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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/From ASEAN+3 to Asia-Europe

From ASEAN+3 to Asia-EuropeBunn Nagara The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia From regionalization, a process in which countries within a region cooperate and integrate over a range of issues, comes inter-regionalism.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Santa among super-heroes in malls

Santa among super-heroes in mallsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaChristmas is almost here, and adults and children alike are expecting wonderful things to happen during the holiday season.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/8,000 illegal guns in N. Sumatra used for violent crimes, police say

8,000 illegal guns in N. Sumatra used for violent crimes, police sayApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAbout 8,000 illegal firearms are circulating in North Sumatra, many of which are being used for violent crimes, provincial police chief Insp. Gen. Iwan Pandjiwinata said on Thursday.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Cyber-graffiti costs six months in slammer

Cyber-graffiti costs six months in slammerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's first defendant in a cyber crime, Dani Firmansyah, 25, was sentenced on Thursday to six months and 21 days imprisonment after he was found guilty of defacing the General Elections Commission (KPU) website in April.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/TNI ready to protect Susilo in Papua

TNI ready to protect Susilo in Papua BIAK, Papua: The Indonesian Military (TNI) had readied some 1,600 personnel in Biak Numfor and Nabire regencies to provide security for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage, who are set to visit the area on Friday and Saturday.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/What's wrong with development planners?

What's wrong with development planners?Budhi Santoso Jakarta The Indonesian economic crisis of 1998 provoked a number of practitioners and critics to review national development planning systems that had been implemented for 30 years during the New Order era.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/20 men rounded up over tower theft

20 men rounded up over tower theft BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A top police officer here said on Thursday that his men had nabbed members of a syndicate behind the theft of eight electricity towers two weeks ago that caused a blackout in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan provinces.Brig.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Cracked pipe a danger to passersby

Cracked pipe a danger to passersbyFour steel pillars reinforce the sides of an overhead road viaduct (see picture above) built during the Dutch colonial period on Jl. Raya Kedunghalang in Bogor.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Religion, ethnics not the issue but seniority, money

Religion, ethnics not the issue but seniority, money President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said pluralism was a blessing for Indonesia and not a threat to national unity. However, this sentiment is apparently not shared or understood by all Indonesians.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Susilo gives Christmas 'gifts' to Papua, Munir's family

Susilo gives Christmas 'gifts' to Papua, Munir's familyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAhead of Christmas and New Year's Eve, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has given two precious gifts to Papuans and the family of the late rights campaigner, Munir.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Chinese university to have Bahasa class

Chinese university to have Bahasa class BANDUNG, West Java: Bandung's Padjajaran University is providing the Shanghai International Studies University in China with Indonesian language classes.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Expats to be forced to join Jamsostek

Expats to be forced to join JamsostekThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAll expatriates in the country not covered by social security schemes will soon be required to join programs provided by state insurance company PT Jamsostek, the labor minister says.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Persebaya crowned RI league champions

Persebaya crowned RI league championsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Persebaya claimed the Indonesian premier soccer league trophy after defeating Persija 2-1 in the league's closing match at the Tambaksari stadium here on Thursday.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Latin America's two lefts

Latin America's two leftsJorge Castaqeda, Project Syndicate A perception has been growing over the last few years -- and picking up strength in recent months -- that Latin America is swinging back to the left.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Ex-taxi driver turns to crime

Ex-taxi driver turns to crime JAKARTA: Darto, 41, a father of four, quit his job as a taxi driver two months ago and joined an auto theft syndicate, but was arrested earlier this week will likely be behind bars for some time.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/'I will stay home on Christmas Day'

'I will stay home on Christmas Day'Over the past four years, Christmas celebrations have been haunted by terror threats following several bombs in major cities in 2000. Jakarta Police have deployed around 15,000 officers to safeguard the capital for Christmas.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Bigger steps towards Asian integration

