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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Widodo quietly meets Megawati

Widodo quietly meets Megawati JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Adm. Widodo A.S. met with President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday, but broke the unofficial custom of calling a press conference to explain the significance of the meeting.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/NGOs accuse council of budget mark up

NGOs accuse council of budget mark upRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) and Jakarta Parliament Watch (JPW) announced on Monday that the City Council had marked up its operational budget allocation by up to Rp 68.37 billion (US$7.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Bank debts priority for new IBRA chief

Bank debts priority for new IBRA chiefDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi expects the newly-appointed Chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Syafruddin Temenggung to move quickly to resolve the US$10 billion debt ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/19 sawmills face closure in Lombok

19 sawmills face closure in LombokMATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: At least 19 sawmills in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), will likely be closed by local authorities for failing to possess operational licenses, the head of the local forestry office Suhayatman said on Monday.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Judge jailed for graft -- well, just about

Judge jailed for graft -- well, just aboutMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Judges are a special breed, as the state gives them power to adjudicate a legal case, and thereafter, decide the defendants' fate.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 22, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Supply Chain Management: Integrating information, reducing cost

Supply Chain Management: Integrating information, reducing costThe Jakarta Post, Jonminofri Nazir, Contributor A great success in running a simple foodstall does not automatically guarantee a similar success in managing supermarkets, let alone such hypermarkets as Carrefour, Makro, Goro, Alfa and ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Bush to seek Mahathir's views on terrorism

Bush to seek Mahathir's views on terrorismV.K.Chin, The Star, Selangor, Malaysia The acknowledgement by the Bush administration on Malaysia's contribution in the fight against terrorism should convince critics that the government is not dragging its feet on this issue. In fact, President George W.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Supply Chain Management: Integrating information, reducing cost

Supply Chain Management: Integrating information, reducing costThe Jakarta Post, Jonminofri Nazir, Contributor A great success in running a simple foodstall does not automatically guarantee a similar success in managing a supermarket, let alone hypermarkets such as Carrefour, Makro, Goro, Alfa ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Witnesses in Tommy's case detained

Witnesses in Tommy's case detained JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police detained on Monday two former security guards, identified as Tatang and Laimin, for allegedly receiving bribes from Elza Syarief, lawyer of defendant Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Megawati pressured over E. Timor visit

Megawati pressured over E. Timor visitKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is now under pressure from both sides as to whether or not she should go to East Timor to attend the official independence declaration of the former 27th province of Indonesia.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Security and order in Poso improving after Malino deal

Security and order in Poso improving after Malino dealErik W., The Jakarta Post, Palu Security has been improving in Poso in Central Sulawesi, four months after two warring factions signed a peace deal last December in the South Sulawesi hill resort of Malino.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Muninggar Sri Saraswati

Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaJudges are a special breed, as the state gives them power to adjudicate a legal case, and thereafter, decide the defendants' fate.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/HIV/AIDS growing threat in religious communities

HIV/AIDS growing threat in religious communitiesChris W. Green, AIDS Activist, Jakarta It is heartening that after all this time, some light is beginning to be shed upon the challenges faced by religious institutions, in particular the Catholic Church, in regard to the sexuality of their clergy.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Banks to channel Rp 30t for SMEs

Banks to channel Rp 30t for SMEsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia and the Poverty Eradication Committee (KPK) signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the empowerment and development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Wamena airport remains closed after Russian cargo plane crash

Wamena airport remains closed after Russian cargo plane crashR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura An airfield in the remote Papuan town of Wamena remained closed to larger aircraft on Monday following the crash of a chartered cargo plane there earlier on Sunday, local officials said.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/North Korea envoy bids farewell

North Korea envoy bids farewell JAKARTA: Outgoing North Korea Ambassador to Indonesia Kim Pyong-hong paid a courtesy call to Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil on Monday, resulting in an agreement to improve the ties between the two countries.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Supply Chain Management: A dazzling orchestra without a conductor

