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34 articles.
Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Using cell phones for security purposes

Using cell phones for security purposes You are taking your entire family out to have dinner at one of the Korean restaurants in town. Nobody stays at home, so you lock your house and you activate the solar-powered alarm. Then you drive away.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/SIRA seeks help from HDC and JSC to free leader

SIRA seeks help from HDC and JSC to free leaderThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) has asked the Joint Security Committee (JSC) to help secure the release of its pro- independence leader, Muhammad Nazar, being held on charges of organizing an illegal rally.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Antiterror desk anticipates more hijack threats

Antiterror desk anticipates more hijack threatsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hijacking threats received by two Indonesian airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air, served as an early warning of a new trend of terrorism here, chairman of the antiterror desk Insp. Gen.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Search for missing plane abandoned

Search for missing plane abandonedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has given up its search for a Cessna 172 PK-DCM light training aircraft that went down during a flight from Semarang, Central Java, to Jakarta.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/JSC announces truce violations

JSC announces truce violationsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Joint Security Committee (JSC) announced here on Saturday four more serious violations of the peace agreement to end 26 years of fighting in Aceh province, and blamed them mostly on government security forces.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Govt to shut down five state-owned forestry firms

Govt to shut down five state-owned forestry firmsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to liquidate five state-owned forestry firms, Inhutani I through to V, and transfer the firm's control of 9 million hectares of badly damaged forest to the local community and private ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Police headquarters bombing suspect arrested

Police headquarters bombing suspect arrested The Jakarta Post JakartaThe police have arrested a former police officer, identified as Adj. Comr.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/`Chikungunya' spreads to Cirebon

`Chikungunya' spreads to CirebonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A mysterious disease, locally known as chikungunya, has spread further in West Java, with more than 70 people in Cirebon regency infected since last week, local health officials said on Saturday.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Jakartans told to beware of food, fuel shortages

Jakartans told to beware of food, fuel shortagesAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta could face a worst case scenario, including food and fuel shortages, due to possible widespread flooding over the next few days if the city administration failed to anticipate the disaster, officials ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Tangerang to plant 5,000 rambutan trees

Tangerang to plant 5,000 rambutan trees TANGERANG: Tangerang regency plans to plant 5,000 rambutan parakan trees, a variety that is native to Tangerang, Banten.Due to the extensive clearing of land for building manufacturing plants and housing, many rambutan parakan trees have been cut down.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Govt to finalize phone services decree

Govt to finalize phone services decreeArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is drafting a decree that will, among other things, oblige telephone operators to contribute to a fund for the development of basic telephony services in more than 43,000 villages and sub-district ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Tirta gains entry to Gunadarma chess meet

Tirta gains entry to Gunadarma chess meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tirta Chandra is the latest player to be included in the 15- strong list for the eight-day Gunadarma Cup 'elo-rating' chess tournament, which kicks off here on Monday.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/IBRA says no to Bank Lippo rights issue plan amid controversies

IBRA says no to Bank Lippo rights issue plan amid controversiesSari P. Setiogi, Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that it would not approve Bank Lippo's plan to launch a rights issue until an independent audit of the bank's assets had ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Economizing on phone bills

Economizing on phone billsDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia In this era of rapid advance of electronic communication, the use of the telephone, landlines as well as cellular, it seems, has become a must, unless you intentionally want to shut out the outside world - outside your ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Rupiah to slightly strengthen

Rupiah to slightly strengthenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to slightly strengthen this week due to positive sentiment as the market sees the prospects of an Iraq war fading on the back of rising opposition to the U.S. plans to attack Iraq, an analyst said.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Indonesia offers to facilitate dialog of North, South Korea

Indonesia offers to facilitate dialog of North, South KoreaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri disclosed on Saturday that Indonesia had offered both South Korea and North Korea help to end the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Don't neglect your control devices

Don't neglect your control devicesZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id When people go out to buy a new PC, usually they are more concerned about the how much horsepower the machine has under the hood.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Officers caught with pants down

