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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Major local airlines announce surcharges to offset fuel hike

Major local airlines announce surcharges to offset fuel hikeTony Hotland, Jakarta Major Indonesian airlines are the latest to charge a new levy to compensate for rising jet fuel costs caused by the current surge in the global oil price.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/More asthma patients recorded

More asthma patients recorded JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health has recorded 5.5 million asthma patients this year, a 10 percent increase from last year's figure.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Delicate problems in Indonesia-Malaysia ties

Delicate problems in Indonesia-Malaysia tiesHanys Salmi, Kuala Lumpur During the past six years, bilateral Malaysia-Indonesia relations have not shown much progress. In fact, while in the business sector relations are picking up, in the social/economic arena, the overall picture is gloomy.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/City trucks dumping raw sewage into vital waterway

City trucks dumping raw sewage into vital waterwayMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Both the Tangerang regency and municipality administrations on Saturday ordered public order officers to arrest city truck drivers known to be regularly dumping raw sewage directly into the Cisadane River.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Timah to sign coal export contract with LG

Timah to sign coal export contract with LGRendi A. Witular, Jakarta State-owned PT Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, seeks to sign a contract with South Korean giant LG Corp.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Squatters threaten investment climate in Batam city

Squatters threaten investment climate in Batam cityFadli, Batam The increasing population and workforce have created problems for Batam city administration, particularly regarding the number of temporary houses that have been erected due to the high demand for housing.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Govt to pay out 13th salary

Govt to pay out 13th salaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators and officials of other high state institutions will join active and retired civil servants and members of the Indonesian Military and National Police in receiving their extra month's salary and pension ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/The general and the cleric

The general and the clericAbdul Khalik, Jakarta The pairing of Gen. (ret) Wiranto and the cleric Solahuddin Wahid won the all-important top spot on the ballot papers during the draw held by the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Konimex founder wins E&Y award

Konimex founder wins E&Y award JAKARTA: The founder and president director of pharmaceutical firm PT Konimex, Djoenaedi Joesoef, was inducted into the Ernst & Young (E&Y) 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year hall of fame on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/JP/2/INTRO

JP/2/INTROThe country's first direct presidential election campaign which starts on Tuesday will last a whole month after a "warm-up" provided by the maneuvers of politicians and political parties, and polls suggesting the degree of popularity of all candidates.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Police on full alert ahead of election

Police on full alert ahead of electionAbdul Khalik and PC Naomy, Jakarta The police will be on full alert one day ahead of the campaigning period for the country's first direct presidential election, says a top police officer.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Four firms start printing ballot papers

Four firms start printing ballot papersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four print firms have started printing ballot papers for the July 5 presidential election, a General Elections Commission (KPU) member said in the East Java capital, Surabaya, on Sunday.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/RP elections: Why losers do not concede

RP elections: Why losers do not concedeRonald Meinardus, Manila For the international media, the Philippine elections are a done deal, since the head of the Commission on Elections in an all but orthodox manner unofficially let know that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) beat her main ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Forum provides measure of trust

Forum provides measure of trust Ten years ago, members of the Association of South east Asian Nations set up a subsidiary called the ASEAN Regional Forum.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Rodney Louis Vincent

Rodney Louis Vincent Contributor/Jakarta How many top bosses do you know who present junior managers with reading lists of history, current affairs and literature, and then hold discussion groups to make sure the reading gets done.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/To be democratic and rich

To be democratic and richJanadas Devan, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Is there an inevitable or necessary connection between liberal economics and liberal politics?Many American intellectuals think there is.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/BEKASI: Officers from the Bekasi Police department destroyed

BEKASI: Officers from the Bekasi Police department destroyed on Saturday 34,000 bottles of liquor that had been confiscated during raids over the past month.During the destruction of the bottles, alcohol spilled down the road as far as 300 meters from the police station.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/TV Program: Monday, May 31, 2004

TV Program: Monday, May 31, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Konimex founder

Konimex founder won E&Y award JP/14/BriefJAKARTA: Founder and president director of pharmaceutical firm PT Konimex, Djoenaedi Joesoef was inducted into the Ernst & Young's 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year hall of fame on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Freeloaders short-circuit PLN to tune of Rp 7b

Freeloaders short-circuit PLN to tune of Rp 7bNana Rukmana, Cirebon, West Java Around 64,000 electricity customers in the State Electricity Company (PLN)'s Cirebon district have not paid their bills for the past three months and, as a consequence, the power utility has found itself shortchanged ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Govt extends rice import ban until July

