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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Decentralization in urgent need of major overhaul

Decentralization in urgent need of major overhaulBahtiar Arif, Center for Indonesian Reform, Lecturer, University of Pancasila, Jakarta Decentralization is now four-years old as a result of "reform" in 1999.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Govt seeks new investors for seaport project

Govt seeks new investors for seaport projectRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to invite new investors to develop the Bojonegara seaport in Banten province after it scrapped a previous deal with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holding and Bimantara Group due to a ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/2003 Bintang Expat Pool League underway

2003 Bintang Expat Pool League underway JAKARTA: The 2003 Bintang Expat Pool League is now in full swing with three of the 15 weeks of competition now complete and the D's Patriots have a commanding lead in Conference 2.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Those suspected of SARS find discrimination

Those suspected of SARS find discriminationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A young woman recently found herself stranded when state-owned PT Pelni refused to allow her on board passenger ship KM Sinabung as she attempted to leave Batam island for her home in Cirebon, West Java.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/More banks provide m-banking services

More banks provide m-banking services Today's banking transactions have become much easier and more convenient, for, subsequent to phone and Internet banking, sophisticated telecommunications technology has made mobile banking one of the latest services available from most major banks.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/'Press council's performance below expectation'

'Press council's performance below expectation'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When the reform movement gave birth to press freedom, it was greeted with euphoria and the press council was then established to ensure democracy and maintain the independence of publications.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Sultan of Brunei visits Indonesia

Sultan of Brunei visits Indonesia JAKARTA: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam arrived here on Monday to begin his four-day visit to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Teenager arrested for rape

Teenager arrested for rape TANGERANG: Angry residents in Cipondoh district, Tangerang, nabbed a 19-year-old man on Sunday evening after he was caught red-handed sexually abusing two children.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Hospital braces for more SARS patients

Hospital braces for more SARS patientsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the number of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases rises, the government is trying everything it can to help contain the disease that has killed at least 100 people worldwide.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Catch-22 in Iraq

Catch-22 in Iraq There has never been any doubt since this war started that the United States will, sooner or later, oust Saddam Hussein, given its overwhelming military superiority over Iraq.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/A noble profession

A noble profession Thanks for printing the story, War ethics: Saving a Marine's killers in Iraq in The Jakarta Post, Sunday, April 6, 2003. I am sure all who read it were deeply touched by it.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/PPD crew members to go on strike

PPD crew members to go on strike JAKARTA: Employees of the state-run city bus company (PPD) are threatening to go on strike and will stage a rally at the State Palace on Tuesday morning.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Russian painters create Indonesian canvas

Russian painters create Indonesian canvasYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Scorching sunshine, beautiful, tropical panoramas and Indonesia's cultural diversity are all things of great interest to Russian artists.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Offering high degree of flexibility to customers

Offering high degree of flexibility to customersMahendra Gautama, Contributor, Jakarta Today, the banking industry more than ever needs to meet its customers' demands and provide various channels through which they can satisfy their needs in the most economical and effective ways.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Fire damages Chinese temple in Angke, six killed

Fire damages Chinese temple in Angke, six killedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six members of a family were killed and three others badly injured in a fire that damaged two three-storey homes and the Vihara Dharma Tedja Chinese temple in Angke, West Jakarta, on Monday.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/AJI protests reporter's prosecution

AJI protests reporter's prosecution JAKARTA: The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) strongly protested the police's decision to declare an editor of Tempo magazine, Ahmad Taufik, as a suspect in a defamation case.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Objections up against limited candidacy

Objections up against limited candidacyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Opposition has increased against limiting the number of political parties eligible to field candidates in 2004 for Indonesia's first direct presidential election.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/NTT struggles for clean water after flooding and mudslides

NTT struggles for clean water after flooding and mudslidesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flood victims in Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) joined hands to clean the mud out of hundreds of wells in the search for clean water, following last week's major floods and mudslides that killed over 50 ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Doctors handling SARS cases vulnerable

Doctors handling SARS cases vulnerableSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "As a human being, of course I am afraid of being infected," said Dr. Sardikin Giriputro, head of the SARS treatment center at Sulianti Saroso Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Sunter, North Jakarta.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Govt orders TNI, police to be ready for Aceh operation

Govt orders TNI, police to be ready for Aceh operationFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government officially called on Monday for a joint council meeting to discuss the implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement it signed with the ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Floods kill 2, displace 71,000 in Riau

Floods kill 2, displace 71,000 in RiauHaidir Anwar Tandjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Floods in the Riau regencies of Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu in the past week have killed two people and displaced 71,000 others.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Four councillors arrested for drugs

Four councillors arrested for drugsOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung, Lampung The police in Teluk Betung Utara, Lampung, arrested 11 people, including four councillors of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), for consuming ecstasy at a karaoke hall on Sunday.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Fire safety systems

Fire safety systems I would like to address a mistake in the article: Expert says fire safety system inexpensive written by M. Taufiqurrahman on page 8 of the March 26, 2003 edition of The Jakarta Post.In the 10th paragraph, it was written "I think ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/RI media strive for balance in war coverage

