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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Some rice varieties extinct in Bengkulu

Some rice varieties extinct in Bengkulu BENGKULU (JP): Three strains of rice are no longer found in Bengkulu due to inappropriate agricultural policies imposed in the province during the New Order era, says an official.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Sarumpaet's play, well directed but contains flaws

Sarumpaet's play, well directed but contains flawsMax Lane, Contributor, Jakarta If you are interested in learning about Indonesian cultural life since the overthrow of the dictator Soeharto, you should not miss Ratna Sarumpaet's new play Anak-Anak Kegelapan (Children In The Darkness).
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/ASEAN flirts with the three big Asian powers

ASEAN flirts with the three big Asian powersKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok "Virtual promiscuity" was the term used by an ASEAN delegate in describing the grouping's simultaneous relations with China, Japan and India.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Foreign exchange transactions need review

Foreign exchange transactions need reviewArya B. Gaduh, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta abgaduh@csis.or.id After the financial crisis, we all, reasonably, worry about exchange rate volatility and fiscal sustainability.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Four die in bus accident

Four die in bus accident BANDUNG: At least four passengers were killed and 17 others injured when a minibus overturned on Monday morning on the Bandung-Purwakarta highway, West Java.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/UI stages Festival of Latin Cultures

UI stages Festival of Latin Cultures DEPOK: The University of Indonesia's French Department Students Association (IKABSIS) has organized the Festival of Roman Cultures with the assistance of the nine embassies of France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland, Brazil and Cuba.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Mandiri to cut debt for SMEs

Mandiri to cut debt for SMEsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shareholders of state-owned Bank Mandiri approved on Monday the bank's plan to grant a Rp 2 trillion (US$238 million) debt retrenchment, mostly to debtors in the category of small and medium-sized enterprises, in a bid to ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/JP/19/carla1

JP/19/carla1Carola Vooges transcends craftCarla Bianpoen Contributor JakartaNot so long ago, art historians, art critics and the public seemed at a loss when it came to distinguishing between art and craft. The line seems to have become even more blurred.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Death sentence sought for two Nigerians

Death sentence sought for two Nigerians Multa Fidrus The Jakarta Post TangerangProsecutors asked the Tangerang District Court on Monday to sentence two Nigerian men to death for the possession of 5.8 kilograms of heroin in Serpong, Tangerang. Prosecutors R.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/The weapons inspector who found nuclear weapons

The weapons inspector who found nuclear weaponsFredrik S. Heffermehl, Inter Press Service, Oslo The recent, wholesale failure of the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq should remind us of an expert who did find such weapons in the Middle East.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Check the backyard again

Check the backyard again Almost every day we find a number of articles condemning the United States of America for its attitude toward Islam, its ignorance of the world in general, its current and historic controversial foreign policies and its ignorance in misunderstanding the cultures of other ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Code revision says 'no' to casual sex, sorcery

Code revision says 'no' to casual sex, sorceryA'an Suryana , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Casual sex, oral sex, cohabitation, homosexual sex and witchcraft will be outlawed if proposals by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to amend the Criminal Code (KUHP) are adopted.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/ASEAN flirts with the three big Asian powers

ASEAN flirts with the three big Asian powers Kavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok "Virtual promiscuity" was the term used by an ASEAN delegate in describing the grouping's simultaneous relations with China, Japan and India.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Lawyers say Jabar not bombing mastermind

Lawyers say Jabar not bombing mastermind Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaDefense lawyers for Abdul Jabar, the alleged bomber of the Philippine ambassador's residence and two churches in Jakarta in 2000, argued that none of the evidence presented by the prosecution proved the ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/On illegal logging

On illegal logging We refer to The Jakarta Post articles World demand increases illegal logging on Sept. 9, 2003, and Prakosa targets Singapore, Malaysia to curb log smuggling on Sept. 10, 2003.Singapore welcomes the efforts of the Indonesian government to prevent illegal logging.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Flaws found in electoral districts map

Flaws found in electoral districts mapMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several mistakes and weaknesses have been discovered in the electoral district zones announced by the General Elections Commission (KPU), which has caused some districts to receive less or more legislators than ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Tourism resort plans may cause closure of Bosscha observatory

