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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Jembatan Besi squatters face eviction

Jembatan Besi squatters face eviction JAKARTA: Thousands of shanties sheltering squatters in Gang Soang, Jembatan Besi, West Jakarta, are scheduled to be knocked down soon, Tambora subdistrict head Mashuri said on Sunday.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Getting Online On The Road With Bluetooth

Getting Online On The Road With BluetoothVishnu K. Mahmud Contributor Jakarta vmahmud@yahoo.comLife as a road warrior in Jakarta is getting easier. As more and more people go online, businesses are beginning to see the benefits of information technology and the Internet.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Customers' trust vital for insurance business

Customers' trust vital for insurance business Andi Herlina Rosa Contributor JakartaBurial benefits may be the first kind of life insurance known to humans. This type of life insurance was popular among Greek and Roman religious societies in ancient times.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Done

Done How insurance companies should weather the stormMahendra Gautama Contributor Jakarta A "perfect storm" may be the appropriate phrase to describe the current predicament of insurance companies worldwide.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/CDMA is coming, but keep your GSM handset

CDMA is coming, but keep your GSM handset A couple of years ago, an article in this paper said that Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cell phone technology was about to make inroads into Indonesia.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Police plan spending spree

Police plan spending spree JAKARTA: The National Police is planning to buy new equipment including planes, helicopters and boats worth more than US$100 million.National Police chief Gen.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Giving time-out for the body, mind and soul

Giving time-out for the body, mind and soul Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta A soothing scent from an aromatherapy oil, coupled with relaxing massage and soft music almost made Dea, 29, fall asleep during her two-hour spa treatment at Griya Natura, one of the mushrooming spa centers in ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Adding new components always causes a thrill

Adding new components always causes a thrillZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id I received several e-mail messages last week after my article appeared, in which I told you about my lost data.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/National athletes grab 10K race awards

National athletes grab 10K race awardsArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National athletes won the 10K run for friendship, which involved fewer than 14,000 people, held on Sunday morning to celebrate Jakarta's 476th anniversary.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Understanding challenges for advertisers

Understanding challenges for advertisersDaniel Lindgren, Associate Director, TNS, Daniel.Lindgren@tns-global.com Advertisers will face new challenges as we progress into the digital era.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/COP helps reduce crime in Yogyakarta

COP helps reduce crime in YogyakartaSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A local senior security officer has praised a community-oriented security project, called Community Oriented Policing (COP), for its contribution in reducing the crime rate, at least in the areas in which it has ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Stocks, rupiah to benefit from Mandiri IPO plan

Stocks, rupiah to benefit from Mandiri IPO planDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post JakartaAs overall sentiment remains positive, the Jakarta Composite Index is expected to resume its upward trend this week from a slight decline posted last week, said a dealer.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Govt plans to turn Bulog into a conglomerate

Govt plans to turn Bulog into a conglomerateAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the change of the State Logistic Agency's (Bulog) status to a semi-profit-oriented state company (Perum), Bulog has transformed its business strategy from the short-term to the long-term with the ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Ticket scalping rampant at Polonia Airport

Ticket scalping rampant at Polonia AirportApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Ticket scalpers at Polonia Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, have monopolized the market, forcing travelers to cancel domestic and international travel plans or pay twice the ticket price.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/`Don't expect too much from busway'

`Don't expect too much from busway'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration plans to have the controversial busway project, scheduled for operation later this year, force commuters to leave their vehicles at home, but transportation experts have voiced their pessimism ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Three soldiers questioned over rapes

Three soldiers questioned over rapesThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe, Aceh Three soldiers are currently being interrogated by Military Police in Lhokseumawe on suspicion of raping four women in Aceh between June 20 and 22.Military operation spokesman Lt. Col.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/'RCTI' responds

'RCTI' responds This is in response to the letter by Mira Kurniasari titled Bantal on RCTI: A moral issue? (The Jakarta Post, June 18).First, we are grateful for her attention.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Poor students still find place in top universities

Poor students still find place in top universitiesSri Wahyuni and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Rumiyati, a graduate of state high school SMUN 3 in Bantul, Yogyakarta, felt fortunate to have passed the entrance exam at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) through a special program.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Stocks, rupiah to benefit from Mandiri IPO plan

Stocks, rupiah to benefit from Mandiri IPO planDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As overall sentiment remains positive, the Jakarta Composite Index is expected to resume its upward trend this week from a slight decline posted last week, said a dealer.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Protected forests in Bogor shrinking

Protected forests in Bogor shrinking BOGOR: Protected forests in Bogor, such as those on the slopes of Mt. Salak, Mt. Pangrango and Mt. Pongkor, are being destroyed by illegal logging and mining, an expert says.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Higher education a privilege

Higher education a privilege Any debate on the tuition policy of state-run universities must be based on the premise that college education is a privilege, not a right as some people in this country would have us believe.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Asia throws a new challenge to Washington

Asia throws a new challenge to WashingtonMichael Richardson, International Herald Tribune, Singapore, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization After heated disagreements about Iraq and North Korea, U.S.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/JP/8/car

JP/8/carFather, son escape car fire BOGOR: A man and his son escaped a fire that engulfed most of their car as they were driving to Ciomas Permai housing complex in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/`EU farm reform has little impact on RI farm exports'

`EU farm reform has little impact on RI farm exports'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The latest reform measures of the European Union (EU) for the agriculture sector, which include subsidy cuts for farmers, will have little impact in boosting Indonesia's farm exports to the European ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Bali spas, a feast of rejuvenating treatments

Bali spas, a feast of rejuvenating treatmentsI Wayan Juniartha and Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Denpasar, Bali Bali is undoubtedly a haven for spa-lovers.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/RI rejects foreign investment?

