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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Police nab gambling coupon vendors

Police nab gambling coupon vendors TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested on Monday 45 men for selling gambling coupons in several districts of Tangerang regency and municipality.Police detectives chief Adj. Comr.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Students plant trees, release fish

Students plant trees, release fish BOGOR: Dozens of junior and senior high school students planted 20 trees in the Bogor Botanical Garden and released 100 kilograms of carp fry at Gunting pond, behind the Bogor Palace on Monday.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/3 million teenagers are active smokers

3 million teenagers are active smokers JAKARTA: A recent survey by Pelita Ilmu Foundation revealed that over three million teenagers are active smokers, with some 20 percent of them still in junior high school.Psychologist A. Kasandra Oemarjadi of the foundation was quoted by tempointeraktif.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/South Thailand needs honest appraisal

South Thailand needs honest appraisalDon Pathan, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The aftermath of the April 28 attacks, in which 108 Muslim insurgents were gunned down, and others continues to weigh on Thailand's political leaders and security strategists, who continue to be on the ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Choosing a president: Image vs. substance

Choosing a president: Image vs. substanceB. Herry Priyono, Jakarta Now that the presidential race has begun in earnest, the streets are again flooded with banners. The campaign frenzy, like commercial advertisement, has also created a bizarre world of deception.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Campaign teams poorly prepared in July5 election

Campaign teams poorly prepared in July5 electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The role of a campaign team is to conduct a series of operations that are designed to bring about victory, yet, the teams of nearly all presidential candidates, particularly those of the regions, seem unprepared for the ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Pertamina to sell three subsidiaries this year

Pertamina to sell three subsidiaries this yearFitri Wulandari Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina announced on Tuesday plans to sell three of its subsidiaries this year to improve its performance.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/TVRI considers reviving license fees on TV owners

TVRI considers reviving license fees on TV ownersMoch. N. Kurniawan and Dewi Santoso, Jakarta State television channel TVRI said on Tuesday it was mulling reinstating monthly license fees for television owners across the country in order to collect the funds it needs before becoming a public ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Concerns over Straits of Malacca

Concerns over Straits of Malacca Problems affecting safe navigation in the Strait of Malacca -- a narrow 900-kilometer waterway lying between Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia -- will remain of international concern because, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at least ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Industry hails Prudential victory

Industry hails Prudential victoryZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The Indonesian Insurance Council (DAI) welcomed on Tuesday the decision of the Supreme Court to annul a bankruptcy ruling against insurance firm PT Prudential Indonesia Assurance, saying it would have a positive impact on the industry and ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/S. Arabia vows to hunt

S. Arabia vows to hunt down terroristsINDONESIA/SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Arabian foreign minister reiterated on Tuesday his government's resolve to hunt down terrorists.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/S. Arabia vows to hunt down terrorists

S. Arabia vows to hunt down terrorists INDONESIA/SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Arabian foreign minister reiterated on Tuesday his government's resolve to hunt down terrorists.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/More guns seized from Poso people

More guns seized from Poso people POSO, Central Sulawesi: A joint military and police force again found at least 20 homemade firearms and 200 bullets in the troubled town of Poso, a senior officer said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/'Media can kill politicians many times over'

'Media can kill politicians many times over'Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta Swedish politician Birgitta Olsen well could use this famous quotation by former British prime minister Winston Churchill to describe her feelings about being a politician.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Labor agencies demand protection for domestics

Labor agencies demand protection for domesticsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta A group of labor agencies providing domestic workers urged the Jakarta administration to rectify a regulation on domestic workers in a bid to promote labor protection amid rising reports of abuse committed by employers.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Thugs fight in W. Jakarta court

Thugs fight in W. Jakarta courtEvi Mariani, Jakarta Two groups of thugs were involved in two separate brawls on Tuesday afternoon, leaving one dead and two others injured.The first brawl took place at the West Jakarta District Court on Jl. S. Parman, and the second occurred on Jl. K.S.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/JP/5/HOUSE

JP/5/HOUSEConstruction of governor's residence queriedRusman SamarindaA councillor has lashed out at the ongoing construction of the official residence of the East Kalimantan governor, saying that the decision to go ahead with it had bypassed the East Kalimantan legislative council.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Proposing a cabinet

Proposing a cabinet Amid the hectic days of campaigning, a few of the presidential candidates have vowed to announce their proposed cabinet prior to July 5.For democratic countries heading toward an election, such announcements are normal.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/'I'm not bragging, I care for the environment'

'I'm not bragging, I care for the environment' Pollution has killed thousands of fish in Jakarta Bay in the past month, a phenomenon that experts suspect was caused by the dumping of household waste into rivers.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Enviromental crime and graft: Evil twins

