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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Think of children, stop smoking near them

Think of children, stop smoking near themDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com Despite indisputable evidence regarding the risks of smoking, people continue to smoke, and the impact of smoking-related diseases continues to increase.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Angie/Liggan to face Bovina/Henin in Aussie Open

Angie/Liggan to face Bovina/Henin in Aussie OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Angelique 'Angie' Widjaja, whose singles' hopes at the Australian Open crumbled in an opening round defeat, will team up with Kelly Liggan of Ireland against Elena Bovina/Justine Henin- Hardenne in her doubles ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Bali case reveals police's limitations

Bali case reveals police's limitationsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bali bombing investigation not only uncovered the long denied presence of local terrorists, but also the problems facing the police in such cases even as they made progress in arresting the bomb suspects, said ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Indonesia could learn from Martin Luther King, Jr.

Indonesia could learn from Martin Luther King, Jr.Samsudin Berlian, Graduate Student, Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/JP/5/aid

JP/5/aid4 x 10 World Bank pledges aid for Aceh after truce JP/5/banjir2 x 25 1,200 people flee floods, seek emergency assistance Papua1 x 30 Officer transferred over Papua ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Sharia not that impossible

Sharia not that impossible I refer to the interview in The Jakarta Post dated Jan. 4, 2003 titled The enforcement of sharia: Impossible, unviable in which the paper interviewed Abdullahi Ahmed An'naim, Professor of Law at Emory University, United States.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Government urged to be transparent on nonbudgetary funds

Government urged to be transparent on nonbudgetary fundsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Transparency International Indonesia (TII) is urging the government to be transparent in the use of its three nonbudgetary fund sources to avoid abuse.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/RI named host of APPF meeting

RI named host of APPF meeting JAKARTA: Indonesia has been asked by the president of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), Yasuhiro Nakasone, to host the APPF meeting in 2005, Deputy House Speaker A.M. Fatwa said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Convicted bomber gets sent to jail

Convicted bomber gets sent to jail BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Tanjungkarang District Court sentenced Timor Deli on Tuesday to three years in jail for his role in a bomb attack on a Bethany church last year.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Children's congress moves to Bali

Children's congress moves to Bali JAKARTA: Thousands of children are scheduled to flock to Bali next week to attend the third Congress of Indonesian Children from Jan. 24 to Jan. 30.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Wardah upset by absence of mechanisms for cheap rice

Wardah upset by absence of mechanisms for cheap riceTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over one week after the government started the distribution of subsidized rice for the needy in Jakarta it has yet to design a clear mechanism and control system, leaving many residents confused ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/RI asked to open its labor market

RI asked to open its labor marketRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian managers, and professionals such as doctors and lawyers could find themselves competing with their foreign peers for jobs here in the near future if the government surrenders to pressure to open the country's ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Exhibitions* Painting: New Spirit on 2003 by artists like Setyoko, Her Rusmadi and Gunawan Edi, Jendela Resto Gallery, Jl. Sonokembang No. 4-6, Surabaya (Tel. 031-5314073), Jan. 21 to Feb. 2, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m..

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Pertamina condemns BP over gas leak

Pertamina condemns BP over gas leakA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pertamina president Baihaki Hakim has blamed Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc. for recent gas leaks in the Pagerungan gas field in Madura, East Java.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/City Council approves 2003 development plan

City Council approves 2003 development planAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city council approved on Tuesday the 2003 Development Plan to prioritize tackling various problems, including traffic jams, floods, slum areas and street vendors, this year.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Police arrest two more suspects in Bali blasts

Police arrest two more suspects in Bali blastsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The arrest by the police in East Kalimantan on Monday of two more terrorist suspects is expected to provide another breakthrough for the Oct.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Water privatization to result in major natural disaster, Walhi warns

Water privatization to result in major natural disaster, Walhi warnsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has said that people would have difficulty in obtaining water if the government went ahead with its plan to privatize the natural ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Give your kids snacks between meals

Give your kids snacks between meals Dear Dr Donya,My husband and I are, I would say, average in height and weight. Just to give you an idea, I am 5 feet 4 inches in height and I weigh 60 kilograms and my husband is 5 feet and eight inches in height and weighs 75kgs. My son is three years old.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Sutiyoso submits 2003 budget

