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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Water distribution disrupted

Water distribution disrupted JAKARTA: Water distribution to several subdistricts, mostly in East Jakarta, has been disrupted due to repair work on pipes by PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ).The work, scheduled to start at 9 p.m. and continue until 4 a.m.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Car smuggling attempt foiled

Car smuggling attempt foiled BATAM: The local customs office in Batam foiled the attempted smuggling of 12 luxurious cars from Singapore to Jakarta and arrested the alleged owner of the vehicles.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

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checked by Rich Minimalist trend changes preference for office furnitureDebbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta "What can I buy with a limited budget?" this question has been nagging an interior consultant lately.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

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Buy a house through the InternetThe young couple was cruising slowly in the Raffles Hills housing estate. This was an important trip -- for house-hunting -- as they planned to get married in less than a year.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/A dark moment in world history

A dark moment in world historyDesmond Tutu and Ian Urbina, Inter Press Service, Johannesburg It is difficult not to feel despair and powerlessness at this awful juncture. Millions fought with all their hearts and minds to avoid the violence ensuing in Iraq.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/German tourist drowns in Bali

German tourist drowns in Bali DENPASAR: German holidaymaker Jurger Nuchael Kramer, 63, drowned in the waters off Mandira Beach, Karangasem, a popular tourist spot in Bali.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/The war for clean water

The war for clean waterNirwono Joga, Chairman, Indonesian Landscape Architecture Study Group, Jakarta While the United States is given free rein in its ambition to take control of Iraq and its oil refineries, an even fiercer war is going on: The war for clean water.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'

'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria' The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will continue this week to follow the global market trend, which has been on the rise since the Iraq war broke out days ago, although some serious issues at home would limit progress, stock ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/'Presidential candidates must declare wealth'

'Presidential candidates must declare wealth'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) should insert an article in the presidential elections bill that will oblige candidates to disclose their assets as a requirement before contesting the ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/No role for Indonesia in Korean crisis

No role for Indonesia in Korean crisisPaulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal, paulogorjao@yahoo.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Six parties unite for 2004 election

Six parties unite for 2004 election JAKARTA: Six nationalist based political parties have joined forces to boost their chances in the 2004 general election, with the forming of the Indonesian Nationalist Alliance Party (PANI) on Sunday.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/'PBSI must change recruitment policy'

'PBSI must change recruitment policy'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has to change the paradigm it uses for the recruitment of players to the training center if Indonesia is to produce promising athletes in the future, according to team manager Christian ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/I. Christianto

I. Christianto Contributor JakartaMixed-technology options converge in the digital era Most of office equipment makers have now bid farewell to analog tools and have come out with lines of digital gadgets designed to for document solutions.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Stopping TB in South and Southeast Asia

Stopping TB in South and Southeast AsiaSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Kathmandu The following is a report from Kathmandu, Nepal, following the launch of a book, Stopping a Killer: Combating Tuberculosis in South and Southeast Asia (Panos South Asia, Kathmandu, 2003) in which the writer included ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/RI antiwar protests getting rowdier

RI antiwar protests getting rowdierMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjutak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The wave of antiwar rallies continued on Sunday with thousands of protesters taking to the streets across the country to express their opposition to the ongoing U.S.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

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Low and mid-priced houses sell like hot cakesAri Darmawan, Contributor, Jakarta After the onslaught of the economic crisis that hit the country in 1997, starting in 2000 the property business significantly picked up again.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Car smuggling attempt foiled

Car smuggling attempt foiled BATAM: The local customs office in Batam foiled the attempted smuggling of 12 luxurious cars from Singapore to Jakarta and arrested the alleged owner of the vehicles.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

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checked by Rich Minimalist trend changes preference for office furnitureDebbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta "What can I buy with a limited budget?" this question has been nagging an interior consultant lately.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/PIB prepared to contest election in 2004: Sjahrir

PIB prepared to contest election in 2004: SjahrirArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An unconventional celebration, with song and dance, held by the New Indonesia Party (PIB) on Sunday, marked the nomination of chairman Sjahrir as its torchbearer in the 2004 election.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNI

Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNIHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Several major companies in the natural-resource rich province of Riau allegedly pay the local police and Indonesian Military (TN) to ensure the safety of their operations, local figures ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Land reclamation in Jakarta

Land reclamation in Jakarta This is to remind Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, who is going ahead with the Jakarta reclamation project, that even he knows the environmental impact assessment has elaborated the consequences in detail.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Some Iraqi migrants in in Indonesia want to go home, others don't

Some Iraqi migrants in in Indonesia want to go home, others don'tSari P. Setiogi and Abdul Latif Apriaman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Mataram "No, I do not want to go back to Iraq, no matter what happens; even if Saddam Hussein loses the war," Nada Muhammad, a former psychology teacher in Baghdad, ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/ASEAN plans further import tariff cut

ASEAN plans further import tariff cutAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is planning to slash further the import tariffs on several products to 0 percent, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade and Industry has said.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Intimidation and press freedom

