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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/PR alone won't win Arab Muslim hearts and minds

PR alone won't win Arab Muslim hearts and mindsRiad Z. Abdelkarim, Western Region, Communications Director Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Anaheim, CA In his State of the Union address President George W.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Australians in the dark about campaign on terror

Australians in the dark about campaign on terrorJohn Fletcher, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Australian Prime Minister John Howard returned last week from a visit to America.He did not meet President George W.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Man breaks both legs over Rp 200

Man breaks both legs over Rp 200 TANGERANG: A man who directed traffic for tips -- popularly known here by the term Pak Ogah -- was badly injured and rushed to hospital after he fell from a truck and was dragged for 20 meters on Tuesday afternoon.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Balinese enjoy 4 days break

Balinese enjoy 4 days breakJuniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Denpasar was almost deserted on Tuesday, with most people choosing to stay home and relax on an unofficial four-day holiday.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, February 13, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, February 13, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Two suspected criminals shot dead

Two suspected criminals shot dead TANGERANG: Two alleged motorcycle thieves were shot dead by police after trying to evade arrest in Pinang subdistrict in Cipondoh, Tangerang, early on Monday.Deputy chief of detectives Insp. Kustanto said the men had been identified as Rimin, 38, and Sakim, 40.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Ministry warns of fake employement

Ministry warns of fake employement JAKARTA: Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration officials have warned the public about bogus offers of seasonal employment abroad for the upcoming 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Rp 1.5t needed for squatters' apartments

Rp 1.5t needed for squatters' apartmentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would need around Rp 1.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya

Where to go in SurabayaTalk* Presentation on Why UK as a study destination at Study in UK Information Center Ubaya, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 21. Contact Ria or call 031-2981322.Fashion Show* Veuve Cliquot Dinner Fashion Show by designer Kiata Kwanda, Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/IBRA submits documents for screening BCA bidders to BI

IBRA submits documents for screening BCA bidders to BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said it had received from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) related documents required to complete the assessment process for the four bidders vying for a 51 percent stake in Bank Central ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Megawati yet to have wealth verified

Megawati yet to have wealth verifiedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In contrast to her strong criticism of the poor performance of the bureaucracy, President Megawati Soekarnoputri -- who should be setting a good example to all other state officials -- is reported to have not yet set ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/SC told to issue opinion on KPP HAM

SC told to issue opinion on KPP HAMTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court (SC) must issue a legal opinion on the controversy about whether or not military and police generals believed to be responsible for the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II killings have to comply with ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Idul Adha to fall on Feb. 22: The government announced on Tuesday

Idul Adha to fall on Feb. 22: The government announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Day of Sacrifice would fall on Feb. 22, a day earlier than its estimate.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Hamzah cancels haj trip to Mecca

Hamzah cancels haj trip to Mecca Vice President Hamzah Haz has canceled his plan to perform a haj pilgrimage this year, citing the unremitting floods that have left over 100 people dead nationwide and nearly crippled the country's economy."I have decided to postpone my pilgrimage ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/House leaders tell Megawati to reshuffle cabinet lineup

House leaders tell Megawati to reshuffle cabinet lineupKurniawan Hari and Viva Goldner, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) told President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday not to blame the bureaucracy for poor performance but Cabinet ministers who could not ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Rival Maluku groups sign peace accord

Rival Maluku groups sign peace accordJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Malino Under the government's mediation, the two delegations of opposing factions, Muslims and Christians, signed a peace agreement that may end the three-year sectarian conflict that has claimed more than 6,000 lives and displaced ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Government names 2002 year of ecotourism

Government names 2002 year of ecotourismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has declared 2002 as national "Ecotourism Year" in an effort to put some life back into the country's tourism sector.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Dadang fails to produce data of food recipients

Dadang fails to produce data of food recipientsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Raudlatul Jannah Foundation Dadang Iskandar failed on Tuesday to produce data on recipients of the Rp 40 billion food distribution program, but insisted that his organization had ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Regional autonomy

Regional autonomy In the beginning was the desire to stem the growing current of separatism that was increasingly being articulated in the wake of the downfall of the old Soeharto regime.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Thai, RP to ease limits on Indonesian imports

Thai, RP to ease limits on Indonesian importsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Monday that both Thailand and the Philippines had promised to ease restrictions on several Indonesian products entering their home markets.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Sutiyoso presents flood fund, accountability unclear

Sutiyoso presents flood fund, accountability unclearRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso presented Rp 50 million (US$4,900) in aid to each of the 167 flood-hit subdistrict councils (Dekel) across the city on Tuesday but the questions of accountability and the ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Will Chinese New Year become national holiday?

