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55 articles.
Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Fear and desire: The Koreas ponder reunion

Fear and desire: The Koreas ponder reunionYoichi Funabashi, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Three years ago, when the leaders of the two Koreas met, they agreed to restore and link the Kyongui and Tonghae (East Sea) lines.Col.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Industrial dispute at aerospace firm settled

Industrial dispute at aerospace firm settledYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The tension at the state-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) came to an end soon after the company's president director Edwin Soedarmo annulled his decision to lay off all 9,670 employees on ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Megawati donates Rp 1b to Christian center

Megawati donates Rp 1b to Christian centerApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra President Megawati Soekarnoputri donated Rp 1 billion on Wednesday to fund the building of the Nomensen Christian Centre in North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, during her visit to launch the ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Telkom in limbo, stock index at one-week low

Telkom in limbo, stock index at one-week lowRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Uncertainty over what sanctions the U.S.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Security tightened at key facilities

Security tightened at key facilitiesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government appealed to the public to stay calm but vigilant in the face of renewed terror attacks targeting Indonesia, while ordering security to be tightened at key installations across the country.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/KPU blames lawmakers for districting problem

KPU blames lawmakers for districting problemMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has violated the general elections law on districting because legislators had made contradictory articles in the law, experts say.Article 46 (2) of law No.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Nigerian nabbed for 100g of heroin

Nigerian nabbed for 100g of heroin JAKARTA: A Nigerian citizen was arrested for drug dealing at Petamburan II hotel in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, police said on Wednesday.Chief of City Police Narcotics unit Adj. Sr. Comr. Anjan P.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Poster art spreads the message of tolerance

Poster art spreads the message of toleranceBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta boudewijnb@yahoo.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Parents should report admission fees

Parents should report admission fees JAKARTA: Commission E of the City Council overseeing education and social affairs called on the public to file a report with the commission if they find any state-run schools imposing admission fees.Commission secretary Audi I.Z.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/'Cak Amaterasu', a perfect marriage of cultures

'Cak Amaterasu', a perfect marriage of culturesKadek Suartaya, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali Chieko Komatsu and a number of other Japanese women came to Payangan village, a famous art village, inviting 100 farmers to collaborate with them on a multicultural art project.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Assembly gears up for Annual Session

Assembly gears up for Annual SessionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is gearing up for its Annual Session due to start on Aug. 1 and end on Aug. 10.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/BKPM's FDI growth deceptive: Economist

BKPM's FDI growth deceptive: EconomistEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government report of a nearly 40 percent hike in foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals is "deceptive" because a large proportion of the total came from acquisition transactions that do not translate into higher ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/GAM members deprived of right to lawyers

GAM members deprived of right to lawyersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawyers have raised concern over the government's failure to provide defense lawyers for members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) who are facing trial, saying the government is bound by law to make sure that ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/RI leaders must be squeaky clean

RI leaders must be squeaky clean BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Former corrupt leaders who are responsible for the moral degradation of the Indonesian people, must not be allowed to lead the country, an influential Muslim cleric says.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Residents around airport demand job opportunities

Residents around airport demand job opportunities TANGERANG: Residents of Rawa Rengas subdistrict, Kosambi district in Tangerang municipality, plan to stage a rally to demand job opportunities for locals from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Yogyakarta's spirit could be model for the nation

Yogyakarta's spirit could be model for the nationKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com Visitors to Yogyakarta will soon sense election fever in the province. Along the famed Jl.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Samudra admits role in Bali blasts, denies being mastermind

Samudra admits role in Bali blasts, denies being mastermindWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Imam Samudra told the Denpasar District Court on Wednesday that he was involved in the Bali terrorist bombing on Oct. 12, 2002, but denied he was the mastermind of the attack.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/RI leaders must be squeaky clean

RI leaders must be squeaky clean BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Former corrupt leaders who are responsible for the moral degradation of the Indonesian people, must not be allowed to lead the country, an influential Muslim cleric says.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Kasiadi alone atop leaderboard in E. Java Open

