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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Centris Multipersada to add 250 new taxis

Centris Multipersada to add 250 new taxisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed taxi operator PT Centris Multipersada plans to expand its fleet with 250 new cars this year in a bid to boost its revenue, company CEO said.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Show Islam peace-loving: Mega

Show Islam peace-loving: MegaFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Adianto Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged Muslim leaders to show the peaceful, moderate side of Islam in a bid to end the perception that Islam and violence are one and the same.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Monitoring team to arrive in Aceh

Monitoring team to arrive in Aceh JAKARTA: A government monitoring team for Aceh will leave for the ravaged province next week to check up on the implementation martial law, an official said here Monday.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/KPUD holds campaigns in 267 areas

KPUD holds campaigns in 267 areas JAKARTA: After its successful educational campaigns in malls in the capital, the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) began to hold similar events in 267 subdistrict offices on Saturday.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Educators ready to resume classes

Educators ready to resume classesHaidir Anwar Tanjung and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru/Jakarta Teachers and students in Kampar regency have decided to end almost a two week massive strike, and will be ready to go back to school on Tuesday, only three days after the regency ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Jakarta should learn from Manila's experiences

Jakarta should learn from Manila's experiencesW. Scott Thompson, Gianyar, Bali There is often almost a sense of despair in the analyses of Indonesian writers in these pages.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Akbar meets Gus Dur amid speculation on joining forces

Akbar meets Gus Dur amid speculation on joining forcesSuherdjoko and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Makassar A game of political chess is afoot, with the flurry of meetings between Indonesia's top politicians continuing as the national elections draw closer.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Regional United Party pledges voice for the regions

Regional United Party pledges voice for the regionsAnton Doni, Head, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One desired change in the days after the fall of Soeharto was to end the "free seats" for nonelected representatives and the dissolution of the two factions in the ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Firms start printing millions of ballot papers

Firms start printing millions of ballot papersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least two printing firms started printing the first of millions of ballot papers on Sunday, but doubts remain as to whether all the ballot papers needed can reach polling stations in time as they have ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Steel-based industries hike prices amid supply gap

Steel-based industries hike prices amid supply gapTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some of the country's industries that use steel as raw material have recently raised their prices due to the rising international price of the commodity.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/East Java Muslim clerics meet Soeharto

East Java Muslim clerics meet SoehartoFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Adding fuel to rumors ahead of the April 5 elections, Muslim clerics from East Java met former president Soeharto at the later's residence on Monday.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Bogor needs new penitentiary

Bogor needs new penitentiary BOGOR: Paledang Bogor Penitentiary warden Rachmat Tanoe stressed, on Monday, the urgency of establishing another prison in the municipality as the penitentiary currently houses 1,151 inmates, far beyond its capacity of only 500.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/'Taxi drivers will face fiercer competition'

'Taxi drivers will face fiercer competition' Several factors are blamed for the horrendous traffic jams in the city: the increasing number of private vehicles, the launch of busway and the enforcement of the three-in-one traffic policy.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/The outcome of dengue virus test to be made public on Wednesday

The outcome of dengue virus test to be made public on Wednesday Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Health will complete a test on dengue fever virus this coming Wednesday and will announce it to public, an official has said.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Chinese-Indonesians ready for elections

Chinese-Indonesians ready for electionsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chinese-Indonesians are ready to participate in this year's legislative and presidential elections after the New Order regime shut them out for 32 years, a seminar concluded.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Hidayat threatens to sue United Nations

Hidayat threatens to sue United NationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The leader of the Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS) has threatened to sue the United Nations Security Council unless it retracts a claim his foundation is linked to al-Qaeda.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Europe and Japan have to rethink immigration

Europe and Japan have to rethink immigrationJonathan Power, Columnist, Lund, Sweden Immigration, we are belatedly beginning to realize, has enabled western industrial societies to put on hold problems it should have been forced to confront earlier.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Govt to guarantee loan for toll road

