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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Fire razes five houses

Fire razes five houses JAKARTA: Five houses in Gg. Kamboja, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, were razed by fire early on Friday morning. No casualties were reported and the ensuing losses have yet to be estimated.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/A judgment for the poor of the world

A judgment for the poor of the worldThe Island Asia News Network Colombo, Sri Lanka The end of empires and colonialism does not mean the end of imperialism or colonialism, Marxists, historians and the like tell us.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Oka struggles to find tougher waves

Oka struggles to find tougher wavesArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian windsurfing star Oka Sulaksana has complained about the absence of competitiveness at home while he struggles to deal with the prospect of securing greater financial support for his overseas swing.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Humanitarian work lagging in Aceh

Humanitarian work lagging in AcehA'an Suryana and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe Entering the eighth week of the integrated operation to restore security and order in Aceh, the military offensive has been proceeding far ahead of the humanitarian operation, with eight more ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Jamsostek shows Rp 2t profit despite alleged irregularities

Jamsostek shows Rp 2t profit despite alleged irregularitiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned social security/insurance company PT Jamsostek, which has contracts with thousands of companies and workers nationwide, performed well last year according to their final public balance sheet that ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Stock gains likely to decline in second semester

Stock gains likely to decline in second semesterRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After booking a record advance in the first semester of this year, gains in the stock market are likely to slow down in the second half over fears that the performance of listed companies may not be as ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/FDI rises, Mauritius tops the list

FDI rises, Mauritius tops the listEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals rose sharply in terms of value during the first semester of the year from the same period last year, with tiny African island-state Mauritius topping the list of countries of origin.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:Monday, July 14, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Monday, July 14, 2003Exhibitions* The 5th and 6th Asian Cartoon Exhibition, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3140554), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until July 18. * Fine Arts Tubuh 4, Lontar Gallery, Jl.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Harry popularizes experimental music

Harry popularizes experimental musicAendra Medita, Contributor, Jakarta Harry Roesli is working hard, disproving that his eclectic music is "exclusive" as critics claim.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Economist vs entrepreneur

Economist vs entrepreneur An attractively packaged TV program on the TPI station, Who wants to be the President? has been broadcast every Monday for the past three months, starting at 9 p.m. with a running time of one hour. To date over 20 contesters with different occupations have appeared.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Chechen peace: Near or far?

Chechen peace: Near or far?Yuri Filippov Political Analyst RIA Novosti Moscow It is still a long way to go to peace in Chechnya. Last weekend's Moscow tragedy proved that point as two suicide girls killed 14 and injured 40 in open-air rock concert blasts.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/JI members nabbed, one commits suicide

JI members nabbed, one commits suicideDamar Harsanto and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang The campaign against terrorism enjoyed a big victory on Friday, when police announced they had arrested nine suspected members of Jamaah Islamiah (JI), the regional terrorist ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Soldiers to serve as district chiefs

Soldiers to serve as district chiefsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh When First Lt. Khairul Arifin parachuted into Central Aceh regency in May, he was ready for combat.But instead he ended up lying down his weapon and shedding his uniform.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Bill reveals confusion on state administration

Bill reveals confusion on state administrationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two constitutional law experts have sharply criticized the newly endorsed bill on the composition of legislative bodies that gives more power to the House of Representatives and will make changes to the ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Where have all the flowers gone?

Where have all the flowers gone?Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "My school is about five kilometers away from my house. So I have to wake up very early in the morning to start my day.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Aceh: `Embedded or dead'

Aceh: `Embedded or dead'Maimun, Chief Editor, 'Beudoh' Weekly, Banda Aceh Only tears and prayers accompanied Jamaludin, 30, the cameraman of state television station TVRI, on his journey home to his Creator.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/DPD selection kept under wraps: NGO

DPD selection kept under wraps: NGOBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Without any fanfare, the Jakarta Provincial General Elections Commission (KPUD Jakarta) has started to register candidates for the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/100 passengers survive ferry accident off Central Sulawesi

100 passengers survive ferry accident off Central SulawesiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A ferry carrying around 100 people ran aground on a coral reef off Central Sulawesi province, but all the passengers aboard survived the crash, an official said on Friday.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/U.S. Embassy wall

U.S. Embassy wallPlease see editing note belowAmerican Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce has asked the governor of Jakarta to make an exception, to enable the U.S. Embassy to erect a three-meter high solid wall in front of its premises (The Jakarta Post, July 9, U.S. Embassy and its wall).

