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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, September 20, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, September 20, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Rocky and Friends8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Ties with Israel possible: Legislators

Ties with Israel possible: LegislatorsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor Indonesia, establishing full diplomatic ties with Israel will only be possible after peace has been reached between Israel and Palestine, lawmakers have asserted.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Ministers to meet on migrant workers

Ministers to meet on migrant workersJAKARTA: Labor ministers from nine countries will gather in Bali on Sept. 20-21 for the third annual meeting to discuss the issue of migrant workers.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Two companies fined in illegal sugar auction

Two companies fined in illegal sugar auctionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) ordered two companies to pay Rp 1 billion (US$98,232) each in fines on Monday after it found that they colluded in an auction of illegally imported Thai sugar.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/ASEAN governments liquidate AAF

ASEAN governments liquidate AAFZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeveral members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided over the weekend to liquidate the ailing PT ASEAN Aceh Fertilizer (AAF) in Aceh due to natural gas supply uncertainty -- crucial to the plant's ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/'It's a consequence of being a minority'

'It's a consequence of being a minority'The forcible closure of unlicensed Christian houses of worship in many towns and regions has once again put religious harmony under the spotlight.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Singapore heritage buildings: Good example for Jakarta

Singapore heritage buildings: Good example for JakartaAlthough younger than the 478-year-old Jakarta, the city-state of Singapore, which began as a British colonial trading port in 1819, boasts numerous carefully conserved buildings.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Danish pair expect lighter task Indonesia

Danish pair expect lighter task IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Danish men's doubles shuttlers Jonas Rasmussen and Lars Paaskee are hoping that they will face a bit of an easier task with Chinese players not around during the Indonesia Open badminton championship, which starts here on ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Lessons Susilo can learn from Koizumi's victory

Lessons Susilo can learn from Koizumi's victoryH.S. Dillon, Jakarta Welcome home, Mr. President. Although many would argue that there was no need to be in New York last week, the world at least got an agreement to move forward in lock-step on some issues.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Opposing views on America's huge current-account deficit

Opposing views on America's huge current-account deficitJ. Bradford DeLong, Project Syndicate I recently learned something interesting: American international finance economists and American domestically oriented macroeconomists have very different -- indeed, opposing -- views of the likely ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Angela Merkel meets the world

Angela Merkel meets the worldChristoph Bertram Project Syndicate Angela Merkel is Germany's new -- and first woman -- Chancellor. Although this implies major changes in Germany's fiscal and labor-market policies, continuity will remain the hallmark of foreign policy.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Van Agtmaal chalks up third stage victory

Van Agtmaal chalks up third stage victoryID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jember Peter Van Agtmaal clinched the seventh stage on Monday for his third win in the Tour d'Indonesia while local teams again had to be content with second place, courtesy of Suwandra.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/'Kickbacks received by ministry officials'

'Kickbacks received by ministry officials'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Deputy treasurer of the General Elections Commission (KPU) M. Dentjik admitted on Monday that the commission had paid kickbacks to two Ministry of Finance officials in a bid to facilitate the disbursement of Rp 2.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Cibodas to host science fair

Cibodas to host science fair BOGOR: Some 150 junior high and high school students will participate in a national youth science fair at Cibodas Park, Cianjur, Bogor.The annual week-long event, which started on Monday, attracts students who excel in engineering, science and social science.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/An Indonesian bears $600 in debt

An Indonesian bears $600 in debtUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe fact that one in five Indonesians still lives on less than US$1 a day is made even gloomier by the fact that every person in the country -- including those extremely poor and even newborn babies -- already has nearly Rp 6 ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/On th enclosure of churches

On th enclosure of churches It is patently absurd that a spokesman can state that the Indonesian police are still "investigating" whether the blockading of two churches in Bekasi by a mob of intolerant Muslim bigots is legal.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Becoming witness to peace in Aceh

Becoming witness to peace in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThis month is another historic moment for peace in Indonesia's province of Aceh.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/The battle for a Thai free press

