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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Security tightened in the capital

Security tightened in the capitalAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police increased security around the capital following the bombings in Bali on Saturday night.Police chief Insp. Gen.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/More Indonesians eager to buy S'pore properties

More Indonesians eager to buy S'pore propertiesTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaForty-year-old "Teddy", the owner of a public relations firm, anxiously looked at a scale model and pictures of Cairnhill Cresta high-end condominium, which is only five-minutes walk from Singapore's ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Plumbing the depths

Plumbing the depths In this modern era of multiple deaths from lung cancer and heart disease attributable to cigarette smoking, the ethics surrounding advertising by some of the strongest pillars of the Indonesian economy are becoming more and more questionable.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Elections still unfair: Observers

Elections still unfair: ObserversHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and mother two).

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/JP/18/MASSAG

JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunityI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/DenpasarA strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his staff to clean and ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Operators ringing the changes

Operators ringing the changesDavid O'Brien, Jakarta The telecommunications market has been the first major infrastructure business in Indonesia to experience significant change.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/'Fussy' Aussie fires up Padang passions

'Fussy' Aussie fires up Padang passionsDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaAbout 15 years ago, Western Australian textile artist Megan Kirwan-Ward thought it was time she refined, updated and formalized her skills.She already had a degree in English literature, but wanted qualifications in art.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Slashing the fuel subsidy

Slashing the fuel subsidy Barring any major disturbances to Indonesia's social and political stability, the market should react positively to the government's bold move last week to raise domestic fuel prices by an average of 125 percent, which in turn will lead to improved confidence in the ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Councillors push for gender equality

Councillors push for gender equality JAKARTA: Women politicians in regional legislative councils across the country have urged the government and the House of Representatives to revise Law No. 12/2003 on elections which they say half-heartedly supports gender equality in politics.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/JP/4/ago

JP/4/agoGraft probes giving CEOs, governors restless nights: AGOThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Intensive media coverage of the current crackdown on corruption in state institutions has created nervousness among many top executives of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional administrations as ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Intolerance, hatred fertile soil for terrorism

Intolerance, hatred fertile soil for terrorismKornelius Purba, The Jakarta PostThe Air Force jet fighters were maneuvering on Sunday morning at low altitude near the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in East Jakarta, in preparation for the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 60th anniversary.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/The cultural dimension of disasters

The cultural dimension of disastersKoen Meyers Jakarta The earthquake and tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004 has caused more than two hundred thousand victims and evoked a tremendous impact on the livelihood systems of coastal communities in the region, i.e.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/PLN expects fuel costs to rise 50%

PLN expects fuel costs to rise 50%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the government applying market prices for oil-based fuels, state power firm PT PLN expects its power-generating costs to rise by 50 percent next year, hinting that it may be necessary to raise power rates.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/To support farmers

To support farmers by real actions I refer to the article by Benget Simbolon in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 28 entitled Give farmers the attention they deserve, and would like to comment as follows. My father is a farmer in a village named Urung Panei, Simalungun.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/'Cash assistance won't be effective'

'Cash assistance won't be effective'The government raised fuel prices on Friday after putting in place a scheme to make cash payments of Rp 100,000 per month to poor families to alleviate the burden.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Families scramble to make ends meet

Families scramble to make ends meetDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe recent fuel price increase has forced families in the capital to rethink how they spend limited resources.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Officials knock on doors for polio vaccination

Officials knock on doors for polio vaccinationAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe seven days following every national polio immunization drive always mean extra work for Hanifa, a nurse working at the Pondok Pinang community health center in South Jakarta.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/How Seoul sees North Korea's nuke pact

How Seoul sees North Korea's nuke pactLee Joo-hee, The Korea Herald, Asia News Network/Seoul South Korea, which played an unprecedented role in achieving the first joint statement out of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear standoff last week, is now bracing for the next round of ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/JP/6/Watch

JP/6/WatchHigh-end watches - a lucrative businessBy Susanna Tjokro s_tjokro@yahoo.com "It's a status symbol, just like a vehicle. However, while you can't bring your car into the meeting room, you certainly can wear your watch in a business meeting," says my former boss about her Rolex.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Conjoined twins separated

Conjoined twins separated SURABAYA: Surgeons at Dr. Soetomo Hospital separated on Saturday conjoined twins Salma and Salwa in a four hour operation, the third separation surgery conducted in the hospital this year.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Death toll may rise, many missing

Death toll may rise, many missingID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarYuyun, a volunteer with the Information and Crisis Center for Missing People, reads the names of those people still missing after Saturday's attacks in Kuta and Jimbaran in a hoarse voice.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/East is east and West is west: Never the twain shall meet

East is east and West is west: Never the twain shall meetM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A classical concert must be the least likely event at which to find Balinese gamelan and the traditional dance that accompanies it.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Harry Bhaskara

Harry Bhaskara The Jakarta Post JakartaRather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and mother two).

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Angela Merkel meets the world

Angela Merkel meets the worldChristoph Bertram Project Syndicate Angela Merkel is Germany's new -- and first woman -- Chancellor. Although this implies major changes in Germany's fiscal and labor-market policies, continuity will remain the hallmark of foreign policy.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Korean citizen robbed

Korean citizen robbedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSouth Korean Nam Ho In, 40, was found lying unconscious and injured near a vacant house in Kampung Curug, Sawangan, Depok, early on Saturday.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/How political parties selected their legislators in 2004

How political parties selected their legislators in 2004 electionsHarry Bhaskara The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Rather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and mother two).