Tourism resort plans may cause closure of Bosscha observatoryRiva Fadillah, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Indonesia may have to close its only world-class observatory in the near future after the Bandung administration recently allowed a private company to develop a tourism site in conservation ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Remembering global humanist Edward Said

Remembering global humanist Edward SaidMuhamad Ali, Fellow East-West Center, Hawaii muhamad@hawaii.edu Edward W. Said, an international scholar famous for his theory of Orientalism, died in New York on Sept. 25 at the age of 67 after a battle with leukemia.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Supiadin to lead Udayana Military

Supiadin to lead Udayana Military JAKARTA: Army headquarters has appointed Brig. Gen. Supiadin Yusus A.S. the current Kalimantan-based Tanjung Pura Military Command chief of staff, to replace Maj. Gen. Agus Soeyitno as Udayana Military commander.Spokesman for the Udayana Military Command Lt. Col.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Women, don't be foolish with your heart

Women, don't be foolish with your heartSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women, if you think heart and cardiovascular diseases are solely a man's problem, then think again.According to the World Heart Federation, a U.S.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/SASYITA: SWIRLING UP A STORM WITH WATER COLORS

SASYITA: SWIRLING UP A STORM WITH WATER COLORSSasyita swirls up a storm with watercolorsPavan Kapoor Contributor Jakarta"Life is full of surprises" is a common phrase many people swear by.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/More people to get marching orders as eviction continues

More people to get marching orders as eviction continuesBambang Nurbianto and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of more families will soon be left homeless as the Jakarta Administration is set to continue its policy of evicting squatters living illegally on privately ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Papua military exercise opposed

Papua military exercise opposedNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Army soldiers began a four-day military exercise in Biak Numfor regency, Papua, on Monday, but it immediately sparked protests from students and a human rights group in Jayapura, the capital of the troubled ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/JP/6/ED

JP/6/EDRevolution or war? Two extraordinary reports appeared in this newspaper, on its National page last week.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Organized crimes threaten Japan's security

Organized crimes threaten Japan's securityYomiuri Shimbun Tokyo This year's white paper on police featured the current situation of worsening organized crime and the problems involved.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Vooges' meditative forms transcends craft

Vooges' meditative forms transcends craftCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Not so long ago, art historians, art critics and the public seemed at a loss when it came to distinguishing between art and craft. The line seems to have become even more blurred.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Goodyear shares resume trading on JSX

Goodyear shares resume trading on JSX JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) announced on Monday it had lifted its suspension of trading in the shares of tire producer PT Goodyear Indonesia.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Lawmakers show little interest in Constitutional Commission

Lawmakers show little interest in Constitutional CommissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawmakers with the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ad hoc committee (PAH) have shown little interest in the selection of Constitutional Commission members as few have attended the hearing ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/'Low reforms, failed democracy'

'Low reforms, failed democracy'A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Frustrated with the protracted economic crises, stalled reforms and poor law enforcement, the general public are now more inclined to look favorably at a regime akin to the military- backed New Order, posing a threat to the ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/M. Taufiqurrahman

M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaA senior United Nations official in Jakarta said on Monday that economic hardships contributed greatly to the outbreak of a spate of sectarian conflicts in the country, and that the world body had committed itself to improving the livelihood of those ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/'Accounts of Sept. 30 need rewriting'

'Accounts of Sept. 30 need rewriting'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A historian demanded on Monday that the government revise the historical accounts on the Sept.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Govt upbeat about China LNG prospects

Govt upbeat about China LNG prospectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is upbeat to it will seal a contract worth billions of dollars to supply five million tons of liquefied natural gas annually to China's Jiangshu province starting in 2007.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/On stoning

On stoning Does the open-minded Muslim community in Indonesia know that in a few days a woman in Nigeria will be executed by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock?Will this community try to intervene through the Nigerian Embassy? A baby of two months old will be left without its mother.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/'I'm fed up with crime shows on TV'

'I'm fed up with crime shows on TV' Police data indicates that crime rates in big cities, particularly Jakarta, have been increasing. The media has been criticized over its graphic coverage of criminal acts, particularly in the form of TV shows which have distressed some viewers.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/JP/19/carla1

JP/19/carla1Carola Vooges transcends craftCarla Bianpoen Contributor JakartaNot so long ago, art historians, art critics and the public seemed at a loss when it came to distinguishing between art and craft. The line seems to have become even more blurred.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Revolution or war?

