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59 articles.
Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Prisoners run amok in Mojokerto

Prisoners run amok in MojokertoID Nugroho, Surabaya, East Java Inmates of Mojokerto Penitentiary rioted on Thursday, pelting windows with stones after they learned that another inmate had been hit by a prison guard.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Sutiyoso prohibits schools to take admission fees

Sutiyoso prohibits schools to take admission feesDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has prohibited state schools from demanding fees for new students during the upcoming admissions period.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Commission investigates alleged election violations at Al-Zaytun

Commission investigates alleged election violations at Al-ZaytunThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/Indramayu/Jakarta The West Java General Elections Commission (KPUD) established on Thursday a fact-finding team to investigate alleged election violations at the massive Al-Zaytun Islamic school complex, ...
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/JP/2/graph

JP/2/graphSept. 12, 1984: Sriyanto, then an Army captain, led the operation section of the 0502 North Jakarta district military command. At about midnight he led his soldiers to Jl. Yos Sudarso where they met more than 100 protesters, many of whom were armed.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/'I took out education insurance'

'I took out education insurance' Many parents have complained about the expensive education, not to mention irksome "fees" at some schools, and have blamed the government for neglecting national education by not meeting the 20 percent budget allocation as stipulated in the Constitution.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Gari Primananda: New BEM UI chairman

Gari Primananda: New BEM UI chairman DEPOK: Gari Primananda has been elected chairman of the University of Indonesia Student Executive Body (BEM UI) -- the equivalent of a student union -- replacing Ahmad Nur Hidayat, the organization announced on Wednesday.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Changing face of American suburbs

Changing face of American suburbsWilliam G. Holt, III, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Atlanta Globalization and the offshoring of jobs have brought about the decline of many old industrial towns in the U.S. heartland.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Megawati, the biggest spender

Megawati, the biggest spenderMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The pair of Megawati Soekarnoputri and Hasyim Muzadi collected and spent the highest amount of money on the July 5 presidential election, while the Hamzah Haz-Agum Gumelar ticket received and spent the least.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Voters 'politically mature'

Voters 'politically mature'Kurniawan Hari and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The fact that most members of political parties did not support the candidate backed by their party is evidence of the country's political maturity, analysts said on Thursday.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/House refuses to further fund KPU

House refuses to further fund KPU JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' budget committee has rejected the General Elections Commission's (KPU) request for Rp 418 billion (US$534,444) in additional funds for the second round of the presidential election on Sept. 20.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Govt to delay debt payments to BI

Govt to delay debt payments to BIDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta To help ease the burden on the 2005 state budget, the government has been allowed to delay paying debts it owes to the central bank by covering part of Bank Indonesia's expected deficit next year.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Angie to open Fed Cup match

Angie to open Fed Cup matchMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Angelique "Angie" Widjaja will open Indonesia's Federation Cup campaign against Slovenia, playing Katerina Srebotnik here on Saturday with both teams pleased with the draw.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Governor warns of drawn-out rebellion in Papua

Governor warns of drawn-out rebellion in PapuaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The central government's reluctance to implement Law No. 21/2001 on special autonomy status for Papua might incite a separatist movement in the province, a court was told.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Prudential fends off new lawsuit

Prudential fends off new lawsuitTony Hotland, Jakarta PT Prudential Life Assurance fended off another bankruptcy suit on Thursday by clarifying that it refused to honor an agreement to pay monthly benefits due to "proven deceit" on the part of their client.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Sandbagger handicaps

Sandbagger handicaps Further to your brief article on the July 5 sports page, Tatang wins Mizuno golf event, Tatang deserved his win: Though he played two below his handicap he proved that he could be a lower- handicap player.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Prosecutors seek 10 years for Kopassus chief Sriyanto

Prosecutors seek 10 years for Kopassus chief SriyantoSari P. Setiogi, Jakarta Prosecutors before the Tandjung Priok human rights trials demanded a 10-year prison term for the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Maj. Gen.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Ten gifted students unable to pay IPB fees

Ten gifted students unable to pay IPB feesTheresia Sufa, Bogor Ten new students who have been admitted to the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) due to their high grades did not show up for the registration because they could not afford the fees.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/HIV among students a concern

HIV among students a concernDewi Santoso, Jakarta Indonesia is not working effectively to prevent HIV/AIDS among students because of a lack of commitment on the part of the government and social agencies to teach prevention in schools, the National AIDS Commission (KPA) says.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/City's poor to get free health care

City's poor to get free health careDamar Harsanto, Jakarta In an effort to improve the city administration's poverty alleviation scheme, the City Council plans to issue a special card that will enable its holders to enjoy free, or at least affordable, education and medical treatment.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Marriott blast plotters gets three years

