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Searching for all articles published on 2005-03-24 ...
82 articles.
Thu, 24 Mar 2005

The compassion of the ChristAloys Budi Purnomo, Semarang Last year there were many debates about Mel Gibson's controversial film, The Passion of the Christ. Millions of people across the globe were extremely impressed by the film. It was very violent.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Monty, Thongchai have 'Masters' planMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the time ticking away until April's U.S. Masters, Scotland's Colin Montgomerie is not alone in considering a win at the Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005 here crucial to qualifying for Augusta.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Muslims told to focus on ethics not symbolsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, BogorIn the world of Western astrological prophecy, this new millennium is an epoch of enormous change.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Free medication boosts tuberculosis recovery rateRodiyah nods and smiles when asked if she will finish the entire six-month course of tuberculosis (TB) medicine that the Setiabudi district community health center (Puskesmas) is providing her free of charge.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

DPD delegation visits South Africa JAKARTA: A delegation from Indonesia's Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has been in South Africa for a one- week visit to study the South African National Council of Provinces (NCOP), which is similar to DPD.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Police to question Malaysian terror suspectEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Police are considering seeking from Bali bombing suspect Wan Min Wan Mat -- who was released by Malaysian authorities on Monday after being detained since September 2002 -- more information on terror ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

On Basque Country In connection with the report of Jim Read in The Jakarta Post of Sunday, March 20 Spain's 'Aceh' boasts many gems, I appreciated a report about the Basque Country since I am from Bilbao, but there are important mistakes in the report that I would like to clarify.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Long-term training program key to tae kwon do successMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tae kwon do administrators in Central Java and West Java are clearly doing something right.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Surabaya fans in for a basketball treatIndra Harsaputra and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Four leading teams are here for the two-day Surabaya stop of the A Mild Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) 2005, which began on Wednesday evening at Kertajaya Sports Hall.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

No to demolition: Tanah Bang traders JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso has won all the support he needs to demolish four blocks of the Tanah Abang textile market in Central Jakarta, but vendors said on Wednesday they would continue to oppose any efforts to tear down the buildings.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

RI aims to up oil output to 1.3m bpd by 2008Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an attempt to keep the country from being a net importer, Indonesia plans to increase oil output to 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2008, says a top executive.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Court ruling on local polls hailedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Constitutional Court's decision to allow minor political parties to nominate their own candidates in upcoming direct regional elections was a positive contribution towards the development of the nation's democracy, an expert has said.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Australian troops to leave AcehJAKARTA: Australian troops on a humanitarian mission in tsunami- devastated Aceh will leave the province on Friday, the Indonesian Military (TNI) said in a press release on Wednesday.The statement was issued following a meeting between TNI Commander Gen.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

JP/4/munirMunir murder probe aims at suspect's accounts Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaA special fact-finding team said on Wednesday that the Financial Transaction and Report Analysis Center (PPATK) was ready to help examine bank accounts of suspects in the poisoning death of noted ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

City wary of avian flu JAKARTA: The North Jakarta municipality announced on Wednesday that it was beefing up its investigation into poultry farms in the area following the deaths of 450 quail on a farm in Semper, North Jakarta, with suspicions that they may have died as a result of contracting ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Fighting corruption through civil service reformRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia, the top dog in the corruption industry, has again taken out top spot in a list of Asia's most corrupt countries.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

CPO producers countries to strengthen bargaining powerZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn response to India's move to slap a high import duty on crude palm oil (CPO), the world's top CPO producers -- Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand -- aim to form a trilateral cooperation pact that could ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Inefficiency in the arms industryAndi Widjajanto, Jakarta Since Adam Smith first broached the subject, defense economics has been concerned with the appropriate level and allocation of defense expenditures to achieve an efficient production of defense capability.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Traffic police at risk of TBThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta's traffic police face increased risks of acute respiratory infections and tuberculosis (TB) due to the high levels of air pollution in the capital.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Tsunami Aid: It's Time to Deliver JP/7/STRAITTsunami Aid: It's Time to Deliver Thang D. Nguyen The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore As a United States military aircraft carrying former presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior touched down in Banda Aceh, the area worst hit by the ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Singapore, Japan help ArmyJAKARTA: Several private companies from Japan and Singapore handed over on Wednesday 19 units of secondhand buses and trucks to the Indonesian Army to be used in reconstruction work in tsunami-hit Aceh.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Indonesian children win int'l drawing contest on EgyptThe Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohamed El Sayed Taha (center), awarded on Tuesday medals and certificates to 26 Indonesian children who had been selected as winners of a biannual competition titled Egypt in the Eyes of Children of ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Best start in the world -- A national plus educationKathryn Young and Janet Bennet Jakarta Do you want your child to be an effective communicator, a critical thinker, an inquirer, knowledgeable.........
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