Revolution or war? Two extraordinary reports appeared in this newspaper, on its National page last week. The first contained a strong warning coming from respected Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid that only war and revolution to restore the reform movement could rescue Indonesia from bankruptcy.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Bus drivers to undergo health checks at terminals

Bus drivers to undergo health checks at terminalsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will provide free health examinations for public transportation drivers at intercity and interprovince bus terminals across the country, and eye examinations for people applying for driving ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/JP/2/BOMB

JP/2/BOMB Bombers' accomplices get up to 15 years in jail Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Andi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post Denpasar/MakassarThe Denpasar District Court sentenced Hernianto and Masykur Abdul Kadir to 12 years and 15 years in jail respectively on Monday for helping perpetrators of the Bali ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Japan asks for better LNG prices

Japan asks for better LNG pricesFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan says it is still interested in buying liquefied natural gas from Indonesia but wants more competitive terms and conditions in future contracts.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Women, don't be foolish with your heart

Women, don't be foolish with your heartSari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post JakartaWomen, if you think heart and cardiovascular diseases are solely a man's problem, then think again.According to the World Heart Federation, a U.S.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Lawyers say Jabar not bombing mastermind

Lawyers say Jabar not bombing mastermindTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defense lawyers for Abdul Jabar, the alleged bomber of the Philippine ambassador's residence and two churches in Jakarta in 2000, argued that none of the evidence presented by the prosecution proved the ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Cilacap threatens to boycott port operations

Cilacap threatens to boycott port operationsAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java The Cilacap administration in Central Java has threatened to cease the operations of Tanjung Intan Seaport in protest against the central government's move to annul a bylaw on port service management.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/On stoning

On stoning Does the open-minded Muslim community in Indonesia know that in a few days a woman in Nigeria will be executed by stoning because she had a baby out of wedlock?Will this community try to intervene through the Nigerian Embassy? A baby of two months old will be left without its ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Man held for rape of 2 neighbors

Man held for rape of 2 neighborsMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post Tangerang TANGERANG: Police arrested on Sunday evening a father of five, who allegedly raped two women. The man claimed he received a psychic message to rape eight women within two months if he wanted to be rich.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Maspion hits by strike over unpaid leave policy

Maspion hits by strike over unpaid leave policyID Nugroho and Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya As many as 4,000 workers of giant household equipment producer PT Maspion in the East Java town of Sidoarjo went on strike on Monday to protest a company policy on leave.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Gresik fails to meet financial report deadline

Gresik fails to meet financial report deadlineThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik, expects its consolidated 2002 financial report to be finalized by December, after missing an end-of-September deadline.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/The status of housemaids

The status of housemaids I refer to your article Nursafinah lifts migrant worker's welfare in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 20. I admire Nursafinah's fight to change her position in life from housemaid to entrepreneur and for establishing the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (IMWU).
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/E. Kalimantan eyes 30 golds

E. Kalimantan eyes 30 golds JAKARTA: East Kalimantan province will be looking for a medals boost at the 2004 National Games (PON) ahead of its turn to host the event in 2008.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/KPU launches media center

KPU launches media center JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) officially launched on Monday its media center to help inform the public about preparations for the 2004 general elections.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Tutors assigned to fight illiteracy

Tutors assigned to fight illiteracy JAKARTA: The government will assign 1,400 tutors in 700 locations across the country in 2004 to fight illiteracy and help make the 9-year mandatory education program a success.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Bombers' accomplices jailed for up to 15 years

Bombers' accomplices jailed for up to 15 yearsWahyoe Boediwardhana and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Makassar The Denpasar District Court sentenced Hernianto and Masykur Abdul Kadir to 12 years and 15 years in jail respectively on Monday for helping perpetrators of the Bali bombings ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Tutors assigned to fight illiteracy

Tutors assigned to fight illiteracy JAKARTA: The government will assign 1,400 tutors in 700 locations across the country in 2004 to fight illiteracy and help make the 9-year mandatory education program a success.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Death sentence sought for two Nigerians

