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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Pity India and Pakistan aren't at World Cup battle

Pity India and Pakistan aren't at World Cup battleThe Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta India and Pakistan will spend the month of June plotting strategy, planning moves and anticipating adversarial countermoves. So will 32 other nations.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Euro-Trashing

Euro-TrashingIvo Daalder and Philip Gordon, Brookings Institution, The Washington Post, Washington In his op-ed, The Alliance Is Doomed (May 20), Jeffrey Gedmin quotes European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy as saying that the best way to get applause in the European Parliament is to stand ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Foreign vessels crowding exclusive zone

Foreign vessels crowding exclusive zone The fish processing industry is often likened to a starving chicken in the granary. It is a unique phenomenon that with the abundant fish potential in national waters, the processing industry is complaining about a shortage of raw materials.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Councillors suspect graft at waste incinerator purchase

Councillors suspect graft at waste incinerator purchaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors urged the city inspectorate on Friday to investigate possible irregularities in the purchase of 10 garbage incinerators worth Rp 3.2 billion (US$355,555) last year.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Sipadan-Ligitan row ignored: DPR

Sipadan-Ligitan row ignored: DPRKurniawan Hari and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) criticized on Friday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its failure to provide the public with satisfactory progress in a dispute over Sipadan and ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Drivers ask for police protection

Drivers ask for police protection TANGERANG: About 200 drivers of public minivans serving the Pasar Anyer-Juru Mudi route staged a rally at Tangerang Police Headquarters on Thursday demanding police protection against threats made by unlicensed minivan drivers.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/WHO seeks tobacco sponsorship bans in RI

WHO seeks tobacco sponsorship bans in RIMusthofid and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World No Tobacco Day celebration Friday seemed to have failed to capture the imagination of Indonesians with the World Health Organization vowing to campaign against tobacco sponsorship.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Tommy's trial again adjourned due to absent witnesses

Tommy's trial again adjourned due to absent witnessesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The hearing of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra was adjourned on Friday because of the absence of seven prosecution witnesses who were scheduled to testify at the Central Jakarta District Court.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/U.S. and World Summit

U.S. and World Summit The United States is mighty. That nobody disputes. What is in contention sometimes is the way it uses its power as the world leader. It is in this sense that there is discomfort over Washington's attitude toward the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Grace Emilia

Grace Emilia Contributor JakartaMore schools teach Mandarin language Lao shi (teacher) Melani, a senior language lecturer at the Trisakti Institute of Tourism, also spends several hours a week teaching Mandarin at the He Ping School, a one-year-old language school founded by the Chinese Hakka ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/N. Sumatra complains about oil earnings

N. Sumatra complains about oil earningsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The North Sumatra province has filed a protest against a decree issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources which failed to mention two regencies in the province as oil producers.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Hamzah seeking hard-liners vote for 2004 elections

Hamzah seeking hard-liners vote for 2004 electionsAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial visits made by Vice President Hamzah Haz to hard-line Muslim leaders have much to do with his effort to establish a new political bloc to support his presidential campaign in ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/World Cup exciting opportunity for China

World Cup exciting opportunity for ChinaChina Daily Asia News Network Beijing After all, the first-ever Chinese presence at the FIFA World Cup soccer finals fulfills a decades-old Chinese dream.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Deadly brawls scare parents, but fail to worry students

Deadly brawls scare parents, but fail to worry studentsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What was supposed to be a happy celebration for two high school students turned into a tragic ending when one was instantly killed and the other seriously injured in a student brawl that started ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Many Jakartans claim to be unaware of World No Tobacco Day

Many Jakartans claim to be unaware of World No Tobacco DayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The majority of smokers in the capital continued to light up during World No Tobacco Day on Friday, saying that they did not know it was international no-smoking day.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Schools testing procedures need to be re-examined?

