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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/PLN meter readings 'often incorrect'

PLN meter readings 'often incorrect'Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned power company PT PLN has acknowledged that electricity meter readings are often incorrect and give rise to unreasonable bills.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Bogor regency gets new bus terminal

Bogor regency gets new bus terminal BOGOR: After a long dispute with the municipality administration over its location, Bogor regent Agus Utara Effendi eventually inaugurated a new bus terminal in Laladon, Ciomas district, on Friday, Antara reported on Saturday.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Police punished for assault

Police punished for assaultKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A police tribunal has disciplined four policemen for assaulting four students in Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara province.Kupang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Thousands of Jakartans march for tourism promo

Thousands of Jakartans march for tourism promoUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAbout 7,000 Jakartans gathered in front of City Hall on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, on Sunday at around 6:30 a.m.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Aldabra giant tortoises in Yogya

Aldabra giant tortoises in Yogya Three years ago, Yogyakarta's Gembira Loka zoological gardens acquired a pair of giant tortoises from the Indian Ocean island of Aldabra, Seychelles, though the male of the rare animals is ailing.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Clubbers nabbed in police raids

Clubbers nabbed in police raids JAKARTA: Fifteen people were arrested for suspected drug use during raids on two night spots by the officers from the West Jakarta Police and the West Jakarta Tourism Office on Saturday night.Liputan6.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Aprindo sees positive impact of foreign retailers

Aprindo sees positive impact of foreign retailersZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe expansion of global retailers into the country is positive, as it will force local players to up their game to compete, industry associations say.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Jayapura still short of gasoline

Jayapura still short of gasolineJAYAPURA, Papua: Cars and motorcycles could be seen forming long lines at gas stations in Jayapura on Saturday, despite reports that several tankers belonging to state oil and gas company PT Pertamina had entered the city on the same day.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo urged to build good ties with DPR

Susilo urged to build good ties with DPRKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must build a good rapport with politicians in the House of Representatives (DPR) if he wishes to avoid conflicts that could stymie his programs, analysts say.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Sumatra lowland forest shrinking dramatically

Sumatra lowland forest shrinking dramaticallyJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, JambiIllegal logging and forest fires have been blamed for the rapid destruction of lowland forest on Sumatra island over the past few years, an environmental activist said on Saturday.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Sultans want return to 'good old days'

Sultans want return to 'good old days'Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaThe political clout of princely rulers in Indonesia basically came to an end with the implementation of the Regional Administration Law (No.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/NGOs demand speedy probe into graft cases in Samarinda

NGOs demand speedy probe into graft cases in SamarindaRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaNon-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Samarinda -- the capital of East Kalimantan province -- demanded on Saturday that law enforcers immediately investigate several alleged corruption cases in the province, ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/'They're OK, as long as they follow orders'

'They're OK, as long as they follow orders'Although the government backed down from its demand to maintain the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s territorial role -- as advised by military analysts and human rights activists -- the new military bill had nothing to say about the future of the ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Bantar Gebang scavengers find rotten meat

Bantar Gebang scavengers find rotten meatDozens of scavengers at Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi municipality found tons of rotten meat on Sunday, which was unloaded from two container trucks.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Trauma class offers peace, relief to bombing victims

Trauma class offers peace, relief to bombing victimsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA woman screamed at the top of her voice then burst into uncontrollable sobbing that shook her body violently, shocking other participants in an exercise to soothe tension on Saturday.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesian riders sweep to victory in sixth stage of tour

Indonesian riders sweep to victory in sixth stage of tourMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Local cyclists finished the sixth stage of the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia in grand style with Ryan Ariehan of the Indonesian National Team emerging as the winner on Sunday.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/First 100 days: Legal reform agenda

First 100 days: Legal reform agendaMas Achmad Santosa and Nenad Bago, Jakarta With elections this year over, and front-runner Susilo Bambang Yudhyono now a president-in-waiting, unparalleled expectations are placed on the new administration to improve overall governance -- including in judicial, ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo wants DPD to be critical

Susilo wants DPD to be criticalTiarma Siboro and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the next president, held an informal meeting with all 128 members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at a hotel in South Jakarta on Sunday and asked them to be critical of ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Electronic transaction bill 'lacks substance'