Death sentence sought for two NigeriansMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Prosecutors asked the Tangerang District Court on Monday to sentence two Nigerian men to death for the possession of 5.8 kilograms of heroin in Serpong, Tangerang. Prosecutors R.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/20 injured in protest against water bill

20 injured in protest against water billSlamet Susanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta/Jakarta A number of people were injured during a clash between police and about 200 protesters who staged a rally against the water resources bill in Yogyakarta on Monday.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Police seize 13.6 tons of sandalwood

Police seize 13.6 tons of sandalwood KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police said on Monday they had seized at least 13,645 kilograms of sandalwood allegedly smuggled from neighboring East Timor.NTT Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/20 injured in protest against water bill

20 injured in protest against water billSlamet Susanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta A number of people were injured during a clash between police and about 200 protesters who staged a rally against the water resources bill in Yogyakarta on Monday.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Stock market index uninterrupted by Telkom's woes

Stock market index uninterrupted by Telkom's woesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom ended higher on Monday despite earlier news reports that there would be several changes to its 2002 financial report following a reaudit.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Tips for survival in the office rental business

Tips for survival in the office rental businessMahendra Gautama, Contributor, Jakarta The office building business in Jakarta really started to flourish when the Indonesian government built the Bank Indonesia building on Jalan MH Thamrin in 1957.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Court seizes Goenawan's home over libel

Court seizes Goenawan's home over libelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Jakarta District Court has given an order to confiscate the residence of Tempo weekly's co-founder Goenawan Mohamad as collateral in a libel suit filed by businessman Tomy Winata.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Organized crime threatens Japan

Organized crime threatens JapanYomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo This year's white paper on police featured the current situation of worsening organized crime and the problems involved.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/MDs accuse hospital director of graft

MDs accuse hospital director of graft PALU, Central Sulawesi: Dozens of patients at a hospital for mentally disabled people were left abandoned as around 60 doctors demonstrated here on Monday to demand that their boss, the director, be replaced for his alleged role in corruption.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, September 30, 2003

TV Program: Tuesday, September 30, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children's Program7:30 Music9:00 Business Magazine10:00 Music11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/The weapons inspector who found nuclear weapons

The weapons inspector who found nuclear weaponsFredrik S. Heffermehl Inter Press Service Oslo The recent, wholesale failure of the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq should remind us of an expert who did find such weapons in the Middle East.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Legality of trial on Tanjung Priok case questioned

Legality of trial on Tanjung Priok case questionedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawyers for the 11 military personnel accused of committing gross human rights violations in the 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre questioned on Monday the legality of the ongoing trials against their clients, ...
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Drug suspect shot dead

Drug suspect shot dead JAKARTA: South Jakarta Police shot dead a suspected drug dealer on Monday morning after arresting three others believed to be the dealer's peddlers.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Coral reefs protection: Let's talk about money

Coral reefs protection: Let's talk about moneyPlacido, Contributor, Jakarta "Henry" and many others in Manado earn their living from fishing. When the competition for bigger fish gets too keen, they resort to every means available, including the use of poison and blast fishing.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 30, 2003Exhibitions* Sketches of Four Artists of Mangun Semi Community Yogyakarta, Black and White Perspectives of the Code River-Jogja, Sanggar Luhur (Studio-Gallery Sudjana Kerton), Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 80 (Tel.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Island paradise not immune from trashy Jakarta

Island paradise not immune from trashy JakartaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was late afternoon on Kotok island, the sea calm with hardly a ripple breaking the surface. I walked along the beach soaking up the sun and nearly tripped on a plastic cup.Such is life in Jakarta.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Fires raze store and houses

Fires raze store and houses JAKARTA: Fires burned down a trophy store on Jl. Wahid Hasyim, Central Jakarta, on Monday and also razed seven houses in Taman Surya housing complex, Kalideres, West Jakarta.The first fire started at around 10 a.m. at the Sumancahaya trophy store, owned by Haris.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2003

JP/Troops ready to safeguard summit

Troops ready to safeguard summit DENPASAR, Bali: At least 5,000 military and police personnel are ready to safeguard the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meeting from Oct. 5 to Oct. 6, and the ASEAN Summit from Oct. 7 to Oct. 8 in Nusa Dua, Bali.
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