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Searching for all articles published on 2003-05-10 ...
52 articles.
Sat, 10 May 2003

Provinces' good science students It was a great surprise to read news of the brilliant achievement of the Indonesian Physics Olympiad Team (TOFI), consisting of eight senior high school students, which unexpectedly emerged as top winner in the fourth Asian Physics Olympiad (APhOIV) held in ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Telkom gives $382m in dividends JAKARTA: The publicly-listed state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom said it would distribute dividends of Rp 3.3 trillion (US$382 million) or Rp 304.26 per share for the 2002 financial year.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Indonesian, Australian NGOs meet to address common problemsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of leading Australian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met for the first time with their Indonesian counterparts here, in order to foster ties among community leaders and to ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Standards needed before liberalizing ASEAN labor marketsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) apparently will not liberalize their labor market in the immediate future, due to their different ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Analyst questions Indofarma reportEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Indofarma's explanation of the alleged irregularities in its unaudited 2002 financial report is still unclear and it needed to give more deliberations to a number of questions, an analyst at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Rp 820 billion in irregularities foundBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found financial irregularities worth about Rp 820 billion (US$97.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Donors push for peace in AcehNani Farida and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta International donors made a last ditch effort on Friday to salvage a peace deal signed by the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in December 2002 as the deadline for the rebels ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Govt expands reforestation to 21 catchment areasMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to expand the reforestation program from 17 critical catchment areas to 21 across the archipelago over five years between 2003 and 2007 to help reduce widespread natural ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

20 firms in Tangerang closed down JAKARTA: Twenty companies in the Tangerang municipality have stopped operations due to the slow business over the past few years, causing 36,108 people to lose their jobs, an official said.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Robbers raid Goro supermarket in C. JavaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of robbers armed with rifles and guns raided on Friday Goro supermarket in Sukoharjo, a town in Central Java, stealing Rp 157 million (about US$18,000) in cash and cellular phones worth more than Rp 20 million.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Govt needs to make known criteria for passing examsSyamsir Alam Center for International Education Universitas Al Azhar Indonesia Jakarta This year's school final exams may be a decisive moment for the Ministry of National Education in its efforts to improve education in the country.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Embedded journalists to cover military operationsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Learning from the U.S.-led coalition in the Iraq war, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has called on 60 local journalists who will be embedded with its troops during their operation in restive Aceh.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Prosecutors complete dossiers on Papua arms thievesNethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post Jayapura, Papua Nine soldiers could face sentences of four years to life imprisonment in connection with last month's raid on the Wamena military district arsenal that killed three people.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Thamrin sidewalk project: Insanity?Marco Kusumawijaya, Architect, Jakarta Isn't it pathetic that something as mundane and taken for granted as sidewalks has become the center of attention after the city announced its plan to beautify Jl.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

JP/1/IBRA IBRA to sell assets: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced late on Friday it would sell assets worth US$2.5 billion and Rp 18.6 trillion.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Businesses back IMF's monitoring roleFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The business sector has demanded that the government continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through a post-program monitoring system, saying the fund's presence is still crucial to maintain ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Yogyakarta councillors turn suspects in graft caseSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Prosecutors in Yogyakarta named on Friday six provincial councillors as suspects in a graft case, only days after suspicion over a misuse of funds prompted the Yogyakarta governor to cut 55 councillor's ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Bali hotels expect influx next weekI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Several hotels in Bali said on Friday they expected an influx of guests, citing soaring reservations as local tourists took advantage of next week's four-day long weekend.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

New automotive magazine on sale JAKARTA: German-based automotive magazine Auto Bild in association with local publisher Gramedia-Majalah group introduced Auto Bild Indonesia at the Auto Mall in the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) in South Jakarta on Tuesday.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

TNI replaces Aceh commanderThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) unexpectedly announced the replacement of the Aceh provincial military commander Maj. Gen.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Police apprehend local cyber-pimpsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have arrested a husband and wife who were allegedly operating a prostitution ring over the Internet for the past two months.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Bulog told to buy rice to boost local pricesAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture urged the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to procure at least 600,000 tons of unhusked rice from farmers this month to help prop up the current sluggish price of the commodity.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Economist's love affair with jazzRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Tony Prasetyantono may be well-known as an economist and researcher at Gadjah Mada University (UGM). But in his hometown of Yogyakarta, he has been bestowed another title: UGM jazz director.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Task force and aid ready for Acehnese refugees before warMoch. N. Kurniawan and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has established a task force to help internally displaced persons (IDP) in Aceh, if war between government troops and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) breaks ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Macroeconomic stability? Stop telling a big lie!D.A. Simarmata School of Economics University of Indonesia Jakarta matabm@centrin.net.id Macroeconomic stability are some of the most frequent words heard today, either from officials or from those in business.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Bali security tightened ahead of trialsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Bali police have tightened security measures at various entry points to the resort island ahead of the trials of the Bali bombing suspects, following reports that certain groups would try to disrupt the ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

