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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

On U.S. interests in the Middle East Isn't it time that American public opinion faces the fact that the U.S.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

PSM wins but fails to advance MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Indonesian soccer league runner-up PSM avenged its defeat to Maldivian side FC Victory with a 2-1 win in their Asian Cup Winners Cup first round second leg match here on Saturday.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Consumers still ignorant of their rights, say activistsEmmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite having won the class action lawsuit recently against state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, consumers remain ignorant over their rights, as revealed in a discussion organized by the ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Most crimes in North Jakarta related to drugs: Police Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Offenses related to drugs are the most common type of crime in North Jakarta, as indicated by the astounding number of perpetrators arrested by police, a senior police officer revealed on Friday.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

I pledge allegiance Every morning students of elementary and high schools in the United States stand in their school yard before the American flag and recite, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the principles for which it stands...etc".To commemorate the Sept.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Truck drivers protest levy TANGERANG: Some 200 truck drivers staged a rally at the municipal council offices here on Friday to demand the abolition of the road use levies imposed on drivers.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Ethnic nuance dominates Fashion Trend 2002 It seems that designs with ethnic touches and contemporary styles will dominate the fashion industry next year.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

President Arroyo arrives here todayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrives here today for a two-day state visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Fire claims couple's lives TANGERANG: A young couple died on Friday morning as fire gutted their home in the Pondok Indah Kota Bumi housing complex in the Pasar Kemis area of Tangerang.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Governor may freeze extra budget PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Central Kalimantan Governor Asmawi Agani threatened to freeze the province's additional budget allocation worth Rp 20 billion if it would create opportunities for corruption among local officials.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

MPR decrees require four new institutionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its inability to achieve consensus on amending some crucial articles in the Constitution, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has amended a number of other articles.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Indonesia's squash to go worldwide?Musthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaAsk someone about squash. The probability of him or her knowing about the sport can be very small. Unlike tennis, take as a comparative example, squash has yet to reach, say, the level of regencies.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Chiefs of staff back Widodo as commanderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Air Force chief Marshall Hanafie Asnan said on Saturday that all three chiefs of staff had agreed to support Adm. Widodo A.S. as the Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, in order to maintain unity in the TNI.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

How safe for your brain is your cellphone?Zatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta Cellphone users have long been wondering about how safe the device is. They have heard stories about brain cancer, suspected to have been caused by prolonged use of cellphones.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Official fail to remove flagsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Central Jakarta's public order officers conducted a cowardly crackdown on illegal banners and street vendors in the city's main thoroughfares of Jl. Thamrin and Jl.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Disabled people ask for equal opportunitiesAnnastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta Disabled people are often denied respect as well as opportunities and are regarded as incompetent without being given the chance to prove their abilities, said one disabled activist.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Guangzhou gets the green light to host 2002 Thomas and Uber Cups Preparations are now in full swing for the 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup competitions after IBF's Executive Board endorsed Guangzhou as the host city for the Finals next May, www.worldbadminton.net reported over the weekend.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Pursuing global coalition to fight against terrorismRajesh Tandon, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta The aftermath of the bombing in New York and Washington on Sept. 11, has created a new global situation.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Australia 'besieged' The victory of the coalition of parties under the leadership of Prime Minister John Howard in the Australian general election over the weekend was an unusual phenomenon in the political history of Australia.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Disabled end equalityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: Disabled people are often denied respect as well as opportunities and are regarded as incompetent without being given the chance to prove their abilities, said one disabled activist.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Budget doubt weigh against rupiah, says analystBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah's timid move upward may be hit by heightened concerns of this year's privatization and asset sales targets in the state budget, as a shortfall in these revenues could dash hopes for foreign ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Cosmo Men 2001The quest for Mr. Right goes wrong -------------- Hera Diani The Jakarta Post Jakarta -----------------Mr. Right, according to Kosmopolitan magazine, the franchise of the U.S. magazine with a "C", is not merely a good-looking guy with a washboard flat stomach and bulging biceps.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Bekasi church stonedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of people on motorcycles threw stones on Sunday morning at a shophouse that served as a church in Cikarang housing estate, Bekasi.Bekasi Police chief Adj. Snr. Comr.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Corporate BriefsIndonesia's PT Timah Tbk, the world's largest integrated tin producer, said it expected its 2001 net profit to plunge to Rp 1.5 billion (U$144,900) from $332 billion last year. "The company's financial condition is worsening because world prices are falling....We forecast only Rp 1.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Microsoft to continue anti-piracy lawsuitsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a string of court victories over copyright piracy, Microsoft Indonesia will move forward with a plan to file similar suits as part of a campaign to promote the use of original software here.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Free medical checkups JAKARTA: Some 700 residents of the Karet Tengsin area of Central Jakarta received free medical checkups on Saturday organized by U.S.-based General Electric (GE) Medical System.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Constitutional change not just MPR's taskEddy O.S. Hiariej, School of Law Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta Following the fall of then president Soeharto in 1998, the "sanctity" of the 1945 Constitution, held firmly during the New Order regime, has been eroded by demands for ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Gunung Kidul sows a greener futureThe Jakarta Post, Gunung Kidul Gunung Kidul, once known as a dry and barren district in Yogyakarta, will hopefully look greener next year after the local administration's decision to sponsor a sustainable reforestation program in 516 hectares of barren and ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Slum area residents wait for compensation moneyAnnastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta When it comes to agrarian law, people living in slum areas are mostly oblivious or rather choose to ignore the matter, as tending to their own basic needs takes priority.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

