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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Journalist on trial over visa offense

Journalist on trial over visa offense JAKARTA: A man of Arab descent went on trial on Thursday for violating his tourist visa after he was arrested in September for suspicion of having ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

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JP/ / 1. Laut (3 x 12) Govt plans to develop border islands 2. Rahman (2 x 24) Police start investigating Rachman's corruption case 3. Kapal (2 x 18) Navy seizes tanker over waste disposal 4. Team (2 x 30) HDC defends the presence of Filipino observers in Aceh 5.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Bali bombing: An investigator's analysis

Bali bombing: An investigator's analysisRobert S. Finnegan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On October 12, 2002 the Indonesian island of Bali experienced a terrorist attack that rocked the world. It was unquestionably well-coordinated and executed, the largest in the country's history.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Overhaul needed to identify terrorists

Overhaul needed to identify terrorists The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made good sense in dealing with the issue of terrorism as he ordered an overhaul of the national intelligence system in late December so as to have more accurate and systematic ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/History of the 'death fatwa', from 'mufti' to ulema council

History of the 'death fatwa', from 'mufti' to ulema council How valid is the death fatwa in the context of traditional fiqh and Islamic history as well as of Indonesian Islamic religious and political realities?According to traditional fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) as well as to the common ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

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JP/ / 1. Laut (3 x 12) Govt plans to develop border islands 2. Rahman (2 x 24) Police start investigating Rachman's corruption case 3. Kapal (2 x 18) Navy seizes tanker over waste disposal 4. Team (2 x 30) HDC defends the presence of Filipino observers in Aceh 5.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Timetile: The Bali bombing, a comprehensive overview

Timetile: The Bali bombing, a comprehensive overview The following timeline is excerpted from reports published in The Jakarta Post unless otherwise attributed.Tuesday Oct. 15:Police say C-4 was explosive material used to make bomb.U.S. says al-Qaeda and Abu Bakar Ba'asyir responsible for bombing.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Prices of goods to go up after utility rates rise

Prices of goods to go up after utility rates riseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Manufacturers have said the simultaneous increase in fuel prices, electricity and telephone charges would push production costs up, which in turn would increase the prices of goods.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/JP/7/AZYU

JP/7/AZYU 'DEATH FATWA': DEATH OF TOLERANCE?Azyumardi Azra Professor of History Rector, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaReason and intellectualism, for sure, cannot be condemned to death, by a religious ruling (fatwa), conveniently called "death fatwa".
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/'I want a new mother for my children'

'I want a new mother for my children' Despite the uncertain economic and politic situation in the country, people are still optimistic that the New Year will bring better things.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Children's problems need comprehensive solution

Children's problems need comprehensive solutionDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the fresh spirit of the new year, the government needs to enhance cooperation with related institutions and people from all walks of life to address unsettled problems of children in 2002, a child ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/'Death fatwa': Death of religious tolerance?

'Death fatwa': Death of religious tolerance?Azyumardi Azra, Professor of History Rector, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta Reason and intellectualism, for sure, cannot be condemned to death, by a religious ruling (fatwa), conveniently called "death fatwa".
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/JP/6/6ot4

JP/6/6ot4 Overhaul needed to identify terrorists Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made good sense in dealing with the issue of terrorism as he ordered an overhaul of the national intelligence system in late December so as to have more accurate and systematic information to detect the ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Police start investigating Rachman's corruption case

Police start investigating Rachman's corruption caseMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police started questioning on Thursday members of the Public Servant's Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) as witnesses in an inquiry into allegations of corruption involving Attorney General M. A.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

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JP/ / 1. Laut (3 x 12) Govt plans to develop border islands 2. Rahman (2 x 24) Police start investigating Rachman's corruption case 3. Kapal (2 x 18) Navy seizes tanker over waste disposal 4. Team (2 x 30) HDC defends the presence of Filipino observers in Aceh 5.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/City fails to recoup state losses

City fails to recoup state losses JAKARTA: The city administration has failed to recoup the larger part of Rp 4.8 billion in state losses as a result of rampant corruption among bureaucrats, as it has only managed to secure Rp 84.4 million of the misused funds.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/East Timorese figures to meet

East Timorese figures to meet ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A number of East Timorese figures now living in Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, are scheduled to meet with several East Timor leaders in Kupang regency on Saturday.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Gorillas fail to attract visitors

