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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

New secretary general at crucial point for ASEAN Chin Kin Wah Senior Fellow Institute of Southeast Asian Studies The Straits Times Asian News Network Singapore The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will have a new man in Jakarta next month when Ong Keng Yong, press secretary to ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Laksamana files a police complaint against AmienDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The political conflict between State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi and People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais reached new heights on Friday when Laksamana reported Amien to the ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Constitutional amendmentsSatya Arinanto Lecture and Vice Dean School of Law University of Indonesia Jakarta arinanto@cbn.net.idOne of the biggest legal issues during 2002 -- and the years immediately preceding it -- was the question of further amending the 1945 Constitution.According to S.E.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Merrill Lynch allegations proven false The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Friday that U.S. investment firm Merrill Lynch had been cleared of all insider trading allegations in the sale of shares in state-owned telecommunications firm PT Indosat.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Landslides cause more deaths in LampungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Landslides triggered by two days of heavy rainfall in Lampung province in the south of Sumatra island killed at least 10 people, injured dozens of others and buried five houses on Friday, police said.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Lack of new athletes costs Indonesian sports dearlyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Richard Sam Bera and Jonathan Sianturi come from different sports. The former is a swimmer, while the latter is a gymnast.But both have something in common as regards their roles in national sport.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Puspa Delima Amri CSISMany people believe that Nov. 10, 2001, the day China was officially admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO), will go down in history as one of the most important events of the decade.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, December 28, 2002Exhibitions* Fine Arts Grid by Tiong Ang, Fendry Ekel, Remy Jungerman, Mella Jaarsma, Cemeti Art House, Jl. D.I. Panjaitan 41 (Tel. 0274- 371015), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Jan. 5.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaSamsung has seen rosy days in Indonesia, despite the economic woes that have plagued many electronics producers here in recent years.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Politics of corruption to worsen in 2003: SjahrirBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the 2004 general election looming, noted economist turned politician, Sjahrir, warned on Friday of worsening corruption and illegal fund-raising in 2003 as political parties scrambled for campaign ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

City asked to deal with Africans JAKARTA: Residents in the Central Jakarta areas of Tanah Abang and Pejompongan urged the city administration to take legal action against foreigners of African nationality who were allegedly involved in criminal action.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Rogue soldiers may have staged Papua ambush: MinisterTiarma Siboro and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jayapura Rogue Indonesian soldiers might have staged an ambush on Aug.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Telkom using technology from Korea JAKARTA: State telecommunications company PT Telkom has started operating the code division multiple access (CDMA) facilities supplied by South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics, a press release said Friday.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Stock market performs much better this yearDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange fared better this year with market capitalization -- the total value of stocks traded in the bourse -- increased by 10.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Japan tense as early polls loom Takeshi Uemura The Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo The political situation in 2003 will be tense with Diet members pressing for a dissolution of the House of Representatives so that a general election can be held.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

The private capture of common goodB. Herry-Priyono Driyarkara School of Philosophy Jakarta The year 2002 began with torrential floods battering Jakarta and many other cities. Nature cares nothing for our logic; she has her own, which we do not acknowledge until we are crushed under her wheel.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Prospect for law enforcement in 2003Satya Arinanto Lecturer and Deputy Dean School of Law University of Indonesia Jakarta arinanto@cbn.net.idThe discourse on law enforcement usually starts from the issue of the legal system. According to Lawrence M.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

The Jakarta Post Jakarta Consumer confidence in the country significantly dropped in November following the Bali bombing, but the terrorist attack failed to impact consumers' shopping plans, according to a survey.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

PR as strategy for global understandingIrawan Abidin, Advisor, Association of Public Relation Practitioners (Perhumas), Jakarta There is today a crying need for greater mutual understanding between nations -- not only between governments but also between people of these nations.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Two turning points in 2002 The year 2002 will, unfortunately, be remembered by many for the bombs in Bali, and tragic as that incident was, it could also be viewed as the horrendous event that turned the scales on terrorism.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

