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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Changing heads, limbs of govt

Changing heads, limbs of govt I am very pleased to see that a more modern person, such as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will become president, and his approach to build councils or "project teams" to tackle the many problems is definitely right.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Police to question fugitive's lawyer and doctor

Police to question fugitive's lawyer and doctorAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter letting a key suspect in a multibillion dollar bank fraud case slip through their fingers, the police have summoned the fugitive's lawyer and doctor for a questioning regarding their client's escape.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic law

Govt initiates 'revolution' in Islamic lawMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta, JakartaThe Ministry of Religious Affairs launched on Monday a legal draft amendment to the 1991 body of Islamic law, a move that several moderate Muslim scholars say could be part of a "revolution" in sharia.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Hamzah Haz bids farewell

Hamzah Haz bids farewell JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz marked his last days of service by inaugurating the Vice Presidential Secretariat's Management Information System and officiating the ground-breaking of Baitul Rahman Mosque here on Monday.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/South Korea must set new agenda to restore economy

South Korea must set new agenda to restore economy Annual economic growth falling short of 5 percent is anathema to the nation's top economic policymakers. Lee Hun-jai, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, says such a prospect is unthinkable to the administration.The reason is simple.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/President receives envoys' credentials

President receives envoys' credentials JAKARTA: Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri received on Monday credentials from three new foreign ambassadors.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/FPI calls for closure of night spots in Ramadhan

FPI calls for closure of night spots in RamadhanDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith less than two weeks to Ramadhan, Islam Defenders Front (FPI) called on the city administration on Monday to close down night spots and entertainment centers during Ramadhan and Idul Fitri.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Gorries discharged as bomb squad chief

Gorries discharged as bomb squad chief JAKARTA: The National Police has removed Brig. Gen. Gorries Mere as the Bomb Squad chief following the deadly blast outside the Australian Embassy here on Sept. 9, a credible police source said on Monday.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Candra and Sigit reunited again

Candra and Sigit reunited againEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEmerging at the age of 22 as 1997 world champions, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto stepped out of the shadow of their seniors 1996 Olympic champions Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.Their glory days were soon over, however.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Breeders get free bird flu vaccine

Breeders get free bird flu vaccineSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, GroboganPoultry breeders in Grobogan regency, Central Java, have received 300,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for free after the highly pathogenic virus killed more than 350 chickens at a poultry farm in Kranggan Harjo village last week.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/JP/1/tki

JP/1/tkiThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Malang/Banyuwangi Hostages released, families jubilant An Iraqi militant group has released two Indonesian women hostages who were handed over on Monday to the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi Television reported.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and

The swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and two deputies on Monday was marked by a wave of protests alleging money politics had tarnished the Sept. 17 election for the post.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Because the public have the right to know

Because the public have the right to knowGita Widya Laksmini, Jakarta The information people have about a particular person enables them to develop certain attitudes toward him or her. This does not apply to favorable information only.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Residents take whale meat home

Residents take whale meat home KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Using axes, knives and all means available, local residents chopped up on Monday the meat of a stranded whale in Purirano beach, some 12 kilometers west of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Officers quizzed over dumped meat case

Officers quizzed over dumped meat caseJakarta Police are still investigating the involvement of two police officers in the dumping of meat at Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi municipality."Internal affairs are questioning them to find out who gave the order to escort the rotten meat to the dump.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/JP/2/CORRECT

JP/2/CORRECT Photo caption German embassyIn a photograph on this page on Oct. 4, of a reception to mark German Unification Day, we erroneously identified a guest as fashion designer Iwan Tirta. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to the parties concerned.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Fighting KKN

Fighting KKN In Belgium, TVs are not subject to any sort of luxury tax, like in Indonesia. Still, here also, industry players keep complaining about other issues, such as labor-related ones.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Police arrest two bomb suspects

Police arrest two bomb suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Makassar/YogyakartaPolice officers arrested on Monday two suspects in the 2002 McDonald's explosion in Makassar and the 2003 Cafe Sampoto Indah bombing in Palopo, both in South Sulawesi.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Because the public have the right to know

