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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Regeneration and reform

Regeneration and reform The latest reshuffle in the top leadership of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has been widely billed as part of a long-awaited rejuvenation.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Puncak hotel owners request extra police

Puncak hotel owners request extra police Hotel owners in the mountain resort area of Puncak met with Bogor Police officials on Thursday to request extra protection for their establishments following last weekend's rioting.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Suggestion to the 'Post'

Suggestion to the 'Post' The following is a sincerely expressed sentiment: "Happy birthday The Jakarta Post. You were born to gain support from readers all over Indonesia who were keen to read candid, informative and up-to-date news.Now you have reached your 19th year.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Graft suspect Akbar meets President

Graft suspect Akbar meets PresidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption suspect Akbar Tandjung met with President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday for the first time after the beleaguered Golkar chairman was detained by the Attorney General's Office in March.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Elza to be summoned as suspect of bribery case next week: Anton

Elza to be summoned as suspect of bribery case next week: AntonMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After considering it for some time, the police finally named Elza Syarief, a lawyer for defendant Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, a suspect on Thursday for allegedly bribing witnesses ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Workers told to avoid rallies

Workers told to avoid rallies JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea called on workers to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1 in their respective workplaces instead of taking to the streets or going on strike.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Four Dairi subdistricts want new regency

Four Dairi subdistricts want new regency JAKARTA: Four subdistricts of Dairi regency in East Sumatra want to establish a new regency as their way of spurring the development process in the area, a noted public figure from the Pakpak community said here on Thursday.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Rini rejects higher duty on sugar

Rini rejects higher duty on sugarAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi rejected calls to raise import tariffs on sugar by up to 110 percent as demanded by sugarcane farmers, saying such high tariffs would jack up sugar prices at home.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/TV Program: Friday, April 26, 2002

TV Program: Friday, April 26, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 Technology11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Over 25,000 E. Timor refugees register for repatriation

Over 25,000 E. Timor refugees register for repatriationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Since the presidential election in East Timor on April 14, 2002, 25,453 refugees or 7,600 East Timorese refugee families in West Timor have registered for repatriation and are expected to return home ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Military 'aided civilian guards in East Timor'

Military 'aided civilian guards in East Timor'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Witnesses in their testimony on Thursday highlighted a clear link between civilian guards roaming East Timor in the run-up to 1999 ballot and military forces, saying local authorities established and recruited ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Experience with fitness center

Experience with fitness center It is well known that Clark Hatch is an international-class fitness center providing quality fitness facilities and service. However, this was not so for me and other members of Clark Hatch in the Kusuma Chandra Apartments.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Jakarta's 2001 budget approved amid complaints of corruption

Jakarta's 2001 budget approved amid complaints of corruptionAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council accepted on Thursday the 2001 city budget accountability report, which amounted to Rp 9.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Prosecutors accept Bustanil dossier

Prosecutors accept Bustanil dossier JAKARTA: The Jakarta Prosecutors' Office has finally accepted the police dossier on former minister of cooperatives and head of the State logistic Bustanil Arifin, and another former minister of cooperatives Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya, who are suspects in a graft ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Court looks into bribery allegations

Court looks into bribery allegationsYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court is considering investigating an alleged case of bribery in connection with the trials of former State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Rahardi Ramelan and House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/National Sports Council to screen athletes' fitness for Asiad

National Sports Council to screen athletes' fitness for AsiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) is set to hold a medical screening for its Asian Games' athletes next month to monitor their physical and mental shape ahead of the quadrennial Asian sporting ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Inflation could reach double-digit: Minister

Inflation could reach double-digit: MinisterDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government acknowledged on Thursday for the first time that inflation this year would reach a double-digit rate of around 12 percent.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Fiasco in Lampung, S. Sumatra intensifies

Fiasco in Lampung, S. Sumatra intensifiesOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Powercuts in the provinces of Lampung and South Sumatra have increased in frequency from once every three days to once every two days due to the breakdown of the coal-fired power plant in Bukit Asam in South ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Aussie firm to manage city's domestic sewerage

