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78 articles.
Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Implementing the Law of Internal Armed Conflict in AcehLina A. Alexandra, Centre For International Relations Studies, University of Indonesia, Jakarta It has been more than two months since the start of the military operation in Aceh.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Violence against women The National Commission on Violence against Women is lodging a strong protest against the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) regarding the statement and behavior of some members of Komnas HAM.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Some PTDI employees return to work BANDUNG: Only 1,428 out of nearly 10,000 employees of troubled state aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) have returned to work since the management suspended them almost three weeks ago.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

U.S. steak promo at Hyatt Regency YOGYAKARTA: Steak lovers are welcome to spoil their taste buds this month at Yogyakarta Hyatt Regency hotel restaurant Bogey's Teras, as it is to launch its U.S. Meat Sizzler and Grill promotion on Aug. 11, 2003.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Police seize guns from Mojokerto officials SURABAYA: Mojokerto Police seized at least 37 firearms and ammunition allegedly bought by the regency administration for security ahead of the 2004 general elections. East Java Police chief Insp. Gen.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Life as usual after Papua autonomyNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The troubled province of Papua was granted special autonomy in 2001 with around Rp 1.2 trillion disbursed last year to smooth its implementation, but life remains unchanged among the impoverished people there.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Regency election committee members resign, KPU saysMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has approved the resignation of six members of its regency branches, some of them due to alleged corruption.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Champs Candra/Sigit through to semifinals Defending champions Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto booked an easy 15-3, 15-3 win over Cheng Rui and Wang Wei of China in the quarterfinal round of the World Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Legislators shun hotel to 'disgust' of othersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Reform faction of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) left the Mulia Hotel on Friday, saying that they did not want to use the facility during the annual meeting.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Legendary dancer still vitalBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta S. Maridi, a dancer and choreographer in the Surakarta-style of dance, may not as popular as songwriter Gesang, whose song Bengawan Solo (Solo River) is famous the world over.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

'Bajaj' owners thumb nose at Kancil JAKARTA: Dozens of bajaj (three-wheeled taxi) owners protested the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) at its office in Tebet, South Jakarta, rejecting the plan to retire their Indian-made vehicles."It's an unrealistic policy.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Islam has no link to terrorism: MegaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia condemned terrorists on Friday for abusing Islamic teachings to justify their acts of violence and vowed to fight it out against acts of terrorism.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Indonesian election still far from decidedWilliam J. Furney, Journalist, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Two years down, one to go.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Calls to investigate chief prosecutor PADANG, West Sumatra: Members of the West Sumatra legislative council have demanded an investigation into alleged corruption involving local chief prosecutor Halius Hosen.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, August 4, 2003Exhibitions* Contemporary Art Childhood Objects, Cemara 6 Galeri (kafe), Jl. HOS. Cokroaminoto 9 - 11 Central Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Aug. 18. * Poster, GoetheHaus, Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15 Central Jakarta (Tel. 23550208), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

The lucrative business of fighting povertyPaul Martin and Ernesto Zedillo, Project Syndicate From China to Chile, from South Korea to South Africa, there is little debate about whether or not private investment is essential for prosperity and growth.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

BPOM given more powersSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has resolved the problem of overlapping powers between the Ministry of Health and the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), with the latter finally being given the power to supervise all foodstuffs and drugs.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Lack of justices blamed for judicial corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption and backlog cases remain major problems at the Supreme Court, despite efforts to solve them, Chief Justice Bagir Manan told the country's legislators on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

More cases of HIV/AIDS found in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Four new AIDS deaths were reported in North Sulawesi province last month, health officials said Friday.Dr. Roy K.A.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

City, investors at odds on monorail routeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration and monorail investors are still discussing the route of the semi-mass transportation system even though construction is expected to begin in December.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

TV Program: Monday, August 4, 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, 02 Aug 2003

Inflation continues to ease: BPSThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation continued to ease last month on the back of the lower price of food commodities and beverages, providing room for a further cut in the domestic interest rate.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Megawati claims successFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has claimed that her government has accomplished numerous achievements, and has lashed out at her critics saying their rap merely served the interests of certain people.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003Where to go in YogyakartaExhibitions* Painting Super Lukis by Kadafi, Sadarisman, and Zipit Supomo, at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto, Kotabaru (Tel. 0274- 560404), Aug. 2 to Aug. 10.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Utut held to draw by Kuzmin in Biel After bouncing back from his seventh-round upset loss with two back-to-back wins, Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia had to be content with a draw in the tenth round of the Biel Master chess tournament in Biel, Switzerland, on Thursday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