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Time for U.S. to strengthen common ground with Europe

Time for U.S. to strengthen common ground with Europe Jeffrey E. Garten Yale Center for the Study of Globalization New Haven Three months after the Iraq War it is clear that the news of the demise of the Trans-Atlantic alliance was greatly exaggerated.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Two RI scientists win fellowships in Germany

Two RI scientists win fellowships in GermanyZora Rahman Contributor JakartaWhen industry can get advantage of a scientific research, there is usually a sponsor to find.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Cyberspace clogged with spam: Is serendipity now a mirage?

Cyberspace clogged with spam: Is serendipity now a mirage?ND Batra, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta There is some one in Nigeria, South Africa or somewhere else who desperately wants to strike a multimillion-dollar deal with me.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/`House to hear global bond plan in August'

`House to hear global bond plan in August'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to unveil its planned sovereign bonds issue in August, when President Megawati Soekarnoputri presents the 2004 state budget draft to the House of Representatives, Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Press resists choice

Press resists choice of 'embedded or dead'JP/6/MAIMUNTime to opt out of 'embedded' journalism Maimun Chief Editor 'Beudoh' Weekly Banda Aceh Only tears and prayers accompanied Jamaludin, 30, the cameraman of state television station TVRI, on his journey home to his Creator.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/U.S. Embassy wall

U.S. Embassy wall American Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce has asked the governor of Jakarta to make an exception, to enable the U.S. Embassy to erect a three-meter high solid wall in front of its premises (The Jakarta Post, July 9, U.S. Embassy and its wall).

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Jamsostek shows profit despite allegations

Jamsostek shows profit despite allegationsThe Jakarta Post JakartaState-owned social security/insurance company PT Jamsostek, which has contracts with thousands of companies and workers nationwide, performed well last year according to their final public balance sheet that showed its total ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Armed robbers arrested in bust

Armed robbers arrested in bust JAKARTA: West Jakarta Police have arrested members of a gang that allegedly shoots its victims in the leg before stealing their motorcycles.West Jakarta Police chief of detectives Comr.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/JP/6/ANDI

JP/6/ANDIMoving further away from the rule of law Ferdinand T. Andi Lolo Ph.D Student University of Auckland Law School New Zealand We have heard of court rulings which sentenced high ranking state officials to imprisonment after finding them guilty of abusing their authority causing ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/JP/19/GAMERS

JP/19/GAMERSGamers duke it out for WCG berthVishnu K. Mahmud Contributor Jakarta vmahmud@yahoo.comGamers nationwide are steeling themselves for combat. The World Cyber Games (WCG) competition season has just begun and a long list of elite Indonesian gamers have lined up to do battle.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Visitors join Jakarta Fair via Web

Visitors join Jakarta Fair via Web JAKARTA: The website team of Jakarta Fair 2003 announced on Friday that at least 286,430 Internet users have visited the fair's website, www.jakartafair.com, since the fair opened on June 12.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Foundation offering scholarships

Foundation offering scholarships JAKARTA: The Sampoerna Foundation is offering 30 scholarships to Indonesian students to obtain a master's degree in management and economics at six state universities in Java.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Legal activist slams constitutional court bill

Legal activist slams constitutional court billM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A legal activist criticized on Friday the bill on the constitutional court currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives, saying the draft gave little power to the planned court.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Operator revokes parking fee increase

Operator revokes parking fee increaseDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city's largest parking operator, Secure Parking, announced on Friday that it had begun to roll back a recent off-street parking rate increase.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Scavenger finds live grenade

Scavenger finds live grenade BEKASI: An unidentified scavenger found a live grenade in the yard of the Harapan Jaya market in North Bekasi on Friday while searching for recyclable trash, a police officer said.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/World legacy awaits caretakers

World legacy awaits caretakers Built between 762 and 824 A.D. during the Syailendra Dynasty, Borobudur Temple is prominent in the landscape as an intriguing historical monument.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, July 12, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, July 12, 2003Exhibitions* The 5th and 6th Asian Cartoon Exhibition, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3140554), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until July 18. * Fine Arts Tubuh 4, Lontar Gallery, Jl.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Earthquake jolts W. Java, damages several homes

Earthquake jolts W. Java, damages several homesYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook parts of West Java province on Friday morning, leaving several houses damaged and throwing hundreds of thousands of people into a panic, officials said.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Looking to the river

Looking to the river Many eyebrows might have been raised when, a few days ago the city administration made public its plan to "revitalize" Jakarta's rivers and waterways for transportation purposes.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Preparations under way for Sukhoi arrival in September

Preparations under way for Sukhoi arrival in SeptemberFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite alleged irregularities in the purchase of Russian made Sukhoi jets and helicopters, the Indonesian Air Force insisted that it is making preparations to take delivery of the ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/PSSI team routed 4-1 by Japanese amateurs

