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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Batuan Miniaturist style', revisited

Batuan Miniaturist style', revisitedJean Couteau, Contributor, Denpasar An interesting painting exhibition has been taking place at the Ganesha Gallery at Four Seasons Hotel, Jimbaran.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/'New parking system will worsen traffic problems'

'New parking system will worsen traffic problems'Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A pilot project for a new on-street parking system is just around the corner, but activists say the scheme will not ease the capital's traffic woes and has little hope of succeeding where other ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Foreign firms may leave RI if dumping practices not curbed

Foreign firms may leave RI if dumping practices not curbedAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Indonesia Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) said that a number of foreign investment companies had threatened to leave the country as they could no longer compete with the imported products sold ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Oracle launches new product

Oracle launches new product JAKARTA: PT Oracle Indonesia started on Wednesday a marketing campaign for its latest data-based collaboration software product, which is expected to challenge the products made by IBM and Microsoft, the leading industry players here.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Man shot in Rp100m robbery

Man shot in Rp100m robbery JP/ /AcrossMan shot in Rp100m robbery CIREBON, West Java: An employee of a money exchange was shot in the hand during a daylight robbery in the town of Cirebon on Wednesday that netted Rp 100 million (about US$11,000).

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Tangerang mayor again fails to testify

Tangerang mayor again fails to testify TANGERANG: Tangerang Mayor M. Thamrin failed on Tuesday to answer a court summons to testify in the corruption trial of a former high-ranking official, the fifth time he failed to turn up in court.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Bank Mandiri to market mutual funds

Bank Mandiri to market mutual fundsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Securities firm PT Mandiri Sekuritas, a subsidiary of the giant state Bank Mandiri, plans to launch a total of Rp 20 trillion (about US$2.3 billion) worth of mutual funds, a senior bank official has said.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Anniversary

Anniversary Edition TomorrowTo mark our 20th anniversary on Friday, The Jakarta Post will be publishing a special edition.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/RI has new SARS patient, govt traces his contacts

RI has new SARS patient, govt traces his contactsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan The government announced on Wednesday a second probable SARS case and has been tracing the man's close contacts to prevent any transmission of the disease.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/S'pore keeps neighborly with RI investment

S'pore keeps neighborly with RI investmentKornelius Purba The Jakarta Post JakartaTiny but wealthy Singapore wields its financial might in the region, including in investment in Indonesia. The city state is the third largest foreign investor in the country after Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Man shot in Rp100m robbery

Man shot in Rp100m robbery CIREBON, West Java: An employee of a money exchange was shot in the hand during a daylight robbery in the town of Cirebon on Wednesday that netted Rp 100 million (about US$11,000).

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Police arrest Balongan LPG thieves after tipoff

Police arrest Balongan LPG thieves after tipoffNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java Police arrested four men for stealing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Balongan oil refinery of state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, after another suspect lodged a police complaint ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/40% of Riau residents in poverty

40% of Riau residents in poverty PEKANBARU, Riau: Rich in natural resources and home to the country's largest privately owned oil and gas company, 40 percent of Riau's three million residents live below the poverty line, Governor Saleh Djasit said.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/JSX suspends SMART share trading

JSX suspends SMART share trading JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Wednesday trade in PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology (SMART) shares after it received a report that one of the company's cooking oil factories was gutted by fire earlier in the morning.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/KONI maps out strengths ahead of 2003 SEA Games

KONI maps out strengths ahead of 2003 SEA GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) announced an early mapping-out of its medal chances at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with chairman Agum Gumelar saying that the policy reflected the council's wish to ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, April 24, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, April 24, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service10:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Regional autonomy has not lived up to expectations: Minister

Regional autonomy has not lived up to expectations: MinisterTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaRegional autonomy has sparked disputes between the central government and local governments, local governments and the public and even among the local administrations since it came into effect more ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/On elephant deaths

On elephant deaths We would like to clarify statements made in The Jakarta Post on April 11 concerning elephant deaths in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Airports of Thailand plans listing

Airports of Thailand plans listing BANGKOK: Thailand's main airport operator plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) by the third quarter of this year, a report said on Wednesday.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Minister to open new prisons

Minister to open new prisons MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra is slated to open 24 new penitentiaries and 19 new rehabilitation centers across the country on Sunday.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Migrant workers postpone departure

Migrant workers postpone departure DENPASAR, Bali: A number of migrant workers in Bali have had their departure overseas delayed in the wake of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Obituary

Obituary Gen. (ret) Yoga Sugama, the former head of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board (Bakin), died on Wednesday at Pondok Indah Hospital of complications from a number of illnesses. He was 78.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Mega gives Garuda statue to St. Petersburg museum

Mega gives Garuda statue to St. Petersburg museumAgencies, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri handed over a three-meter high Garuda statue to the St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum on Wednesday symbolizing the warm bilateral relations between Indonesia and Russia.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Trade center to be built in former green area

Trade center to be built in former green areaMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A trade center will be built in Cikokol, on land that had earlier been intended to remain a green area in Tangerang municipality, thanks to a revision of the master plan.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Jaya Suprana: Jack of all trades

