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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Mayor's favoritism complained

Mayor's favoritism complained TANGERANG: A group of artists on the Tangerang Municipal Art Council (DKKT) have complained the Tangerang mayor favors sports over the arts.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/The elections and anti-corruption measures

The elections and anti-corruption measuresPatrick Guntensperger, Business Consultant, Jakarta, ttpguntensperger@hotmail.com This year there will be a new government in Indonesia.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/PDI-P can't satisfy people's aspiration

PDI-P can't satisfy people's aspiration JAYAPURA, Papua: Maybe they were nervous or just overly emotional, but two campaigners for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) had a difficult time pronouncing "aspiration" during a campaign rally at Trikora field in Jayapura.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Akbar rambles on to silence rival

Akbar rambles on to silence rival Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung had his own method for sidelining fellow party member Surya Paloh, who did not obey the party's ruling that among Golkar's six possible presidential candidates, only Akbar can campaign outside of Java.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/KPU drops ultimatum to President, VP

KPU drops ultimatum to President, VPThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon After repeated threats, the General Elections Commission (KPU) retreated on Friday from its demand that President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz take leave to campaign for the respective political parties.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/RI, China battle in Thomas and Uber

RI, China battle in Thomas and UberZakki Hakim and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Titleholder Indonesia faces the prospect of a tough game with top seed China with the two Asian and world badminton powerhouses drawn in the same group for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup competitions.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Major parties fight over Susilo

Major parties fight over SusiloThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang Political parties are rushing to court Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono following his resignation from President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Cabinet on Thursday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/The sultan and I held talks: Wiranto

The sultan and I held talks: Wiranto Following in the footsteps of fellow Golkar Party presidential hopeful Surya Paloh, former Indonesian Military chief Gen. (ret). Wiranto paid a visit to Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Health study prompts recall of famous dog, cat food brand

Health study prompts recall of famous dog, cat food brandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The distributor of well-known dog and cat food, PT Effem Indonesia, the local branch of U.S.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/A groundwater tax?

A groundwater tax? The city bylaw on a groundwater tax which was approved by the Jakarta administration on Wednesday has provoked concern and questions among the public. The promotion of the bylaw has apparently been inadequate.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Bappenas warns of economic impact of elections

Bappenas warns of economic impact of electionsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economic growth may slow down this year to 3 percent if the general elections become violent and create instability, the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) said in a study issued on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Indovision's poor service

Indovision's poor service I'm a subscriber to Indovision (P.T. Matahara Lintas Cakrawala) and I have patiently ignored the customer service representatives' unfriendly behavior over a period of five (!) years.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Schools must be able to stimulate their students to love learning

Schools must be able to stimulate their students to love learningSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope School, Jakarta Classrooms in Indonesian schools can be sombre places. Heavy benches behind which students sit in regimented rows.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Jamsostek to reduce investments in bank deposits

Jamsostek to reduce investments in bank depositsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security firm PT Jamsostek plans to cut its investment in bank time deposits this year amid the current low interest rate environment.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/'If I've had a fight, I go to a beauty salon'

'If I've had a fight, I go to a beauty salon' Many people point to a lack of education and poverty as the main triggers for domestic violence, the victims of which are most often women and children.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Amoseas to build third geothermal power plant

Amoseas to build third geothermal power plantDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amoseas Indonesia Inc., a unit of U.S.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Poll body assures public all is OK

Poll body assures public all is OKThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon/Samarinda Despite repeated rescheduling the General Elections Commission (KPU) claimed on Friday that 85 percent of over 300 million ballot papers would reach all polling stations by March 25.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Thousands of PAN supporters bored

Thousands of PAN supporters bored MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Most of some 1,000 supporters of the National Mandate Party (PAN) abandoned PAN campaign on Friday, held at Bumi Tamalanrea Permai field in Makassar city.Most of the supporters initially flooded the field at 1 p.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Wahyoe Boediwardhana

