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54 articles.
Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/JICA to open Makassar office

JICA to open Makassar officeMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A Japanese official disclosed on Thursday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) would soon open a branch office in Makassar.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/RI to establish tsunami early warning system

RI to establish tsunami early warning systemAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia, the nation most affected by last year's tsunami, will be the second country in the world to establish an early warning system for tsunamis by end of the year, thanks to a grant from the German ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/JP/18/MASSAG

JP/18/MASSAG (Jun's corrections entered 23/9) AIDS agency turns to massage for income, employment opportunityI Wayan Juniartha The Jakarta Post/DenpasarA strained neck did not prevent Dudy Rohadi, the coordinator of Matahati's After Care Program, from personally directing his staff to clean and ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Of morals and moral authority in Thailand

Of morals and moral authority in ThailandSuthichai Yoon, The Nation, Asia News Network/Bangkok A government without any credible moral authority can't be expected to really care about the ramifications of "moral hazards".
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/'Munggahan' tradition ushers in Ramadhan

'Munggahan' tradition ushers in RamadhanYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungFifty-year-old Sumiyati, of Sindanglaya, Ujungberung here, went to the market two days in a row ahead of the fasting month of Ramadhan. She purchased chicken, beef, rice and vegetables, as well as bananas.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Angie still undecided on playing SEA Games

Angie still undecided on playing SEA GamesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The risk of a setback on her road to recovery is the main consideration for national number one women's tennis player Angelique "Angie" Widjaja ahead of November's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/President Susilo must stamp out terrorist groups

President Susilo must stamp out terrorist groupsW. Scott Thompson, Sukawati, Bali How do we measure the real cost of the three bombs in Bali this past weekend? Of course anyone would go past the tragedy of the dead and wounded and add to that the economic cost of lost business that inevitably ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/LPG production declines by 20 percent

LPG production declines by 20 percentLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe output from state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina's two refineries in Cilacap and Balikpapan has declined by 20 percent recently because of operational problems and maintenance shutdowns.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/A$1m pledged to help blast victims

A$1m pledged to help blast victimsTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Australian government has pledged to provide medical equipment and assistance worth A$1 million to help the recovery of Bali bombing victims.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Government urged to reform BIN in wake of new terror attacks

Government urged to reform BIN in wake of new terror attacksMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA human rights watchdog has called on the government to reform the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) following the failure to prevent a series of bombings over the past several years.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/French films for Ramadhan in Surabaya

French films for Ramadhan in SurabayaThe French Cultural Center (CCCL) in Surabaya is holding a French cinema program, Cine Ramadhan, from Mondays through Fridays during Ramadhan through Oct. 31, with short movies from Independent Films of Surabaya (Infis) accompanying the screenings.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Former religious affairs minister faces life in jail

Former religious affairs minister faces life in jailRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer religious affairs minister Said Agil Hussein Al Munawwar and his former subordinate Taufiq Kamil went on trial here on Thursday for a haj fund scandal, for which they could be sentenced to life ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Transfers to the poor reduce our national income

Transfers to the poor reduce our national incomeRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOur disadvantaged fellow countrymen are now getting "manna from heaven" in the form of income transfers from the government: Rp 300,000 for the three months until December.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Terrorist suspects to face death

Terrorist suspects to face death AMBON, Maluku: Two terrorist suspects went on trial in Ambon District Court on Thursday and could be sentenced to death if convicted.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Schools continue to collect fees

Schools continue to collect feesJAKARTA: The Ministry of National Education acknowledged it had received numerous complaints about schools continuing to collect fees from students despite the disbursement of government funds.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Official fired for imposing illegal fees

Official fired for imposing illegal feesThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Kupang/AcehIrregularities have marred the disbursement of the assistance fund for poor families in Medan city with some government officials found to have been imposing illegal fees.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Cooperation with China, India

Cooperation with China, India Indonesians might recall when this country, during the 1960s and 1970s, was a place for Malaysians to study particularly in the field of education.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Maternity-related artworks to be displayed in Bentara Budaya

Maternity-related artworks to be displayed in Bentara BudayaThree Yogyakarta-based women artists will share their feelings and emotions on maternity and the maternal roles they play in an exhibition titled, RIPE: Harvesting Meaning from Motherhood.Featuring three artists, Christine Cocca of the U.S.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Paper art versatility on display at Erasmus Huis

