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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Workers strike over wages

Workers strike over wages TANGERANG: About 850 workers at garment manufacturer PT Hyun Indonesia on Jl. Telesonic No. 1, Jatiuwung, Tangerang, launched a massive strike on Monday.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday February 19, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday February 19, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 Talk Show11:00 Regional News11:30 Music1:00 p.m.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Railroad to return to normal by Tuesday

Railroad to return to normal by Tuesday The Jakarta Post JakartaThe state-owned rail company, PT Kereta Api Indonesian (KAI), had completed on Monday more than 60 percent of the repair work on damaged tracks in Batang regency, Central Java, officials said.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/20,000 flood-victim babies face hunger

20,000 flood-victim babies face hunger The Jakarta Post Jakarta Diarrhea is not the only threat to flood-victim babies, many of whom still remain with their parents in temporary shelters. The threat of hunger is on the way.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Tangerang trash increases after flood

Tangerang trash increases after flood TANGERANG: Following the recent floods, Tangerang's garbage output has increased from 1,200 cubic meters per day to 2,100 cubic meters, an official from Tangerang municipality said.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Former political prisoners told to stay out of politics

Former political prisoners told to stay out of politicsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is years ago now, but Sugeng PS, a former political prisoner remains in the dark as to why the New Order regime sent him into internal exile on Buru Island in Maluku.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/'No runners for TNI top job meet criteria'

'No runners for TNI top job meet criteria'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta None of the four candidates for the post of military chief meet the professional criteria and the appointment of any of them will not only hamper the regeneration process but also stall reform within the military itself, analysts ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Ending violence top priority after Malino accord: Crouch

Ending violence top priority after Malino accord: CrouchA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security fears remain the most crucial problem facing both Muslims and Christians in Maluku after the signing of the Malino peace accord last week, an observer says.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/IPB plants teak trees

IPB plants teak trees BOGOR: The School of Forestry at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) planted 2,500 teak trees at the Walat Mountain forest near Hegarmanah village, Sukabumi, on Sunday.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Mega urged to do more to end discrimination

Mega urged to do more to end discriminationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's decision on Sunday to declare the Lunar New Year or Imlek a national holiday beginning 2003 is a step toward bridging the divide between the ethnic Chinese and indigenous Indonesian ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/20,000 flood-victim babies face hunger

20,000 flood-victim babies face hungerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Diarrhea is not the only threat to flood-victim babies, many of whom still remain with their parents in temporary shelters. The threat of famine is on the way.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Economy grew by 3.32% in 2001: BPS report

Economy grew by 3.32% in 2001: BPS reportDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy fared better last year compared to many other economies in the region amid the global economic slowdown with gross domestic product (GDP) growing by 3.32 percent.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb. 18, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ades ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Test of Megawati's leadership

Test of Megawati's leadership The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) is increasingly in disarray. There is still no indication that the party's leaders will end the internal conflict.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Developer challenges public to take case to court

Developer challenges public to take case to courtAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The developer of luxurious housing complex Pantai Indah Kapuk in North Jakarta, which is accused of causing floods, challenged the public on Monday to take the case to court.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Unprofessional service

Unprofessional service On Jan. 26, I took my mobile phone which had stopped working -- instead heating up on the side and back panel when I tried to use it -- to be examined and repaired in the Global Teleshop Service Center in Wisma Perkasa, South Jakarta.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Habibie to answer summons in March

Habibie to answer summons in March JAKARTA: A lawyer representing B.J. Habibie revealed on Monday that the former president would answer the Attorney General's Office summons in March.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Feb. 18

Rupiah Rates Feb. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,750.00 9,750.00 10,301.00 10,199.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/U.S. and Arafat

U.S. and Arafat The next epiphany that must be reached is that any threat to Arafat that stops short of a total loss of power will not produce the desired result. It would have been nice if something less than a threat to Arafat's regime would have worked, but that is clearly not the case.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Hindu and Christian leaders solve Katung case peacefully

Hindu and Christian leaders solve Katung case peacefullyJuniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Representatives of both Christian and Hindu communities in Katung, Kintamani, some 45 kilometers northwest of here, held a reconciliation meeting here on Monday aimed to reaching a settlement after the ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Chinese should respect

Chinese should respect other religions Around the time of the Lunar New Year or Imlek, television stations aired a number of Chinese-themed programs and serials, and the print media published articles on Chinese dress, food, etc.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Victims protest Governor Sutiyoso's poor handling of flood problems

