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53 articles.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/No new clothes for Idul Fitri

No new clothes for Idul FitriTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shopping malls are crowded these days. Big bargains offered by vendors make customers more eager to buy various items, from food and beverages to shoes and clothes.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Three killed in toll road collision

Three killed in toll road collision BANDUNG, West Java: Three people were killed instantly after their pickup collided with a bus on the Padaleunyi toll road in Bandung, West Java, on Monday.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Education business needs a different marketing mix

Education business needs a different marketing mixSatyasuryawan, Contributor, Jakarta Every parent shares a common wish for their children: to provide them with the best education possible. Their willingness to pay for their children's education at the best institutions, however, are varied.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Indonesia wins Asia's Yeh Brothers Cup

Indonesia wins Asia's Yeh Brothers CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia won the Yeh Brothers Cup bridge tournament with a victory over Chinese Taipei in the final on Sunday."We defeated Taipei by 80-59 victory points.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Councillors again go on secret foreign trips

Councillors again go on secret foreign tripsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration admitted on Monday it had financed foreign trips of 32 city councillors for comparative studies, but insisted that the trips were demanded by the councillors.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Clarifying and also confusing

Clarifying and also confusing Our opinions are understandably influenced by the media, that image created by the newspapers and the television that plays a major role in formulating what we perceive to be as truth.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Residents complain of tofu waste

Residents complain of tofu waste TANGERANG: Dozens of residents in Ketapang subdistrict, Cipondoh district of Tangerang, complained about smelly waste allegedly dumped by several tofu factories into the Semanan river, of which water they took for daily washing.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Malaysia's CAHB enters Niaga management

Malaysia's CAHB enters Niaga managementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Niaga reshuffled on Monday its board of directors and commissioners to reflect the bank's new ownership composition after Malaysia's Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd. (CAHB) purchased a 51 percent stake in the bank.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Clarifying and also confusing

Clarifying and also confusing Our opinions are understandably influenced by the media, that image created by the newspapers and the television that plays a major role in formulating what we perceive to be as truth.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Loggers head for heart of Betung Kerihun Park

Loggers head for heart of Betung Kerihun ParkErma S. Ranik, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan The buzz of the speedboat could be heard far and wide as it sped along the Embaloh River running through Betung Kerihun National Park in Kapuas Hulu.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Earthquake shakes Bengkulu

Earthquake shakes Bengkulu BENGKULU: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Bengkulu late on Sunday, but no fatalities were reported.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Lawyers object to prosecution of Airborne unit soldiers

Lawyers object to prosecution of Airborne unit soldiersApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The lawyer team representing 19 members of the Airborne unit who face a total of 47 years and 10 months imprisonment over their involvement in the Binjai attacks, objected to the prosecution because ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Romania in NATO 'good for ties with RI'

Romania in NATO 'good for ties with RI'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Romania's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bodes well for its ties with Indonesia, the Rumanian ambassador to Indonesia said.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/New commission set to replace KPKPN

New commission set to replace KPKPNKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II for legal and home affairs concluded on Monday deliberations on the bill on a commission for corruption eradication and agreed to submit it to a House ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Kupang still facing water shortages

Kupang still facing water shortages KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Kupang administration has failed to draw up a master plan for the supply of clean water and has been ignoring the demands and needs of locals for years, a legislator from the local chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/S. Korea urged not to expel RI workers

S. Korea urged not to expel RI workers JAKARTA: Manpower and Transmigration Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea urged South Korea on Monday not expel Indonesians working illegally in Korea in the same way Malaysia did.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Violence against women

Violence against women Nov. 25 is marked by the United Nations as one of the UN observances in its calendar of events. It is the international day for the elimination of violence against women.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/U.S. may fund RI team for FTA study

U.S. may fund RI team for FTA studyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. may help finance an independent Indonesian team to study the feasibility of forging a free trade pact between the two countries, underscoring Washington's intent to push open the biggest market in Southeast ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Ex hotel workers to continue rallies

Ex hotel workers to continue rallies JAKARTA: A labor activist vowed on Monday to continue the struggle for the rights of former Shangri-La hotel employees by regularly staging demonstrations at the hotel until the case was settled.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Govt to improve teachers' welfare

Govt to improve teachers' welfare JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday that the government would continue to make efforts to improve the welfare of the country's teachers.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Crunch time for PM on corruption

Crunch time for PM on corruption The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared war on so many fronts that some political observers are having difficulty keeping track of them all.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Train tickets sold out for certain cities, dates

Train tickets sold out for certain cities, datesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Train tickets to several major cities in Central Java and East Java, as well as those to Yogyakarta, are sold out, especially those departing this weekend, as Jakartans prepare to return to their ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/House opens window for broadcasting bill review

House opens window for broadcasting bill reviewKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) delayed on Monday its endorsement of the broadcasting bill, allowing for a possible revision of the much debated draft law.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Amram Mitzna's diplomatic-security message is clear. He is

Amram Mitzna's diplomatic-security message is clear. He is ready to resume negotiations immediately, with any Palestinian leader willing to do so.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Certain buyers still prefer foreign brands

Certain buyers still prefer foreign brandsSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The demand for imported furniture in the upper-income market segment remains high despite the sharp increase in prices.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Indonesia, Australia should work together after Bali bombings

Indonesia, Australia should work together after Bali bombingsHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California, United States Indonesia and Australia should avoid falling into the trap of the terrorists who perpetrated the Bali bombings and should work together to cool down the rising ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/City to get new secretary

City to get new secretaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso submitted the names of five candidates to the City Council for approval on Monday for the post of city secretary."I hope the council's leaders will approve the candidates soon," Sutiyoso said at City Hall.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Aceh peace, a challenge before the world

