMusic and Entertainment * Hotel Majapahit, Mandarin Oriental, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 545 4333) - Indigo Restaurant and Bar: Acoustic Quartet, nightly 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. except Wednesday. Weekly Indigo Jazz Performance with Howie Chen and Virtuoso band, 7:30 p.m.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Shangri-La to accept verdict on labor row

Shangri-La to accept verdict on labor row JAKARTA (JP): Shangri-La Hotel will accept any judgment handed out by the Central Committee for Settlement of Labor Disputes (P4P) over the labor dispute in the hotel.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Experts propose district system for 2004 elections

Experts propose district system for 2004 elections JAKARTA (JP): Political and legal experts said on Tuesday the district system should be implemented for the 2004 elections to put an end to the national leadership crises.They also urged a direct presidential election in 2004.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Bush must provide alternative to Kyoto

Bush must provide alternative to Kyoto It was all very well for U.S. President George W. Bush to object to the Kyoto protocol on global warming. In that, he was not alone. The protocol was widely debated, often criticized and even deeply divisive.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/PT Diamond issued with first ecolabelling certificate

PT Diamond issued with first ecolabelling certificate JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ecolabelling Foundation (LEI) has given a sustainable forest certificate to Riau-based PT Diamond Raya Timber, the first company to receive an ecolabelling certificate since the certification was first introduced ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Pursuit of high-profile graft cases 'politically motivated'

Pursuit of high-profile graft cases 'politically motivated' JAKARTA (JP): Legal experts on Tuesday charged that exertions of the Attorney General's Office in pursuing high-profile corruption cases in recent weeks were motivated by political purposes rather than the pursuit of fair law enforcement.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Balinese Festival in Jakarta

Balinese Festival in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to open the Balinese Arts Festival that will take place at the Jakarta Playhouse from April 10 to April 15.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Rupiah rate April 3

Rupiah rate April 3 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,930.00 10,930.00 10,378.00 10,482.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Megawati still refuses to talk about political compromise

Megawati still refuses to talk about political compromise JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri will only discuss a political compromise to end the current political crisis in the country after she receives an official offer.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April. 3, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, April 4)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, April 4)Hollywood KC Double Take 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Three Seasons 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Watcher 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Men of Honor 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/IMF mission to come after review on central bank law

IMF mission to come after review on central bank law JAKARTA (JP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday it would send its mission to Jakarta to review the disbursement of its stalled loan to Indonesia after a panel of experts completed reviewing the government's ...

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from April 2 to April 8

Rates for tax payment, valid from April 2 to April 8 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 10,300.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 658.63Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,039.79Belgian franc 1 Rp 224.66Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,549.66Swiss franc 1 Rp 5,945.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Art an essential part of every child's emotional development

Art an essential part of every child's emotional developmentBy Monty P. Satiadarma JAKARTA (JP): Most parents are unlikely to care too much if their kids do not earn high grades in art class, but it would be a different story if mathematics was the subject in question.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Colonial legacy dogs Maluku people

Colonial legacy dogs Maluku peopleBy Aboeprijadi Santoso AMSTERDAM (JP): Arriving in cold and grim Holland on March 21, 1951, they never imagined they would have to remain so far from their homeland.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/President asked to be more frugal

President asked to be more frugal JAKARTA (JP): Finance minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo has asked President Abdurrahman Wahid to be more frugal, including curtailing his penchant for overseas trips amid signs of a greater-than-expected deficit in the 2001 state budget.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Clashes claim three lives in Pangkalan Bun

Clashes claim three lives in Pangkalan Bun JAKARTA (JP): Communal clashes flared up in the town of Pangkalan Bun, capital of West Kotawaringin regency in West Kalimantan province, claiming the lives of three migrant settlers.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Indonesia has slim hopes for staying in Davis Cup Group I

Indonesia has slim hopes for staying in Davis Cup Group I JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Davis Cup team would have a slim chance to stay in Group I when it faces host South Korea in Seoul this weekend, tennis observer Benny Mailili told reporters on Tuesday.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Charoen to issue bonds to refinance debts

Charoen to issue bonds to refinance debts JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed poultry feed producer PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia is considering issuing bonds or taking out bank loans to refinance its US$66.99 million in foreign debts.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Public urged to accept water rates increase

Public urged to accept water rates increase JAKARTA (JP): City Governor Sutiyoso urged the public on Tuesday to accept his decision to increase the tap water tariff by up to 40 percent, to prevent continuous losses suffered by the city-owned tap water firm PT PAM Jaya.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Boxing fans mourn Alfaridzi's death

Boxing fans mourn Alfaridzi's death BANDUNG (JP): Thousands of boxing fans flocked Muhammad "Alfa" Alfaridzi's house on Jl. Cijerah, West Bandung, from dawn on Tuesday to say goodbye to their idol who passed away after falling into a coma for three days after he was knocked out in his final match.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Govt decides not to import luxury cars for G-15 summit

Govt decides not to import luxury cars for G-15 summit JAKARTA (JP): The government on Tuesday bowed to public criticism when it decided to cancel plans to import luxury cars for the G-15 summit in May.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Workers threaten postal strike

Workers threaten postal strike YOGYAKARTA (JP): Employees of state-owned postal service firm PT Pos Indonesia's Yogyakarta office have given the firm's executives until Thursday to sign a deal with the workers union or risk a postal strike.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Arab aid to the Palestinians

Arab aid to the Palestinians Israel's mendacity is causing extreme hardship for Palestinians. Not just in the political arena, which is well reported, but on the economic front as well. Palestinians are financially crippled and unable to work, their savings having eroded long ago.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/One year later, Abu Sayyaf gunmen still roam RP island

One year later, Abu Sayyaf gunmen still roam RP island JOLO, Philippines (AFP): Almost a year after going on a massive kidnapping spree that embarrassed the Philippine government, the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group continue to roam the southern island of Jolo.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Muslim leaders question use of 'bughot'

Muslim leaders question use of 'bughot' JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leaders contended on Tuesday that the use of the term bughot, or rebellion in Islamic law, for efforts to unseat President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is inappropriate.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/Decentralization of fiscal rules threaten domestic trade

Decentralization of fiscal rules threaten domestic trade JAKARTA (JP): Regional autonomy, and the subsequent decentralization of fiscal policies are threatening domestic trade due to the creation of new trade barriers by regional governments, according to analysts on Tuesday.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/2,700 officers to be deployed in war against thugs

2,700 officers to be deployed in war against thugs JAKARTA (JP): At least 800 police officers and 1,900 civilian police assistants (Banpol) will be deployed soon in a special operation against thugs who operate in the city's traditional markets, City Police Chief Insp. Gen.

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Wed, 04 Apr 2001

JP/'Becak' drivers stage rally

'Becak' drivers stage rally BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A group of 350 becak (pedicab) drivers staged a rally outside the Banjarmasin mayoralty office on Tuesday, demanding that local authorities lift the newly issued ban on becak services in certain districts of the city.

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