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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/School produces professional domestic workers

School produces professional domestic workersSinggir Kartana, Contributor, Yogyakarta "Come on, take my picture. I can drive now," Sukati, a 22-year- old housemaid, said. Her hands were on the steering wheel of a minivan.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Govt to release two stranded Australians

Govt to release two stranded AustraliansNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Indonesian authorities are expected to release on Saturday an Australian couple found stranded on the shores of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam two days ago, pending an investigation into ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Autistic children get new school

Autistic children get new school SEMARANG: A special school for autistic children has been opened at the Hasyim Asyhari Islamic kindergarten complex, Jl. Selo Mulyo Mukti Barat IX No. 9, in the Graha Mukti Utama residential complex, Pedurungan subdistrict, Semarang.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Tripoli

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, TripoliMegawati arrives in Tripoli, meets Qaddafi President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in Tripoli on Friday for a historic, two-day trip to Libya.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/R&D recipients still on BI's blacklist, Anwar says

R&D recipients still on BI's blacklist, Anwar saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six former bank owners deemed eligible for release and discharge (R&D) status will remain on Bank Indonesia's list of bad bankers, central bank senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution said.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/KPU allots extra seats in 37 electoral districts

KPU allots extra seats in 37 electoral districtsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has allocated more than 12 seats in provincial and regency/municipality legislative councils in 37 electoral districts, which is in breach of the law.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/BPK finds irregularities worth Rp 70.41b

BPK finds irregularities worth Rp 70.41bZakki Hakim and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found 58 cases of irregularities in six Jakarta agencies amounting to Rp 70.41 billion (approximately US$8.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/36 ancient sites found in Fakfak

36 ancient sites found in Fakfak FAKFAK, Papua: A team of researchers from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has discovered 36 sites containing ancient rock paintings in Kokas subdistrict, Fakfak regency, Papua, during a recent archeological expedition.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Commercialism or creativity in art?

Commercialism or creativity in art?Kartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java Surakarta formerly served as the administrative center of the ancient Mataram Kingdom. In more recent times, the city has become more famous as a city of Javanese culture and a home to many artists.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Tropical islands: Small is not always beautiful

Tropical islands: Small is not always beautifulGwynne Dyer, Columnist, London It was romantics like Paul Gauguin who seduced the world into believing that tropical islands are palm-fringed paradises where people are nicer and more innocent than elsewhere, but they did have help from the "small is ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Monumental scandals

Monumental scandals Ada proyek, ada obyek (Where there's a project, there's money to be made.) This cynical expression is very popular with Indonesians, who believe that every project involves corruption. Therefore, installation of the Rp 3.5-billion statue of Gen.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Aung San Suu Kyi returns home under house arrest

Aung San Suu Kyi returns home under house arrestAgencies, Jakarta Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest at her Yangon residence after being discharged from hospital where she underwent surgery last week, her doctor and the government said Friday.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/On illegal logging

On illegal logging We refer to The Jakarta Post articles World demand increases illegal logging on Sept. 9, 2003, and Prakosa targets Singapore, Malaysia to curb log smuggling on Sept. 10, 2003.Singapore welcomes the efforts of the Indonesian government to prevent illegal logging.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Govt to set criteria for key products

Govt to set criteria for key productsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is preparing criteria for selecting strategic products to be protected against the global drive to liberalize trade.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/IBRA gets bids for 51 percent stake in publicly listed BII

IBRA gets bids for 51 percent stake in publicly listed BIIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Friday it had received three preliminary non-binding bids for a 51 percent stake in publicly listed Bank International Indonesia (BII).
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/PDI-P rival camps trade lawsuits

PDI-P rival camps trade lawsuitsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Two conflicting camps at the municipal branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, filed lawsuits on Friday against each other, following a ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Probe into alleged STPDN drug cases begins

Probe into alleged STPDN drug cases beginsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have begun investigating drug-related incidents allegedly involving several senior students of the Public Administration Institute (STPDN) in Sumedang, West Java, delivering a second blow to the school run by the Ministry ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Intellectual property: A neglected resource

Intellectual property: A neglected resource Fujio Mitarai, Chairman, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The world is experiencing sharply increasing movements of goods, services, capital and people across national and regional borders.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Jakarta Stock Exchange suspends Goodyear trading

Jakarta Stock Exchange suspends Goodyear tradingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) announced on Friday it has suspended trading in the shares of tire maker PT Goodyear Indonesia following reports that the company stopped production last week.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/BI's art collection under scrutiny

