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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, May 11, 2004

TV Program: Tuesday, May 11, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show 8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/PDI-P legislators reported to police

PDI-P legislators reported to police TANGERANG: A councillor-ellect from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in Tangerang regency, Barhum, 38, was reported to Tangerang Police on Monday for allegedly submitting a fake high school diploma for his candidacy.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/China, Korea and Chinese Taipei into Uber quarterfinals

China, Korea and Chinese Taipei into Uber quarterfinalsZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta China, Chinese Taipei and South Korea each emerged each as group winners and followed Denmark in the quarterfinals of the Uber Cup badminton championship after chalking up their second wins in their last group matches ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Performance* Traditional Performance, Banjet Teluk Jambe Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan No. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., May 15.Film* French Film, CCF (French Cultural Center), Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Local courier services less expensive, but reliable

Local courier services less expensive, but reliableJoseph Kirschke, Contributor, Jakarta In 1998, Hubert Fournier was working as an organizer for a painting exhibition in Jakarta. Using a single courier, he sent out 1,000 invitations to people -- expats and locals alike -- across the city.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/RI, Malaysia can safeguard Malacca Strait, U.S. says

RI, Malaysia can safeguard Malacca Strait, U.S. saysVeeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta In a clear attempt to calm down Indonesia and Malaysia, a senior U.S.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Thousands abandon homes as floods hit Sulawesi, Kalimantan

Thousands abandon homes as floods hit Sulawesi, KalimantanJongker Rumthe and Ruslan Sangadji, Manado/PaluFloods hit several parts of Sulawesi island and the provinces of East and Central Kalimantan on Monday, forcing thousands of local residents to flee to safer areas.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Smuggling rose during general election: Customs

Smuggling rose during general election: CustomsRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The inflow of smuggled goods to the country surged during the first quarter of this year, according to an internal report from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Place your bets, people

Place your bets, people JAKARTA: The match between Indonesia and China at the men's team Thomas Cup on Monday attracted not only home fans to air their support but also journalists covering the biennial event who opened a bidding on who will be the eventual winner.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/'Black Monday' as stocks plummet by almost 5%

'Black Monday' as stocks plummet by almost 5%Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market fell precipitously for the eighth straight trading day on Monday as regional stock markets also plunged on growing fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve would increase its interest rate in June.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Pulo Gebang to be best terminal

Pulo Gebang to be best terminalDamar Harsanto, JakartaThe abandoned Pulo Gebang intercity bus terminal in East Jakarta, now the site of a large fish-pond, would become the most modern bus terminal in the city and replace the overcrowded Pulogadung terminal, the Jakarta Transportation Agency said on ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/More evidence now against Hassan Tiro

More evidence now against Hassan Tiro JAKARTA: The police say they will provide more evidence to Swedish prosecutors against the leader and founder of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Hasan Tiro, by sending a laptop containing electronic mails between Hassan and Acehnese rebels.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/RI market remains promising for courier firms

RI market remains promising for courier firmsRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta While the country struggles to boost its exports, and prepares for its first-ever direct presidential election, the local market remains promising for international and domestic courier and express-delivery companies.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Ba'asyir refuses temporary release

Ba'asyir refuses temporary releaseP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMuslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir refused on Monday to allow his team of lawyers to file a temporary release motion on humanitarian grounds because this would mean begging for leniency from the United States.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Mega cancels visit to Central Sulawesi

Mega cancels visit to Central SulawesiPALU, Central Sulawesi: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will postpone her planned visit to Central Sulawesi province indefinitely, a senior government official said on Monday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/New principles for strengthening market integrity

New principles for strengthening market integrityBill Witherell, OECD Observer/Paris The newly revised OECD Principles of Corporate Governance which were released late last month are a stronger OECD instrument to help improve boardroom behavior globally.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Two arrested for $2.3m graft case