The battle for a Thai free pressKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network/Bangkok The public and civil society organizations, including media professionals, must not rest on their laurels after their triumphant bout with GMM Grammy forced it to fold on its hostile bid to take over ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/BI summons 17 forex traders over KYC case

BI summons 17 forex traders over KYC caseThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank, as part of efforts to stop speculation and money laundering in the foreign exchange market, has summoned 17 nonbank forex traders that have failed to implement the global best practice of "knowing your customer" ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/How Venezuela's Chavez plays the aid game

How Venezuela's Chavez plays the aid gameGwynne Dyer, London It's all part of the long-running propaganda war between Washington and Caracas, of course, but President Hugo Chavez scored a major hit on Thursday when he announced that a Venezuelan ship was nearing the U.S.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Eight police leaders replaced

Eight police leaders replaced JAKARTA: Eight police officials were replaced on Monday in a ceremony led by city police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani.Among the eight officials are internal affairs head Sr. Comr. Robert Izzac Sihahaya, chief analyst of the research and development bureau Sr. Comr.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Govt bows to pressure, revises assumptions

Govt bows to pressure, revises assumptionsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn response to a chorus of criticism over the assumptions in its 2006 draft budget, the government has proposed revisions to most of its basic assumptions, including the much-cited oil price forecast.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/A parade of cliches

A parade of cliches With unrealistic bravado, some are actually applauding the outcome of the just-concluded United Nations summit involving some 170 world leaders, and the resulting document aimed at making the 60-year-old organization more representative and better able to meet 21st century ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/City agencies' thriftiness leaves much to be desired

City agencies' thriftiness leaves much to be desiredBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile many taxpayers have to cut back on expenditures in their household budgets due to the price increases of basic commodities, city officials admitted that they could not help spending nearly all of ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Fuel-laden tanker intercepted

Fuel-laden tanker interceptedFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamA Panamanian-registered tanker Abber 32, laden with subsidized diesel fuel, was intercepted by a water and air police unit at Batu Ampar port in Batam at around 1 a.m. on Monday.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Vigilance urged over avian flu

Vigilance urged over avian fluThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya/YogyakartaThe government declared on Monday that the outbreak of avian influenza in the country was an "extraordinary" situation after it reported a fourth human fatality and two new cases of humans infection.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/11 countries study dry farming program

11 countries study dry farming program KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Participants from 11 Asian and African countries met in rural East Nusa Tenggara for two days this week to learn about the province's dry farming methods.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/BPK head calls for coordination

BPK head calls for coordinationRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSupreme Audit Agency (BPK) chairman Anwar Nasution has called for better coordination among law enforcement and legal institutions in a bid to make the antigraft drive more effective.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Ignorance feigned over relief funds

Ignorance feigned over relief fundsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe few, brave people making an effort to unravel corruption in the disbursement of relief funds face a daunting challenge as local officials questioned in connection with the rampant practice suddenly seem to be suffering ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, September 21, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, September 21, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Rocky and Friends8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Showbiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah1:00 p.m.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Crocodile park enlivens Tangerang

Crocodile park enlivens TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe newly built Tanjung Pasir crocodile park in the Teluk Naga district of Tangerang regency, will only be open to the public on the first day of Idul Fitri holidays on Nov.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Bajo people say they live in harmony with surroundings

Bajo people say they live in harmony with surroundingsHasrul, The Jakarta Post, KendariIt was very hot and the wind from the sea blew softly on the coastal areas of the Wakatobi islands late one morning when Nira, 40, fanned the flames on a stove in the space underneath her stilted house.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Govt to set up powerful Papuan body next month

Govt to set up powerful Papuan body next monthTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government promised on Monday to install the members of the much-awaited Papua People's Assembly (MRP) early next month and to refrain from making any strategic decisions on the troubled province pending the ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Recognition grows that the world is one ecosystem