Govt extends rice import ban until JulyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has extended the ban on rice imports until July as existing stocks are still adequate to meet the domestic demand for the commodity, an official said on Sunday.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Sonia, a shrewd politician

Sonia, a shrewd politician Gwynne Dyer's View Point Is Sonia throwing an opportunity away (The Jakarta Post, May 24) lacks an appreciation of the Indian ethos that deifies leaders (spiritual or otherwise) who, at the precise moment when it is theirs for the taking, renounce all the trappings of ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Wiranto-Xanana talks played down

Wiranto-Xanana talks played down JAKARTA: A human rights activist said former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/[b]Konimex founder

Konimex founder wins E&Y award JP/14/BriefJAKARTA: The founder and president director of pharmaceutical firm PT Konimex, Djoenaedi Joesoef, was inducted into the Ernst & Young (E&Y) 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year hall of fame on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Poet Hamid Jabar laid to rest

Poet Hamid Jabar laid to rest Noted poet Hamid Jabar was buried at Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday after his body was laid out at his home on Jl. Kelapa Dua Wetan in Ciracas.Other prominent poets Taufik Ismail, Sutardji Calzoum Bachrie and Amak Baldjun attended the burial.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Is there room for Cinderella pairing?

Is there room for Cinderella pairing?Ridwan Sijabat and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta The "Cinderella ticket" is perhaps a fitting description for the pairing of Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar, especially given that they like to cast themselves as underdogs in the upcoming presidential election due to ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Mega to kick off fishermen meeting

Mega to kick off fishermen meeting MANADO, North Sulawesi: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is seeking reelection this year, is scheduled to open the national meeting of the Fishermen Farmers Mainstay Group on June 5 in Tondano, Minahasa regency here.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/JP/4/hamid

JP/4/hamidPoet Hamid Jabar dies on stageNoted poet Hamid Jabar was buried at the Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday after his body was laid out at his home on Jl. Kelapa Dua Wetan in Ciracas.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Bogus police seize two motorcycles

Bogus police seize two motorcycles JAKARTA: Seven men, claiming to be police officers, took two motorcycles by force from two motorcyclists passing Jl. Permata Hijau, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Sunday at around 2:30 a.m.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Candidates woo NU vote in E. Java

Candidates woo NU vote in E. JavaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Surabaya The presidential election campaign will kick-off Tuesday, marking a new departure in the nation's history as it attempts to put its long history of authoritarian governments behind it following the 1998 resignation of Soeharto.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Airlines expect holiday boost

Airlines expect holiday boost BENGKULU: Airlines expect their load factors to rise to 90 percent during the upcoming school holidays, a 10 percent increase from normal days, Agus Gandiana, the district manager for Merpati airlines here, said on Saturday.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Megawati confident of success with Hasyim

Megawati confident of success with HasyimFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)'s presidential candidate, was born in Yogyakarta on Jan. 23, 1947.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Back to the Soeharto years?

Back to the Soeharto years? The government has shut down one foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) in Jakarta and is closely monitoring 19 others, including local ones, citing that reports they have made could disrupt stability.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Villager dies in a brawl

Villager dies in a brawl BOGOR: Daeng Sulaiman Ramli, 46, died from serious injuries after he was involved in a brawl between villagers of Cibentang and Kahuripan in Ciseeng district on Sunday at around 8 a.m.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 31, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 31, 2004Exhibitions* Sex and the City - an exhibition of Indonesian erotic art from the 13th to the 20th century. Stone, terracotta, bronze, wood, textiles, gold and silver at Dharma Mulia Galleries, Jl. Ciputat Raya No. 50 (Tel. 7492850), 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Regional airlines heading for more promising years

Regional airlines heading for more promising years Hendarsyah Tarmizi Jakarta Airlines across the Asia Pacific have started to gain strength after passing through a series of challenges ranging from terrorist attacks, war in Iraq, the outbreak of SARS and the global economic slowdown during ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Enchanting tourist destinations around Indonesia

Enchanting tourist destinations around IndonesiaSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With over 17,000 islands, Indonesia has many other fascinating resorts to choose from beyond Bali for both domestic and foreign tourists.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Doctor accused of malpractice

Doctor accused of malpractice TANGERANG: A woman reported her doctor from Siloam Gleneagles Hospital in Karawaci to the Tangerang police for alleged malpractice saying improper medicine caused her to have a miscarriage.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/'I support a smoking ban in public places'

'I support a smoking ban in public places' Indonesia is ranked 7th in the world in terms of the number of smokers, with around 70 percent of the adult population being avid smokers, experts say.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Surabaya's cultural heritage devastated by modern lifestyles