Marriott blast plotters gets three yearsUrip Hudiono, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Thursday defendant Samhuri to three years in prison for his involvement in planning the Marriott bombing on Aug. 5, 2003, in which 12 people were killed and 147 others injured.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Mega allows questioning of Nurdin

Mega allows questioning of NurdinFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri granted the National Police permission on Thursday to summon lawmaker and businessman Nurdin Halid for questioning in the high-profile sugar scandal.National Police chief Gen.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Saldi seeks judicial retribution

Saldi seeks judicial retributionSyofiardi Bachyul JB, Padang Anticorruption activist and Andalas University lecturer Saldi Isra expects to see corruptors made to pay for the losses they have caused others.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Four axed from nat'l soccer team

Four axed from nat'l soccer team JAKARTA: Coach Ivan Kolev here on Thursday said four players would be axed from the national soccer team to play at the Asian Cup in China on July 17.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Workers send home Rp 40b per month

Workers send home Rp 40b per month MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Indonesian migrant workers have sent back Rp 253.41 billion (US$26.7 million) to their families or some Rp 40 billion a month, in the past six months from January to June.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Robot contest seen as fun, no serious function for now

Robot contest seen as fun, no serious function for nowEvi Mariani, Jakarta The annual Indonesian Robot Contest is into its sixth year this year, but both organizers and participants realize that it is still more a display of creativity than a stepping stone for the robot technology industry.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Betawi people ponder their past and future

Betawi people ponder their past and futureTantri Yuliandini, Jakarta Whenever Jakarta has an anniversary, the focus invariably reverts to the city's original residents, the Betawi people.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/War against dengue to start soon

War against dengue to start soon JAKARTA: The city administration will launch a fumigation campaign to eradicate the aedes aegypti mosquito that hosts the dengue fever virus before the wet season begins in August, an official said.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Irene up against world No. 2 in chess matchup

Irene up against world No. 2 in chess matchupMusthofid, Jakarta After a convincing performance, Indonesia's top young chess star Irene Kharisma is poised for another challenge when she meets world number two Sopiko Guramishvili of Georgia in Jakarta.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Saddam's trial a test for new Iraq

Saddam's trial a test for new IraqAnne Applebaum, The Washington Post, Washington "Do you have a law certificate, and since when have you been recognized as a judge, after the occupation or before that?""Since the days of the previous regime and until now.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Trading up global trade talks in the Development Round

Trading up global trade talks in the Development RoundJoseph E. Stiglitz, Project Syndicate In the year since the breakdown of the trade talks in Cancun, sentiment has increasingly grown in the developing world that no agreement is better than a bad agreement.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Firms working on oil spill

Firms working on oil spill BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: State oil and gas company PT Pertamina has joined hands with 15 other companies to clean up an oil spill on the east coast of the city.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Govt to revive 6-day working week

Govt to revive 6-day working week PEKANBARU, Riau: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin said on Thursday the government would revive the six-day working week, to better public services and anticipate global competition.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Hamzah exits race but still an idol for neighbors

Hamzah exits race but still an idol for neighborsBambang Nurbianto JakartaThe Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) has finished counting 72.61 percent of ballots of the 6.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Yogya declares war on bogus journalists

Yogya declares war on bogus journalistsSlamet Susanto/Tarko Sudiarno, Yogyakarta Concerned about the rapid proliferation of bogus reporters, dozens of Yogyakarta journalists staged a rally on Thursday in front of the Yogyakarta provincial police headquarters, denouncing the charlatans and ...
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Government endorses Punclut project

Government endorses Punclut projectYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung Despite environmental concerns, the Bandung municipal administration has given the green light to the development of the Punclut conservation area in north Bandung, West Java.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/RI art troupes to join Olympics

RI art troupes to join Olympics NUSA DUA, Bali: Performing art troupes from Bali, Yogyakarta and Jakarta have been chosen to join the Cultural Olympics in Greece from Aug. 13 to Aug. 29, Taufik Razen of the national committee for the Cultural Olympics has said.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Indonesian Muslims show what democracy means

Indonesian Muslims show what democracy meansKornelius Purba, Jakarta For a nation whose people are close to losing confidence in the very existence of their country after the series of catastrophes suffered -- some scholars have even described Indonesia as a failed state -- former U.S.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Exporters face container shortage

Exporters face container shortage SURABAYA, East Java: Most exporters in East Java province have faced a shortage of containers in the past three months, an exporter said."Usually, we wait only a week to get a container.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/More drug traffickers' clemency pleas rejected

More drug traffickers' clemency pleas rejectedFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Multa Fidrus, Jakarta/Tangerang Seven more convicted drug traffickers on death row are facing imminent execution after President Megawati Soekarnoputri turned down their requests for clemency on Thursday.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Soga's arrival a step closer to reunion

