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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Monolog highlights country's grim reality

Monolog highlights country's grim realityKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Solo, Central Java A half-naked figure moves onto the stage, stepping up on top of a rock with only an undergarment covering his body.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/5,000 illegal VCDs seized

5,000 illegal VCDs seized TANGERANG: The police have impounded at least 5,000 pirated VCDs from 20 vendors in four locations here.The raids were conducted at Lippo Supermall in Karawaci, Mahkota Mas shopping center on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, the Robinson department store on Jl.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Aceh talks to resume end of April

Aceh talks to resume end of April JAKARTA: Indonesian officials and representatives from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) will gather for another round of peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland at the end of the month, Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh said on Thursday.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Criminal acts in Middle East

Criminal acts in Middle East That the Palestinians have been and are the victims of major injustices hardly needs repeating. Even the blind man on the galloping horse would see that.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Education officials to lose posts

Education officials to lose posts JAKARTA: In a bid to improve efficiency, Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fadjar is restructuring the ministry, causing 241 officials to lose positions.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Men encouraged to use condoms

Men encouraged to use condoms BOGOR: National Family Planning Program coordinating board head Yaumil Chairiah Agoes Achir has asked religious leaders to encourage men to take an active part in the birth control program.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Peace under threat

Peace under threat Although not totally unexpected, the bomb blast on Wednesday afternoon that shattered the two-month calm in Ambon, the provincial capital of Maluku, has sent shockwaves through the country.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Regional govts told to revoke 80 bylaws

Regional govts told to revoke 80 bylawsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has asked regional administrations to revoke at least 80 problematic regulations for fear that they will discourage investment, a senior official said on Thursday.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/West Java hands over assets to Banten

West Java hands over assets to BantenYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The West Java administration surrendered nearly Rp 1 trillion in assets belonging to its former region of Banten on Thursday, more than one year after it was declared a new province.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Confiscated logs secretly sold

Confiscated logs secretly soldKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang The Forestry and Plantation Agency in West Sumatra has secretly sold at least 17 truckloads of confiscated logs, which were being held at the agency's office compound on Jl. Raden Saleh in Padang.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Surprising surge in Jakarta Stocks

Surprising surge in Jakarta StocksMartin R. Jenkins, Consultant, Security Firm, Jakarta Given the rather gloomy outlook on the economy at the end of last year, the resurgence of the nation's stock market in the first three months of 2002 has come as a surprise to many market observers.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Challenging poor services

Challenging poor servicesWinahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation (YPK), Jakarta There's a lesson to be learned from Australia on the danger of poor -- no, downright bad -- service of public utilities.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/34 UGM students receive scholarships

34 UGM students receive scholarships YOGYAKARTA: At least 34 students of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) received Rp 1.2 million each in scholarships for the 2001-2002 academic year from PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa.The scholarships amounting to Rp 40.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Winahyo Soekanto

Winahyo Soekanto Lawyer Consumer Care Foundation (YPK) Jakarta There's a lesson to be learned from Australia on the danger of poor -- no, downright bad -- service of public utilities.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Experts confused over BLBI burden-sharing: BI

Experts confused over BLBI burden-sharing: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign banking experts assessing how much of the burden Bank Indonesia and the government must each share in respect of the US$13 billion in misused state-funded liquidity support loans, have questioned why the central bank ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/'MP investigators receive bribes'

'MP investigators receive bribes'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year, a total of 45 delinquent city police officers have been sent to the military police on various charges, ranging from desertion to robbery.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Hasjim's trial postponed

Hasjim's trial postponed JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court failed to begin the trial of businessman Hasjim Djojohadikusumo on Thursday because his ailing codefendant failed to appear at the hearing.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates April 4

Rupiah Rates April 4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,233.00 9,233.00 9,782.00 9,684.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Toward world food security via WTO-free zones

Toward world food security via WTO-free zones Scores of farmers' groups are among the "anti-globalization" movement striving to stem a strong, seemingly unstoppable tide toward freer global trade.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Thief shot in Indramayu