Bigger steps towards Asian integrationEric Teo Chu Cheow China Daily Asia News Network BeijingThe recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit held in Vientiane, Laos on November 28-30, could have broken new ground in Asian integration and community-building.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, December 24, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, December 24, 2004Exhibitions* The Hungry Box: the endless interiors of MVRDV, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Jan.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/One haj pilgrim dies aboard a Saudi plane

One haj pilgrim dies aboard a Saudi planeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAn Indonesian haj pilgrim has died aboard a Saudi Airlines flight heading for Medina in Saudi Arabia due to a suspected heart attack.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/A millennium of servitude

A millennium of servitudeBharat Jhunjhunwala New DelhiUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is a happy man.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Drivers protest ban on travel vans

Drivers protest ban on travel vans PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 250 travel drivers from various cities of South Sumatra province visited Palembang Municipal Council on Thursday, to demand that city councillors revoke a bylaw that prevents minivans for hire or travel vans from entering the city.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Women legislators urged to unite

Women legislators urged to uniteKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGiven their minority status, women legislators have no other option than to join forces, regardless of their political allegiances, if they are to fight for women's interests.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

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JP/ /Here come the 'teen lit' writersIgnatius Haryanto Contributor/JakartaPay a visit to local bookstores in big cities around the country and you will surprised at the phenomenon of books that fit into the "chick lit" (young women's literature) and "teen lit" categories.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/JP/16/ITAUTO

JP/16/ITAUTOToday's cars are smarter, but drivers must still use their headsZatni Arbi Contributor/JakartaWe were traveling in the center lane of the Jakarta-Merak toll road. Suddenly, the white BMW 3-Series in front of us veered sharply to the left and slammed into the metal guard rail.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Police questioned over certificate

Police questioned over certificate JAKARTA: The police began a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for three officers from the Transnational Crime division who failed to resolve a diploma forgery case involving Bangkalan regent Fuad Aminoma in 2002.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Latin America's two lefts

Latin America's two leftsJorge Castaqeda Project Syndicate A perception has been growing over the last few years -- and picking up strength in recent months -- that Latin America is swinging back to the left.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Lampung journalists get special government funds

Lampung journalists get special government fundsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungThe provision of a special government fund for the media has been commonplace in Lampung province for years, raising concern over the impartiality of news coverage here.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Russia'sdebate over euthanasia

Russia'sdebate over euthanasiaVladimir Simonov, RIA Novosti, Moscow A crime committed in Rostov-on-Don has become arguably the most widely debated criminal case of recent times in Russia.Two minors, Marta Shkermanova and Kristina Patrina, killed their paralyzed neighbor Natalia Barannikova.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Cimanggis blast trial delayed

Cimanggis blast trial delayed JAKARTA: The Cibinong District Court delayed on Thursday the trial of OR, a 32-year-old defendant in the Cimanggis explosion, because the prosecutors failed to complete the indictment.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Hospitals asked to put service first

Hospitals asked to put service firstBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city administration's plan to turn its three hospitals into city corporations has worried residents, who fear that medical care could become more expensive as a consequence.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/The jacket story

The jacket story It may sound frightening but it's true. It happened to my daughter last year when she was in her last year of junior high school. She attended a reputable private school, located in South Jakarta, in front of the statue in Pancoran.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Nine arrested for illegal logging

Nine arrested for illegal logging JAKARTA: Police have arrested nine businessmen and confiscated trucks, boats, heavy machinery and 107,337 cubic meters of timber worth Rp 600 billion (US$66 million) in a series of raids on illegal logging operators over the past month.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Student found dead from drug overdose

Student found dead from drug overdose BEKASI: A senior high school student, identified as Hardani Nugroho, 18, was found dead from a suspected drug overdose by several residents of Pondok Benda village, Jatirasa, Bekasi on Thursday.The residents immediately reported to Jatiasih Police.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Merpati may become budget airline: Govt

Merpati may become budget airline: GovtUrip Hudiono and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is mulling to transform ailing state carrier PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines into a budget airline to make it more competitive with other local and international airlines and to avoid ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Reporting car theft

