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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/New oil and gas law goes ahead despite protests

New oil and gas law goes ahead despite protestsHendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite opposition from some oil-rich provinces and nationalist oil experts, the new oil and gas law is likely to go ahead and become effective next year.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Crude oil and gas production for September 2001

Crude oil and gas production for September 2001 Crude oil/bpd Natural gas/mscfd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pertamina 86,000 - Contractors Amerada Hess 131 ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Talks on garbage dump in deadlock

Talks on garbage dump in deadlockRendi A. Witular Conflict between Jakarta and Bekasi over the latter's plan to close the city's garbage dump in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi, continued on Monday as talks at the home ministry ended in another deadlock on Sunday.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/ATI, KTI gives mixed response to BP-POPI plan

ATI, KTI gives mixed response to BP-POPI planMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has moved toward reinstating the Professional Sports Supervising and Controlling Body (BP-POPI) following a six-month ban slapped on the country's professional boxers by the World Boxing Federation (WBC).
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Freezing of Ibnu's assets demanded

Freezing of Ibnu's assets demanded JAKARTA: The Association of Jakartans for the Eradication of Corruption (Brantas) demanded on Sunday that the government freeze assets belonging to well-connected businessman Ibnu Hartomo due to his alleged involvement in the transaction of promissory notes ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Solahuddin calls for political allaince between PKB and PPP

Solahuddin calls for political allaince between PKB and PPPMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The chairman of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has called for a political alliance between its National Awakening Party (PKB), and the United Development Party ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/House makes more empty bill promises

House makes more empty bill promises Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) admitted defeat on Saturday in its race against time to complete its deliberations on a top priority bill in the current sitting, which will end on Dec. 13.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Pertamina will lose dominance in next two years

Pertamina will lose dominance in next two years What will happen to Pertamina after the introduction of the new oil and gas law remains uncertain, although the state oil and gas company says it is ready to compete in a free market.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/PDIP chairman expelled

PDIP chairman expelled JAKARTA: Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Soetjipto announced at the weekend that the party's executive board had officially dismissed the chairman of its Surabaya branch, Mochamad Basuki, for inappropriate behavior.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Regencies, government settle oil revenue dispute

Regencies, government settle oil revenue disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government and the oil and gas producing regions agreed Saturday to establish joint teams to determine the distribution of oil and gas revenue in a bid to end disputes over the issue.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/For the past 14 months, hundreds of Palestinians fell martyrs

For the past 14 months, hundreds of Palestinians fell martyrs and thousands wounded in their great uprising for freedom and independence as they live under the suppression of the Israeli occupier which resorts to unjustified violence, subjugation and tyranny as well as the explicit terrorism of ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/MUI urges police to free hard-liners

MUI urges police to free hard-linersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's top Islamic authority is demanding that police release more than 100 Muslim hardliners who are being detained for a violent sweep of gambling dens in the East Java town of Ngawi earlier this month.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Dossiers on Syafiuddin murder case

Dossiers on Syafiuddin murder case JAKARTA: A lawyer of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra said on Sunday that the police had completed the dossiers on the suspect pertaining to the July 26 murder of Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita."The dossiers will probably be signed today.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Czechs, S. Sulawesi to forge trade ties

Czechs, S. Sulawesi to forge trade ties MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: South Sulawesi Governor H.Z.B. Palaguna warmly welcomed Czech Ambassador Milan Sarapatka's intention to forge trade ties with the province.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Activists say human rights abuses on the rise

Activists say human rights abuses on the riseBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights abuses across the country are on the rise this year, particularly in areas of conflict such as Aceh, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Poso in Central Sulawesi and Sampit in Central Kalimantan, activists ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Viruses in your cellphone, are they real?

Viruses in your cellphone, are they real?Zatni Arbi, The Jakarta Post, Contributor The question that has been nagging a lot of cellphone users like us is whether the so-called cellphone viruses are real?The computer virus is a human-engineered program that attaches itself to the host system and ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/RI needs to send clear signals on terrorism

RI needs to send clear signals on terrorismJusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Great anxiety and disbelief were expressed by the international community when Indonesia's national agenda on global terrorism was "hijacked" by a small ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Human rights violations on the rise, say activists

Human rights violations on the rise, say activistsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights abuses across the country are on the rise this year, particularly in areas of conflict such as Aceh, Irian Jaya, Maluku, Poso in Central Sulawesi and Sampit in Central Kalimantan, activists ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Importers claim RI customs service is deteriorating

Importers claim RI customs service is deterioratingAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After four years of assuming the authority to inspect imports, the customs office has only built a negative image among importers as its service has not improved, and has even deteriorated, amid ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Tommy's murder charge complete

Tommy's murder charge completeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police completed on Sunday their investigation into the involvement of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in the murder of Supreme Court Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/More provinces raise monthly minimum wages

More provinces raise monthly minimum wagesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four more provinces -- Riau, South Sumatra, Bengkulu and South Kalimantan -- have followed suit by increasing their minimum wages by 20 percent to 30 percent.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Indonesia and the threat of terrorism

