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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Ikasi chooses 40 athletes for SEA Games tryout

Ikasi chooses 40 athletes for SEA Games tryoutMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Fencing Association (Ikasi) has selected 40 athletes to undergo a tryout ahead of the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Witnesses give new insight into JI network in Indonesia

Witnesses give new insight into JI network in IndonesiaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three witnesses provided on Wednesday new insights into the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network in the country but did not link suspected JI leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to charges over treason ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/SBI rate falls to 10.44%

SBI rate falls to 10.44%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The interest rate on the one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes fell to 10.44 percent on Wednesday during the weekly bidding, compared to 10.68 percent in the previous week.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Rights body denounces Kontras attack

Rights body denounces Kontras attackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The attack on the office of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) on Tuesday was part of efforts to stifle the anti-war movement, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) asserted.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Don't shoot the messengers

Don't shoot the messengers The first casualty when war comes is Truth, pronounced U.S. Sen. Hiram Johnson back in 1917.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/New visa

New visaCorrection: In the letter New visa hurts RI's tourism by Evan Willis published on May 28, the name Julia Sitorus referred to in the first paragraph should be Junita Sitorus. We apologize for the error and the inconvenience it has caused.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Govt to recruit 190,000 teachers

Govt to recruit 190,000 teachers JAKARTA: The government said on Wednesday it would recruit 190,000 contract teachers next year and 47,000 in the following year to overcome the shortage of teachers.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/[i][b]the figure needs to be checked. Is this total debt or just to

the figure needs to be checked. Is this total debt or just to PLN? Ardimas Sasdi Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta ardimas@thejakartapsot.com State-owned television company TVRI is in the news again, but this time not in a positive light.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/SARS worse than Iraq war, Bali bombings for tourism

SARS worse than Iraq war, Bali bombings for tourismM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika says that if the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was not contained soon, Indonesia expected to see a plunge in the number of ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/TNI, police officers to withdraw from Poso

TNI, police officers to withdraw from PosoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has ordered the withdrawal of 1,000 soldiers and police officers from the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso, in a further sign of improved security in the area after three years of clashes between Muslims and ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Information on sex and abortion needed

Information on sex and abortion neededArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A noted abortion expert said on Wednesday the high number of maternal deaths from unsafe abortions was partly the fault of the media, which has failed to educate the public about the issue.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 29, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 29, 2003Film* Asian Films at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), 7 p.m.: In the Mood for Love (June 6), A Touch of Zen (June 9), Too Many Ways To Be no.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/DPD to have less power than DPR

DPD to have less power than DPR JAKARTA: The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will be prevented from disrupting the decision making process in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), a legislator says.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Rights body to go to Aceh despite govt's reservation

Rights body to go to Aceh despite govt's reservationTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is determined to send its members to war-torn Aceh early next week to monitor possible rights violations there ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Government to boost countertrade programs

Government to boost countertrade programsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to seek more countertrade deals in nontraditional export markets, in a bid to increase export revenue and counter the economic slowdown in developed nations.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Govt claims early success in Aceh operation

Govt claims early success in Aceh operationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite several shortcomings, the government said on Wednesday the ongoing military operation to crush the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the province had been nothing but a success and was moving faster then ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/G-8 leaders must work to prevent collapse of WTO's Doha Round

G-8 leaders must work to prevent collapse of WTO's Doha RoundErnesto Zedillo, Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New Haven The new American doctrine of pre-emption has resulted in two regime changes for the price of one: The first in Iraq, the second in the international order ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/The roots of Islamic backwardness

The roots of Islamic backwardness J. Bradford DeLong Professor of Economics University of California Berkeley Project Syndicate The war in Iraq is over.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Australia provides A$4.5 in aid

Australia provides A$4.5 in aid DENPASAR, Bali: Indonesia and Australia signed an agreement on financial aid worth at A$4.5 million (US$2.97 million), most of which will be used to build a new Intensive Care Center at the Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar.The two-story center will cost A$3.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Reward offered for illegal loggers

Reward offered for illegal loggers KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Tongkuno district chief La Ode Kardini has offered a Rp 100,000 (US$12) reward for any information leading to the arrest of illegal loggers in his Southeast Sulawesi district in Muna regency.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Support the war -- or else

Support the war -- or else Ugly scenes straight out of the days of the New Regime continue to confront us. This time, it was Tuesday's attack on the office of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Illegal fees squeeze bus drivers

