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54 articles.
Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/New tyranny from legislature

New tyranny from legislature The House of Representatives has insisted on passing the bill on broadcasting into a law despite strong protests from many groups.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Aid yet all arrived in Nunukan: Task force

Aid yet all arrived in Nunukan: Task forceTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the constant influx of undocumented migrant workers from Malaysia to Nunukan island, East Kalimantan, a local government official questioned on Sunday the whereabouts of the aid promised by Jakarta.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/VIPs do not deserve leave: Amien

VIPs do not deserve leave: Amien MALANG, East Java: People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais voiced his opposition against President Megawati Soekarnoputri's request for a leave, citing the unabated crisis and the heavy burden the country has to bear.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/U.S.-led crusade to shake balance of global forces

U.S.-led crusade to shake balance of global forcesVladimir Degoyev, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, RIA Novosti, Moscow Many people see Sept.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Militaryman detained for robbery

Militaryman detained for robbery JAKARTA: A presidential security guard has been detained by the Jakarta Military Police Command for allegedly robbing an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Tennis

TennisUS$140,000 WTA Shanghai Open (x denotes seeding)Final match Anna Smashnova (Isr x1) bt Anna Kournikova (Rus x4) 6-2, 6-3US$550,000 ATP Uzbekistan President's Cup (x denotes seeding)Final match Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Rus x3) bt Vladimir Voltchkov (Blr) 7-6(6), 7-5.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Router, switch or hub: Which one for your home network?

Router, switch or hub: Which one for your home network? Obviously, more and more of you will need more than one PC at home. You need one to do the work you always fail to finish at the office.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Gonzalez in frame for Tour of Spain lead

Gonzalez in frame for Tour of Spain leadReuters, Ubrique, Spain Spaniard Aitor Gonzalez won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain from Malaga to Ubrique on Saturday to reinforce his emergence as a contender for overall victory.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/U.S. Embassy, Consulate to open on Monday

U.S. Embassy, Consulate to open on MondayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta and the U.S. Consulate in Surabaya, East Java, will resume normal operations on Monday after they closed for four days in response to alleged terrorist threats.However. U.S.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Republican mainstream hijacked over U.S. policy toward Saddam

Republican mainstream hijacked over U.S. policy toward SaddamPolly Toynbee, Guardian News Service, London There he stood, this unlikely emperor of the world, telling the UN's 190 nations how it is going to be.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Andrade holds one-stroke lead in Pennsylvania

Andrade holds one-stroke lead in PennsylvaniaAgencies, Paoli, Pennsylvania Billy Andrade shot a 3-under 68 for the second straight round and maintained a one-stroke lead in the SEI Pennsylvania Classic on Saturday, this time over Jeff Brehaut.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/De La Hoya cripples Vargas in 11th round

De La Hoya cripples Vargas in 11th roundTim Dahlberg, Associated Press, Las Vegas Oscar De La Hoya settled a neighborhood feud and left no doubt who was the best 154-pounder (69.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Thousands of shoppers flee Karawaci mall in panic

Thousands of shoppers flee Karawaci mall in panicThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of customers at Supermal Karawaci in Tangerang fled the mall in panic on Sunday after hearing a thundering sound followed by thick smoke emerging from the Timezone entertainment center.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Governor mulls opening oil palm project for TKIs

Governor mulls opening oil palm project for TKIsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta In response to Malaysia's crackdown on illegal Indonesian workers (TKIs), the East Kalimantan administration is considering opening up one million hectares of oil palm plantations to provide employment for ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/House to probe selection of forest auditors

House to probe selection of forest auditorsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives Commission III for forestry and agricultural affairs plans to investigate alleged irregularities in the appointment of forest auditors by the Ministry of Forestry.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Muninggar Sri Saraswati

Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaImplementation of the National Immunization Week (PIN) in Greater Jakarta failed to run smoothly, with several PIN centers lacking polio vaccines while at other centers supplies were left unused due to a lack of participants.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/American League victories for Athletics, Angels

American League victories for Athletics, AngelsReuters, Oakland, California Tim Hudson pitched a complete game three-hitter and Scott Hatteberg drove in the only run as the Oakland Athletics defeated the slumping Seattle Mariners 1-0 in the American League on Saturday.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Argentina is recovering

Argentina is recoveringJoseph E. Stiglitz Professor of Economics and Finance Columbia University Project Syndicate The first glimpses of Argentina's recovery can be seen. To many, what happened, and what is happening there seems a mystery. Abandoning "convertibility," i.e.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/'Sutiyoso involved in money politics'