Surabaya's cultural heritage devastated by modern lifestylesTo mark the 711th anniversary of East Java province's capital Surabaya which falls on May 31, The Jakarta Post's Indra Harsaputra reports on the city's historical sites, which are in a poor state, and also on the rapid development of ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Internet security is up to us

Internet security is up to usVishnu K. Mahmud, vmahmud@yahoo.com There have been an alarming number of Internet security concerns over the past few months. Annoying spam, virus attacks, Internet worms and virtual identity theft is becoming more common as the world embraces technology.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Mixed smoke signals on to date of City Hall tobacco ban

Mixed smoke signals on to date of City Hall tobacco banDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso might have succeeded in preventing his subordinates from smoking in their offices, but he is apparently unable to make them finally kick the habit.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Regional airlines heading for more promising years

Regional airlines heading for more promising years Hendarsyah Tarmizi Jakarta After going through a series of challenges ranging from terrorist attacks, war in Iraq, the outbreak of SARS and the global economic slowdown during the last few years, Airlines across the Asia Pacific have started ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

Jp/JP/4/jaksa

JP/4/jaksaSketches of prosecutor's murder suspects releasedRuslan Sangadji PaluCentral Sulawesi Police disseminated on Saturday the sketches of two suspects in the murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi, who helped try terrorism cases in the provincial capital of Palu.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Fear of lung cancer doesn't stop die-hards from smoking

Fear of lung cancer doesn't stop die-hards from smokingDewi Santoso, Jakarta The fear of lung cancer does not seem to be enough to prevent some people from smoking, particularly young people, many of whom argue that refraining from smoking does not necessarily mean they are not going to develop ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/[b]Checked

Checked Please check these figures again.FOR MP --- TUESDAY -- JUNE 1Local carriers add flights amid tight competition Rudijanto Contributor/Jakarta After been bloodied by a long-running, no-holds-barred price war with one another, Indonesian airlines are now looking forward to a brief respite ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Sex workers pray for peaceful poll

Sex workers pray for peaceful poll SURABAYA: No less than 500 sex workers operating in six red- light districts across the East Java capital of Surabaya gathered on Sunday for a mass prayer, to pray for a peaceful presidential election.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Major banks yet to increase dollar deposit rates

Major banks yet to increase dollar deposit ratesDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Despite the shaky showing of the rupiah, something that might be expected to encourage bank depositors to turn to dollar savings products, a number of top banks here have yet to consider raising the interest rate for dollar ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Susilo and Kalla, poll favorites

Susilo and Kalla, poll favoritesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta If we are to believe the opinion polls conducted so far by respected institutes, running mates Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and businessman Jusuf Kalla have a good chance of winning the July 5 elections.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Cordless keyboard, mouse revisited

Cordless keyboard, mouse revisited By now you know that if you ever have to replace your existing mouse with a new one, you will need to check out a couple of important things.Firstly and most importantly, it has to be an optical mouse.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Bali resorts await holidaymakers

Bali resorts await holidaymakersRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Holiday season is drawing near, and Bali will again be busy after months of little tourist activity.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Democracy will not reduce threat of terrorism

Democracy will not reduce threat of terrorismHarsh V Pant, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta, India The Bush Administration has advocated spreading democracy in the Middle East as part of a long-term strategy of fighting terrorism.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Amien-Siswono: Uphill struggle

Amien-Siswono: Uphill struggleA. Junaidi, Jakarta Presidential and vice presidential candidates Amien Rais and Siswono Yudohusodo, who were nominated by the National Mandate Party (PAN) to contest the coming presidential election, are considered an underdog pairing.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Govt warned against subverting democracy

Govt warned against subverting democracySari Setiogi and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta A group of well-known national figures criticized the government for intimidating and terrorizing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals campaigning for human rights and democracy.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Owls used to eradicate rodents in Bengkulu

Owls used to eradicate rodents in Bengkulu The Bengkulu provincial government is promoting the use of owls to combat rodents in rice-producing centers in the province, local agricultural office director Mangsury Thaib said here on Saturday.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Pertamina woes linked to hasty liberalization: Experts

Pertamina woes linked to hasty liberalization: ExpertsFitri Wulandari, Jakarta The current financial woes suffered by state oil and gas company Pertamina following a hike in oil prices is linked to hasty liberalization in the country's oil and gas sector, according to experts.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/The International Trade Commission of the United States

The International Trade Commission of the United States decided on May 14 that color TV sets manufactured in China have caused material harm to U.S. producers. The decision removes the final hurdle to the U.S. Department of Commerce ruling to impose anti-dumping taxes -- between 5.2 to 26.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Surabaya becomes a progressive metropolis