Kasiadi alone atop leaderboard in E. Java OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local favorite Kasiadi shot five birdies, three on the front nine and two on the back to go with two bogeys for a score of 4-under 212 (74 69 69) to stay atop the leaderboard in the East Java Open in Surabaya on Wednesday.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Ambon airport developers sued

Ambon airport developers sued AMBON, Maluku: The city administration is suing the developers of the Pattimura International Airport for allegedly failing to pay Rp 600 million in fees for its building construction permit (IMB).The lawsuit was lodged with the Ambon Prosecutor's Office.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Tallo sworn in as governor despite charges of corruption

Tallo sworn in as governor despite charges of corruptionYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno swore in East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Indonesian giant sued for illegal logging

Indonesian giant sued for illegal loggingRidwan Max Sijabat and Haidir Anwar Tandjung, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Pekanbaru A regency in the Sumatran province of Riau is suing Asia's largest pulp producer for the destruction of protected rainforests and neglecting local communities.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, July 17, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, July 17, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Police want bus company owner after crash

Police want bus company owner after crashMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang Police will send officers to the Arief Rahman Hakim bus company offices, demanding the company's owner take responsibility for the collision between a bus and truck on the Tangerang to Jakarta toll road ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/C. Java Panwaslu members sworn in

C. Java Panwaslu members sworn in SEMARANG, Central Java: One hundred and seventy-five members of the Central Java Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) were officially installed in the provincial capital of Semarang on Wednesday.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/All legislation to be subject to review

All legislation to be subject to reviewKurniawan Hari, M. Taufiqqurahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives special committee currently deliberating a bill on the Constitutional Court agreed to give full authority to the planned court to review all legislation, regardless of ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Rights body to set up posts in Aceh

Rights body to set up posts in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lhokseumawe Responding to widespread allegations of rights abuses in Aceh, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is planning to set up posts in Bireuen and Lhokseumawe regencies to receive reports of rights abuses from ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Sensible recommendations

Sensible recommendations The policy recommendations issued by the Indonesian Economists Association at the end of its 15th National Congress on Tuesday were surprisingly sensible, especially with regard to its policy advice for after the International Monetary Fund program ends later this year.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Security fence at U.S. Embassy

Security fence at U.S. Embassy Referring to Brien Doyle's letter Security at U.S. Embassy published in The Jakarta Post on July 10, in which he emphasized U.S. territorial sovereignty, we would like to respond as follows.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Megawati eats her words, signs education law

Megawati eats her words, signs education lawFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has put the acrimonious debate over the national education bill behind her by signing the bill into law.Her signature on July 8 enacted Law No.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Welcoming Australia's regional initiative

Welcoming Australia's regional initiativePaulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal paulogorjao@yahoo.com Australia's regional policy towards the South Pacific is about to suffer a significant and welcome change.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Subsidies for universities

Subsidies for universities There has been a heated public debate lately about the introduction of a special procedure for entrance into four state universities.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/President to appoint five more ambassadors

President to appoint five more ambassadorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to appoint five more envoys on Thursday, but several important posts in Europe and Australia will remain vacant due to the complicated process of appointment.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Govt asks public to stay calm amid terror threats

Govt asks public to stay calm amid terror threats Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government appealed to the public to stay calm but vigilant in the face of renewed terror attacks targeting Indonesia, while ordering security to be tightened at key installations across the country.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Woman mobbed for picking pocket

Woman mobbed for picking pocket JAKARTA: A 23-year-old woman, Rustini, was set on by an angry crowed after being caught red-handed picking the pocket of a trader at the Cipinang rice center in East Jakarta, police reported on Wednesday.The incident took place at 11 a.m.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/S'pore funds pivotal to Batam: PERC

S'pore funds pivotal to Batam: PERCThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia should capitalize on Singapore's abundant financial resources and provide investors in Batam with better access to the Indonesian market in a bid to boost development of the island and turn it into the country's main engine of ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Surf's still up and rolling at Bali beaches

Surf's still up and rolling at Bali beachesWahyoe Boediwardhana, Contributor, Kuta, Bali With a drastic slump in tourist arrivals since last year's bombings, Bali's tourist industry is facing its worst period in a long time.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Janis new PGSI chairman