'Sutiyoso involved in money politics' With Governor Sutiyoso having secured a second term in office, many people have expressed skepticism about his ability to lead the city.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/One generation, two kinds of political trials

One generation, two kinds of political trialsMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Akbar Tandjung has finally been sentenced to three years in gaol.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Pressure escalates as Akbar refuses to quit

Pressure escalates as Akbar refuses to quitBerni K. Moestafa and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As disgraced House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung continued to turn a deaf ear to the mounting calls for him to step down, representatives of dozens of legislators will submit on ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Russia defeats China for bronze medal

Russia defeats China for bronze medalErica Bulman, Associated Press, Berlin Russia defeated China 3-1 on Saturday in a battle between former- world champions fighting to save face with a bronze medal from the women's Volleyball World Championships.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Partnerships for online community's benefit

Partnerships for online community's benefitVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta In this heyday of hype and hypocrisy, it is sometimes refreshing to see a project that is created with the public's interest in mind.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Megawati may be able to remain president until 2009

Megawati may be able to remain president until 2009R. William Liddle, Political Scientist, The Ohio State University In Jakarta in July of this year I interviewed several high level party leaders and parliamentarians from each of the major parties.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Stocks likely to fall amid U.S.-Iraq tension

Stocks likely to fall amid U.S.-Iraq tensionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market could remain under pressure this week amid jitters over a possible attack on Iraq by the U.S., an analyst said.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Hassan meets top U.S. official

Hassan meets top U.S. official WASHINGTON: Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda met U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on Friday, and discussed Iraq, among other issues, as Washington's embassy in Jakarta still closed by a security scare.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Kim wins singles title at Japan Open

Kim wins singles title at Japan Open KOBE, Japan: South Korean Kim Kyung-Ah stormed back from a loss in the doubles to win her first women's singles Pro Tour title at the Japan Open table tennis tournament on Sunday.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/House discussing Batam FTZ status

House discussing Batam FTZ statusAdianto P. Simamora and Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Batam The House of Representatives is currently drafting a law that would provide a long-awaited legal basis for Batam Island to obtain free trade zone (FTZ) status and put an end to the confusion faced by ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/National Immunization Week gets off to shaky start

National Immunization Week gets off to shaky startMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Implementation of the National Immunization Week (PIN) in Greater Jakarta failed to run smoothly, with several PIN centers lacking polio vaccines while at other centers supplies were left ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/East Timor rebuilds health infrastructure from ashes

East Timor rebuilds health infrastructure from ashesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new government in East Timor would try to heal the psychological trauma suffered by many of its people in the 1999 violence when Indonesia withdrew from the territory, the country's health minister said.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Indonesia after Sept. 11: Rowing between the cliffs

Indonesia after Sept. 11: Rowing between the cliffsSiswo Pramono, PhD Graduate Student in Political Science and International Relations, The Australian National University, Canberra The U.S.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Timorese refugees urged to relocate

Timorese refugees urged to relocateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unsure about the outcome of reconciliation attempts by former pro-Indonesia fighters, leaders of East Timorese people in squalid camps in Belu, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), have started urging refugees to participate in transmigration ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Security in Papua should be left to the police: ICG

Security in Papua should be left to the police: ICGThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Recurring violence in the easternmost province of Irian Jaya will continue to rage unless authorities in Jakarta withdraw their troops in the resource-rich territory and rely on local police for security, an advocacy ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/RI, Egypt ask U.S. to go to UN on Iraq

RI, Egypt ask U.S. to go to UN on IraqMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Egypt agreed on Sunday that the United States must obtain approval from the United Nations before going through with its plan to attack Iraq.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Consumers to sue PLN over power blackouts

Consumers to sue PLN over power blackoutsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumers of electricity provided by the state-owned electricity company (PLN) have expressed their intention to file a class action suit against the company for power blackouts on Thursday and Friday which they ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Kabelvision's poor service

Kabelvision's poor service Last September I had Kabelvision installed in my office in Semanggi, Jakarta, in order to access the Internet via cable. That was the beginning of a very frustrating and completely unfruitful relationship with the company, which continues to this day.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Widespread illegal logging to bring more drought, floods

Widespread illegal logging to bring more drought, floodsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prolonged droughts and forest fires will continue to hit the country during the dry season as more and more protected forests are destroyed by illegal logging, the Indonesian Forum for ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/VCD vendors attack navy men