The place of intolerance in Islam: A critique of Khaled Abou El FadlSukidi Mulyadi Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA In his book, The Place of Tolerance in Islam, (2002:22-33), Khaled Abou El Fadl, a distinguished Islamic scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, makes a clear ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

No PaperIn observance of the Good Friday national holiday, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Friday, March 25. The Post will reappear on Saturday, March 26.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Bird flu spreading in Makassar, C. JavaThe Jakarta Post, Makassar, SemarangThe government has set aside Rp 750 million (US$83,333) to assist poultry breeders who have had to destroy their bird flu-infected flocks in South Sulawesi, and has also set up a Rp 250 million backup fund.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

More on Basque Country I felt deeply disappointed after reading the article Spain's 'Aceh' boasts many gems in last Sunday (March 20) issue of The Jakarta Post.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Mentawai gets no income from forestry sectorSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangMentawai Islands regental administration collected no revenue from the forestry sector last year, possibly due to resistance from timber companies.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

More than just a simple family manThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta What does it take for an ordinary man to stand out from the crowd?For Sri Prakash Lohia -- a man who could easily pass unnoticed -- it was quite an achievement to make his family's small, spun yarn factory into Indonesia's largest ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Crises in Thailand coming to headSopon Onkgara, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The entire country is trying to deal with the spread of the drought crisis, the most serious in 20 years.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Indonesia, Malaysia stand by claimsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/DenpasarThe first round of technical talks aimed to resolve a dispute over an offshore area between Indonesia and Malaysia concluded on Wednesday, with both sides vowing not to back down ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Give children a breakAnthony D. Pellegrini Project Syndicate The buzzword of preschool and primary school education in many countries over the past 20 years has been "accountability.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

North Jakarta faces waste crisis JAKARTA: The North Jakarta Municipality is facing a serious waste crisis in the area of Muara Angke because it has too few boats to ferry the waste away from the area to the dump site.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Chevrolet not to up prices MEDAN, North Sumatra: PT General Motors Indonesia President Director Harold Koh said on Wednesday that the company would not increase its prices, following the government's decision to increase fuel prices on March 1.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Forest's mining law under reviewMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Constitutional Court commenced on Wednesday the hearing of a demand to revoke a controversial law that allows several mining companies to operate open-pit mining in protected forests.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Students perform Sundanese artsA four-day Sundanese arts festival kicked off in Bogor municipality on Wednesday, with hundreds of students from 30 universities in West Java participating.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Terminal impressions One of the most consistent and persistent complaints, whether through letters to the editor or news stories, in this and other newspapers has been the quality of service at Indonesia's main port of entry -- Sukarno-Hatta International Airport.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

In search of quality education Mateus Yumarnamto Surabaya In the discussion on the future of the national examination which was held by Forum Wartawan Peduli Pendidikan (Journalists' Forum for Education) and Balitbang Departemen Pendidikan Nasional (the R & D Unit of the National Education ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Sato relishing F1 global challengeMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Sepang, Malaysia With Indian Narain Karthikeyan making his debut in 2005's Formula One Grand Prix Championship, Takuma Sato believes Asian drivers are gearing up for the opportunity to compete in the world's most prestigious ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Dangerous degrees It is well-known in Medan and I'm sure also in the rest of Indonesia, that it's easy to obtain a university degree or diploma in Indonesia.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

RI maids in Singapore win awards JAKARTA: Three Indonesian maids working in Singapore have been given awards from the Indonesian Embassy after they secured awards from Singapore's Association of Employment Agencies for being the "best maids" for 2004.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

