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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Glass painter hopes gloomy will pass quickly

Glass painter hopes gloomy will pass quicklyTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Muntilan, Central Java The terrorist attacks in New York last September have affected tourism in the small town of Muntilan, where the Borobudur temple lies.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Fuel prices lowered by 7.6% on average

Fuel prices lowered by 7.6% on averageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said it would lower fuel prices for industry in December by an average of 7.8 percent, a statement said.Premium gasoline will be sold at Rp 1,450 (13.8 U.S.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Megawati call for religious tolerance

Megawati call for religious toleranceFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called for tolerance, peace and justice among people of different religions and ethnic origins, saying that living in peace is a right for all human beings.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Fast Facts

Fast Facts Official name: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Form of government: Federation Capital: Abu Dhabi Area: 83,600 sq km Population: 3.13 million Official language: Arabic Other languages: English, Persian, Hindi, Urdu Currency: Arab Emirates dirham (Dh or AED) Exchange rate: Dh 3.671 = US$1.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Stroke should be treated quickly

Stroke should be treated quickly People who suffer from a stroke should be treated by a doctor within three hours of experiencing it to enable them to have a better chance of recovering, an official said here over the weekend.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/100 jihad fighters arrested in Ngawi

100 jihad fighters arrested in NgawiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police in East Java arrested on Sunday more than 100 members of a religious militant group in the town of Ngawi and confiscated dozens of weapons, including bombs, handguns and bullets.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Golkar threatens to withdraw support for govt

Golkar threatens to withdraw support for govtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party has threatened to withdraw its support for President Megawati Soekarnoputri if her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) backed moves to create a House of Representatives' special committee ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Conflicts worsen despite troop deployments

Conflicts worsen despite troop deploymentsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The deployment of 50,000 troops in restive areas has largely failed to restore order because elements in both the government and the military have vested interests in keeping the conflicts alive, observers said ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Stroke patients should be treated within three hours

Stroke patients should be treated within three hoursAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People who suffer from a stroke should be treated by a doctor within three hours of experiencing it to enable them to have a better chance of recovering, an official said here over the weekend.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Suspected bombs in hotel room

Suspected bombs in hotel room Two packages, suspected to be homemade bombs, were found in a room at the Atlantic hotel in Central Jakarta on Sunday by a hotel staff member who was working in the room after the registered guests had checked out.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Reduced catchment area blamed for Bandung flood

Reduced catchment area blamed for Bandung floodYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung An environmental expert blamed the very large number of buildings in North Bandung and the poor drainage system in the city for the current flood in South Bandung.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Tommy's contempt of law sidelined

Tommy's contempt of law sidelinedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Evading conviction is a crime that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra committed when he escaped imprisonment a year ago, but police seem disinterested in pursuing this blatant contempt of the law by focusing instead on ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/'Beware of brothel burning'

'Beware of brothel burning' SURABAYA, East Java: Surabaya Police chief Sr. Comr. Ito Sumardi has asked the local military to back up police to step up security around brothels in the city due to the distribution of circulars threatening to burn down the red-light district.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/EVM to avoid KKN

EVM to avoid KKN As President of the Indonesia Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), I am following-up on the Opinion article in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 29 entitled Take project management away from govt agencies by Robert J. Cochrane.While we enthusiastically agree with Mr.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Govt wants to focus on 'zakat' first: Minister

Govt wants to focus on 'zakat' first: MinisterFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husein Al Munawar said on Sunday that the government still had no concrete plan to extend its tax-deductible policy on Islamic alms, or zakat, to similar kinds of ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Senen vendors offer cheap clothes

Senen vendors offer cheap clothesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Forget shopping malls and traditional markets if you want to get a new shopping experience. There are alternative places for you to go.Pay a visit to Senen market in Central Jakarta.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/West Sumatra rejects new Semen Gresik plan

West Sumatra rejects new Semen Gresik planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The West Sumatra people rejected the government's new plan for the sale of the state-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik to Mexico's Cemex SA de CV, insisting that the local PT Semen Padang must first be separated from its ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Medan fire victims in urgent need of aid

Medan fire victims in urgent need of aidApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Some 400 families whose houses and assets were destroyed in a fire in Central Petisah subdistrict in the North Sumatra capital, Medan, are in urgent need of more humanitarian aid to survive the critical situation.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaMondayMaghrib 5:59 p.m.Tuesday Imsak 3:57 a.m.Subuh 4:07 a.m.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/"Sales" do not always offer good bargains