Two arrested for $2.3m graft caseEvi Mariani, JakartaA businessman and a local bank employee were arrested over the weekend by the Jakarta Police over an alleged fraud involving a letter of credit (L/C) worth US$2.3 million following a complaint filed by Citibank, police sources revealed on Monday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Adam Air spreads wings to more big cities

Adam Air spreads wings to more big citiesTony Hotland, Jakarta Newly established Adam Sky Connection Airlines (Adam Air) has spread its wings by opening new routes from Jakarta to two major cities, Semarang, Central Java, and Surabaya, East Java, to capitalize on the large number of potential ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Students donate blood for Ambon victims

Students donate blood for Ambon victims KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: About 100 students from the Maluku islands donated their blood on Monday to increase supplies in their home province, following recent conflict in the area in which 36 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Denmark pounds Japan 5-0

Denmark pounds Japan 5-0Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta World No. 6 Peter Gade Christensen led Denmark past England 5- 0 to march to the quarterfinals in the Thomas Cup badminton championship here on Monday.It was a back-to-back sweeping win for the Danes. Their first victim was England on Friday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Germans to aim shots at RI's singles

Germans to aim shots at RI's singlesZakki P. Hakim and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post The German women's team looks to exploit what it sees as the weakness of its Indonesian opponent when the two meet in the playoff here on Tuesday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Hamzah Haz to run for presidency with Gen. Agum

Hamzah Haz to run for presidency with Gen. AgumThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/SurabayaUnited Development Party (PPP) leader Hamzah Haz has added his name to the list of presidential candidates when he announced on Monday he would join the race, picking Cabinet minister Gen. (ret.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Rexy enjoys coching stint in England

Rexy enjoys coching stint in EnglandEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Former Indonesian badminton star Rexy Mainaky looks to be enjoying his coaching stint in England.Rexy, paired up with Ricky Subagdja, won the Olympic gold in Atlanta.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Officers fired over campus attack

Officers fired over campus attackAndi Hajramurni, MakassarA police disciplinary committee dismissed here on Monday three high-ranking officers in South Sulawesi from their posts for their roles in a recent brutal attack on the Indonesian Muslim University (UMI), Makassar.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Elected Lampung councillor arrested

Elected Lampung councillor arrestedEvi Mariani and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/MedanA Lampung Democratic Party councillor was arrested on drugs charges on Monday while attending the party's presidential candidacy announcement at the Jakarta Convention Center in Senayan.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

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RI remains important market for major courier companiesRudijanto Contributor Jakarta While the country struggles to boost its exports, and prepares for its first-ever direct presidential election, the local market remains promising for international and domestic courier and express-delivery ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Illegal logging goes on unabated

Illegal logging goes on unabatedNethy Dharma Somba and Rusman, Jayapura/SamarindaIllegal logging continues unchecked in East Kalimantan province and Papua, Indonesia's westernmost province, sparking fears among government officials and environmentalists that pristine forests in the two provinces ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Civil society group sues KPU for perceived election failures

Civil society group sues KPU for perceived election failuresUrip Hudiono, JakartaA civil society group calling itself the People's Movement for a New Indonesia (GRIB) filed a civil suit on Monday with the Central Jakarta District Court against the General Elections Committee (KPU) for its perceived ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/HI workers end dispute, reemployment on the cards

HI workers end dispute, reemployment on the cardsBambang Nurbianto, JakartaAfter nearly a month of negotiation, workers from Hotel Indonesia (HI) and Inna Wisata Hotel ended their dispute with the hotel management company, PT Hotel Indonesia Natour (HIN), by accepting their dismissals under a ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Arsonists did not spare Ambon 'reconciliation school' in clash

Arsonists did not spare Ambon 'reconciliation school' in clashM. Azis Tunny, AmbonThe torching of a school on April 28 that served as a symbol of reconciliation appears to have put paid to the efforts to restore peace in Ambon through education -- for the time being at any rate.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Susilo-Jusuf Kalla pairing registers with KPU