TV Program: Thursday, March 24, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:00 Cartoon: Hero Classics8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Sport Superstar 12:00 p.m.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Munir probe takes aim at bank accountsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA special fact-finding team said on Wednesday that the Financial Transaction and Report Analysis Center (PPATK) was ready to help examine bank accounts of suspects in the poisoning death of noted human rights activist ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

A world full of ironies Allow me to seek some "serious" answers to the burning questions posed by David Wallis (The Jakarta Post, March 18: A mad, mad, mad world).
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Employees demand salary paymentJAMBI: Some 80 employees of financially strapped Berkah Husada Hospital been protesting this week over unpaid salaries for the past four months.The demands came after all the hospital's employees were suspended indefinitely due to poor revenues.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

BNI projects 15% growth in profit for this yearThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter recovering from a major lending fraud, and then tripling its net profit, publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has projected a modest growth in its pre-tax profit of 15 percent for this year.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

BKPM urges BI to help boost lendingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid an excess of liquidity within the banking sector, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has urged the central bank to find a way to encourage banks here to increase lending and so help promote domestic investment.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

RI hopes U.S. visit will boost military tiesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDefense Minister Juwono Sudarsono says the U.S. government and legislators now have a better understanding of the Indonesian Military (TNI) after his delegation's week-long visit to the country.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Govt submits new budget draftThe government officially submitted the 2005 state budget revision draft to the House of Representatives as a response to the latter's decision to review the government's policy in increasing fuel prices on March 1 and the allocation of the low- income assistance funds ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

JP/6/EDAnother Wolfowitz mission In announcing his nomination of the incumbent Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as the next World Bank president, U.S. President George W.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Prosecutors must take tests for gunsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors who wish to be armed will not receive any special treatment when applying for gun licenses, despite the attorney general's recent request, according to Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Foreigners spent more than locals on Aceh: ReportThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNearly three months after the tsunami devastated Aceh and North Sumatra, the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) reported on Wednesday that foreign aid spent on emergency relief operations there was almost four times that ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

KL accused of 'fishing' for cheap illegal workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLabor exporters have accused Malaysian employers of fishing for cheap illegal workers from Indonesia, with Malaysian government authorities only issuing recruitment permits for a very limited number of ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 24, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Painting Faces by I Nengah Wirakusuma, at Ganesha Gallery Four Season Resort at Jimbaran Bay, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until April 22 * Solo Art Exhibition The Secret Studio by Bruce Granquist, at Danes Art Veranda Jl.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

U.S. embassy to move over securityThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe United States Embassy on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta will move to a new site within the Golden Triangle area, according to the head of City Spatial Agency Nurfakih Wirawan.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Flash flood kills two in BandungBANDUNG: A flash flood swept through southern Bandung at dawn on Wednesday killing two people.Hartiyah, 52 and her grand daughter Widya, 1, died after they were swept away by the flash flood that hit their house in Banjaran Wetan subdistrict, Bandung city.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Traffic law It is great to see ideas on dealing with the gridlock in our nation's capital city. The monorail and busway should provide excellent solutions if they are implemented extensively and managed professionally.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Envoy apologizes over Ambalat remarksTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Rusdihardjo apologized to the House on Wednesday for remarks he made concerning the burning of Malaysian flags during rallies in Indonesia over the Ambalat dispute.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Govt pushes waste managementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Partly due to public outrage over recent accidents allegedly caused by dump mismanagement, the government plans to push ahead with its funding program for small and medium businesses to make compost from garbage.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Govt seeks more funds for militaryTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said on Wednesday he was proposing Rp 5 trillion (US$538 billion) in additional funds from the state budget to improve the capability of the Navy and Air Force.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