RI rejects foreign investment? We, PT Southwest Screens & Filters (PT SSF), are a foreign investment subsidiary of Southwest Screens & Filters, S.A (SSF SA) Belgium.PT SSF has, as indicated in its financial statements from 1999 until 2002, experienced some losses.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Bojong villagers oppose dumpsite construction

Bojong villagers oppose dumpsite constructionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 500 people from eight villages in three subdistricts, including Jonggol, Bogor, staged a rally over the weekend to oppose the Jakarta administration's plan to use land there as a dumpsite.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/`Inong Balee' say they never touched guns

`Inong Balee' say they never touched gunsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A group of detained Acehnese women, whom the Indonesian Military (TNI) claims are members of the Free Aceh Movement's women's brigade (Inong Balee), say they know nothing about weapons or combat.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/China improves approach to vagrants and beggars

China improves approach to vagrants and beggarsHua Hua, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing Vagrants and beggars in urban areas are to be dealt with humanely under a new regulation to take effect in August.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/NU asks PKB to settle disputes

NU asks PKB to settle disputes JAKARTA: The country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has urged the two warring factions of the National Awakening Party (PKB) to settle their dispute.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/House committee to begin inquiry into Sukhoigate

House committee to begin inquiry into SukhoigateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Alleged irregularities in the purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters are expected to come into the open slowly as lawmakers begin their investigation on Monday into the highly politicized case.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Hope, skepticism mark FSAI plan

Hope, skepticism mark FSAI planEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government's plan to establish a one-roof financial regulatory and supervisory institution called the Financial Services Authority Institution (FSAI), has raised hope and skepticism among economists, financial regulators and ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/`EU farm reform has little impact on RI farm exports'

`EU farm reform has little impact on RI farm exports'M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post Jakarta The latest reform measures of the European Union (EU) for the agriculture sector, which include subsidy cuts for farmers, will have little impact in boosting Indonesia's farm exports to the European ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Hope, skepticism mix over FSAI plan

Hope, skepticism mix over FSAI planEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to establish a one-roof financial regulatory and supervisory institution called the Financial Services Authority Institution (FSAI), has raised hope and skepticism among economists, financial ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/How the `transparent war' in Aceh has gone so far

How the `transparent war' in Aceh has gone so farAboeprijadi Santoso, Radio 68-H, Lhoksemauwe, Aceh The claim that the military operation in Aceh is a "transparent war" assumes that the war has been conducted in a civilized way.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/ASEAN insists on release of Suu Kyi

ASEAN insists on release of Suu KyiFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) is continuing to seek the early release of Myanmar democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from government detention, a government official says.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Muhammadiyah urges Megawati to fight graft

Muhammadiyah urges Megawati to fight graftAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The country's second largest Muslim-based organization, Muhammadiyah, urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Sunday to show her commitment to fighting against rampant corruption in the country.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Mega urges families to fight drugs, violence

Mega urges families to fight drugs, violenceSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Lumajang, East Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged Indonesian families on Sunday to strengthen bonds among family members to reduce the number of drug users and level of violence in the country.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/JP/4/cap27

JP/4/cap27 ANTARA/ZARQONI BUSINESS AS USUAL: Acting Maluku Governor Sinyo Sarundadjang (left) greets arriving Lion Air passengers as Ambon Mayor Yopi Papilaya (center) looks on at Pattimura Airport, Maluku.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Padang may suffer income deficit

Padang may suffer income deficitKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra The Padang Municipal Administration could lose up to Rp 13.6 billion (US$1.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Trust vital to win the hearts of loyal customers

Trust vital to win the hearts of loyal customers Andi Herlina Rosa Contributor JakartaBurial benefits may be the first kind of life insurance known to humans. This type of life insurance was popular among Greek and Roman religious societies in ancient times.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Electricity industry can turn to banks, bonds for financing

Electricity industry can turn to banks, bonds for financingFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Power shortage woes in the country might just have a way out, as domestic financing sources such as banks and the bond market are now ready to provide financial backup for power ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/House told to save time in constitutional court debate

House told to save time in constitutional court debateMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Aug. 17 deadline for the establishment of the Constitutional Court nears, legislators and the government have been urged to avoid debating technicalities.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Police need thorough overhaul to improve image

Police need thorough overhaul to improve imageSoeryo Winoto, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is interesting to listen to National Police chief Gen.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/checked by Rich

checked by RichLife insurance: one sure way to plan one's futureGodo Tjahjono Vice President Sun Life Financial, JakartaVarious pictures, mostly unpleasant, are conjured up in your mind when you hear the word "insurance".

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Rights activists denounce grave excavations by military

Rights activists denounce grave excavations by militaryFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists denounced the excavation of mass graves in Aceh by the Indonesian Military (TNI), saying it violated normal investigation procedures for possible gross violations of ...

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Mon, 30 Jun 2003

JP/Golkar to hold national meeting

Golkar to hold national meeting MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Golkar Party will hold a national meeting from July 4 through 6 in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to introduce the party's nine presidential candidates.

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