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unandjaja The Jakarta Post Gianyar, Bali/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri and her presidential challengers strived to make the most of their "comparative advantages" in their election campaign debuts on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Mega, Akbar start subtle mudslinging in campaign

Mega, Akbar start subtle mudslinging in campaignWahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Gianyar/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri and her presidential challengers strived to make the most of their "comparative advantages" in their election campaign debuts on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Strike strands bus passengers

Strike strands bus passengers SEMARANG: Hundreds of bus passengers plying the Solo-Semarang route were stranded on Friday at Tirtonadi Terminal in Solo as three bus companies went on strike.Hundreds of employees of bus companies Safari, Taruna and Duta Kartika have gone on strike since Wednesday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/The formidable force of women

The formidable force of women Sofianni Subki, Sarah Sabaratnam and Anthea de Lima New Straits Times Kuala Lumpur Women, wake up! With 52 percent of the vote, you can be the country's most formidable force.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Council building emptied by campaign

Council building emptied by campaign SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial council building on Jl. Karang Paci here was deserted on Friday, the second day of the election campaign, as most of the councillors were busy on the campaign trail.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Supporters of PPD demand T-shirts

Supporters of PPD demand T-shirts SURABAYA: Several participants of a campaign rally for the Indonesian Unity Party (PPD) complained on Friday that they were not given T-shirts by party officials.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Council hopefuls try to outshine parties

Council hopefuls try to outshine partiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Candidates of the newly established Regional Representatives Council (DPD) must compete alongside the 24 political parties in attracting people to attend their campaigns -- a difficult mission, as they must organize their campaigns ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/One rebel killed in shootout

One rebel killed in shootout JAKARTA: At least one suspected rebel leader was killed in a Friday afternoon shootout with members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) in Karmenawari village, West Coast district, Sarmi, Papua on Friday.Jayapura 172 Military Regiment commander Col. Inf.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/U.S. election skews Iraq agenda

U.S. election skews Iraq agendaMartin Woollacott Guardian News Service London As the presidential campaign sharpened in America it was to be expected that the Bush administration's Middle East policies, already misguided in critical ways, would be further distorted.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Delinquent customers owe PLN Rp 1 trillion

Delinquent customers owe PLN Rp 1 trillionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity firm PT PLN said on Thursday accumulated unpaid bills from customers had reached Rp 1 trillion (about US$117 million).
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Megawati to inaugurate Indragiri bridge

Megawati to inaugurate Indragiri bridge PEKANBARU, Riau: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to inaugurate the Indragiri Bridge in Indragiri Hilir district, Riau province, on Saturday, a provincial administration spokesman said.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Worker killed in warehouse accident

Worker killed in warehouse accident TANGERANG: A man was killed when he was crushed by a forklift in a workplace accident at food producer PT Mayora in Jati Uwung, Tangerang, on Thursday evening.Tangerang Police Insp.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Mining in protected forests rejected

Mining in protected forests rejectedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGO) lashed out on Friday at the government for permitting 13 mining companies to resume activities in protected forests through the issuance of a regulation in ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Women, girls, focus of the World AIDS drive 2004

Women, girls, focus of the World AIDS drive 2004Nafsiah Mboi, Senior Consultant, National AIDS Commission, Jakarta On March 8, Indonesians celebrated International Women's Day (IWD) along with people in many countries around the globe. The theme of IWD this year is "Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS".
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Regions urged to help finance police

Regions urged to help finance policeTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the regional autonomy era, regions should set aside a small portion of their annual budget to help curb corruption in the police force and at the same time make them more professional, police observers have said.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/PAN supporters ditch campaign stop

PAN supporters ditch campaign stopMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: About 1,000 supporters of the National Mandate Party (PAN) abandoned a PAN campaign rally held on Friday at the Bumi Tamalanrea Permai field in Makassar city. The supporters initially flooded the field at 1 p.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Shepherd will tend

Shepherd will tend Indonesian flock I refer to the article by Benny Susetyo (The Jakarta Post, March 11, under the heading This country needs visionary leader, not simply a ruler).
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Bruised carcass flower breaks record