JP/5/SUMMIT49 heads of states to attend Asia Africa Summit Yuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungThe number of heads of state confirming their attendance at the Asia Africa Summit in Bandung rose to 49, after four more leaders registered for the conference.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Will democracy and security sector reform discourage terrorism?Anak Agung Banyu Perwita Bandung The tragedy of Sept.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Why dressing up like clowns? This comment is prompted by a photograph on page 14 of The Jakarta Post of March 21, subheaded Facing Off showing some "protesters" complaining about EU plans to "liberalize the blocs services market".
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Part 2 of 2: Sovereignty can't be shelvedJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta By contrast, the Malaysian leader has been so cocky that he has lost his sympathy for his largest neighbor, which is still struggling with a large number of domestic problems.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Bush's retreat on Indonesian human rightsBrad Simpson Washington, D.C. There is a bitter irony to the Bush Administration's announcement in late February that it will restore military training for the Indonesian armed forces, which came just days before the State Department's annual human ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Quality and validity most important for national school testsSimon Marcus Gower Jakarta The national tests for schools in Indonesia seem to be a perennial source of concern and even conflict.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

FOR FOCUS ISSUE: SERVICED OFFICE --- March 27, 2005 checked Plaza Business Centre offers attractive "Corporate Concierge Service" Finding a serviced office in Jakarta may not be difficult, but discovering one with high quality "corporate concierge service" is not only a big joy but a ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Trade balance Correction: The heading of our info graphics appeared on this on Wednesday should have read "RI-Malaysia trade balance (in billion US$)". We regret the error.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Embezzlement, bribery plague state schoolsAde Irawan, Jakarta High cost has become a pressing issue in the operation of schools in Indonesia. In fact, various regulations, like the National Education Law (No.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Cops probed over illegal logging JAKARTA: Four middle-ranking officers of the Papua Police are being investigated for their alleged roles in supporting illegal logging activities in the province.Spokesman for the National Police Insp. Gen.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

A four-day Sundanese arts festival kicked off in Bogor municipality on Wednesday, with hundreds of students from 30 universities in West Java participating.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Checked SPOTLIGHT: THURSDAY, March 24, 2005 SEMINAR FOR KOREAN BUSINESS: Bank International Indonesia (BII) Commissioner Umar Juoro [left] delivers a presentation entitled Indonesia Economic and Political Outlook, accompanied by BII Senior Advisor Hwang Yoon Hong [right] and translator Kim ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Tsunami Aid: It's Time to Deliver Thang D. Nguyen The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore As a United States military aircraft carrying former presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior touched down in Banda Aceh, the area worst hit by the Asian tsunami, the only buildings they saw ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

City Police warn of worsening traffic on Jakarta roadsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIf you think traffic conditions in the capital are unbearable, then you had better work on upping your tolerance level, as reports say it is only getting worse.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Another Wolfowitz mission In announcing his nomination of the incumbent Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as the next World Bank president, U.S. President George W. Bush described his hawkish inner-circle person as "a compassionate and decent man," and emphasized Wolfowitz's experience as U.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

69 suspects named for logging crimesJAYAPURA, Papua: An anti-illegal logging task force has identified 69 alleged illegal loggers since it began a severe crackdown this month.Nine of the 69 suspects were reportedly Malaysian citizens, task force spokesman Sr. Comr.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

'The brawl was political playacting'The government's decision to raise fuel prices by an average 29 percent led to a brawl among politicians in the House of Representatives. The Jakarta Post talked to some Jakarta residents about how they felt about the incident.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Wise compromise at last The House of Representatives finally came to its senses on Monday and reached a wise compromise that provides more leeway for deliberation of the contentious issue of fuel subsidies within the broader context of proposed revisions to the 2005 state budget.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Tsunami Aid: It's Time to Deliver Thang D. Nguyen The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore As a United States military aircraft carrying former presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior touched down in Banda Aceh, the area worst hit by the Asian tsunami, the only buildings they saw ...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

TV Today: Friday, March 25, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Happy Easter April8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 9:30 Documentary10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

49 heads of states to attend summitYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe number of heads of state confirming their attendance at the Asia Africa Summit in Bandung rose to 49, after four more leaders registered for the conference.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005

Is it a mad world? I refer to the article F-16 fighter jets remain on alert near Ambalat oil block (The Jakarta Post, March 16, page 4).Please explain to your readers how an F-16 fighter jet can take off with a braking-schute employed, (see photo).
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