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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

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JP/ /Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid AwaluddinBorn in Pare-pare, South Sulawesi, on Oct. 5, 1962, Hamid attended the province's Hasanuddin University. He was a judiciary observer before working for the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Minister wants to make sports an industry

Minister wants to make sports an industryMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being installed as the State Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs on Thursday, Adhiyaksa Dault broke his fast later in the day with a group of people and revealed his hopes and dreams for Indonesia's ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/New govt to improve Australia ties

New govt to improve Australia tiesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is looking to mend ties between Jakarta and Canberra, which have been strained since Australia led a multinational peacekeeping force in East Timor in 1999.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Daudy, Hengky face Thais in E. Kalimantan

Daudy, Hengky face Thais in E. Kalimantan JAKARTA: Two Indonesian boxers, super lightweight Daudy Bahari and lightweight Hengky Tobias, are scheduled to fight against a pair of Thais, yet to be named, in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, in early December.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/East Timor invites President Susilo

East Timor invites President Susilo JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri during his busy second day in office on Thursday.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Kristiani ready for state responsibilities

Kristiani ready for state responsibilitiesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLong before the Cabinet ministers picked by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed their contracts, Kristiani Herawati signed one that would bind her to him for life, though not imagining for a moment that it ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Palace door closed to legislators

Palace door closed to legislators JAKARTA: Under the new president, the State Palace has apparently introduced stricter rules on punctuality, which on Thursday resulted in six House of Representatives being denied admission to the inauguration ceremony for new Cabinet members.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Questioning celebrity intellectuals

Questioning celebrity intellectualsArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta As this country goes through an historic democratic transition period, intellectuals are again at center stage, but this time in an unfavorable light. Critics accuse some of them of behaving like celebrities rather than scholars.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/'Bank loan scheme for SMEs a hoax'

'Bank loan scheme for SMEs a hoax'For the first time in history, Indonesia has its first president who was directly elected by the people.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Jakarta City Center provides token space for small businesses

Jakarta City Center provides token space for small businessesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough touted as the first commercial complex that embraces small-and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), the Jakarta City Center which opened on Thursday will not provide 20 percent of its total space for that ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Why the U.S. must not reelect Bush

Why the U.S. must not reelect BushGeorge Soros, Project Syndicate I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics, but these are not normal times. President George W. Bush is endangering the United States and the world's safety while undermining American values.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Abdul Rachman to tackle big cases

Abdul Rachman to tackle big casesAbdul Khalik and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNewly installed Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh pledged on Thursday to focus on corruption cases that had drawn public attention in his first 100 days in office to help the country's law ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Honest, clean or else: Susilo

Honest, clean or else: SusiloFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke strongly to his Cabinet ministers on Thursday, warning them that he would not hesitate to dismiss those who violated the political contract to stay honest, clean and loyal to the ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Singaporean gets 12 years for ecstasy trafficking

Singaporean gets 12 years for ecstasy traffickingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang District Court sentenced a Singaporean citizen on Thursday to 12 years imprisonment and fined him Rp 500 million (US$54,945) for possessing 20,800 ecstasy pills when he was arrested at ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Sports ministry hailed, urged to improve sports

Sports ministry hailed, urged to improve sportsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several national sports figures have applauded the reinstatement of the sports ministry, but cautioned that it was not guarantee that more attention would be paid to sports affairs.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Sugiharto pledges to combat corruption in state companies

Sugiharto pledges to combat corruption in state companiesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly appointed State Minister of State Enterprises, Sugiharto, pledged on Thursday to rid the ministry of corrupt officials and prevent political parties from using state-owned enterprises ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Three suspected FKM members get jail terms

Three suspected FKM members get jail termsAziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonAfter a trial lasting three months, the Ambon District Court handed down jail terms on Thursday to three sympathizers of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM) separatist movement after their conviction on treason charges.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Approach Myanmar softly, softly

Approach Myanmar softly, softlyThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo The abrupt ouster of Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt from the Cabinet has profoundly shaken the country's political situation.Khin Nyunt, a relative moderate, shared power with Senior Gen.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/North Sumatra to have 10 more police precincts

North Sumatra to have 10 more police precincts MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra Police announced on Thursday that they would soon create 10 new regental and municipal precincts, following the establishment of 10 new regencies and municipalities in the province.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Low-cost housing tops C. Jakarta mayor's agenda

