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Searching for all articles published on 2005-03-02 ...
60 articles.
Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Part 1 of 2: Germany within Europe's dialog with Islamic worldGunther Mulack, Jakarta Germany and the Islamic world have traditionally good relations, from which both have richly benefited.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Police release sketch of murder suspectWahyuana, The Jakarta Post, BekasiBekasi Police released late on Monday a sketch of Yusuf, the sole suspect in the brutal murder of 11-year-old Heni Febrina Purnama Sari.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Global Stock Index March 1 Latest %Change New York DJ Indus 10766.23 -0.70 Feb 28 Nasdaq 2051.72 -0.66 Feb 28 S&P 500 1203.60 -0.64 Feb 28 Toronto S&P/TSX 9668.32 -0.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

'Do councillors deserve allowances?'The Jakarta administration has finally agreed to give councillors a monthly housing allowance of between Rp 15 million and Rp 20 million as they had requested. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their opinions about the issue.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Legends turn back clock in benefit gameMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thoughts of winning took second place to a good cause as international soccer legends faced the Indonesia All Stars in the Aceh Tetap Sekolah (Aceh Stay in School) charity match on Tuesday night.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Jakarta to raise city transport fares soonDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJust one day after the announcement of fuel price increases, Governor Sutiyoso revealed on Tuesday that his administration would be increasing public transport fares, including for the busway.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Earthquake rattles two regencies in BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, BaliBali was jolted by a magnitude 5.0 Richter scale tectonic earthquake on Tuesday, with residents in Amlapura, Karangasem regency and parts of Klungkung regency saying the rumbling went on for about three minutes.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Prices fall slightly in February: BPSUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaConsumers in the country anticipating a price rise because of Tuesday's fuel price hike may be interested to know that the prices of goods fell slightly last month.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

President Susilo's popularity continues to drop: SurveyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOn the eve of the government's announcement it was raising fuel prices, a poll found President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity had dropped to 66 percent, with voters criticizing Susilo's efforts to improve the ...
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Students get up close and personal with universitiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMore than 400 high school seniors packed the auditorium of the Labschool High School in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, on Tuesday for the sixth annual career day, eager to get some tips on how to get into a top university.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Global Stock Index March 1 Latest %Change New York DJ Indus 10766.23 -0.70 Feb 28 Nasdaq 2051.72 -0.66 Feb 28 S&P 500 1203.60 -0.64 Feb 28 Toronto S&P/TSX 9668.32 -0.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Corruption management It is very interesting to analyze the 2004 survey conducted by Transparency International Indonesia of governmental institutions in 21 cities in Indonesian. More details of the survey should be published to let the public know more about corruption in Indonesia.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Bomb hoax at home occupies police JAKARTA: Half an hour before the fuel price hikes came into effect on Tuesday, a single phone call shifted police attention to their own security rather than securing the city from possible protests over the price increases.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Kerosene everywhere but not a drop to buyThe Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/Medan/MakassarSutarmi reluctantly handed over a copy of her family card in order to purchase five liters of kerosene from a kerosene agent in Tanjung Datuk, Pekanbaru."It's like we're back in 1965.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Veterans turn back the clock in Aceh benefit gameMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Thoughts of winning took second place to a good cause as international soccer legends faced the Indonesia All Stars in the Aceh Tetap Sekolah (Aceh Stay in School) tsunami charity match on Tuesday ...
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Antam's profit more than triples to Rp 826 billionLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) saw its 2004 profit soar to Rp 826 billion (US$89.3 million), more than triple its 2003 profit, due to stronger prices in the global market.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Gas station sells bogus Pertamax, four detainedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTaking advantage of the considerable price differences between various fuel products, workers at a gasoline station in South Jakarta mixed Premium with kerosene and oil paint and sold it as Pertamax on Monday ...
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