BI's art collection under scrutinyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Is Bank Indonesia, the country's monetary authority, interested in art?According to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the central bank has an art collection that includes some pieces bought from prestigious auction houses ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Five killed in two sea accidents

Five killed in two sea accidentsI.D. Nugroho and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Makassar Questions have been raised over the safety and sea-worthiness of maritime transportation in the country following two maritime accidents yesterday in Tanjung Perak harbor, Surabaya, and the Gulf ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Stage and film art director Roedjito passes away at 71

Stage and film art director Roedjito passes away at 71Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted stage and film art director Roedjito passed away at a little over midnight on Friday at Abdi Waluyo Hospital in Menteng, Central Jakarta, due to liver and kidney failure. He was 71 years old.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Young boy sodomized, murdered in Cirebon

Young boy sodomized, murdered in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Police here on Friday said they had arrested an 18-year-old youth on charges of sodomizing and murdering eight-year-old Domas, an elementary school student from Cirebon regency, West Java.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Foreigners nabbed for visa violations

Foreigners nabbed for visa violations JAKARTA: Three Uzbekhs and three Chinese were arrested on Wednesday for visa offenses, said an immigration official.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/The IMF fails again

The IMF fails againJoseph E. Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Project Syndicate It is six years since the IMF's fateful meeting in Hong Kong, just before the global financial crisis. I was there. What a peculiar meeting it was.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Private car inspection and illegal levies

Private car inspection and illegal leviesFrom Pos KotaMinister of Communications Agum Gumelar said earlier this month that the plan for private car inspections (for road worthiness) was being studied so that gas emission tests on private motor vehicles could not yet be conducted, while the ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/ASEAN's Second Bali Summit

ASEAN's Second Bali SummitC.P.F. Luhulima, Foreign Affairs Analyst, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS), Jakarta On Oct.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Aung San Suu Kyi returns home under house arrest

Aung San Suu Kyi returns home under house arrest Agencies, Jakarta Myanmar's prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be put under house arrest for the third time in her political career after being discharged from the hospital where she underwent major surgery, her doctor said on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/House decides to maintain current BPK board

House decides to maintain current BPK boardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives will ask President Megawati Soekarnoputri to issue a presidential decree extending the tenure of the chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and other board members.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

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The distribution of power in Iraq Of course it is an evident priority that power over Iraq must end up in Iraqi hands.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/On stoning

On stoning Does the open-minded Muslim community in Indonesia know that in a few days a woman in Nigeria will be executed by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock?Will this community try to intervene through the Nigerian Embassy? A baby of two months old will be left without its ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/'Should we allow brutal leaders to govern?'

'Should we allow brutal leaders to govern?'Earlier in September, a second-year student of the government- run Public Administration Institute (STPDN) died after some seniors beat and straggled him for alleged indiscipline. The Jakarta Post asked some people for their opinion on the issue.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/On illegal logging

On illegal logging We refer to The Jakarta Post articles World demand increases illegal logging on Sept. 9, 2003, and Prakosa targets Singapore, Malaysia to curb log smuggling on Sept. 10, 2003.Singapore welcomes the efforts of the Indonesian government to prevent illegal logging.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Police release four suspects reportedly linked to terrorism

Police release four suspects reportedly linked to terrorismDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police released on Friday another four people reportedly linked to terrorist activities, deeming their accounts during interrogation thus far sufficient.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Thailand faces prosperity and contradictions

Thailand faces prosperity and contradictions Weerayut Chokchaimadon The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok In the name of economic development, PM Thaksin is moving to centralise all power in his handsForget about allocating power to the people.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/PNG asked to send home soldier's corpse

PNG asked to send home soldier's corpse JAYAPURA, Papua: The chief of the Trikora Military Command, Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal, urged Papua New Guinea (PNG) to send home the body of an Indonesian soldier, First Sgt. Irfan, who was killed by Papuan rebels.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Titles up for grabs, politicians line up

Titles up for grabs, politicians line upBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some people may have taken Shakespeare's "What's in a name?" to heart and decided they needed more weight to their names, yearning for the prestige of a royal title.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/More than 48,000 TKIs arrested in Malaysia

More than 48,000 TKIs arrested in Malaysia JAKARTA: Malaysian authorities have arrested more than 48,000 Indonesian illegal migrant workers (TKIs), who are now awaiting deportation to Indonesia, Antara news agency reported on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Three cops detained over Sumbawa riot