Illegal fees squeeze bus driversBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public bus drivers are forced to pay, on average, up to Rp 40,000 for legal and illegal fees each day, a factor that has caused their services and safety to worsen, a survey reveals.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Bogus soldier marries six times

Bogus soldier marries six timesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outfitted in fatigues and brimming with confidence, 33-year- old Abdul Rochman married six times before his engagement with a seventh woman landed him in jail after the girl's father reported the bogus soldier to authorities in the West ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Average transaction values suffer fall: JSX management

Average transaction values suffer fall: JSX managementRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), said the average value of daily transactions on the floor from January to April plunged by around 40 percent to Rp 303 billion (US$36.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/1,300 traffic violations in 10 spots

1,300 traffic violations in 10 spots JAKARTA: The police announced that at least 1,300 traffic violations had occurred in 10 trouble spots across the city, mostly committed by public transportation drivers, during a special traffic operation since May 13.City police Traffic Division chief Sr.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Indramayu regent dismisses threat of tax boycott

Indramayu regent dismisses threat of tax boycottNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java Indramayu Regent Irianto M.S. Syafiudin has dismissed demands made by village heads who have threatened to stop paying property tax, saying that paying tax was every citizen's obligation.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/'I never see youngsters reading'

'I never see youngsters reading' The Indonesian Publishers Association is currently holding this year's Book Fair, which lasts until Sunday. The association is hopeful that the fair will encourage more people to read, a habit that seems to be severely lacking in Indonesia.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Cop named suspect in fatal shooting

Cop named suspect in fatal shooting JAKARTA: The stray bullets which killed two girls and injured the mother of one of the girls in the Taman Sari area of West Jakarta on Monday, allegedly came from the pistol of First Brig. Budi who was chasing alleged drug dealers.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/RI opens the door to further ASEAN investments

RI opens the door to further ASEAN investmentsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has fully phased out its temporary exclusion list (TEL) in the industrial sector for investment from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in 2003, and is ready to do the same ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Govt seeks cars for ASEAN Summit

Govt seeks cars for ASEAN Summit JAKARTA: State Secretary Bambang Kesowo disclosed on Wednesday his concern about Indonesia's preparations for the ASEAN summit which is slated to take place in October in Bali.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Conflict in Aceh

Conflict in Aceh * Rights body to go to Aceh despite govt reservation -- Page 3 * Text messages steer Aceh war 10,000 km from Sweden -- Page 3 * Does extension of conflict in Aceh benefit anyone? -- Page ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Indonesia offers great diving potential within region

Indonesia offers great diving potential within regionPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Tulamben, north Bali In the eyes of a professional diver, Indonesia is pure heaven for diving and other marine sports.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Elephants protect forests

Elephants protect forests BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The provincial nature conservation agency has formed a team of officials and elephants to safeguard protected forests against illegal logging.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Police promise legal action against Kontras attackers

Police promise legal action against Kontras attackersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police revealed on Wednesday that it had detained two members of the nationalist youth group Pemuda Panca Marga (PPM), which attacked the office of the human rights watchdog Commission for Missing ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/UGM results available via SMS

UGM results available via SMS YOGYAKARTA: Students who took the entrance test at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) will soon find out whether they have been accepted into the university through short messaging service (SMS) on their cellular phones.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Planned bill to secure Bappenas' legal authority

Planned bill to secure Bappenas' legal authorityDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) plans to draft a bill on economic development that will allow it to retain its role in drawing up the country's short and medium-term development programs, ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Bali has abundant, untapped diving destinations

Bali has abundant, untapped diving destinationsAyu Anggraeni, Contributor, Karangasem, East Bali Tourism, which provides the bulk of the diving industry's income, is already one of Southeast Asia's most important money-spinners, and moves are afoot to further improve infrastructure and make the ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Government warns of more forest fires

Government warns of more forest firesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Wednesday forest fires might spread from Riau, West and Central Kalimantan to several provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan as total hot spots now reached 234.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/DPD to have less power than DPR

DPD to have less power than DPR JAKARTA: The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will be prevented from disrupting the decision making process in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), a legislator says.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Deal harshly with suspicious ship

Deal harshly with suspicious shipThe Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo The North Korean cargo and passenger ship Man Gyong Bong 92 is scheduled to call at a port in Niigata Prefecture in early June, the vessel's first voyage to Japan since January.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Council demands M1 alternative