Will Chinese New Year become national holiday?Annastashya Emmanuelle and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians of Chinese descent are demanding equal treatment from the government, and are asking it to declare Imlek, or the Lunar New Year, an official national holiday.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Expectations for Malino II meeting

Expectations for Malino II meeting Today is the second and last day of a meeting pertaining to the future of Maluku.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Street traders pay Rp 3.2b in illegal levies a month

Street traders pay Rp 3.2b in illegal levies a monthAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City officials and hoodlums collected at least Rp 4.4 billion (US$440,000) in illegal levies each month from 140,000 road side businesses employing 193,000 people, an official said on Tuesday.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Papuan quits inquiry team on Theys' murder

Papuan quits inquiry team on Theys' murderThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government received a slap in the face when a civilian member of a government-appointed team investigating the murder of Papua independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay announced plans to resign, along with a report indicating ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Maluku peace accord draws mixed reaction

Maluku peace accord draws mixed reactionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government-brokered peace accord signed by delegates from the Maluku Christian and Muslim factions in the South Sulawesi town of Malino on Tuesday drew mixed reactions.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Dutch govt offers scholarships

Dutch govt offers scholarships JAKARTA: The Dutch government has offered scholarships for Indonesian students to pursue higher education in the Netherlands.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, February 13, 2002)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, February 13, 2002) .TB3.10" 3.90" 4.70" 5.50"Hollywood KC (Tel. 5256351)Hardball 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Lord of the Rings 14:15 17:30 20:45 Behind Enemy Lines 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Kabhie ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Govt appoints ITC to audit KAI

Govt appoints ITC to audit KAIDebbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has appointed Indonesia Transportation Club (ITC) as an independent auditor to audit the operation and safety standard applied by the state-owned train company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), ITC director Dadan ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/You need friends

You need friends America's foreign policy on Iran promises a regional disaster. The country which spawned revolutionary Islam two decades ago has recently been undergoing a process of reform encouraged by the diplomatic engagement of Britain, Europe and even the United States.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Nice prawns, shame about the meat at Y Curry House

Nice prawns, shame about the meat at Y Curry HouseBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Back in the big smoke after a month in Europe and having had it up to the gills with potatoes and roasts, I reckoned it was high time to sock the taste buds with some good ol' spicy Asian nosh.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Wukirasih leads seeded pack to Cigna second round

Wukirasih leads seeded pack to Cigna second roundMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wukirasih Sawondari eased past Irawati Moerid as all the top women's singles seeds advanced to the second round of the Rp 60 million (US$5,850) Cigna Open at the Hilton Executive Club Hardcourts here on Tuesday.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Feb. 12

Rupiah Rates Feb. 12 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,685.00 9,685.00 10,236.00 10,134.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/RI joins other countries to fight U.S. trade policy

RI joins other countries to fight U.S. trade policyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is joining other World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries to fight against U.S.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Government appoints ITC to audit KAI

Government appoints ITC to audit KAIDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has appointed Indonesia Transportation Club (ITC) as an independent party to audit the operations and safety standards applied by state train company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), ITC director Dadan ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Customs office in hot seat over disappearance of 14 containers

Customs office in hot seat over disappearance of 14 containersNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three political parties have threatened to mobilize thousands of their supporters to storm the Cirebon customs and excise office (BC) in West Java following the disappearance of 14 ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Sutiyoso gives subdistricts flood funds