Janis new PGSI chairman JAKARTA: Roy B. Janis, a co-chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), was unanimously elected as the chairman of the Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Wednesday, according to Antara.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Gubernatorial candidates vie in tightly contested election

Gubernatorial candidates vie in tightly contested electionAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Two pairs of rival candidates are struggling to grab the votes of the military/police faction that could tip the balance in the East Java gubernatorial election to be held here on Thursday.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/BI cuts interest rate to 9.21%

BI cuts interest rate to 9.21%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia again cut the interest rate of its one-month SBI promissory notes on Wednesday to 9.21 percent, down slightly from 9.23 percent at its previous week's auction.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/C. Java Panwaslu members sworn in

C. Java Panwaslu members sworn in SEMARANG, Central Java: One hundred and seventy-five members of the Central Java Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) were officially installed in the provincial capital of Semarang on Wednesday.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/'I don't want to experience another water shortage'

'I don't want to experience another water shortage' The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) recently reported its forecast on possible water shortages in several areas of Greater Jakarta, which might inconvenience residents using groundwater from artesian wells.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Rini opens second RI sugar plant

Rini opens second RI sugar plantEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Serang, Banten The country's second sugar plant, producing double-refined sugar for the food and beverage industry, was opened on Tuesday, and will lessen the country's dependency on imports.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Experts urge postponement of busway despiteb bylaw

Experts urge postponement of busway despiteb bylawBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts urged on Wednesday the postponement of the controversial busway project due to the absence of an integrated transportation plan, but city councillors appear set to approve a bylaw providing a ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/RI urged to improve regions' financing capability

RI urged to improve regions' financing capabilityDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Improving the intergovernmental fiscal system to enable provinces and regencies to receive the benefits of the locally generated revenues is the key to ensuring the long-term benefits of the ongoing ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 17, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, July 17, 2003Exhibition* Painting Three Sides of Me by Kerry Pendergrast at Pranoto's Gallery, Main Road, Ubud (next door to Fed Ex, Tel. 0361 970 827), until July 31.Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl. Raya Campuhan Sanggingan, Ubud (Tel.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Drought-hit farmers request cloud seeding

Drought-hit farmers request cloud seedingNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java As the prolonged drought continues to worsen -- already threatening crop failure in Indramayu regency, one of West Java's main rice producers -- local farmers urged the government on Wednesday to start ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Telkom in limbo, index at one-week low

Telkom in limbo, index at one-week low Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Uncertainty over what sanctions the U.S.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/70 percent of job seekers underpaid, overqualified

70 percent of job seekers underpaid, overqualifiedZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Iwan, 28, finding a job that is commensurate with his level of education is no easy task.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Minister asks parties on requirements

Minister asks parties on requirements JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Wednesday that political parties would not be eligible to contest the 2004 general election if they failed to fulfill administrative requirements.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Parents should report admission fees

Parents should report admission fees JAKARTA: Commission E of the City Council overseeing education and social affairs called on the public to file a report with the commission if they find any state-run schools imposing admission fees.Commission secretary Audi I.Z.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/HAGL bounces back to beat MCTTPC at ASEAN soccer meet

HAGL bounces back to beat MCTTPC at ASEAN soccer meetArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vietnam's Hoang Anh Gan Lai (HAGL) bounced back from its opening loss to beat MCTTPC of Laos 2-1 in a hard-fought Group C match in the LG Cup ASEAN Club Championship at the Bung Karno stadium here on ...
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Minister asks parties on requirements

Minister asks parties on requirements JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Wednesday that political parties would not be eligible to contest the 2004 general election if they failed to fulfill administrative requirements.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Councillors want 'ojek', chopper in bylaw

Councillors want 'ojek', chopper in bylawRizky KD Ntoma and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a metropolis, Jakarta has a wide range of transportation modes.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003

JP/Artist Sunarso visualizes history

Artist Sunarso visualizes historyBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Edhi Sunarso must be destined to be invariably involved in a struggle all his life.When he was young, Sunarso was an independence fighter against the Dutch colonialists.
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