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Ryamizard's biography launched

Ryamizard's biography launched JAKARTA: A biography of former Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu was launched on Saturday, albeit without his presence.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Bali bombings will help slow growth: Minister

Bali bombings will help slow growth: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe economy -- already facing inflationary pressures from soaring oil prices -- may be further hurt by the latest bombings in Bali, according to a minister, who predicts they could cut 0.3 percent off national growth.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Dark side of the moon on the Island of Gods

Dark side of the moon on the Island of GodsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, BaliOn that Saturday night, everything was hauntingly familiar and eerily strange at the same time.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Car free campaign gets cold reception

Car free campaign gets cold receptionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHeld the day after the government raised fuel prices by an average of 126 percent, the antipollution Car Free Day campaign failed to attract much attention on Sunday.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Online journal covers Indonesia's telecommunications development

Online journal covers Indonesia's telecommunications developmentBoth Indonesian people and foreigners alike are unlikely to know that the world's largest archipelagic country was the first in the developing world to launch its own domestic satellite communications.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Moderate Muslims 'need to balance' hard-liners

Moderate Muslims 'need to balance' hard-linersID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaA sociologist has warned that interreligious harmony in the country will be seriously impaired by religious radicalism if moderate Muslims do not strive to balance the beliefs of hard- liners.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Traditional Islam faces 'Salafists'

Traditional Islam faces 'Salafists'David Ignatius, Common Ground News Service -- Partners in Humanity, Washington D.C. Rarely has a big idea gotten more lip service and less real substance than the argument that there is a war of ideas under way for the soul of the Muslim world.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/New bombings deal Bali tourism major blow: Businesses

New bombings deal Bali tourism major blow: BusinessesRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarWith Bali's tourist industry still not fully recovered from the Oct. 12, 2002 bombs, the latest attacks have made businesspeople increasingly gloomy about the island's future.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Water company to start resource education

Water company to start resource education JAKARTA: To increase awareness about the importance of natural resources, the foreign partner of city water company PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ), will soon begin a water education program for elementary and junior high school students.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Graft probes make SOE chiefs nervous

Graft probes make SOE chiefs nervousThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Intensive media coverage of the current crackdown on corruption in state institutions has created nervousness among many top executives of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional administrations as they worry about becoming the ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/City seeks govt help to take over land

City seeks govt help to take over land TANGERANG: The Tangerang administration is trying to get central government approval to take over land from 38 owners who are refusing to accept a compensation offer as part of the Ciputat overpass project.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Time for a dialog to resolve the Palestinian issue

Time for a dialog to resolve the Palestinian issueSilvan Shalom, Jerusalem Almost 20 years have passed since the day the world started to change, following the end of the Cold War. Enemies of yesterday have become friends.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Poor brace for impact of price hike

Poor brace for impact of price hikeDamar Harsanto and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLast weekend was not a pleasant one for Robinson Sirait. "I am sorry to have to say this, but I ask for your understanding on the fare.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/PKB splinter group elects Choirul Anam as chairman

PKB splinter group elects Choirul Anam as chairmanIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaSaturday's Bali bombs meant Alwi Shihab's National Awakening Party (PKB) splinter national congress went on through the night, with Choirul Anam winning the faction's top executive job.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Visit to Besakih Temple

Visit to Besakih Temple On Sept. 3, I tried to visit Besakih Temple in Bali. Having paid Rp 15,000 to enter with a car, I was stopped at the gate and told that a local guide is mandatory. I don't believe it is, but I was willing to pay.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Islam's leaders condemns Bali blasts

Islam's leaders condemns Bali blastsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaStringent condemnations poured in on Sunday over the latest blasts that killed at least 26 people on the resort island of Bali, with Muslim leaders appealing to authorities to avoid hastily linking the attacks with Islam.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Terrorists among us

Terrorists among us It is hard to understand why anybody would want to kill and injure innocent people and complete strangers.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Bonds: Deserted measures in difficult times

Bonds: Deserted measures in difficult timesRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThere were numerous important events that passed virtually unnoticed last week, overshadowed by news of fuel shortages and daily protests against the looming fuel price increases.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/JP/7/NEW

JP/7/NEWAmy Chew, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Armed with sticks and stones, hundreds of Indonesian Muslim extremists descended on the Ahmadiyah, a small peaceful Muslim group in Bogor, West Java, in July.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Fisheries industry up for $1b in investment

Fisheries industry up for $1b in investmentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHoping to take advantage of Indonesia's vast, largely untapped maritime resources, investors from China, Thailand and the Philippines are currently filing with the government investment proposals worth a total of ...

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Singapore developer targets Indonesians

Singapore developer targets IndonesiansDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, SingaporeThe fact that many Indonesians are eager to buy properties in Singapore has also prompted the country's largest private developer Far East Organization Pte Ltd to introduce its luxury apartments in Orchard Road.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2005

JP/Places of death for animals

Places of death for animals The bird markets of Jakarta, Surabaya and elsewhere in Indonesia are infamous throughout the world.

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