Jaya Suprana: Jack of all tradesAendra Medita, Contributor, Jakarta He must belong to a rare breed of people in this country. Every time he opens his mouth, what he utters always catches his listeners by surprise. He is usually labeled a man of all trades.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Nine soldiers arrested for arsenal burglary

Nine soldiers arrested for arsenal burglaryNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The military police unit of the Trikora Military Command overseeing Papua has arrested nine soldiers and seven civilians for their alleged involvement in the April 4 arsenal burglary in Wamena, in ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, April 24, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, April 24, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service10:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Foreign firms may leave RI if dumping practices not curbed

Foreign firms may leave RI if dumping practices not curbedAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesia Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) said that a number of foreign investment companies had threatened to leave the country as they could no longer compete with the imported products ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Gubernatorial nominees must have clean records

Gubernatorial nominees must have clean recordsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java A local legislature faction warned the West Java gubernatorial election committee of the legal and administrative difficulties gubernatorial candidate Danny Setiawan and deputy ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/18 more JI members arrested

18 more JI members arrestedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police reported more progress in their counter-terrorism measures with the arrest of 18 more members of the regional terror network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), which will provide them with an opportunity to further investigate a ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/SIA to retire Airbus fleet

SIA to retire Airbus fleet SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines will retire its fleet of Airbus aircraft earlier than planned, reflecting the flight capacity cuts being implemented amid the SARS health scare, the carrier said on Wednesday.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/KPU admits flaws in voter registration

KPU admits flaws in voter registrationArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) admitted on Tuesday that many flaws were evident in the voter registration process as revealed by a resistance to the program in some regions.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Suspected terrorist Ba'asyir goes on trial for treason, bombings

Suspected terrorist Ba'asyir goes on trial for treason, bombingsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court opened the trial on Wednesday of the alleged leader of regional terrorist network Jamaah Islamiah (JI) on charges of treason.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Five Bogor residents die mysteriously

Five Bogor residents die mysteriously BOGOR: Five residents of the same neighborhood in Kampung Parung Alen in Cikeas village, Sukaraja district, Bogor regency, died from a mysterious illness within 10 days of each other.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Oracle launches new product

Oracle launches new product JAKARTA: PT Oracle Indonesia started on Wednesday a marketing campaign for its latest data-based collaboration software product, which is expected to challenge the products made by IBM and Microsoft, the leading industry players here.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/What UN role in Iraq?

What UN role in Iraq? The latest reports that have come to us from Iraq over the past few days appear to confirm what many analysts in this country have predicted and many laymen have guessed from the start: It may be easy for the U.S.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Minister names Jamsostek director

Minister names Jamsostek director JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has named his ministry's inspector general the new president director of PT Jamsostek, a state-owned social insurance company.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/New Army deputy chief installed

New Army deputy chief installed JAKARTA: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu swore in on Wednesday Lt. Gen. Darsono as his new deputy, replacing Lt. Gen. Sumarsono.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Govt spells out conditions for talks with GAM

Govt spells out conditions for talks with GAMTiarma Siboro and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has spelled out conditions for the planned Joint Council meeting with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva, but emphasized that the terms were non-negotiable.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Schools should give a sense of stability

Schools should give a sense of stabilitySimon Marcus Gower, Director, Research and Development, Harapan Bangsa School, Tangerang, Banten These are difficult times for schools.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Council asked to probe ownership of Sheraton hotel

Council asked to probe ownership of Sheraton hotelBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council is urged to establish a special committee tasked with investigating the decrease in the city's shares in the 16- story Hotel Sheraton Media on Jl. Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/PMI extends relief fund to Iraq

PMI extends relief fund to Iraq JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) handed over on Wednesday Rp 129 million (about US$14,500) in post-war relief aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the Iraqi people, who badly need fresh water supplies, medicines and food.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Who will be candidate of the Islamic camp in 2004?

Who will be candidate of the Islamic camp in 2004?Muhammad Qodari, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Qodari@csis.or.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Man shot in Rp100m robbery

Man shot in Rp100m robbery JP/ /AcrossMan shot in Rp100m robbery CIREBON, West Java: An employee of a money exchange was shot in the hand during a daylight robbery in the town of Cirebon on Wednesday that netted Rp 100 million (about US$11,000).

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Man shot in Rp100m robbery

Man shot in Rp100m robbery JP/ /AcrossMan shot in Rp100m robbery CIREBON, West Java: An employee of a money exchange was shot in the hand during a daylight robbery in the town of Cirebon on Wednesday that netted Rp 100 million (about US$11,000).