Thief shot in Indramayu INDRAMAYU, West Java: The Indramayu District Police have arrested three men on charges of masterminding the theft of motorized vehicles in West Java.The three identified as Karyani, 35, Tarmudi, 27, and Sarmidi, were arrested on Thursday.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Vellin, Bandung's 'queen of magicians'

Vellin, Bandung's 'queen of magicians'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When releasing her first album, titled Raja Sulap (King of Magicians) in 1999, the actual notion of becoming a magician had not exactly crossed Vellin's mind.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/FBR chairman rejects police' summons

FBR chairman rejects police' summons JAKARTA: The chairman of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR), Fadloli El. Muhir, refused to go to the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Thursday for questioning over violence committed by his group' members.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Judges to arrive in Maluku this month

Judges to arrive in Maluku this monthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eleven judges have been assigned to the troubled Maluku and North Maluku provinces and are expected to arrive there later this month, the ministry of justice and human rights said Thursday.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/S'pore ambassador skips hearing

S'pore ambassador skips hearing JAKARTA: For the second time, Singapore's ambassador to Indonesia failed to appear in court for a hearing of the libel suit filed against the Singapore government by Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/e-business will soon take a rebound

e-business will soon take a rebound----------------------------------------------------------------In cooperation with the Asian GLOBE-The Jakarta CEO Club and MarkPlus & Co.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/System overhaul needed to save House's integrity: Scholar

System overhaul needed to save House's integrity: ScholarA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Extortion, corruption and graft as well as bribery, are common practices among the country's lawmakers, a legislator says.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/RI troops faced 'Mission Impossible' in E. Timor: Wiranto

RI troops faced 'Mission Impossible' in E. Timor: WirantoTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Armed Forces chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto testified in his capacity as a witness on Thursday at the Central Jakarta Human Rights Court, trying former East Timor Police chief Brig. Gen.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Hamzah's PPP fights it out to keep unity intact

Hamzah's PPP fights it out to keep unity intactFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unity is at stake in the United Development Party (PPP) under Hamzah Haz following a breakaway move led by noted preacher Zainuddin MZ.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/BI sees stronger rupiah on Paris Club debt restructuring deal

BI sees stronger rupiah on Paris Club debt restructuring dealThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said the rupiah would strengthen if creditor nations under the Paris Club agreed to defer debts of some US$5.5 billion from Indonesia's state budget until the end of 2003.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Rendi A. Witular

Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaThis year, a total of 45 delinquent city police officers have been sent to the military police on various charges, ranging from desertion to robbery.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/To Roger Thomas

To Roger Thomas Shame on you and all of you who condemn Israel so fervently (The Jakarta Post, April 2, Israel and Palestine). What of Human Rights? So why does this great USA super power protect the little Jewish state? And why is the U.S.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Three suspects named in Ambon bombing

Three suspects named in Ambon bombingThe Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta Maluku Police named on Thursday three suspects in Wednesday's bombing, which killed four people and wounded 58 others in the eastern city of Ambon, saying they have identified those behind the huge blast.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/JP/12/BEJ

JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on April 4, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Court ruling on Karaha case gives bad image to RI: Expert

Court ruling on Karaha case gives bad image to RI: ExpertMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The decision by the Central Jakarta District Court to annul an international arbitration ruling on the Karaha case is against the New York convention on the general principle of ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Sutiyoso gave go-ahead for Kemayoran land scam

Sutiyoso gave go-ahead for Kemayoran land scamAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso admitted on Thursday that he had approved the sale of 10-hectare plot of land worth about Rp 30 billion (US$3 million) belonging to city-joint venture firm PT Jakarta International Trade ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Telkomsel deal to finance Telkom expansion

Telkomsel deal to finance Telkom expansionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned local call operator PT Telkom said it would use most of the US$429 million from the sale of a stake in its cellular unit on new investments, while also paying debts it owes to state-run international call operator PT ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Aceh dorm leader gets one-year sentence

Aceh dorm leader gets one-year sentence JAKARTA: An Acehnese dormitory manager was sentenced on Thursday to one year in jail for his role in a bomb explosion which claimed three lives last year.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatization

SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatizationDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Jakarta Just days after securing legislators' approval to sell 25 state companies this year, the government has met new resistance from a federation of state companies' labor unions opposing the privatization ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/The irony of

