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Searching for all articles published on 2002-09-21 ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 21, 2002Exhibitions * Fine Arts Read! Exhibition, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until Sept. 27.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

The lion cub in the protracted U.S.-Iraq conflictRiza Sihbudi, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta There is a popular saying among people in Iraq: "With our blood and our lives we willingly sacrifice ourselves for Saddam.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Kutai readies for Erau festivalFitri Wulandari and Tertiani Z.B. Simanjuntak, Tenggarong, East Kalimantan The old city of Tenggarong in Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, is bristling with activities as it gears up for the Erau festival, a tradition that dates back to the heyday of the sultanate of ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Electronic goods sales declining says associationFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sales of electronic goods declined by up to 26 percent during the months of July and August, according to the industry association.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Celtic, Porto and Lazio top UEFA CupBill Barclay, Reuters, London Celtic scored eight goals, Porto six and Lazio four as some of the UEFA Cup favorites made their class tell in the first leg of their first round games on Thursday.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

RI wins recognition at Rumanian festival Once again, Indonesia proves there is a lot more to it than a country of riot-torn provinces and bickering politicians, but also one capable of producing high quality work at international venues.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

New Zealand Milk targets to triple sales PT New Zealand Milk Indonesia, a producer of milk and milk- related goods from New Zealand, has set an ambitious target to triple its sales in Indonesia within the next three years, despite the fact that the country will still be affected by the economic ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

TV Today: Saturday, September 21, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music1:00 p.m.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Government told lies at Summit, NGOs sayMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An alliance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has said it uncovered numerous lies in the country report delivered by the government in the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSSD) in Johannesburg ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

.RM 7.50" Indonesians arrested abroad on terrorism charges ============================================================================ Name Country ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Aussie funds fight against HIV/AIDS JAKARTA: The Australian government handed over on Friday a five-year grant amounting to Rp 153 billion (US$16.9 million) to the Indonesian government to finance a program to combat HIV/AIDS.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Comparing Islamic leftists and rightistsKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To understand the various developments in Islam in Indonesia, a main reference point should be the activities of Muslim activists in the 1970s, when then president Soeharto initiated various ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Open-pit mines endanger lives, natureDadan Wijaksana and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists have raised alarm over a recent recommendation from legislators to allow four mining companies to resume open- pit mining operations in protected forests, citing potential huge losses ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

'Golkar should lose Akbar or face more distrust'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar risks losing what little credibility it has left and the next general elections with it if it insists on keeping convicted fraudster Akbar Tandjung as its chairman, political analysts say.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Strong earthquakes jolt Manokwari: Two earthquakes in a spell of two hours shook the Papuan town of Manokwari on Friday night. Reports said the first tremor at 10:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. Jakarta time) measured at 4.0 on Richter scale, but the quake two hours later hit 6.5.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Police face lawsuit over nasty conductNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Two foreign women currently being detained in Aceh are planning to sue security officials for the 'unpleasant' treatment they received during their detention at a South Aceh police station, their lawyer says.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Reforestation campaign plagued by gloomy political landscapeMusthofid and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's already grim prospects of forest rehabilitation are likely to diminish altogether due to unfavorable political conditions in the run-up to the 2004 general election, ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Demand high for RI nurses abroad JAKARTA: A surplus in the number of nurses here will not result in their unemployment as the demand for Indonesian nurses from many overseas countries remains high, the Ministry of Health said.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Singapore Airlines In June this year I boarded a return Singapore Airlines (SQ 24) flight and flew to New Jersey for a short break. Shortly after arrival I discovered that my pair of Mako sunglasses were missing from my checked-in luggage.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Sutiyoso to seek peace with opponentsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Newly elected Jakarta Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo said that he and Governor Sutiyoso would strive for reconciliation with those who opposed their election in an effort to maximize the performance of the city ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Deyana could make badminton team for AsiadThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Deyana Lomban, a doubles specialist paired with Vita Marissa, could grab a bronze medal as part of the Indonesian contingent to the upcoming Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, an official said on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Dance troupe transforms poem into motionTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Rwaneka dhatu winuwus wara buddha wiswam bhineki rakwa ring apan kena parwanosen, mangkang jinatma kalawan siwatma tunggal, bhinneka tunggal ika tan hana dharma mangrwa.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Open-pit mines endanger lives, natureDadan Wijaksana and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists have raised alarm over a recent recommendation from legislators to allow four mining companies to resume open- pit mining operations in protected forests, citing potential huge losses ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Biaggi grabs provisional pole for Brazil GPBrian Homewood, Reuters, Rio de Janeiro Italy's Max Biaggi took provisional pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix after the first day of practice on Thursday and looked determined to delay Valentino Rossi's title celebrations for as long as possible.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Ruthless Serena speeds into semifinalsAgencies, Tokyo World number one Serena Williams was in ruthless form as she swept aside Australian Nicole Pratt 6-1 6-0 to reach the Toyota Princess Cup semifinals on Friday.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