Reporting car theft On reading the article in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 14 titled Police say no charge to report stolen car; public beg to differ and the letter from M. Hussien Police covering up car theft bribery dated Dec.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Political parties ignore campaign fund regulation

Political parties ignore campaign fund regulationM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost political parties contesting the legislative elections have turned a blind eye to the Election Law requiring them to be financially accountable and have gotten away with failing to submit reports on ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Shilla aims to improve mark in World Cup

Shilla aims to improve mark in World CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's markswoman Yosehpin Shilla Prasasti is set take part in the World Cups series in Changwon, South Korea, in April 2005 hoping that she will be able to break her personal mark.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/KPK seeks regional antigraft courts

KPK seeks regional antigraft courtsJAKARTA: The powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to go ahead and to set up antigraft courts in the regions.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Russia hails RI for holding Asian-African Summit in 2005

Russia hails RI for holding Asian-African Summit in 2005Veeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post/JakartaRussia has wholeheartedly welcomed Indonesia's efforts to revive the Bandung spirit and hold a commemorative summit of the Asian- African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung next year, the Russian ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Bankers get five years, fined Rp 5b for tax fraud

Bankers get five years, fined Rp 5b for tax fraudAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarA district court in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Thursday sentenced two bankers to five years jail and fined each of them Rp 5 billion (US$537,000) for tax fraud.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Lawyers agree to form association

Lawyers agree to form associationMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPeople may well hope for better conduct from the country's lawyers -- who are often accused of being part of notorious "judicial mafias" -- with Indonesia's eight lawyer associations deciding to merge into a single ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/No paper

No paperIn observance of Christmas holiday, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Saturday (Dec. 25). The Post will reappear on Sunday (Dec. 26).

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Bring back the plurality of our cultures

Bring back the plurality of our cultures Atmakusumah Jakarta How many times in a week, or even in a day, is it that I stumble in a conversation in my own national language, Bahasa Indonesia.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Eddy Utama promotes Indonesian traditional arts

Eddy Utama promotes Indonesian traditional artsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEddy Utama's professions -- photographer, filmmaker, journalist and writer -- focus on traditional arts, especially in West Sumatra."I learn about people through their traditional arts.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Bank loans to SMEs to grow by 22% next year

Bank loans to SMEs to grow by 22% next yearUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It might be easy for many of us these days to get bank credit for consumer goods like motorcycles and home appliances, but it is not the case for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Jambi official detained in graft case

Jambi official detained in graft caseThe Jakarta Post, Jambi, Padang/SamarindaProsecutors in Jambi province said on Thursday they were detaining a senior government official for alleged graft that cost the state more than Rp 300 million (US$33,333) in losses.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/The jacket story

The jacket story It may sound frightening but it's true. It happened to my daughter last year when she was in her last year of junior high school. She attended a reputable private school, located in South Jakarta, in front of the statue in Pancoran.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Russia backs next year's Asia-Africa Summit

Russia backs next year's Asia-Africa SummitVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRussia has wholeheartedly welcomed Indonesia's efforts to revive the Bandung spirit and hold a commemorative summit of the Asian- African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung next year, the Russian Ambassador to ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/TNI chopper down in Dieng, 14 dead

TNI chopper down in Dieng, 14 deadAgus Maryono and Nethy Darma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Wonosobo/JayapuraA military helicopter crashed and burst into flames in mountains near Wonosobo regency in Central Java on Thursday, killing all 14 Air Force officers on board.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/The anti-corruption

The anti-corruption campaign and the UNCAC A number of politicians from the House of Representatives (DPR) have commented positively on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's declaration on Dec. 9 to crack down on corruption.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Religious tolerance and the need for understanding

Religious tolerance and the need for understandingBenny Susetyo, Jakarta Indonesia has been independent for 59 years but the religious life of the country has been going for a much longer period. Despite some ups and downs, the nation's religious coexistence has been generally stable.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Senator enraged over NGOs' poor work

Senator enraged over NGOs' poor work AMBON, Maluku: A Dutch senator expressed concern on Thursday that the work of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Ambon was below standard, despite the millions of Euro being poured in by the Dutch government.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Ichsan Malik fights for peace