Victims protest Governor Sutiyoso's poor handling of flood problemsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 700 flood victims from two groups of demonstrators staged a rally on Monday to protest the city administration's poor handling of flood problems and to demand Jakarta ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Diana's withdrawal does 'not affect Fed Cup team'

Diana's withdrawal does 'not affect Fed Cup team'Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Fed Cup team, dealt a blow following the late withdrawal of Diana Julianto, has been tipped to go ahead with the women's world tennis team competition.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/War-room leadership needed to end crisis

War-room leadership needed to end crisisVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and economic players in the real sector seem to live in different worlds.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Debt extension may threaten Paris Club deal: Minister

Debt extension may threaten Paris Club deal: MinisterBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure is growing to scrap a debt extension plan for private debtors, as Minister of Finance Boediono said the plan might impede Indonesia's debt restructuring talks with the Paris Club of creditor ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Maximize the benefits of globalization for all

Maximize the benefits of globalization for allSiwage Dharma Negara, Economic Researcher Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta A recent poll by the World Economic Forum, which surveyed 25,000 people in 25 nations ranging from the most to the least developed, revealed that citizens of ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/KPKPN fails again to keep its words

KPKPN fails again to keep its wordsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) once again failed to fulfill its own promise on Monday to reveal the names of legislators who had not reported their wealth to the commission by the deadline last ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Teams prepared for U-17 tourney

Teams prepared for U-17 tourney MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Thai soccer squad will only seek a tie in its first match against host Indonesia during the opening match of Group B of the U-17 Southeast Asian Cup which is due to start at the Teladan Stadium here on Tuesday.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Efforts afoot to protect Bali's coral reefs

Efforts afoot to protect Bali's coral reefsPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Bali Around the world the bleaching and dyeing of coral reef, as a way of recognizing the destructive changes in ocean and climate conditions, has begun.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Court sets rule for class action lawsuits

Court sets rule for class action lawsuitsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court has taken the initiative to set guidelines for lower court judges in handling class action suits in a bid to fill the vacuum of a law on the procedures code.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, February 19, 2002)

Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, February 19, 2002) .TB3.10" 3.90" 4.70" 5.50"Hollywood KC (Tel. 5256351)Ocean's Eleven 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Lord of the Rings 14:15 17:30 20:45 Serendipity 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Kabhie Khusi ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Two Malaysians arrested in Batam

Two Malaysians arrested in Batam BATAM, Riau: Local police are still questioning two Malaysian citizens, identified as Wj and Skh, arrested for taking the banned drug, shabu-shabu, in the Happy Garden area of Batam Island on Saturday.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/RI, East Timor to iron out issues

RI, East Timor to iron out issues JAKARTA: The planned bilateral talks between Indonesia and East Timor in Denpasar, Bali on Feb. 25 will discuss 13 urgent issues, a government official says.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Poso Muslims demand rights probe

Poso Muslims demand rights probe JAKARTA: Muslim Lawyers Team (TPM), together with several victims of the Poso sectarian conflict, went to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Monday, calling for a thorough investigation into alleged human rights violations in the area.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Subdistricts to receive Rp 250 million each

Subdistricts to receive Rp 250 million eachAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After donating Rp 50 million (US$5,000) to each of the 167 flood-hit subdistricts, the city administration announced on Monday it would soon disburse Rp 250 million to each of the city's 265 subdistricts.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/UK saw Milosevic as part of solution

UK saw Milosevic as part of solutionBrendan Simms, Author, 'Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia', Observer News Service, London At first sight, the international campaign against Slobodan Milosevic seems a very British affair.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Journalists questioned on murder of Theys

Journalists questioned on murder of TheysR.K Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least three journalists covering events in Irian Jaya have been questioned by government investigators as witnesses in connection with last year's murder of top Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Central Java's north coast railway line expected to reopen today

Central Java's north coast railway line expected to reopen todayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned rail company, PT Kereta Api Indonesian (KAI), had completed on Monday more than 60 percent of the repair work on damaged tracks in Batang regency, Central Java, officials said.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/'Imlek' a misnomer

'Imlek' a misnomer Being a Chinese-Indonesian, I must compliment your reporter on the page one article Govt declares 'Imlek' as national holiday (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 18, 2002) and the news coverage in the same issue.But Imlek is, in effect, a misnomer.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Rice output to drop this year: BPS says