Low-cost housing tops C. Jakarta mayor's agendaCentral Jakarta has a new mayor. Former City Hall spokesman, Muhayat, was installed as mayor by Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, replacing Hosea Petra Lumbun on Thursday.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Shortening election process

Shortening election process First of all, heartiest congratulations to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the occasion of his assuming office on Oct. 20 as the very first directly and democratically elected president of Indonesia.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/M. Sahid now under city arrest

M. Sahid now under city arrestTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe Bogor prosecutor's office has changed the detention status of deputy mayor M. Sahid to that of city arrest as Sahid, a suspect in a Rp 5.5 million (US$597,826) corruption case, is now receiving medical treatment.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Jostling and tossing, the making of the Cabinet

Jostling and tossing, the making of the CabinetMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, JakartaIt was not the best of starts. Stuttering and full of political jostling.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Prosecutors question police methods in Newmont probe

Prosecutors question police methods in Newmont probeAbdul Khalik and Jongker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/ManadoThe North Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office asked the police to seek further verification from scientific experts about the methodology that was used by the police lab to conclude ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Purnomo says new govt aims to boost oil output

Purnomo says new govt aims to boost oil outputThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Thursday he aimed to increase the country's oil output to more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) later this year.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Cuba calls for an end to economic blockade

Cuba calls for an end to economic blockadeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an annual ritual, untiring Cuba has once again called for the end of the decades-old United States' economic blockade against it, just one week before the voting at the United Nations General Assembly on the topic.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/New government must get tough against big-fish corruptors

New government must get tough against big-fish corruptorsTodung Mulya Lubis, Jakarta Amid the still reverberating vow of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to eradicate corruption, we find ourselves confronting the bitter reality that Indonesia remains among the world's most corrupt countries.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/A conservative Cabinet

A conservative Cabinet For much of the past week, the nation has been so consumed by speculating about who President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will pick as his Cabinet ministers.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Ministers differ on economic plans

Ministers differ on economic plansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly installed economics ministers are giving mixed signals in their bids to give a boost to the economy, showing their differences in views and approaches to the economy.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/RI hails Malaysia's amnesty offer for illegal workers

RI hails Malaysia's amnesty offer for illegal workersRidwan Max Sijabat and Ivy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia has deemed the amnesty offered by the Malaysian government to illegal migrants ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday a good start to further enhancing bilateral relations between ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

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JP/ / Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa Born in Palembang, South Sumatra province, on Dec. 18, 1953, Hatta graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1980. He was president director of PT Arthindo Utama between 1982 and 2000.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Mari aims to push exports, help economic growth

Mari aims to push exports, help economic growthZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government aims to boost the country's export performance in a bid to help accelerate economic growth, new Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu says.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/U.S. provides aid for bomb victims

U.S. provides aid for bomb victims JAKARTA: The U.S. government has donated US$150,000 toward providing medical assistance and ongoing trauma counseling for victims of the bombing outside the Australian Embassy on Sept. 9.The bomb killed at least 10 people and injured more than 200 others.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Drivers, conductors demand fair salaries

Drivers, conductors demand fair salariesMATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: As the Idul Fitri holidays draw near, dozens drivers and conductors at two fuel distribution companies in Mataram staged a protest on Thursday, demanding their employers raise their salaries to the provincial minimum wage.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Thai fishermen seek Deplu clearance

Thai fishermen seek Deplu clearanceAMBON, Maluku: Twenty-six Thai fishermen charged with murder are being held at the Ambon Naval Base in Maluku, pending deportation clearance from the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu).First. Adm.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Juwono to seek end to embargo

Juwono to seek end to embargo JAKARTA: Restoring military ties with the United States looks set to be the priority for newly inaugurated minister of defense, Juwono Sudarsono.Speaking to reporters after his swearing-in on Thursday, Juwono said he was heading for the U.S.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Three FKM supporters get jail terms

Three FKM supporters get jail terms Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonAfter a trial lasting three months, the Ambon District Court handed down jail terms on Thursday to three sympathizers of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM) separatist movement after their conviction on treason charges.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Five more Mamasa 'provocateurs' nabbed

Five more Mamasa 'provocateurs' nabbedAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarThe Indonesian military (TNI) and police personnel arrested on Thursday five more suspects accused of provoking a recent riot in Mamasa regency, West Sulawesi province.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/One injured, three homes gutted in fire