ASEAN states go ahead with liberalization planA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries concluded on Friday the eighth transportation ministers annual meeting here, vowing to liberalize the movement of people and goods within the region.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Bombs terrorize Palu, police tighten up securityErik W., The Jakarta Post, Palu Unexploded bombs were discovered in several places in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on Friday, frightening locals further after a bomb blast one day earlier seriously injured three people outside the city's ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

JP/6/NATAL21Jiang Zemin: Will he step down? Natalia Soebagyo Board Member Center for Chinese Studies Jakarta Now that the date for the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been confirmed for Nov. 8, speculation is high about what will President Jiang Zemin do.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Commerce to respond to Niaga higher priceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian Commerce Asset Holdings Bhd on Monday would respond to the demands to raise its bid for a 51 percent stake in Bank Niaga to Rp 35 (about 0.38 U.S.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Rare species exhibition at Senayan JAKARTA: The Jakarta Hilton International Hotel joined with the Kehati Foundation, is holding a three-day exhibition beginning on Friday on endangered species in Plaza Senayan shopping center in South Jakarta.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Legal, human rights experts worried about dangerous trendMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several legal experts here are criticizing the Indonesian government for virtually bowing down to the U.S.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Textbook writers' skills queriedA. Chaedar Alwasilah, Dean, Faculty of Language and Arts Education Indonesian University of Education (UPI), Bandung, chaedar@bdg.centrin.net.id There is no development without education and there is no education without textbooks.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

'I hope the citizen's lawsuit will work' Due to strong indications of the involvement of money politics in the recent gubernatorial election, activists from non- governmental organizations and student organizations plan to file a citizens' lawsuit to demand annulment of the election results.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Not all followers are sheep ...AB Sutanto, Jakarta Consulting Group Leaders and followers are just like two sides of the same coin. Take a manager of an organization for instance.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

ASEAN countries forge ahead with borderless region planA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries concluded on Friday the eighth transportation ministers annual meeting in Jakarta.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

ASEAN tiger burning bright once more Narendra Aggarwal The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Southeast Asia, the tiger that lost its stripes, is back with a roar.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Foreign ministry denies graft JAKARTA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied recent reports of financial misuse uncovered in the Indonesian embassies in Singapore and Beijing, which allegedly caused Rp 14.5 billion (US$1.6 million) in state losses.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

ASEAN tiger burning bright againNarendra Aggarwal, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Southeast Asia, the tiger that lost its stripes, is back with a roar.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Authorities to continue drive against terroristsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's intelligence sources have pledged to continue operations against terrorists amidst calls for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to ask for an explanation from the U.S.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Crime news programs enjoy high ratingsJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Monday to Saturday around noon. Welcome to the grimmest hours on television. Now, voyeurs of disturbing images do not need to log on to the internet and put search words in like "rotten corpses" to get their kicks.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

'There are always casualties in winning business ventures' Yanuar Nugroho Director, Business Watch Indonesia Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Morotai murderers identified TERNATE, North Maluku: Police have identified 32 people involved in an attack on Morotai island which left two people dead, dozens injured and 300 homes and three churches torched.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

ASEAN countries forge ahead with borderless region planA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries concluded on Friday the eighth transportation ministers annual meeting in Jakarta, vowing to liberalize the movement of people and goods within ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Advocacy on mixed marriages offered JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Women in International Marriages (Srikandi) is offering legal advocacy for people in mixed marriages to deal with host of legal problems here.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Home truths about immigrationRalf Dahrendorf Member British House of Lords Project Syndicate Something strange happened in Europe's election campaigns this year.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Compaign on emission tests vital to make it a successNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmentalists stressed on Friday the importance of a sustained public awareness campaign on low emissions to prevent corruption before the city administration makes emission checks on private ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

AP/Teh Eng Koon NEW MODELS: Models display new models of Motorola mobile phones (from left), V60i, E360, C330 and T720. The new mobile phones were unveiled during a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

'Regions' right to land use needed for autonomy'Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has been told to cancel its plan to reclaim the right over land use in the regions as it would violate the Autonomy Law.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Securing the downstream petroleum industryTotok Sugiharto, Strategic Planning, PT Elnusa, Jakarta With growing competition and deregulation, the rules of the game in the downstream petroleum industry in Indonesia will undergo some major changes in the next few years.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

