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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Ending session of Commission on Human Rights?

Ending session of Commission on Human Rights?Dede A. Rifai Geneva The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva completed its 61st session on April 22.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Indian food attracts wider market

Indian food attracts wider marketEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThanks partly to Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and other Bollywood people, all things Indian are gaining popularity here, including its spicy and pungent cuisine.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Rugby tourney held at ISCI sports club

Rugby tourney held at ISCI sports club JAKARTA: Rugby fans can head for some fun on Saturday for the ISCI Rugby 10-a-side competition at the ISCI sports club in Ciputat, South Jakarta.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Government issues crucial decree on land acquisition

Government issues crucial decree on land acquisitionMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has finally issued the much-awaited regulation on land acquisition in an effort to speed up the construction of massive infrastructure projects, sacrificing ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Stores bring Japanese merchandise to Jakarta

Stores bring Japanese merchandise to Jakarta Lovers of Japanese animation, toys and other pop culture creations do not have to travel to Tokyo to fill out their collections. Shops across Jakarta are stocking up on original Japanese anime, figurines and music.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 7, 2005

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 7, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Ke-semut-an by Beny Dewo, at Parkir Space, Jl. Prawirotaman 2, until May 18. * Fine Arts Perempuan dalam Nafsu at Balai Rupa Tembi Satu dan Dua, Jl Parangtritis Km 8,4 Tembi, Bantul (Tel.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Jogjakarta Plaza gives education aid

Jogjakarta Plaza gives education aid YOGYAKARTA: In observance of National Education Day on May 2, 2005, the Jogjakarta Plaza Hotel on Jl Gejayan made a donation to the state SDN Pangukrejo elementary school in Cangkringan, Sleman.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

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The pluses of National Plus schools Debbie A. Lubis Contributor/JakartaWith their international orientation and bilingual classes, National "Plus" schools have gained wide popularity in Indonesia.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Reform of the Security Council has two alternatives

Reform of the Security Council has two alternatives The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed five special envoys, including former foreign minister Ali Alatas, to help promote his report on much-awaited UN reforms. He talked with The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba and Adianto P.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Police want greater role in city's eviction plans

Police want greater role in city's eviction plansAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Concerned by the violence that often accompanies the eviction of squatters and street vendors, the police have asked the city administration for a more prominent role in future operations.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Dentist preserves Javanese scripts

Dentist preserves Javanese scriptsIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Kediri With precision, Sutjahjo Gani, a dentist by profession, rearranges the books in his library. The task is a nightly one that he takes great pleasure in.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Malaysian Embassy responds

Malaysian Embassy responds The Embassy of Malaysia refers to a report in The Jakarta Post dated April 26 entitled TNI denies deal over warships withdrawal.The Embassy regrets that the report is not only a misrepresentation of facts but also mischievous in nature.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Increasing dialogue between EC and Indonesian civil society

Increasing dialogue between EC and Indonesian civil society Since 1999, the European Commission (EC) has more than doubled its cooperation with the Indonesian government.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/ICRC gives US$600m for Aceh, Nias

ICRC gives US$600m for Aceh, Nias BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on a US$600 million grant for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of disaster-stricken Aceh and North Suamtra.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Maluku government owes PLN Rp 60b

Maluku government owes PLN Rp 60bM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post/Ambon Twenty-seven schools in Ambon were left in the dark recently after state electricity company PLN cut off their power over unpaid bills, and now it has emerged that the Maluku provincial administration may find itself in the ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Towards a closer partnership

Towards a closer partnershipMessage from EU Presidency It is a great honor for me to send a message to the Indonesian people on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union on the occasion of Europe Day 2005.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Int'nal programs promote student autonomy

Int'nal programs promote student autonomy Simon Marcus Gower Contributor/JakartaThe role of the teacher in a classroom is quite often a difficult one.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Down with smugglers!

Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Facilitating investment, who is responsible?

Facilitating investment, who is responsible?Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Many people had all but forgotten about the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), which used to play a major role in attracting and facilitating foreign investment in the country.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Eddy busted over lottery fraud

Eddy busted over lottery fraudAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office said on Friday it had detained PT Sari Kebon Jeruk director Eddy Yowono on charges of embezzling Rp 40 billion (US$4.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Lion Air plane suffers flat tires

Lion Air plane suffers flat tires MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A Lion Air aircraft has experienced a blown-out tire on Friday upon landing at the Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi.The 149 passengers and crew members were unharmed.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/City to construct new hospital in Thousand Islands

City to construct new hospital in Thousand IslandsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Officials in the Thousand Islands Regency announced plans on Friday to build a hospital to provide improved medical services for the 19,200 residents of the regency, but city officials indicated they might ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Live long and remain quite prosperous