JP/7/DHARMA For better living standards, foreign investment is not the answer Siwage Dharma Negara Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Jakarta The continuing decline of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia has led to a drop in total FDI approvals by 11 percent for the first nine ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Agricultural production to remain strong next yearRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih said on Friday that the country's agricultural production would continue to grow at a "high" rate next year on the back of favorable climatic conditions and a ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Sutiyoso's one achievement Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso again made a controversial move when he ordered the area under the Pasar Pagi flyover in West Jakarta to be developed into a shopping complex.The construction of 88 semi-permanent kiosks under the flyover linking Jl. Perniagaan and Jl.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Living with another lean yearIndonesia is going to add another pale year to its post-Soeharto era. Its already tarnished image as a state was severely damaged again after the Bali bombing, which demonstrated undeniably how vulnerable Indonesia had become to acts of terrorism.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Arab-RI relationship In reference to what was quoted by Antara and published in The Jakarta Post (Dec.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

This year's performing arts ended on sour noteYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Staging a performance, especially of international caliber in Indonesia in 2002, proved difficult and expensive.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

JP/6/WINAHYO Indosat, good governance and paper companiesWinahyo Soekanto Lawyer Consumer Care Foundation Jakarta winahyo@yahoo.com At least on paper, the controversial sale of 41.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Vagaries in investmentBahtiar Arif, Center for Indonesian Reform, Lecturer at the University of Pancasila, Jakarta, bahtiararif@yahoo.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Art world still enjoyable, despite tensionCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta For the ignorant art lover, the year 2002 was as enjoyable as ever, with many exhibitions, both local and international. But underneath all this lay the tension that the issue of goreng menggoreng had evoked.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Major roads to close on New Year's EveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police will close Jakarta's main thoroughfares including Jl. Jenderal Sudirman and M.H.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

City asked to prioritize Eastern Flood Canal projectAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disappointed with the city administration's policy for dealing with flooding, the City Council urged the administration on Friday to allocate 10 percent of the Rp 11 trillion city budget in 2003, or about ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Living with another lean yearIndonesia is going to add another pale year into its post- Soeharto era. Its already tarnished image as a state was damaged again severely following the Bali Bombing, which demonstrated undeniably how vulnerable Indonesia has become to acts of terrorism.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Christmas and terrorism Being a festive time, it is natural that the Arcadian side of Christmas should normally be stressed. But this year finds people here and abroad in fear of the threat of terrorism, and the world at war against terrorism's perpetrators and supporters.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Bambang fires RI to final of Tiger CupMusthofid and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A late header from Bambang Pamungkas in the second half earned Indonesia a 1-0 victory over Malaysia here on Friday and a place in the final of the Tiger Cup for the second consecutive time.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Constitutional amendments Satya Arinanto Lecture and Vice Dean School of Law University of Indonesia Jakarta arinanto@cbn.net.id One of the biggest legal issues during 2002 -- and the years immediately preceding it -- was the question of further amending the 1945 Constitution.According to S.E.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Reinventing globalizationYanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch IndonesiaIf there is one word that has been the most frequently mentioned by people around the world over the past three to five years, it has been globalization.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

`Becak' drivers pedal through life's hardshipsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Life for Salmun, 43, is more often than not quite difficult.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

An important lesson of the 2002 Busan Asian GamesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's poor performance at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, proved once again that there is something wrong with Indonesia's sports policy.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Artistic and cultural momentsAs the year draws to a close, the time has come to remember the year as it was, with both bright and dark moments.The arts scene this year was enjoyable as ever, with many performances and exhibitions, both local and international.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Workmen unearth bones of early reptile TANGERANG: Several workmen digging near a beach in Ketapang subdistrict in Tangerang came across an assortment of bones, which at first sight, looked like they belonged to a large reptile that existed in prehistoric times, an expert has said.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Foundation to send E. Timorese children homeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Harapan Timor (Timor's Hope), otherwise known as the HATI foundation, has pledged to return five East Timorese children from schools and orphanages in Java to their families in refugees camps following demands from the East ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