Paper art versatility on display at Erasmus HuisMario Koch, The Jakarta Post, JakartaErasmus Huis, Kuningan, South Jakarta, is holding an exhbition titled Paper Art, through Oct. 30. It shows the work of 11 Dutch artists, inspired by the unique quality of paper as a medium of expression.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Angela Merkel meets the world

Angela Merkel meets the worldChristoph Bertram Project Syndicate Angela Merkel is Germany's new -- and first woman -- Chancellor. Although this implies major changes in Germany's fiscal and labor-market policies, continuity will remain the hallmark of foreign policy.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/The Dragon Mosque: Place for ex-thugs to reflect

The Dragon Mosque: Place for ex-thugs to reflectSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangThe Dragon Mosque in the Istighfar Islamic Boarding School, Perbalan, Semarang is unusual in that its entrance way features two carved stone dragon's heads.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Carrefour objects to KPPU ruling

Carrefour objects to KPPU rulingAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFrench giant retailer Carrefour denied in its first trial at the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday that it has applied illegal trading terms as previously ruled by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Old network masterminds terrorist attacks on Bali?

Old network masterminds terrorist attacks on Bali?Hermawan Sulistyo, Jakarta Entering the months of September and October, the Bali Police had in fact tightened security measures to prevent terrorism.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/More Australian fatalities identified

More Australian fatalities identifiedWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliAfter five days of work, a joint forensics team from Indonesia and Australia identified on Thursday two casualties of last weekend's bomb attacks in Bali as missing Australian nationals.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/RI hosts third JCF meeting with India

RI hosts third JCF meeting with IndiaJAKARTA: Indonesia and maritime neighbor India convened their third meeting of the Joint Consultative Forum (JCF) in Yogyakarta recently, the countries said in a statement after the meeting.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/JP/18/KINART

JP/18/KINART checked --JSRIn memoriam A versatile, talented and highly popular 'dalang'V. Sudarna Contributor/Surakarta Oct. 7, 2005, marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the highly regarded Javanese dalang (wayang puppeteer) Ki Nartosabdo.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Global bond more than 4 times oversubscribed

Global bond more than 4 times oversubscribedUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government struck gold in its second overseas bond sale for the year, managing to reap as much as US$1.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Bogor embarks on conservation effort

Bogor embarks on conservation effortTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe Bogor administration, in collaboration with West Java province, is making efforts to rehabilitate the downstream reaches of the Citarum-Ciliwung river system in Karawang, West Java, which have been damaged by ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/U.S. foundation helps elephants

U.S. foundation helps elephantsBENGKULU: A U.S. based International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is helping to improve the health of elephants in Seblat Elephant Training Center (SETC) in Bengkulu, a government official revealed on Thursday.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Police sample blood to identity bombers

Police sample blood to identity bombersThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, JakartaPolice said on Thursday they had taken blood samples from several people in East Java province believed to be related to the three suicide bombers who were responsible for the bomb blasts in Bali last weekend.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Media told to brace for Manila traffic at Southeast Asian Games

Media told to brace for Manila traffic at Southeast Asian GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local reporters covering the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines have been warned to take into account Manila's maddening traffic when getting from point A to B.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Train tickets sold out

Train tickets sold out JAKARTA: Although the Idul Fitri holiday is still one month away, nearly all train tickets to cities in Central and East Java have been booked by Jakartans who will join the exodus to celebrate the holiday in their hometowns.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Catering business thrives as people opt for boxed meals

Catering business thrives as people opt for boxed mealsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen you are single and working in Jakarta like Ima Alimah, chances are you don't have enough time or energy to cook your own meals, which is fine most of the time as take-outs are easily found on ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Son of damned PKI revisits his bitter past

Son of damned PKI revisits his bitter pastJP/20/AIDITSon of demonized PKI leader recalls bitter past M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta For good or ill, 1965 has very special meaning for Ilham Aidit, son of doomed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) leader Dipa Nusantara (D.N.) Aidit.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Hasan is Singapore national, embassy consul confirms

Hasan is Singapore national, embassy consul confirmsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe Singaporean Embassy in Jakarta confirmed that a man who possesses both Singaporean and Indonesian passports is one of its citizens.Masni Hasan alias Isnin Hasan is currently in the custody of Bogor Police.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Ecstasy factory, pills found in apartments

Ecstasy factory, pills found in apartmentsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn their antidrug operation held over the past few weeks, Jakarta Police have arrested eight drug dealers operating from several apartments in the capital, the police revealed on Thursday.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/In memoriam: An adaptable, talented and highly popular 'dalang'

