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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Hamzah OKs Tangerang flyover

Hamzah OKs Tangerang flyover TANGERANG: Vice President Hamzah Haz expressed his support on Tuesday for the construction of a flyover in Balaraja district, Tangerang, which will cost the central government Rp 2 trillion (US$2.3 billion).

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/16 anticorruption commission candidates chosen for shortlist

16 anticorruption commission candidates chosen for shortlistMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anticorruption watchdog leaders are among the 16 candidates of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders who will undergo the final selection assessments on Thursday.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/More Larantuka suspects arrested

More Larantuka suspects arrestedYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Ten more people have been declared suspects following the recent rampage in the East Flores capital of Larantuka and are currently being detained at the police detention center, police said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Home ministry to open office in Riau

Home ministry to open office in Riau PEKANBARU: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno will soon issue an instruction on the establishment of a local departmental office in Riau Islands province, an official says.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/A question of political will

A question of political will Much hope has been raised by the new plan which the World Health Organization announced on Worlds AIDS Day on Monday, to provide treatment for some 3 million people living across the world with HIV/AIDS, by 2005.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Desire for help causes tragedy

Desire for help causes tragedy The Japanese Embassy in Baghdad had recently been fortified with thick concrete barriers around the compound as protection against terrorist assaults.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/'I feel kind of hungover after the holiday'

'I feel kind of hungover after the holiday' Many people are struck by "holiday fever" in early December, as more holidays are in the offing for Christmas and New Year, while the long Idul Fitri holiday is just over.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/House forms Team 27 to monitor Pertamina past corruption cases

House forms Team 27 to monitor Pertamina past corruption casesEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives Commission II and Commission IV have established the special Team 27 to monitor the investigation of corruption cases at state oil and gas company PT Pertamina.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Leuser Park to disappear in less than 10 years

Leuser Park to disappear in less than 10 years This is the second and last article in a series on the recent Bahorok flash flood presented by The Jakarta Post's Apriadi Gunawan, Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Ridwan Max Sijabat.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/GDP growth may hit 8% in 2005: Djisman

GDP growth may hit 8% in 2005: DjismanJohannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of an economy in crisis and slow growth, Indonesia is poised to record an accelerated growth rate starting in 2005, according to a local economist on Tuesday.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/An idea of a general

An idea of a general Warning for tardy civil servants Civil servants who fail to return to work in the days after the Idul Fitri holiday will be punished.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Forged stamps and documents with police names seized

Forged stamps and documents with police names seizedTony Hotland The Jakarta Post JakartaPolice have arrested a suspected forger and are seeking two others in relation to the forgery of car documents.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Natuna gas leak still under repair

Natuna gas leak still under repairThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bad weather has been blamed for the slow pace of reparation work on the 650-kilometer undersea pipeline from West Natuna island to Singapore, which was shut down due to a leak earlier this month.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Police to question six suspected RI terrorist

Police to question six suspected RI terroristThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Kudus, Central Java The government will detain for questioning the six Indonesian students currently held by Pakistani authorities for alleged involvement in terrorist activities, the foreign minister said.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/

The turmoil in Papua Separatism seems to be an endless problem which this republic continues to face. With various reasons, certain groups from time to time always try to secede from the Unitary State of the Indonesian Republic.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Flood victims to be relocated

Flood victims to be relocatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Java administration plans to relocate around 160 families from the subdistricts of Tirtoyudo and Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang, where a recent flash flood killed three people and injured dozens of others.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Shoot-on-sight for GAM celebrants

Shoot-on-sight for GAM celebrantsTeuku Agam Muzakkir and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Banda Aceh, Aceh The military issued on Tuesday a shoot-on-sight order against all people who attend the 27th anniversary of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Dec. 4.Lt. Col. A.Y.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Malaysian nabbed for illegal logging

Malaysian nabbed for illegal logging JAYAPURA, Papua: Police in Papua have arrested Lee Kah Wai, a Malaysian citizen accused of illegal logging in the country's easternmost province.Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, December 3, 2003

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, December 3, 2003 Talk * Discussion Club, British Council Surabaya, every Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (Tel. 031-5689958).Museum* Empu Tantular Museum, Jl. Taman Mayangkara No. 6, Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Retracing history: Birth of SEA Games

Retracing history: Birth of SEA Games The SEA Games originated from the SEAP (South East Asian Peninsular) Games. When it was held for the first time in Bangkok in 1959, only six countries participated: Laos, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/94,000 workers fired in first 10 months

94,000 workers fired in first 10 monthsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 94,000 people lost their jobs in the first 10 months of this year following decisions by many companies to shut down or downsize their businesses due to the lingering economic and political crisis, a senior ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Bumi Q3 profit jumps by 76%

