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42 articles.
Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Beckham up for sale

Beckham up for sale After months of speculation, English Premier League champion Manchester United has apparently decided it would try to sell its star David Beckham to Barcelona.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, June 12, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, June 12, 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, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Harsono opens `Republik Indochaos' show

Harsono opens `Republik Indochaos' showYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta FX Harsono, a former exponent of the New Fine Art Movement, is holding a solo exhibition at the National Gallery, Jakarta, after it has been delayed twice.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Key witnesses change stories, deny role in Bali bombings

Key witnesses change stories, deny role in Bali bombingsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali A surprising twist marked the trial of Bali bombings' key suspect Amrozi on Wednesday when two main witnesses denied there were a series of meetings to plot and prepare the attacks.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Dayak festival features contemporary arts

Dayak festival features contemporary artsBambang Bider, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan The audience became silent all of a sudden, touched by a verse spoken in the Dayak Kantu' language during the closing ceremony of the 2003 Gawai Dayak Week festival.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Orphaned Sarah and Haries: A tale of Bali

Orphaned Sarah and Haries: A tale of BaliMarian Carroll, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali Haries was five when his father hopped on a boat to Australia in a bid to start a new life for his family, only to end up in a detention center.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Discrepencies in RI-Singapore trade figures seen as result of smuggling

Discrepencies in RI-Singapore trade figures seen as result of smugglingAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The reported wide disparities in the data recorded by the Singaporean and Indonesian governments on bilateral trade between the two countries would appear to provide further ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Obituary

Obituary Selo Soemardjan, 88, a senior professor of sociology, died on Wednesday of heart failure in Jakarta at 1 p.m.He was taken on Monday to Harapan Kita hospital, West Jakarta, after he collapsed at his house.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/AusAID set to raise grants to RI by 25%

AusAID set to raise grants to RI by 25%Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Australian government will increase the amount of grants it gives to Indonesia by 25 percent to A$151 million (about US$80 million) for the period of July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004, from about A$120 million in the ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Sweden promises to follow up RI request over GAM leaders

Sweden promises to follow up RI request over GAM leadersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Swedish authorities may be moving towards following up on Indonesia's request for action against exiled leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) living in that country, saying they would be summoned to explain the ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Ronald Douglas Quartet swings to a win

Ronald Douglas Quartet swings to a winTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta I can only give you love that lasts forever/ and a promise to be near each time you call/ and the only heart I own/ for you and you alone/ that's all.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/One of Monas deer pregnant

One of Monas deer pregnant JAKARTA: One of the 12 deer now roaming Monas park in Central Jakarta is one-month pregnant, Hadi S. Alikodra, coordinator of the experts in charge of the controversial project, announced on Wednesday.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Ailing Merpati seeks up to Rp 200b bailout from govt

Ailing Merpati seeks up to Rp 200b bailout from govtM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned domestic airline Merpati Nusantara has appealed to the government to salvage it by disbursing funds to improve the ailing company's financial performance.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Foreigners barred from entering Aceh: Minister

Foreigners barred from entering Aceh: MinisterFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for People' Welfare Jusuf Kalla insisted on Wednesday that the martial law administrator in Aceh would issue a new measure soon, to bar all foreigners from entering the province.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Soccer players nabbed for drugs

Soccer players nabbed for drugs TANGERANG: Two soccer players from Sleman, Central Java, who were here for a competition were nabbed for using drugs at Hotel Istana Nelayan on Jl. Gatot Subroto, Tangerang municipality, on Tuesday evening.Adj. Comr.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/House passes education bill

House passes education billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed the controversial education bill on Wednesday despite the absence of the largest faction, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Abu Jihad murder case to be tried in Ambon, police say

Abu Jihad murder case to be tried in Ambon, police sayMuhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The trials of seven men accused of murdering three men reportedly linked to regional terrorist network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) will not be moved from Ambon, Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/City Hall caught making false statement

City Hall caught making false statementBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has been caught making a false statement about constructing garbage treatment facilities in three places with a combined capacity to process 4,000 tons of garbage per day in anticipation of ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Junkyard boys: Portrait of a `playground'

Junkyard boys: Portrait of a `playground'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Late one evening, two boys -- both about 12 years old -- ran after a passing truck and quickly climbed aboard the moving, four-meter-high vehicle, loaded with tons of rusty steel and heading toward a junkyard at the ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Toll roads remain congested

Toll roads remain congestedArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Erry Harijanto, 27, admitted on Wednesday that he was only made aware of the increase in toll road charges in the Jakarta inner- ring road from a newspaper this morning.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Noted cleric to enliven VP race

Noted cleric to enliven VP race MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Noted Muslim cleric Abdullah Gymnastiar, better known as Aa' Gym, and Cabinet minister Kwik Kian Gie have been added to the list of possible running mates for National Mandate Party presidential hopeful Amien Rais.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Stocks hit 12-month high before plunging back

