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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Get license in hours: Police

Get license in hours: Police JAKARTA: Residents of Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi can now get expect to get a driver's license within hours thanks to police efforts to obtain certification for better services to the public (ISO 9001).
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Dengue kills four in Jambi

Dengue kills four in JambiJAMBI, Jambi: At least four people in Jambi city have died of dengue fever since May, raising concern among the public.The four died because they did not receive medical attention in time, said an official at the Jambi Health Office.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Differences over monorail widens

Differences over monorail widensBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe prolonged dispute between the shareholders of PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) over who will supply the monorail trains and support technology threatens to further delay the US$650 million project.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Alwi seeking peace with rival camp in own congress

Alwi seeking peace with rival camp in own congressWahyoe Boediwardhana and Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/JakartaAfter losing a civil lawsuit against the National Awakening Party (PKB) central board, which dismissed him last year, chief welfare minister Alwi Shihab is offering ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Govt to speed up Java's south line

Govt to speed up Java's south lineLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will speed up the construction of Java's south extra-high voltage transmission line by working with local administrations to settle land acquisition problems, targeting to complete the line by October.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Microsoft may set up SME center

Microsoft may set up SME centerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPT Microsoft Indonesia, the Indonesian subsidiary of U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp., plans to set up a center this year to promote the use of information technology (IT) among the country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Drug rehabilitation center offers comprehensive care

Drug rehabilitation center offers comprehensive careThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThere is nothing about the blue, orange and yellow building standing on 7,000 square meters of land in a plush housing estate in Sentul, Bogor, about 40 kilometers from the capital, that marks it as a drug rehabilitation ...
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Peace concert confirms return of normalcy to Ambon

Peace concert confirms return of normalcy to AmbonM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonEnthusiasm was high as many thousands of Ambon people attended a concert on Friday to mark Independence Day, which fell two days earlier.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Twilite Orchestra to play for DPD

Twilite Orchestra to play for DPD JAKARTA: Indonesia's top classical music group, the Twilite Orchestra, will perform at the opening of the inaugural annual plenary meeting of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).DPD deputy speaker Irman Gusman said the group, which is led by Addie M.S.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/City admits poor PR in waste case

City admits poor PR in waste caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration acknowledged last week it has kept quiet its plans for four more waste treatment plants in the capital after strong opposition from locals in areas where plants have already been established.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Jakartans participate in clean-air campaign through SMS

Jakartans participate in clean-air campaign through SMSAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaPublic transportation operators in Jakarta might have to pay more attention to their vehicles' emissions as Jakartans now have a chance to complain about the fumes they are spewing out.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/PLN in the dark

PLN in the dark The massive power failure in Java and Bali on Thursday is emblematic of the crumbling infrastructure in Indonesia and the state electricity company (PLN)'s poor peak load management, inadequate maintenance system, and overloaded transmission and distribution lines.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Podcasting, the future of radio

Podcasting, the future of radioVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.comSome people believe that video did kill the radio star.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/JP/4/graft

JP/4/graftCautiousness slows police probe into graft casesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe police say they are cautiously moving on a number of graft cases in state-owned enterprises, asserting that some of the relevant documents and evidence submitted to the police would be ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Thugs apprehended in crime-prone areas

Thugs apprehended in crime-prone areasAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor years the Cocacola intersection, between Central and East Jakarta has been a feared area due to the presence of a gang known as Kapak Merah (red axe) that robbed motorists, even in broad daylight, smashing car windows ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 22, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 22, 2005Exhibitions* Photo Understanding Independence by Keke Tumbuan and Jacqueline Gilbert at Gallery Lontar Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), until Aug.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/RI to have world-class physics, math training center

RI to have world-class physics, math training centerAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaTo accommodate the growing number of students interested in science, Indonesia will soon have an internationally recognized training center for physics and mathematics.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/JP/4/graft

JP/4/graftCautiousness slows police probe into graft casesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe police say they are cautiously moving on a number of graft cases in state-owned enterprises, asserting that some of the relevant documents and evidence submitted to the police would be ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/JP/4/graft

JP/4/graftCautiousness slows police probe into graft casesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe police say they are cautiously moving on a number of graft cases in state-owned enterprises, asserting that some of the relevant documents and evidence submitted to the police would be ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Police to curb rights violations

Police to curb rights violations MEDAN: National Police chief Gen. Sutanto said that eight provincial police forces were suspected of committing serious human rights violations during criminal investigations.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Can Susilo be taken at his world on Papua?

Can Susilo be taken at his world on Papua?Carmel Budiardjo, London The historic agreement concluded this week between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has been widely welcomed, both in Indonesia and abroad.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/RI to have top physics, math training center

RI to have top physics, math training centerAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTo accommodate the growing number of students interested in science, Indonesia will soon have an internationally recognized training center for physics and mathematics.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Police admit to slow graft probe at SOEs

Police admit to slow graft probe at SOEsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe police say they are cautiously moving on a number of graft cases in state-owned enterprises, asserting that some of the relevant documents and evidence submitted to the police would be inadmissible in court.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Infrastructure development needed to boost economic growth

Infrastructure development needed to boost economic growthThe West Java administration held a two-day summit last week to offer 57 infrastructure projects worth Rp 35 trillion (US$3.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Mother nabbed for torturing daughter