One injured, three homes gutted in fire JAKARTA: A resident, Edy Sirait, was injured in a fire that gutted three houses on Jl. Bendi Besar, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Wednesday night.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo's Cabinet lineup gets mixed reactions

Susilo's Cabinet lineup gets mixed reactionsM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Cabinet lineup of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono drew mixed reactions on Thursday, with an expert upbeat it could deliver significant changes, albeit slowly.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Driver arrested for carrying potassium

Driver arrested for carrying potassiumA man in possession of 450 kilograms of potassium chlorate was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of bomb-making activities, Bogor Police said.Detectives chief Adj. Comr. Ferdi Sambo said that a van driver, identified as Maulana, was arrested on Jl.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/The United Indonesia Cabinet 2004-2009

The United Indonesia Cabinet 2004-2009Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi SuciptoBorn in Boyolali, Central Java, on Aug.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Fire razes a house in Pekanbaru, kills baby

Fire razes a house in Pekanbaru, kills babyPEKANBARU, Riau: A 20-month-old girl died on Thursday when her parents' house on Jl. Lembah Damai, here, burned down.Aisyah, a resident of the street, claimed to have seen the blaze in the morning but had not been aware that anyone was inside.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/TV Today: Friday, October 22, 2004

TV Today: Friday, October 22, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 3:30 a.m. Variety Show: Sahur4:30 Religious Teachings5:30 Koran Reading: Iqra6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Markets down a bit on SBY's Cabinet

Markets down a bit on SBY's CabinetRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market tumbled on Thursday amid reservations from investors over the Cabinet of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, specifically the ministers dealing with money matters.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Ismoko cleared of bribe, gets new job

Ismoko cleared of bribe, gets new jobAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDirector of the police's fraud squad Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko was removed from his post on Thursday, following media reports that he had received a bribe worth US$20,000 (Rp 180 million) from fugitive Adrian Waworuntu.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Profiles: Jakarta Councillors

Profiles: Jakarta CouncillorsAmid allegations of vote-buying during the election for the Jakarta Council speaker, councillors have pledged to work together to fight institutional corruption and create a better, more humane city for residents.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Human rights, antigraft drive first priority: Watchdogs

Human rights, antigraft drive first priority: WatchdogsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNon-governmental organizations demanded on Thursday that the new government make corruption eradication and human rights promotion its priorities.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Congo man suspected of involvement in money laundering

Congo man suspected of involvement in money launderingEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police have arrested a man holding Congo citizenship as they suspect he was involved in transnational money laundering.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/All the President's ministers make for a diverse team

All the President's ministers make for a diverse teamThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has good reason to call his team of ministers the United Indonesia Cabinet, perhaps because they represent the country's diverse sociopolitical landscape.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Many Indonesian businesspeople will come to E. Timor to invest

Many Indonesian businesspeople will come to E. Timor to investOn the sidelines of his visit here to attend the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri talked on Wednesday with The Jakarta Post's Veeramalla Anjaiah ...

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Sports ministry hailed, urged to improve RI sports

Sports ministry hailed, urged to improve RI sportsEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Several national sports figures have applauded the reinstatement of the sports ministry, but cautioned that it was not guarantee that more attention would be paid to sports affairs.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/A conservative Cabinet

A conservative Cabinet For much of the past week, the nation has been so consumed by speculating about who President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will pick as his Cabinet ministers.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Bad regulations must be revised: Andung

Bad regulations must be revised: AndungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Newly appointed Minister of Industry Andung A. Nitimihardja said on Thursday that one of his immediate priorities was to review existing regulations that have hampered the performance of the country's manufacturing sector.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/HIV/AIDS cases in Jambi on the rise

HIV/AIDS cases in Jambi on the riseJAMBI, Jambi: The Jambi administration is surveying brothels and prisons in the city, to determine the number of HIV/AIDS cases there.Erwita, the head of Communicable Disease Management at Jambi's health office, said some 600 people would be included in the survey.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

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JP/ /Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid AwaluddinBorn in Pare-pare, South Sulawesi, on Oct. 5, 1962, Hamid attended the province's Hasanuddin University. He was a judiciary observer before working for the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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Fri, 22 Oct 2004

JP/Officials dissent over Pemuda forest conversion

Officials dissent over Pemuda forest conversionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe opinions of Jakarta administration officials differed on Thursday over the legality of the conversion of the Pemuda city forest in Cibubur, East Jakarta, into a sports hall.

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