Live long and remain quite prosperousRobert J. Shiller, Project Syndicate Living a long time is one of our deepest wishes, and medical and economic progress offers the hope that it will be fulfilled. Some scientists say that the average human lifespan could reach 90 years or more by mid-century.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/U.S. 'may revive military ties with RI'

U.S. 'may revive military ties with RI'Ivy Susanti and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Adm. William J. Fallon, the newly-appointed commander of the U.S.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/'It would be good to have a park in city'

'It would be good to have a park in city' The city administration plans to convert the Menteng Soccer Stadium into a park, which would include cafes and a jogging track.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Cricket final in Cibubur on Sunday

Cricket final in Cibubur on Sunday JAKARTA: Senayan CC will take on Ceylon CC in the grand final of the JCA Kabelvision Cricket League at the Ceylon Cricket Ground in Cibubur on Sunday.The event, starting at 9 a.m., will also include an exhibition match played by schoolchildren from Bogor.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/'Corby is guilty' prosecutor insists

'Corby is guilty' prosecutor insists DENPASAR, Bali: The team of prosecutors prosecuting drug suspect Schapelle Leigh Corby insisted on Friday that Corby was guilty of smuggling marijuana into Bali, and that she should be jailed for life.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/EU solidarity for tsunami-affected Aceh and North Sumatra

EU solidarity for tsunami-affected Aceh and North Sumatra The scale of the tsunami disaster sparked massive sympathy and solidarity around the world. The European Union (EU) has played a leading role in that international response.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/JP/7/let

JP/7/letNew Criminal Law If the interpretation of the new law given here is correct, the points elaborated on are a total farce. Criminal charges for those who criticize government officials gives those people immunity and they will continue with their corrupt practices.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Government admits to more polio cases

Government admits to more polio casesThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/Yogyakarta/Jakarta Following investigations into two recently-found polio-cases in Sukabumi, West Java, the government has confirmed three more cases, causing alarm that an epidemic of polio has broken out after ten years of being ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Rethinking agricultural strategy

Rethinking agricultural strategyAbdul Bayes, The Daily Star/Asia News Network, Dacca The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Bangladesh Rice Foundation (BRF) and Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) jointly organized an international seminar in the city recently.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/All KPU officials got kickbacks: Treasurer

All KPU officials got kickbacks: TreasurerTony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaApparently not wanting to go down alone, General Elections Commission (KPU) treasurer Hamdani Amin, who has recently been declared a graft suspect, told investigators on Friday that all the KPU officials had received ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/JP/4/SCENE

JP/4/SCENEMan dies after communal clash AMBON, Maluku: Sayuti Roroa, a victim of a recent communal conflict in Kei Kecil district, Southeast Maluku regency, died on Thursday afternoon as a result of gunshot wounds.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Be proud of yourself

Be proud of yourself I refer to the letter of Fenty Ang (an Indonesian student in Singapore) that appeared in The Jakarta Post on April 23 and felt sorry for her having such a low opinion about her country and its people.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Down with smugglers!

Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Nature's gift

Nature's gift "Unforgivable!" Such was the remark of Heart of Borneo national coordinator Bambang Supriyanto on the destruction of pristine forest on the world's third largest island.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Dao makes it three in a row to lead Susanto

Dao makes it three in a row to lead SusantoMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A cool-headed GM Dao Thien Hao, bearing no resemblance to the faltering player of earlier in the week, ran GM Susanto Megaranto ragged on Friday to lead 3-2 in their matchup at the Japfa Chess Festival.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Theo's 'supporters' raise discrimination issue

Theo's 'supporters' raise discrimination issueAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As the police prepared to summon the recently fired head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Theo Toemion on Monday over an assault case he was at the center of that occurred at Jakarta International ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Employers-workers

Employers-workers relationship People who lived during the Dutch colonial times used to refer to unskilled laborers as contractual kuli. The relationship between employers and laborers, however, was not set out in a contract.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Ambon separatist arrested for treason

Ambon separatist arrested for treasonM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post/Ambon Alleged separatist Semmy Waeleruny was arrested on Friday on treason charges, only a day after arriving in Ambon from Jakarta.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/2 X 23

2 X 23 Casuarina can protect our coasts from tsunamis ; ANPAk..r..

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Islam-state relations suffer setback: Scholars

Islam-state relations suffer setback: ScholarsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The current uncertain relationship between the state and Islam stems from the Soeharto regime's unclear vision about how it dealt with extremist movements, Muslim scholars say.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/European community to liven up local TV

European community to liven up local TV JAKARTA: Representatives from embassies, associations and educational institutes will participate in Siapa Berani, or Who Dares live quiz show on Monday at 9:30 a.m.The program, on Indosiar TV, is part of the station's Europe Day specials.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Officials hail anti-illegal logging operation