Recognition grows that the world is one ecosystem The Second Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ocean- Related Ministerial Meeting which concluded over the weekend in Bali produced a set of statements aimed at ensuring sustainable management of the ocean, marine environment and its ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Jakarta hopes quick action can stop bird flu spreading

Jakarta hopes quick action can stop bird flu spreadingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration says it has launched an all-out effort to prevent a larger outbreak of avian influenza following the confirmation of more cases of bird flu in both humans and birds.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Farmers questioned over Lombok clash

Farmers questioned over Lombok clashLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Mataram/JakartaPolice said on Monday they have questioned at least 11 people as witnesses in connection with a bloody clash a day earlier between police and farmers in Central Lombok, West Nusa ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Ministry eyes rice-for-planes trade deal

Ministry eyes rice-for-planes trade dealZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Industry has proposed a countertrade deal involving rice imports of 250,000 tons and exports of aircraft produced by state aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI).
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Govt gears up for fuel price hike

Govt gears up for fuel price hikeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will send teams to various provinces to speed up the data-collecting process on low-income people and to ensure that none of them are missing from the early registration for a subsidy program, before the ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Voicing the marginalized women interpretation of the Koran

Voicing the marginalized women interpretation of the Korancheck query in bold checked -- JSRSpeaking out against misreading of the Koran Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn this patriarchal world, being a woman is a challenge, especially being one who lives in a country that has only just ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Three boats razed by fire

Three boats razed by fire SURABAYA: Three large motorized long boats were reduced to floating wrecks after a fire swept through them at the Port of Kalimas in Surabaya early on Monday morning.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Man or beast? -- the daily talk in a national park

Man or beast? -- the daily talk in a national parkIn early September the Indonesian offices of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) invited a number of journalists to Wakatobi National Park, Southeast Sulawesi province, ...
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/An efficient key to company transportation problems

An efficient key to company transportation problemsProdjo Sunaryanto, Managing Director of TRAC The protracted economic crisis, which this country is still in the throws of, has forced companies to be cost-efficient.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/W. Java council leaders request new official cars

W. Java council leaders request new official carsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungAs protesters marched through the streets in opposition to a planned fuel price hike, West Java provincial council leaders voiced their own demand: new official cars.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Democracy 'but a concept' in RI

Democracy 'but a concept' in RISri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaThe much-vaunted reform movement has helped Indonesia build a democratic infrastructure but the country has yet to develop democratic practices, a noted political analyst says.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Amended Constitution published in Javanese

Amended Constitution published in Javanese BANTUL, Yogyakarta: Constitutional Court Chief Justice Jimly Asshiddique presented on Sunday the amended 1945 Constitution in Javanese to Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and Bantul Regent Idham Samawi.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/New subdistrict heads installed amid controversy

New subdistrict heads installed amid controversyMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangTangerang Regent Ismet Iskandar reportedly swore in on Monday 77 village chiefs as acting subdistrict heads amid a controversy over a bylaw on transforming village administrations into subdistrict governments.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Smoking hazard

Smoking hazard When I stopped smoking two years ago, I also stopped having to sit in grubby little cafes for a coffee, sharing the hazy atmosphere with other like-minded individuals who needed the nicotine buzz.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/U.S. man, Bajo woman live together

U.S. man, Bajo woman live togetherHasrul, The Jakarta Post, KendariEra, 5, was running with small steps along a wooden bridge in Sama Bahari village, her little hand clutching a small plastic bag containing iced water.She drank the water through a straw, on and off, until the bag was empty.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Car rental, one way to drive away high operational costs

Car rental, one way to drive away high operational costsBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta Transportation is vital to professionals in major cities like Jakarta but buying an automobile is not the only option.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005

JP/Deputy governor quizzed over diploma

Deputy governor quizzed over diplomaApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe North Sumatra provincial council's plenary meeting had to be postponed following tension among council members demanding that Deputy Governor Rudolf Pardede give an explanation about the validity of his high school ...
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