Soga's arrival a step closer to reunionAdianto P. Simamora, Jakarta A Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea and repatriated after 24 years arrived here on Thursday to reunite with her husband, an alleged U.S. army deserter, and daughters -- but first she had to get past the media pack.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Rice import ban to be extended

Rice import ban to be extendedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to extend the ban on rice imports until August as rice stocks are currently sufficient to meet national demand for the commodity.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Police to submit file in council case

Police to submit file in council case BOGOR: West Java Police detectives have completed the case files on 16 Bogor Council members suspected of accepting Rp 1.2 billion (US$134,831) in bribes to approve the annual report of Regent Agus Utara in November 2002.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Market drops over fear Susilo may lose

Market drops over fear Susilo may loseRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market fell on Thursday, with some analysts saying an key factor was fears "market favorite" Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono might fail to win the president's job.The Jakarta Composite Index ended lower by 1.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Monsanto grants scholarships

Monsanto grants scholarships BOGOR: U.S.-based biotech crop company Monsanto has awarded four students of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) with scholarships totaling US$12,5000, the institute announced on Thursday.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Police probing delible ink

Police probing delible ink JAKARTA: The National Police announced on Thursday that they were investigating public complaints that low-quality ink was used to mark ballots at many polling stations across the country.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/SG shares jump after JSX lifts suspension

SG shares jump after JSX lifts suspensionRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Shares in giant cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) skyrocketed on Thursday, after the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) lifted the suspension on the trading of the shares early in the morning session.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Coalition? Who needs one?

Coalition? Who needs one? The tallying of votes after Monday's presidential election is close to a conclusion (despite an announcement of the official result being about two weeks away): We already know that none of the candidates has won an outright majority and that there will be a runoff in ...
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/World volleyball GP to begin in Jakarta

World volleyball GP to begin in JakartaEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Indonesia's volleyball fans are set to enjoy top-class performances by world-caliber players when four women's teams play their grand prix series here next week.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Price of sugar soars in Medan

Price of sugar soars in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The price of sugar in North Sumatra has been going up in the past week due to a shortages, sugar traders reported on Thursday.Last week, the price of sugar stood at Rp 4,200 (US$ 0.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Mustaqim a senior JI member: Police

Mustaqim a senior JI member: Police JAKARTA: One of five terror suspects recently arrested in Sukoharjo, Surakarta, Central Java, was a leading member of the al-Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) network, police said on Thursday.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Edwards adds no gravitas to ticket

Edwards adds no gravitas to ticketLyn Nofziger, Newsday Four years ago, when Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush selected Richard Cheney as his running mate, the word among political pundits was Cheney brought much-needed gravitas to the ticket.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Double-perforation debacle overshadows election: EU

Double-perforation debacle overshadows election: EUM. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) expressed concern on Thursday over the double-perforation debacle, and recounts at many polling stations, which had overshadowed the ...
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/JP/2/graph

JP/2/graphSept. 12, 1984: Sriyanto, then an Army captain, led the operation section of the 0502 North Jakarta district military command. At about midnight he led his soldiers to Jl. Yos Sudarso where they met the protesters.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Pertamina to deliver tanker amid confiscation threat

Pertamina to deliver tanker amid confiscation threatThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is scheduled to hand over one supertanker to Norway's Frontline Ltd. on Friday, according to a company official.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Mega, Susilo scramble for Golkar's support

Mega, Susilo scramble for Golkar's supportThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Election frontrunners Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati Soekarnoputri are now climbing over each other to woo the Golkar Party in order gain much-needed support for the likely runoff poll in September.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Tangerang set for mammoth drug trials

Tangerang set for mammoth drug trialsMulta Fidrus, Tangerang The Tangerang Police announced on Thursday that they had handed over the case files on 35 drug suspects to the prosecutorial authorities, and were expecting the cases to be tried simultaneously.Tangerang Police deputy chief Adj. Sr.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Indosat launches StarOne

Indosat launches StarOneTony Hotland, Jakarta Telecommunications firm PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation (Indosat) expects the revenue from its newest service -- the fixed-wireless phone StarOne -- to be able to compensate possible losses in its direct international dial service.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Kalimantan government rejects councillors' Rp 5.4b proposal

Kalimantan government rejects councillors' Rp 5.4b proposalRusman, Samarinda, East Kalimantan The East Kalimantan government has rejected a proposal submitted by the province's 45 councillors for Rp 5.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2004

JP/Hamzah exits race, but still an icon

Hamzah exits race, but still an iconBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) has finished counting 72.70 percent of ballots of the 6.
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