All three chiefs of staff back Widodo A.S. as TNI Commander JAKARTA (JP): Air Force chief Marshall Hanafie Asnan said on Saturday that all three chiefs of staff had agreed to support Adm. Widodo A.S. as the Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, in order to maintain unity in the TNI.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

End the unlimited power of the MPRDeny J.A., Executive Director Jayabaya University and Academy Foundation, Jakarta The 2001 Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has revealed a paradox.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Ikat from Eastern Sumba and Handicrafts from Sardinia, Italian Cultural Institute, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 117, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3927531), until Nov. 15. * Indonesia Art Awards 2001, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

RI textile industry afraid of AFTAAdianto P. Simamora and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Already significantly affected by the economic slowdown in the United States, Japan and Europe, Indonesia's textile industry will be suffering more once the Association of South East ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Research is for the market JAKARTA: Research in Indonesia should be commercially-oriented so that both R&D and business institutions can support each other, State Minister for Research and Technology Hatta Radjasa says.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Sacred dance accentuates Surakarta's special eventTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java The smoke, as well as the scent, of burning incense wafted across the hall at Surakarta Palace as nine female dancers entered to perform the Javanese ritual danceBedhaya Ketawang.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Emirates eyes highest spot in aviationHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Dubai The terrorist attack on New York City and Washington on Sept. 11 has created turmoil in the already weak aviation industry.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Now's the time to heal Japan's economyThe Yomiuri Shimbun, Asia News Network, Tokyo The massive weight of the slump in the worldwide information technology industry and the economic slowdown in the wake of the Sept.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

The Jakarta Post K. Basrie JakartaPerfume A matter of budget or trend? Distributors of world-class brands cannot deny that sales within this business, just like others, are still low in Indonesia following the mid-1997 economic crisis, which seemingly has still affected lovers of fragrance ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Australia pledges aid to S. SulawesiJuliardi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Despite strained ties between Indonesia and its southern neighbor, Australian Ambassador Richard Smith pledged on Friday that Australia would increase its assistance to South Sulawesi, which he described as a safe ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Money MattersThe liberalization of Singapore's electricity market, originally slated for December, has been delayed until the second quarter of next year, officials said Saturday.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Awarenes linked to miscarriagesLeo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many expectant couples in the country lack proper understanding of reproductive health issues, unaware of the severe long-term consequences for their still-unborn child.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Expert warns of abuse of CGI loans for poverty programBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A prominent expert on poverty warned the government of renewed corruption thriving within its poverty reduction program and eating into loans of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI).H.S.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Ten killed, 34 wounded in Cianjur bus accidentYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cianjur At least 10 people were killed and 34 others were wounded on Sunday morning when a bus plunged into a 50-meter-deep ravine in Pacet, Cianjur, West Java.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Maya Santo Soeratman Contributor The Jakarta PostWristwatches: From functionality to elegance The wristwatch is an example of man's ingenuity in practicality.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Cheap drugs remain elusive The government has encouraged private pharmaceutical companies to make an effort to provide affordable medicines, currently much in demand due to the increased number of poor people resulting from the prolonged economic crisis.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