Gorillas fail to attract visitorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta African gorillas at the city's Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta failed to attract Jakartans and only contributed Rp 600 million to the city's revenue from its target of Rp 1.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Furor over Indosat sale

Furor over Indosat sale It is saddening to note that a strategic sale that was supposed to be the deal of the year and become a strong building- block for helping restore confidence in the country amid the gloomy economic outlook has been turned into a controversy by several narrow-minded ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Police deny plans to shut down Ba'asyir-led school

Police deny plans to shut down Ba'asyir-led schoolThe Jakarta Post, Semarang/Jakarta Central Java Police denied on Thursday they had threatened to shut down an Islamic boarding school, founded by detained militant cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, over its alleged links with Jamaah Islamiyah.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/One women raped every five hours: Activist

One women raped every five hours: ActivistDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women, beware. Every five hours, a woman is raped in Indonesia. Every day, at least one rape case in Jakarta is reported by the media, not to mention the unreported ones, which may be triple the number.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Timeline: The Bali bombing, a comprehensive overview

Timeline: The Bali bombing, a comprehensive overviewJP Tuesday Oct. 15Police say C-4 was explosive material used to make bomb.U.S. says al-Qaeda and Abu Bakar Ba'asyir responsible for bombing.Hamzah Haz says Muslims not responsible and bombing was "engineered". JP Wednesday Oct.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/NGOs protest release and discharge policy

NGOs protest release and discharge policyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) launched a campaign on Thursday against the much-criticized government policy of exonerating some former bank owners from their past banking crimes.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/'Australia must join border talks'

'Australia must join border talks' KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian working group for the Timor Gap and Ashmore Reef expressed its disapproval of suggestions by some Indonesian experts to exclude Australia from maritime border talks over the Timor Gap.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Prices of food to rise by at least 5 percent

Prices of food to rise by at least 5 percentAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans would face a harder life as the prices of staple foods in the city were predicted to increase by at least 5 percent, following the central government's decision to increase fuel prices by up to 22 ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, January 3, 2003

TV Today: Friday, January 3, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News8:30 Environment9:00 TV Series: Janji Cinta9:30 Talk Show10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Painful measures

Painful measures Most analysts are likely to agree on the economic imperative for the increases in the price of fuel, telephone calls and electricity announced by the government on Wednesday.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/The dangers of a

The dangers of a lack of action Tolerance and understanding are often in direct conflict with impatience, especially when there is a real need to evaluate clearly the probable big picture regarding terrorism.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/HDC defends Filipino observers

HDC defends Filipino observersNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) defended on Thursday the presence of observers from the Philippines in its monitoring team despite complaints by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/JP/ /13BI

JP/ /13BI Rupiah Rates Jan. 2 Banknote Rates TT Rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,336.16 4,768.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Exports drop by 23 percent in November says BPS

Exports drop by 23 percent in November says BPSThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Exports dropped sharply by 23 percent in November to US$4.1 billion from $5.32 billion in the previous month, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Thursday.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Dear 'Mbak' Megawati, we long for your voice

Dear 'Mbak' Megawati, we long for your voiceGadis Arivia, Chief Editor, 'Jurnal Perempuan', Jakarta Mbak (Sister) Mega, I hope you are safe and sound when reading this letter.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Indonesia and ASEAN must move on together

Indonesia and ASEAN must move on togetherPhilips J Vermonte CSIS In the past three decades, ASEAN has been the corner stone of Indonesia's foreign policy. But, things have changed rapidly, triggered by the economic crisis and its severe consequences starting from 1997.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Electricity hike pushes 2002 inflation up

Electricity hike pushes 2002 inflation upThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation in 2002 reached 10.03 percent, up from the government's single digit target of 9 percent, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Thursday.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Utilities price rise confuses the people

Utilities price rise confuses the peopleBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The increase in the price of fuel, as well as in telephone and electricity tariffs, only hours after New Year trumpets blared has confused many people, particularly low-income families who have to scramble for a ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Tangerang home to 428 foreign workers

Tangerang home to 428 foreign workers TANGERANG: The number of foreign workers living in Tangerang increased to 428 in December 2002 from 380 the year before, according to data from the manpower agency.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Take from the poor, give to the rich

Take from the poor, give to the richJeffrey Sachs, Professor of Economics Director, Earth Institute Columbia University, Project Syndicate President George W. Bush seems poised to wreck America's budget for years to come.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Capitalist zeal nurtures an illusion of unlimited resources