"Sales" do not always offer good bargains The end-of-year holiday shopping bonanza is soon to arrive. Shops, department stores and traditional marketplaces have become more colorful than usual. Signs of big discounts, some of up to 70 percent, have been placed at most department stores.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Tommy's arrest: Its possible implications

Tommy's arrest: Its possible implicationsJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta"Certain political groupings seem to have tried to take advantage of the whole episode, from the beginning of the process of his (Tommy's) trial, his brief imprisonment, his two meetings with the then ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/ADB $100m loan for education

ADB $100m loan for education JAKARTA (Agencies): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Saturday that it had approved a US$100 million loan to Indonesia for an education project intended to help some 1.26 million poor children, a report said.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Taxi problem

Taxi problem In reference to Lanny Hidayat's letter of Nov. 29 entitled Improper manner, I can explain her problems with the Silvera taxi drivers outside Apartment Taman Rasuna on Nov. 24. I had exactly the same experience, about an hour before her.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/KL inmate's death still unsolved

KL inmate's death still unsolved CIREBON, West Java: Local authorities have yet to determine the cause of death of Malaysian inmate Koh Kim Cha alias Amzit who was found dead in his cell in Cirebon prison last Thursday due to the absence of an official permit for an autopsy.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Indonesian tennis starlet Angie vies to lower her world ranking to sub-100

Indonesian tennis starlet Angie vies to lower her world ranking to sub-100Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After her phenomenal run this year, which included her historic Wimbledon triumph, Indonesian teenage star Angelique Widjaja looks fancied in the 2002 season with a view to breaking into ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Appeal for displaced persons

Appeal for displaced persons JAKARTA: The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Indonesia, Bo Asplund, has launched a consolidated interagency appeal (CAP 2002) for internally displaced persons in Indonesia, currently estimated at over 1 million people.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Muhammadiyah lags behind in producing Islamic thinkers

Muhammadiyah lags behind in producing Islamic thinkersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's largest Muslim social organizations, is falling behind when it comes to producing new Islamic thinkers, says a prominent Muslim scholar.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Flood hits Atambua

Flood hits Atambua ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A flash food hit Atambua last Friday, leaving hundreds of local people homeless and dozens of hectares of rice fields damaged.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Indonesian volunteers

Indonesian volunteers During the recent anti-American demonstrations, following the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan in search of Osama bin Laden, there were daily reports about Indonesian volunteers signing up to fight alongside the Taliban in what they called a jihad (holy war).

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Local NGOs call for national policy on trade liberalization

Local NGOs call for national policy on trade liberalizationTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A local non-governmental organization, the World Trade Organization Watch called on the government to immediately design a well-developed national plan that would help local businesses to be ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Digital camera offers four megapixels

Digital camera offers four megapixelsZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id There is no doubt about it: Digital cameras are quickly replacing film-based ones.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Election bill discriminates against disabled: Critics

Election bill discriminates against disabled: CriticsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The election bill discriminates against people with physical disabilities, critics said here on Saturday.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/'Takbir Akbar' to be held at Monas

'Takbir Akbar' to be held at Monas JAKARTA: Takbir Akbar will be held on the eve of Idul Fitri on Dec. 15 at the National Monument (Monas) square in Central Jakarta and will be joined by a number of well-known performing artists.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Police raid marijuana fields

Police raid marijuana fields LAHAT, South Sumatra: Lahat Police conducted a raid on a marijuana plantation on the slopes of Mount Dempo in the regency.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Motorbike thief burned to death

Motorbike thief burned to death BOGOR: A man attempting to steal a motorcycle was burned to death by an angry mob in Cibanon village, Ciawi subdistrict of Bogor last Friday.Dedih, 40, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver who owns the vehicle said that the incident happened at 11:30 p.m.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Political move needed to retrieve Tommy's assets

Political move needed to retrieve Tommy's assetsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a common public perception that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra has stashed away a huge fortune by plundering state assets, especially when his father Soeharto was president.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Pros and cons in human cloning

Pros and cons in human cloningPrapti Widinugraheni, Contributor, Jakarta Local scientists believe the state should start drafting rules on research into human cloning.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Dollar demand weakens, rupiah to slide

Dollar demand weakens, rupiah to slideBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Post The rupiah may take reprieve from low trading activities next week, but as the U.S. dollar supply thins, the local unit is still likely to slide even on mild dollar hunting, said one currency analyst.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Megawati begins to feel the heat in government

Megawati begins to feel the heat in governmentBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is facing difficulties in leading the government due to the failure of her party's legislators to control the House of Representatives, political analysts say.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Rise and fall of Tommy's business empire