Sutiyoso submits 2003 budgetNovan Iman Santosa and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso officially submitted the 2003 City Budget proposal which amounts to Rp 11.05 trillion with 59.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Teacher elected Cirebon mayor

Teacher elected Cirebon mayor CIREBON, West Jawa: Two teachers, Subardi and Agus Alwafier, won a landmark direct election for mayor and deputy mayor for 2003/2008 respectively here on Tuesday.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Labor movement in Indonesia still weak

Labor movement in Indonesia still weakThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Beginning with sugar cane plantation workers' strikes in 1842, Indonesia's labor movement grew strong and later merged with various political movements in the country.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Bali to host Asian weightlifting meet

Bali to host Asian weightlifting meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI), which has been jolted by the recent resignation of six officials, will host the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Bali next June, an official ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Security concerns foil Megawati's visit to Poso

Security concerns foil Megawati's visit to PosoFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Continuing protests and mounting pressure on the government to cancel the fuel and utility price hikes have forced President Megawati Soekarnoputri to cancel her trip to the Central Sulawesi town of ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/1,200 people flee floods, seek emergency assistance

1,200 people flee floods, seek emergency assistanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 1,200 people fled their homes on Tuesday for Bengkayang, West Kalimantan, after floods triggered by several days of heavy rain swept through the village of Sungai Bawung in Sungai Raya subdistrict.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Exhibitions* Painting: New Spirit on 2003 by artists like Setyoko, Her Rusmadi and Gunawan Edi, Jendela Resto Gallery, Jl. Sonokembang No. 4-6, Surabaya (Tel. 031-5314073), Jan. 21 to Feb. 2, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m..

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/JP/7/YOMI

JP/7/YOMI CHANGE OF AMERICA / U.S. responsibility as M.E. mediator in question Toshio Toma and Shinichi Hirano The Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo A long concrete wall divides a green hill covered with olive trees in Kfarsalem, northern Israel.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Residents complain of illegal levies

Residents complain of illegal levies TANGERANG: Residents of Grendeng subdistrict in Tangerang complained about the illegal levies imposed by local officials for the application process of documents such as ID cards, family cards and birth certificates.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Systematic measures needed to improve safety on the job

Systematic measures needed to improve safety on the jobSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian companies must take systematic steps to improve on- the-job safety if the country hopes to reduce the number of workplace fatalities from its annual level of more than 100,000.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Sampit schools to receive computers

Sampit schools to receive computers SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Japan has provided elementary schools and universities in the Central Kalimantan district town of Sampit with 350 used computers to better equip their learning facilities.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Sex workers hard to handle

Sex workers hard to handle MANADO, North Sulawesi: Manado municipal administration is considering the establishment of a localized red-light district for hundreds of sex workers operating in the city uncontrolled.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/E-government to be launched to promote good governance

E-government to be launched to promote good governanceThe Jakarta Post, Arya Abhiseka, Jakarta The government plans to launch an ambitious national program to improve good governance through electronic government (e- government), which will enable the public to access government services via the ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Small bomb tests Ambon's fragile peace

Small bomb tests Ambon's fragile peaceOktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon The fragile peace in Ambon was shattered on Tuesday when a homemade bomb exploded near a public transportation vehicle in the predominantly Muslim area of Batu Merah, which led to stone throwing and the torching ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/House moves to save face over price increases

House moves to save face over price increasesKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) moved to save face in the price hike controversy on Tuesday, urging President Megawati Soekarnoputri to take into serious consideration the ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/PASI urged to optimize RDC's resources

PASI urged to optimize RDC's resourcesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Athletics Association (PASI) has been at the center of criticism over its failure to make the full use of the Jakarta-based Regional Development Center (RDC) to help improve its track and field athletes' ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Bali bombing investigation

Bali bombing investigation Reading Robert S. Finnegan's piece in The Jakarta Post, Jan. 3, 2003 (Bali Bombing: An Investigator's Analysis), I began to wonder, what is really happening? Have we been told the "doctored" truth by the police? Or are all these captures of so- called suspects just a ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/`Kerosene operation should continue'

