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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Emmy Fitri

Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta The rising price of rice may not affect the middle to upper income households but it is surely having a major impact on the poor small-scale rice vendors.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

Cathay Pacific apologizes I refer to Ibu Tyas Harjanti's letter Cathay Pacific's service (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 10).First of all we like to extend our apologies to Ibu Harjanti for any inconvenience that happened to her daughter as a result of delayed baggage when she arrived in Beijing on Dec.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/RI skaters dream of making it at Olympics

RI skaters dream of making it at OlympicsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta They may not have reached the level of American Michelle Kwan or Russian Ekaterina Gordieva but Tengku Siti Hafzah and Tengku Siti Nur Alia are undoubtedly among our best figure skaters.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Poverty breeds high divorce rates

Poverty breeds high divorce rates One day, a middle-aged man was attracted to a blossoming maiden. The girl, seduced by his promises, said "yes" to his proposal to tie the knot.When the man met his future bride's mother, he was shocked to find out that she was his ex-wife.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Surfing the Internet for business data

Surfing the Internet for business dataBy Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta PostWith the power of the Internet, you can access information on thousands of companies around the world in almost all business fields in a matter of seconds.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Cianjur fishermen need auction center

Cianjur fishermen need auction center CIANJUR, West Java: Thousands of fishermen here called on the local administration to develop a standard fish auction center to help improve their incomes.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Teens in dire need of sex education

Teens in dire need of sex education Rina, (not her real name), is just 16. She used to be popular at her high school in Mataram. She is both beautiful and smart. She dreams of becoming a teacher someday.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Sandal-theft case illustrates reality of Indonesia's court

Sandal-theft case illustrates reality of Indonesia's courtEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The story is unremarkable, but it is both ironic and heartbreaking, as it is about a man who faces a possible five- month prison term for allegedly stealing a pair of rejected sandals from the factory ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Politicians too busy to topple Mega

Politicians too busy to topple MegaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If several local analysts' predictions are right, the next two years belong to President Megawati Soekarnoputri, although she may have to painfully bear the brunt of being discredited by her political foes.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 12, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 12, 2002Exhibitions * 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 Jan. 31. * Painting Menjemput Impian by Damay, Yaqub Elka, Zeita Gallery, Jl. Kemang Timur no.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Pierre Cardin belt replaced

Pierre Cardin belt replaced The day after The Jakarta Post published my letter Buying Pierre Cardin belt, Jan. 7), Ms. Olha Sample, brand manager of PT Nusa Kreasifontana, the licensed distributor of Pierre Cardin in Indonesia, called me to apologize and clear the problem.On Jan.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Flash flood kills 21 in South Sumatra

Flash flood kills 21 in South SumatraBachrul Ilmi Yakub The Jakarta Post Palembang A flash flood, lasting just 30 minutes, killed 21 residents of the village of Kerinjing in North Dempo district, Pagaralam, South Sumatra in the early hours of Thursday, damaging at least eight houses, one mosque, ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Dec. 11

Rupiah Rates Dec. 11 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,924.00 9,924.00 10,476.00 10,372.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/On capital

On capital I read with great interest the review you published by Marco Kusumawijaya on the book The Mystery of Capital, written by Hernando de Soto.I have had the pleasure of knowing Hernando for 18 years.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Golkar joins calls for Akbar to quit post

Golkar joins calls for Akbar to quit postThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House Speaker Akbar Tandjung has lost the moral authority to lead the House of Representatives (DPR) after the attorney general declared him a suspect in the latest financial scandal involving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Flash flood kills 21 in South Sumatra

Flash flood kills 21 in South SumatraBachrul Ilmi Yakub, The Jakarta Post, Palembang A flash flood, lasting just 30 minutes, killed 21 residents of the village of Kerinjing in North Dempo district, Pagaralam, South Sumatra in the early hours of Thursday, damaging at least eight houses, one ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Rp 85b to be allocated for Suramadu bridge project

Rp 85b to be allocated for Suramadu bridge projectAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Indonesian government has agreed to allocate Rp 85 billion (US$8.5 million) for the construction of the 5.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Military back into politics: Analysts

Military back into politics: AnalystsAan Suryana and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's decision to reestablish the military command in Aceh and internal conflicts in nearly all major political parties would do harm to efforts to end the military's role in politics, ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/RI tourism feels the pinch of weak yen