Enviromental crime and graft: Evil twinsPatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta If you ask any group of reasonably intelligent people to list the gravest problems in the world today, several perennial favorites can usually be predicted to show up on the list.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Keep caffeinated drinks to a minimum for your kids

Keep caffeinated drinks to a minimum for your kidsDear Dr. Donya,My wife and I disagree about allowing our three-year-old son to have caffeine. I've asked her not to allow it. She says there's nothing wrong with it.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Miranda new BI senior deputy governor

Miranda new BI senior deputy governorTony Hotland, Jakarta Miranda Swaray Goeltom was named on Tuesday night as the new senior deputy governor of Bank Indonesia, a key post which will have a greater role in determining central bank policies.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Bromo erupts, killing two tourists

Bromo erupts, killing two touristsID Nugroho and Jongker Rumthe, Surabaya/Manado At least two hikers, including a Singaporean, were killed five others injured as Mount Bromo, a popular tourist destination in Probolinggo regency, East Java, unexpectedly spewed black smoke and hot ash on Tuesday, ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Aceh court to hear another collective corruption case

Aceh court to hear another collective corruption caseSyofiardi Bachyul JB, Padang Investigators handed over on Tuesday to the Banda Aceh Prosecutor's Office the case files of seven suspects allegedly involved in a Rp 5.7 billion (US$600,000) scam at the local council.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Govt to start sale of Bank Permata next month

Govt to start sale of Bank Permata next monthDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday it would begin the sale of a majority stake in Bank Permata next month, by launching a road show in several Asian nations to test the interest of foreign investors.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/RI looking for first win against Sri Lanka

RI looking for first win against Sri LankaEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The Indonesian soccer team can't afford to slip up in its 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday if it wants to keep its hopes alive of making the next stage.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Death toll increases to four in tribal clash

Death toll increases to four in tribal clashNethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura One died and 22 others were injured, including two who sustained gunshot wounds, as the tribal war in the town of Timika, Papua entered its fourth day on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Political 'fatwa' for presidential election is not legally binding

Political 'fatwa' for presidential election is not legally bindingAhmad Najib Burhani, Jakarta On Thursday, 3 June, several influential ulema of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, in East Java issued a fatwa (edict) ordering its members to vote against any woman ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Activists hail July 27 case reopening

Activists hail July 27 case reopeningAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Right activists welcomed the reopening of the investigation into the July 27, 1996 melee at the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in Central Jakarta, but they questioned the motives behind the move.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Envirocrime and corruption: evil twins

Envirocrime and corruption: evil twinsPatrick Guntensperger Jakarta If you ask any group of reasonably intelligent people to list the gravest problems in the world today, several perennial favorites can usually be predicted to show up on the list.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Brazilian gets death for drugs

Brazilian gets death for drugsMulta Fidrus, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Tuesday Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira of Brazil to death for smuggling 13.6 kilograms of cocaine into the country from Peru last August through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Farmers protest plantation bill

Farmers protest plantation bill JAKARTA: Hundreds of farmers rallied at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Tuesday to protest the plantation bill currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Only family members fete Soeharto on birthday

Only family members fete Soeharto on birthdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president Soeharto celebrated his 83rd birthday on Tuesday, with only five of his six children, grandchildren and a number of his lawyers arriving to greet him.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Accepting with resignation

Accepting with resignation The Javanese word legowo has become popular following the failure of former president Abdurrahman " Gus Dur" Wahid to satisfy the health requirements for standing in the presidential election.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Puppeteers back Amien

Puppeteers back Amien JAKARTA: At least 20 practitioners of wayang golek wooden puppet shows and two comedians from West Java expressed their support for the Amien Rais-Siswono Yudohusodo ticket on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Train derails, blocks railroad

Train derails, blocks railroad SEMARANG: The north coastal railroad came to a standstill for almost four hours on Tuesday after an executive train serving the Jakarta-Surabaya route skidded off the tracks in Tegal regency, Central Java.The accident occurred at around 2:30 a.m.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Live bullets and mortars unearthed

Live bullets and mortars unearthed JAYAPURA, Papua: Hundreds of live bullets and mortars dating back to World War II were unearthed over the weekend in two villages in Sentani district in the country's easternmost province of Papua, police said here on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/JP/2/IBOX

JP/2/IBOXArticles in Broadcasting Law No. 23/2003 related to state channel TVRIArticle 14 (1): Public broadcasting institutions are corporate bodies founded by the state, which are independent, neutral, noncommercial and serving the public.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Mega vows to put Soeharto on trial

Mega vows to put Soeharto on trialAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri will bring former president Soeharto to court if she is reelected president, her campaign legal coordinator says."We will make sure the case will be resolved.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Military-police revival a step back: TNI chief

Military-police revival a step back: TNI chief JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto gave a lecture on Tuesday at the Police Staff College (PTIK) on the relationship between TNI and the police, stressing their separate functions in the post-reform era.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Ex-wealth auditors reject disbandment

