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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Over 30 countries to attend money laundering conference

Over 30 countries to attend money laundering conferenceFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officials from more than 30 countries and international organizations will be gathering in Bali on Dec.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Jakarta riverbank dwellers apathetic about coming floods

Jakarta riverbank dwellers apathetic about coming floodsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suffering through floods every year, many of the people living along the banks of the Ciliwung River seem to have given up and accepted that they will have to deal with the flooding again ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Quiz your children

Quiz your children Where are we with truth, and how much does it matter? Two questions that to many will seem rather aimless, and yet they are the crux of many a problem.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Jakarta can use Bantar Geabng until end of 2003

Jakarta can use Bantar Geabng until end of 2003Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disregarding its findings of water and air pollution at the Bantar Gebang garbage dump in Bekasi, West Java, an independent environmental impact team conditionally recommended on Friday that Jakarta be allowed ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Tom Plate

Tom Plate Founder Asia Pacific Media Network Los Angeles South Korea, with its pivotal presidential election next week, and the United States, watching those results like a hawk, need to do a better job of getting along -- at least until the fabled moment when North Korea throws down its ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/'Civil servants only care about money, not work'

'Civil servants only care about money, not work' Civil servants and legislators are notorious for their lack of discipline, something that was clearly shown on Wednesday, the first working day after the long Idul Fitri (Lebaran) holiday, when only around 1,000 out of the 5,000 City Hall ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Navy chief warns foreign fishing vessels not to poach in RI waters

Navy chief warns foreign fishing vessels not to poach in RI watersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Navy chief Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh threatened on Friday to sink any foreign fishing vessel caught poaching in Indonesian waters.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/JP/7/SAYID

JP/7/SAYIDEnergy: The source of conflicts of nations The struggle and competition for energy Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo Former Governor National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Jakarta There is no life that can be sustained without energy.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/N. Korea's Scuds: Die another day?

N. Korea's Scuds: Die another day?Tom Plate, Founder, Asia Pacific Media Network, Los Angeles South Korea, with its pivotal presidential election next week, and the United States, watching those results like a hawk, need to do a better job of getting along -- at least until the fabled moment when ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Parties told to meet tough terms

Parties told to meet tough termsBerni K. Moestafa and Debbie A. Lubies, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several new political parties may have to drop their bid to contest in the 2004 general election as the government now requires them to reapply under tougher registration criteria with the new law ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/PPDK installs Riau leadership

PPDK installs Riau leadership PEKANBARU, Riau: The United National Democratic Party (PPDK) will install its provincial leadership in Pekanbaru, Riau, on Saturday.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Floods: Not an act of God

Floods: Not an act of GodAzas Tigor Nainggolan, Chairman, Forum of Jakarta City Residents (FAKTA) People say there is nothing new under the sun. This old adage also applies to floods.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Accident toll up to five

Accident toll up to fiveMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The number of deaths resulting from the Sri Kertabumi bus accident on Jl. Daan Mogot, Batu Ceper district, Tangerang, increased from three to five on Friday.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Police search for three more suspects in drug case

Police search for three more suspects in drug caseFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam The National Police said they were searching for three more suspects in connection with a home laboratory manufacturing ecstasy pills, which was discovered last week in the Riau town of Tanjung Balai Karimun.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Corruption eradication

Corruption eradication President Megawati once stated that the Indonesian bureaucracy was like a waste basket. What she meant was that the bureaucracy is not capable of carrying out public policy and lacks coordination.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Balinese tourism and travel damaged, not dead

Balinese tourism and travel damaged, not deadM.Ali MBA student Nottingham University United Kingdom News regarding the twin trades of tourism and travel has been very bleak recently. Just over a year ago, the terrorist attacks in the U.S.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Govt shelves plan to split Papua into three provinces

Govt shelves plan to split Papua into three provincesNethy Darma Somba and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jayapura The government has for the time being shelved plans to create three new provinces from the country's easternmost province of Papua after Papua Governor J.P.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Gamelan novelty evokes admiration

Gamelan novelty evokes admirationRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Poverty and other such limitations can sometimes be a driving force behind the creativity needed for a unique contemporary invention. Such is the experience of Fredy Pardiman Joyonegoro, a young musician from Yogyakarta.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Knowledge management is a sharing culture

Knowledge management is a sharing cultureEridani W. Sudiono, Accenture, Jakarta A team at Accenture usually prepares for a project by searching for relevant information through the company knowledge database, called Knowledge Exchange, or KX(tm).

