Local divers qualify for Sydney JAKARTA (JP): Young divers must gain experience in international events as a way to prepare them to become world- class divers, a former national diver has said.

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Castro pays surprise visit to Gus Dur HAVANA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid left Cuba for Tokyo on Friday, a few hours after his host counterpart Fidel Castro sprang a surprise with an unscheduled visit.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Drama 12:15 p.m.

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Artists show the simple way to fight bad hair daysBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Actress, model and singer Desy Ratnasari always steals the show. As usual, all eyes are on her. This time, however, for a different reason.

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While I was having my hair done... JAKARTA (JP): Every time I pull my hair back in a ponytail, it doesn't mean that I enjoy showing off my receding hairline. It only means it is time to go to my stylist to have my hair washed, moisturized and blow-dried properly.

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Guess What? Guruh Sukarno Putra Guruh Sukarno Putra is only 43. But don't ask him too many questions because the son of the founding father of Indonesia, Sukarno, cannot remember that many things about his life.

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Consumer Protection Law is just the startBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): After pushing for the Consumer Protection Law for 19 years, the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) can now breathe easy. The law will be implemented April 20, a year after being signed by former president B.J. Habibie.

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Art Agenda Sculpture Exhibition by Hanung Mahadi at Galeri Lontar (Komunitas Utan Kayu), Jl. Utan Kayu No. 68H, Jakarta Timur Telp. 8573388 / Fax. 8582430. e-mail : gallon@cbn.net.id, from April 14 through May 7, Tuesday to Sunday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m).

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Putting much-awaited consumer protection law in perspective JAKARTA (JP): The situation is changing for consumers who have long lacked recourse concerning dud products and shoddy services.

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New law boosts consumer's position People cheer that the much-awaited Consumer Protection Law will take effect on April 21. But the long struggle to strengthen the weak position of consumers in the country has not ended.

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Murder suspect questioned JAKARTA (JP): Tebet Police detectives are questioning a murder suspect in connection with the Saturday morning killing of a clothing manager at his residence on Jl. Tebet Timur IV, South Jakarta.Tebet Police chief Maj.

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PSSI to set up special team to screen players for drugs JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Agum Gumelar said Saturday he would set up a special team to monitor soccer players to prevent them from using illegal drugs.

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SpotlightPhoto G: MotorJP/alxFLASHY RIDE: Lippo Group deputy chairman James T. Riady (left, foreground) looks at the newly launched Jetmatic while PT Kymco Motor Indonesia president Wu Chaw Yee (right) conducts a hands-on inspection.

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Burton's 'Sleepy Hollow' a gleefully gruesome flickBy Oren Murphy JAKARTA (JP): Anyone going to see director Tim Burton's latest endeavor, Sleepy Hollow, with hopes of viewing a careful enactment of the Washington Irving classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, will be disappointed.

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Rapid ups and downs result in memorable Toraja tripText by Devi M. Asmarani TANA TORAJA, South Sulawesi (JP): The objective of my last vacation was clear from the start: to get as far away from civilization without having to spend senseless days on the road so that I could make it back to work ...

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lifethe whole thing is a setup of nature we are trapped, unable to get out what is to be done? we never bother nor care1988flower sellers at roadsidesbetween happy roars of laughter and mourning drops of tears banknotes dance merrily1988 - By Lie HuaAn Ode to mother natureOh! So exotic you are ...

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Walkway accident On April 11, two of my friends and I went early in the morning to Carrefour on Jl. Sudirman. We used the moving walkway to go into the store and I even held the arm of my friend because I was afraid I would fall.

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Guess What? AdeRai National bodybuilding champion Ade Rai has many dreams.Three years ago, he shared with The Jakarta Post his dream of building well-equipped gyms that would have special rates for young people.And he accomplished his dream earlier this year he opened five gyms: in Jl.

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Teachers in cities more realistic than in villages JAKARTA (JP): Many elderly Indonesian teachers, especially those living in villages and regencies, still believe that teaching is a devotion.However, in big cities like Jakarta, nowadays teachers are generally more realistic.

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Controversy surrounds the merits of performance artBy Prasetyohadi JAKARTA (JP): If you cannot understand what performance art is all about, look at the activities in your everyday life.

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Mob attacks boarding school BATANG, Central Java (JP): Dozens of residents of Broko village in Wonotunggal district stoned an Islamic boarding school on Friday for allegedly propagating the Islamic branch of Shia teaching.Sgt. Maj.

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When a daugther is raped family, friends share the painBy Solita Sarwono WASSENAAR, The Netherlands (JP): Fortuna's daughter did not come to the playgroup that morning. The little girl had a fever and pain when urinating.

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Aswan, Meity hope to win c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Men's kata fighter Aswan Ali and women's kumite fighter Meity Kaseger have expressed hope to repeat their medal wins in the seventh World Shotokan Karate-do International Federation championships in Nusa Dua, Bali, next week.

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AbusBy Bondan Winarno If father hadn't forced me, I would never have studied the Koran under Abus. Never. Abus wasn't my teacher's real name. Everyone honored him with the Arabic title "Abu," but Father told me his real name was Bustomi. He himself called him Abu.

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