RI media strive for balance in war coverageMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ongoing war in Iraq is seen from different perspectives by local media here despite the fact that all of them oppose the attack.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/The teacher's task: Handling queries on war

The teacher's task: Handling queries on warSimon Marcus Gower, Director of Research and Development, Harapan Bangsa School, Tangerang, Banten "Who will win this war?" was the rather innocent and even child-like question asked in an Indonesian classroom in the early days of the war in Iraq.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/President urges women to unite against war in Iraq

President urges women to unite against war in IraqFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri took the occasion of the International Muslim Women's Union (IMWU) Congress here on Monday to step up a campaign against the attack on Iraq.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Four hundred sign up for KPUD

Four hundred sign up for KPUDM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the candidate registration period for the Regional General Elections Commission (KPUD) in Jakarta drew to a close on Monday, more than 400 people had signed up for the possibility of overseeing the elections in the city.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Council to join Sutiyoso in opposing direct election

Council to join Sutiyoso in opposing direct electionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council is likely to join forces with Governor Sutiyoso to oppose the plan to create a legal basis for a direct gubernatorial election in Jakarta, initiated by a number of legislators in the ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/`SARS a conspiracy to manipulate dumb citizens'

`SARS a conspiracy to manipulate dumb citizens' The government has declared that the flu-like ailment known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a national epidemic, and called upon the people to be on alert for any sign of the deadly disease.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Students tried for illegal rally

Students tried for illegal rally JAKARTA: Government critics turned up at the Central Jakarta District Court in a show of support for three student activists who went on trial Monday for holding an illegal rally in January.Prosecutor M.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Govt to raise import duty on steel-related products

Govt to raise import duty on steel-related productsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is planning to increase import tariffs on steel- related products to help protect local industries from cheaper imported products, according to an official.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Policeman dies in accident

Policeman dies in accident TANGERAMG: A member of the Tangerang Police died in an accident on Jl. Raya Serpong in Bumi Serpong Damai housing estate on Monday morning after trying to avoid hitting a passerby.Tangerang Police chief Sr. Comr. Harry Prastowo said that the victim identified as Chief.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Hamzah reiterates strong criticism against Bush

Hamzah reiterates strong criticism against BushFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ignoring the possibility of damaging ties with Washington, Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz repeated on Monday his strong criticism of the ongoing war in Iraq, saying U.S.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Photographer detained for obscenity

Photographer detained for obscenity JAKARTA: A photographer and two of his assistants were detained by the police for illegally filming three models with a handheld video camera through a two-way mirror in the bathroom of the photographer's studio.The city's top detective, Snr. Comr.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/PLN plans blackouts for Palangka Raya

PLN plans blackouts for Palangka RayaPALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: State electricity company PLN said on Monday it would cut power alternately to parts of the provincial capital Palangka Raya for the next three months, saying it needed to carry out maintenance at its power plant.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Govt told to submit TRC bill to House

Govt told to submit TRC bill to House JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expressed regret on Monday over the government's move to withhold the bill on truth and reconciliation commission (TRC), saying the move revealed the government's lack of will in handling ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Peaceful antiwar protest

Peaceful antiwar protest It has been fairly clear that, so far, reaction to this unwanted war in Iraq has been peaceful in the way of protest all across Indonesia. That is not only commendable of the Indonesian government and the security forces, but also, in the main, of the Indonesian people.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Highly convenient for people on the move

Highly convenient for people on the moveAri Darmawan, Contributor, Jakarta Betsy was stuck in a traffic jam on Jl. Rasuna Said in Central Jakarta. She looked at her watch several times as she was getting worried that she would be late for an important meeting with a client.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Indonesia may delay Asia-Africa meeting

Indonesia may delay Asia-Africa meetingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is considering delaying the initial Asia Africa Subregional Organization Conference (ASROC) meeting in Bandung due to the heated war in Iraq and worldwide threat of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Endangered Hawk-eagle sold illegally

Endangered Hawk-eagle sold illegallyBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Environmental damage and continued bird hunting have brought many bird species, some of which have never been studied or cataloged, to the brink of extinction.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Maluku council prepares for gubernatorial election

Maluku council prepares for gubernatorial electionAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The Maluku legislative council plans to kick start the long-delayed gubernatorial election, which the council hopes will result in the lifting of the state of civil emergency the province has been under ...

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/IBRA urged to cancel Danamon divestment

IBRA urged to cancel Danamon divestmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) should cancel the sale of a 51 percent stake in Bank Danamon if the bids offered are too low, senior legislators said on Monday.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Police question 13 over JSC attack

Police question 13 over JSC attackNani Farida and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta At least 13 people have been questioned about Sunday's attack on the office of the Joint Security Committee (JSC) in Langsa, East Aceh, authorities said.East Aceh Police chief Adj. Sr.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2003

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Performances* Drama, Obrok Owok-Owok, Ebrek Ewek-Ewek, by Danarto, Directed by Yosep Muldiana, Production: Laskar Panggung Bandung, at Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi Bandung, (Tel.

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