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Searching for all articles published on 2001-08-11 ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Allow the cabinet to do its work Megawati's Cabinet could be solid because almost all elements in society are represented.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Flows of aid to Nias delayed due to damaged roads MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Governor T. Rizal Nurdin regretted on Friday the slow flow of aid, including food, medicines, clothes and construction materials, to the Nias flood survivors, blaming the damaged roads as the main obstacle to ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug 10, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

New forestry minister urged to curb log exports JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed Minister of Forestry M. Prakosa is facing calls to impose a log export moratorium to help save the country's forest resources and protect local timber-related companies.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

City-owned AC bus operation proposed JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso proposed on Friday to establish a city-owned company to operate air-conditioned buses in order to better serve the commuters.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Soenarno to focus on toll roads JAKARTA (JP): Newly-inaugurated Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno revealed his short-term programs, focusing on, among others, the rehabilitation of toll roads and highways, and the construction of public housing for the poor.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Kim's weird way Today the officially-proclaimed "Dear Leader" of North Korea will begin rattling his way home from Moscow aboard his 21-car armored train, a journey requiring another 10 days of travel before Kim Jong-il finally reaches his desk in Pyongyang.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Acehnese artists promote peace through art show JAKARTA (JP): Once upon a time there was a tukang ceritra (storyteller) in Aceh. He traveled from village to village, one town to another just to earn money by entertaining people with folklore.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

A message from Mega President Megawati Soekarnoputri's new Cabinet lineup was unveiled the other day. Its program and composition are now being scrutinized. The pros and cons are being discussed. But one thing that should not be missed is the manner in which Megawati announced it.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Is anyone learning from Middle East chaos?By Martin Woollacoot LONDON: What we have in Israel and Palestine now is not crisis but chaos, a situation in which purposeful activity and intelligent policy is becoming daily less and less possible.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Govt to amend regional autonomy policy: Purnomo JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro hinted on Friday that the government might have to make some changes to the new regional autonomy policy amid "misuse" by some regional governments.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Mega tells ministers to live up to responsibilities JAKARTA (JP): Put aside personal interests and work together hand-in-hand for the sake of the country was President Megawati Soekarnoputri's message to "the country's best sons and daughters" whom she assembled in the Gotong Royong Cabinet.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Poor quality rice sold to the poorBy Emanuelle Anastashya JAKARTA (JP): To some people, quality matters. Even when you are in a condition that does not allow you to be selective.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Women activists face challenge with President Megawati For the first time Indonesian girls now have a role model in a president -- but women activists are not praising Megawati Soekarnoputri.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

YLKI attacks consumer protection law JAKARTA (JP): Consumer protection law that was put into effect last year is still insufficient in protecting consumers as it is largely ignored by the government and businesspeople, says the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI).
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Gus Dur, candidate for ITB rectorship BANDUNG: Winds of change are blowing in the election of the rector of the Institute of Technology of Bandung (ITB), as many public candidates, including former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, have been submitted by the institute's employees, lecturers ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Marlev, doubles pairs sail to GP semifinals JAKARTA (JP): Marlev Mainaky saved Indonesia's blushes in the men's singles competition at the World Badminton Grand Prix final in Brunei Darussalam on Friday.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Guruh puts Sukarno's power back on stage JAKARTA (JP): Missing the first president Sukarno's orations? You can hear his words, along with 17 patriotic songs, at a performance on Aug. 15 at the Assembly Hall of the Jakarta Convention Center in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Using competency to source future leadersBy Fitri Dianasari & Yodhia Antariksa JAKARTA (JP): Rudy, a CEO at a leading company, is facing a dilemma as one of his marketing executives will retire soon, and he has to find someone to replace the aging executive.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Paul Husner, F. Widayanto, Galeri Minima - Maxima, Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda 88D, Arteri Pondok Indah (Phone: 7207171, 7209009), 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., until Aug. 23. * Painting by Alfi, Galeri Lontar, Jl.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Beware of advertising war between private colleges JAKARTA (JP): Spending five years of your life at college with no guarantee that you will get a job after you finish your studies is a daunting prospect, especially if you are not one of the 77,000 students who recently won places at state ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

U.S. business group hails RI Cabinet JAKARTA (JP): The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council expressed its enthusiastic support for the new economics team named by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, noting that some of the names appointed were already familiar to the committee.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

JP/6/BADMINJAKARTA (JP): Marlev Mainaky saved Indonesia's blushes in the men's singles competition at the World Badminton Grand Prix final in Brunei Darussalam on Friday.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Government revising law on regional authonomy JAKARTA (JP): The government is revising the laws on regional autonomy and central-regional fiscal balance in a move to reduce regency administrations' control over natural and financial resources.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Ulemas to raid street cafes BOGOR (JP): Thousands of ulemas threatened to ravage street cafes along the main road in Parung, Cileungsi, Jonggol and Puncak if the places, where prostitutes are believed to operate, were not closed down by Aug. 20.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

