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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Chicken farm guard killed

Chicken farm guard killed BOGOR: A guard at a chicken farm in the Cibadak area of Bogor was found dead on Thursday in a pond near the farm's chicken coop with a piece of wire wrapped around his neck.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/People urged to empower themselves

People urged to empower themselvesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Empowerment of civil society and strict law enforcement are needed to counter moral degradation, experts say.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/BI says inflation target still attainable

BI says inflation target still attainableThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia (BI) expressed optimism on Friday that inflation this year would still be within the 9 percent to 10 percent target level despite the fuel price hike policy.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Badminton sensation signs for Singapore

Badminton sensation signs for SingaporeGerard Wong, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Indonesian teenage badminton sensation Taufik Hidayat took his first big step towards fulfilling his desire to play for Singapore when he landed at Changi Airport Thursday afternoon.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/On the Mideast situation

On the Mideast situation American efforts to end more than 15 months of violence in the Middle East are hanging in the balance. Israeli ploys and Washington's tilt toward Tel Aviv are increasingly clouding prospects.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Indonesia, Thailand sign MoU on fishing

Indonesia, Thailand sign MoU on fishingKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and neighboring Thailand agreed on Friday to boost efforts to deal with illegal fishing in their respective territorial waters.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Garuda's service

Garuda's service I am highly dissatisfied with Garuda Indonesia's service. I was heading to Malaysia for a brief visit. I reached the airport at 2 p.m. We were told that the flight was two hours late. We were already expecting a delay so we weren't surprised.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Global Muslim body vital bridge differences

Global Muslim body vital bridge differencesNakharin Mektrairat, Associate Professor, Political Science, Thammasat University, Bangkok, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Since the Sept.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Trader dies from shock after market fire

Trader dies from shock after market fire PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: One trader died from shock after discovering his stall had been destroyed in a fire that swept through 60 garment stalls at Lakessi market in Parepare regency, South Sulawesi, on Thursday night.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Legal certainty key for more Japanese investment: Envoy

Legal certainty key for more Japanese investment: EnvoyAdianto P Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Yukio Takeuchi, said on Friday the government needs to restore a conducive investment climate, by ensuring legal certainty, if they want to attract more ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/PLN to turn off power generators

PLN to turn off power generators JAKARTA: The distribution unit of the state-owned electricity company that oversees Jakarta, PLN, will turn off the city's power generators in Priok, Pluit, Bandengan, Kota, Kapuk -- as well as other areas along Ciliwung River -- to avoid possible electrocutions ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Team to finalize IBRA debt extension plan

Team to finalize IBRA debt extension planBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A small government team will finalize talks over a controversial plan to grant debt payment extensions for large debtors of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), while also reviewing the problems ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Legal loopholes still abound, Tommy's investigation drags on

Legal loopholes still abound, Tommy's investigation drags onDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the legal process over the murder of Supreme Court Justice M.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Basic commodity prices soar in many provinces

Basic commodity prices soar in many provincesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's decision to raise fuel prices by an average of 22 percent has caused the transportation fares and prices of rice and other basic staples to soar in many provinces across the country.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/End of antiglobalization in sight

End of antiglobalization in sightEdward Gresser, Director, Project on Trade and Global Markets Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore America's once-proud anti-globalization movement seems about to make its last stand at the end of this month in ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Fuel price hike makes life harder, drivers say

Fuel price hike makes life harder, drivers sayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's fuel price rises have dealt a blow to public transportation drivers who are complaining that the hike has slashed profit margins.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Governor to invite GAM chief for dialog

Governor to invite GAM chief for dialogIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Following the three-day partial strike in restive Aceh, Governor Abdullah Puteh announced a plan to hold a dialog with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to seek a solution to the prolonged conflict that has claimed ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Pam Swakarsa -- solution or new problem?

Pam Swakarsa -- solution or new problem?Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram Initially meant to ensure law and order in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, civilian security task forces, known locally as Pam Swakarsa, have instead instilled deep-seated resentment and terror, while sparking ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/No problem: Riau on Riau archipelago province

No problem: Riau on Riau archipelago provinceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Saleh Djasit said Riau province would consent to the establishment of Riau archipelago (Kepri) as a new province, once the proposal wins political support from the region's residents, as well as community and ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Ethicality of worker contracts in doubt

Ethicality of worker contracts in doubtSanto Koesoebjono, Economist, Demographer, Wasenaar, The Netherlands A worker at a candy factory in Cibinong on the outskirts of Jakarta, Uti, said sadly one day that it was the last day of her six-month contract.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Ill-fated cyclist fights to hold on

Ill-fated cyclist fights to hold onMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Had Andry Sudrajat, a national cyclist, known he would not be going to the upcoming Asian Games he would not have leased his small store he and his family rely on to survive.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Tinkering with Turkey

Tinkering with Turkey If the economic train wreck in Argentina looks gruesome, it's worth asking why the U.S. is cheering one of its most vital allies, Turkey, right down the same track. Turkey's Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit went to the U.S.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/PKB dispute may end in legal battle

PKB dispute may end in legal battleAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta With hopes of addressing the internal rift in the National Awakening Party (PKB) already up in smoke, the camp loyal to former president Abdurrahman Wahid is eying a legal battle in the near future.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Jan.18

