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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/NTB gets Rp 94.94b from development projects

NTB gets Rp 94.94b from development projectsAntara, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara The government will earmark this year a whopping Rp 94.94 billion (US$9.7 million) in funds to carry out development projects in 325 villages across the province.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Minister installs Riau Islands Governor

Minister installs Riau Islands Governor TANJUNG PINANG, Riau Islands: After twice being delayed, Minister of Home Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf finally installed Ismeth Abdullah and Muhammad Sani as governor and deputy governor of Riau Islands province on Friday.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks

Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks Sumba island, which forms part of East Nusa Tenggara province in eastern Indonesia, tends to be one of the less reported locations in the country.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 20, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 20, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Kekejaman Manusia by Gunther Uecker at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Aug.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/RRI cooperates with 'Radio Australia'

RRI cooperates with 'Radio Australia' SANUR, Bali: State-owned radio station RRI signed here on Friday a cooperation agreement with Radio Australia.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/checked -- JSR

checked -- JSR Sumba's malnutrition: Of poverty and poor dietEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Sumba Island, East Nusa TenggaraWhile people in big cities begin to take up food combining, complete with the complicated calculations of daily consumed nutrition, most people in villages in Sumba still lag ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Microsoft to set up more centers in RI

Microsoft to set up more centers in RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Microsoft Indonesia plans to set up seven additional community-based Technology and Learning Centers (CLTCs) in West Java and Kalimantan in September as part of its commitment to boost domestic computer market penetration.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Medan police launch SMS service

Medan police launch SMS service MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan police have launched a Short Messaging System (SMS) service, allowing the public to report any criminal acts to police. Chief of Medan police Sr. Comr.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/On ban on Ahmadiyah

On ban on Ahmadiyah I read the article Govt mulls ban on Ahmadiyah due to 'permit violation' in your online edition of July 22. Reading the statement of Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh took me back centuries to the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Criticism mounts against Aceh foreign monitors

Criticism mounts against Aceh foreign monitorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Criticism about the contents of the peace accord between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) continued on Friday, with legislators questioning the role of the foreign monitoring mission that they said was too ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/On forest fires

On forest fires I'm deeply troubled by the lack of effort by Indonesian authorities in controlling forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Jailed GAM negotiator can't wait for release

Jailed GAM negotiator can't wait for releaseYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The days leading to Aug.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Disengagement from Gaza and Muslim responsibilities

Disengagement from Gaza and Muslim responsibilitiesEmanuel Shahaf, Jerusalem These days, after a very long and arduous period during which the Middle-East Peace Process was not moving anywhere, a major change is being implemented by Israel, albeit almost unilaterally: The disengagement from the ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Pertamina expects to see 5% decline in net profit

Pertamina expects to see 5% decline in net profitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina expects to see a decline of 5 percent in its unaudited net profit this year to Rp 8.55 trillion (US$855 million), from Rp 8.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Int'l terrorist still on the run

Int'l terrorist still on the runEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Police denied on Friday a report that it had arrested Parlindungan Siregar, a suspected al-Qaeda member allegedly involved in a train station bombing incident in Madrid, Spain, last year.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/West Java signs 11 MOUs on infrastructure development

West Java signs 11 MOUs on infrastructure developmentZakki P. Hakim and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The West Java administration has signed 11 memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday with foreign and domestic investors aimed at developing infrastructure in the province.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/JP/R. Bertho Wedhatama

JP/R. Bertho Wedhatama AUTO EXPO: The automotive expo held by the Association of Indonesian Car Manufacturers (Gaikindo) at the Jakarta Convention Center recently was among the largest exhibitions in Jakarta this year.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Don't cry for me Indonesia

Don't cry for me Indonesia Several articles have been written on the blatant discrimination that exists in Indonesian law regarding mixed marriages. Allow me to add another angle to that story and as far as I know, it has not been scrutinized before.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Jakarta needs more trees

Jakarta needs more trees Your correspondent Robert Kelly makes some pertinent points in his article entitled Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desert(The Jakarta Post, Aug. 6).