Electronic transaction bill 'lacks substance'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaYears of intense public pressure on the government to draft a bill on electronic information and transactions have been a bit of a disappointment as the completed draft lacks concrete substance to regulate the ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Revisiting fiscal balance

Revisiting fiscal balance In so far as the process of granting more authority to the provinces and regencies is concerned, amendments to the 1999 law on intergovernmental fiscal balance, which were approved by the House of Representatives last week, are not as significant as the new legislation ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Bird flu emerges in Grobogan regency

Bird flu emerges in Grobogan regencySuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangBird flu has resurfaced in Indonesia, this time at an animal husbandry in Grobogan regency, Central Java province.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/RI, U.S. boost antiterror ties

RI, U.S. boost antiterror ties JAKARTA: The Indonesian and the U.S. militaries have agreed to step up cooperation to combat terrorism by exchanging information and enhance the capacity of antiterror units.Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Aprindo sees positive impact of foreign retailers

Aprindo sees positive impact of foreign retailersZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe expansion of global retailers into the country is positive, as it will force local players to up their game to compete, industry associations say.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Bad lending to cost BRI billions, BPK says

Bad lending to cost BRI billions, BPK saysRendi A. Witular, Jakarta State Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the country's fourth largest bank by assets, would likely suffer billions of rupiah in losses because of weak internal controls and poor supervision of lending activities, the Supreme Audit ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Diponegoro to give Kartini the shove

Diponegoro to give Kartini the shove JAKARTA: The administration plans to replace the statue of women's emancipation figure Kartini on the median strip of Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, with one of Diponegoro, the Javanese prince who fought the Dutch in the 1800s.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/100 stranded off Batam

100 stranded off Batam SINGAPORE: More than 100 passengers traveling on a ferry from the Indonesian island of Batam to Singapore were stranded for five hours, officials said on Sunday.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Six detained for Rp2.5b corruption

Six detained for Rp2.5b corruptionJAMBI, Jambi: Jambi Police have detained six suspects for their alleged roles in the Rp 2.5 billion (US$265,957) corruption case in Sarolangun regency, Jambi province.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Ilkkaracan on women's sexual rights

Ilkkaracan on women's sexual rightsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite worrying about the growth of fundamentalism, feminist Pinar Ilkkaracan hopes that human rights violations related to sexuality can be eradicated in Muslim societies and all over the world.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/RI to raise issues on SMEs to APEC meet

RI to raise issues on SMEs to APEC meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will bring up the issues of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro finance services to a ministerial meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Santiago, Chile, from Oct. 2 to Oct. 7.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Acehnese giving Susilo another chance

Acehnese giving Susilo another chanceSaiful Mahdi, Ithaca, New York The people have high expectations of the popular president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, although some are skeptical of his capabilities.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Fighting KKN

Fighting KKN In Belgium, TVs are not subject to any sort of luxury tax, like in Indonesia. Still, here also, industry players keep complaining about other issues, such as labor-related ones.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/GAM 'governor' captured

GAM 'governor' captured BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Soldiers captured Muhammad Aris, 72, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) governor for Pidie, after a raid in Pidie district, an official said on Sunday.Lt. Col.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Govt told to set deadline for executions

Govt told to set deadline for executionsAbdul Khalik and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLegal experts urged the government on Sunday to impose a deadline for the execution of convicts sentenced to death to avoid double punishment.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Public input in bill's deliberation

Public input in bill's deliberation The tug-of-war between the government and the House of Representatives Commission V deliberating the bill on the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) on Batam island has reached a draw. No compromise was reached, as each side insisted their respective proposals were right.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Serving and protecting whom?