`Kerosene operation should continue'A'an Suryana and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poor residents are asking Pertamina and the city administration to continue and expand its market operation to provide them with price-controlled kerosene.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/RI regrets N. Korea's decision on NPT

RI regrets N. Korea's decision on NPTFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia regretted the heated situation in the Northeast Asian region, following North Korea's decision to pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), with a call on the country and its bickering ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/`They don't care about the poor'

`They don't care about the poor' Governor Sutiyoso was due to present the 2003 City Budget, amounting to Rp 11 trillion, on Tuesday night. However, the allocation of the funds has sparked controversy.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Fuel, utility hikes kill woman

Fuel, utility hikes kill woman TANGERANG: A 24-year-old woman was found dead in her home in an apparent suicide after suffering intense anxiety due to economic hardship reportedly exacerbated by recent increases in fuel and utility prices.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Jakarta hotels adopt tight security measures

Jakarta hotels adopt tight security measuresEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A middle-aged woman strode toward a five-star hotel in Senayan, Central Jakarta, carrying a red handbag.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Labor movement in Indonesia still weak

Labor movement in Indonesia still weakThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent protest involving only about 3,000 workers in Jakarta, instead of the threatened 25,000 people, is further proof of how weak the labor movement in Indonesia is, and of its failure so far to harness its potentially powerful ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/World Bank pledges aid for Aceh after truce

World Bank pledges aid for Aceh after truceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The World Bank pledged on Tuesday to provide nearly US$10 million (around Rp 89 billion) this year in support of last month's peace agreement to cease 26 years of hostilities in the troubled province of ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, January 15, 2003

TV Program: Wednesday, January 15, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV 8:30 Environment9:00 Canda 9:30 Entertainment10:30 Tourism11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/JSC escorts 2,500 Aceh refugees back home

JSC escorts 2,500 Aceh refugees back homeNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh More than 2,500 people who fled eight villages late last month for fears of attacks have returned home in the troubled province of Aceh after receiving a security guarantee from the Joint Security Commission ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Rowdy protests against price hikes get meaner

Rowdy protests against price hikes get meanerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nationwide protests against increases in utility prices entered their second week on Tuesday, turning more militant in some provinces as protesters blocked roads and occupied government offices.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Govt focuses on bilateral talks to settle foreign debts

Govt focuses on bilateral talks to settle foreign debtsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will have to rely on bilateral talks with individual creditor nations to reschedule the country's huge foreign debts after it graduates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Diphtheria outbreak kills nine children

Diphtheria outbreak kills nine childrenYuliansyah The Jakarta Post Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Health officials in the South Kalimantan regency of Banjar advised residents of Aluh-aluh district on Tuesday to curb outdoor activities following an outbreak of diphtheria that has killed nine ...

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/City sets up team to monitor anthrax

City sets up team to monitor anthraxThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced Tuesday it had set up a team to monitor a possible attack of anthrax, urging residents to be more alert about the disease following the recent anthrax outbreak in Bogor.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Pertamina terminates Balaraja contract

Pertamina terminates Balaraja contractThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina has decided to terminate a contract with local firm PT Pandan Wangi Sekartaji for the construction of a fuel depot in Balaraja, Banten, a senior official at the company said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Another investigator's analysis of Bali bombing

Another investigator's analysis of Bali bombingHermawan Sulistyo, Researcher, Investigator, Conflict and Peace Research Network (CONCERN 324) With the submission of the file on Amrozi as a suspect by the police to the Attorney General's Office, the Bali blast case has reached the third stage.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/The neglected agenda

The neglected agenda So much to do, and so little time.This sums up the state of the nation's legislative agenda as the House of Representatives (DPR) resumed its work this week after a month-long recess.

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Wed, 15 Jan 2003

JP/Workers stage protests in Bogor

Workers stage protests in Bogor BOGOR: Some 2,000 workers in Bogor regency, West Java, staged a protest on Tuesday demanding minimum wages the same as for workers in the nearby regions of Jakarta, Bekasi and Tangerang, at the regent's office.

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