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/What next after the Gaza withdrawal?

What next after the Gaza withdrawal?Daoud Kuttab, Project Syndicate The withdrawal of Israeli troops and the evacuation of Jewish settlers from Gaza, after 38 years of occupation, is the most recent proof of the limits of military power, even when that power is overwhelming.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/The impact of forest fires

The impact of forest fires Malaysians are a tolerant lot. But there is a limit to even this legendary patience when the consequences for health, the economy and quality of life are grave. And they are grave every time the pall of suffocating smoke visits the country from across the Malacca Strait.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Aceh rights tribunal to skip past cases: Govt

Aceh rights tribunal to skip past cases: GovtHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have agreed to only bring human rights violations cases in Aceh to court that occur after the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Four young children die in West Sumba measles outbreak

Four young children die in West Sumba measles outbreakYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post/Kupang A measles outbreak has affected hundreds of children in West Sumba regency in eastern Indonesia over the past two weeks, claiming the lives of four children.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/P.J. Leo

P.J. LeoStudents of the Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS) put on a song and dance performance to commemorate Kartini Day, an important Indonesian national day.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/On car sales

On car sales We, PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (PT KTB), as sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Indonesia, would like to revise the article published on the Business page of The Jakarta Post, Aug. 15 edition, page 13, titled Car sales rise 30.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Schools to adopt merit-based system

Schools to adopt merit-based system GORONTALO, Gorontalo: A government official complained on Thursday that most elementary school principals in the city got promotions based solely on seniority, and not quality.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/University sets up Buyat Center

University sets up Buyat Center MANADO, North Sulawesi: The state-run Sam Ratulangi University in Manado (Unsrat) has set up the Buyat Center as part of the university's efforts to enhance environmental research and monitoring in North Sulawesi province.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Where's my porridge? Susilo asks

Where's my porridge? Susilo asks It is already after nine on a Friday morning and experiencing the uneasy sensation of missing breakfast guests gathered in the auditorium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building are shifting in their seats, not least guest speaker President Susilo Bambang ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/GAM hands in weapons ahead of schedule

GAM hands in weapons ahead of scheduleBANDA ACEH, Aceh (Antara): Aceh rebels have handed in five weapons to the Indonesian Military just days after the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).Iskandar Muda (Aceh) Military Commander Maj. Gen.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/GAM amnesty debated soon

GAM amnesty debated soonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In order to meet the Aug. 30 deadline for the granting of amnesty to Free Aceh Movement (GAM) prisoners, the government and the House of Representatives plan to hold a consultation meeting on Wednesday.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/New peace deal greeted with caution

New peace deal greeted with cautionTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Doubt and joy have been the alternating feelings since another milestone toward ending the decades-long armed conflict in Aceh occurred on Monday with the signing of a historic peace accord.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Malnutrition: Mixture of poverty and poor diet

Malnutrition: Mixture of poverty and poor dietEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara While people in big cities begin to take up food combining, complete with the complicated calculations of daily consumed nutrition, most people in villages in Sumba still lag far behind in ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Property rights for research institutions

Property rights for research institutionsZain Adnan Jakarta Global sales of pharmaceutical products in 2004 reached US$550 billion, of which the share of developing countries was just $4 billion.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Councillors want building demolished

Councillors want building demolished TANGERANG: Tangerang Council urged the administration on Friday to demolish the commercial premises being built around the lake in Modern Land housing complex.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Rupiah hovers around Rp 10,000 threshold

Rupiah hovers around Rp 10,000 thresholdUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The rupiah continued its fall against the U.S. dollar on Friday, as continued corporate demand for imports and high oil prices dragged the rupiah closer to the Rp 10,000 mark.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Kutai grapples with poverty problem

Kutai grapples with poverty problemRusman, The Jakarta Post/Kutai Kartanegara Ignoring people's preparations to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Indonesian Independence, an elderly man dragged deeply on his cigarette and blew the smoke out.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Taxi drivers plight