BMG warns city of floodingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Meteorologists warned the city administration and residents to brace for possible flooding with high levels of rainfall predicted for January.The city already has witnessed heavy rain in the past several days.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Taiwan replies This is in response to Jusuf Wanandi's article Indonesia still respects the one China policy which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 23, 2002.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Resolution for 2003: Join the silent majoritySuthichai Yoon, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok My friend Daeng has a strange New Year's resolution: He wants to be a good citizen by keeping his opinion to himself throughout Year 2003.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Gov't dismisses demand to annul Indosat saleFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Friday it would not annul the recent sale of its 41.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Debit card transactions up 400% JAKARTA: Debit card company Kartuku announced on Friday that transactions using its cards grew by 400 percent in six months until October this year.The company, however, did not reveal the number of transactions involved.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Let's move to Manchester and start againJackie Ashley Guardian News Service London Hands up all those who really think George Bush is not determined to attack Iraq some time soon.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Year-end special edition For the last 12 months, the country's arts and entertainment scene as well as the environment has had its ups and downs, due in part to influences from the prolonged economic crisis, political upheavals and most recently, the Bali bombing.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Let's move to Manchester and start againJackie Ashley Guardian News Service London Hands up all those who really think George Bush is not determined to attack Iraq some time soon.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Television industry still belongs to oldtimersLuas Samudera, Contributor, Jakarta The introduction of several new private TV stations -- Trans-TV, Lativi, TV7 and Global-TV -- earlier this year has changed the map of local TV.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Corruption of the RepublicB. Herry-Priyono Driyarkara School of Philosophy Jakarta The herd of that social vice called corruption rumbles on unabated. The year 2002 has seen a rapid escalation of this contagion, even though the chorus of criticism grows louder.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, December 28, 2002Exhibitions * Mask by Gallis and Rakidi, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until Dec. 31. * Photo Nyanyian Periferal by Oscar Motuloh, CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

RI badminton glorious, but needs to work harderNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian badminton had its ups and downs in 2002 as there were several good or even glorious achievements, but not without sad stories of defeat.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

NGOs reject govt power price hike planA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the government on Friday to drop a plan to raise electricity prices starting in January next year, arguing that the hike would create heavy burdens on the ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Imam Samudra gets surprise visit from estranged fatherI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali There were no tears in his eyes, but everybody could see the 63- year-old man was deeply touched by his brief meeting on Friday with his son, Imam Samudra, the alleged mastermind of the ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Sardono to showcase `Nobody's Body'Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "December in the year 2002; the number two begins it, and the number two ends it. Nothing changes, we are still in a milieu of terror and horror," said noted Indonesian dancer Sardono W.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Local music scene lacks creativity, varietyHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many consider the 1980s the best period for the local contemporary music scene.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Govt delays lifting civil emergency in MalukuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Violence in the province of Maluku has abated since warring sides signed a peace accord early this year and Islamic militants left the province, officials said, adding, however, that the civil emergency was still necessary for ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Expanding horizons is a lifetime processPri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, (e-mail:jakarta@amrophever.com) I had the privilege of spending time with Aki Ucup recently.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Fiscal sustainability: How sustainable will it be?Muhammad Chatib Basri Looking at the prospects of the world economy in 2003 is like looking at a silhouette. You can see the big picture, but you cannot tell the details.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

TV Today: Saturday, December 28, 2002 TVRI 6:00 a.m. News8:00 Documentary8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

City to crack down on tax evasion among foreignersAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid reports on foreign investors leaving the city, the city administration vowed on Friday to take stern measures against foreigners who violate regulations, including tax evasion.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Economic integration in Southeast Asia: Making AFTA workPuspa Delima Amri Centre fore Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) JakartaThe year 2002 marked an important era for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, as they embarked on the long evolving plan to realize the ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Golkar accepts Rahardi's resignation JAKARTA: Golkar Party accepted on Friday former trade minister and State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Rahardi Ramelan's decision to leave the party.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Year of ups and downs for Jakarta pub sceneBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta There's no doubt about it, it's been one heck of a hard year, what with glugging down copious quantities of the amber nectar, endless elbow-bending, and trying to get reimbursed for my outstanding efforts -- often far ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