India, RI to cooperate in CNG fuel sectorIndonesian and Indian ministers concluded the Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to enhance cooperation to promote the use of compressed natural gas (CNG), India's ministry of external affairs said.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Corruption management It is very interesting to analyze the 2004 survey conducted by Transparency International Indonesia of governmental institutions in 21 cities in Indonesian. More details of the survey should be published to let the public know more about corruption in Indonesia.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Veterans turn back the clock in Aceh benefit gameMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Thoughts of winning took second place to a good cause as international soccer legends faced the Indonesia All Stars in the Aceh Tetap Sekolah (Aceh Stay in School) tsunami charity match on Tuesday ...
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Illegal logging 'caused Rp 31b loss' SEMARANG: State forestry company Perhutani I in Central Java lost an estimated Rp 31.72 billion (US$3.5 million) because of illegal logging last year, the company's boss says.The amount was less compared to 2003, when the company suffered Rp 61.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Sutanto, new head of narcotics agencyEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has named Insp. Gen. Suntanto to head the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), a post that will make him a three-star police general.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Polling services enjoy popularity in Riau IslandsFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamPolling and survey institutions are busy as the date for the Riau Islands regional elections draws nearer, with many candidates paying big money to find out how they are faring and what voters are thinking.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Fuel price increase met with massive demosThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNationwide protests on Tuesday greeted the government's decision to raise fuel prices, but a heavy police presence helped prevent the demonstrations from turning violent.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, March 2, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:00 Cultural Program: Nusa Budaya12:00 p.m.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Brawl between STPDN students injures 11Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungEleven youths were injured in a lunchtime brawl that erupted among Public Administration Institute (STPDN) students in Sumedang, West Java, on Tuesday.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

The necessity for corporate social responsibilityTodung Mulya Lubis, Jakarta In the past, various groups in society believed that the business and social worlds were two separate and opposing poles.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Govt to amend excise law, raise ratesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is aiming to boost state revenue from excise duty in the immediate future by amending existing excise law.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

President to attend Waisak celebration JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to attend the celebration of Buddha's Day of Enlightenment, or Waisak, in May at the Borobudur Temple, Central Java.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Govt pledges funds for poor free from corruptionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublic concern that the Rp 17.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Islamo-Christian civilizationMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawaii What would most people think when they read or hear the phrase 'Islamo-Christian Civilization'? Many Muslims and Christians would likely bristle at the very idea it seems to embody, and others might view suspiciously the omission of "Judeo-" ...
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Six months probation in beating case BANDUNG: A Bandung court jailed a part-time hospital worker for three months on Tuesday for assaulting TV7 reporter Fredi Bangun.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

UNAS to host seminar on Bandung summitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the private National University (Universitas Nasional, or UNAS) will host a seminar on the upcoming Asian-African Summit, the organizers said in Jakarta.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

AdamAir flies to Banda Aceh, sees bright futureTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehPT Adam SkyConnections Airlines (AdamAir) has officially opened a new route serving Jakarta-Banda Aceh via Medan as the new airline has projected a high demand in the future.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Fuji Xerox Printer eyes niche marketThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPrinter manufacturer Fuji Xerox Printers (FXP) is eying the growing market of small offices, home offices (SOHO) and home users in an effort to increase sales by between 30 percent and 40 percent this year.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Tax to be axed on public vehiclesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is exempting public vehicles and spare parts from export duties in a bid to improve public land transportation services, a minister says.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

School engages parents in values educationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"How do I deal with my son if he ignores my orders or questions? He often comes home from school looking as if he has had a bad day.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Legends turn back clock in benefit gameMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thoughts of winning took second place to a good cause as international soccer legends faced the Indonesia All Stars in the Aceh Tetap Sekolah (Aceh Stay in School) tsunami charity match on Tuesday night.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

U.S. dollar rates March 1 Latest %Change Yen 104.26-32 -0.31 Euro* 1.3204-07 -0.17 Sterling* 1.9204-07 -0.03 Swiss franc 1.1633-37 +0.07 Canadian dollar 1.2348-53 +0.10 Australian dollar 0.7880-86 -0.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

