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55 articles.
Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Australians to visit West Sumatra

Australians to visit West Sumatra PADANG, West Sumatra: Despite the heightened security in the country following the Bali bombing, around 100 Australian tourists are not going to cancel their travel plans to the province.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Police shelter Ahmadiyah followers

Police shelter Ahmadiyah followers MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: No less than 83 families of followers of the banned Islamic sect Ahmadiyah are still sheltering in the East Lombok police station.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Muslim militant grilled over nightclub violence, vandalism

Muslim militant grilled over nightclub violence, vandalismDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police grilled on Wednesday the chairman of radical religious group Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Al Habib Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, for instigating violence and vandalism against nightspots and ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Sutiyoso meets Chinese officials

Sutiyoso meets Chinese officials JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso met on Wednesday with three deputy governors from three provinces of the People's Republic of China to discuss investment here.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/No major changes in procedure to enter Indonesia

No major changes in procedure to enter IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta There would be no major changes to Indonesian entry procedures following the devastating Bali bomb attacks last Saturday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Wednesday.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Unregistered migrants to be expelled from city

Unregistered migrants to be expelled from cityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sardi, 38, has been selling fried cakes around the capital since he got married in 1983.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Jember councillors reject soft loan

Jember councillors reject soft loan JEMBER, East Java: The Jember legislature has rejected a soft loan offered by the central government due to a requirement the regency pay Jakarta a Rp 100 million brokerage fee.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Insurer responds

Insurer responds In respect of the letter from S. K. Srivastava, which was published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 15 titled Feeling cheated , we would like to clarify as follows.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Sanglah Hospital closed to journalists

Sanglah Hospital closed to journalistsRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar introduced a stricter regulation on Wednesday, banning members of the media and the public from entering the Melati room, the Intensive Surgery Center and the morgue.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Benson cancels Indonesian concert

Benson cancels Indonesian concert JAKARTA: Jazz great George Benson has canceled his The Absolutely Live Tour due to the "recent situation in Indonesia", his promoter in Indonesia Java Musikindo said in a statement.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/N. Sumatra to disburse funds to Aceh refugees

N. Sumatra to disburse funds to Aceh refugeesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan North Sumatra governor T. Rizal Nurdin said on Wednesday that he would disburse Rp 8.7 million (US$966) to each refugee family, who have been displaced by fighting in Aceh, within 14 days.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Continuing the struggle against intolerance

Continuing the struggle against intoleranceMuhamad Ali, Lecturer, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, muhamad@hawaii.edu A professor from Germany, Klaus Pahler, said last year, "Most Indonesians, whatever religion they adhere to, are friendly, good-humored, and tolerant people.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/I Wayan Juniartha

I Wayan Juniartha and Dadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Denpasar/Jakarta Indonesia intelligence authorities are focusing on a group of seven "foreigners" suspected to have masterminded and carried out the deadly Bali bombings.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/RI included on list of regions labeled war risks

RI included on list of regions labeled war risksFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the Bali bomb blast, an international insurance committee has included Indonesia in its list of war-risk zones, calling insurance and reinsurance firms to cancel or amend all contracts with ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Law enforcers join hands to combat graft

Law enforcers join hands to combat graftTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Underlining the importance of coordination in dealing with corruption cases, the country's law enforcement institutions agreed on Wednesday to cut through the bureaucratic procedures that have so far ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Minister: Indonesian citizens lead Jamaah Islamiyah

Minister: Indonesian citizens lead Jamaah IslamiyahFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid increasing international pressure, the Indonesian government admitted for the first time on Wednesday that leaders of Jema'ah Islamiyah (JI), a suspected international ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Govt to issue decree on terrorism amid pressure

Govt to issue decree on terrorism amid pressureMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is expected to issue an emergency decree on terrorism amid mounting international pressure for firm action to be taken against terrorism following the recent deadly bombing in Bali.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/TV Program: Thursday, October 17, 2002

TV Program: Thursday, October 17, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Health Program9:00 Film10:30 Quiz11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Gu Wenda's art signifies cultural visions

Gu Wenda's art signifies cultural visionsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore The installation of 188 flags measuring 4 x 6.5 feet each at the entry hall of the new Singapore Esplanade Theatres on the Bay emanates an ambience befitting the significance of this arts center.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/'City should not be discriminative'