Indonesia and the threat of terrorismJusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Great anxiety and disbelief were expressed by the international community when Indonesia's national agenda on global terrorism was "hijacked" by a small ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Passengers head out of Java

Passengers head out of Java JAKARTA: On Sunday, seven days before the Idul Fitri holiday, officials at the Pulo Gadung bus terminal in East Jakarta recorded increases in the number of passengers taking bus rides for destinations outside Java.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Panic causes surge in food prices

Panic causes surge in food prices JAKARTA: Prices for food have continued to increase as many people buy more than what they need fearing shortages before the Idul Fitri holiday, a government official said.Councillor Charles J.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/No news is bad news

No news is bad news Is no news really good news? Just because we rarely find or hear any news about human rights problems in Indonesia these days, does this mean that all is well on the human rights front? Unfortunately, those who think this way are gravely mistaken.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Confusion reigns over final garbage destination

Confusion reigns over final garbage destinationAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Garbage truck drivers are uncertain about where to deliver the city's rubbish following the planned closure of the Bantar Gebang dump.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Dec. 31. * Indonesian Comic part 2, The British Council, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jend. Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Fadel to be sworn in as Gorontalo governor

Fadel to be sworn in as Gorontalo governorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After months of uncertainty, Golkar Party treasurer Fadel Muhammad will be installed on Monday as Gorontalo's first governor.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Wide heels bad for your knees

Wide heels bad for your knees Agencies, Washington New research has shown that chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos. Women who want to add height and walk comfortably opt for wide heels.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

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JP/ / Crude oil and gas production for September 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Crude oil/bpd Natural gas/mscfd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pertamina 86,000 ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Pertamina will lose dominance in next two years

Pertamina will lose dominance in next two years What will happen to Pertamina after the introduction of the new oil and gas law remains uncertain, although the state oil and gas company says it is ready to compete in a free market.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Freed prisoners want to meet president

Freed prisoners want to meet president JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Former political prisoners in the province have delivered a letter to President Megawati Soekarnoputri asking her not only to hand over the special autonomy law but also to hold talks to discuss their individual political status.Saul J.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Lack of political will hinders rights improvement

Lack of political will hinders rights improvement The world marks the 53rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day today, yet, there are no signs that major human rights violations in Indonesia will be properly investigated.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Gambling doesn't pay off in Ngawi

Gambling doesn't pay off in NgawiTarko Sudiarto, The Jakarta Post, Ngawi Pardi and Giman are among the lovers of togel, a kind of illegal lottery, in Ngawi, East Java, bordering Central Java.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Local SMEs use Internet to do business: Survey

Local SMEs use Internet to do business: SurveyTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Small and medium companies in Indonesia are increasingly logging on to the Internet to communicate with buyers, a study by Castle Asia in conjunction with The Asia Foundation and USAID disclosed.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/New oil and gas law goes ahead despite protests

New oil and gas law goes ahead despite protestsHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite opposition from some oil-rich provinces and nationalist oil experts, the new oil and gas law is likely to go ahead and become effective next year.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Golkar gainst allies in bid to block Akbar inquiry

Golkar gainst allies in bid to block Akbar inquiryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party is set to enter Monday's meeting of a House of Representatives' consultative body with guns blazing ready to further block a petition for a legislative inquiry into Akbar Tandjung's alleged involvement in ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Rupiah weak despite lift from IBRA

Rupiah weak despite lift from IBRABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Post The rupiah this week will likely follow the same flat trading pattern as in recent weeks, on pressure from corporate demand despite U.S.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Tips to take care of your air-cons

Tips to take care of your air-cons Air conditioners have become an essential ingredient in making our lives truly modern. Today it is cool, both literally and metaphorically speaking, to have a fully air-conditioned home.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Idul Fitri packages on offer

Idul Fitri packages on offer JAKARTA: The city logistics agency, in cooperation with the Association of Indonesian Food and Beverage Businesspeople (GAPMMI), is offering discounted Idul Fitri and Christmas food packages until the end of the year.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Koi exhibition at Taman Mini

Koi exhibition at Taman Mini JAKARTA: An exhibition and competition involving koi, a type of fish that is considered to bring good luck, was held on Saturday at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah park in East Jakarta.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Late budget approval may delay projects

Late budget approval may delay projectsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many development projects, such as the construction of roads and sewers, could be delayed next year as the 2002 city budget cannot not be approved in time.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Government to extend aid to refugees

Government to extend aid to refugeesYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The government will extend until the end of January 2002 the provision of humanitarian assistance to more than 100,000 East Timorese refugees who have yet to decide whether they will stay in Indonesia or return to their ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Software piracy plangue Indonesia

Software piracy plangue IndonesiaVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta During the Microsoft Asia Student dot-net Competition held last September in Jakarta, Andrew McBean walked around and met some of the contestants.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Bazaars a melting pot of culture and cuisine