Aceh peace, a challenge before the worldDesra Percaya, Permanent Mission of Indonesia to UN, New York The series of discreet contacts, led by Hasan di Tiro based in Stockholm, Sweden, between Indonesian government officials and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) appears to have resulted in ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Women activists seek rights' protection

Women activists seek rights' protectionDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Among the most vulnerable to acts of violence, women in Indonesia have nowhere to turn for protection because weak laws and a culture of impunity that often allows violations to go unpunished, activists said on ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/'Tax management lacks transparency'

'Tax management lacks transparency' The city administration was unable to spend Rp 2.1 trillion of the Rp 9.7 trillion 2002 city budget on projects that would have benefited the public. Yet, it is planning to increase the 2003 budget to Rp 10.6 trillion.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Former militia leader ready to carry the can for military

Former militia leader ready to carry the can for militaryMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres put his life on the line for Indonesian Military (TNI) officers accused of past atrocities in East Timor, saying the military had never ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/WTO forgets that free trade won't reduce poverty

WTO forgets that free trade won't reduce povertyNurhidayat, Institute for Global Justice (IGJ), Jakarta, nur@globaljust.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Think small for that big break

Think small for that big breakRichard Oh, Contributor, Jakarta When you listen to a marketing executive talk about marketing targets, terms such as lower segment, middle-lower and middle- upper segments are bandied about as if that is all there is to marketing.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Mega warns of 'ultra' democratic system

Mega warns of 'ultra' democratic systemFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri warned on Monday against excessive democracy, saying that it would endanger the ongoing reform movement in the country.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/British and American women go on trial in Aceh for visa violations

British and American women go on trial in Aceh for visa violationsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh After more than two months in police custody, the trials of Briton Lesley McCulloch and American Joy Lee Sadler began on Monday at the Banda Aceh District Court.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Govt to seal off Aceh if GAM rejects peace accord

Govt to seal off Aceh if GAM rejects peace accordThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will seal off the troubled province of Aceh if the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) refuses to sign a peace agreement on Dec.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/South Sulawesi Police urged to investigate money politics

South Sulawesi Police urged to investigate money politicsJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar The Coalition for the Supervision of Gubernatorial Succession in South Sulawesi (KPSG) has asked the provincial police to investigate allegations of bribery surrounding the gubernatorial election ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Idul Fitri, Christmas vacations extended

Idul Fitri, Christmas vacations extendedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has officially extended the Idul Fitri and Christmas holidays for civil servants for the sake of efficiency and to boost domestic tourism following the Bali bombing.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Making Papua independent of rice

Making Papua independent of riceP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Serui, Papua Once a staple food, sago and pandanus are no longer an important part of the diet for Papuans who have made the shift to rice.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Keris Group office sealed off

Keris Group office sealed offBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The office of the Keris Group, which produces batik garments, on the seventh floor of the Panin Building on Jl.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Porsea remain tense, hundreds take refuge

Porsea remain tense, hundreds take refugeApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The situation in the North Sumatra town of Porsea is still tense with hundreds of local people taking refuge following the week- long riot in which 17 locals, including two church ministers, were arrested.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, November 26, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday, November 26, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"6:00 a.m. News 7:30 Sports8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama9:30 Children's Program10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Work accidents up in East Java

Work accidents up in East Java SURABAYA, East Java: In spite of a series of campaigns on occupational health and safety in East Java workplaces, the number of accidents occurring at work has been on the rise over the past few years, the local office of state-owned insurer PT Jamsostek said here ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, November 26, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday, November 26, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"6:00 a.m. News 7:30 Sports8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama9:30 Children's Program10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Bali bets on recovery as peak season draws close

Bali bets on recovery as peak season draws closeFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A slow rise in hotel occupancy rates and tourists trickling back ahead of the holiday peak season next month are sparking hopes that the worst has passed for Bali's tourism sector, devastated by the Oct.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Rikza Abdullah

Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaAs adequate sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, mattress manufacturers compete with each other by designing new products and claiming their goods are the best to sleep on.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/BEM quits IPB rectorial election

BEM quits IPB rectorial election BOGOR: A student representative on the Board of Trustees of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) walked out of a meeting in connection with its rectorial election on Monday.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Mega responsible for IBRA debtors discharge: Hamzah

Mega responsible for IBRA debtors discharge: HamzahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Monday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri may delegate to her ministers the unpopular move of signing papers that would drop criminal charges against bad debtors, yet the final ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/No cause for celebration

No cause for celebration It is certainly symbolic of the lot that teachers in this country have to endure that yesterday -- Nov. 25, National Teachers' Day -- passed practically unnoticed by all but a very few.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Samudra moved to Jakarta for probe into earlier blasts

Samudra moved to Jakarta for probe into earlier blastsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Suspect in the Bali bombings Imam Samudra was transferred on Monday to the National Police headquarters for another round of questioning over his involvement in several earlier bomb attacks in ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Court acquits former BPUI president of graft charges

Court acquits former BPUI president of graft chargesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another blow to Indonesia's weak anti-corruption movement, the former president director of state-owned company PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (PT BPUI) was acquitted Monday of charges ...
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Decentralization of education in Indonesia

Decentralization of education in IndonesiaH. Mohamad Surya, President, Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI), Bandung, West Java Recently, education in Indonesia has had to face a number of challenges resulting from globalization and its impacts.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002

JP/Police to bust illegal mining firms

Police to bust illegal mining firms BANJARMASIN: The police threatened on Monday to crack down on 14 illegal coal mining companies which have been operating illegally for decades in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.
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