Stocks hit 12-month high before plunging backRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Jakarta Composite Index recorded a 12-month high at 524.892 during the intraday trading on Wednesday before profit taking from investors dragged down the index to 515.713, or 3.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/`I couldn't focus on my exams due to poverty'

`I couldn't focus on my exams due to poverty' About 16 percent of 131,151 high school students did not pass the final exams, the Jakarta Higher Education Agency said earlier this week, but they still had another chance to retake them.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/AFC promotes plan for Asian soccer

AFC promotes plan for Asian soccer JAKARTA: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials were in Jakarta on Wednesday to promote its "Asian Vision", a soccer drive to lift the soccer standards of Asian countries.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Jakarta 476 years young, but committee in the dark

Jakarta 476 years young, but committee in the darkBambang Nurbianto and Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The organizing committee for Jakarta's annual anniversary celebrations appears not to be doing its job this year, with no information center set up as yet and a guidebook crammed full ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Stocks hit new high before plunging

Stocks hit new high before plungingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Composite Index recorded a 12-month high at 524.892 during the intraday trading on Wednesday before profit taking from investors dragged down the index to 515.713, or 3.830 points lower than Tuesday's 519.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 12, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 12, 2003Film* Asian Films at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), 7 p.m.: Too Many Ways To Be no.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/KONI officials queried over funds transfer

KONI officials queried over funds transferMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An internal investigation team has questioned 16 officials of the National Sports Council (KONI) following a report of an alleged unlawful transfer of Rp 4 billion (US$500,000) from the council to the Indonesian Soccer ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/East Timor will not push for int'l tribunal to try TNI officers

East Timor will not push for int'l tribunal to try TNI officersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Timor foreign minister Jose Ramos Horta reiterated here on Wednesday that his government did not intend to pursue an international tribunal against Indonesian military ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Drought threatens West Java rice supply

Drought threatens West Java rice supplyNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java Over 45,000 hectares of rice plants in the Indramayu and Cirebon regencies, known as the rice belt of West Java, have withered following the early arrival of the annual drought, predicted to last until ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Final exam results show real education quality

Final exam results show real education qualitySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A large number of high school students who recently failed the final exams in several provinces has provided education officials with some clues to the actual academic potential of students in the country.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Maluku councillors discuss election

Maluku councillors discuss election AMBON, Maluku: Fifteen councillors from Maluku, who are also members of the gubernatorial election committee, are slated to meet home minister Hari Sabarno on Friday to discuss election regulations.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Thick haze begins to reach southern Thailand

Thick haze begins to reach southern ThailandMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thick haze resulting from the use of the slash and burn method to clear farmland in Sumatra has reached the southern part of Thailand, reducing visibility but not yet posing risks to public health, said a ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Embassy apologizes for cutting tree

Embassy apologizes for cutting treeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The British Embassy apologized on Wednesday to the city administration for cutting back an old banyan tree (Ficus benjamina) inside the embassy compound here, following an admonishment from Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Democracy needs a capable military and a free press

Democracy needs a capable military and a free pressKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta The media have long been key players in the drama of war. The Spanish-American War of 1898 was provoked in part by a jingoistic American press.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Government to regulate education bill

Government to regulate education billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Implementation of the national education bill would be set out in government regulations, House of Representatives Commission VI for education deputy chairwoman Chotidjah HM Saleh said Wednesday.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Drag queen enters politics

Drag queen enters politicsTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Although the jampacked hall of Sunan Kalijaga State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) was stiflingly hot, Merlyn's voice could be clearly heard above the din of a book discussion.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Six girls escape forced prostitution

Six girls escape forced prostitutionFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Six girls narrowly escaped from being forced into working as commercial sex workers in neighboring country Singapore after paying a deposit to a broker in Batam.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Christine Hakim wins French award

Christine Hakim wins French award JAKARTA: Actress Christine Hakim has won the Commandeur dans L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government, the highest award for art and literature given by the European government.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Court produces more information on JI

Court produces more information on JIMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A court hearing has produced more information on the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group but has not proven a direct link between its leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir and the charges of trying to topple the ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/JP/4/BALI

JP/4/BALIKey witnesses deny role in Bali bombingsWahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliA surprising twist marked the trial of Bali bombings' key suspect Amrozi on Wednesday when two main witnesses denied there were a series of meetings to plot and prepare the attacks.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003

JP/Excitement grows in buildup to Mandiri IPO

Excitement grows in buildup to Mandiri IPODadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the sale of a 15 percent stake in Bank Mandiri comes closer, public interest has become intense, thanks in part to the massive publicity campaign being run by the country's largest bank.
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