Taxi drivers plight I am commenting on a Sunday piece written by Krabbe K. Piting titled Rude, ignorant taxi drivers who never have change.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Cileduk underpass to be built in 2006

Cileduk underpass to be built in 2006 TANGERANG: The administration is set to build an underpass at the crowded Cileduk intersection next year."We expect the land acquisition to be completed in December," Mayor Wahidin Halim told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/ICMI to hold int'l conference

ICMI to hold int'l conference JAKARTA: The European branch of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) is holding a two-day international conference in Hamburg starting on Saturday, themed Challenges in South Asia at the Beginning of the 21st Century.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety net

ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety netPravit Rojanaphruk The Nation Asia News Network/Bangkok Nearly four decades after ASEAN was founded, labor activists say it's time to push for an ASEAN Social Charter that would guarantee a certain level of labor rights across the region.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/City plans to use incinerators to handle waste

City plans to use incinerators to handle wasteDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The city administration plans to procure four incinerators worth Rp 1 trillion (US$101 million) each to burn a percentage of the 6,000 tons of daily waste produced in the capital, thereby reducing the ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Indonesia 'must play leading global role'

Indonesia 'must play leading global role'Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia must play a leading role in world affairs and suggested it could start by engaging East Asian and Pacific countries.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/checked -- JSR

checked -- JSR Sumbanese at mercy of weather, loan sharks Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Sumba, East Nusa TenggaraFrom an altitude of 3,000 meters, Sumba island looked more like a huge brown chunk of land rather than a place where people actually live.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Apologizing to Malaysians

Apologizing to Malaysians I, as an Indonesian citizen, would like to apologize to those Malaysians who have suffered physically and economically because of the choking haze coming from Indonesia. I apologize for my government's unsuccessful efforts to prevent the recurrent wildfires.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Six fires light up city in blackout

Six fires light up city in blackoutAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The massive blackout in Java and Bali on Thursday not only crippled the capital's transportation, but also triggered fires at separate six locations in Greater Jakarta as many people lit candles inside their houses or ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/City urges community to combat dengue

City urges community to combat dengueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration encouraged residents on Friday to be more active in fumigating and cleaning up their neighborhoods as the number of dengue fever patients in the capital continued to rise.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Jihad or murder?

Jihad or murder?Abdou Filali-Ansary Project Syndicate It is remarkable that some of the most critical concepts of Muslim religious terminology have now become part of the international language of current affairs.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Japan needs a revival in history lessons

Japan needs a revival in history lessonsHideo Kobayashi, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Studies show that students in recent years have rapidly lost interest in history.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Jail cuts for inmates questioned

Jail cuts for inmates questionedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The granting of sentence remissions to some 103,000 prisoners in observance of Independence Day has come under fire, with observers noting the recipients included high-profile inmates convicted of terrorism, murder and corruption.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/PLN won't pay for blackout

PLN won't pay for blackoutLeony Aurora and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State power firm PT PLN said on Friday it would not pay compensation for the massive blackout that affected much of Java on Thursday.The power cut, which began at 10:23 a.m.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/'No hidden motive in cleric's remission'

'No hidden motive in cleric's remission'Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian government had no ulterior motive for reducing militant cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's jail term and was merely following the nation's laws, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda says.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/'Security should be handled by officers, not thugs'

'Security should be handled by officers, not thugs' Responding to mounting complaints about crime in the city, the Jakarta administration, police and military launched the first- ever official crackdown on thuggery and lawlessness.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Carrefour fined Rp 1.5b for unfair competition

Carrefour fined Rp 1.5b for unfair competitionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) ruled on Friday that PT Carrefour Indonesia was guilty of misusing contract terms with its suppliers in order to obstruct the latter's businesses, and fined ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Part 2 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?