U.S. must help rebuild LiberiaMartin Woollacott Guardian News Service London The world cannot just watch as west Africa falls apart, the U.S. secretary of state, Colin Powell, said last week. But the extraordinarily reluctant way in which the U.S.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Economists say Mega's policies fail to push growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economic policies taken by the administration of President Megawati Soekarnoputri have failed to push for the higher economic growth needed to create more jobs, economists say.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Nine more parties face screening JAKARTA: A number of heavyweight parties are among nine political parties now undergoing screening by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to verify their administrative eligibility to contest the 2004 general election.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Mega defends Sukhoi deal, warns of foreign threatsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta resident Megawati Soekarnoputri defended on Friday the controversial purchase of Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia, saying that military procurement was necessary to help the government protect the country's ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Activists divided over agrarian reformMoch. N. Kurniawan and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two groups of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are divided on whether the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should annul Decree No.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Why innovation is important?Agus Wismoyo, Consultant, Accenture, Jakarta Although many experts have different ways to describe the meaning of innovation, they agree it is about implementing new ideas to create value.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

RI vows to restore leadership roleFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri vowed on Friday to restore the country's international stature by consistently adhering to a free and active foreign policy in dealing with neighbors and other foreign states.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Good luck, Wonder Boy The nomination of Rudy Hartono Kurniawan as one of the seven vice presidents of the International Badminton Federation (IBF), replacing Briton Tom Bacher, is certainly good news for the Indonesian badminton community.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

'Kids' safety comes before money, job' Police have been investigating abduction cases for four months now, but have yet to find out who all the perpetrators and victims might be.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

5 subdistricts demand health centers JAKARTA: Residents of five subdistricts in South Jakarta -- Bintaro, Srengseng Sawah, Tanjung Barat, Ciganjur and North Petukangan -- urged the mayor to build public health centers for them.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

School students to compete in three int'l eventsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thirteen senior and junior high school students from across the archipelago will represent Indonesia in three different international events this month.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Thousands of children left uneducated BEKASI: At least 76,233 children of the 1.7 million population of Bekasi, have not started elementary school Mayor Akhmad Zurfalih said on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Caught in the act, big producer finally admits MSG in snackSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The producer of popular snacks Smax and Double Decker admitted on Friday that it had started putting monosodium glutamate (MSG) in its products recently and that it had not stated the MSG ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commissionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) grouped in the National Legal Reforms Consortium (KRHN), rejected on Friday the planned establishment of a constitutional commission on technical grounds.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

??Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What does it take to be the most beautiful woman in the universe? A sense of purpose, endless preparation and self-assurance according to Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega Polanco.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Querying Polygamy AwardLily Zakiyah Munir, Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS), Jakarta, lilyzm@hotmail.com Islamic teachings and being a Muslim are two different things, and are obviously not always identical.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Linux, an alternative to proprietary softwareVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property (HAKI) Law came into effect. Bootleg VCD/DVD stalls and software stores closed shop as they took a wait-and-see attitude.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Palyja water supply disrupted JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya announced on Thursday that customers in a number of areas in the city will suffer water supply disruption due to work at the Pejompongan water treatment plant in Central Jakarta.Water supplies will be cut on Saturday from 2 p.m to 11 p.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Mega vows to restore RI's international statureFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri vowed on Friday to restore the country's international stature by consistently adhering to a free and active foreign policy in dealing with neighbors and other foreign ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Megawati says martial law achieves targetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Friday that the martial law in Aceh province would not last long and claimed the ongoing military operation to crush Acehnese separatist rebels was on the right track, despite reports of ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

PPP wants presidency: Hamzah JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) dismissed speculation on Friday that it would be content to get the vice presidential post in next year's presidential election.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Schools as centers of active learningSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal High/Scope, Jakarta Children of today can often form quite a conundrum.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Train derails in Karawang, 18 passengers injuredNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bandung At least 18 passengers were injured when their train derailed on Friday in Karawang regency, West Java, disrupting rail service in the region, officials said.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Mining should never be allowed in protected forest areasJulia Kalmirah, Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation (Kehati) and Igor O'Neill, Mineral Policy Institute, Jakarta Biodiversity in Indonesia is threatened by a mining industry that is pushing the government to grant exemptions to Forestry Law ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Collaboration, key to mutual understandingAde Tanesia, Contributor, Yogyakarta In the fine art world, authenticity is important, which results, in particular, in individual working methods with artists as the center of the creation process, and, at the same time, explains why many artists, mainly ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Daylight savings There was a headline recently in which President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged us all to help save electricity by limiting our usage.This reminded me of an idea I had years ago.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Bank Mandiri makes loan to farmers YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with Sleman regency government, Yogyakarta's branch of Bank Mandiri is providing soft loans to tobacco farmers in Padasan village, Pakem, in the regency, in the hope of increasing the wealth of local farmers.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Divorce via SMS threatens marriageChok Suat Ling and Farrah Naz Karim, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur In mere seconds, a blissful illusion of marriage -- or whatever that's left of it -- and all efforts put in to nurture and build a marriage through its accompanying trials and tribulations over ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Student orientation better than hazing I write with reference to the article in The Jakarta Post on July 21, 2003, about schools that still maintain the old practice of hazing. This causes unnecessary stress for many students and parents at the beginning of the new school year.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Thousands of children left uneducated BEKASI: At least 76,233 children of the 1.7 million population of Bekasi, have not started elementary school Mayor Akhmad Zurfalih said on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Telkom completes acquisition of AriawestYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom has purchased telecommunications firm PT AriaWest International (AWI) through a combination of cash and promissory notes, Telkom president Kristiono said on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