Bruised carcass flower breaks recordTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java The carcass flower Amorphophallus titanum at the Cibodas Botanical Garden in Bogor bloomed late on Thursday, its solitary spadix reaching a height of 3.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Day two campaigners find deserted fields

Day two campaigners find deserted fieldsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the 22-day election campaign period just commenced on Thursday, minor political parties scheduled for Friday's first round of campaigns across the country had already begun showing signs that their funding was running out.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Medan to redevelop historic City Hall

Medan to redevelop historic City HallApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Plans are in the pipeline to redevelop the historic Balai Kota (City Hall) into an area called the City Hall Town Square at a cost of more than Rp 80 billion (US$9.5 million).
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Japan provides US$200,000 grant to fight bird flu

Japan provides US$200,000 grant to fight bird fluUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japanese government has provided a grant of US$200,000 for the government of Indonesia to help fund the latter's efforts in combating bird flu.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Susilo quits as top security minister

Susilo quits as top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally decided to quit as coordinating minister for political and security affairs. He sent President Megawati Soekarnoputri his letter of resignation on Thursday morning.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Election 2004: New bottle, same content

Election 2004: New bottle, same contentEndy M. Bayuni, Deputy Chief Editor, The Jakarta Post, Cambridge, Massachusetts The 2004 election is just around the corner, but many, especially those in the reformist camp, have already dismissed this important national event as nothing but a political ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Is Jakarta a great city for expats to inhabit?

Is Jakarta a great city for expats to inhabit?James Kallman and Baudouin Coomans, PT. Moores Rowland Indonesia, Jakarta It was a small piece in last Thursday's The Jakarta Post that caught my eye Singapore tops Asian cities for expats.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Police chief confirms shooter is presidential guard

Police chief confirms shooter is presidential guardThe Jakarta Post JakartaJakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara confirmed on Friday that the man who fired into a crowd injuring two people in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, was a member of the Presidential Guard (Paspampres).
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Susilo's exit made official

Susilo's exit made officialFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed on Friday the decree making official the departure of Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono from the Cabinet, ending their weeks-long ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Jakarta keeps dumping amid Bekasi dispute

Jakarta keeps dumping amid Bekasi disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso insisted that his administration would continue to dump its 6,000 tons of daily garbage at the Bantar Gebang dump although the Bekasi Legislative Council has repeatedly called on the Bekasi administration ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Give our young people more room in democracy

Give our young people more room in democracySin Chew Daily, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The election war is ravaging. News about the coming election are flooding our newspapers and TV news programs.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Tiger takes revenge in Bengkulu

Tiger takes revenge in Bengkulu JAKARTA: A farmer was killed by a tiger thought to have wandered out of a national park in Bengkulu, an official said on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Power plant to be built in Makassar

Power plant to be built in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Construction company PT Kassa Listrindo is to build a power plant in Punaga subdistrict, some 40 kilometers south of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Locals seek jobs at new ornamental fish complex

Locals seek jobs at new ornamental fish complexTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java Kusbandi, 50, had high hopes of finding a job as a driver at the new, flashy complex in Nanggewer Mekar subdistrict, Cibinong, Bogor. But reality confronted him right at the compound's gate.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/One murdered, 5 injured as fears of religious war loom

One murdered, 5 injured as fears of religious war loomRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi The situation in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, remained tense on Friday following a bloody attack on a predominantly Christian village in the regency a day before.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Pity the poor, when public service is such a dirty word

Pity the poor, when public service is such a dirty wordTom Plate, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore At a conference in Prague several years ago, an irritated World Bank president sort of lost his cool.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Indosat responds

Indosat responds We would like to thank Urs Wuthrich of Jakarta for his letter published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 9, titled Satelindo so- called service.We would also like to apologize for any inconvenience experienced in using the Matrix service from Indosat.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Wiranto visits Sultan

