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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Over 2,000 voter ID cards misprinted

Over 2,000 voter ID cards misprinted PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Aside from the late arrival of ballot boxes, printing errors are another problem that may hamper preparations for the upcoming general elections in the regions.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Doubt lingers on role of transportation council

Doubt lingers on role of transportation councilM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the May deadline for the establishment of a bylaw-sanctioned City Transportation Council is nearing, public transportation operators and urban activists are concerned that the council would not be ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Ambassadors, donors to visit Maluku

Ambassadors, donors to visit Maluku AMBON, Maluku: Ambon mayor Papilaja stated on Friday that ambassadors and representatives from international organizations would visit the city of Ambon early in March.They included the ambassadors from the Netherlands, South Korea and Russia to Indonesia.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/IBRA closes, leaves huge tasks behind

IBRA closes, leaves huge tasks behindDadan Wijaksana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most people perceive that messy legal cases and the massive cost of the late 1990's banking crisis are the legacy of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, which the government officially ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/In Jakarta, even the dead can't rest in peace

In Jakarta, even the dead can't rest in peaceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In funeral services, preachers often say, "May he rest in peace". But you can't take that on face value if you are a Jakarta resident.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/100,000 to exercise at Monas

100,000 to exercise at Monas JAKARTA: The Community Sports Federation of Indonesia (FOMI) is to hold an exercise session en masse that it anticipates will involve 75,000 to 100,000 people at the National Monument (Monas) on March 7, according to FOMI chairman Datuk Hakim Tantawi.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Herbal medicine modernized

Herbal medicine modernized SEMARANG: The government urged producers of traditional herbal medicines on Friday to modernize their production process to meet quality standards.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Schools need US$159m in loans

Schools need US$159m in loans JAKARTA: The Ministry of National Education is seeking soft loans of up to US$150 million to finance the development of vocational schools across the country.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Kimia Farma net profit up by 30 %

Kimia Farma net profit up by 30 %The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma recorded a 30 percent increase in net profit last year due to higher sales.The net profit climbed to Rp 46.2 billion (US$5.47 million) last year from Rp 35.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Paper donates 10,000 teak saplings

Paper donates 10,000 teak saplings BOGOR: The Radar Bogor newspaper donated 10,000 teak saplings on Friday and planted them around the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) campus in Dermaga, Bogor, and along the Cihideung River.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Party opens hot line for blood donors

Party opens hot line for blood donors YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta chapter of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) opened a 24-hour hot line on Feb. 25 for blood donors.The hot line was opened in order to help collect blood for victims of the dengue fever outbreak.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/No plan to revive rights of ex-PKI cadres

No plan to revive rights of ex-PKI cadresIndra Harsaputra and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya The historic verdict by the Constitutional Court to scrap a ruling which prohibits former members of the outlawed Indonesia Communist Party (PKI), or their relatives, from ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/SMPN 56 students, teachers seek rights protection

SMPN 56 students, teachers seek rights protectionUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Students, parents and teachers of the SMPN 56 state junior high school opposing a controversial property deal sought protection from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Friday, the day ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/'Jumantik' have a tough task

'Jumantik' have a tough taskDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "When is our turn for fogging, Bu?," Sartono, who lives in a neighborhood unit of Palmerah subdistrict, West Jakarta, asked jumantik officer Ibu Budiono when she visited his house on Friday.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/More police personnel sent to conflict area during polls

More police personnel sent to conflict area during pollsAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe National Police have deployed over 7,000 reinforcement personnel to three conflict-prone areas to help the existing forces there maintain security and order, prior to and during the elections.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Up for election

Up for election Along with voting for political parties and legislative candidates in the House of Representatives (DPR) and City/Regency Council (DPRD) on April 5, voters will also pick candidates for the new Regional Representatives Council (DPD).
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Tolerance should be a priority in schools

Tolerance should be a priority in schoolsSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia School, Jakarta It is rare indeed that education and the world of school systems makes international headlines but recently, there can be little doubt that, the French system of education has ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Fear of terror claims victims