Rise and fall of Tommy's business empireBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In 1984, at the tender age of 22, the youngest son of then president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, set up his first company, unleashing an invasion of this country's business world led by PT Humpuss.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Law held in contempt

Law held in contempt The way our legal system has bungled the Tommy Soeharto affair has sent a chilling message that, not only does crime in this country pay, but that if you ever find yourself on the wrong side of the law, it pays to evade the law altogether.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Passengers complain about ticket scalpers at PT Pelni

Passengers complain about ticket scalpers at PT PelniAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People wanting to return to their hometowns by ship have already found it very difficult to buy tickets at the state-owned shipping operator PT Pelni and at travel bureaus.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Corrupt customs officers must be punished: Legislators

Corrupt customs officers must be punished: LegislatorsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following a damning report claiming widespread under-invoicing of import prices, top legislators urged the government to impose sanctions on any official of the customs and excise service found to be ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Beach spikers to tour Australia ahead of 2002 Asian Games

Beach spikers to tour Australia ahead of 2002 Asian GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian beach volleyball players plan to tour Australia for around eight weeks as part of their preparations for the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Profiting from violence in eastern Indonesia

Profiting from violence in eastern IndonesiaSanti W.E. Soekanto, Contributor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The deaths of at least five Muslims and three Christians in the Central Sulawesi district of Poso on Tuesday were absolutely needless and abhorrent, but probably came as no surprise to ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Working women torn between maternal instinct and career

Working women torn between maternal instinct and careerLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Though working mothers are commonplace, many of these women continue to harbor a sense of guilt as their heart is torn between their career and their maternal instincts.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Getting a DVD -- is it worth it?

Getting a DVD -- is it worth it?Vishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta It seems that the Digital Video Disc, DVD, is becoming rather popular in Jakarta. Previously, finding a player here was next to impossible -- if not extremely expensive.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/"Certain political groupings seem to have tried to take advantage

"Certain political groupings seem to have tried to take advantage of the whole episode, from the beginning of the process of his (Tommy's) trial, his brief imprisonment, his two meetings with the then president Abdurrahman Wahid, his escape, his disappearance for a little more than a year, and ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Minister upbeat about visit to Australia

Minister upbeat about visit to AustraliaThe Jakarta Post, Sydney Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda hopes that his visit to Australia will help thaw any prevailing rigidity in ties between the two countries and help solidify ties which in the past have been tempered by ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/U.S. backs TNI's accountability attempts

U.S. backs TNI's accountability attemptsAdmiral Dennis C. Blair, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, Jakarta Indonesia today faces many challenges. The United States shares Indonesia's aspirations for security, peaceful development, and prosperity. We want to help.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Wide heels bad for your knees

Wide heels bad for your knees Agencies, Washington New research has shown that chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos. Women who want to add height and walk comfortably opt for wide heels.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/ASEAN discusses terrorism with U.S.

ASEAN discusses terrorism with U.S. Indonesia and other ASEAN member countries have held talks with the United States on the terrorism issue in an effort to reach a consensus on how to build cooperation in combating the problem, an Indonesian official said in New York on Friday (Saturday in ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/A land of time-honored traditions and rapid lifestyle changes

A land of time-honored traditions and rapid lifestyle changes What do many Indonesians have in mind when they think of the United Arab Emirates? Its oil? Sand? Dates? Football? Emirates airline? The teasing prices at its airport duty-free shops? Or simply as one of the richest countries in the ...

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Domestic air passenger numbers rise 24.19 percent

Domestic air passenger numbers rise 24.19 percentTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of airline passengers on domestic flights surged 24.19 percent to 7.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 2:30 a.m. Ramadhan Program 4:30 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:05 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Broadcasting the benefits of plasma TV screens

Broadcasting the benefits of plasma TV screensL. Gatot, Contributor, Jakarta If you wish to buy a slim but sophisticated TV for your future TV, consider a plasma TV.This kind of TV provides excellent picture quality with low picture distortion.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/Misuari's infamous revolt

Misuari's infamous revolt Nur Misuari could have been a hero, not only for the minority Muslim Moro but also the majority of Catholic Filipinos had he not staged an abortive armed rebellion against the Manila government last month.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2001

JP/An adventure of the most rapid lifestyle changes

An adventure of the most rapid lifestyle changes What do many Indonesians have in mind about this country? Its oil? Sand? Date? Football team and leagues? The Emirate Airline? The teasing prices at its airport dutyfree shops? Or simply as one of the richest countries in the world?Many of us ...

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