Three cops detained over Sumbawa riotLuh Putu, Trisna Wahyuni and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Mataram/Jakarta Three police officers have been detained in connection with the death of a student that led to a riot on Thursday in Sumbawa Besar regency, West Nusa Tenggara, National Police chief ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Taufik falls to Wong in Denmark

Taufik falls to Wong in DenmarkThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes for another matchup between Taufik Hidayat and Chen Hong, which would have been their sixth meeting, were dashed on Thursday at the badminton Denmark Open when Taufik failed to make it out of the third round.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Navy chief grilled over asset report

Navy chief grilled over asset report JAKARTA: The Public Servants Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) questioned Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh on Friday over his incomplete assets report.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/JP/8/

JP/8/'Should we allow merciless leaders to govern the country?'Earlier in September, a second-year student of the government- run Public Administration Institute (STPDN) died after some seniors beat and straggled him for alleged indiscipline.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Who says IT does not matter anymore?

Who says IT does not matter anymore?Zatni Arbi, Contributor, Jakarta During the recent OracleWorld event in San Francisco, one person in the audience asked Larry Ellison, Oracle Chairman and CEO, this question: "Now that so many of the application development tasks have been automated, are we ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/IT solutions now integral part of doing business

IT solutions now integral part of doing businessSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Information technology (IT) has lately begun to show its irresistible force in Indonesia and has been adopted by many companies as an integrated part of their overall business.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Have COEs for maids

Have COEs for maids Janadas Devan The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Singapore would be better off if it had fewer foreign maids.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/IMT, Hipmobile sign partnership

IMT, Hipmobile sign partnership JAKARTA: Indonesia Media Technology (IMT) has signed a partnership agreement with Hipmobile to cross sell mobile contents and applications in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/The IMF fails again

The IMF fails againJoseph E. Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Project Syndicate It is six years since the IMF's fateful meeting in Hong Kong, just before the global financial crisis. I was there. What a peculiar meeting it was.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/New global equilibrium

New global equilibrium The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings ended in Dubai last week with an increasingly urgent call for more equality between rich and poor countries -- a more equitable global system.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Highland Gathering canceled

Highland Gathering canceled TANGERANG: This year's Highland Gathering, held annually in the New Imperial Island Park Showground in Lippo Karawaci, has been canceled.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Jogja Great Sale to kick off Oct. 4

Jogja Great Sale to kick off Oct. 4 YOGYAKARTA: In commemorating the 247th anniversary of Yogyakarta, the mayoralty administration will stage the Jogja Great Sale from Oct. 4 through Oct. 19.Some 4,150 stores, hotels and restaurants -- particularly those located on famous Jl.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Robber gang targeting taxi passengers busted

Robber gang targeting taxi passengers bustedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Friday that they had captured three taxi drivers and charged them with robbing their passengers."The suspects have committed at least eight robberies in several places across the city," said Adj.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Anticorruption team nearly ready

Anticorruption team nearly ready JAKARTA: A minister said he has provided facilities for a small team set up by the government to select candidates nominated for the Commission for Eradication of Corruption (KPTK) to fulfill the requirements of an anticorruption law.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Megawati's momentous message

Megawati's momentous message The courage of Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to criticize the United States at the UN General Assembly should be highly appreciated.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Komnas HAM to probe evictions

Komnas HAM to probe evictions JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has set up a team to investigate a string of evictions in the city, which many claim have violated people's basic rights, a commission member said on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/STPDN system needs change

STPDN system needs changeFrom Warta Kota The news of the death of Wahyu Hidayat, a Public Administration Institute (STPDN) student in Jakarta, has touched me deeply. Moreover, with limited sources of income, his parents expected him to support the family later.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Lawyers demand release of Army clients in arms theft trial

Lawyers demand release of Army clients in arms theft trialNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Lawyers for seven soldiers, charged in connection with a burglary in April of munitions in Wamena regency, Papua province, demanded on Friday their clients be released or given a lesser ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/'Golkar to benefit from public disappointment to win polls'

'Golkar to benefit from public disappointment to win polls'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party would take advantage of widespread disappointment with the so-called reform parties to woo support from the public, particularly from first-time voters, to win ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Misperception about school discipline

Misperception about school disciplineSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia, Jakarta The issue of discipline in schools in Indonesia is often contentious and it seems discipline is often misconceived and misperceptions exist to the point where, what some would construe as ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Politics of numbers show economic growth