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Papua: A Zone of Peace

Papua: A Zone of PeaceNeles Tebay Pontifical University of Urbaniana Rome On Dec. 1, the Papuans made two fundamental decisions, namely to declare Papua as a zone of peace and to claim Dec.1 as the Papua's Day of Peace.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Garuda's new pricing policy

Garuda's new pricing policy Garuda spent a full page on the December issue of their inflight magazine to try to explain their new pricing policy.A full page of information is difficult for anyone to understand. They have engineered a system against the interests of the customers.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Regent annuls selection of civil servants

Regent annuls selection of civil servantsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Bowing to pressure from the local legislative council and protesters, Alor Regent Ans Takalapeta from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province has annulled his administration's decision to accept 145 ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/IBRA's revenue exceeds target

IBRA's revenue exceeds target JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it had collected Rp 47.2 trillion (US$5.1 billion) in revenue as of early December from its sales of assets, exceeding the full- year target of Rp 42.8 trillion.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Navy to buy new equipment

Navy to buy new equipment SURABAYA: The Navy is planning to buy new equipment worth millions of U.S. dollars in 2003, Navy commander Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh said on Friday.Bernard said the Navy would buy combat simulation equipment, warships, helicopters and weapons.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Budget's presentation slated for Monday

Budget's presentation slated for Monday JAKARTA: The city administration will officially present the 2003 city budget amounting to Rp 11 trillion (US$1.2 billion) to the City Council on Monday.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/'TVRI' to air Ratna Sarumpaet's 'Alia'

'TVRI' to air Ratna Sarumpaet's 'Alia'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ratna Sarumpaet's Alia, Luka Serambi Mekah (Alia, Wound of Serambi Mekah), a play lampooning injustices in Aceh, will be aired on state-run TVRI on Dec. 15.Performed by Teater Satu Merah Panggung, the replay will begin at 11 p.m.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/I don't know Mukhlas; Israeli spies spies, Americans were targeted: Samudra

I don't know Mukhlas; Israeli spies spies, Americans were targeted: SamudraI Wayan Juniartha and Ade Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Imam Samudra suspected team leader of the Oct.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Carrefour still closed

Carrefour still closed Superstore Carrefour in Ratu Plaza shopping center in South Jakarta remained closed on Friday while four employees were still in the hospital with gas poisoning.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Govt needs to send signal to all criminals: Economist

Govt needs to send signal to all criminals: EconomistDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While pushing ahead with plans to get debtors, considered as cooperative, off criminal charges, the government should send a strong signal that punishment would also prevail for uncooperative ones, an ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Child participation in law-making process beneficial: Unicef

Child participation in law-making process beneficial: UnicefDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and legislators need to involve children and young people in the implementation of the law on child protection since they may give concrete and practical suggestions that are ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Truck sales to remain slow next year

Truck sales to remain slow next yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Truck sales are expected to remain weak next year with businesses still concerned about the country's economic and political situation, especially with the 2004 general election approaching, according to an industry executive.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

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Tom Plate Founder Asia Pacific Media Network Los Angeles South Korea, with its pivotal presidential election next week, and the United States, watching those results like a hawk, need to do a better job of getting along -- at least until the fabled moment when North Korea throws down ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/'The Year of Living Dangerously' author returns after 34 years