Govt to guarantee loan for toll roadRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to expedite the construction of a massive toll road project in Java, the government is planning to provide guaranteed bank loans for toll road companies.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Polish president to arrive today, expected to improve ties with RI

Polish president to arrive today, expected to improve ties with RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski is slated to arrive here on Tuesday for a three-day state visit accompanied by a group of businessman to improve trade ties between the two ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Telstra Corp. may buy out Excelcomindo

Telstra Corp. may buy out ExcelcomindoLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Telstra Corp., Australia's giant telecommunications company, is reported to be negotiating to purchase the third largest mobile phone operator in Indonesia, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, for A$3 billion (US$2.3 billion).
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Government says almost all water firms nearly bankrupt

Government says almost all water firms nearly bankruptMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 90 percent of 300 province- and regency-owned tap water companies (PDAMs) are in dire financial straits, raising fears of water price hikes and their likely privitization.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Stolen moments from a Cambridge cafe

Stolen moments from a Cambridge cafeEndy M Bayuni, Deputy editor, The Jakarta Post, Cambridge, Massachusetts I overheard recently the following conversation at an adjacent table in a Cambridge Starbucks cafe.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Elephants patrol Leuser conservation area

Elephants patrol Leuser conservation areaApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Despite her young age, Christine feels at home alone while her mother has to go to work.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Oil production to improve next year: BP Migas

Oil production to improve next year: BP MigasFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government expects oil production to improve next year on the back of a better investment climate in the oil and gas industry.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Lippo aims to become major player in payment services

Lippo aims to become major player in payment services Bank Lippo has frequently been the target of criticism and hectic public scrutiny. Market uproar flared up early last year in response to its famous dual financial reports, which led to a shakeup in the bank's management.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Free no longer

Free no longer It won't be long now before water, that natural element on which all life on earth depends and which occurs in such great abundance in Indonesia, will cease to be a free commodity.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Tonny Holsbergen uses real gold in paintings

Tonny Holsbergen uses real gold in paintingsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta It's hard to believe that some artists paint with real gold, even if their work is as beautiful as Tonny Holsbergen's.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Thousands visit recreation sites

Thousands visit recreation sitesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of holidaymakers flocked to recreation centers in the capital to spend their three-day weekends.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Court to decide on Tomy vs. 'Tempo'

Court to decide on Tomy vs. 'Tempo'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court is expected to hand down a verdict on a libel suit filed by businessman Tomy Winata against a journalist of Tempo magazine on Tuesday.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Police name 12 IAIN students as suspects

Police name 12 IAIN students as suspects BANDUNG, West Java: Bandung Police named on Monday 12 students at state Sunan Gunung Djati Islamic Institute (IAIN Sunan Gunung Djati) as suspects in the death of student Imam Nawawi, during an extracurricular activity at the institute on Friday.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Latest trend: More features than you expect

Latest trend: More features than you expectI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta IT analysts, research firms and even manufacturers of personal computers (PCs) have frequently predicted that notebooks as well as laptops will soon replace desktops.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/No officers yet in high-risk areas

No officers yet in high-risk areasAbdul Khalik and Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death toll and number of people infected by dengue fever continue to rise in Jakarta despite all efforts launched by the city administration to curb the outbreak.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Outline of PPD's platform

Outline of PPD's platform Various violations and weaknesses in the past have caused the nation to have little dignity before the international community; this should bring about a new awareness in each citizen of the unitary republic to strengthen their nationalism based on freedom and liberty, ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Activists slam plan to revise Press Law

Activists slam plan to revise Press LawMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Media activists criticized over the weekend a plan to revise the Press Law, saying the move would likely curtail press freedom.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/'We want to promote' dialog on Islam in the West

'We want to promote' dialog on Islam in the West Delegates from over 40 countries have confirmed their involvement in the four-day conference of Muslim scholars and leaders organized by Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Jakarta beginning on Tuesday.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Seven policemen to go on trial for Maluku killings