Schools testing procedures need to be re-examined?Simon Marcus Gower Principal High School Harapan Bangsa Tangerang, Banten It seems like few people really like it. Teachers often complain that it imposes too many strictures on them that force them to teach too much too fast.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Police to launch probe into car smuggling

Police to launch probe into car smugglingYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police vowed on Friday to extend its investigation into a nation-wide ring of luxury car smuggling following a case which allegedly involved one of its senior officers.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/AGO plans to summon Soedradjat this month

AGO plans to summon Soedradjat this monthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Imanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office plans to summon former governor of Bank Indonesia Soedradjat Djiwandono this month as a suspect in a Rp 19 trillion (US$2.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/S. Kalimantan job seekers told to stay put

S. Kalimantan job seekers told to stay put BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has advised students in South Kalimantan not to leave their resource-rich province for jobs in big cities."You should make the best of your natural resources.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Army chief succession next week

Army chief succession next week JAKARTA: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto will hand over his post to his successor on June 5 at the latest, an officer said on Thursday.Army spokesman Brig. Gen.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Experts welcome KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandal

Experts welcome KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandalAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaAnalysts welcomed on Friday the sanctions imposed by antimonopoly watchdog Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) on parties involved in the Indomobil scandal, saying the move would help ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Probe on JITF bribery continues

Probe on JITF bribery continuesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillor Ugiek Soegihardjo return to work on Friday with a pledge to continue his investigation into alleged irregularities at city-joint venture firm PT Jakarta International Trade Fair (JITF).
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Deaths of the poor and responsibilities of the rich

Deaths of the poor and responsibilities of the richJeffrey D. Sachs Professor of Economics Harvard University Project Syndicate In a shocking book of last year entitled Late Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis described the British Empire's attitude to famines in India and elsewhere.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/1,500 troops pulled out of Poso

1,500 troops pulled out of Poso The Indonesian Military (TNI) began on Friday the process of withdrawing about 1,500 troops from the once strife-torn town of Poso in Central Sulawesi, five months after Muslim and Christian leaders there signed a peace deal.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/NGOs campaign against U.S.

NGOs campaign against U.S. At Benoa Harbor, a coalition of women, youth, and non- governmental organizations (NGO) launched a series of activities aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise on Friday to protest the U.S.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/40 percent of military housing in bad state

40 percent of military housing in bad stateLeo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 40 percent of military housing in Jakarta is in poor condition, but the military does not have the funds for renovations, a senior military officer said on Friday.Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Police search for terror suspects

Police search for terror suspects JAKARTA: National Police will be on the lookout for five Islamic terrorists who Singapore claim have probably fled to Indonesia."Their names are on our wanted list," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Semen Padang strongly urged to fork out compensation

Semen Padang strongly urged to fork out compensationKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang Residents of West Sumatra's subdistrict of Lubuk Kilangan where state-owned cement factory PT Semen Padang stands, have renewed their demand that Semen Padang not only pay compensation for 412 hectares of ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/230,000 students in Lampung could be forced out of school

230,000 students in Lampung could be forced out of schoolOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung Participation in the National Child Sponsorship Movement (GNOTA) is another victim of the continuing economic crisis, leaving more than 230,000 elementary and high school students in ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/What makes people laugh?

What makes people laugh?Ashok Patel, Contributor, Jakarta One of the most original and unusual forms of entertainment to find its way onto the Jakarta events' calender over the past year is stand-up comedy.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Smoking widespread among students in Bandarlampung

Smoking widespread among students in BandarlampungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ignoring international No-Tobacco Day, which fell on May 31, a group of junior high school students clad in their school uniforms were found smoking in a side alley in the city of Bandar Lampung.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Reflection on education

Reflection on educationM. Agus Nuryatno, Lecturer, State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN), Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta In education there is now such a thing called critical theory and critical pedagogy.They identify the same problems, i.e., oppression, repression and domination.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/On U.S.-Mideast peace

On U.S.-Mideast peace It seems that the U.S. efforts to breathe life into the moribund Mideast peace process will remain on hold until Israel's hardline Prime Minister Ariel Sharon signals his satisfaction that the Palestinian National Authority has carried out the massive reforms for which he ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Noted figures pay tribute to economist Arndt

Noted figures pay tribute to economist ArndtDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted economist, friend or mentor, not one person in attendance at a gathering to pay tribute to the late Australian economist Heinz W. Arndt could sum him up in just one word.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Deaths of the poor and responsibilities of the rich