Ex-wealth auditors reject disbandment JAKARTA: Several members of the now-defunct Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) are challenging a 2003 presidential decree that dissolved it and established the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Jakarta to host Sister City basketball

Jakarta to host Sister City basketballEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Three basketball clubs from Beijing, Seoul and Bangkok will participate in the Sister City Basketball Tournament to begin here on Sunday.The six-day competition will be held to coincide with the city's 477th anniversary.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Golkar Party, PKB leaders claim to support Wiranto

Golkar Party, PKB leaders claim to support WirantoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar and the National Awakening Party (PKB) denied on Tuesday suggestions that they were not fully supporting standard bearers Gen. (ret) Wiranto and cleric Salahuddin Wahid.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/House announces 44 justice candidates

House announces 44 justice candidatesMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta The House of Representatives said on Tuesday it would conduct a series of interviews with 44 Supreme Court justice candidates next week.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Security issues in Straits of Malacca

Security issues in Straits of MalaccaThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Deterring terrorist strikes in the Straits of Malacca was the issue given the most useful airing at the Asian security conference here.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Censession holders fail to pay $99m

Censession holders fail to pay $99mA. Junaidi, Jakarta Three non-governmental organizations (NG0s) alleged on Tuesday that many forestry concessionaires had failed to pay a total of Rp 955 billion (US$99.47 million) in reforestation fees and timber royalties (PSDH).

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Teaching newborns to use senses

Teaching newborns to use sensesDonya Betancourt, Pediatitian/drdonya@hotmail.com Your newborn may seem to do little more during their first few weeks of life other than eat, sleep, cry and provide dirty diapers.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Candidates polish up to look good on screen

Candidates polish up to look good on screenM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta In the run-up to the 30-day presidential campaign, television viewers were given the rare opportunity to watch presidential candidates try to outwit one another in a series of televised debates and special programs outlining ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/U.S. move threatens ASEAN's plan

U.S. move threatens ASEAN's planMohd Roslan Mohd Saludin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The United States is considering deploying marines and special operations forces on high-speed vessels along the Straits of Malacca to flush out terrorists in one of the world's ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Former TNI chief launches journal

Former TNI chief launches journal JAKARTA: The Center for National Strategy Research (PPSN), an institute established by former TNI chief Adm. (ret) Widodo A.S., launched on Tuesday its biannual journal Nasion, which covers various issues on democratization and nation building.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Ministry proposes Rp 5t 2005 budget

Ministry proposes Rp 5t 2005 budget JAKARTA: The Ministry of Social Affairs announced it had proposed a Rp 5 trillion (US$543 million) for the 2005 budget.More than half of that amount, or Rp 2.7 trillion, is allocated toward poverty alleviation programs to help the poor, who account for 37.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/PKB plays down fatwa polemic

PKB plays down fatwa polemicThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya/Kupang National Awakening Party (PKB) politicians sought to dispel concerns over the possibility of internal friction rising among the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) as several NU figures blaze the campaign trail, but took up the challenge ...

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Police fail to tackle auto theft

Police fail to tackle auto theftEvi Mariani, Jakarta Although the Tangerang Police have had success in solving murder and burglary cases, they have made little headway in solving auto theft cases.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Construction of East Kalimantan governor's residence queried

Construction of East Kalimantan governor's residence queriedRusman, Samarinda A councillor has lashed out at the ongoing construction of the official residence of the East Kalimantan governor, saying that the decision to go ahead with it had bypassed the East Kalimantan legislative council.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Poverty program revision advised

Poverty program revision advised An activist called on Tuesday for the revision of the planned National Poverty Reduction Strategy (SPKN) to make it more feasible by formulating specific priorities and targets based on the specific conditions prevailing in the country.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Pertamina to sell three subsidiaries this year

Pertamina to sell three subsidiaries this yearFitri Wulandari, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina announced on Tuesday plans to sell three of its subsidiaries this year to improve its performance.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Trauma centers set up for workers in Koja, Cakung

Trauma centers set up for workers in Koja, CakungLeony Aurora, Jakarta Two trauma centers have been set up in Koja Regional Hospital and Nusantara Bonded Zone (KBN) clinic in Cakung, both in North Jakarta, to provide emergency medical treatment for workers involved in work-related accidents.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Suspect denies role in prosecutor's murder

Suspect denies role in prosecutor's murderRuslan Sangadji, Palu One of the men arrested by Central Sulawesi Police and charged with the murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi has claimed that he was not involved, and his friends say he has an alibi.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2004

JP/Indofood sets coupon rate for bonds

Indofood sets coupon rate for bondsZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta The country's largest instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said it had set an indicative coupon rate of between 11.5 percent and 12 percent for its planned Rp 1 trillion bond issue.This is lower than the 13.

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