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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

RI asks KL to annul trade barriers on steel pipesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it had demanded that Malaysia revoke non- tariff barriers against Indonesian steel pipes as compensation for Malaysia delaying opening up its automotive market under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Motorcycle thief killed in shootout TANGERANG: Tangerang police detectives shot dead on Thursday morning a suspect in a series of motorcycle thefts a shootout on. Jl Raya Serang, Cikupa.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

'I don't like Mondays': Zoo animalsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just like human beings, some animals in Ragunan zoo, South Jakarta, hate Mondays, mainly because they usually suffer diarrhea on this particular day.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

'Sutiyoso's accountability speech feeble'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors viewed Governor Sutiyoso's accountability speech for the 2001 City Budget, which was delivered on Thursday, to be weak and an attempt to hide his failures.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

E-Gateway launches e-Learning businessA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta E-Gateway Incorporation introduced an internet-based electronic learning business dubbed e-Learning to the Indonesian public on Friday.Through the virtual product, which can be accessed at www.egateway250.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

KPC divestment program extended until end-JuneMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government and East Kalimantan-based coal mining giant Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) have agreed to extend by three months to June 30 a deadline for KPC's shareholders to sell a 51 percent stake in ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

All tests and no creative play make students dull, stressed, ignoranceSimon Gower, Principal, Harapan Bangsa High School, Tangerang, Banten Pity the poor Indonesian student because he or she is prone to have a quite stressful experience in schools.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Huge trade center would be harmful, critics sayNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon A private consortium plans to build a huge business center worth Rp 500 billion in the West Java city of Cirebon, but the scheme has been criticized by local legislators, religious leaders and traditional ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Rendi A. Witular and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Seven members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) were in police custody on Friday in connection with the attack an Wardah Havidz, chairwoman of the Urban Poverty Consortium (UPC) and dozens of eviction victims at the National ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

The Jakarta Post Madiun Commander of the Iswahyudi air force base in Madiun, Rear Marshall Djoko Purwoko, maintained that a crash involving two Hawk MK-53 and killing all four people on board on Thursday was a pure accident, ruling out the possibilities of human and mechanical errors.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Gold miner falls into 25-meter pit MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: An illegal miner is in a serious condition in hospital suffering from multiple fractures after falling into a 25-meter-deep pit in Central Kalimantan on Wednesday.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Speculation on misuse of President's 'donation' brushed asideAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz brushed aside on Thursday speculation of a misuse of Rp 30 billion in state funds which President Megawati Soekarnoputri promised to the military and police, ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Evidence on Bulog case incomplete: MarzukiYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former attorney general Marzuki Darusman suggested that the House of Representatives gather all necessary evidence in connection with the alleged misuse of funds from the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Soge lagoon ducks produce healthier eggsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A stream of ducks exiting from their bamboo pens and walking noisily toward a lagoon to look for their breakfast brighten up the morning.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Tracing Yogyakarta's legendary pathTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta With bamboo torches in their hands, the figures pass one by one through the imposing stone gates of the Thousand Hills.Even in the dim pre-dawn light, it is a stunning sight.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

RI-France cultural cooperation JAKARTA: In a bid to boost bilateral ties between Indonesia and France, the French Embassy will launch a French music program in cooperation with a local radio station here.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Tattoo artists ply trade on Yogyakarta streetsAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Under a leafy banyan tree in front of the Yogyakarta State Palace on Jl. Malioboro, Angger, a street tattoo artist, started to outline a bracelet-like pattern on a young girl's shoulder.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Govt hikes income tax on bonds to 20%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has raised the income tax rate on bond trading to 20 percent from 15 percent, but scrapped another controversial tax regulation on bond trading after only one year.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Sutiyoso's accountability weak: CouncillorsAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta City councillors viewed Governor Sutiyoso's accountability speech for the 2001 City Budget, which was delivered on Thursday, to be weak and an attempt to hide his failures.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Wiranto, Damiri, Noer Muis to testify at human rights trialTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Call for airport's closure on Nyepi BESAKIH, BALI: The chairman of the Hindu Religion Forum, N. Suwandha, said he hoped the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, would be closed on Nyepi (the Hindu Day of Silence), which falls on April 13.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Government wants Indosat to increase stake in SatelindoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to have state-owned international call operator PT Indosat raise its stake in its cellular operator unit, as part of an effort to make Indosat more attractive ahead of its divestment later this ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Residents reject Padang mayor's sacking PADANG, West Sumatra: Hundreds of Payakumbuh, West Java residents on Thursday rallied at the governor's office, locally known as " the House of Bagonjong", to protest against the home minister's decision to suspend their mayor, Darlis Ilyas.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

11 killed, three missing as flooding sweeps NiasApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan At least eleven people are dead and three others still missing in floods that have swept through several areas of Nias regency, North Sumatra province, local officials said on Friday.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Shangri-La appeals to Supreme Court JAKARTA: The management of the Shangri-La hotel has appealed against a court ruling forcing it to reinstate 79 employees dismissed last year.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Students protest dormitory fee BOGOR: The Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB) has lodged a formal protest with the rectorate's plan to charge a monthly dormitory fee of Rp 125,000 for each of the 3,000 new students.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Stop speculation over Manila arrests, Susilo saysAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono rejected on Thursday suggestions that the arrest of three Indonesians in Manila, the Philippines, had ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Madiun jetfighter crash an accidentThe Jakarta Post, Madiun Commander of the Iswahyudi air force base in Madiun, Rear Marshall Djoko Purwoko, maintains that a crash involving two Hawk MK-53s that killed all four people on board on Thursday was an accident, ruling out the possibility of human ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

