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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/How elegant, Ibu Mega

How elegant, Ibu MegaFrom Media IndonesiaAs an Indonesian woman, I feel proud of the election of Ibu Megawati as the first female to occupy the presidency. I know some people, especially some Muslims, are against female presidents.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/SMS from Satelindo often too late

SMS from Satelindo often too lateFrom Business IndonesiaMentari's SMS (short message service) from Satelindo has made me increasingly disappointed.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Household, chemical waste pollutes rivers

Household, chemical waste pollutes rivers JAKARTA (JP): Unlike Venice that is renowned for its clean rivers, here we only see dirty rivers, some of which even give off a putrid stench.All of the 13 rivers in the capital city are currently in an appalling condition.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Indonesia Bangkit clarifies

Indonesia Bangkit clarifies Thank you for the coverage on the launch of IBUTeledukasi.We would like to correct a mistake in the article titled First Virtual University enrolling students published on Aug. 12, which stated the following: "...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Paul Husner, F. Widayanto, Galeri Minima - Maxima, Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda 88D, Arteri Pondok Indah (Phone: 7207171, 7209009), 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., until Aug. 23. * Painting by Alfi, Galeri Lontar, Jl.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/The President should set an example

The President should set an exampleFrom Koran TempoThe decision to place the Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under the control of the State Minister of State Enterprises is now a reality.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Pejabat, Teladan win openers

Pejabat, Teladan win openers JAKARTA (JP): Pejabat and Teladan, both baseball clubs from Jakarta, registered two victories, to lead their respective groups in the 3rd Jakarta Cheetahs Baseball & Softball Cup, now underway in Jakarta.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Clay handicrafts puts Purwareja on the map

Clay handicrafts puts Purwareja on the mapText and photos by Ahmad Solikhan BANJARNEGARA, Central Java (JP): A gray-haired man, wearing a T-shirt and sarong, is sitting on a low bamboo bench in front of his house in the morning.He is sipping strong hot tea poured into his cup from a clay teapot.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Manado wants travel warning retracted

Manado wants travel warning retracted MANADO, North Sulawesi: Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Erald Dotulong wants the U.S.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Press freedom in Aceh in danger

Press freedom in Aceh in danger BANDA ACEH (JP): The Acehnese have lost one more element of their liberty, the freedom of the press, following the enforced suspension of the province's only daily, Serambi Indonesia, and the holding as hostage three crew from state television TVRI by the ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Accenture to cut more jobs, cites slowing economy

Accenture to cut more jobs, cites slowing economy NEW YORK, (Reuters): Accenture Ltd., the world's largest consulting firm, on Friday said it would cut an additional 1,500 jobs, or 2 percent of its work force, citing the economic slowdown and an unusually low number of staffers leaving in a high ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Aceh, Papua doubt government goodwill

Aceh, Papua doubt government goodwill JAKARTA (JP): Many Acehnese and Papuans have expressed doubt that the government could prevent human rights violations occurring in the restive provinces of Aceh and Irian Jaya, following the apology from President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Many ads violate rules

Many ads violate rules JAKARTA (JP): A non-governmental organization has asked the city administration to put advertisement installations in order, saying that many of them violate regulations.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/KPPU to examine petrochemical firms' alliance

KPPU to examine petrochemical firms' alliance JAKARTA (JP): The country's antimonopoly watchdog will study the planned alliance of petrochemical manufacturers PT Petrokimia Nusantara Interindo (Peni) and PT Chandra Asri to ascertain if it will hurt competition in the country's polyethylene market.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Rupiah set to weaken as euphoria abates

Rupiah set to weaken as euphoria abates JAKARTA (JP): Fading market euphoria inspired by the new government could prompt profit takers and corporate U.S. dollar hunters to repurchase the greenback, sending the rupiah down this week, analysts said on the weekend.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Minister targets five new laws in energy and mineral sectors

Minister targets five new laws in energy and mineral sectors JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro says that he intends to create five new laws, relating to oil and gas, electricity, mining, geothermal and energy resources, during the remaining period of his ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Japanese found dead in hotel

Japanese found dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): Police are still investigating the case of a Japanese man who was found dead in a room at Hotel Indonesia on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on Saturday.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Government urged to renegotiate IMF reform targets

Government urged to renegotiate IMF reform targets JAKARTA (JP): As the deadline for securing a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) looms, economists have urged the government to renegotiate some of the economic reform targets they have said are impossible to meet under the ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Six still in hospital in Aug. 17 tragedy

Six still in hospital in Aug. 17 tragedy JAKARTA (JP): For some people, this year's celebration of Independence Day turned into a tragedy they would never forget.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/22 die, 8 severely injured as bus plunges into river

22 die, 8 severely injured as bus plunges into river KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): An intercity bus traveling between Jakarta and Yogyakarta plunged from a bridge into a river here in the early hours of Sunday, killing at least 22 people and severely injuring eight others.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Reconciling quixotic reform pressures

Reconciling quixotic reform pressures By Kusnanto Anggoro JAKARTA (JP): What is now the legitimate and justified reform question under the leadership of President Megawati Soekarnoputri? No sensible person would be capable of giving a satisfactory answer.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Mega's visit to Halmahera awaited

Mega's visit to Halmahera awaited TERNATE, Maluku: People in Tobelo, Galela, Kao and Morotai, all in North Halmahera regency, North Maluku, are awaiting the visit of President Megawati to the regency to meet with two groups that were once involved in a conflict.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Law on antimonopoly tested