Bumi Q3 profit jumps by 76% JAKARTA: Mining company PT Bumi Resources' net profit surged by 76 percent to Rp 64.8 billion (US$7.6 million) in the first nine- months of this year from Rp 36.7 billion in the same period last year on higher sales.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Police extend detention of suspect in BNI scam

Police extend detention of suspect in BNI scamAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police have extended the detention of Edi Santoso, one of the key suspects in the Bank National Indonesia (BNI) scandal, for another 30 days to assist the investigation.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Global economy: An enormous sucking sound

Global economy: An enormous sucking soundGwynne Dyer, Contributor, London "That enormous sucking sound you hear," third-party candidate Ross Perot told American voters during the 1992 presidential campaign, "is American jobs disappearing south to Mexico.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/An idea of a general

An idea of a general Bad credit always makes a country to suffer loss. To close moribund companies will only lead to an even more terrible social impacts.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Achieving

Achieving national discipline It is amazing that the problem of transition toward democracy, which has characterized Indonesian political development during the past five years, has recently triggered a hectic debate between scholars and commentators.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Reading vs. communication needs

Reading vs. communication needsChong Seck Chim, News Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur For primary school, 360 or more books read get the top prize; at secondary, 270 books and over. Lesser totals qualify for smaller prizes down the line.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Death threats continue against local PKB clerics

Death threats continue against local PKB clericsAinur R. Sophiaan and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Jakarta More clerics with the National Awakening Party (PKB) have received death threats following the recent slaying of a party leader in Lumajang regency, East Java, which was ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Blinding issues with character assasination

Blinding issues with character assasinationAmando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila The narrow escape of the country from the stand-off between Congress and the Supreme Court over the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/JP/3/INSIGHT

JP/3/INSIGHTUrgent now to rethink human rightsYanuar Nugroho The Business Watch Indonesia Surakarta Central Java yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Look at this time-series data on evictions in Jakarta, compiled and processed by the Institute Sosial Jakarta (ISJ) and the Jakarta Residents' Forum (Fakta).

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Busway lane divider baffles and annoys motorists

Busway lane divider baffles and annoys motoristsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mulyono was driving his cab at a steady 60 kilometers per hour near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/China plans for peaceful ascendancy

China plans for peaceful ascendancyYoichi Funabashi, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo There is no doubt that "the rise of China" will be a historic undertaking comparable to or even greater than that of postwar Japan.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Egypt initiates peace process

Egypt initiates peace process I refer to the comment of Christopher McRae published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 1.The comment and the language used reflects a poor and subjective view about the phenomenon of terrorism and its roots.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Indonesian footwear producers in life or death struggle

Indonesian footwear producers in life or death struggleEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian footwear producers are struggling to maintain their existence, which has been threatened by political instability, high production costs and other problems such as worker strikes.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Holiday season: Time to get smart with food

Holiday season: Time to get smart with foodMelissa Southern-Garcia, Dietitian, Jakarta, southerndietitian@yahoo.com During the busy holiday season, it's easy for time to get away from us. Planning healthy meals often becomes last on our list.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/RI athletes raring to go for gold

RI athletes raring to go for goldZakki Hakim and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Djoko Pramono, chief-de-mission of the Indonesian delegation to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, sent out the message loud and clear: 'We won't be sitting back on our haunches.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/More trouble on Java train line

More trouble on Java train lineNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bandung There was another delay on the busy Java north coast railroad line on Tuesday, which follows three recent accidents in three days on the same line.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Timah's net profit to surge sevenfold

Timah's net profit to surge sevenfoldThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Net profit of state-owned PT Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, may skyrocket this year mostly on higher tin prices and sales volume, a senior official said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Tragedy on Bahorok scale may be repeated

Tragedy on Bahorok scale may be repeatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Spokesman of the Leuser Management Unit (UML), Denny Purba, suggested that the authorities conduct a comprehensive study of the Leuser Ecosystem Region (KEL), where the Bahorok river system is located, to determine the root cause ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Residents anxious over uncertain eviction date

Residents anxious over uncertain eviction dateEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of Kayuputih, East Jakarta, stayed at home last week, fearing public order officers would demolish their houses sooner than the scheduled Tuesday."I've haven't worked for a week now.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Old crime, new crisis

Old crime, new crisisJP/6/E05authoritarian former Indonesian president Soeharto, why has one military massacre of Muslim civilians been singled out for accountability, almost two decades after the fact? The answer is as much entwined in the present day threat posed by extremist Islam - and its ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Man drowns while evading guard

Man drowns while evading guard JAKARTA: An unidentified man drowned late on Monday in the Jati Kramat river in Pondok Kelapa, East Jakarta, after running from an on-duty security guard.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Old crime, new crisis

Old crime, new crisis Of all the human rights abuses committed under the authoritarian former Indonesian president Soeharto, why has one military massacre of Muslim civilians been singled out for accountability, almost two decades after the fact? The answer is as much entwined in the present ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