Council demands M1 alternative TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal council demanded that PT Angkasa Pura, operator of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, seek an alternative security measure instead of closing the M1 airport gate.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Cop named suspect in fatal shooting

Cop named suspect in fatal shooting JAKARTA: The stray bullets which killed two girls and injured the mother of one of the girls in the Taman Sari area of West Jakarta on Monday, allegedly came from the pistol of First Brig. Budi who was chasing alleged drug dealers.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Ministers bypass Mega in bill discussions

Ministers bypass Mega in bill discussionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several Cabinet ministers bypassed President Megawati Soekarnoputri when deliberating a number of bills that already had been endorsed by the House of Representatives, State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Poaching of rare species plagues national park

Poaching of rare species plagues national parkThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flora & Fauna International (FFI) and the Team for the Conservation of Sumatran Tigers (TPHS) have received reports on the unchecked poaching of Sumatran elephants and other protected species in Kerinci Seblat National Park ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Candra Naya, test of commitment to preservation

Candra Naya, test of commitment to preservationTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even now, straddled by a monstrous, unfinished, concrete and steel structure and stripped of all its splendor, the Candra Naya Chinese mansion on Jl. Gajah Mada, West Jakarta, still looks majestic.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/RI's foreign policy outlook after the 2004 election

RI's foreign policy outlook after the 2004 electionBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/G-8

G-8 Peter Piot Executive Director UNAIDS Geneva France will soon host the leaders of the G-8, those countries whose global economic power shapes the way the rest of the world lives.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Hasyim awaits decision on presidential candidacy

Hasyim awaits decision on presidential candidacyMuninggar Sri Saraswati and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Hasyim Muzadi played down on Wednesday being nominated as a candidate for the presidency, saying he would only run for president if his candidacy ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/UGM results available via SMS

UGM results available via SMS YOGYAKARTA: Students who took the entrance test at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) will soon find out whether they have been accepted into the university through short messaging service (SMS) on their cellular phones.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/KL doing the right thing in wooing foreign students

KL doing the right thing in wooing foreign studentsV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The Education Ministry's decision to post its officials overseas in select countries will be a big help in attracting more foreign students to study at Malaysian colleges and universities.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Visa policy

Visa policy I am a British national and an owner of two foreign investment (PMA) licensed companies that operate restaurants in Bintan resort. I spend most of my time in Bintan. Almost 100 percent of our restaurant revenue is derived from tourists from outside Indonesia.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Bali bombing witness recalls night of horror

Bali bombing witness recalls night of horrorWahyoe Boediwardhana and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Grief and sadness marked the trial on Wednesday for the Bali bombings, as one of the heroes who led the disaster's rescue efforts cried during his testimony, apparently ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Motorists appreciate new system of parking

Motorists appreciate new system of parkingZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An unusual scene unfolded on Wednesday along Jl. Haji Agus Salim, Central Jakarta, where about 30 parking attendants appeared to be busy using handheld computers to collect parking fees from motorists.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Poaching of rare species detected at national park

Poaching of rare species detected at national parkThe Jakarta Post JakartaFlora & Fauna International (FFI) and the Team for the Conservation of Sumatran Tigers (TPHS) have received reports on the unchecked poaching of Sumatran elephants and other protected species in Kerinci Seblat National ...

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Acehnese flee their homes in fear of military sweep

Acehnese flee their homes in fear of military sweepThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe Fatimah stopped a car carrying several journalists and begged them to load her belongings into the car."Please take my stuff to the Meunasah (mosque); I will follow you by bicycle," pleaded a trembling Fatimah.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, May 29, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, May 29, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Hands off the 'magnificent' euro

Hands off the 'magnificent' euroAlberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi, Project Syndicate Three years ago, the European single currency, the Euro, was born at an exchange rate of 1:US$1.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Pakistan-Afghan relations

Pakistan-Afghan relationsM.J. Zahedi The Daily Star Asia News Network Dhaka Pakistan is forging new ties with the new rulers of Afghanistan. But this is easier said than done. Pakistan's image as a strong supporter of the Taliban is proving a psychological barrier.

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Thu, 29 May 2003

JP/Yogya artist has big plans for old socks

Yogya artist has big plans for old socksStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wanting to get rid of your smelly socks? Don't. Yogyakartan artist Nindityo Adipurnomo might need them, badly.

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