Intimidation and press freedomIgnas Kleden Sociologist The Center for East Indonesian Affairs (CEIA) Jakarta It is generally believed that one of the main reasons why democracy is desirable is to prevent the use of physical violence, both in the state-society relationship as well as in social, ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Kampar councillors not paid for 3 months

Kampar councillors not paid for 3 months PEKANBARU: Councillors in Riau regency of Kampar have not received their paychecks for the last three months, as regent Jefri Noer refused to release funds for their salaries.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Tangerang's new regent sworn in

Tangerang's new regent sworn in TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Iraq war sends the world back to colonialist era

Iraq war sends the world back to colonialist eraFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The war in Iraq will set a bad precedence for countries to reinstate colonialism, should the international community stand by and let the United States get away with attacking a sovereign nation, ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Population database to start soon

Population database to start soon MAKASSAR: The province is slated to begin its one-month registration program on April 1 to update the province's demographic data.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this year

Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this yearMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaUp to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Value education

Value education The presence of Simon Marcus Gower's articles in The Jakarta Post, the most recent one appearing on March 15, has greatly increased the value of this esteemed paper. All his articles to this date have discussed various educational policies.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihood

Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihoodRessi Fadjar Himawanti, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Thousands of farmers in the zone of Rawapening, Java's largest natural lake in Ambarawa district, Semarang regency, Central Java, have suffered considerable losses of income this year as the water is ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/City drafts bylaw on transportation

City drafts bylaw on transportation JAKARTA: The City Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) has completed a draft of a bylaw on city transportation that will soon to be submitted to the City Council.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Gambling hot in Batam despite public protest

Gambling hot in Batam despite public protestFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Despite strong protests, gambling in Batam has continued to grow, but what has many religious and community leaders upset is that the owners are are breaking the law right under the noses of local security ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Tangerang's new regent sworn in

Tangerang's new regent sworn in TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Commission to unravel dark side of Indonesian history

Commission to unravel dark side of Indonesian historyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Justice and Human Rights Ministry has drafted legislation on the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission to settle the numerous gross human rights violations committed by the ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Jakarta high-rise buildings labeled as deathtraps

Jakarta high-rise buildings labeled as deathtrapsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city hall may look impressive from the outside but visitors would be reluctant to step inside if they knew that an outbreak of fire could turn the building into a towering inferno, given the lack of ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assets

S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assetsYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Darham filed an official complaint with the local police against an activist who, along with several local non-governmental organizations, reported to ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Cerdas on brink of win at Japfa chess tourney

Cerdas on brink of win at Japfa chess tourneyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Cerdas Barus is on course to win the Japfa Chess Festival after pulling half a point clear at the top of the nine-round tournament, with the last round still to play.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Govt can do nothing against thuggery, say activists

Govt can do nothing against thuggery, say activistsM. Taufiqurrahman and Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The society has to count on itself in the war against the hoodlums and their organized mob bosses as the government, which should lead the campaign, reaps benefits from the presence ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'

'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will continue this week to follow the global market trend, which has been on the rise since the Iraq war broke out days ago, although some serious issues at home would limit progress, stock analysts ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Diarrhea to affect 6 million people due to bad sanitation

Diarrhea to affect 6 million people due to bad sanitationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Up to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/United for peace

United for peace Indonesia can count its blessings that we are united in opposing the war in Iraq. The government and the majority of the people are as one in their attitude toward this senseless war.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/[i][b]Checked

Checked Unceasing warfare in cosmetics market Burhanuddin Abe Contributor JakartaIt is not only Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola that are at war: The marketing battlefield is full of brands that are battling each other, and it is the same situation for personal care and beauty aid products.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Indonesians in Kuwait on high alert

Indonesians in Kuwait on high alertFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the war in Iraq starting to affecting its neighboring countries, the Indonesian government has intensified preparations for the evacuation of its 35,000 citizens in Kuwait to a safer location.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Corruption clouds construction permit applications

Corruption clouds construction permit applicationsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anyone who wants to erect a building must obtain a construction permit (IMB), but applying for the permit can be a big headache.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Information on IMB hard to locate

Information on IMB hard to locateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Incognito at first, The Jakarta Post reporter tried applying for a new construction permit (IMB) and sought information at the West Jakarta municipality earlier this month.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Indofood books 8% rise in income

Indofood books 8% rise in income JAKARTA: The country's largest noodle maker, PT Indofood, posted last year an 8 percent rise in its consolidated net income to Rp 802.6 billion (about US$88 million), from Rp 746.3 billion recorded the previous year.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/More Chinese products to flood local market: Businessman

More Chinese products to flood local market: BusinessmanZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A businessman warned on Saturday that more cheap Chinese-made products would flood the domestic market, and the local industrial sector would continue losing its domestic market share unless its ...

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Rendi A. Witular

Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Papua province has refused to revoke the logging licenses it granted to dozens of private firms last year, despite protests from the central government, which has claimed the move is illegal and could aggravate deforestation in the province.

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Mon, 24 Mar 2003

JP/Digital projectors getting more affordable

Digital projectors getting more affordable Like most other technology that is of real use to us, digital projectors have shown an accelerated drop in price.

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