Part 2 of 2: The 2006 state budget: Out of wonderland?Kahlil Rowter, Jakarta Beyond next year's budget numbers there is a larger concern: regional government provision of services.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Myanmar triumphant ASEAN soccer

Myanmar triumphant ASEAN soccer PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (Antara): Myanmar proved itself a future contender for soccer supremacy in the region, winning the ASEAN U-20 championship with a 1-0 defeat of pre-competition favorite Malaysia in the final on Friday.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Indonesian helps clone 1st dog

Indonesian helps clone 1st dog YOGYAKARTA: Yuda Heru Fibrianto, a lecturer from Gadjah Mada University (UGM)'s School of Veterinary Medicine, was among the researchers at a South Korean university who recently created the world's first cloned dog.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Corruption has to stay capital crime

Corruption has to stay capital crimeZou Hanru China Daily Asia News Network/ Beijing Corruption in China is a crime that draws capital punishment. But capital punishment doesn't seem to deter "capital crimes.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Is Bali trashing tourism?

Is Bali trashing tourism?Peter A. Bailey Sanur, Bali The population of Bali and its surrounding islands are running a very real risk of doing what the Bali bombers and Indonesia's ridiculous visa regulations have so far failed to achieve, and that is putting an end to tourism.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Kerinci puts down dogs in rabies fight

Kerinci puts down dogs in rabies fightJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post/Jambi In an effort to come to grips with a rabies outbreak, the Kerinci regency administration has in the past month put down 281 dogs believed to have been infected with the disease.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/2,000-year-old statue found in Bali

2,000-year-old statue found in BaliAntara/Denpasar Local people have found an old statue made from tufa beneath the roots of a recently felled banyan tree in Astina Field, Gianyar regency.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Protests color summit

Protests color summit Protests colored the closing day of the West Java Infrastructure Summit on Friday when about 500 people from Jatigede, Sumedang regency, staged a rally outside the venue at the Savoy Homann hotel in Bandung.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/The most feasible ways to solve Jakarta's perennial traffic woes

The most feasible ways to solve Jakarta's perennial traffic woesAlan Sullivan, Jakarta Congestion, pollution and accidents, the big three symptoms of malfunctioning transport systems, costs DKI Jakarta a staggering US$2 billion plus annually, Building more major roads that add to congestion is ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Building a dream world

Building a dream world The article Building a pluralist nation published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 16, was indeed a stimulating article, and I wish to express my genuine appreciation to the writer, Endy M.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/CBD Pluit encircles school land

CBD Pluit encircles school landThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Development comes at a cost -- at least for the 800 students and teachers of Pluit Raya school whose campus is surrounded by the ongoing construction of a business center.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/British invention in Indonesia

British invention in IndonesiaDaisaku Ikeda, The Straits Times, Asia News Network/Singapore Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II, which came to a close with Japan's surrender on Aug. 15, 1945.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/`Good news': Crude oil prices soon to tumble

`Good news': Crude oil prices soon to tumbleEndy M. Bayuni, Jakarta The pressure is off. World oil prices are tumbling and there is no need for us to worry about the next round of increases in fuel prices at home.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN community

Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN communityAlexander C. Chandra Jakarta The recent Roundtable Discussion on the Prospects and Challenges in the Building of an ASEAN Community, which was organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Strategic and ...

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Taking the advantages of international preschool names

Taking the advantages of international preschool names William Shakespeare might well ask: "What is in a name?" But in this age, a name is quite important, especially in the world of business. That's why franchising has become an attractive business opportunity.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Bank Niaga sells stake in CIMB

Bank Niaga sells stake in CIMB JAKARTA: Publicly listed Bank Niaga announced on Friday that it has sold its entire 49 percent stake in securities firm CIMB Niaga Securities mostly to Singapore-based CIMB-GK Pte. Ltd. in order to comply with capital market regulations.

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Sat, 20 Aug 2005

JP/Police to consult BPKP experts in Peruri graft case

Police to consult BPKP experts in Peruri graft caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After questioning three directors of state banknote printing company Peruri as suspects in a Rp 2.

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