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Gandhi land swap upset residents

Gandhi land swap upset residentsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of people, including women and schoolchildren, took to the streets of Ancol, North Jakarta, on Wednesday to protest a plan by the Gandhi Memorial International School's (GMIS) to take possession of two state ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/'My neighbors ride with me to work'

'My neighbors ride with me to work' The city administration unveiled last week its plan to extend the three-in-one traffic regulation, but experts say that a well- planned and comprehensive transportation system would be far more effective in alleviating the city's severe traffic problems.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Five Bogor residents die mysteriously

Five Bogor residents die mysteriously BOGOR: Five residents of the same neighborhood in Kampung Parung Alen in Cikeas village, Sukaraja district, Bogor regency, died from a mysterious illness within 10 days of each other.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/New CAR ruling to be applied to 40 banks next year

New CAR ruling to be applied to 40 banks next yearDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday that a new, tougher regulation with regard to bank capital would only be applied to 30 to 40 banks starting next year, while smaller banks would still have two years to ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Remote trading on JSX reaches Rp 4.9t

Remote trading on JSX reaches Rp 4.9tThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One year after its commencement, the value of share transactions through remote trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has reached Rp 4.9 trillion (about US$563 million).

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Man shot in Rp100m robbery

Man shot in Rp100m robbery CIREBON, West Java: An employee of a money exchange was shot in the hand during a daylight robbery in the town of Cirebon on Wednesday that netted Rp 100 million (about US$11,000).

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/HK airport seen to cut rates

HK airport seen to cut rates SINGAPORE: The Hong Kong Airport Authority may follow Taiwan and Singapore in reducing costs to help airlines weather the devastating fallout from the SARS outbreak, a regional airline grouping said on Wednesday.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Walking on a tightrope, swallowing some pride

Walking on a tightrope, swallowing some prideArya B. Gaduh, Centre of Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, abgaduh@csis.or.id A tightrope walker is just recovering. In her last open-air performance, an unexpected rainstorm struck her down, causing serious injuries.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Russian jet fighters set to strengthen Indonesian air defense

Russian jet fighters set to strengthen Indonesian air defenseAgencies, Jakarta Indonesia has moved to end its long-standing dependence on U.S. military aircraft with the arrival of four Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters in September and another 44 fighters in the next four years.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/IMF monitoring role still crucial: Kadin

IMF monitoring role still crucial: KadinA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said on Wednesday that Indonesia still needed the International Monetary Fund to play a monitoring role in the implementation of the country's economic reform ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/FPI apologizes for 'kidnapping' chief

FPI apologizes for 'kidnapping' chief JAKARTA: The Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) said they were sorry for "kidnapping" chief Habib Rizieq Shihab from the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Monday, saying it was not planned beforehand and was done without the knowledge of his legal team.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/JP/4/capt23

JP/4/capt23JP/R. Berto WedhatamaADMISSION TEST: Thousands of high school students from Jakarta, Banten and West Java take the admission test for Gadjah Mada University at the Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Cetro issues database for female legislative candidates

Cetro issues database for female legislative candidatesArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Centre for Electoral Reform (Cetro) issued on Wednesday a list of 109 women for political parties to recruit as legislative candidates during the upcoming general election.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/40% of Riau residents in poverty

40% of Riau residents in poverty PEKANBARU, Riau: Rich in natural resources and home to the country's largest privately owned oil and gas company, 40 percent of Riau's three million residents live below the poverty line, Governor Saleh Djasit said.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Correcting address

Correcting address We, at Yayasan LIA would like to thank you for the information you provided about our organization in your newspaper on Sunday, April 6, and also the picture of our branch building you included.However, the address of the building was given incorrectly.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Sinar Mas factory gutted by fire

Sinar Mas factory gutted by fireJAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Wednesday trade in PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology (SMART) shares after it received a report that one of the company's cooking oil factories was gutted by fire earlier in the morning.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Sanggar Anak Akar to stage operetta

Sanggar Anak Akar to stage operettaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rebellion by those once oppressed by the state has become an overly repetitive theme in arts.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, April 24, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, April 24, 2003Exhibition* Painting, Dream Land, by Made Wianta, at Gaya Fusion Of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252), 7 p.m., until May 15.Performance* Piano Recital by Steffen Schleiermacher, at Wantilan - STSI in Denpasar (8 p.m.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Inmates run drug ring from prison in Bali

Inmates run drug ring from prison in BaliWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali A four-day undercover police operation crushed a drug ring that was operating out of the tightly guarded cells of Kerobokan Penitentiary, Bali's largest detention facility.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/Bali bomb, SARS and Iraq, triple threat to tourist trade

Bali bomb, SARS and Iraq, triple threat to tourist tradeFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tour packages to mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore used to sell like hot cakes for travel agency Smailing Tour.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/East Timor rights trial needs int'l pressure

East Timor rights trial needs int'l pressureFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists have urged the international community to ensure that justice is served against all perpetrators of the gross human rights violations in East Timor, now that hopes for a fair trial have ...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/NGOs start education campaign

NGOs start education campaign JAKARTA: Nine non-governmental organizations belonging to the Plural Community Group (KUMPUL), and hailing from Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Bogor, have joined forces to organize a one-month education campaign from April 21 through May 20.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2003

JP/PMI extends relief fund to Iraq

PMI extends relief fund to Iraq JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) handed over on Wednesday Rp 129 million (about US$14,500) in post-war relief aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the Iraqi people, who badly need fresh water supplies, medicines and food.

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