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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Selapanjang residents plan to demonstrate at airport

Selapanjang residents plan to demonstrate at airportMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Villagers from Selapanjang in Tangerang have threatened to stage a protest at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Despite progress, RI ranks low in human development

Despite progress, RI ranks low in human developmentEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The good news is that Indonesia has been making progress in almost all facets of human development.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Thousands of monkeys run wild in Banyumas

Thousands of monkeys run wild in BanyumasAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banyumas, Central Java Villagers in Wangon subdistrict, Banyumas regency, Central Java, are facing food shortages and crop failures as thousands of hungry monkeys have been raiding their crops and fruit trees in search of ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Taiwan campaigns to lure Indonesian visitors

Taiwan campaigns to lure Indonesian visitorsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Taiwan's government launched here on Tuesday a campaign to attract Indonesian businesspeople and tourists to the country, just three days after the World Health Organization (WHO) removed Taiwan from its list of ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy

Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversyMari Pangestu, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Countertrade, as its name suggests, is the international exchange of goods and services based on barter or some form of reciprocity.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy

Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy Mari Pangestu Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Countertrade, as its name suggests, is the international exchange of goods and services based on barter or some form of reciprocity.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Insurance essential for RI's overseas workers

Insurance essential for RI's overseas workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government appears to be at a loss to know what to do as a result of the increasing refusals by labor exporters to take out insurance cover for Indonesian workers overseas.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, July 9, 2003

TV Program: Wednesday, July 9, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/TNI commander sees no violation in Sukhoi jet purchase

TNI commander sees no violation in Sukhoi jet purchaseKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Special admission in UI marred by confusion

Special admission in UI marred by confusion Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaThe announcement of the controversial special admission program at the University of Indonesia (UI) has confused parents and would-be students as most do not have a clear picture of the procedures and requirements ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/FPI leader can't stomach prison food

FPI leader can't stomach prison food JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court adjourned a court session to hear the prosecutors' sentence request against the absent Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab, as he was suffering from symptoms of food poisoning.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/More people turn to old cars for hobby and fun

More people turn to old cars for hobby and fun Sudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta To many people, an old, rusted and wrecked car left in the corner of a garden or a scrap heap is no more than just discarded and useless junk -- but not to old car enthusiasts.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Most of IPO proceeds from BRI to plug deficit

Most of IPO proceeds from BRI to plug deficitRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said that the proceeds from the privatization of state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) would be mostly used to plug the state budget deficit rather than increase the bank's working capital.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/PKB Alwi Shihab wins party battle

PKB Alwi Shihab wins party battleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights announced on Tuesday the National Awakening Party (PKB) led by Alwi Shihab can undergo screening to determine whether it meets the requirements for a political party.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Fatahillah Museum holds fun bike, night tour

Fatahillah Museum holds fun bike, night tour JAKARTA: The Jakarta History Museum, better known as Fatahillah Museum, will host a bicycle tour around the historical area of Batavia on July 13 and an evening tour of the museum on July 27.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/World's first intelligence academy to open in Batam

World's first intelligence academy to open in BatamFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Batam The world's first intelligence colleges will be opened in Batam, Riau, and Sentul, West Java, to introduce the art of espionage as a science and to improve the capability of national ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Government told to eradicate child labor within four years

Government told to eradicate child labor within four yearsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Labor Organization (ILO) urged the Indonesian government on Tuesday to phase out the worst forms of child labor in the next four years in view of the increasing exploitation ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Information vs. privacy

Information vs. privacy Call it trivial, given the gravity of the problems in which the nation is currently embroiled.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy

Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversyMari Pangestu, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Countertrade, as its name suggests, is the international exchange of goods and services based on barter or some form of reciprocity.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Illegal fishing boats seized

Illegal fishing boats seized PONTIANAK: A marine patrol caught a Malaysian boat fishing illegally in Indonesian waters near Badas island, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Five fishermen were detained.The incident was the first time a Malaysian-flagged boat had been seized in several years.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Journalists questioned over `RCTI'

Journalists questioned over `RCTI'A'an Suryana and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Jakarta North Aceh Police summoned on Tuesday journalists, who met with RCTI reporter Ersa Siregar and others on Sunday at a separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) base at Peureulak district, North ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Chef serves up 60 varieties of dim sum