PSSI team routed 4-1 by Japanese amateurs The Indonesian soccer team, which is preparing to vie for a berth in the 2004 Asian Cup, suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat at the hands of a team of Japanese amateurs in a friendly in Jakarta on Friday.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Poor majority are

Poor majority are the real Indonesia The article of Lourdes Didith V. Mendoza in The Jakarta Post on July 8, titled The closer look at the Philippines' poor is a cry from my heart. It is as if she were writing about the Indonesian situation.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/TV Program: Monday, July 14, 2003

TV Program: Monday, July 14, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/JP/5/cap12

JP/5/cap12AntaraSUMMER JOB: Four elementary school children carry buckets containing pebbles from the dry Batang Kurangi river in Lambung Bukit, Padang, West Sumatra. They sell the pebbles for between Rp 300 and Rp 150 per bucket to brokers, and children earn up to Rp 2,750 each day.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Hong Kong: A very instructive cock-up

Hong Kong: A very instructive cock-upGwynne Dyer Columnist London Historians generally divide into two schools: The paranoids, who believe that there is a secret plot behind everything that happens, and the realists, who think that most large events are the result of a cock-up somewhere.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/`River transportation will only benefit officials'

`River transportation will only benefit officials' The city administration's idea to set up a river transportation system has received mixed reactions. Many people consider the idea foolish and laughable. The Jakarta Post asked more people their views on the matter.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Poso peace tested after bomb blast

Poso peace tested after bomb blastErik W. and La Remy, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi Peace in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso, once wracked by bloody sectarian fighting, was put to the test on Friday after a homemade bomb exploded in a food stall, injuring four people.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Local people sidelined from benefits of tourism

Local people sidelined from benefits of tourism When the major physical restoration of Borobudur temple started in the 1970s, residents of the surrounding areas were full of hope that it would help improve their lives.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Saving the world's fish

Saving the world's fishDaniel Pauly, Professor of Fisheries, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Project Syndicate It is difficult not to be a pessimist about the future of the world's fish population.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/IMF exit policy must be acceptable to market: Experts

IMF exit policy must be acceptable to market: ExpertsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government must prepare a credible economic reform program if it wants the country to graduate from the current International Monetary Fund program successfully, according to experts.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Free radio and TV, it's democracy

Free radio and TV, it's democracyHafizur Rahman, The Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi, Pakistan Can Pakistan's electronic media, radio and television, or more precisely, Radio Pakistan and the Pakistan Television Corporation, ever be completely free? Can they do without any government control and ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Diamonds: Taste should come before quality

Diamonds: Taste should come before qualityMany people have different tastes when it comes to diamonds, and thus there is no single good "recipe" for how to choose one. When choosing a diamond, what matters most is that you find the jewel that pleases you.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Golkar seeks presidential hopefuls

Golkar seeks presidential hopefulsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All the provincial chapters of Golkar, former president Soeharto's political vehicle during his 32-year rule, have begun deliberating the presidential hopefuls they will propose for selection at the convention to be held ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Expatriates join hands building houses for locals

Expatriates join hands building houses for localsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Dozens of expatriates, managers and local residents as well as U.S. Ambassador Ralph L.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Make friends with flowers the Japanese way

Make friends with flowers the Japanese wayTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To create a Japanese flower arrangement, or ikebana, is to make friends with the flowers, leaves, and stems that make up the arrangements, according to Manabu Noda, Ikebana expert and instructor from the ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Conference seeks balance in the use of common resources

Conference seeks balance in the use of common resources Nantiya Tangwisutijit 'The Nation' Asia News Network Bangkok The international Chiang Mai conference that started on Friday (yesterday) was challenging conventional ideas about the use of common resources.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/ECB warns of delayed world economic recovery

ECB warns of delayed world economic recoveryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The European Central Bank (ECB) expressed concern that a turn around in the world economy would take longer than many may have expected due to various uncertainties.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Borobudur management needs sanctified approach

Borobudur management needs sanctified approachSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java Poor management of the world heritage Borobudur temple by the government has long been a subject of criticism, and a recent international meeting of experts on Borobudur sees the need for radical ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Bill on legislative body composition confuses election commission

Bill on legislative body composition confuses election commissionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Friday that it was still confused about exercising its verification authority to replace legislators recalled by their parties with ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Singapore to make public trade statistics with Indonesia

Singapore to make public trade statistics with IndonesiaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a month of wrangling, the governments of Singapore and Indonesia are now seeking to find a solution to settle the dispute over discrepancies in the trade statistics between the two ...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2003

JP/Increasing social pressure triples suicide cases

Increasing social pressure triples suicide casesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Increasing social pressure in Jakarta is believed to be the main factor in people committing suicide, experts say, in response to a tripling in the number of suicide cases reported by the police.

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