Officers caught with pants down JAKARTA: A joint team from the Jakarta Military Police, and the Army, Air Force and Navy arrested nine members of the military and police late on Saturday evening who were caught frequenting the Boker prostitution complex in Ciracas, East Jakarta.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/People forgotten as politicians begin campaigns

People forgotten as politicians begin campaignsKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Tangerang has yet to see autonomy law implemented

Tangerang has yet to see autonomy law implementedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Regional autonomy, which has technically been a part of the law since 2000, has yet to bear fruit in Tangerang municipality which will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Feb. 28.The Law No.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Governments urge broader control of arms

Governments urge broader control of armsRita A. Widiadana and Wahyoe Boedhiwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali Delegations to the United Nations (UN) Workshop on Transparency in Armaments here have stressed the need to enhance transparency in the arms trade beyond the seven categories of ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Each province to receive four seats in DPD

Each province to receive four seats in DPDKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All nine factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed that each province would have four representatives in the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), a legislative body mandated by the newly ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/`It seems we'll have to rely on ourselves'

`It seems we'll have to rely on ourselves' The massive flooding in the capital last year caused billions of rupiah in damage and displaced over 380,000 people. Worse still, the city administration has thus far failed to seriously address the matter.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Corruption, inefficiency equal expensive electricity

Corruption, inefficiency equal expensive electricityA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business Watch Indonesia said that one of the main reasons for the higher electricity charges in Indonesia was widespread inefficiency at state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Police to submit Ghufron's dossier to prosecutors Monday

Police to submit Ghufron's dossier to prosecutors MondayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investigators are expected to submit the dossier of Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas, one of the key operatives in the Bali terror bombings, to the prosecutor's office Monday as local officials plan to bury body parts of ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Upscale `child-friendly clinic' opens in Kemang

Upscale `child-friendly clinic' opens in KemangNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seeing a doctor or a dentist can often be a horrendous experience for kids given the stereotype of a physician holding a syringe ready to give a painful shot in the arm or a dentist bending over to yank ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/RI stops export of informal workers

RI stops export of informal workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has suspended the export of migrant workers with jobs in the informal sector in all designated countries citing the workers' incompetence and language barriers.In his letter dated Feb.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/`Cap Go Meh' celebrations hope for blessings

`Cap Go Meh' celebrations hope for blessingsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With incense sticks in their hands and prayers issuing from their lips, thousands of Chinese-Indonesians line up along the streets to greet the toapekong (effigies of gods) during the Cap Go Meh celebrations.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Febi beats Suwandi to retain Cigna title

Febi beats Suwandi to retain Cigna titleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Febi Widhiyanto defended his Cigna Open title by defeating top seed Suwandi 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4 at the Hilton Executive Club tennis court in Jakarta on Sunday.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/`Cap Go Meh' festivities celebrated openly and freely in Jakarta

`Cap Go Meh' festivities celebrated openly and freely in JakartaDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years ago,Cap Go Meh, the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities, could only be celebrated in secret as the regime of then-president Soeharto had banned all Chinese ...
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/PLN's high rates due to corruption

PLN's high rates due to corruption On Feb. 7, 2003 the State-owned electricity company (PLN) and the Indonesian Police signed an agreement on the theft of electricity.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Security Council's relevance

Security Council's relevance Is the United Nations, particularly its Security Council, losing its relevance? The way that big powers, particularly the United States and France, deal with the issue of disarming Iraq of its alleged weapons of mass destruction is pivotal in answering this question.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Floods inundate 78 city-run schools

Floods inundate 78 city-run schools JAKARTA: Recent flooding had damaged 78 city-run schools in Jakarta as of last Friday with the number set to increase as heavy rain is expected to persist until the end of the month, date released on Sunday revealed.
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Mon, 17 Feb 2003

JP/Golkar tests water with presidential nominees: Expert

Golkar tests water with presidential nominees: ExpertBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's announcement of five nominees for the 2004 presidential election could be an effort to test voters' reaction while the country's second largest party was still grappling with the New Order ...
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