The irony of tax reporting Amid the intense government campaign through its taxation institution to encourage all citizens to possess taxpayer code numbers (NPWP) and submit their annual tax returns (SPT), still there is a foreign investment company, PT OPC (NPWP: 1-081-598-3- 407), which ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Winahyo Soekanto

Winahyo Soekanto Lawyer Consumer Care Foundation (YPK) Jakarta There's a lesson to be from learned from Australia on the danger of poor -- no, downright bad -- service of public utilities.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Students want probe of Rp28b scam

Students want probe of Rp28b scam BATAM, Riau: As many as 30 student representatives from four universities and colleges in Batam, Riau, have urged the local prosecutor's office to arrest all related parties involved in a Rp 28 billion scam.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/RI could emulate South Africa

RI could emulate South Africa JAKARTA: Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Thursday Indonesia could implement a South African-type of reconciliation to solve the country's multidimensional crisis."Indonesia once assisted South Africa, especially the African National Congress.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/First Indonesians voyage to Antarctica

First Indonesians voyage to AntarcticaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Who would have ever believed that Agus Supangat, a diminutive man from Solo in Surakarta, Central Java, would someday be the first Indonesian to set foot on the Antarctic continent?Certainly not his parents.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Civil servants ordered to be neutral in party politics

Civil servants ordered to be neutral in party politicsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan State Minister of Civil Servants' Empowerment Faisal Tamin has instructed all civil servants in Indonesia to be neutral in party politics, while staying free of corruption.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/The strange case of Jacques Chirac

The strange case of Jacques ChiracNick Fraser Guardian News Service London "La France S'ennuie," declared a famous newspaper headline just before the 1968 upheavals.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/JP/ /

JP/ / DHL Worldwide Express excels by continuously pushing the boundaries Like any other giant companies, DHL Worldwide Express, one of the world's leading air express service companies, can easily cite facts and figures to prove its huge size, ubiquitous presence and success story in ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/RI could emulate South Africa

RI could emulate South Africa JAKARTA: Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Thursday Indonesia could implement a South African-type of reconciliation to solve the country's multidimensional crisis. "Indonesia once assisted South Africa, especially the African National Congress.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/How to stop the Israelis?

How to stop the Israelis? Despite last week week's call by the United Nations' Security Council, Israeli troops, helicopters and tanks have continued to push into other West Bank cities, launching predawn incursions on Wednesday.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Hundreds of buildings occupy green zones

Hundreds of buildings occupy green zonesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Part of the green zones in Jakarta's five municipalities are occupied by over 350 buildings owned by private enterprises, state-owned companies, the city police, street vendors and various youth organizations.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/PT KAI claims lost revenue is due to non-paying passengers

PT KAI claims lost revenue is due to non-paying passengersAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto State train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) is cracking down on free-riding passengers, whose numbers have increased significantly recently, causing the company to suffer large financial ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatization

SOEs' labor unions rise to oppose privatizationDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just days after securing legislators' approval to sell 25 state companies this year, the government has met new resistance from a federation of state companies' labor unions opposing the privatization ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/

RPX offers a variety of integrated logistic services Many courier companies offer either expedited ground freight, sea freight or air freight services but due to an increase in the demand for the faster transportation and distribution of goods, there is need for integrated, synergetic services.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/HIV/AIDS haunt Jakarta prisons

HIV/AIDS haunt Jakarta prisonsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defendants from high profile cases like former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and ex-Bulog chief Rahardi Ramelan, who are currently being detained in prison, have reason to worry, as a senior health ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Komnas HAM sluggish in responding to major cases

Komnas HAM sluggish in responding to major casesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Efforts to break the circle of impunity in the country hit a snag on Thursday as the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) further delayed the announcement of its response to an inquiry ...

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Governorship race heats up, Fauzi may come under fire

Governorship race heats up, Fauzi may come under fireMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With several months still remaining before the next governor of Jakarta is elected in October, one possible candidate might find himself out of the race.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2002

JP/Religious leaders agree to pacify followers

Religious leaders agree to pacify followersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fearing a local backlash due to the Middle East crisis, prominent religious leaders in the country agreed on Thursday to maintain peace among their followers.

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