Because the public have the right to knowGita Widya Laksmini Jakarta The information people have about a particular person enables them to develop certain attitudes toward him or her. This does not apply to favorable information only.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Most houses have no building permits

Most houses have no building permits TANGERANG: As many as 70 percent of residences in 26 districts of Tangerang regency do not have the required building permits, officials said on Monday.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/'Tempo' receives bomb threat

'Tempo' receives bomb threat JAKARTA: Activities at the four-story Tempo magazine building at Jl. Proklamasi 72, Central Jakarta, halted for about two hours on Monday as occupants were evacuated after receiving a bomb threat.An unidentified person called at 12:30 p.m.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia supports calls for textile quota extension

Indonesia supports calls for textile quota extensionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia supported a proposal from a group of developing countries, which basically aims to extend the current global textile quota system, a minister said.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Angry locals vandalize Bojong dump

Angry locals vandalize Bojong dumpTheresia Sufa and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/JakartaA group of villagers besieged, blockaded and vandalized a new waste treatment plant on Monday in Klapanunggal village, Bogor regency, complaining that they were angry that it was located in their ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Bomb discovered at Palu school

Bomb discovered at Palu school PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police have a found a bomb at a Palu school on Monday after a threat was made against it earlier in the morning.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/'Indosiar's new holding company listed on JSX

'Indosiar's new holding company listed on JSXRendi A. Witular, Jakarta PT Indosiar Karya Media (IKM), a new holding company for the Indosiar television network, officially listed its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday, to replace its previously listed subsidiary PT Indosiar ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Protests mar Council meeting

Protests mar Council meetingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe swearing-in ceremony of the Jakarta City Council speaker and two deputies on Monday was marked by a wave of protests alleging money politics had tarnished the Sept. 17 election for the post.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/'TNI should not act like a loser'

'TNI should not act like a loser'Military observers have repeatedly expressed concern over the Indonesian Military's (TNI) territorial role, which they said would lead to a repeat of intimidation that occurred in the past.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Mixed couples face citizenship woes

Mixed couples face citizenship woesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHaving a baby can be costly, but while Maya Miranda Ambarsari was ready to pay for the basics, she was unaware of the excessive complexity that marks registering the birth of a baby born to a mixed couple here.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/NU clerics to meet before congress

NU clerics to meet before congress CIREBON, Jawa Barat: A group of Nahdlatul Ulama clerics plan an informal gathering here this weekend to evaluate the performance of the country's largest Muslim organization.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Because the public have the right to know

Because the public have the right to knowGita Widya Laksmini Jakarta The information people have about a particular person enables them to develop certain attitudes toward him or her. This does not apply to favorable information only.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/New RI social security law: A blessing or curse for workers?

New RI social security law: A blessing or curse for workers?Alex Arifianto, Jakarta On Sept. 28, 2004, the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed the bill on the National Social Security System (popularly called the RUU SJSN).

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/To protect and serve?

To protect and serve? On Wednesday, Sept. 29, as we rode our Vespa in the Blok M area at around 6 p.m., we were stopped by a policeman who said we were traveling in the wrong lane (though we later discovered we were not in violation of any traffic rules).

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scam

Dumai mayor named suspect in logging scamPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, PekanbaruWan Syamsir Yus, the mayor of Dumai municipality in Riau province, has been named a suspect in a graft case for permitting logging in a protected forest, prosecutors said on Monday.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Golkar considers withdrawing from race for MPR leadership

Golkar considers withdrawing from race for MPR leadershipKurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Golkar Party is considering withdrawing from the race for the deputy People's Consultative Assembly speaker's post in an attempt to boost the chances of Sutjipto of the ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/KPC receives largest loan since 1997 economic crisis

KPC receives largest loan since 1997 economic crisisJohannes Simbolon, Jakarta Post, Singapore Giant coal producer PT Kaltim Prima Coal has secured a US$385 million loan from a bank syndicate to refinance its debt, marking the revival of the foreign financial institutions's trust in local ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Picking our own leaders

Picking our own leaders First implemented by the government of Abdurrahman Wahid in 2001, the law on regional autonomy (Law No. 22/1999) has been revised by the outgoing members of the House of Representatives.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Zurman next chair of Jambi council