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Tolong dibagi yang adilVictory for the people The Central Jakarta District Court turned down on Wednesday Sinivasan Marimutu's lawsuit against Tempo weekly magazine.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Six more parties pass screening for 2004 elections

Six more parties pass screening for 2004 electionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six more of the 40 political parties undergoing factual verification have passed the final screening and are thus officially eligible for next year's elections, the National Elections Commission (KPU) ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/TIS cable network completed

TIS cable network completed SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) announced on Tuesday the completion of the TIS (Thailand-Indonesia- Singapore) cable network, a US$36-million joint project with CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) of Thailand and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/RI missing out on ASEAN haze agreement: Activist

RI missing out on ASEAN haze agreement: ActivistUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will likely miss out on the benefits of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, and, more importantly, lose the opportunity to show diplomatic goodwill, by delaying its ratification of ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Govt urges the House to revise press law

Govt urges the House to revise press law JAKARTA: The government urged the legislature to take the lead in revising Law No.40/1999 on the press, to avoid mistaken perceptions that the government is trying to restrict press freedom.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Forged stamps and documents with police names seized

Forged stamps and documents with police names seizedTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have arrested a suspected forger and are seeking two others in relation to the forgery of car documents.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Police hunt seven jailbreakers in Medan city

Police hunt seven jailbreakers in Medan cityApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Police here said on Tuesday they were searching for seven detainees who broke out of their holding cell in the North Sumatra capital of Medan.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Kemayoran vendors to be evicted

Kemayoran vendors to be evicted JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipal administration plans to evict sidewalk vendors from the main roads of Kemayoran early on Wednesday.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/11 more arrested over brawl in Magelang

11 more arrested over brawl in Magelang MAGELANG, Central Java: Magelang Police Precinct have arrested 11 more suspects over a recent brawl in the Magelang subdistrict of Banjaragung, making the total number arrested over the incident 15, an official said.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin

Alleged suicide sparks fury in East Kotawaringin SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: Suriansyah, a crime suspect, died, allegedly due to suicide, only a day after he was arrested on Saturday, a police officer has said.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/AIDS: Act now or pay later

AIDS: Act now or pay laterPeter Piot and James Wolfensohn, World Bank When HIV/AIDS kills someone new every 15 seconds, it is painfully clear this disease is not just another health issue.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Government plans to launch offensive against Poso attackers

Government plans to launch offensive against Poso attackersIrvan NR and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Palu In response to a series of attacks on villages in Poso over the past week, the government will take the offensive in dealing with security problems in this remote ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Mega kicks reporters out of party meeting

Mega kicks reporters out of party meetingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri banned reporters from covering her party's Idul Fitri celebration on Tuesday and sent them out of a meeting at party headquarters in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Will Moscow protect Georgia?

Will Moscow protect Georgia?Yevgeny Krutikov, RIA Novosti, Moscow The Moscow consultations, involving the leaders of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Adzharia, Georgia's autonomous areas, continued into Friday, Nov. 27.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Fishermen find active cannon

Fishermen find active cannon KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A cannon was snagged by a net belonging to two fishermen from Namosain subdistrict in Alak Kota, Kupang regency, while the two were sailing in waters near the town.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Indonesia wants OPEC to maintain current production level

Indonesia wants OPEC to maintain current production levelSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Purnomo Yusgiantoro wants the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maintain its current output level of 24.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Coming soon: Cheap HIV/AIDS medicine

Coming soon: Cheap HIV/AIDS medicineDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) will assure themselves of access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs at a cheaper price, perhaps even for free for those who were unable to afford them, starting in January.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/More trains in delays

More trains in delays JAKARTA: The extra trains provided over the Idul Fitri holiday and the railroad accident in Tegal, Central Java, have delayed the arrival of more trains at Gambir station, Central Jakarta.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/6,402 Aceh refugees still live in camps

6,402 Aceh refugees still live in camps BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An official has said that 6,402 displaced people in Aceh are still living in refugee camps in five regencies in the ravaged province.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Eight parties fail in Jakarta

Eight parties fail in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) announced on Tuesday that eight of 39 political parties that registered to join the next elections failed to meet the requirements.KPUD Chairman M.

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Poor infrastructure retards RI: WB

Poor infrastructure retards RI: WBDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank, one of the country's long-standing main lenders, warned on Tuesday of the need to boost spending on infrastructure projects to avoid a crisis in the largely abandoned sector and improve the country's ...

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Wed, 03 Dec 2003

JP/Workers abuse extended holiday

Workers abuse extended holidayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 445 civil servants of the Jakarta administration face various penalties including salary cuts over their absence on Monday -- the first day of work after a nine-day holiday to celebrate Idul Fitri.

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