VCD vendors attack navy men JAKARTA: Business in Glodok, West Jakarta, was temporarily halted after a clash between dozens of vendors of pirated VCDs and several members of the navy on Saturday.A vendor and two navy personnel were seriously injured during the lunchtime brawl.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Rights body urges fresh probe into Aceh abuses

Rights body urges fresh probe into Aceh abusesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has reminded the government of its unfinished investigations into a number of alleged crimes against humanity involving the state in Aceh.Commission member M.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/U.S. erushes Russia in world basketball

U.S. erushes Russia in world basketballMartin Fackler, Associated Press, Shanghai, China Lisa Leslie scored 20 points to lead the United States to a 89-55 thrashing of Russia on Saturday, the first day of the 2002 Women's World Basketball Championship.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Barrichello leads Schumacher in Ferrari double triumph

Barrichello leads Schumacher in Ferrari double triumphPiero Valsecchi, Associated Press, Monza, Italy Rubens Barrichello led teammate Michael Schumacher in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix as the dominant Ferraris led throughout at the Monza circuit here to a boisterous celebration by the home fans.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/A declaration of war

A declaration of war President George W. Bush's speech before a meeting of the UN General Assembly was indeed an effective performance. His team of speech writers must have acquired by now a feeling for just the right phrases and the perfect cadences for the president.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Batam councillors get new cars

Batam councillors get new carsFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam A number of non-governmental organizations have condemned the provision of luxury cars by the Batam administration to 26 members of the city legislative council, saying both the city administration and the legislature did not have a ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Smashnova beats Kournikova in Shanghai Open

Smashnova beats Kournikova in Shanghai OpenAgencies, Shanghai, China Anna Smashnova dashed Anna Kournikova's hopes of a first WTA title with a 6-2, 6-3 victory in Sunday's final of the Shanghai Open.Kournikova ran faster and hit the ball harder than her opponent.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Tangerang to build new toll road and port

Tangerang to build new toll road and portMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tigaraksa In its attempt to attract foreign investors, Tangerang regency has planned to build a new toll road from Serpong to Teluk Naga near the Soekarno Hatta airport, a container complex in Cikupa, and a seaport in ...
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/House fire started by candle

House fire started by candle JAKARTA: A house burned down in Sunter Jaya, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Sunday morning.The fire, which started at about 10:15 a.m., was started by a child playing with a candle, according to the North Jakarta Fire Department.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/50 teachers killed recently in Aceh

50 teachers killed recently in Aceh BANDA ACEH: The Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) Aceh chapter urged the government to give a security guarantee to teachers in the strife-torn province, as 50 teachers had been killed and 200 others physically assaulted in the past two years.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Police streamline driving license services

Police streamline driving license services JAKARTA: The city police have streamlined its services, allowing residents to get their driving licenses or renew their licenses at the nearest police precincts, instead of going to the Daan Mogot Integrated Service Office in West Jakarta.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Montgomery finally erases Johnson's legacy

Montgomery finally erases Johnson's legacyJohn Mehaffey, Reuters, Paris Since one of the darkest days in Olympic history, the official world men's 100 meters record has been held by Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell, Donovan Bailey and Maurice Greene.But the 9.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Airlines focus on efficiency to survive

Airlines focus on efficiency to surviveA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The liberalization of the country's airline industry two years ago has led to cut-throat competition among airline operators, forcing them to slash fares to gain customers.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Activists urge suspension of election results

Activists urge suspension of election resultsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists demanded on Sunday the results of the gubernatorial election be suspended following the recent confession by a candidate who admitted paying Rp 200 million (US$22,222) to 40 councillors.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Illegal fees mar anti-polio drive

Illegal fees mar anti-polio drive JAKARTA: Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said that there were some government workers demanding fees during the first part of a national polio vaccination program that was under way.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Ancient statue discovered

Ancient statue discovered YOGYAKARTA: A team of archeologists renovating the Kadulan temple east of Yogyakarta has discovered a stone statue of the Hindu god Siva, which is believed to be from the fifth century.Team leader Tri Hatmadji said the statue, which stands two meters high and weighs 2.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002

JP/Domestic problems await Mega's arrival

Domestic problems await Mega's arrivalFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri returned home on Sunday evening from her trip to Africa and Europe, bringing with her a bundle of memorandums of understanding that need further discussion before they can ...
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