Susilo-Jusuf Kalla pairing registers with KPUM. Taufiqurrahman and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, JakartaA coalition of three political parties on Monday registered Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the July 5 election, the first to register with ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Four-legged baby awaits parental consent

Four-legged baby awaits parental consentLeony Aurora, JakartaDoctors at Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital (RSCM), Central Jakarta, await consent from the parents of Ani, a four-legged baby from East Kalimantan, to carry out more complex tests necessary to determine further action.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Govt to launch Rp 3.5 trillion bonds

Govt to launch Rp 3.5 trillion bondsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will issue a seven-year bond on May 25 through an open auction -- the fourth batch of bonds it has issued this year.The bonds are worth about Rp 3.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Indonesia goes down to China, relegated to play-off against NZ

Indonesia goes down to China, relegated to play-off against NZEva C. Komandjaja and Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta Indonesia suffered a loss to China in their last Group A match in the Thomas Cup badminton championship here on Monday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Military objects to 'truth'

Military objects to 'truth'Kurniawan Hari, JakartaThe House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday opened the debates of the bill on the truth and reconciliation commission with the Military/Police faction rejecting it outright before deliberations began.Spokesman for the Military/Police faction Maj.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Police trace origin of Pekanbaru bomb

Police trace origin of Pekanbaru bomb BATAM, Riau: After identifying suspects in the recent Pekanbaru bombing, police investigators are now trying to trace the origin of the explosives.Riau Provincial Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. S.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Preventing conflicts within ASEAN

Preventing conflicts within ASEANPhilips Jusario Vermonte, Jakarta Two recent incidents in the southern part of Thailand and in Maluku province, Indonesia, should certainly serve as an eye opener for ASEAN.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Medan bombing suspects to face trial

Medan bombing suspects to face trialApriadi Gunawan and Ruslan Sangadji, Medan/PaluEight suspects in the January bombing incident in Medan, North Sumatra, are expected to stand trial soon as police handed over their case files to prosecutors on Monday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/RI ministers denied access to worker

RI ministers denied access to worker JAKARTA: The Minister for Manpower Jacob Nuwa Wea and State Minister for Womens Empowerment Sri Rejeki were denied access to an Indonesian worker, Sundarti Suprianto, 24, at Singapore's Changi Women's Penitentiary.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Merpati pilot union against privatization plan

Merpati pilot union against privatization planTony Hotland, Jakarta The Association of Pilots of PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines has refused the management's plan to privatize the state-owned company, but failed to disclose any details regarding the refusal.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Civilian or military leaders?

Civilian or military leaders? Frankly, since the outset of the reform period around 1998, the nation's civilian presidents have not utilized the golden opportunity to realize the public's aspirations, although they represent the country's civil society.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Tommy leaves hospital in chopper

Tommy leaves hospital in chopper JAKARTA: Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, son of former president Soeharto, was discharged from the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital on Monday and left the building in a helicopter.News portal detik.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Tax office moves ahead with new plan

Tax office moves ahead with new planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In relation to plans to raise income tax on stock transactions, the Directorate General of Taxation will soon meet with related institutions, including business associations, to hear views on the issue.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/'Badminton only sport that we are proud of'

'Badminton only sport that we are proud of'The Thomas and Uber Cup badminton team championships kicked off in Jakarta on Friday and will run until May 16. The Badminton Association of Indonesia is hoping the event will be a success and that Indonesia will be able to retain the Thomas Cup.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/City has fish for to fry, but not to eat

City has fish for to fry, but not to eatDamar Harsanto, JakartaThe Jakarta Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) called on residents on Monday to temporarily stop consuming fish caught in Jakarta Bay.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Conjoined twins from Medan stable

Conjoined twins from Medan stableConjoined twins Angie and Angeli from Medan, North Sumatra, have been stable for the last two weeks, but doctors will await an improvement in their condition and for the results of several more tests before performing separation surgery.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/JP/12/SCORE