Aussie firm to manage city's domestic sewerageAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced on Thursday it would privatize its sewage management and cooperate with waste management firm Global Grid of New South Wales, Australia, which would invest Rp 50 trillion ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Busway system to start in December

Busway system to start in DecemberBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight months from now, Jakartans will be able to enjoy a busway system connecting Blok M in South Jakarta with downtown Kota in West Jakarta after the city administration announced on Thursday that the new scheme would ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Muslim cleric likely to get presidential pardon

Muslim cleric likely to get presidential pardonAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra has recommended that President Megawati Soekarnoputri pardon Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as the Muslim preacher's conviction on ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Nine percent of students have taken drugs: Survey

Nine percent of students have taken drugs: SurveyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nine out of every one hundred students admit they have taken drugs, according to a survey conducted between 2000 and early 2002 by anti-drugs foundation Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB).
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Japan provides $14.29m grant

Japan provides $14.29m grant The Japanese government signed here on Thursday a grant facility for Indonesia worth 1.856 billion yen (US$14.29 million) to help fund several government projects.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/RIMS, Petronas to jointly operate Karapan

RIMS, Petronas to jointly operate KarapanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta RIMS Energy Karapan Ltd (REKL) has transferred a 50 percent working interest in the Karapan exploration block offshore East Java to Petronas Carigali Overseas Sdn Bhd (PCOSB), a subsidiary of Malaysia's state oil and gas firm ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/'Panji Koming' comes to life on television

'Panji Koming' comes to life on televisionTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Panji Koming, a Javanese court servant, or abdi dalem, who first came to life in a comic strip in the Kompas daily in 1979, is getting ready to assume human form.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Some factions against amendment commission

Some factions against amendment commissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite strong support from People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais, several factions indicated an objection on Thursday to the idea to form an independent commission in charge of drafting a new ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/TNI told to be more transparent

TNI told to be more transparentA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and the United States closed two-days of defense and security talks on Thursday, with the two sides acknowledging that normalization of military ties between them depends on the outcome of internal reform in the ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Residents complain of noise, pollution

Residents complain of noise, pollution SEMARANG: Residents of Tugu subdistrict in Semarang municipality, Central Java, have urged the local administration to take all necessary measures to deal with noise and air pollution from a steel plant in the area, and the lack of a piped water supply.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Moody's raises RI outlook to positive

Moody's raises RI outlook to positiveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rating agency Moody's Investors Service has raised the outlook for Indonesia's foreign currency country ceilings for bonds and bank deposits to positive from stable, reflecting the country's improved relations with international ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Tamsil, Jamal to return home

Tamsil, Jamal to return home JAKARTA: The Indonesian embassy in the Philippines has finally succeeded in convincing the Philippine immigration office that Tamsil Linrung and Abdul Jamal Balfas did not bring explosives and did not violate immigration rules.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Consumer confidence up in March: Survey

Consumer confidence up in March: SurveyDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month in March, indicating a shift in consumer sentiment from pessimism to optimism over the country's economic recovery, Danareksa Research Institute said in its ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, April 26, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, April 26, 2002Exhibitions * Contemporary Artwork Minisalon, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until April 30.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Official fired for holding up aid

Official fired for holding up aid JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso announced Thursday that he had dismissed the Central Jakarta National Unity Office head Zainal Abidin for intentionally delaying the disbursement of aid to political parties.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Bali water levels reach crisis point

Bali water levels reach crisis point DENPASAR, Bali: Head of the local forest management and conversion agency, I Nyoman Siliwana, said here on Thursday that the conversion of protected forests into farmland had drastically reduced water supplies on Bali island, particularly in Denpasar and ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Dance parody challenges Mataram tradition