U.S. dollar rates March 1 Latest %Change Yen 104.26-32 -0.31 Euro* 1.3204-07 -0.17 Sterling* 1.9204-07 -0.03 Swiss franc 1.1633-37 +0.07 Canadian dollar 1.2348-53 +0.10 Australian dollar 0.7880-86 -0.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Combined hepatitis vaccine available JAKARTA: Four years after its invention, a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine is now available in Indonesia, its producer says.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Danamon to triple funds disbursed to credit banksLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTo promote increased lending to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and micro-businesses, Indonesia's fifth largest lender, Bank Danamon, will triple its lending portfolio to credit banks (BPRs) to Rp 600 ...
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

RI targets Chinese touristsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian government is casting an appreciative eye toward the increasing number of Chinese traveling overseas for vacation, and hopes to lure some 240,000 Chinese tourists to Indonesia's shores in 2005.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Sudhamek turns peanuts into goldRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLike King Midas, businessman Sudhamek Agung Waspodo Sunjoto has turned the humdrum business of peanut selling in this country into a lucrative industry worth trillions of rupiah annually.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Council members questioned AGO SAMARINDA: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is being taken to task for trying to stop a probe into the former head of the forestry office, who is a suspect in a plantation scam.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Pertamina ensures fuel supplyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas company Pertamina will guarantee fuel supplies nationwide following the increase of fuel prices late Monday.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

It boils down to law enforcementYenny Wahid, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Yanto wants to go home to Indonesia but his salary for the past four months has not been paid. He chooses to stay on in Damansara rather than return empty-handed.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Italian's Aterballet in town with 'Omaggio a Bach - Cantata'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Italian dance company Compagnia Aterbaletto performs for a second and last night on Wednesday at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ).
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Kuwait donates machines to Aceh JAKARTA: The Kuwaiti government has dispatched 58 excavators, cranes, forklifts and trucks to Aceh to help reopen the highway between Banda Aceh and Meulaboh in the west.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Indonesia fired up for Uzbekistan tie despite the oddsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is confident of disproving the form book when it takes on the higher ranked players of Uzbekistan in the first round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Brawl highlights a murder trial JAKARTA: Police have had to divide the South Jakarta District Court building in two to prevent dozens of friends of murder victim Basri Sangaji from attacking supporters of the defendants during a hearing on Tuesday.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Sudan defends aid transfer Referring to the unfortunate comment which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 24 by Mathew Ninan W.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Warships deployed close to disputed territoryFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Navy has deployed three warships to disputed waters where the Malaysian government has granted oil production sharing contracts.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Team looks at possible suspect in Munir caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six months after human rights campaigner Munir was murdered, a fact-finding team assigned to help the police investigate the case may have a suspect.The head of the team, Brig. Gen.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Labor exporters protest new controversial decreeRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMigrant labor exporters are protesting a government decree slapping recruitment fees on workers sent to Malaysia and establishing a consortium they said would institutionalize labor extortion.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

RI chokes as pact anti-smoking becomes lawHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe global anti-smoking pact became law on Sunday legally binding the countries that ratified it. Cigarette-friendly Indonesia, meanwhile, coughed embarrassedly and stood at the back of the room.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Jed Clampett-wannabe strikes outThe Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West JavaAfter a series of tests and studies, state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina stated it had found no oil reserves on land belonging to Slamet Bukhori, a farmer in Brebes, West Java.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Central government tells Sutiyoso to bring public hospitals backDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central government requested the Jakarta administration resume control of the newly corporatized hospitals in the city as it fears their new status will adversely affect services to the poor.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Resuming military tiesThe brouhaha of politics often belie the soundness of ties between two nations. Millions in this country disapprove of America's foreign policy, particularly in issues related to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Wed, 02 Mar 2005

Govt hails Jetro's commitment to help enhance local SMEsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government intends to take full advantage of the Japan External Trade Organization's (Jetro) commitment to enhance small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) capabilities to support the manufacturing ...
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