Surabaya becomes a progressive metropolis Surabaya has always been known as a trading city. Indian, Chinese and Arab merchants brought their goods to the city by the Kalimas River. Then some of these traders decided to form their own communities and settled in areas close to the river.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Seminar to focus on democracy in Asia, Europe

Seminar to focus on democracy in Asia, EuropeVeeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta Around 30 distinguished academics from Asia and Europe will gather this week in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the concept of democracy in both continents and the possibility of preparing common theoretical ground toward a ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

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The guru speaks... Rodney Louis Vincent Contributor/Jakarta How many top bosses do you know who present junior managers with reading lists of history, current affairs and literature, and then hold discussion groups to make sure the reading gets done.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Jakarta's 477th jubilee kicks off

Jakarta's 477th jubilee kicks offThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso officiated the start of the commemoration of the capital's 477th anniversary in a ceremony at the Penggilingan small-scale industrial zone in East Jakarta on Sunday.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Argentina orders traditional houses

Argentina orders traditional houses MANADO, North Sulawesi: Businesspeople from Argentina ordered on Friday 22 Minahasa traditional houses that were displayed at a promotional event in the capital Buenos Aires from May 11 to May 15 this year.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Megawati asks nation to use conscience in polls

Megawati asks nation to use conscience in pollsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nana Rukmana, Jakarta/Cirebon President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the nation to exercise its right to vote and choose its future leaders based on their trustworthiness, in order to ensure a strong government.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Candidates agree to settle electoral disputes in court

Candidates agree to settle electoral disputes in courtMuninggar Sri Saraswati JakartaThree pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates agreed on Saturday to settle any disputes that may arise from the July 5 election in the newly established Constitutional Court.Gen.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Children of Dolly face dark, uncertain future

Children of Dolly face dark, uncertain futureID Nugroho, Surabaya It was a Tuesday afternoon and the sun was beating down, but that did not stop 11-year-old Slamet (not his real name) from playing soccer with three of his friends in the parking lot of an old movie theater on Jl. Jarak in Surabaya.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Bush's speech: What's missing

Bush's speech: What's missing On two fronts President Bush is belatedly trying to placate critics of the U.S. occupation in Iraq - and, no doubt, to save his presidency. On Monday, U.S.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Bengkulu needs more prosecutors

Bengkulu needs more prosecutors BENGKULU: The Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office said on Saturday it was too understaffed to handle its caseload.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Sketches of Palu suspects released

Sketches of Palu suspects releasedRuslan Sangadji, Palu Central Sulawesi Police disseminated on Saturday the sketches of two suspects in the murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi, who helped try terrorism cases in the provincial capital of Palu.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Puteh to remain at the helm until declared suspect

Puteh to remain at the helm until declared suspectFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta The police plan to question Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam governor Abdullah Puteh would not, for the time being, affect his status as civil emergency administrator, the government said on Sunday.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Bicycle taxi drivers pedal to get ahead

Bicycle taxi drivers pedal to get aheadLeony Aurora, Jakarta People coming out of the two great arched doors of Kota railway station in West Jakarta are first greeted by blue public minivans, with touts frantically screaming the destinations and ushering the passengers into the vehicles.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Meiji sees RI as a potential destination for relocation

Meiji sees RI as a potential destination for relocationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Drug producer PT Meiji Indonesia recently marked its 30th year in Indonesia. The company has been a pioneer in producing antibiotics since 1974.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Street demonstrations effective for achieving change in Indonesia

Street demonstrations effective for achieving change in IndonesiaMax Lane, Murdoch WA, Australia On May 26 The Jakarta Post published two interesting opinion pieces: Indonesian democracy or 'demo-crazy'? by Ziad Salim and Complacency: Indonesia's democratic deficit by Adam Tyson.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

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The guru speaks... Rodney Louis Vincent Contributor/Jakarta How many top bosses do you know who present junior managers with reading lists of history, current affairs and literature, and then hold discussion groups to make sure the reading gets done.

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Seminar to focus on democracy in Asia and Europe

Seminar to focus on democracy in Asia and Europe or Scholars to discuss democracy in Asia and Europe Veeramalla Anjaiah JakartaAround 30 distinguished academics from Asia and Europe will gather this week in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the concept of democracy in both continents and the ...

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Mon, 31 May 2004

JP/Police nab pimp for selling 10 girls

Police nab pimp for selling 10 girlsP.C. Naommy, Jakarta The National Police arrested a pimp and three of her customers on allegations she had sold and abused underage children as prostitutes.Director of the transnational crimes division Brig. Gen.

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