Supply Chain Management: A dazzling orchestra without a conductorRichardus Eko Indrajit, Contributor, Jakarta To correctly comprehend the concept of supply chain management or SCM is not easy; more so to implement it.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/'Dekel' has yet to meet the expectations of the people

'Dekel' has yet to meet the expectations of the peopleRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Subdistrict councils or dewan kelurahan (dekel) were established throughout Jakarta to enable the public's participation in the management of their subdistrict.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/More on Excelcom

More on Excelcom Further to my letter Excelcom rip off, published in The Jakarta Post on April 19, I have been contacted by a representative from ProXL, Sylvia Napitupulu, by phone and then in person.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/North Maluku confused over presence of 3 governors

North Maluku confused over presence of 3 governorsYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado The people in North Maluku has been confused over the presence of three governors and their deputies in the province.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Trouble feared in Maluku as RMS anniversary nears

Trouble feared in Maluku as RMS anniversary nearsOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Three days prior to the South Maluku Republic secessionist movement's anniversary on April 25, the tension in Maluku, especially the provincial capital of Ambon, is mounting.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Govt sets up overseas worker body

Govt sets up overseas worker body JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri was expected to sign a presidential decree which establishes a new body tasked with placing and protecting Indonesian workers overseas by June at the latest, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said on ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/More than 13,000 students go hungry in C. Java

More than 13,000 students go hungry in C. JavaAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purbalingga At least 13,283 elementary school students in the Central Java regency of Purbalingga were facing malnutrition, according to local officials.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/KPN ready to reveal identity of suspects

KPN ready to reveal identity of suspectsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government-sanctioned National Investigation Commission (KPN) has completed its investigation into the killing of Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay and claims it is ready to submit its ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

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Business issues or problems Potential SCM saving ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock out Reduce by 90 percent Planning time Reduce by 95 percent Inventory levels Reduce ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Alwi's PKB stakes claim for post in the highest legislative body

Alwi's PKB stakes claim for post in the highest legislative bodyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the Alwi Shihab-led National Awakening Party (PKB) urged the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Monday to recognize the party's claim to one of the seven deputy speaker seats ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Maluku imposes news blackout

Maluku imposes news blackoutOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Besides extending the curfew in Ambon, Maluku authorities under the state of civil emergency have banned both local and foreign media from exposing the situation in the restive province on the eve of the South Maluku ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 23, 2002Performances* Sundanese Traditional Drama: Gentra Pajajaran, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., April 27. * Operetta : Love and Drugs, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Tel.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Defendant retracts his retraction in Syafiuddin case

Defendant retracts his retraction in Syafiuddin caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confronted by a police investigator, an accomplice of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra admitted at the South Jakarta District Court that he had retracted his earlier statement as he had ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/JP/6/prosecutor

JP/6/prosecutorJustice and corruption merry bedfellows at AGO or KKN in the justice system starts with recruitment processMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta An indictment leading to a conviction is supposed to be the main goal of prosecutors in any justice system.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Constitutional crisis looms

Constitutional crisis looms The way things look, Indonesia is slowly but almost surely heading toward a constitutional crisis. And not unexpectedly, for a nation whose leaders are notorious for their lack of any sense of crisis, few people seem to know or seem.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Constitutional court needs higher authority, expert says

Constitutional court needs higher authority, expert saysKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted political scientist Miriam Budiardjo insisted on Monday that the constitutional court, the establishment of which is being prepared, should be given authority to impeach the president for ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/12 Muslim students released

12 Muslim students released BOGOR: The police have released 12 students of the Darul Huda Islamic boarding school who were arrested on Saturday night following an attack on a number of hotels and suspected brothels in Cipayung, in the Puncak resort.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/TNI not expecting U.S. to lift arms embargo

TNI not expecting U.S. to lift arms embargoTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) does not expect security talks between Indonesian and the United States governments this week to end with the lifting of a military embargo imposed by the U.S.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Trisakti and Semanggi inquiry result accepted