'City should not be discriminative'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A councillor of City Council Commission E for social welfare urged the city administration to allow all entertainment centers to operate during Ramadhan fasting month.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Media leaders condemn Bali attack

Media leaders condemn Bali attackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of the Oct. 12 Bali bombing tragedy that claimed 183 lives, prominent media leaders grouped in the Editors' Club, Television Association and the Public Relations Association (Perhumas) conveyed their deep concern on Wednesday ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Trade minister, buyers to visit Bali

Trade minister, buyers to visit BaliThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi will fly to Bali on Friday along with the representatives of dozens of foreign buyers of Indonesian commodities to help restore confidence in the country.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Government told to get tougher with radicals

Government told to get tougher with radicalsMuhammad Nafik and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government came under mounting internal pressure on Wednesday to take action against Muslim hardliners who other countries have linked to terrorism, saying if the government failed to do ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Bekasi on alert for attack

Bekasi on alert for attack BEKASI: Amid heightened fears of terrorist attacks here following the Oct. 12 Kuta attacks on foreigners, Chief of Bekasi police Adj. Snr. Comr.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Perhutani, locals in row over forest management

Perhutani, locals in row over forest managementMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A dispute over the management of over 19,000 hectares of state forest in Wonosobo, Central Java, is heating up, with local people and state-owned timber management company Perhutani claiming to be the ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Students reject rector candidates

Students reject rector candidates SURABAYA: Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) students protested Wednesday against the institute's senate for failing to involve students in the election process of its new rector.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Blast probe focuses on seven suspects

Blast probe focuses on seven suspectsI Wayan Juniartha and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Indonesia intelligence authorities are focusing on a group of seven "foreigners" suspected to have masterminded and carried out the deadly Bali bombings.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Guruh cancels Bali wedding plan

Guruh cancels Bali wedding plan JAKARTA: Guruh Soekarnoputra has canceled two of his three planned wedding receptions, in Bali and in Blitar, in tribute to the victims of the Bali terrorist attack last weekend.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 17, 2002

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, October 17, 2002Exhibition* Installation Art Skyplace Bamboo Airshipe Zeppelin, by Markus Heinsdorff's, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), until Oct. 20.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Anti-Iraq moves a trigger for Bali explosion

Anti-Iraq moves a trigger for Bali explosionB. Raman, Institute for Topical Studies Chennai, India, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The Bali blasts represent the second terrorist strike probably connected to the anniversary of the beginning of the United States air strikes in ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Residents complain about developer

Residents complain about developer TANGERANG: Hundreds of residents of Adiyaksa housing complex in Cikasungka village, Cisoka subdistrict of Tangerang regency complained that housing developer PT Adiyaksa Kostindo had long deserted the area without completing the development of public facilities ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Government inaction as quake victims suffer

Government inaction as quake victims sufferThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people in the remote Papuan district of Ransiki, living in fear after last Thursday's earthquake, are running out of food and water and are still waiting for government help.Disaster coordinator First Insp.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Officials: Manulife judges still being investigated

Officials: Manulife judges still being investigatedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two months after a disciplinary committee from the Jakarta High Court was assigned to investigate bribery allegations against three judges, the public at large have not yet been informed of whether or not ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Megawati is the key to rebuilding devastated Bali

Megawati is the key to rebuilding devastated Bali The government must take quick and appropriate action to "rebuild" the devastated Bali, with President Megawati Soekarnoputri expected to be on the front line in the national effort to heal the island.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Prosecution return dossier of McCulloch, Sadler to police

Prosecution return dossier of McCulloch, Sadler to policeNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Aceh Prosecutor's Office returned on Wednesday the dossier of British Lesley McCulloch, 42, and American Joy Lee Sadler, 57, to local police office for completion.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/'Nirvana' island loses its charm beauty

'Nirvana' island loses its charm beautyYusrianti, Contributor, Makassar, South Sulawesi Gloomy, lonely and neglected. That is the present state of the Kahyangan (Nirvana), a 3.5-hectare island off Makassar that was once a tourist paradise.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Bali blast forces the delay of CGI talks