'The Year of Living Dangerously' author returns after 34 yearsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the first time in 34 years, Australian author Christopher John Koch, better known as CJ Koch, returned to Indonesia, the setting of his 1978 best-selling novel The Year of Living Dangerously.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/RI opens consulate in Guangzhou

RI opens consulate in Guangzhou JAKARTA: Indonesia's Consulate in Guangzhou, China officially opened on Thursday marked by the presenting of diplomatic credentials by Consul General Hamdani Djafar to Lin Jian, the consulate director at the Chinese foreign ministry in Guangdon province.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Accidents on Jakarta-Tangerang tollway drop

Accidents on Jakarta-Tangerang tollway drop TANGERANG: The number of traffic accidents on the Jakarta- Tangerang toll road drastically dropped this year.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/11 Navy vessels in Aceh waters

11 Navy vessels in Aceh waters SURABAYA: Eleven Indonesian warships are still on station in Aceh waters, despite the army's lifting of a siege on a rebel position in northern Aceh and the signing of a truce in Geneva last Monday.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Merpati, Mandala not interested in no-frills

Merpati, Mandala not interested in no-frillsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Merpati Nusantara Airlines and Mandala Airlines say they have no plans to enter the no-frills business due to the fact that in- flight services are still a priority for local passengers.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/I don't know Mukhlas, Israeli spies were targeted: Imam

I don't know Mukhlas, Israeli spies were targeted: Imam or Imam wanted to kill partying Israeli spies, Americans I Wayan Juniartha and Ade Siboro The Jakarta Post Denpasar/JakartaImam Samudra suspected team leader of the Oct.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/ The UAL Corp., parent company of United Airlines, has filed

The UAL Corp., parent company of United Airlines, has filed for corporate reorganization under the U.S. federal bankruptcy code. The world's No. 2 airline operates a vast trans-Pacific network and is a familiar name also to Japanese travelers.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Wealth commission in uphill battle with councillors

Wealth commission in uphill battle with councillorsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) plans to report seven Jakarta city councillors, including a brother-in-law of President Megawati, to the city police for not reporting their wealth, a ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/BI defends NPL ruling despite criticism

BI defends NPL ruling despite criticismDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia stressed on Friday that banks must reduce their nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio to a maximum of 5 percent by June 2003, despite complaints from some bankers and analysts that the deadline is ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/U.S. stalls APPC meeting over abortion on demand

U.S. stalls APPC meeting over abortion on demandTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok, Thailand The United States' refusal to agree to abortion on demand, has snagged for three days the deliberations over the draft Plan of Action on population and poverty eradication during the Fifth Asian ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/GAM still eyeing independence in 2004 election

GAM still eyeing independence in 2004 electionNani Farida and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta One crucial block to lasting peace in Aceh remains unresolved as the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) implies it wants the 2004 general election to decide on Aceh's independence, but the ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Student steals supervisor's car

Student steals supervisor's car BOGOR (JP): A student working part-time at the Bogor City Council has admitted to stealing his boss' minivan because she scolded him.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/JP/6/TIGOR

JP/6/TIGOR Jakarta's floods not at disposal of God Azas Tigor Nainggolan Chairman Forum of Jakarta City Residents (FAKTA) People say there is nothing new under the sun. This old adage also applies to floods.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/KAI tightens security to prevent vandalism

KAI tightens security to prevent vandalismNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) said on Friday it was tightening its security system across Java to prevent rampant vandalism on trains traveling between East Java and Jakarta.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Legislator urges Rachman to quit

Legislator urges Rachman to quit JAKARTA: An Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislator urged Attorney General M.A.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Aceh police wary during first days of peace agreement

Aceh police wary during first days of peace agreementNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The local police in the restive province of Aceh expressed their concern over how to proceed during the first days of peace with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), citing a lack of directives on how to ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Police search for three more suspects in drug case

Police search for three more suspects in drug case Fadli The Jakarta Post BatamThe National Police said they were searching for three more suspects in connection with a home laboratory manufacturing ecstasy pills, which was discovered last week in the Riau town of Tanjung Balai Karimun.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Antara launches anniversary stamps