Bazaars a melting pot of culture and cuisine-------------- Mehru Jaffer Contributor Kuala Lumpur --------------- Malaysia has been multicultural for centuries. The evidence of this is best reflected in the country's colorful bazaars, which line every neighborhood throughout the year.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/On suicide bombers and Arafat

On suicide bombers and Arafat We must state things simply. The blood bath carried out in Israel recently by terrorists of the Palestinian movement Hamas was barbaric...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/KL sprouts 'karaoke architecture'

KL sprouts 'karaoke architecture' -------------------------- Mehru Jaffer Contributor The Jakarta Post --------------------------- I flew into Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the only one in the world perhaps that is cradled in the lap of a lush rainforest, one afternoon in November to be ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Stone bar on tollroad to be pulled down

Stone bar on tollroad to be pulled down CIREBON, West Java: Cirebon police would remove by force a 20- metre stone bar obstruction planted by locals opposed to the Tegalkarang-Plumbon tollroad, a local police official says.Sr. Comr.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Cordless keyboards and mice, a new trend

Cordless keyboards and mice, a new trendZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id My brother has just called me. Jokingly, he said, "When I was your age, I had to go to my office and work there the whole day. It was unimaginable that I could stay home like you do.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Saving history hard work

Saving history hard workIda Indawati Khouw, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta History may be the most boring subject at school. But how many students here realize that a building in South Jakarta preserves an abundance of archives, totaling about 2.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Key U.S. target is terror, not Taliban

Key U.S. target is terror, not TalibanAnatoly Usikov, Doctor of History, Valery Yaremenko, Candidate of Science (History), Russian Information Agency Novosti, Moscow Afghanistan has been one of the world's wonders for nearly two centuries now.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Diarrhea hits dozens of North Acehnese

Diarrhea hits dozens of North Acehnese BANDA ACEH: Another person is dead and dozens of others are still undergoing intensive medical treatment as a diarrhea outbreak continues to grip North Aceh following recent flooding.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/More time, effort required to get a train ticket home

More time, effort required to get a train ticket homeAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Faced with mounting criticism for its failure to combat scalpers, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), the state-owned railway company, is instituting a new ticketing system that makes it harder for both ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/"Sales" do not always offer good bargains

"Sales" do not always offer good bargains The end-of-year holiday shopping bonanza is soon to arrive. Shops, department stores and traditional marketplaces have become more colorful than usual. Signs of big discounts, some of up to 70 percent, have been placed at most department stores.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Woman died after drinking herb

Woman died after drinking herb JAKARTA (JP): A 21-year-old woman died on Saturday after drinking a recently banned herb product mixed with soft drink.The body was sent from Depok, south of Jakarta to the morgue at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Public Hospital.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Democracy has no place in Indonesia: Presidential advisor

Democracy has no place in Indonesia: Presidential advisorSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A political advisor to President Megawati Soekarnoputri says Indonesia lacks the proper climate to become a democratic country due to the divides between its political, ethnic and religious groups.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. Ramadhan Program 4:30 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:05 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/IBRA faces challenging year ahead

IBRA faces challenging year aheadBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last week's reshuffle among senior Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) officials was prompted by what its chairman said a tougher year ahead.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Buloggate not necessary

Buloggate not necessary I was surprised, shocked might be closer to reality, when I read a news item in Suara Pembaruan on Dec. 6 under the title Golkar worried about the possibility of national disintegration.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/House behind schedule for bill approval

House behind schedule for bill approvalKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) admitted defeat on Saturday in its race against time to complete its deliberations on a top priority bill in the current sitting, which will end on Dec. 13.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Physical inspection will create problems

Physical inspection will create problemsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian importers are wary of the customs service's plan to subject imports of electronic goods, textiles, footwear and toys to physical inspections upon arrival, pointing out that the procedure would only create more loopholes ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/JP/FESTIVE

JP/FESTIVEBali Offering joyous festivities for old and young OR Celebrate your holiday in style on the Island of the GodsORCelebrate your holiday in style in BaliRita A.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Annastashya Emmanuelle

Annastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta Garbage truck drivers are uncertain about where to deliver the city's rubbish following the announced closure of the Bantar Gebang dump, effective Sunday.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Technical error cause of train accident: Legislator

Technical error cause of train accident: LegislatorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An investigation by the National Commission on Transportation Safety (KNKT) has indicated that technical error was the main cause behind the Sept.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/Surakarta workers face dismissal

Surakarta workers face dismissalKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta Thousands of workers employed in more than 40 textile companies in Surakarta, Central Java, face the threat of mass dismissal amid decreasing textile orders and fierce competition with other textile-producing countries, ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001

JP/'Kalimantan's forests could disappear in 5 years'

'Kalimantan's forests could disappear in 5 years'Bambang Nurbianto and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will lose most of its remaining 40 million hectares of forests in a matter of years unless the government takes drastic measures to stop illegal logging, an ...
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