Serving and protecting whom? As we have seen over the last few years, somehow the police seems to have difficulty catching those that do massive harm to the people and to the name of the Indonesia.These bombers are getting away time after time.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Alternative remedies

Alternative remedies I have been reading The Jakarta Post for six years now and I have noticed a marked improvement in the articles and features. I would particularly like to comment on the Health page of the Sunday Post, which was included in the last two or three editions.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/PBSI sends 16 badminton players home

PBSI sends 16 badminton players homeEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has sent home 16 shuttlers and three coaches from its national training center because it says they performed poorly in recent badminton tournaments.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Govt called on to restore PKI members' basic rights

Govt called on to restore PKI members' basic rightsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe new administration of president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be responsible for restoring the basic rights of the families and relatives of suspected members of the outlawed Indonesian ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Hospital releases patient after he promises to pay medical bills

Hospital releases patient after he promises to pay medical billsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangLeonardus Pieter Herklos, 50, returned home on Thursday, two days after his wife reported the Siloam Gleneagles Hospital in Karawaci, Tangerang, where he was hospitalized, to the Jakarta Police ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/More accurate meter readings to be introduced

More accurate meter readings to be introducedLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned power company PT PLN has acknowledged that electricity meter readings are often incorrect and give rise to unreasonable bills.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Late paper

Late paperDue to printing problems, subscribers in Bandarlampung, Lampung and several cities/towns in West Java received The Jakarta Post late on Sunday. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/RI looking for hostages' families

RI looking for hostages' familiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While two Indonesian citizens are in the clutches of kidnappers in Iraq, the government continued to seek their family members.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Court urged to review migrant workers bill

Court urged to review migrant workers billRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAll 429 registered labor recruitment companies have unanimously opposed the newly endorsed bill on placement and protection of migrant workers and will immediately file a request with the Constitutional Court to ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Minimizing pressure on forests for cleaner, cheaper water

Minimizing pressure on forests for cleaner, cheaper waterFitrian Ardiansyah and Israr A, Jakarta During the past two months, many areas throughout the country have faced the ever-worsening seasonal water crisis. Drought has brought misery to many and clean water is still a luxury for some people.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Polluting pulp mills fight to win people's hearts

Polluting pulp mills fight to win people's heartsRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaRony Gustam Kalfarisi, a 19-year-old talented but poor student of the prestigious Pelita Harapan University in Jakarta, feels proud of his success in winning a scholarship to take up undergraduate studies ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Iran's parliament

Iran's parliament dismisses ministerIran's parliament voted on Sunday to dismiss the country's transport minister, the first member of reformist President Mohammad Khatami's cabinet to be impeached since conservative lawmakers won a majority in February's polls.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Fireworks banned during Ramadhan

Fireworks banned during RamadhanBENGKULU: Traders in Bengkulu are strictly prohibited from selling firecrackers during the holy month of Ramadhan, which begins mid-October, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Youth group 'seal' Catholic school

Youth group 'seal' Catholic schoolUrip Hudiono and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA group calling itself the Islamic Youth Front set up a blockade at a private Catholic school on Jl.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Gas offered to reduce oil dependence

Gas offered to reduce oil dependenceDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAgainst a backdrop of rising domestic fuel prices, one feasible option for the country to wean itself off its dependence on oil, and thereby reduce fuel subsidy spending, would be to promote the use of natural gas, ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia is base camp of Jamaah Islamiyah, says book

Indonesia is base camp of Jamaah Islamiyah, says bookSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaAl Qaeda-linked terror group Jamaah Islamiyah uses Indonesia as its base camp to spread its programs around the globe as part of its end goal of establishing a universal Islamic state, says a thousand-page ...
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Doomsday for the green back?

Doomsday for the green back?J. Bradford DeLong, Project Syndicate The United States' current-account deficit reached 5.7 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2004.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/A day of free medical care for Matraman Jaya residents

A day of free medical care for Matraman Jaya residentsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith medical services becoming increasingly expensive, some poor families recently benefited from free medical checkups and treatment, albeit for only for one day.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Imam nominated for health award

Imam nominated for health awardSURABAYA, East Java: The East Java health office has nominated Governor Imam Utomo for the Satyalencana Kasatriya Bhakti Husada award for his remarkable service in the health sector.
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004

JP/Manny's amazing recovery

Manny's amazing recovery Five-year-old girl Elisabeth Manuel Banbin Musu, known affectionately as Manny, (above) smiles outside the critical care unit at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Three weeks ago, photographs of unconscious Manny bleeding from her wounds flashed around the globe.
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