Rupiah Rates Jan.18 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,900.00 9,900.00 10,452.00 10,348.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Malaria cases sharply increase nationwide

Malaria cases sharply increase nationwideAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaria cases have been on the rise since 1998, and have so far occurred in 13 provinces, 16 districts and 106 villages throughout the country, a senior ministry of health official said on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Floods to affect 1.5m, city on high alert

Floods to affect 1.5m, city on high alertBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As millions of people living in the capital are at great risk of suffering due to floods during the rainy season, the Jakarta administration is now on high alert about a possible outbreak of diarrhea.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/The need to regain trust in Indonesian press despite freedom

The need to regain trust in Indonesian press despite freedomDewi Anggraeni, Novelist, Journalist, Canberra People tend to believe that rapid advancement in information technology has opened up many corners of the world hitherto shrouded in secrecy, or just downright inaccessible.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Compensation promised, garbage dump stays open

Compensation promised, garbage dump stays openAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has promised to pay Bekasi municipality Rp 8.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/NGOs against anti-terrorism bill

NGOs against anti-terrorism billTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations urged the government on Friday to halt the drafting of an anti-terrorism act, which they feared would pose a threat to democracy due to its ambiguous definition of terrorism.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Ad hoc judges for rights tribunal to be inducted soon

Ad hoc judges for rights tribunal to be inducted soonTiarma Siboro and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All of the ad hoc judges for the human rights tribunal being set up to try past crimes against humanity in East Timor and Tanjung Priok are expected to be installed next week, ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting by children from 161 countries, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954) until Jan. 26.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Convicted UN staff killers get heavier sentences

Convicted UN staff killers get heavier sentencesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court has increased the sentences of three men, convicted of killing three staff members of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in West Timor in September 2000, to between five and seven ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Meeting sequel gives staff more work

Meeting sequel gives staff more workAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One hundred council employees were busy removing meeting equipment from city-owned Wisma Jaya Raya resort in Puncak, West Java, where councillors deliberated the proposed 2001 city budget, to the council building on Jl.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/RI, Thailand sign fishing industry MoU

RI, Thailand sign fishing industry MoUKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia and neighboring Thailand agreed on Friday to boost efforts to deal with illegal fishing in their respective territorial waters.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Pertamina urged to explain new fuel policy

Pertamina urged to explain new fuel policyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) lambasted both the government and the state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina for not offering the public sufficient explanation about the new fuel price hike policy.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Trees uprooted after heavy rains

Trees uprooted after heavy rains BOGOR: Trees were uprooted, two houses collapsed and an Army building damaged when heavy rains and strong winds hit Bogor on Thursday.Bogor Mayor Iswara Natanegara said 31 shelter trees along lining Jl. Semeru, Sindang Barang, Jl. Jalak Harupat, Sempur, Jl.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/More criminal suspects shot dead by police

More criminal suspects shot dead by policeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost every day it seems, the media report that at least one suspected robber has been shot dead by police.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/BI wants 'names' of BCA bidders

BI wants 'names' of BCA biddersDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia demanded that the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) disclose the "ultimate shareholders" behind each of the bidders vying for the government's 51 percent stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA).
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/PPP fires Ja'far Badjeber

PPP fires Ja'far Badjeber JAKARTA: Officials from the United Development Party's (PPP) Jakarta chapter have fired its chairman Ja'far Badjeber because he joined PPP's splinter party, PPP-Reform.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Using both your head and heart in seeking for the right executive

Using both your head and heart in seeking for the right executivePri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, (e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Why can it be so difficult for local leaders to die?

Why can it be so difficult for local leaders to die?Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta When former president Soeharto was admitted to the Pertamina Hospital in Central Jakarta last December, people speculated that he could be about to die.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/'Employers, employees must settle wage rift'

'Employers, employees must settle wage rift'Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on employers and employees on Friday to work together to find the most feasible solution to wage disputes.
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/The fruit of our sins

The fruit of our sins Thursday's call by a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the public to join them in taking action against those parties they deem responsible for the environmental disaster that befell thousands of residents -- especially those living along the toll road ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/RI urgently needs to build new social consensus

RI urgently needs to build new social consensusKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new social consensus is urgently needed so as to bring about systematic transformation in Indonesian politics, the economy, and society amid the prolonged multidimensional crisis that has led the nation ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 18, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,150 ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Big parties determined to save Akbar

Big parties determined to save AkbarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just three days before the House of Representatives (DPR) decides whether or not it will set up a committee of inquiry, major parties appeared determined on Friday to save House Speaker Akbar Tandjung, backing away from their earlier ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Groups protest fuel price hike

Groups protest fuel price hike Two separate protest marches, organized by members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and several universities in Jakarta respectively, converged on the House of Representatives (DPR) in the Senayan area, Central Jakarta, on Friday, causing traffic congestion along ...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002

JP/Elite create mob society, not 'civil society'

Elite create mob society, not 'civil society'Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's political elite have failed to bring about a civil society as they are more inclined to use repressive and militaristic approaches than democratic principles in resolving differences, an expert ...
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