'Asereje' craze is, thankfully, overM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post Jakarta It started to get really nauseating, but who knows perhaps hearing Asereje live would give another meaning to the song.

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JP/2/high11 killed as bus collides with dump truck INDIA: At least 11 people were killed and 20 injured when their bus collided with a dump truck in the eastern state of West Bengal Saturday.

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Things to see and do from one end of Cuba to the otherCuba is divided into five regions: Havana, Western Cuba, Central Cuba, West Central Cuba and East Cuba.Western Cuba The western area of the country is characterized by swathes of cultivated fields and at times extraordinarily beautiful scenery.

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On the recordArtist : Des'ree Album : Dream Soldier (Sony Music)Des'ree's you-gotta-be philosophy surely must stick in many people's minds after all these years.The easy listening R&B-flavored pop with a catchy mid-tempo arrangement is also something that has made many of us fall for her.

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Nyoman sees batik as meditationDamaso Reyes Contributor Ubud, BaliThere may be as many places to learn batik, the traditional Indonesian hand-dyed textile, as there are places to eat nasi goreng, Indonesian fried rice.

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Government critized over SARS inactionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the government appears to be slow in containing the epidemic, even though it has been declared a national threat.

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General tourist informationIf you go ...Tourist informationSince l980, Cuba has been open to international travelers, including American citizens who posses a special permit from their government.

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Death toll in Flores floods, landslides reaches 56Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The death toll from floods and landslides in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara has risen to 56 people, while 28 others are still unaccounted for, a local government official said on Saturday.

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Semiotics, language and warLie Hua Contributor Jakarta The war in Iraq is a military action or hostility for the United States and its coalition of the willing, but it is an act of invasion and aggression for the Iraqis.

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JP/10/MAGICDo-it-yourself modeling clay, good for health Magic clay: stimulates brain activity Susanna Tjokro Contributor Jakarta Many believe art plays an important role in our lives with many scientific reports citing its benefits.

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Police are smugglers: MegawatiSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang President Megawati Soekarnoputri has instructed National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar to take strong action against personnel involved in smuggling activities.

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Fascinating Siti willing to try new frontiersNovan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post JakartaThe cute, lovely Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza has been around for about eight years and is now looking for new challenges, including song writing and even trying theater performances, especially musical ones.

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Mighty yellow Hummer, my dream carZatni Arbi, Contributor, Jakarta Guess which car I would buy if I had a fairly unlimited budget for a new car? Not a BMW X5, not the latest Range Rover, not a brand new Porsche Cayenne. If I had money to burn, I would order myself a Hummer.

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Wibisono heads APEC's terrorism task forceAgencies, Singapore A senior Indonesian diplomat, Makarim Wibisono, has been appointed to head a counter-terrorism task force of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the group's secretariat said on Saturday.

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Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, April 6, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Milestones Of Modesty, by I Made Djirna, at Graha Paramita Building, Jl. Denpasar Raya Blok D 2 Kav. 8, Kuningan, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-5265161, Ext:852), until April 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Competitive intelligence the key to survivalCompetitive Intelligence: Piranti Strategis Memenangkan Persaingan Global (Competitive Intelligence: strategic instrument to win global competition), Taryanto, et al.

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'Biola Tak Berdawai' not all stringlessHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Biola Tak Berdawai. Drama **1/2 (out of four stars). Starring Ria Irawan, Nicholas Saputra, Jajang C. Noer, Dicky Lebrianto. Directed by Sekar Ayu Asmara. Produced by Kalyana Shira Film (In Bahasa Indonesia).

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Las Ketchup 'Asereje' craze is, thankfully, overM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It started to get really nauseating, but who knows perhaps hearing Asereje live would give another meaning to the song.

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JP/5/POLEN Japanese combat hay fever with masks, gogglesCoco Kubota Deutsche Presse-Agentur Tokyo Spring has come, and for the Japanese it is the season to don masks and goggles in an effort to keep away pollen.

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At all costs How many deaths, casualties, widows and orphans does it take to conquer Baghdad?With victory the ultimate goal, the U.S. and its allies seem unbending in their determination to eliminate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and install a democratic government in Iraq, modeled after the U.S.

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Antiwar protests continue in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Protests against the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies continued across the country on Saturday with calls for an immediate end to the war that has claimed hundreds of innocent lives, including women and children.

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JP/8/G00SARS: Biological warfare agent or natural occurrence?The outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in several countries has caused anxiety and raised questions about whether the epidemic could be part of a test case in the latest biological warfare technology being launched ...

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On the recordArtist : Des'ree Album : Dream Soldier (Sony Music)Des'ree's you-gotta-be philosophy surely must stick in many people's minds after all these years. The easy listening R&B-flavored pop with a catchy mid-tempo arrangement is also something that has made many of us fall for her.

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