Sutiyoso gives subdistricts flood fundsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso presented Rp 50 million (US$4,900) in aid to each of the 167 flood-hit subdistrict councils (Dekel) across the city on Tuesday but the questions of accountability and the mechanism to be used ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/UGM not the oldest

UGM not the oldest In a report published by The Jakarta Post on Feb. 9, on Australian Prime Minister John Howard's visit to Yogyakarta, it is mentioned that Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is the oldest university in Indonesia.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Holiday mood pervades Chinese New Year celebration

Holiday mood pervades Chinese New Year celebrationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar A holiday mood pervaded Tuesday's celebration of Chinese New Year, with the cessation of many business activities throughout the capital and Denpasar in Bali.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/After the blame game the govt must reach out, help to rebuild lives

After the blame game the govt must reach out, help to rebuild livesSri Pamoedjo Rahardjo, Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Indonesia, Depok, West Java Recent heavy rains have triggered huge floods throughout the country.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Japanese MPs vow help Indonesian 'jugun ianfu'

Japanese MPs vow help Indonesian 'jugun ianfu'Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four female Japanese members of parliament have arrived in Jakarta with the hope of encouraging Indonesian women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II to ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Lifer found dead in his cell

Lifer found dead in his cell JAKARTA: A man convicted for the premeditated murder of four members of a family of five in 1995 died on Monday evening at Cipinang Penitentiary, East Jakarta.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Much work needed to end ethnic discrimination

Much work needed to end ethnic discriminationFrans H.Winarta, Lawyer, Jakarta Indonesia is an archipelagic country that displays a significant degree of tolerance for ethnic, racial and religious differences -- compared to discrimination against ethnic Chinese.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Sutiyoso orders halt of PIK development

Sutiyoso orders halt of PIK developmentAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso ordered the developer of the luxury housing complex Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) in North Jakarta on Tuesday to delay the extension of the complex until the new environmental analysis is ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Baby needs reassurance to learn

Baby needs reassurance to learn Dear Dr. Donya, I need to know a few things about a four-month old baby. She has started on cereals, biscuits, juice and fruit in her diet. She still takes milk. I do hope I am giving her the right kind of food.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Kedungombo victims get compensation

Kedungombo victims get compensationBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The long-standing dispute over the acquisition of land for the controversial Kedungombo dam in Central Java may soon be over, as the local administration has finally bowed to residents' demands for compensation.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Tall trees pruned in Mataram

Tall trees pruned in Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Mataram Mayor Moh. Ruslan, said on Tuesday that the municipal administration would prune tall trees selectively in the city in an anticipation of cyclones during the rainy season.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/MUI tells 'Newsweek' to withhold latest issue

MUI tells 'Newsweek' to withhold latest issueLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) asked the publisher of Newsweek magazine on Tuesday not to circulate copies of its Feb.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Revokation of housing permits likely: Minister

Revokation of housing permits likely: MinisterMoch. N. Kurniawan and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government warned developers it could revoke their housing permits should an evaluation reveal the city administration had wrongfully issued them causing environmental degradation ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Citibank responds

Citibank responds In response to the letter Citibank discriminates which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 14, 2002, from Bapak M. Sinjorgo, we would like to clarify as follows:As part of the Indonesian banking community, Citibank needs to adhere to local laws and government regulations.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Golkar announces youth wing

Golkar announces youth wing JAKARTA: In a bid to lure young voters to its cause in the 2004 elections, Golkar announced the creation of its youth wing, Angkatan Muda Partai Golkar (AMPG) on Monday.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Adjusting to preschool: Part of the growing up process

Adjusting to preschool: Part of the growing up processDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com Entering a learning environment filled with unfamiliar teachers and other children can cause a great deal of anxiety and anticipation for your child.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Corruption and floods

Corruption and floods In an interview with one of the private television stations, a member of Commission IV of the House of Representatives (DPR), representing the Golkar faction, said that owing to the deluge affecting practically the whole city of Jakarta recently, the city's land use plan and ...
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002

JP/Students rob bus passengers for drugs, liquor

Students rob bus passengers for drugs, liquorMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The desperate need for money to buy drugs and liquor has driven three senior high school students to frequently rob and attack bus passengers.
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