Chef serves up 60 varieties of dim sumMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Created over a millennium ago, delicious Chinese treats dim sum remain a popular feast around the world, and please the eyes and palate of modern food-lovers.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Legislator punches minister

Legislator punches ministerTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislator Djamal Doa punched State Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Alimarwan Hanan in the stomach on Tuesday for allegedly blocking the lawmaker's bid for a post on the central executive board of the ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Job-seeker cheated, beaten

Job-seeker cheated, beaten TANGERANG: Police arrested on Tuesday a middleman for allegedly cheating a job applicant by offering him a job in Germany if he could pay a fee of US$3,000.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/FPI leader can't stomach prison food

FPI leader can't stomach prison food JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court adjourned a court session to hear the prosecutors' sentence request against the absent Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab, as he was suffering from symptoms of food poisoning.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/JP/5/across9

JP/5/across9Protected park looted for timber BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Ten percent of the protected Kerinci Seblat National Park in Bengkulu had been deforested and used for horticultural plantations, provincial forestry office head Hidayat Syahid said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/5,000 shoe workers protest for better pay

5,000 shoe workers protest for better pay SURABAYA: Around 5,000 workers of shoe company PT Fortune Mate Indonesia (FMI) staged a demonstration here on Tuesday to demand better conditions.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/RI's degraded forest area doubles in one year

RI's degraded forest area doubles in one yearMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Illegal logging and forest fires have exacerbated the environmental destruction in the country, with degraded forest areas increasing at an alarming level, a government official says.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Candra Naya owner, operator warned

Candra Naya owner, operator warned JAKARTA: The city administration's culture and museums agency warned both the owner and operator of the Candra Naya mansion on Jl. Gajah Mada, West Jakarta, for destroying some parts of the three-centuries-old building.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Preservation of Asia's forests: A global hurdle

Preservation of Asia's forests: A global hurdleTakeshi Toma, Senior Scientist, t.toma@cgiar.org, Greg Clough, Communications Specialist Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, g.clough@cgiar.org "Think global, act local" is an oft-heard marketing catchphrase.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Parking fee hike a headache for employees

Parking fee hike a headache for employeesZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "You thief," a senior government official yelled at Nita, a parking attendant at a five-star hotel in Central Jakarta, and refused to pay a single rupiah.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Links between Chechens and al-Qaeda questioned

Links between Chechens and al-Qaeda questionedGwynne Dyer, Columnist, London "All terror acts committed on Chechen territory are financed by international terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda," claimed Col.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Violence against journalists down

Violence against journalists down BANDUNG: The number of incidents of violence against Indonesian journalists has fallen as the public has become more aware of how to resolve disputes through the courts, an expert said.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Rivers not fit to be used for transportation, experts say

Rivers not fit to be used for transportation, experts sayBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officials and experts have expressed pessimism about the city administration's plan to incorporate Jakarta's rivers into an integrated urban transportation system, saying the administration would ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Govt mulls lifting ban on sand exports to Malaysia

Govt mulls lifting ban on sand exports to MalaysiaHaidir Anwar Tanjung and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/Jakarta The government is considering lifting the six-month ban on sand exports from Riau to Malaysia, but it will maintain the ban on sand exports to Singapore until the ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/IBRA opens bidding for nonperforming loans

IBRA opens bidding for nonperforming loansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) opened on Tuesday the bidding for some Rp 35.5 trillion (US$4.33 billion) worth of bad loans.The agency said the winning bidders would be announced on Sept. 5.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Eating out can stimulate kids' appetite

Eating out can stimulate kids' appetite Dear Dr. Donya, I have a 15-month-old son born with the weight of 3.7 kg. Since he was 4 months I have given him solid food with the texture according to his growth.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Seven regencies face water shortages as springs dry

Seven regencies face water shortages as springs dryNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Seven regencies in West Java are facing water shortages due to severe environmental damage around Mount Ciremai and the dry season.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

jp/JP/5/CAP09

JP/5/CAP09 AntaraTEMPLE MAINTENANCE: Four officials of the local archeological office clean up weeds among stones scattered on the ground in the Prambanan Temple complex, Yogyakarta. The activity, conducted on Tuesday, was part of preservation efforts to protect the temple.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/UI admission program causes confusion

UI admission program causes confusionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The announcement of the controversial special admission program at the University of Indonesia (UI) has confused parents and would-be students as most do not have a clear picture of the procedures and requirements of ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/America's magic