RI tourism feels the pinch of weak yenAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of Japanese tourist arrivals in Indonesia, particularly Bali, is expected to continue to drop over the next three months due to the current weakening of the yen, according to the Association of ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Bureaucratic purge is a coup

Bureaucratic purge is a coup The dumping of capable civil servants is fraying the Thai social fabric and opening the road to greater corruptionTransfers of senior bureaucrats under a new government are nothing new in this country.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Developing tomorrow's leaders today

Developing tomorrow's leaders today Many executives of today speak of the significant economic, technological and social changes that affect the way in which we work, live, play, govern and educate.We also speak about the growing pace of change.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/China-ASEAN free trade: Lessons for Indonesia

China-ASEAN free trade: Lessons for IndonesiaRizal Ramli, Economist, Jakarta The Seventh ASEAN summit meeting held in November last year endorsed a proposal to establish an ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (FTA) within 10 years.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Sasak women victims of serious domestic violence

Sasak women victims of serious domestic violenceRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Mataram The island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province is famous for its tourist resorts, traditional woven clothes and cidomo horse carriages.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/City councillors under fire over budget talks

City councillors under fire over budget talksDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As thousands of people displaced by the recent city-led forced evictions cry for help, their representatives in City Council are due to leave for the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, to discuss the ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Police gaffe

Police gaffe Police wrongfully raided two warehouses, containing hundreds of tons of rice on Friday, as part of stepped-up efforts against the hoarding of rice and kerosene following the government's planned price increases.The first raid took place at a warehouse located on Jl.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Govt still searching for ways to end strife in Ambon

Govt still searching for ways to end strife in AmbonTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After meeting with local leaders on Friday, the Indonesian government has decided to modify its efforts to broker an end to the inter-religious fighting in Maluku province which has claimed thousands of ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Lombok makes headway in family planning

Lombok makes headway in family planningRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Mataram To most Lombok women, the term Keluarga Berencana (Family Planning), better known as KB, only means lining up at the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) to obtain contraceptives to prevent them from having more ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Key suspect stresses out

Key suspect stresses out BOGOR: A key suspect in a counterfeit money case was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after he nearly fainted when being questioned by Bogor Police.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, January 12, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, January 12, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Cartoon8:30 Children's Program10:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Scrap research in ministries: Experts

Scrap research in ministries: ExpertsLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Educators proposed on Friday that the government scrap research institutions in its ministry offices and entrust research activities to universities.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Gus Dur's PKB blames opponents for split

Gus Dur's PKB blames opponents for splitThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) accused former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's opponents on Friday of stage- managing its internal rift in order to weaken the fourth biggest party in the House of ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Small scale food vendors hit hard by rising prices

Small scale food vendors hit hard by rising pricesEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rising price of rice may not affect the middle to upper income households but it is surely having a major impact on the poor small-scale rice vendors.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Victims of city-led forced eviction scheme left resigned to their fate

Victims of city-led forced eviction scheme left resigned to their fateRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With anguish written on her face and the cries of her four- year-old daughter ringing in her ears, Lastri hurriedly wrapped her belongings in a piece of worn-out cloth as she prepared ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/StanChart eyes local and foreign partner for BCA

StanChart eyes local and foreign partner for BCABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta British-based Standard Chartered Bank Plc (StanChart) said on Friday that it was looking for a strategic partner, either here or abroad, in bidding for a controlling stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA).

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Finding business partners the easy way

Finding business partners the easy wayI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta There are many ways for businesses to initiate projects, market their products, promote themselves or find partners.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/The 10 percent tells it all

The 10 percent tells it all I would like to add to Pak Gandhi Sukardi's letter to The Jakarta Post, titled Modest lifestyle called for on Jan. 9, 2002.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Citibank discriminates

Citibank discriminates I recently wanted to use the Internet banking facilities of Citibank to transfer monies from one of my accounts to another. The transaction was blocked for the following reason: I am a foreigner.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/On military tribunals

On military tribunals Quietly, officials are making needed changes to the guidelines issued last year regarding the use of military tribunals to try terrorism suspects.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/376 tons of hoarded kerosene confiscated