Deaths of the poor and responsibilities of the richJeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Project Syndicate In a shocking book of last year entitled Late Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis described the British Empire's attitude to famines in India and elsewhere.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Police search for terror suspects

Police search for terror suspects JAKARTA: National Police will be on the lookout for five Islamic terrorists who Singapore claim have probably fled to Indonesia."Their names are on our wanted list," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/On removing Arafat

On removing Arafat According to The New York Times, a debate is raging within the Bush administration over "whether to press for the removal of Yasser Arafat" as leader of the Palestinian Authority.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/On British universities

On British universities I completely agree with Fitri Sri Astuti (Choosing a good university, May 30) that it is vital to get all of the facts about a university and its courses before investing in overseas education.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Sukamto travels deep into Javanese world

Sukamto travels deep into Javanese worldSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta If one comes across a figurative-decorative painting portraying Javanese lifestyles with traditional lurik, or striped motif enclosing the painting, then the art work must belong to Yogyakarta artist Sukamto Dwi ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Vice President's

Vice President's aide clarifies On Wednesday (May 29) evening, I was contacted by one of your journalists, Moh. Nafik, for information regarding the program of Vice President Hamzah Haz at the Al-Mukmin Islamic boarding school, Ngruki, Surakarta.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/What is ailing Indonesia?

What is ailing Indonesia?S.P. Seth Freelance Writer Sydney SushilPSeth@aol.com It is now four years since President Soeharto was forced out of office following popular unrest against his regime. Much of Indonesia's present problems stem from his long rule.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Taking computer class to find better job

Taking computer class to find better jobSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta The number of institutions offering computer courses has been on the rise over the last several years due to the increasing demand from job seekers who want to improve their qualifications or those who want to ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Buddhists celebrate 'Waisak' at Borobudur

Buddhists celebrate 'Waisak' at BorobudurP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Borobudur, Central Java The annual celebration of Trisuci Waisak -- the holy day for Buddhists marking three great occasions: the birthday of Siddharta Gautama, His Enlightenment as Buddha and His demise -- took place at ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Govt ready to cover maturing bonds: Boediono

Govt ready to cover maturing bonds: BoedionoDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would use part of the proceeds from the sale of assets by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to cover bonds worth Rp 3.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Is self-esteem what we think and feel about ourselves?

Is self-esteem what we think and feel about ourselves?Pri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, (e-mail:jakarta@amrophever.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Yogyakarta councillors take bribes, alleges witness

Yogyakarta councillors take bribes, alleges witnessAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Provincial prosecutors made significant headway in their investigation into alleged bribery involving local councillors when a witness disclosed on Friday that a meeting had been held to discuss the ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/East Timor Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Jose Ramos-Horta

East Timor Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Jose Ramos-Horta has rejected to talk about Indonesia's assets in the country, with the reason being that the new nation lost much more than what the assets are worth.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Ministers of NAM countries to meet Arafat on Sunday

Ministers of NAM countries to meet Arafat on SundayAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and other Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries are to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on June 2, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Ministry of Foreign ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Franchise investment demands great care

Franchise investment demands great care We have received various complaints concerning dissatisfaction and disappointment in establishing mutually profitable business relations through franchising lately.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/What we do not need: Iwan Fals and cigarettes

What we do not need: Iwan Fals and cigarettesSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Jakarta Virtually every newspaper and magazine in the country was delirious with adulation when they reported last week the concert of music heroes Iwan Fals and Padi Group in Jakarta.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/The choices facing Pakistan's Musharraf are far from simple

The choices facing Pakistan's Musharraf are far from simpleMartin Woollacott Guardian News Service London When Pervez Musharraf attended the Royal College of Defense Studies in London a few years ago the thesis he submitted ended with the impassioned recommendation that India and Pakistan ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/On U.S. embargo

On U.S. embargo against Cuba With regards to Cuban Embassy responds in your May 29 edition of The Jakarta Post, I would like to respond as follows.The Cuban Ambassador's contention that the U.S.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Jakarta drowning in Pollution