America's magic The first American to produce magic, in my view, was Abraham Lincoln, through his speech at Gettysburg in 1863 proclaiming democracy for the first time, as a system "from the people, by the people and for the people," which also became the pillar for the Republic of Indonesia when ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/JP/5/across9

JP/5/across9Protected park looted for timber BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Ten percent of the protected Kerinci Seblat National Park in Bengkulu had been deforested and used for horticultural plantations, provincial forestry office head Hidayat Syahid said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Mob torches police station in S. Sumatra

Mob torches police station in S. SumatraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An angry mob set fire to a police station in South Sumatra province in protest against the police's failure to curb a series of crimes, leaving one person wounded, an officer said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/RI team to take on Japanese amateurs

RI team to take on Japanese amateursArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian soccer team is all set for a win against Japan in a friendly match at the Bung Karno stadium in South Jakarta on Friday, even without the services of star striker, Bambang Pamungkas, the coach says.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Being the hand that feeds is not enough

Being the hand that feeds is not enoughThepchai Yong, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok When Cambodians went on a rampage early this year, torching the compound of the Thai Embassy and a number of Thai businesses in Phnom Penh, some Thai political leaders were heard asking: "How could they ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/House set to endorse bill on legislative bodies

House set to endorse bill on legislative bodiesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is expected to bring the bill on the status and composition of legislative bodies, the fourth bill needed for the elections, to a plenary meeting for endorsement on Wednesday.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Kids need basic knowledge about death

Kids need basic knowledge about deathDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com In most families, parents do not think about explaining death to their children until a relative has died. What we must remember is that during the death, the children were present along with everybody else.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Toyota and Honda continue to dominate passenger car market

Toyota and Honda continue to dominate passenger car marketHendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaJapanese car makers Toyota, Honda and Suzuki continue to dominate the local passenger car market despite growing competition from several new rivals particularly those from neighboring South ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Aceh war endures bloodiest day, as 18 rebels killed

Aceh war endures bloodiest day, as 18 rebels killedA'an Suryana and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe Despite the military's recent claim of territorial control over Aceh, the war between the military and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) peaked on Tuesday when 18 rebels were ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/`Why not use the money to help the poor?'

`Why not use the money to help the poor?' The government's reregistration program for civil servants nationwide has its pros and cons.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Susilo warns Papuans over separatist flag raising

Susilo warns Papuans over separatist flag raisingNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Chief security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono renewed the government's warning against separatists in the province of Papua on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/BP Migas, Lemhanas to adopt new security concept

BP Migas, Lemhanas to adopt new security conceptEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Oil and Gas Implementing Body (BP Migas) and the National Defense Institute (Lemhanas) have agreed in principle to adopt a new concept aimed at boosting community participation in protecting the assets of oil ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/House OK's Bank Lippo divestment

House OK's Bank Lippo divestmentDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday the government's plan to sell a majority stake in publicly listed Bank Lippo.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy

Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversyMari Pangestu Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Countertrade, as its name suggests, is the international exchange of goods and services based on barter or some form of reciprocity.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Indonesia steps up Vitamin A supplementation

Indonesia steps up Vitamin A supplementationTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What can equal the joy of seeing dew drops sparkling in the morning sun, or witnessing a rainbow across a lake of blue?Such things may be trivial to the sighted, but some 10 million under-fives in Indonesia ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Islam, yes, Islamic party, no: A relevant call

Islam, yes, Islamic party, no: A relevant callRozi Ali, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Cak Nur, as he is popularly called, is a respected thinker.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/U.S. Embassy and its wall

U.S. Embassy and its wall I am writing to clarify the position of my embassy concerning our request to construct a wall in front of our chancery on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Banks pledge to cut down lending rates

Banks pledge to cut down lending ratesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local banks are to cut their lending rates, albeit cautiously, to follow the central bank's aggressive slashing of its benchmark interest rate, with Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) and Bank Lippo being the latest to express such ...

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy

Unasked questions in Sukhoi countertrade controversy Mari Pangestu Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Countertrade, as its name suggests, is the international exchange of goods and services based on barter or some form of reciprocity.

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Wed, 09 Jul 2003

JP/ILO and FHI hold HIV/AIDS training

ILO and FHI hold HIV/AIDS training JAKARTA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) and Family Health International (FHI) are holding a two-day training course for HIV/AIDS prevention in the workplace.

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