Officials hail anti-illegal logging operationEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A two-month joint operation against illegal logging in Papua has ended with "satisfying" results, the National Police and the Ministry of Forestry said on Friday.The head of the operation, Comr. Gen.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Activities return to normal after flooding

Activities return to normal after flooding KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Activities in Konawe regency have started to return to normal over the past few days following flooding that hit the area last month.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Be proud of yourself

Be proud of yourself I refer to the letter of Fenty Ang (an Indonesian student in Singapore) that appeared in The Jakarta Post on April 23 and felt sorry for her having such a low opinion about her country and its people.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Bimantara Q1 revenue up 65.6%

Bimantara Q1 revenue up 65.6%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed media and telecommunications company PT Bimantara Citra Tbk recorded a decline in profit during this year's first quarter, however its revenue increased significantly.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/UN helps build houses in Aceh

UN helps build houses in Aceh JAKARTA: The United Nations Human Resettlements Program (UN- Habitat) has agreed to help rebuild homes and safe shelters for people in Aceh and Nias affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami and the March 28 earthquake.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Pertamina could face fuel scarcity

Pertamina could face fuel scarcityUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With the year's fuel subsidy already spent and the House of Representatives only starting to deliberate the 2005 state budget revision next week, the nation risks jeopardizing its fuel supplies if PT Pertamina fails to get ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/PKB won't recall dissenting lawmakers

PKB won't recall dissenting lawmakersTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar asserted on Friday he would not dismiss or recall any dissenting PKB legislators who had opposed the party's national congress last month.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/All KPU officials 'got kickbacks'

All KPU officials 'got kickbacks'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Apparently not wanting to go down alone, General Elections Commission (KPU) treasurer Hamdani Amin, who has recently been declared a graft suspect, told investigators on Friday that all the KPU officials had received money ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/RI Chinese fight to position themselves in media industry

RI Chinese fight to position themselves in media industryID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya As if enthralled, a crowd of people attending an event in a field in Madura suddenly turn their heads toward a fair-skinned female walking past them on the edge of the field.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/These young people write their own history

These young people write their own historyEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaFor Nona Yoani Sara, 12, history is no longer a boring subject full of irrelevant events taking place years even before her father was born, that have to be memorized in order to pass a test in school.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/A cool-headed GM Dao Thien Hao, bearing no resemblance to the

A cool-headed GM Dao Thien Hao, bearing no resemblance to the faltering player of earlier in the week, ran GM Susanto Megaranto ragged on Friday to lead 3-2 in their matchup at the Japfa Chess Festival.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/$270m spent in transshipment costs

$270m spent in transshipment costsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia could have saved US$270 million in transshipment costs every year if its exporters and importers did not use Singapore as a hub for exports and imports, an Indonesian Exporters Association (GPEI) official says.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Antigraft teams may overlap

Antigraft teams may overlapEva C. Komandjaja and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The antigraft team set up recently by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may overlap with the duties of other existing anticorruption bodies, thus could put efforts to eradicate the crime in ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Tension rises after village clash

Tension rises after village clash AMBON, Maluku: Tension prevailed on Friday in Haruku island, Maluku, following a clash a day earlier between Kabauw and Rohomoni subdistrict residents.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Govt to give names to 9,000 islets

Govt to give names to 9,000 islets JAKARTA: The government is expected to name some 9,000 islets across the archipelago before submitting them to the United Nations in 2009, in a bid to affirm the country's sovereignty.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Message from the EuroCham Chairman

Message from the EuroCham ChairmanThis month marks the first anniversary of EuroCham, the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Over 300 vehicles ticketed in Bekasi

Over 300 vehicles ticketed in Bekasi BEKASI: Police ticketed around 300 vehicles for violating various traffic regulations in an operation on Jl. Achmad Yani, Bekasi municipality, on Wednesday.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Casuarinas can protect our coasts fron tsunamis

Casuarinas can protect our coasts fron tsunamisSuhardi, Yogyakarta Sukristijono Sukardjo was correct when he wrote in his article published in The Jakarta Post of April 28, that planting mangroves and casuarinas (Casuarinas equisetifolia) can prevent damage to coastal areas and help absorb the ...

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Gas pipeline bids to end in November

Gas pipeline bids to end in NovemberLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government expects the bidding for two gas pipeline projects in Java to be completed in November, with the construction to start early next year, a top official says.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Local media vows to keep fighting graft

Local media vows to keep fighting graftOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Local journalists say the nine-month imprisonment of two of their colleagues over a report on alleged corruption will not discourage them from unveiling more graft cases.

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Sat, 07 May 2005

JP/Police raid gambling den

Police raid gambling den BEKASI: The police raided a gambling den on Thursday after two journalists from Indopos newspaper reported an alleged assault perpetrated by the establishment's security guards last week.

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