Politics of numbers show economic growthPeter Gardiner and Mayling Oey-Gardiner, Researchers, Insan Hitawasana Sejahtera, Jakarta After the severe economic slump of 1998 and 1999, Indonesia has returned to a period of significant positive economic growth.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Illegal mining in concession hurts Bukit Asam unit

Illegal mining in concession hurts Bukit Asam unitThe Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra A unit of publicly listed coal mining firm PT Bukit Asam called for the government's help to crack down on illegal miners operating in its concession area, saying their activities were having an adverse ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Painting exhibition explores 'zaman edan'

Painting exhibition explores 'zaman edan'Slamet Susanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta In the 19th century, Javanese author Ronggowarsito wrote in Jayabaya, an ancient Javanese chronicle, about zaman edan, which literally means "mad times.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Judges rule Dewi's action defective

Judges rule Dewi's action defectiveTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court threw out on Friday a lawsuit filed by Dewi Sukarno -- one the wives of founding president Sukarno -- over the ownership of a valuable plot of land, and instead advised her to ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat In the land of second chances, Yasser Arafat has enjoyed nine lives. Killing him, as some Israeli officials have suggested, would guarantee him martyrdom and certify his role as a permanent thorn in Israel's side as well as a formidable barrier to peace in the Middle East.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/BI's art collection under scrutiny

BI's art collection under scrutiny Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Is Bank Indonesia, the country's monetary authority, interested in art?According to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the central bank has an art collection that includes some pieces bought from prestigious auction ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Hundreds sick after volcano erupts

Hundreds sick after volcano erupts HOKENG JAYA, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 565 villagers living on the slopes of Mount Lewotobi in Wulanggitang subdistrict, East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara, have experienced respiratory problems and skin diseases following an Aug.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Women's soccer

Women's soccer Seeking relief from the dismal news reports on social turbulence, with its repercussions in terms of the impoverished people's sufferings, it is rewarding to be able to read the highlights of the sports news.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Map madness

Map madnessFrom KompasElementary school pupils in West Sumatra are usually told that the equator passes through Kota Bonjol, some four hours' overland trip to the north of the capital city of Padang. It means that Padang is to the south of this equator.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/On stoning

On stoning Does the open-minded Muslim community in Indonesia know that in a few days a woman in Nigeria will be executed by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock?Will this community try to intervene through the Nigerian Embassy? A baby of two months old will be left without its ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Lawmakers blamed for poor performance

Lawmakers blamed for poor performanceKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung blamed fellow lawmakers on Friday for the legislative body's failure to finish the deliberation of various bills on time.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Judges say Dewi's action defective

Judges say Dewi's action defectiveTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaThe South Jakarta District Court threw out on Friday a lawsuit filed by Dewi Sukarno -- one the wives of founding president Sukarno -- over the ownership of a valuable plot of land, and instead advised her to ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Akbar advises promotion of water resources bill

Akbar advises promotion of water resources billMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives' Speaker Akbar Tandjung defended on Friday the water resources bill despite protests from some quarters, and asked lawmakers to inform the public about ...
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Man accused of raping minor

Man accused of raping minor JAKARTA: Police arrested a man on Friday on allegations he raped his 14-year-old neighbor, who is now four months pregnant.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Controversy on

Controversy on Islamic zealots Amid the uproar arising from various elements in society over the arrests of Islamic activists suspected by the police of being involved in and planning bombings in several places, I would like to contribute my view concerning this issue.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Sunarko, Tarigan best scorers at JP golf meet

Sunarko, Tarigan best scorers at JP golf meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Andries Sunarko emerged as the best net-scorer while Tarigan Jaman won the best gross-scoring title at the inaugural The Jakarta Post golf tournament at the par-72 Rancamaya Golf and Country Club in Bogor on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Robber gang targeting taxi passengers busted

Robber gang targeting taxi passengers bustedDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Police said on Friday that they had captured three taxi drivers and charged them with robbing their passengers."The suspects have committed at least eight robberies in several places across the city," said Adj.
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003

JP/Search for miners halted as landslide kills rescuer

Search for miners halted as landslide kills rescuerTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Tragedy struck the same place twice when a rescue worker searching for the bodies of four miners buried beneath a landslide in Bogor regency last week was decapitated during a landslide on Friday morning.
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