Bali blast forces the delay of CGI talksBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and foreign creditor countries grouped under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) have delayed a meeting to discuss funding for the 2003 state budget, from October to early next year in order ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Salim's asset sale

Salim's asset sale Critics reacted negatively to Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) instruction to PT Holdiko Perkasa last week to sell by year's end 17 equity assets, with most considering it an irrational move that could result in a fire sale at a great loss to taxpayers.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Balinese ask for forgiveness

Balinese ask for forgivenessTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Tears flowed as the Balinese asked for forgiveness and understanding from last Saturday's bombing victims and their families at a gathering held by heads of the traditional communities of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak here on ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Mourners continue to flock to blast site

Mourners continue to flock to blast siteThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali As international and domestic forensic teams continued to comb through the rubble in Legian on Monday, mourners bearing floral tributes to the victims continued to pour into the area.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Stocks, rupiah strengthen again after Monday rout

Stocks, rupiah strengthen again after Monday routA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stocks strengthened again here Wednesday as market sentiment, which was terribly shaken early this week following the deadly bomb blast in Bali, improved on the progress made so far in the investigation into ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Social program in Brazil

Social program in Brazil Yet again there is an example of just how the so-called "markets" feel threatened by even modest reforms that favor the poor. In Axel Bugge's report on page 9 of The Jakarta Post, Oct.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Local and foreign doctors work hand-in-hand

Local and foreign doctors work hand-in-handRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Unconscious, Aldo Canser, one of the Kuta bombing victims, lay in one of 10 operation rooms at Intensive Surgery Center (ISC), Sanglah General Hospital in downtown Denpasar.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Kabelvision resolves problem

Kabelvision resolves problem Several weeks ago a letter I wrote to The Jakarta Post regarding Kabelvision was published. At that time I had been having lots of internet connection problems for over a year and had found it necessary to resort to writing to the Post.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Govts' responses to Bali: Part solutions, part problems

Govts' responses to Bali: Part solutions, part problemsMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia On Oct.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Telkom to raise phone rates by 15 percent

Telkom to raise phone rates by 15 percentA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom Tbk will raise local and long distance call rates by an average of 15 percent in January next year, pending a decree from the Ministry of Communications.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/'Terrorists exists, but I'm not afraid'

'Terrorists exists, but I'm not afraid' The mastermind or masterminds behind the Bali attacks that killed almost 200 people have yet to be identified and apprehended.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Korean family in Tangerang taken hostage by workers

Korean family in Tangerang taken hostage by workersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang About 500 workers from PT Hyunsung Indonesia, a South Korean company that produces Targus computer bags, are holding their Korean boss and his family hostage following his announcement on Monday that the ...
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Regions step up security to prevent attacks

Regions step up security to prevent attacksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional administrations throughout Indonesia moved on Wednesday to step up security as part of a nationwide effort to prevent further terrorist attacks following last week's tragedy on the resort island of Bali.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Cellular operators and antimonopoly law

Cellular operators and antimonopoly lawWinahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation, Jakarta, winahyo@yahoo.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Analysts cut GDP growth predictions after Bali terror

Analysts cut GDP growth predictions after Bali terrorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economists revised downward this year's economic growth target for Indonesia, predicting the Bali bomb blasts would squash tourism revenue and investment spending for the remainder of this year.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Rehabilitating Bali

Rehabilitating Bali It is not too soon to start thinking seriously about how to rehabilitate Bali after the horrific bombing of Oct. 12. Bali before the bombing had been a vivid symbol of everything that is attractive about Indonesia, its cultural creativity and open attitude toward life.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Explosive used in Bali blast contains RDX: Investigators

Explosive used in Bali blast contains RDX: InvestigatorsI Wayan Juniartha and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta Bali Police chief Brig. Gen.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/RI, Australia form joint team to probe Bali attack

RI, Australia form joint team to probe Bali attackFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Australia agreed on Wednesday to the establishment of a joint team to probe the Bali bomb blasts.
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002

JP/Bali fallout makes war with Iraq harder

Bali fallout makes war with Iraq harderThe New York Times, New York The weekend massacre at an Indonesian nightclub on the idyllic island of Bali, apparently the work of al-Qaeda and local allies, is a horrifying reminder that Islamic extremists who target America and the West may be on the run ...
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