New local films create stimulating phenomenonJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Local multiplexes this year experienced an unusual but inspiring phenomenon which has not been seen for more than a decade, with posters of locally-made movies displayed side by side at cinemas -- a thrilling sight ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

'Busway might worsen traffic flow' The city administration plans to introduce the busway system, which is designed to alleviate traffic along the bus route from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Techno-ethics: Dealing with ambivalence of advancementsYanuar Nugroho Member Board of ELSPPAT (Institute for Development Studies & Technological Assistance) Bogor, West Java In the field of science and technology, globalization will contribute significantly to mark 2003 as the year when ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

PAN official questioned over bombing MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: South Sulawesi Police questioned on Friday Tamsil Linrung, an official of the National Mandate Party (PAN), as a witness for Agung Abdul Hamid, the main suspect of the Dec. 4 bomb blast at a McDonald's outlet in Makassar.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Over 250 women rescued TANGERANG: The Tangerang Police rescued on Friday some 259 women locked in a job training center belonging to PT Adi Santa Kencana Mas on Jl. Iskandar Muda 8, Neglasari, Tangerang.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Companies hold women hostage Reading a Kompas' article of Dec. 21 , 2002 entitled Some 1000 migrant workers are illegally kept I can't help wondering why a Tumbu Saraswati, who is a lawyer and also member of House of Representatives, cannot do anything about a blatant legal violation right in ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Challenges in public services deliveryYanuar Nugroho Director, The Business Watch Indonesia Lecturer, Sahid University in Surakarta Researcher, Uni Sosial Demokrat Jakarta Clean water, health care and access to energy are the three most essential of basic human needs, with education perhaps the ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Another muddling through scenarioMuhammad Chatib Basri How do we mark the economic performance in 2002 and what is the prospect for 2003? The average real GDP growth (y-o-y) up to the third quarter of 2002 was recorded at 3.4 percent.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Poll contestants should number below 10 SEMARANG, Central Java: State Minister of Communications and Information Syamsul Mu'arif said that ideally less than 10 political parties should contest the 2004 general election.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

JSC to start probing peace violationsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The joint committee in charge of monitoring a cease-fire deal between the government and separatists in Aceh said on Friday that it would start probing violations of the agreement, starting with an ambush last week ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Living with another lean yearIndonesia is going to add another pale year to its post-Soeharto era. Its already tarnished image as a state was severely damaged again after the Bali bombing, which demonstrated undeniably how vulnerable Indonesia had become to acts of terrorism.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Fostering friendship Flipping through several programs on private television stations, I caught sight of a program titled Messages from American Muslims Institution for Friendship, which was probably intended to foster friendship among Muslims in America and Indonesia, or which, perhaps, ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Power politics 2003 Chusnul Mar'iyahThe years that followed the epochal students, civil society and political victory in 1998 were a lonely time for realists in Indonesia. The 1999 election, for instance, had a bad impact on Indonesian politics.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Govt policy on Bahasa Indonesia draws mixed reactionsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Expatriates working in Indonesia have expressed mixed reactions to the government's planned policy requiring them to speak in Bahasa Indonesia, a national language in Indonesia with some supporting ...
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

M. Riefqi MunaMember, Supervisory Group Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR) riefqi@gmx.net Jakarta Indonesia is the largest maritime or archipelagic state in the world.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Essential services in 2003: Who owns (and thus, trades) our life?Yanuar Nugroho Director The Business Watch IndonesiaLife is a game of power. The powerful rulers have their power not because others want it, but because the former use the latter for their own benefit.
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Sat, 28 Dec 2002

Court fails to send rights violator to jailMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ad hoc human rights court failed on Friday to send to jail even though it found Lt. Col.
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