In search of the dream family JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian families have been invited by the fast-food restaurant chain, McDonald's, to participate in a competition titled My Dream Family, which offers plane tickets to Hong Kong for the five winning entrants.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Vendors make most of Independence Day JAKARTA (JP): For casual traders, the upcoming national Independence Day is a good opportunity to make a tidy buck.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

'Rally XS' magazine launched JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian rallying community will have a new forum when the Rally XS bimonthly magazine hits the newsstands on Tuesday in an effort to spread more information on the World Rally Championship (WRC) series as well as local events.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Cabinet urged to solve Maluku conflict AMBON, Maluku (JP): Governor of Maluku Saleh Latuconsina said in Ambon on Friday that he hoped President Megawati's newly named Cabinet would be able to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the prolonged conflict in the province.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Councillors' departure abroad not confirmed JAKARTA (JP): Sources at City Council gave conflicting information regarding the departure of several city councillors for Japan, ostensibly to conduct a comparative study on disaster management.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Aircon bus operators warned over fare hike JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso proposed on Friday to establish a city-owned company to operate air-conditioned buses in order to better serve the commuters.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Family planning participants down Bogor (JP): The Bogor mayor has complained that the current economic crisis has reduced the participants of the family planning program in the area.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

GAM suggests independent team to probe latest killing in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Responding to accusations made by the Indonesian Military (TNI) that they were behind Thursday's killing of 30 civilians in East Aceh, Aceh separatists GAM suggested on Friday that an independent team be set up ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Vendors and agency reach deal JAKARTA,(JP): The vendors in Kebon Jati market, Tanah Abang, and city-owned market agency PD Pasar Jaya finally agreed on Friday to choose the derelict Surya cinema as a temporary location for their small businesses.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

APKI forecasts increase in pulp, paper exports JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association (APKI) said it expected the total export of pulp, paper and paper products to increase by 13 percent this year to US$3.4 billion compared to last year.APKI chairman M.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Megawati and the militaryBy Kusnanto Anggoro JAKARTA (JP): The three most important political and security portfolios in the new Cabinet lineup go to generals: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, coordinating minister for political and security affairs; Hari Sabarno, minister of home affairs; and Agum ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

As the deadline passes Five days have passed since the city police announced an ultimatum for former president Soeharto's fugitive son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, to surrender or face "stern measures" for escaping an 18-month jail sentence.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Jinnah no dictator I refer to the article Azad Kashmir: A 'free' area in Pakistan-occupied territory. This article written by RK Dasgupta has been published in an Indian newspaper The Statesman and was reproduced by The Jakarta Post on Aug. 2, 2001.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Megawati makes good It was never on the cards for Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri to appoint a cabinet of politicians who brought no political baggage with them. There are too many debts owed for past favors to hope for a wholly uncomplicated line-up.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Govt to set up team to study Semen Gresik separation JAKARTA (JP): Newly appointed State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi said on Friday that he would establish a special team to examine the controversial demand for the separation of cement company PT Semen Padang from parent ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Govt urged to carry on autonomy plans BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Darham has called on the new government to follow up on the ongoing implementation of regional autonomy despite the absence of a specific minister to handle decentralization.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Forests destruction in Lampung BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung provincial office of the Environmental Waste Management called on new State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim to give serious attention to deforestation in the province.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Light years from the European UnionBy Martin Winter FRANKFURT (DPA): The European Union (EU)'s two most ambitious projects -- an independent security and defense policy and eastward enlargement -- are threatened with fiasco.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Pro-labor decree remains effective, says Nuwa Wea JAKARTA (JP): The pro-labor Ministerial Decree No. 150/2000 on severance and service payments for dismissed and retiring workers remains effective until a tripartite solution to the much- criticized Decree No.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 8:30 Children's Performances 9:00 Life Style 10:30 Automotive 11:00 News 12:00 p.m.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Gemstones have power, collector saysBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): The small Antique Stone store in Pondok Indah shopping mall, South Jakarta, is almost hidden by the restaurants and cafes on the second floor.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

President delays AG appointment till next week JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri has further delayed the appointment of the attorney general.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Tutut promises to deliver Tommy to police JAKARTA (JP): Former President Soeharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, alias Tutut, promised on Friday to deliver her fugitive brother Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to the police.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Rupiah rate Aug.10 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,600.00 9,600.00 9,054.00 9,146.
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Team to probe abuses in governor election JAKARTA (JP): The government has set up a team to investigate whether bribery took place during the recent election of Abdul Gafur of Golkar Party as governor of North Maluku, announced the outgoing minister of home affairs and regional autonomy ...
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Sat, 11 Aug 2001

Divisions: Khatami's big hurdleBy Farshid Motahari TEHERAN (DPA): For the first time in Iran's post-revolution history, a presidential term has started with heated internal tensions stemming from what observers regard as irreconcilable differences between the reformists close to President ...
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