Fear of terror claims victimsDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne While terrorist attacks in different parts of the world have claimed untold numbers of innocent victims, the fear generated by terrorism has also claimed, probably in a more insidious way, many victims.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Interests, not platforms behind coalitions: Experts

Interests, not platforms behind coalitions: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Having seen the current pre-election political maneuverings in the country, nobody would argue the classic adage in politics "There are no perpetual enemies, only interests".
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Schools remain out-of-reach for the poor

Schools remain out-of-reach for the poorDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The start of the academic year is four months away, but schools in Jakarta -- including kindergartens, high schools, state and private schools -- are already advertising in the media.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/TKI must have medical checkups, says minister

TKI must have medical checkups, says ministerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta All workers seeking employment overseas must now undergo medical checkups in authorized clinics before their departure to avoid future health problems, the minister in charge of worker migration said.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Bantul administration buys crops

Bantul administration buys crops YOGYAKARTA: The Bantul regency administration has set aside Rp 45 million to buy corn from farmers in order to offset an expected surplus in the coming harvest.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/JP/5/CARD

JP/5/CARDOver 2,000 voter ID cards misprintedPURBALINGGA, Central Java: Aside from the late arrival of ballot boxes, printing errors are another problem that may hamper preparations for the upcoming general elections in the regions.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Police to summon officials over councillor's alleged graft

Police to summon officials over councillor's alleged graftEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police will summon officials from the Jakarta Public Works Agency as witnesses in a Rp 1.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/BI wants banks to lend more to SMEs

BI wants banks to lend more to SMEsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia will push the country's banking sector to allocate a greater amount in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year as part of efforts to accelerate economic growth, a top official has said.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/IBRA severance pay totals Rp 237b

IBRA severance pay totals Rp 237bThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to provide less severance pay for the 2,500 employees of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Six judges eye two deputy chief posts

Six judges eye two deputy chief postsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six judges in the Supreme Court were nominated on Friday to take up two deputy posts that have been vacant for over a year after a preliminary vote by 37 justices at the court here.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Film problem causes delay in ballot paper printing

Film problem causes delay in ballot paper printingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With only 37 days before the legislative election, the General Elections Commission (KPU) is still facing huge problems in completing the films for ballot paper printing.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/'Restoring rights is evidence of democracy'

'Restoring rights is evidence of democracy' The reinstatement of part of the civil rights of former members of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and their relatives enables them to participate in the national elections for the first time since their rights were denied by the state ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Losari: Coffee, trains and nostalgia

Losari: Coffee, trains and nostalgiaTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java If you want to sip real coffee, you should go to Losari, an old coffee plantation in Magelang, a coffee aficionado friend of mine told me.He was right.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Bin Laden capture no Afghan solution

Bin Laden capture no Afghan solutionVladimir Isayev, Deputy Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIA Novosti, Moscow The United States has embarked on a fresh attempt to capture Osama bin Laden.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/On cable connection

On cable connection I am a brand new customer of Indosat's broadband cable connection for Internet access. This costs Rp 300,000, plus VAT, per month.However, I was informed that this monthly charge will increase to Rp 550,000, plus VAT.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/2004 general election: Civilian nationalism versus military

2004 general election: Civilian nationalism versus military nationalismOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika), Jakarta The political dynamics in 2004 are accelerating as the general election nears.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Investors eye natural gas distribution business

Investors eye natural gas distribution businessFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Malaysia's state energy company Petronas is one of many investors interested in entering the natural gas distribution sector in this country, a senior official said.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Shipment of illegal coal foiled

Shipment of illegal coal foiled SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Staff at East Kalimantan mining and energy office have, within the past week, confiscated two containers, each with 40 tons of coal, at Samarinda seaport.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/After the 2004 election babble: Then what?