AIDS awareness campaign planned JAKARTA: The government will cooperate with non-governmental organizations to launch a nationwide campaign against HIV/AIDS as the number of people with the deadly virus has reached an alarming level, health minister Achmad Suyudi said on Thursday.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Rupiah Rates March. 28 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,042.00 9,042.00 9,590.00 9,494.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Farallon completes first payment for BCA sharesDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A consortium led by U.S. investment firm Farallon Capital Management completed on Thursday the first stage of payment for acquiring the government's 51 percent stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA).
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Baywatch show This is in response to the letter of Sri Kurniawati of Bogor published in The Jakarta Post on March 28, regarding the Baywatch television series on RCTI.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

'ANteve' prepares new programs in place of 'MTV'Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Losing a popular music television program, MTV, is quite a challenge for local station ANteve. Not only will it have to replace the 32.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Mega nudges North Korea to resume dialog with SouthSusanto Pudjomartono, The Jakarta Post, Pyongyang President Megawati Soekarnoputri used the extraordinarily warm reception she has received in North Korea to rekindle old ties with Kim Jong-il and to nudge the reclusive state to reengage ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Highlights of Sutiyoso's accountability speech of 2001 Budget: * Economic growth The economic growth was 3.64 percent, lower than 2000's figure (3.98 percent) because of political and security conditions. But it was much better than 1999, when it was negative 1.29 percent.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Jakarta not friendly for disabled: SurveyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A survey has proven the obvious, that Jakarta is not a friendly place for the disabled as a majority of buildings and public places in the city do not provide adequate facilities for them.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Opportunity abounds for local mushrooming production housesLuas Samudera, Contributor, Jakarta Television production houses are set to boom with the advent of several new TV stations running local and national services -- and post-production companies will also cash in.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Govt revises SME debt restructuring planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it had revised a debt restructuring plan for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), combining debt reduction and refinancing offers under one scheme to recoup some Rp 39 trillion (about US$3.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Commemorating VOC The Dutch have commemorated the 400th year anniversary of the Vereenigde Oost-Indies Company (VOC) or (Dutch) East Indies Company, they had set up in the 17th century with pride and fanfare in The Hague just a few weeks ago.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

State budget under threat as BoA blocks fundsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state budget is once again under serious threat after the Bank of America (BoA) froze more than US$130 million worth of funds assumed to belong to state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Seven detained for attack on Komnas HAM officeRendi A. Witular and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) were in police custody on Friday in connection with the attack an Wardah Havidz, chairwoman of the Urban Poverty Consortium (UPC) ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

JP/12/MerpatiOvermanning drags Merpati downDebbie Lubis The Jakarta Post Jakarta Carrying excess baggage of 1,500 employees, PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines has trouble lifting off from its current low of unresolved debt problems, tight competition and soaring costs, but its chief executive said ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Legislators allow Akbar to retain his positionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption suspect Akbar Tandjung will remain speaker of the House of Representatives until at least May, after House leaders on Thursday defied persistent public calls for his removal.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Rupiah Rates March. 28 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,042.00 9,042.00 9,590.00 9,494.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 28, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Bald tires give city new garbage quandaryBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Garbage has always been a headache for Jakartans.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

The House still enable to take action against absentee membersA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) went into recess on Thursday despite much unfinished business and unmet targets, mainly due to a worrying lack of discipline and ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Maternal deaths continue despite all the pledgesMeiwita Budiharsana, Program Officer, Ford Foundation, Jakarta Office In two years, Indonesia must report the results of a decade of the implementation of an action program agreed upon at the 1994 Conference on Population and Development in Cairo.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Malaysia seeks RI doctors JAKARTA: The Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak are seeking 555 doctors to meet the growing demand for better health services in Malaysian hospitals, an Indonesian official said on Friday.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

MUI: Not enough proof for case against Al ZaitunYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung West Java's Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) said on Thursday that it lacks the evidence to declare that the Al-Zaitun Boarding School in Indramayu has breached the Islamic principles and wanted to set up ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Highlights of Sutiyoso's accountability speech of 2001 Budget: * The economic growth was 3.64 percent, lower than 2000's figure (3.98 percent) because of political and security conditions. * The Gross Regional Domestic Product per capita increased from Rp 22.43 million in 2000 to Rp 25.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Nuriana's accountability report under fire BANDUNG: West Java's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction chairman Rudy Harsa Tanaya said that West Java Governor Nuriana's accountability report submitted to the Legislative Council revealed many setbacks in West Java during ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Rini shuffles industry and trade officialsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has replaced 11 senior officials at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, although most have taken up new positions within the office, while fresh faces have succeeded them in their old posts.
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Legalized vote-buying? With the debate about Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's annual budget speech due to enter the voting stage later next month, some perennial issues such as vote-buying, graft, bribery and corruption are once again becoming hot topics of public debate and speculation among ...
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Sat, 30 Mar 2002

Two youths sentenced to death on murderKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang A West Sumatra court has ordered the first executions in the province's history, sentencing to death two young men convicted of murder.
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