DPR told to limit political partiesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The alumni of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) are calling on lawmakers to draft a law that limits the number of political parties in order to achieve political stability and security.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Recruitment tips: Winning the war for talentJuni Kuntari, Senior Manager, Accenture Companies everywhere are struggling to hold on to their most valuable employees.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

RI receives $12.5m aid from Canada JAKARTA: State Minister for Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie and Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Ferry de Kerckhove signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on financial aid for C$17.5 million (US$12.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Gapki demands zero tax for Russia-bound CPOM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) demanded on Friday that palm oil products to be exported to Russia under a countertrade agreement be exempted from taxes.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Awareness key to thwarting street crime in public placesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Film star Rachel Maryam was not immediately aware that she would be the victim of a mugging when her car stopped at traffic lights at the crowded and heavily clogged Coca-cola intersection in Cempaka ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Guidelines to fight money launderingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's antimoney-laundering task force issued on Friday several guidelines for local financial institutions, both banks and nonbanks, to help them identify and detect any suspicious financial transactions.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, May 10, 2003Exhibitions* Photo Japanese Face, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Tel. 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until May 30.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Low-cost military engagement in Aceh conflict settlement soughtImanuddin Razak Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta iman@thejakartapost.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Two commit suicide in Tangerang TANGERANG: A teenager hanged himself because he was being teased about not being able to pay school fees, while a 60-year-old woman set herself on fire in separate suicides in Tangerang.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Interest rate `low enough', further cut unlikely: BIDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After guiding its benchmark interest rate down for the past year, Bank Indonesia said on Friday that the current rate was "low enough," signaling for the first time that a further rate cut in the near ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Prosecutors prepare dossiers for nine Papua arms thievesNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Nine soldiers could face sentences of four years to life imprisonment in connection with last month's raid on the Wamena military district arsenal that killed three people.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Inul's body politicized Inul's gyrating body has become an extremely interesting subject of discussion at all layers of Indonesian society recently. Almost all television talk shows raise the issue of Inul's rags-to-riches story.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Councillors get Rp 30 m 'bribe' JAKARTA: The speaker of the Bogor municipal council has admitted to receiving Rp 1.59 billion of taxpayer money in late February from Mayor Iswara Natanegara and distributed the money to council members - Rp 30 million each.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Police in hot water over intensifying street crimeT. Sima Gunawan, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, sima@thejakartapost.com With a smile on his face, a police officer kicked a shirtless boy who had a swollen lip and a cut near his eye. Another grinning officer held the boy's arms.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Police nab 34 buskersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 34 street musicians were arrested at three different places on Thursday evening for alleged offenses such as mugging and extortion, in which motorists and public transportation passengers were targeted.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

RI, Vietnam to finalize sea border agreementFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a quarter of a century Indonesia and Vietnam expect to finalize details of their shared borders in the South China Sea off Natuna island, which will allow Indonesia to secure some 2.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Aceh peace possibleA poor peace is better than a great war, so the old adage goes.Recently, life in Aceh has been peaceful as a result of negotiations, not a military victory. This peace must be maintained and improved. A military operation must not be too hastily considered.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

RI vows to boost labor cooperation with neighborsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia and several other ASEAN member countries and dialog partners made a commitment to improve the quality of workers and provide better legal protection for the migrant workers ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Education bill unrealisticFrom KompasThe national education bill has caused quite a stir in society, with the introduction of Article 13 paragraph (1)a requiring the teaching of different religious subjects.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Father sells babies CIREBON, West Java: Police arrested on Friday a man who sold four of his own children and was about to sell a fifth in the West Java town of Cirebon.Cirebon Police chief Adj. Comr. Sr.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Parking: Tip of the iceberg The Jakarta administration is again under fire for its recent move to have a private firm manage on-street parking using prepaid cards. The pilot project of the new system is slated to be introduced later this month in five locations: Jl. H.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Workers urge govt protection from SARSKurniawan Hari and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of activists representing migrant workers held a rally at the House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday to urge the government to pay more attention, and provide protection, to Indonesian ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

`GAM suspected behind bombings'Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the arrest of two bomb suspects early this week, the police said it was possible that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group was behind the spate of bombings in Jakarta last year as well as the recent blasts ...
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Sat, 10 May 2003

Guidelines to fight money launderingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's antimoney-laundering task force issued on Friday several guidelines for local financial institutions, both banks and nonbanks, to help them identify and detect any suspicious financial transactions.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

RI aims to cut HIV infectionsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In response to the rising number of people living with HIV/AIDS, the government issued on Friday a new national strategy for 2003 to 2007 in the fight against the disease.
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Sat, 10 May 2003

`Consumers must not simply believe ads' The Food and Drug Monitoring Body has ordered the removal of 100 types of food supplements manufactured by Australia's Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd. due to the failure of tests identified by the Australian Therapeutical Goods Administration earlier this year.
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