Trisakti and Semanggi inquiry result acceptedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass look set to face the second human rights tribunal in the country's history since the East Timor massacre after Komnas HAM accepted on Monday the result of the ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Brothers drown in fishing pond

Brothers drown in fishing pond JAKARTA: Mohamad Sibli, 45, and his brother Afifi Abdul Azis, 35, were found dead on Monday after drowning in a pond in the vicinity of Kemayoran Fairground, Central Jakarta.Both victims were residents of Cipinang Muara, East Jakarta.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Habibie subpoenaed in Akbar trial

Habibie subpoenaed in Akbar trialTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court decided on Monday to subpoena former president B.J. Habibie to testify at the high- profile corruption trial of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/All cars must past new emission tests

All cars must past new emission testsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is requiring that all vehicles in the city, including private cars, pass gas emission tests as part of vehicle registration requirements (STNK).

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Singapore offers wary outlook in logistics, transport sectors

Singapore offers wary outlook in logistics, transport sectors Singapore offered a wary outlook for the logistics- and transport-related sectors, saying that signs of a recovery are not broad-based.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/On development in Bali

On development in Bali This is in response to the letter by Lynna Van der Zee-Oehmke published in The Jakarta Post on April 19 titled Development in Bali.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Free access to info has limits: Megawati

Free access to info has limits: MegawatiAnnastashya Emmanuelle and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While acknowledging that the people have the right to know what is going on in the government, President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday that some restrictions were still needed to ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/America's arms for Islamists policy

America's arms for Islamists policyRichard J. Aldrich, University of Nottingham, Guardian News Service, London The official Dutch inquiry into the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, released last week, contains one of the most sensational reports on western intelligence ever published.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Conservation versus tradition in Derawan turtle conservation

Conservation versus tradition in Derawan turtle conservationThe Jakarta Post, Berau, East Kalimantan Berau residents regard the turtle as an animal that brings luck. But they frown on eating its meat, believing that such an act bring bad luck.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Berau struggling to save green turtles

Berau struggling to save green turtlesPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Berau, East Kalimantan Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and scaled turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have a long history on Derawan island, one of the districts in Berau regency, East Kalimantan.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/More on Excelcom

More on Excelcom Further to my letter Excelcom rip off, published in The Jakarta Post on April 19, I have been contacted by a representative from ProXL, Sylvia Napitupulu, by phone and then in person.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Women split over quantity or quality

Women split over quantity or qualityA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's call for women to stop seeking 'pseudo-advancement' has received fiercely conflicting responses from female activists.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Efforts quetly continue to pursue casino plan despite public objection

Efforts quetly continue to pursue casino plan despite public objectionAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the city administration announced on Monday that it would not pursue the idea of localizing gambling on Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) due to strong objections from ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Telkom buys out Pramindo, eyes deal with AriaWest

Telkom buys out Pramindo, eyes deal with AriaWestDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom signed on Monday a deal to buy out its joint operation scheme (KSO) partner PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara, allowing the former to take over all fixed line ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Muslims must face up to challenge of globalization

Muslims must face up to challenge of globalizationAhmad Syafii Maarif, Chairman, Muhammadiyah, Jakarta Unfortunately, Islam and globalization has come to be seen by some as a lethal combination that poses a serious threat to the West and to human civilization.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday April 23, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday April 23, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 News11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Indonesia's national interest

Indonesia's national interest East Timor has a new president, Xanana Gusmao.How should Indonesia assess the election of Xanana as the first president of East Timor?We should forget the past, that East Timor was once Indonesia's 27th province.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/RI submits final bid for gas supply to China

RI submits final bid for gas supply to ChinaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia had placed its final bid for a multi-billion dollar tender to supply China with liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Tangguh LNG project in Papua, in an offer that includes granting Beijing a stake in the project.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2002

JP/Megawati agrees with tax holiday plan: BKPM

Megawati agrees with tax holiday plan: BKPMAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has agreed with plans to promote a tax holiday to attract more foreign investment into the country, according to Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Theo ...

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