Dance parody challenges Mataram traditionBlontank Poer, Contributor, Jakarta For centuries, the kingdoms of Java's Mataram dynasty practiced politics in the arts for generations, making facial beauty, physical allure and virginity absolute requirements to perform Bedaya royal dances in court ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Ryamizard, Djamari strong candidates to hold Army chief of staff post

Ryamizard, Djamari strong candidates to hold Army chief of staff postFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following reshuffles in the chief of staff posts of the Indonesian Navy and Air Force, President Megawati Soekarnoputri will soon decide another reshuffle in the Army as well.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Japan extends grant to RI

Japan extends grant to RI JAKARTA: The Japanese government has donated 1,856 billion Yen (US$14.29 million) to help Indonesia develop its information systems and improve public welfare.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 25, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Mega may go ahead with E. Timor visit

Mega may go ahead with E. Timor visitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite objections from legislators, President Megawati Soekarnoputri will likely go ahead with her plan to attend the proclamation of independence of the Indonesian former province of East Timor on May 20.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/East Java tops in number of rape cases

East Java tops in number of rape casesAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya East Java ranked first in Indonesia in the number of rape cases with at least 249 cases taking place last year alone, after Jakarta that saw at least 227 cases, according to women activists.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Che Wei loses job

Che Wei loses job Lin Che Wei has fallen victim to the country's poor economic performance.He will lose his job as president director of Socgen-Crosby Securities Indonesia when the company pulls out of the country in May.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Ten undocumented cars seized in Bandung

Ten undocumented cars seized in Bandung BANDUNG: Ten out of 72 suspected undocumented luxury cars were seized in an operation conducted by the Bandung police over the last month."The police will continue to seek out all luxury cars that lack the required documents.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Boi showcases his most acclaimed dance pieces

Boi showcases his most acclaimed dance piecesYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta When he was in his teens, Boi G. Sakti was often involved in street brawls in his home town of Batusangkar, West Sumatra, and frequently forced people at traffic lights to give him money.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Falungong file lawsuit against China Embassy

Falungong file lawsuit against China EmbassyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesia Falungong Association (HFGI) filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Chinese Embassy for allegedly asking the police to cancel a Falungong parade here last month.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/'IBRA reshuffle still possible'

'IBRA reshuffle still possible'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it may replace one or two of the five deputy chairmen at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), seemingly in contradiction of IBRA's earlier claim of no plans for another reshuffle.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Factions accept Bogor regent's budget speech

Factions accept Bogor regent's budget speech BOGOR: Amid student protests, all of the six factions at the Bogor regency council accepted on Thursday the regent's budget speech.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Imported flowers take bloom off local industry

Imported flowers take bloom off local industryTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The sky is still dark, the sun has not come up yet, but the Rawabelong flower market in West Jakarta is already bustling with activity.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Megawati and East Timor

Megawati and East TimorBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta The invitation extended by the president-elect of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, to President Megawati Soekarnoputri to attend that territory's independence celebration on ...
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Former soldier begins new career as horticulturist

Former soldier begins new career as horticulturistFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java When admiring a bouquet, few imagine how much the grower has toiled to produce the flowers it contains.Many people take up gardening simply to kill time and others do it as a hobby.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Effectiveness needed in fight against poverty

Effectiveness needed in fight against povertySiwage Dharma Negara, Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta UN Secretary General Kofi Annan once mentioned that poor people in poor countries were not asking for a handout; what they wanted was a handup.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Da'i set for legal battle over retirement ruling

Da'i set for legal battle over retirement rulingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Chief Gen.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Separatist flags fly in Maluku

Separatist flags fly in MalukuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least six people were injured in two explosions and a church was torched in Ambon on Thursday putting a two-month old peace-truce between warring Christians and Muslims in limbo.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002

JP/Jewel thrown from horse

Jewel thrown from horse NEW YORK: Pop singer Jewel was injured when she was thrown from a horse at the Texas ranch of her boyfriend, rodeo star Ty Murray, the copresident of her record label said.
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