Capitalist zeal nurtures an illusion of unlimited resourcesGeorge Monbiot, Guardian News Service, London With the turning of every year, we expect our lives to improve. As long as the economy continues to grow, we imagine, the world will become a more congenial place in which to live.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Govt plans to develop border islands

Govt plans to develop border islandsBerni K. Moestafa and Debbie Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia would intensify development on islands that form the country's borders to impress its sovereignty upon neighboring countries, with most of whom the government had yet to sign border ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/'Power law must be annualled'

'Power law must be annualled'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Monday to annul the 2001 electricity law.The coalition said the law must be annulled because it violates the spirit of the 1945 Constitution.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Remembering a film legend, Ratno Timoer

Remembering a film legend, Ratno TimoerJoko Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Back when the local film industry was in full bloom and filmgoers would celebrate local releases, a movie titled Si Buta Dari Goa Hantu (The Blindman from the Ghost Cave) became hugely popular.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/President Arroyo: From politics to morality

President Arroyo: From politics to moralityMichael L. Tan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila The nation now waits, wondering if the new year will mean the emergence of a presidency of substance, one where governance takes over from politics.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Islam and the need

Islam and the need for consistency Whereas most people can accept that Islam is a religion of peace, the problems seem to arise within its interpretation.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Bus stops

Bus stops I am a foreigner in Jakarta on a short-term assignment. I could not help but notice the red squares that began appearing lately on some Jakarta roads. I have always wondered what they are. I am very surprised to learn, after reading your article on Dec.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/JP/ /13BI

JP/ /13BI Rupiah Rates Jan. 2 Banknote Rates Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,336.16 4,768.33 Brunei dollar 1 5,461.15 4,881.54 Canadian dollar 1 6,013.34 5,374.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Damar Harsanto

Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaWomen, beware. Every five hours, a woman is raped in Indonesia. Every day, at least one rape case in Jakarta is reported by the media, not to mention the unreported ones, which may be triple the number."Our circumstances are simply unsafe ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Get on with it

Get on with it Indonesia has shown the way. It had claimed Sipadan and Ligitan, islands off the north-east coast of Borneo, long administered by Malaysia. It submitted those claims to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Police to examine Bali suspect's laptop

Police to examine Bali suspect's laptopI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The police said on Thursday they would examine the content of a laptop computer belonging to one of the suspected Bali bombers, pending the arrival of computer experts from Jakarta and Australia.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Let's move to Manchester and start again

Let's move to Manchester and start againJackie Ashley Guardian News Service London Hands up all those who really think George Bush is not determined to attack Iraq some time soon.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/JP/7/AZYU

JP/7/AZYU 'DEATH FATWA': DEATH OF TOLERANCE? How valid is the death fatwa in the context of traditional fiqh and Islamic history as well as of Indonesian Islamic religious and political realities? According to traditional fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) as well as to the common practice in the ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Indonesia still respect

Indonesia still respect the "one China policy" Jusuf Wanandi Founder and Member Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta If there is one country that understands more fully what China's "one-China policy" means, that country is Indonesia.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/56 arrested on New Year's Eve

56 arrested on New Year's Eve TANGERANG: Fifty-six suspected gang members were arrested by Tangerang Police on New Year's Eve at several public places here.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/No more assistance for East Timorese 'refugees': Govt

No more assistance for East Timorese 'refugees': GovtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Those East Timorese living in camps in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) whose refugee status ended on Dec. 31 have automatically become Indonesian citizens, a senior government official has said.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Overhaul needed to identify terrorists

Overhaul needed to identify terrorists Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made good sense in dealing with the issue of terrorism as he ordered an overhaul of the national intelligence system in late December so as to have more accurate and systematic information to detect the movements ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Navy seizes tanker over waste disposal

Navy seizes tanker over waste disposalHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru A Honduras-flagged tanker hired by Malaysia's Toa Corporation was seized by an Indonesian naval patrol on Thursday after it allegedly disposed of about 7,000 cubic meters of waste in the waters off Asen ...
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia

The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia Bob S. Hadiwinata Head International Relations Department, University of Parahyangan, Bandung Open conflict between the majority Muslims and minority Christians has been rare in Indonesian history.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2003

JP/Conservationists save wounded tiger

Conservationists save wounded tiger PEKANBARU, Riau: A man speared on Thursday a caged tigress that had allegedly killed a six-year-old child, but conservationists are working to save the wounded feline.
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