After the 2004 election babble: Then what?Max Lane, Visiting Fellow, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch WA, Australia, m.lane@murdoch.edu.au Elwin Tobing's article The Elections: Substance or Babble? in The Jakarta Post, Feb.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Officer schools to be reduced

Officer schools to be reduced JAKARTA: Minister of National Education Malik Fadjar said on Friday that his office would reduce the number of state-sponsored schools especially designed to educate state officials.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/The closing of IBRA: Major events (1998-2004)

The closing of IBRA: Major events (1998-2004)1998:* IBRA's leadership changes hands three times, from Bambang Subianto, Iwan Prawiranata to Glenn Yusuf* 38 closed and ailing banks are placed under the care of IBRA* 39 large debtors sign an agreement to repay debts amounting to Rp 111.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/AGO dismisses report of rife fund abuses

AGO dismisses report of rife fund abusesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) rejected on Friday the audit of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) that named the law enforcement institution as the country's leading state money abuser, saying that the audit had been ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Bush policy and the fire in Haiti

Bush policy and the fire in HaitiJeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Project Syndicate Haiti, once again, is ablaze. President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is widely blamed, and he may be toppled soon.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Where's the porn bill?

Where's the porn bill? When pornography on TV became a topic of public discussion, the government and the House of Representatives announced that they were deliberating a bill on pornography. Unfortunately, little has been heard of this bill since.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Surya awarded win as top three march to Cigna semifinals

Surya awarded win as top three march to Cigna semifinalsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top national players dominated the US$11,800 Cigna Open tennis tournament as they advanced to the semifinals after Friday's quarterfinals at the Jakarta Hilton International Executive Club.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Eat-chicken campaign continues

Eat-chicken campaign continues JAKARTA: Hundreds of students, officials and poultry breeders gathered at the office of the East Jakarta municipal administration on Friday morning to partake in various chicken dishes, an event held as part of the campaign to promote chicken after the recent ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/PNG interested in forging closer economic ties with Indonesia

PNG interested in forging closer economic ties with IndonesiaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Papua New Guinea (PNG) has expressed interest in strengthening economic ties with Indonesia, particularly Papua province.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Tens of thousands of voters may lose right to vote

Tens of thousands of voters may lose right to voteMuh. Azis Tunny and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Kupang Tens of thousands of eligible voters in Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara provinces may not be able to vote in the upcoming elections, as they are not registered with the Central ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Busway, pinnacle of sustainable environmental degradation

Busway, pinnacle of sustainable environmental degradationNirwono Joga, Chairman, Indonesian Landscape Architecture Study Group, Jakarta The current debate about the busway project has dealt with the muddled transportation system and worsening traffic.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Stop conflicts

Stop conflicts In response to the ruling by the Constitutional Court that allows former members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) to be nominated as legislative candidates, we, the National Forum for Good Relationships (FSAB), an organization set up by the children and grandchildren of ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Mega inaugurates navigation school

Mega inaugurates navigation school JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened Asia's most modern and biggest navigation school in Marunda, North Jakarta, on Friday.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/PSI uses success stories to woo voters

PSI uses success stories to woo votersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Unity Party (PSI) will present a number of successful projects rather than promises in its campaign to win voters' hearts in the upcoming elections, a party leader says.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Mega-Akbar partnership not a pipe dream

Mega-Akbar partnership not a pipe dream Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaLeader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri dropped a very clear hint on Thursday of her intention to get ever more chummy with Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung, as ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Abused by Ciputra Hotel

Abused by Ciputra Hotel On the morning of Feb. 17, my car was hit by a Ciputra Hotel van along Jl. Arjuna Selatan in West Jakarta, not far from the Indonesia Esa Unggul University campus.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Anton, Bahasa Indonesia's vanguard

Anton, Bahasa Indonesia's vanguardTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta How does it feel to talk with a linguistic expert? Well, it is like dancing with a professional and you have two left feet. I was conscious of being ever watchful of how I posed my sentences.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Aceh student activists accused of treason