Wiranto visits Sultan Following in the footsteps of fellow Golkar Party presidential hopeful Surya Paloh, former Indonesian Military chief Gen. (ret). Wiranto paid a visit to Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/BP West Java operates as usual

BP West Java operates as usualThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Energy firm BP West Java said production activities were running normally despite its recent loss in a controversial court case bought by a chemical supplier.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/PAN supporters ditch campaign stop

PAN supporters ditch campaign stopMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: About 1,000 supporters of the National Mandate Party (PAN) abandoned a PAN campaign rally held on Friday at the Bumi Tamalanrea Permai field in Makassar city. The supporters initially flooded the field at 1 p.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Jl. Thamrin sidewalk widening project to kick off in May

Jl. Thamrin sidewalk widening project to kick off in MayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Parks Agency announced on Friday that the sidewalk widening project along Jl. Thamrin in Central Jakarta would take place in stages beginning in May.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Australians rescue RI fishermen

Australians rescue RI fishermen JAKARTA: An Australian ship rescued six Indonesian men clinging to a makeshift raft in the Arafura Sea on Friday, two days after their fishing boat sank off Australia's north coast, Australian marine authorities said.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/ASEAN should seek more cooperative equilibrium

ASEAN should seek more cooperative equilibriumBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.idASEAN's commitment when it was first established in 1967 was to take care of its immediate region, Southeast Asia.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Journalists query campaign prep

Journalists query campaign prep YOGYAKARTA: Local journalists questioned on Friday political party preparations in the election campaign."I doubt whether the political parties are ready to campaign.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/The situation in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, remained tense on

The situation in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, remained tense on Friday following a bloody attack on a predominantly Christian village in the regency a day before.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/JP/3/SAMARINDA

JP/3/SAMARINDACouncil building deserted during campaignSAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial council building on Jl. Karang Paci here was deserted on Friday, the second day of the election campaign, as most of the councillors were busy on the campaign trail.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Police take samples around rig, results in two weeks

Police take samples around rig, results in two weeksEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police have taken samples of an oil spill caused by a China National Offshore Oil Corp.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/NGOs urge probe into Manggarai shooting

NGOs urge probe into Manggarai shootingYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara An alliance of 23 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) joined force on Friday to call on the National Commission of Human Rights to carry out an independent and thorough investigation into the ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Megawati does pole dance with mike

Megawati does pole dance with mike Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri opened her first speech of the campaign season in Bali with an Islamic salutation and then a Hindu one, before firing up the crowd with a simple question: "Did you miss me?"The answer ...
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Six soldiers discharged for desertion

Six soldiers discharged for desertion KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six more soldiers in East Nusa Tenggara have recently been discharged for desertion, a senior military officer said on Friday.They were Chief. Sgt.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Police chief says shooter a member of 'Paspampres'

Police chief says shooter a member of 'Paspampres'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara confirmed on Friday that the man who fired into a crowd injuring two people in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, was a member of the Presidential Guard (Paspampres).
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Dengue fatality rate declining gradually

Dengue fatality rate declining graduallyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over three months since the dengue fever outbreak began, the case fatality rate (CFR) in the country is declining, but the outbreak has yet to be brought under control as new patients are checking into hospitals every day.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Wahyoe Boediwardhana

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Fabiola Desy Unandjaja The Jakarta Post Gianyar, Bali/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri and her presidential challengers strived to make the most of their "comparative advantages" in their election campaign debuts on Friday.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Numerous challenges facing election organizers in Poso

Numerous challenges facing election organizers in PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi The upcoming elections in Poso regency are facing various challenges, including the fact that several areas in the conflict zone are still off limits to people of different religions.
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Sat, 13 Mar 2004

JP/Defending champ Sunu faces Ocvirk challenges

Defending champ Sunu faces Ocvirk challengesZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Young Indonesian tennis star Sunu Wahyu Trijati is only one step away from successfully defending his title in the 2004 Salonpas International Junior Tennis Championships, after he defeated compatriot Elbert Sie ...
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