New status for Cardiac Center JAKARTA: After three years under government control, Harapan Kita Cardiac Center has been transformed into a nonprofit state company (Perjan).Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi officiated the hospital's new status last weekend, which coincided with its 16th anniversary.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Consumers remain ignorant of their rightsEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite having won the class action lawsuit recently against state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, consumers remain ignorant over their rights, as revealed in a discussion organized by the Indonesian Consumers ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Asniar Sahab Contributor JakartaMuslim attire move thru hard time For the last 10 years, Muslim apparel has secured a stronger position in fashion.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Used car smuggling rife in BelawanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Sumatra Corruption Watch (SCW) organization called on the North Sumatra provincial authorities to take resolute action against the rampant smuggling of foreign used cars and engines through Belawan seaport, some 15 ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Dual band networks improve footloose communicationVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Without a doubt, cellular phones in Indonesia are more common than computers or Internet connections.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Evicted slum residents want compensationAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When it comes to agrarian law, people living in slum areas are mostly oblivious or rather choose to ignore the matter, as tending to their own basic needs takes priority.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Mail groups, apopular way to keep in touch with othersZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id So you have already created a mail group in Yahoo! Groups. You have invited your family members and close relatives and added their e-mail addresses to your group list.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

EU blasts RI over poor forest managementDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of the European Union (EU) at the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) blasted Indonesia's poor capability of enforcing sustainable forest management during its recent meeting with the Indonesian ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Dissolving BPKP, saving money Delivering his speech at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Session, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) chief Satrio B.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Two killed in fresh Poso conflict POSO, Central Sulawesi: Two people were killed and at least six others wounded in fresh gun battles at two separate locations in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, on Friday and Saturday.Police were not available for comment on the fatal incidents.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

World trade body must be transformed to benefit all the peopleHira P. Jhamtani, Board Member, Institute for Global Justice, Jakarta The fourth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) began Friday in Doha, Qatar, with civil society calling for democratization and a review of ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

MPR Annual Session not worth a damnJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, The Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta This year's Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) shows more clearly than ever the absurdity of the existence of that almighty state institution, supposedly ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Indonesian squash dreams for the worldMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ask someone about squash and the probability of him or her knowing about the sport would be very small. Unlike tennis, taken as a comparative example, squash has yet to reach, say, the level of regencies.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Theys murder may not galvanize independence groups: ExpertsAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A legislator from Irian Jaya expressed regret over the murder of Irian Jaya independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay on Sunday, but doubted if his death would have a significant impact on independence ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Harsh words for MPR from average JoeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The nine-day Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ended on Friday with a limited number of successes and failures.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Villagers demand compensation for flood control project Residents of Sei Tuan subdistrict in Deli Serdang regency have demanded that the North Sumatra provincial government halt a flood control project until compensation is paid for eight hectares of their land that they allege was ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Eight bombs found in hotel roomDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight bombs were found in a hotel room in Central Jakarta and the police alleged on Sunday that they could be linked to Friday's bomb blast at Petra church in Koja, North Jakarta.Jakarta Police Spokesman Snr.Comr.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

(this intro is for reports to be published on Page 4 & 5 of Focus Issue on FASHION. One of the pieces is the one under - bsr) ----------------------------------------------------------------Fashion and all its accessories such as perfume, cosmetics, handbags, jewelry and other related items are ...
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:05 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001

Truck drivers protest levy TANGERANG: Some 200 truck drivers staged a rally at the municipal council offices here on Friday to demand the abolition of the road use levies imposed on drivers.
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