House defends its legislative recordKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the face of frequent criticism and public distrust, the House of Representatives (DPR) reported some progress it had made over the past year.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Slow progress yields sketch in MPR/DPR bombing caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost two weeks after the bombing at the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, police are likely to produce only a composite sketch.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Locals trash administration for Bojong dump planTheresia Sufa and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post Bogor Some 300 residents of Bojong village and surrounding areas in Bogor regency welcomed Jakarta Sanitary Agency head Selamat Limbong and entourage with a protest on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Foreign tourist arrivals up in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of tourists arriving in Indonesia significantly increased in June compared to the previous month, raising hopes that the country's tourism industry is indeed on the track to recovery.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Bumi to continue deal with E. KalimantanRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed mining company PT Bumi Resources plans to hold discussions with the East Kalimantan administration on its right to control 31 percent shares in coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) in ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Govt slammed over unchecked irregularitiesFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) repeated on Friday its criticism of the government's poor management of the state budget, saying the government also appeared unwilling to do anything to improve the situation.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Kidnappers still insisting on Rp 4b ransomMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang As of Friday evening, kidnappers had yet to release an eight-year-old boy regardless of the fact that the child is in poor health.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Police seize guns from Mojokerto officials SURABAYA: Mojokerto Police seized at least 37 firearms and ammunition allegedly bought by the regency administration for security ahead of the 2004 general elections. East Java Police chief Insp. Gen.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Bank Mandiri makes loan to farmers YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with Sleman regency government, Yogyakarta's branch of Bank Mandiri is providing soft loans to tobacco farmers in Padasan village, Pakem, in the regency, in the hope of increasing the wealth of local farmers.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Madurese couple find happines in a caveAlpha Savitri, Contributor, Surabaya When they decided to move from one of their cozy houses to a cave on Madura island, the Radjabs were called the "weirdest family of the millennium".A wealthy business family living in a cave? R.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Cipadu, an alternative textile marketRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Cipadu textile market, located near Bintaro, Tangerang, has enjoyed a significant increase in the number of visitors since the massive fire in February that destroyed the Tanah Abang textile market, Central Jakarta.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Pertamina plans $500m bond: BankersSINGAPORE: Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company, has received proposals from banks vying for a mandate on the possible structure of a planned $500 million bond, which it plans to issue by the end of the year, bankers said Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Artists work together on city mural projectSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The heat of the midday sun was overwhelming, even for Yogyakarta, but San Francisco-based artist Megan Wilson hardly seemed to notice.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Exports increase to three-year highThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Exports in June increased by 7.33 percent to US$5.28 billion, the highest monthly export value in the past three years, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

`Al-Qaeda linked to terrorist attacks in RI'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The testimony of Malaysian Wan Min bin Wan Mat during the Bali bombing trial has provided more evidence that the international terrorist group al-Qaeda may have been involved in terror attacks and sectarian ...
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

U.S. embargo on defense training The steps recently taken by the U.S. Congress to postpone disbursement of funds for defense training in Indonesia needs to be seen in the light of the tragic murder of an Indonesian and two American teachers almost a year ago in Papua.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

The real risks of deficitsRobert J. Shiller Professor of Economics Yale University Project Syndicate Deficits are back -- with a vengeance. America's government budget deficit now stands at US$455 billion, 4.1 percent of GDP. Two years ago, the U.S.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Govt OKs probe into police purchases JAKARTA: The government will allow the House of Representatives to set up an inquiry into alleged violations in the purchase of 17 helicopters and two aircraft by the National Police from the United States.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

One person killed in payroll robberyBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java Four armed robbers shot and killed the driver of a car carrying executives of local tap water company PDAM on Friday, before making off with Rp 669 million.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Gus Dur hospitalized JAKARTA: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid was rushed to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital early on Friday morning due to blood pressure fluctuations.
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Sat, 02 Aug 2003

Campaign launched to protect children from sex industrySari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post JakartaTo stem the growing number of children involved in the sex industry, the government is launching a nationwide campaign, a seminar unveiled on Wednesday.
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