Ichsan Malik fights for peaceA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmbon city was like a ghost town a year after major sectarian violence erupted in 1999.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Irregularities abound in draft city budget: NGOs

Irregularities abound in draft city budget: NGOsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists slammed the Rp 13.839 trillion (US$1.483 billion) draft city budget on Thursday, saying would be a gold mine for dodgy deals because it had not been allocated transparently.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/No paper

No paperThe Jakarta Post will not be published on Christmas Day, Saturday Dec. 25. The Post will reappear on Sunday.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Shilla aims to improve mark in World Cup

Shilla aims to improve mark in World CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's markswoman Yosehpin Shilla Prasasti is set take part in the World Cup series in Changwon, South Korea, in April 2005, hoping that she will be able to break her personal mark.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Fears of bomb attacks haunt Christmas celebrations

Fears of bomb attacks haunt Christmas celebrationsThe Jakarta Post, Palu/Medan/SemarangOmpu Monang, a Christian from Medan, has decided not to attend his church's Christmas Eve service this year on safety concern.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/AGO slaps travel ban on APHI suspects

AGO slaps travel ban on APHI suspectsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office slapped a travel ban on Thursday on four suspects in the alleged misuse of Rp 268 billion (US$29.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/JP/ /

JP/ /The golden days of publishing are overIgnatius Haryanto Contributor/Jakarta Now that the end of 2004 is approaching, we shall experience "business as usual" in the Indonesian book industry.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Govt should give up control in electricity

Govt should give up control in electricityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the era of free competition, it is not necessary for the government to have a controlling stake in "important commodities" to protect the public interest, as it still has political and legal power to prevent market forces from ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Police named for Munir's case

Police named for Munir's case JAKARTA: Police named Brig. Gen. Marsudi Hanafi on Thursday as their representative in the investigative team to assist police investigations into Munir's death.Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/A year of expansion rather than breakthroughs

A year of expansion rather than breakthroughsZatni Arbi Contributor/JakartaAlmost 30 years after the birth of the Altaire and 23 years after IBM came up with the world's first PC, have computer scientists and standard organizations hit a brick wall? At any rate, computer components such as ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Call in the reserves

Call in the reservesHarold James, Project Syndicate The People's Bank of China and the Bank of Japan -- as well as other central banks in Asia -- are in trouble. They have accumulated vast foreign exchange reserves, estimated at more than US$2 trillion.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/TNI to embark on hearts, minds mission

TNI to embark on hearts, minds missionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaClaiming that security threats will remain high in 2005, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is planning to send personnel to conflict-prone areas to engage in what it calls a "non-physical civic missions" (hearts and minds ...

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Lonesome in Bethlehem, living dangerously here

Lonesome in Bethlehem, living dangerously hereKornelius Purba, Jakarta A Bethlehem resident recently asked his Jakartan friends to pray for peace in his city, while his friends here worried whether it would be safe to go to church to celebrate Christmas.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Tangerang to spend 49 percent of 2005 budget on education

Tangerang to spend 49 percent of 2005 budget on educationMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang municipal administration has proposed allocating Rp 379 billion (US$40.75 million), or 49 percent of its Rp 769 billion 2005 budget, for the education sector.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/JP/5/PONIRA

JP/5/PONIRAGrandma Ponirah, 'becak' driver for 15 yearsPonirah, 55, a mother of six children and grandmother to two, is no ordinary woman.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/Christmas under custody?

Christmas under custody?Perhaps no one ever imagined that the citizens of this country would need a police guard to commune with God; yet, this has now become a reality.

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Fri, 24 Dec 2004

JP/13 guards quizzed over inmate escape

13 guards quizzed over inmate escape CIREBON, West Java: Cirebon Police personnel questioned 13 prison guards following the escape of three big-time criminals from the prison at dawn on Wednesday. The guards are being questioned as witnesses, said chief of Cirebon Police detectives Adj. Comr.

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