Rice output to drop this year: BPS saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) predicted on Monday that the country's unhusked rice output would drop by 1.89 percent to 48.65 million tons this year, down from 49.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Doubts about TNI reform

Doubts about TNI reform After a long wait, the promised reorganization in the ranks of the Indonesian Military (TNI), was finally announced in what amounts to the biggest reshuffle of personnel in years, although the chief commander and chief-of-staff of the Army have yet to be replaced.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/S. Korea complains about RI wage hike

S. Korea complains about RI wage hikeAnastasya Emmanuelle and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Korean businesses operating in Indonesia have expressed concern over various labor issues, in particular the recent rise of the minimum wage, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/State officials urged to give up party position

State officials urged to give up party positionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State officials have been urged to relinquish their strong grip on their respective political parties because the dual role could easily lead to abuse of power at the expense of national interests.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Unprofessional

Unprofessional service On Jan. 26, I took my mobile phone which had stopped working -- instead heating up on the side and back panel when I tried to use it -- to be examined and repaired in the Global Teleshop Service Center in Wisma Perkasa, South Jakarta.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/ICF defends selectors Perth Festival

ICF defends selectors Perth Festival JAKARTA: The Indonesian Cricket Foundation (ICF) defended its Board of Selectors who named members of Indonesia's first ever cricket team for the 2002 East Asia Cricket Eights Festival to be held in Perth, Australia.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Man found floating in Ciliwung

Man found floating in Ciliwung BOGOR: A young man who fell when he was relieving himself by a riverbank was found dead two days later, on Monday, floating on the Ciliwung river.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Inclusion of photo

Inclusion of photo We refer to an article appearing in The Jakarta Post's Sunday edition of Feb. 17.While we do agree with the reported subject, we are rather disappointed to find the inclusion of a photo taken (without our consent) at our YA-UDAH Bistro.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Officials plan to close Kalijodo

Officials plan to close Kalijodo JAKARTA: In light of Saturday's arson in the Kalijodo prostitution complex in North Jakarta, city administration officials have announced plans to shut down the red-light district soon.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Jakartans clean up their houses amid fears of further flooding

Jakartans clean up their houses amid fears of further floodingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many flood victims continued to clean their homes on Monday as the floodwater, which had inundated their homes for days, receded considerably, but fears remained that flooding might hit ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Valentine's Day and our sensitivity

Valentine's Day and our sensitivity The celebration of the day filled with love and affection known as Valentine's Day is an interesting point of discussion. This Western tradition, which has been adopted by Eastern nations, has been transformed into a lucrative market.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Take a rest, Bill

Take a rest, Bill Does your bar reviewer Bill Blade (Good ol' boys and girls aplenty at D's Place, The Jakarta Post, Sunday, Feb. 17), breakfast on cliches? Not so long ago we had him writing of Jl.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Britain's clock turns back on race relations

Britain's clock turns back on race relationsGary Younge, Guardian News Service, London There are some pledges of assistance and praise that Britain's Labor government could do without.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/?

?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta None of the four candidates for the post of military chief meet the professional criteria and the appointment of any of them will not only hamper the regeneration process but also stall reform within the military itself, analysts say.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/More evidence revealed in Yogyakarta scandals

More evidence revealed in Yogyakarta scandalsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Further information has surfaced relating to the alleged involvement of local legislators in two corruption scandals, including the election of Yogyakarta's deputy governor and the construction of the Jogya ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Indonesia says no extradition as E. Timor indicts 17 men

Indonesia says no extradition as E. Timor indicts 17 menYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian officials said they would not hand over 17 men indicted by prosecutors in East Timor on Monday for alleged crimes against humanity, saying that Jakarta has no extradition agreement ...

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Mount Merapi remains dangerous

Mount Merapi remains dangerousTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Volcanology Observation Agency renewed its warning to sand miners and climbers of the possibility of a major outburst of hot lava and steam from Mount Merapi in the coming weeks, due to the rainy season.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2002

JP/Fishermen demand Megawatirevoke forthcoming taxes

Fishermen demand Megawatirevoke forthcoming taxesAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Thousands of fishermen in Central Java are slated to meet President Megawati Soekarnoputri later this week to demand her intervention in revoking two separate fishing taxes, which are scheduled to be ...

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