In memoriam: An adaptable, talented and highly popular 'dalang'V. Sudarna, Contributor, Surakarta Oct. 7, 2005, marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the highly regarded Javanese dalang (wayang puppeteer) Ki Nartosabdo.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Toll operator evict vendors

Toll operator evict vendors BEKASI: Concern about safety on its toll road, operator PT Jasa Marga on Thursday evicted at least 60 seasonal vendors selling large cucumber along the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road in Bekasi.The fruit is a favorite for the breaking of the fast during Ramadhan.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Minivan drivers ignore decree on new fares plan strike

Minivan drivers ignore decree on new fares plan strikeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIgnoring a gubernatorial decree on public transportation fares, minivan drivers are charging passengers Rp 3,000 instead of the Rp 2,400 stipulated in the order.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/'Cash payments for the poor a waste of money'

'Cash payments for the poor a waste of money'To help offset the Oct. 1 fuel price increases, the government is providing Rp 100,000 a month in cash to poor families who qualify for the assistance. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their thoughts on the government program.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/U.S. billionaire scopes possible RI investments

U.S. billionaire scopes possible RI investmentsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a sign of increasing U.S. business confidence in Indonesia's business climate, U.S.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/JP/6/Watch

JP/6/WatchHigh-end watches - a lucrative businessBy Susanna Tjokro s_tjokro@yahoo.com "It's a status symbol, just like a vehicle. However, while you can't bring your car into the meeting room, you certainly can wear your watch in a business meeting," says my former boss about her Rolex.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Govt 'won't raise power rates' in 2005

Govt 'won't raise power rates' in 2005Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe two fuel price increases this year will not make the government increase electricity rates in 2005, despite increased production costs for state power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), a minister says.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/New sea lion, baby bears charm Taman Safari

New sea lion, baby bears charm Taman SafariTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorTaman Safari Indonesia animal park in Bogor was further enlivened on Thursday with the arrival of a sea lion from Japan and the birth of two brown Alaska bears.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/BPS Jakarta admits mistake in registrating the poor

BPS Jakarta admits mistake in registrating the poorDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta branch of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS Jakarta) said on Thursday it had removed the names of 3,539 families from its list of families entitled to receive direct cash assistance from the ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Finnish minister to visit Indonesia to boost economic and trade ties

Finnish minister to visit Indonesia to boost economic and trade tiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFinland's Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mari Kiviniemi will visit Indonesia from Oct. 8 to Oct.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Aussie scholarship for tsunami victims

Aussie scholarship for tsunami victimsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe tsunami swept away her husband, child, and four other members of her family in December but Laila Wijaya never gave up on life.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Local govts to monitor distribution of kerosene

Local govts to monitor distribution of keroseneLeony Aurora and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon allow local administrations to impose a levy on kerosene distributors to help them monitor the distribution of subsidized kerosene across the country.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Kramat houses catch fire

Kramat houses catch fire JAKARTA: Several houses in Jl. Kramat IV, Central Jakarta, caught fire on Thursday.The fire started at about 12:20 p.m. Firemen and police have yet to find the cause of the blaze.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Politicians slam plan for TNI

Politicians slam plan for TNITb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Military's (TNI) plan to reactivate its territorial command drew strong criticism from the country's top politicians on Thursday as they claimed the move would pave the way for the military's involvement in ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Foreign direct investment on upward trend: BKPM

Foreign direct investment on upward trend: BKPMUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaForeign direct investment (FDI) is maintaining its upward trend, data from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) shows, ahead of a possible slowdown due to rising fuel prices and interest rates, and jitters ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Paradise lost

Paradise lost It's about time Indonesians started to rally against the Jamaah Islamiyah. The government should first ban it and then seek to infiltrate it, before finally destroying it.My business has also been affected by the Bali bombings of Saturday, Oct.1.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/Suspected bird flu baby patient dies of pneumonia in hospital

Suspected bird flu baby patient dies of pneumonia in hospitalAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA 20-month-old infant, who was suspected to have contracted avian influenza, died on Wednesday evening after being treated for three days for acute pneumonia at the Sulianti Saroso hospital ...
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Fri, 07 Oct 2005

JP/A journey into the life of New Order's scarecrow

A journey into the life of New Order's scarecrowJP/19/AIDITD.N. Aidit: A tragically misunderstood PKI leader M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dipa Nusantara (D.N.
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