Zurman next chair of Jambi council JAMBI, Jambi: Zurman Manaf of the Golkar Party was elected chairman of the Jambi provincial council on Monday, garnering 30 out of total 44 votes in the provincial council.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Pulp firms offer scholarship to locals

Pulp firms offer scholarship to localsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRony Gustam Kalfarisi, a 19-year-old talented but poor student of the prestigious Pelita Harapan University in Jakarta, feels proud of his success in winning a scholarship to take up undergraduate studies in physics ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Culture, fun mix on youth ship

Culture, fun mix on youth shipLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaA free 44-day trip on a 110-meter cruise ship -- complete with a pool, a spa, a hairdresser, plush cabins and pocket money -- to six Asian countries is, by any account, extraordinary.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/IT'S 'DR' SBY

IT'S 'DR' SBYThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIt is now official. Retired Army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared on Monday winner of the election runoff, making him the country's first president to be directly elected since Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, October 5, 2004

TV Program: Tuesday, October 5, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Show8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Residents take law into own hands

Residents take law into own hands BOGOR: Several community groups in Bogor came together on Saturday to establish a movement to eradicate prostitution, gambling and substance abuse.The Anti-Prostitution, Gambling and Drugs Group (Mappan)'s coordinator, M.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Iraqi militant group frees Indonesian hostages

Iraqi militant group frees Indonesian hostagesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Malang/BanyuwangiAn Iraqi militant group has released two Indonesian women hostages who were handed over on Monday to the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi Television reported.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Govt collects Rp 157t in tax revenue

Govt collects Rp 157t in tax revenueThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government said it had collected some Rp 157 trillion (US$17.25 billion) in tax revenue as of the end of September, or 66 percent of the full-year target."The figure is 113.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Five die as mentally ill man runs amok

Five die as mentally ill man runs amokRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluA mentally ill man, who had been kept shackled by his family for a year until recently, fatally stabbed four people and wounded more than a dozen others on Sunday in Kalora subdistrict, some five kilometers west of Palu ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Calls increase for Bambang's release

Calls increase for Bambang's release BATAM, Riau Islands: Scores of print and television journalists protested on Monday outside the Batam District Court, calling for the Supreme Court to release Tempo Magazine chief editor Bambang Harymurti from all criminal defamation charges.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Restraining mental patients worsens problems: Doctor

Restraining mental patients worsens problems: DoctorA sociologist in Palu said a killing spree on Sunday by a mentally ill man should serve as a warning over the way the mentally ill were treated in this country.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Cirebon mayor faces poll bias trial

Cirebon mayor faces poll bias trialNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonProsecutors pledged on Monday to complete the case file of the mayor of the West Java city of Cirebon, Subardi, in two weeks.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Students put RI on informatics map

Students put RI on informatics mapDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThree Indonesian students have proved brainpower can take you a long way -- to Athens, and medals at the International Computer Science Olympics.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Most houses have no building permits

Most houses have no building permits TANGERANG: As many as 70 percent of residences in 26 districts of Tangerang regency do not have the required building permits, officials said on Monday.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state

Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent statePeter Milne, Jakarta Few can doubt the historic importance of the peaceful and democratic passing of executive power to Indonesia's first ever directly elected president later this month -- with the former general-turned-democrat, Susilo Bambang ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia Open bowling begins

Indonesia Open bowling begins JAKARTA: The Second Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship began on Sunday at Jaya Ancol Bowling Alley with some 100 local and 125 foreign bowlers participating in the event.

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Police urged to continue probe on malpractice cases

Police urged to continue probe on malpractice casesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEighteen families grouped under the Community of Victims of the Health System came to the Jakarta Police Headquarters and National Police on Monday, calling on the police to conduct a serious investigation into ...

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Tue, 05 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo's hurdles

Susilo's hurdles It is part of the irony of Indonesia's recent history that even at this hour of overwhelming electoral triumph, the nation's new president-elect, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, must be ready to handle the obstructions that are certain to occur during his five-year term, which will ...

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