376 tons of hoarded kerosene confiscatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police seized 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in West and East Java on Friday and arrested dozens of speculators who hoped to profit from expected fuel price hikes.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Yusuf Mangga Barani new Aceh police chief

Yusuf Mangga Barani new Aceh police chiefIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Only one day after the government announced its decision to reinstate the military command in Aceh, National Police Chief Gen.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Four arrested for fuel hoarding

Four arrested for fuel hoarding BOGOR: Police arrested four fuel hoarding suspects on Thursday in the village of Tlajungudik, where they are alleged to have stored diesel fuel.According to Bogor's chief of police, Sr. Comr.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Debate rages on regional reps revival

Debate rages on regional reps revival JAKARTA: The 90-member working body of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) opened its first meeting on Thursday with a clash over its membership composition.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Dozens more suffer from epidemic in East Nusa Tenggara

Dozens more suffer from epidemic in East Nusa Tenggara Yemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post KupangThe situation continued to worsen in four regencies of East Nusa Tenggara province as the number of people known to be infected by an unidentified epidemic, characterized by severe diarrhea, which has ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Police seize 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in three provinces

Police seize 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in three provincesThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe police seized 376 tons of hoarded kerosene in West and East Java on Friday and arrested dozens of speculators who hoped to profit from expected fuel price hikes.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/On Pakistan-India

On Pakistan-India Pakistan and India's leaders shook hands before the start of the subcontinent summit on Saturday, Jan. 5. But this diplomatic handshake cannot hide the impasse the two neighbors have reached over Kashmir .... Pakistani President Gen.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Akbar case reveals crack in coalition govt

Akbar case reveals crack in coalition govtKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Signs of a crack in the coalition government between the largest and second largest party, which catapulted Megawati Soekarnoputri to the presidency last July, is getting more obvious as the days go by.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/IMF tells govt to delay new policy on ex-bankers

IMF tells govt to delay new policy on ex-bankersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had told the government to delay a controversial decision to ease repayment terms on the huge debts owed to the state by former bank owners, pending a review by the Fund, a minister ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, January 12, 2002)

Pick of the Flicks (for Saturday, January 12, 2002) .TB3.10" 3.90" 4.70" 5.50"Hollywood KC (Tel. 5256351)American Pie 2 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Original Sin 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Salsa 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Traffic 15:10 18:10 ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Diarrhea affects more people in NTT: Official

Diarrhea affects more people in NTT: OfficialYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The situation continued to worsen in four regencies of East Nusa Tenggara province as the number of people known to be infected by an unidentified epidemic, characterized by severe diarrhea, which has plagued ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/India turned Kashmir into the bitter place it is now

India turned Kashmir into the bitter place it is nowMartin Woollacott Guardian News Service London When sections of the Kashmiri crowd booed the Indian side and waved flags similar to the Pakistani flag at a match between India and the West Indies in Srinagar in 1983, the reaction in ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Sutiyoso reproached for being heavy-handed

Sutiyoso reproached for being heavy-handedEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's plan to use more muscle to order the city, including evicting illegal squatters, will not solve his administration's many problems as he only looking for a quick solution and not a real one, ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Gus Dur grilled over allegations of extortion

Gus Dur grilled over allegations of extortionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police interrogation of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra was overshadowed on Friday by the questioning of Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, following Tommy's claims that he fell victim to an extortion scheme to win himself a pardon ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Citibank discriminates

Citibank discriminates I recently wanted to use the Internet banking facilities of Citibank to transfer monies from one of my accounts to another. The transaction was blocked for the following reason: I am a foreigner.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 11, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/The fight against malaria

The fight against malaria A crisis is a phenomenon that tends to be social.That is, it never comes alone, and is very often accompanied by work and "colleagues."That, in effect, is exactly what the world is facing nowadays, and Indonesia scarcely an exception.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Mob burns adulterer to death

Mob burns adulterer to death BOGOR: A man was burned to death at dawn on Friday near a rice field in Ciwaru village by a mob of local residents for allegedly having an illicit affair with a married woman.

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Sat, 12 Jan 2002

JP/Wife finds husband dead in well

Wife finds husband dead in well BEKASI: A 25-year-old man missing since Tuesday was found dead by his wife in a well at their house in Kranggan Wetan village in Jatisampurna district, Bekasi, on Thursday night.

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