Seven policemen to go on trial for Maluku killingsMuhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Seven police officers will go on trial at the Ambon District Court for the killing of two civilians during the 1999-2002 sectarian conflict.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Result of dengue virus tests to be made public this week

Result of dengue virus tests to be made public this weekEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Health will complete tests on the dengue fever virus on Wednesday and was likely to announce the results the same day, an official has said.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Historian Madjiah dies

Historian Madjiah dies JAKARTA: Matia Madjiah, a local historian, died on Monday at Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta, where he was being treated for some time. He was 79.He died while he was preparing the biography of Col.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/No golf, free lunch for KPK members

No golf, free lunch for KPK membersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the newly established Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are banned from playing golf with and eating lunch at the expense of people who have the potential to create a conflict of interest with ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Residents still ready for floods

Residents still ready for floodsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rain started to fall in some areas of Jakarta on Monday after two days of sunshine, forcing residents in flood-prone areas to prepare themselves for possible inundation.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/RI to host UN-ASEAN conference

RI to host UN-ASEAN conference INDONESIA: Indonesia will host the fourth UN-ASEAN Conference in Jakarta on Feb. 24-25, 2004 at the Hilton Hotel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' director of information and media Lutfi Rauf said.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Road map offers not only risk, but rewards

Road map offers not only risk, but rewardsM. B. Naqvi, Inter Press Service, Karachi, Pakistan As was widely expected, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan succeeded Wednesday in drawing up a road map for what is being described as "composite dialogue" between the two estranged neighbors.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Earthquake leaves one injured

Earthquake leaves one injured PADANG, West Sumatra: A strong earthquake, which jolted West Sumatra province on Sunday, has left one person injured, four houses badly damaged and dozens of other houses with minor damage in the Batang Kapas district in South Pesisir regency here.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/The outcome of dengue virus tests to be made public this week

The outcome of dengue virus tests to be made public this weekEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Health will complete tests on the dengue fever virus on Wednesday and was likely to announce the results the same day, an official has said.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/China's obsession with Taiwan may ruin its economy, diplomacy

China's obsession with Taiwan may ruin its economy, diplomacyMichael Yahuda, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Washington Beijing has turned the Taiwan issue into a huge obstacle to China's rise as a great power.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Pertamina compensates residents

Pertamina compensates residents JAKARTA: State oil company Pertamina paid Rp 135 million (US$16,071) in compensation to residents of Kramat subdistrict, Central Jakarta, for environmental damages caused by a suspected leak in the underground storage tank of a gasoline station on Jl. Kramat Raya.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Democracy or disaster

Democracy or disaster Lying dormant for some time, and yet now the conscience of Indonesia begins to stir as the 2004 general election looms ever closer.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Girl dies in railway accident

Girl dies in railway accident BOGOR: An unidentified girl, 20, who reportedly had psychological problems, was killed on Monday morning after a passing electric commuter train hit her near the railway traffic gate on Jl. Martadinata, Bogor.Central Bogor Police chief Adj. Comr.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Robust notebook sales growth paints bright future

Robust notebook sales growth paints bright futureRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Although the average price of a notebook computer may be four times that of a desktop personal computer, or PC, the surprisingly higher 2003 sales growth of notebooks in Indonesia has made distributors quite ...
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Medical fees to rise by up to 800%

Medical fees to rise by up to 800% TANGERANG: Tangerang General Hospital plans to increase its medical fees by between 100 percent and 800 percent due to the high operational costs."Medical fees in the hospital have not been increased since 1983.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004

JP/Stefanova upsets Utut to take Makita chess lead

Stefanova upsets Utut to take Makita chess leadZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An outright mistake during the endgame cost GM Utut Adianto against Bulgarian GM Antoaneta Stefanova here on Monday and he relinquished his overall lead in the US$12,500 Makita-Lakoni International Grand Master ...
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