Law on antimonopoly testedBy Destivani Wibowo JAKARTA (JP): Several weeks ago, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) which supervises the implementation of the Anti Monopoly Law issued its decision regarding PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) and PT Indomarco Primastama, well ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Trapped by tow truck

Trapped by tow truckFrom KompasOn July 25 at about 5:30 p.m., I had a flat tire in front of the Jasa Marga office on the Jagorawi toll road while going in the direction of the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah toll gate.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Two killed as boat carrying Afghans sinks

Two killed as boat carrying Afghans sinks CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Two people, including a toddler, died of starvation while a boat carrying 134 Afghans slowly sank in waters eight miles south of Nusakambangan Island, near Cilacap, Central Java, police confirmed on Saturday.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Bank BNI robbed of Rp 95 million

Bank BNI robbed of Rp 95 million JAKARTA (JP): Six men broke into a branch of Bank BNI in Taman Galaxi, South Bekasi and took the bank safe containing Rp 95 million.First. Adj. Insp. Edy was quoted by Antara as saying that the men arrived at the bank branch on Saturday at 4 a.m.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Deadline for rift in Poso unrealistic

Deadline for rift in Poso unrealistic PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi Governor Aminuddin Ponulele said on Saturday that the deadline set by the Muslim Defense Lawyers Team (TPM) and the Muslim Paralegals Association (SPM) for the settlement of the Poso conflict was unrealistic.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Record amount of fried rice

Record amount of fried rice BANDUNG: The celebration of Indonesia's 56th Independence Day, which fell on Aug. 17., will be marked by the production of the world's largest amount of fried rice, totaling 5 tons, in Bandung, West Java.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Laksamana's delicate task

Laksamana's delicate task While President Megawati Soekarnoputri's decision to put the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi has been welcomed by most analysts as a strategic move to speed up asset sales and corporate reform, the ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Environmental issues can't wait, says Nabiel

Environmental issues can't wait, says Nabiel JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim vows to fight to place environmental issues within the mainstream of the government's policies.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Manado warns travel warning retracted

Manado warns travel warning retracted MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Erald Dotulong wants the U.S.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Windows XP promises a new kind of experience

Windows XP promises a new kind of experienceBy Zatni Arbi Jakarta (JP): Over the past few years I have learned something about people's general attitude toward Microsoft.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Large bandwidth required to make voice calls

Large bandwidth required to make voice callsBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): The disappointment seems to be increasingly pervasive, and the complaints becoming louder. The reason? The cable Internet service in some parts of Jakarta is not improving, in fact it has been getting worse.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/'Hanging out' can be fun and safe, teens told

'Hanging out' can be fun and safe, teens told JAKARTA (JP): Dugem, which is now popular among teenagers, can be fun and safe if care is taken, experts said.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Yogyakarta to host volleyball meet

Yogyakarta to host volleyball meet SEMARANG (JP): Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia will take part in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Students Volleyball Tournament to be held in Yogyakarta over Aug. 21-25.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Police skeptical about plan to hand over Tommy

Police skeptical about plan to hand over Tommy JAKARTA (JP): Police were skeptical over the possibility that former President Soeharto's fugitive son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra would surrender or that the Soeharto family would hand over the fugitive to police, the main suspect in a Supreme ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:45 Variety Show 10:00 Children's Program 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Utut unqualified for world meet

Utut unqualified for world meet JAKARTA (JP): Utut Adianto fell short of taking one of the ten places for the 2001 World Chess Championship after managing to collect only 6 points at the Asian Cup, which ended in Calcutta, India, on Friday.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Thank you Dian Taxi

Thank you Dian TaxiFrom Suara PembaruanOn July 18 at about 5 p.m. my child had accidentally dropped his cell phone, an Ericsson T-29, in a Dian Taxi on his way home from SMU Lab School in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. I immediately called the taxi pool in Kalimalang.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Taufik grabs Singapore Open in comeback

Taufik grabs Singapore Open in comeback JAKARTA (JP): Although having just recovered from injuries and poor results in the first half of the year, Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat proved he remains a shuttler to be reckoned with by grabbing the men's singles title at the US$120,000 ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Nation and character building

Nation and character building In the early days of the Indonesian revolution, when president Sukarno was leading this newly-established state, nation and character building were intensified as he realized the need to awaken the Indonesian people and arouse them to stand up as a free nation with ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Condemnation pours in on school burning in Aceh

Condemnation pours in on school burning in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Officials and analysts have condemned the burning of at least 50 school buildings in the troubled Aceh province, saying that the attacks were committed by people wanting to obstruct human resource development in the province.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Six German students arrested over visa violations

Six German students arrested over visa violations JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested six German students who were conducting a demographical survey in a slum area of Karang Anyar in Central Jakarta on Saturday evening for immigration violations, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Laksamana's delicate task

Laksamana's delicate task While President Megawati Soekarnoputri's decision to put the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi is welcomed by most analysts as a strategic move to speed up asset sales and corporate reform, the new ...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2001

JP/Reconciling quixotic reforms

Reconciling quixotic reformsBy Kusnanto Anggoro JAKARTA (JP): What is now the legitimate and justified reform question under the leadership of President Megawati Soekarnoputri? No sensible person would be capable of giving a satisfactory answer.

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