Mother nabbed for torturing daughterMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang police over the weekend arrested a woman, 35, a resident of Binong Permai housing complex, Tangerang, for allegedly torturing her five-year-old daughter using pliers, a bamboo stick, a belt and an iron bar.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/More troops pulled from Maluku

More troops pulled from MalukuAMBON, Maluku: More troops were withdrawn from Maluku in response to the prevailing peace in the formerly riot-torn province.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Kemayoran-Ancol train line reopens

Kemayoran-Ancol train line reopens JAKARTA: Starting next month, Jakartans wanting a day out in Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta will be able to take a train instead of driving there since state railway PT KAI, in cooperation with Dreamland management, will reopen the railway line from Kemayoran ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Leaving Indonesia is painful, says Sudanese ambassador

Leaving Indonesia is painful, says Sudanese ambassadorVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn 2001, when he was posted to Indonesia, Siddig Yousif Abu-Agla was hesitant about coming to Indonesia because it was a new place and he never served in Southeast Asia before.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Bali at risk of trashing tourism

Bali at risk of trashing tourismPeter 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/'Haven't we suffered enough?'

'Haven't we suffered enough?'As global fuel prices continue to rise, the government plans to cut the fuel subsidy to ease the burden on the state budget. The Jakarta Post asked residents what they thought of the possibility of further fuel price increases. Francisco H.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/RI, Dutch museums revive past glories

RI, Dutch museums revive past gloriesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian and Dutch museums have called the exhibition Shared Cultural Heritage, although the artifacts on display all hailed originally from the archipelago's ancient kingdoms: Singosari, Majapahit, Gayo and Karangasem, to ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/60 years on, many Sumatrans still lack access to information

60 years on, many Sumatrans still lack access to informationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanIt has been 60 years since Indonesia proclaimed its independence, but there are still many people in outlying areas of North Sumatra who are yet to fully benefit from public information services.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/JP/4/graft

JP/4/graft Police defend 'slow progress' in probing graft casesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The police have denied accusations that they are moving too slowly on graft cases in state-owned enterprises, saying that they need more time to work on the cases as some of the relevant ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/JP/4/graft

JP/4/graftCautiousness slows police probe into graft casesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe police say they are cautiously moving on a number of graft cases in state-owned enterprises, asserting that some of the relevant documents and evidence submitted to the police would be ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Balinese youth step up to bat for cricket

Balinese youth step up to bat for cricketWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliSoni Hawoe never dreamed of becoming a sports coach, let alone one in cricket, whose terminology and rules were alien to him.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Q&A

Q&AJP/QAINTROIf you have questions related to the use of information and communications technology, you can send an e-mail to zatni@cbn.net.id. He will try to provide the solution in this column.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Bringing classical music to the young

Bringing classical music to the youngM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, BaliFor many centuries philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Hegel ruminated on the value of art in our lives.Many of their disciples still ponder the same question.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Corruption in China has to stay capital crime

Corruption in China 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Govt to release GAM prisoners soon

Govt to release GAM prisoners soonMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is pressing ahead with the immediate release of some 2,000 Free Aceh Movement (GAM) prisoners under an amnesty scheme agreed in the peace deal that was recently signed.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Little change seen in city's public service program

Little change seen in city's public service programBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIsmail, 53, was not aware that his subdistrict was one of the 50 that had received Rp 1 billion (US$101,010) early this year from the city administration in a pilot project to improve public services in ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Service, not just prestige, sought from diplomats

Service, not just prestige, sought from diplomatsMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaImagine a traveler's worst nightmare: Being robbed of money, passport and tickets.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Play introduces history to the public

Play introduces history to the publicThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn the middle of the Fatahillah courtyard in Jakarta Old Town, a man in a bright red traditional Chinese costume hands a bird he has just bought from a vendor to a woman in the crowd that surrounds him.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/House to summon govt on Aceh accord

House to summon govt on Aceh accordThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA number of factions in the House of Representatives have demanded the government explain the contents of the peace accord it signed with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), expressing concern some of the items in the agreement may violate the ...
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Power race in the multimedia projector market

Power race in the multimedia projector marketB. Gunawan Contributor/Jakarta The multimedia industry is among those most enjoying the advances in digital technology, besides the computer industry, of course.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Govt kicks out campaign to boost tourism

Govt kicks out campaign to boost tourismMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to boost tourism revenues in the country, the government announced 2005-2006 as the Year of Indonesian Arts and Culture on Sunday, with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono kicking off a cultural parade ...
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Burhanuddin Abe

Burhanuddin Abe Contributor/Jakarta The establishment of more business today has meant a rapidly increasing growth in the need for office equipment. These companies need office equipment for their daily operations. "A workplace or an office must combine fun and entertainment.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Govt told to focus on Papua problems

Govt told to focus on Papua problemsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraAfter the Helsinki peace deal that brought peace to Aceh, the central government has been urged to focus more on resolving the problems in Papua.
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/Pertamina develops biodiesel fuel

Pertamina develops biodiesel fuel JAKARTA: State-run oil and gas company Pertamina is developing biodiesel as an alternative fuel from jarak pagar (Jatropha curcas) tree oil, which is expected to be able to reduce fuel consumption at home by up to 100,000 barrel a day.
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Mon, 22 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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Mon, 22 Aug 2005

JP/PLN to compensate 5.5% of customers for blackout

PLN to compensate 5.5% of customers for blackoutLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has decided to compensate approximately 5.5 percent of customers that were affected on Thursday by a massive blackout in Jakarta, West Java and Banten.
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