JP/12/SCOREUber Cup Group W China 5 Netherlands 0 Gong Ruina (Chn) def. Karina De Wit (Ned) 13-11, 11-5 Zhou Mi (Chn) def. Judith Meulendijks (Ned) 11-5, 10-13, 11-5 Xie Xingfang (Chn) def. Brenda Breenhakker (Ned) 11-2, 11-2 Yang Wei/Huang Sui (Chn) def.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Social insurance debate begins

Social insurance debate begins JAKARTA: The House of Representatives and the government, represented by ad interim coordinating minister for public welfare Malik Fadjar and Minister of Health Ashamed Sujudi, have started discussing the national social insurance system (SJSN) bill.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Taufik in trouble over minor insident

Taufik in trouble over minor insidentEvi Mariani and Novan Iman Santosa, JakartaIndonesian top shuttler Taufik Hidayat was reported to the Jakarta Police on Monday due to his involvement in a traffic incident at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, just nine hours prior to his ...

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Gus Dur and the KPU: Rethinking discrimination

Gus Dur and the KPU: Rethinking discriminationThomas Hidya Tjaya, Jakarta The issue of discrimination has recently reemerged in the political discourse in this country as it is gears up for the presidential election.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Market razed by fire in Semarang

Market razed by fire in Semarang SEMARANG: Fire razed the Karangjati market in Bergas, Semarang, on Sunday night, with more than 300 traders losing their stock worth some Rp 4 billion (US$ 470,588).

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Local couriers' services cheap but reliable

Local couriers' services cheap but reliable Joseph Kirschke Contributor JakartaIn 1998, Hubert Fournier was working as an organizer for a painting exhibition in Jakarta. Using a single courier, he sent out 1,000 invitations to people -- expats and locals alike -- across the city.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Court starts hearing electoral complaints

Court starts hearing electoral complaintsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, JakartaA petition filed by the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) against the General Elections Commission (KPU) over the results of the legislative election became the first electoral case to be heard by the Constitutional Court on Monday.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Rupiah and interest rates

Rupiah and interest rates The move by Indonesia's central bank last week to significantly raise the ceiling interest rates on time deposits under the blanket guarantee scheme should be welcomed as a correct and timely measure to save the rupiah exchange rate from wild volatility.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Indonesia and Malaysia strike deal on labor recruitment

Indonesia and Malaysia strike deal on labor recruitmentDewi Santoso, JakartaAs of Aug. 10, 2004, Malaysian employers will be required to hire Indonesian migrant workers directly from authorized Indonesian labor exporting companies and pay the workers the prevailing wage of around RM 1,000 (US$262.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Infighting won't hurt NU: Experts

Infighting won't hurt NU: ExpertsA. Junaidi, JakartaThe political ambitions of some leaders of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) may create friction within the nation's largest Muslim organization, but the conflict would not affect members at the grass roots, observers say.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Governor reelection postponed indefinitely

Governor reelection postponed indefinitely BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: New elections for the posts of Lampung governor and deputy, which were to be held last Saturday, have been postponed indefinitely after a council faction fielding candidates asked for more time.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/Students pessimistic, worried about tough UAN

Students pessimistic, worried about tough UANThe Jakarta Post, Semarang/Medan/Ambon/KupangIt was only the first day of the final examinations, but students across the country were already worried about failing to get a pass grade of 4.01 in all subjects following a particularly tough English paper.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/'Tempo' said to use press principles

'Tempo' said to use press principles JAKARTA: Two expert witnesses told the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday that the Tempo magazine article, 'Is Tomy in Tenabang?' had complied with all basic journalistic principles and contained no defamatory or provocative suggestions.

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Tue, 11 May 2004

JP/TNI agrees to help free Fery Santoro

TNI agrees to help free Fery SantoroTiarma Siboro, JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) said it had agreed to ensure the safe transfer of around 100 civilians, including RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro, from Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels who have been holding them hostage for almost a year.

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