VP wants visa issuance tightened KUNINGAN, West Java: Vice President Hamzah Haz has asked all relevant authorities to tighten the immigration system in order to prevent foreign tourists from making trouble in the country.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Businesspeople refresh stance against pro-labor billsAdianto P. Simamora and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to delay endorsing two controversial labor bills, businesspeople demanded on Friday further deliberation and revision to ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Govt, IBRA to build low-cost apartments for urban poorDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) have proposed building low-cost flats for Jakarta's poor on disused IBRA land, a senior ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

TV Today: Saturday, September 21, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music1:00 p.m.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

'Femina' sets tone for continuity, changeCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Fireworks will color the sky on Saturday night in jubilant celebration of Femina magazine's 30th anniversary.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

The war of unintended consequences?Anti-Muslim Crusade may be the furthest thing from Washingtons mind but Tom Plate Founder Asia Pacific Media Network Los Angeles Is it anti-American to disagree with U.S. policy? Were this in fact the case, wouldn't half the U.S.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Hopes for Northeast Asian stabilityThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The Pyongyang declaration signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il during their groundbreaking summit has awakened international expectations that Koizumi's diplomatic initiative could be ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Denying basic human rights I question the logic of the statements made by Brig. Gen. Iman Haryatna, the police chief of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), regarding the reasons behind the ransacking and burning of the Ahmadiyah secretariat building and the Ahmadiyah mosque at Selong (East Lombok calm ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Gulf War II's silver lining? Roy Thompson is, of course, right in asserting in his letter (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 18) that the ultimate tragedy of Sept. 11 is that the terrorists have won. In stooping to conquer and visibly forsaking its previously much-vaunted values, the U.S.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Papuans demand new provinces to boost development and unityFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Papuan people urged on Friday that the government immediately reinstate the plan for two new provinces on the island, whose establishment was approved in 1999 to boost development ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Immigration Office clarifies With reference to an article published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 31, 2002 under the title Govt considers revoking visa-free facility in coloumns 2 to 5 of the article page 1, allow us to state that the news story saying that fourteen countries would not be granted ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

France, Russia ahead in Davis CupAssociated Press, New YorkArnaud Clement gave France a vital 1-0 lead in its Davis Cup semifinal against the United States on Friday, while Marat Safin captured the opening point in Russia's tie against Argentina.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Qatar girls gunning down barriersAgence France-Presse, Doha Seven women from the tiny oil-rich state of Qatar will take a giant leap into the record books at the Asian Games - win or lose.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Ringing in style, fun and innovation I. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Composing unique, attractive and catchy as well as odd and embarrassing ring tones on cellular phones has become a fun thing to do nowadays for people whose lives depend on the wireless communication gadget.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Indonesian rainforests face extinctionThe Jakarta Post JakartaIllegal logging that has swept through forest areas and national parks across the archipelago has reached an alarming level, having a serious impact on locals and the ecosystem.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Government gives support to election watchdogFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to increasing demands for the establishment of an independent institution to monitor elections, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said on Friday that he supported a ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Public health centers extend services to 24 hoursMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was in the middle of the night when Hadi, a street vendor, had a terrible stomachache.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Govt warned not to hastily introduce 'super rice'Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government must first conduct a thorough test before introducing the new high-yielding "super rice" to local farmers, an independent agriculture expert said.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

RI's rain forests may vanishThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Illegal logging that has swept through forest areas and national parks across the archipelago has reached an alarming level, having a serious impact on locals and the ecosystem.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Educational standard is not that poorRI's educational standard not that poor Are educational standards improving or declining?Simon Marcus Gower Principal Harapan Bangsa High School Tangerang, Banten Pessimism, sadly, seems to consume much of the thought processes of many an observer of ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Books to educate the people Without subtracting from our appreciation of the tireless efforts of the organizers of the Jakarta Book Fair which is slated to close tomorrow, Sunday, August 22, at the Jakarta Convention Center, it seems fair to say that the lack of any visible progress in the number ...
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Recidivist mobbed to death in Bogor BOGOR: A recidivist was mobbed to death by local residents in Tanah Sereal, Bogor, on Thursday night after being accused of stealing a motorcycle in the neighborhood.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Touring the country's most complete phone center Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta When it comes to cellular phone centers in Jakarta, many do not miss ITC Roxy Mas. Although handsets are easily available in malls or plazas throughout the city, ITC Roxy Mas has become their favorite.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002

To be or not to be The dilemma that faces so many House members with regard to whether they should sign the petition that supports the suspension of Akbar Tangjung is not as difficult as is made out.
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