Aceh student activists accused of treasonNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Aceh police declared two of 11 student activists arrested recently as treason suspects on Friday, saying that they had supported the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Tribal leaders demand UN probe into Theys' murder

Tribal leaders demand UN probe into Theys' murderRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Papuan tribal leaders rejected what they called an unsatisfactory investigation into the murder of proindependence Papuan leader Dortheys "Theys" Hiyo Eluway, and called for the United Nations to set up ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Businesses to launch UN's Global Compact

Businesses to launch UN's Global CompactLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business entities in Indonesia will launch Global Compact -- a United Nations' (UN) initiative that calls for heightened awareness of human rights, and the environment among entrepreneurs -- in Jakarta on Saturday.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Denpasar administration expels Javanese migrants

Denpasar administration expels Javanese migrantsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a strong protest, authorities in Denpasar, Bali, expelled on Friday 77 migrants from East Java for not possessing local identity cards.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Japanese duo to play Hungarian masterpieces

Japanese duo to play Hungarian masterpiecesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The first of this year's Classical Concert Series will present a piano duo recital featuring Japan's Torie Masako and Fukushi Miwako playing compositions by Hungary's Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert and Johannes ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/NGOs educate voters

NGOs educate voters JAKARTA: Non-governmental organizations grouped in the Media Coalition for Free and Fair Elections kicked off their election information dissemination program at the subdistrict level on Friday.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/The revolt of the mullahs

The revolt of the mullahsKarim Sadjadpour, Project Syndicate Iran's election fiasco seemingly confirmed for Iranian reformists a conclusion that tens of millions of Iranian citizens reached long ago -- the country's Islamic government, as it exists today, is beyond rehabilitation.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/KPU, court, asked to discuss rules

KPU, court, asked to discuss rulesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A constitutional law expert has called on the General Election Commission (KPU) and the Constitutional Court to have a look into two contradictory rules about the presidential elections to avoid possible chaos in the ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/More police personnel sent to conflict area for polls

More police personnel sent to conflict area for pollsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police have deployed over 7,000 reinforcement personnel to three conflict-prone areas to help the existing forces there maintain security and order, prior to and during the elections.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/IBRA leaves Rp 15.1t of unsold assets

IBRA leaves Rp 15.1t of unsold assetsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) officially ended its mandate on Friday, with unresolved business, including Rp 15.1 trillion (US$1.77 billion) in unsold state assets.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Govt prepares team to combat dengue fever

Govt prepares team to combat dengue feverEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to dispatch over 70,000 field workers to 10,000 villages nationwide to help eradicate dengue fever and increase people's awareness of sanitation, an official said.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Used bookstores, once a brisk business

Used bookstores, once a brisk business An employee at the Rama secondhand bookstore in one of the alleys of Sosrowijayan sat alone and looked bored. He had already gone through five cigarettes and yet still no visitors -- usually foreign tourists -- had come to trade.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Donated blood suplies: Need for strict control

Donated blood suplies: Need for strict controlInez Nimpuno, Canberra The news about contaminated blood donations is no surprise. Readers of the Feb.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, February 28, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, February 28, 2004Exhibitions* Contemporary art Home Sweet Home by French artists Eva Jospin and Pierre Thorreton at Kedai Kebun Forum's Gallery, Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel./Fax. 0274-376114, e-mail: kkforum@indosat.net.id), until March 4.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Govt to go ahead with reservoir construction

Govt to go ahead with reservoir constructionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java A senior government official said on Friday that the central government would build a large dam in Sumedang regency, called Jatigede dam, which would hopefully put an end to prolonged drought and ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/The trial of Saddam will inflame the Arab world

The trial of Saddam will inflame the Arab worldGeorgy Mirsky, Chief Researcher and Professor, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (Russian Academy of Sciences), RIA Novosti, Moscow The answer to the questions of whom, when and how should try former Iraqi president Saddam ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004

JP/Officials benefit from logging

Officials benefit from logging SEMARANG: State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim says it is very difficult to end illegal logging across the country as local government officials and people benefit from the practice.
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