Jakarta drowning in Pollution Ongoing damage to the environment has concerned many people, including students. The Jakarta Post interviewed several students about what their chief concerns were on the issue.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Blackout during World Cup opening

Blackout during World Cup opening JAKARTA: Residents of several parts of Greater Jakarta were disappointed on Friday evening when there was a power failure in their areas, making them miss the televised opening of the World Cup and the following first match between France and Senegal, reports ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/AGO questions Ary Suta over Indomobil stake sale

AGO questions Ary Suta over Indomobil stake saleTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Imanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The former head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), I Putu Gede Ary Suta, has been questioned in relation to alleged irregularities surrounding the high-profile sale ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/In this era of globalization, a formal university education is

In this era of globalization, a formal university education is often not enough to land a good job. This is why professional courses offering additional skills ranging from languages to computers are mushrooming.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, June 1, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, June 1, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Feature9:00 Music10:30 Life Show11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Maluku people need moral movement

Maluku people need moral movementTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The majority of people in conflict-ridden Maluku reject the government top-down approach to end the prolonged conflict and instead favor a local moral initiative called the Bakubae Movement to stop the violence, ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Remembering Mohammad Hatta

Remembering Mohammad Hatta A committee has been formed in Jakarta to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mohammad Hatta, Indonesia's first vice-president, who was born on Aug. 12, 1902.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/The most dangerous place on earth

The most dangerous place on earthAdil Najam, Assistant Professor, International Relations & Environmental Policy, Boston University, Boston The most dangerous place in the world today is not the Middle East. Not Iraq.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Grace Emilia

Grace Emilia Contributor JakartaMore schools teach Mandarin language Lao shi (teacher) Melani, a senior language lecturer at the Trisakti Institute of Tourism, also spends several hours a week teaching Mandarin at the He Ping School, a one-year-old language school founded by the Chinese Hakka ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Economists hail KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandal

Economists hail KPPU ruling on Indomobil scandalAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts welcomed on Friday the sanctions imposed by antimonopoly watchdog Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) on parties involved in the Indomobil scandal, saying the move would help ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Democracy means responsibility

Democracy means responsibility Of late, and understandably, there has been a lot said about the depressing state of the Indonesian nation. The many reasons for that are all well known, well documented and well and truly expressed.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Police search for terror suspects

Police search for terror suspects JAKARTA: National Police will be on the lookout for five Islamic terrorists who Singapore claim have probably fled to Indonesia. "Their names are on our wanted list," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Govt chips away at autonomy law, takes sand business from Riau

Govt chips away at autonomy law, takes sand business from RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Despite increasing protests, the central government has taken over the authority from the Riau administration on the issuance of permits for sand extraction in Riau waters in an attempt ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/House may summon Megawati over Dili visit

House may summon Megawati over Dili visitKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight legislators, on behalf of 31 House of Representatives (DPR) members, on Friday submitted a petition to House Speaker Akbar Tandjung, demanding that the House summon President Megawati Soekarnoputri over her ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Money talks louder than diplomacy

Money talks louder than diplomacyPhilippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila The U.S. offer to reward tipsters with as much as US$5 million for "information leading to the arrest or conviction" of Abu Sayyaf leaders can be understood in two ways: As an admission that the military option ...
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Komnas HAM members to resign

Komnas HAM members to resign JAKARTA: At least six members of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) have refused to serve until 2003 and will submit their resignations in a plenary meeting on Tuesday, commission member Albert Hasibuan told reporters here on Friday.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Defenseless animals

Defenseless animals For some time now I have been meaning to write to you to say just how much I admire The Jakarta Post for speaking out so often on many controversial environmental issues.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/A vision for national R&D system: A call for change

A vision for national R&D system: A call for changeYohannes Samosir Researcher School of Land and Food Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia ysamosir@ourbrisbane.
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Sat, 01 Jun 2002

JP/Fourty-two prostitutes netted

Fourty-two prostitutes netted JAKARTA: As many as 42 prostitutes working in Central Jakarta and North Jakarta were rounded up early on Friday morning in a joint operation by the City Public Agency, the Social Agency, the Jakarta Police and the military garrison.
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