Antara launches anniversary stamps JAKARTA: The state-owned news agency Antara said on Friday that it would host a series of events to celebrate its 65th anniversary, including the launching of its stamp on Dec. 18.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Taiwanese president to meet Sultan in Yogya

Taiwanese president to meet Sultan in YogyaTarko Sudiarno and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta In what is likely to ruffle China's feathers again, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is scheduled to visit Indonesia next week and meet with Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/The false promise of later retirement

The false promise of later retirement Alain Jousten Professor of economics University of Liege Project SyndicateEU Economics Commissioner Pedro Solbes warns that Europe's shrinking population will soon hit the Continent's economies hard. Reforms to defuse the crisis are needed.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Pertamina raises LPG price once again

Pertamina raises LPG price once againA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defying public concern, state oil and gas company Pertamina raised again the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Rp 32,400 (US$3.64) per tank from Rp 28,800 per tank (each tank holds 12 kilograms of LPG).

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Energy, a source of conflicts among nations

Energy, a source of conflicts among nationsSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta There is no life that can be sustained without energy. The struggle for survival is in fact a competition to capture useful energy and secure its continued flow.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Treaties and RI's token gestures

Treaties and RI's token gesturesBayu Wicaksono, Civil Society for Democracy (YAPPIKA), Jakarta One may wonder why the Indonesian government often boasts in international forums that "Indonesia has ratified treaties and, therefore, Indonesia has never had any problem with the international ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/JP/6/BAYU2

JP/6/BAYU2Ratification of UN treaties only lip service in RIBayu Wicaksono Civil Society for Democracy (YAPPIKA) Jakarta One may wonder why the Indonesian government often boasts in international forums that "Indonesia has ratified treaties and, therefore, Indonesia has never had any problem ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/New bomb found at Makassar church

New bomb found at Makassar churchJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi People in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar were shocked by the discovery of a new bomb on Friday, which was similar to that detonated last week at a McDonald's fast food outlet in the city that killed at ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Police to be deployed aboard trains

Police to be deployed aboard trains JAKARTA: In the wake of a recent robbery on an electric train, the city police plan to deploy officers to train stations in Greater Jakarta as well as on board electric trains during this holiday season.Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/'Man-made disaster' still looms in East Java

'Man-made disaster' still looms in East JavaAinur Sophia'an, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto Still in mourning, hundreds of residents from the East Java village of Sambringan, were shocked on Friday with the recovery of an arm, which according to examinations, belonged to a female child, on a small ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/More Mobile Brigade troopers for Aceh

More Mobile Brigade troopers for Aceh SEMARANG, Central Java: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday that more police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary troopers would be sent to Aceh province to help maintain law and order there.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/'Pesantren' against terrorism

'Pesantren' against terrorism A. Chaedar Alwasilah Lecturer Indonesian University of Education (UPI) Bandung, West Java In Indonesian history, Islamic boarding schools, known as pesantren, surau, dayah or pondok, have played a significant role not only in education but also in preparing the ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/The Padusan tragedy

The Padusan tragedy The calamity that befell scores of families at Padusan, in the village of Pacet, Mojokerto in East Java, this week is the latest reminder of how serious the problem of environmental degradation has become in Indonesia.

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/JP/6/BAYU2

JP/6/BAYU2Ratification of UN treaties only lip service in RIBayu Wicaksono Civil Society for Democracy (YAPPIKA) Jakarta One may wonder why the Indonesian government often boasts in international forums that "Indonesia has ratified treaties and, therefore, Indonesia has never had any problem ...

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Sat, 14 Dec 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, December 14, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, December 14, 2002Exhibitions * Jukung-Boats from the Barito Basin, Maritime Museum, Jl. Pasar Ikan No. 1, North Jakarta (Tel. 6693406, 6602476), Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., until Dec. 23. * Mask by Gallis and Rakidi, The British Council, S.

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