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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Schools should enlighten, not indoctrinate students

Schools should enlighten, not indoctrinate studentsSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia School Jakarta Many people, it is clear, fret and worry about how Indonesia is going to survive in our "age of globalization".
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Akbar denies fresh allegation on collusion

Akbar denies fresh allegation on collusionFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaGolkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung flatly denied on Friday a fresh bribery allegation, while his colleague suspected the case was aimed at foiling his presidential bid.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/RI breakup 'inevitable' if rights ignored

RI breakup 'inevitable' if rights ignoredTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe chances of Indonesia disintegrating will remain as long as the government does not develop a mechanism to fix the human rights violations of the past, a non-governmental organization (NGO) warned on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Mayor not required to testify

Mayor not required to testify JAKARTA: The prosecutor in a defamation suit against Tempo magazine's chief editor and journalists deemed that serving Central Jakarta mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun was not required to testify before the court as a witness.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Cops search Cimanggis group's files

Cops search Cimanggis group's filesP.C. Naommy and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Police are examining files in a notebook computer seized from the site of an explosion in Cimanggis, Depok, for clues about possible networks and the financial sources of a group whose members ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Zero tariff on steel import may be extended

Zero tariff on steel import may be extendedUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government might extend the recent lifting of import duties on hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) steel if their price in the international market remains high.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/DPD candidates find new ways of campaigning

DPD candidates find new ways of campaigningBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPerhaps Bambang Warih Koesoemo wants to convey the message straightforwardly. To every constituent he meets during his political campaign these days, the former legislator hands his name card.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Expert brought in to help with BNI case

Expert brought in to help with BNI caseP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have enlisted two prominent legal experts to back up their allegation businessman Adrian Woworuntu was involved a high- profile Rp 1.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Navy to accept 200 new cadets

Navy to accept 200 new cadets JAKARTA: The Naval Academy plans to accept 200 new cadets for the 2004/2005 academic year, the Navy's human resources assistant, Sudaryanto, said on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Jakarta invites world athletes

Jakarta invites world athletesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration looks set to organize an international sports event to highlight the city's 477th anniversary next June, inviting athletes from sister cities.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/JP/7/let

JP/7/letLife after death The Sadhu Vaswani Centre, Jakarta, had arranged a lecture on Life after Death by Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani, at the Shangri-La Hotel on March 19, 2004. During the last few years, I have had the fortune to attend quite a few of Dada J.P.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Businessmen sing old song of extortion story

Businessmen sing old song of extortion storyRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta General elections have always been a headache for businessmen. For them it is time to pay, while for political parties it is pay day.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Poverty blamed for spread tuberculosis

Poverty blamed for spread tuberculosisSuherdjoko and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/SamarindaThe number of tuberculosis sufferers increased to 36,820, with 12,000 fatalities, in Central Java province this year and that number is expected to go higher due partly to poverty, a local health ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Businesspeople urge govt not to meddle with outsourcing

Businesspeople urge govt not to meddle with outsourcingRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEmployers have urged the government not to further complicate the contract-based and outsourcing employment systems widely practiced in the mining and banking sectors because the country would be ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Gender issues buried by frivolity, exploitation

Gender issues buried by frivolity, exploitationTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe capability of local artists, who are running as legislative candidates, was questioned by the head of a women study institution at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) Ekowati Sri Wahyuni.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Pertamina to abide by U.S. verdict in contract dispute

Pertamina to abide by U.S. verdict in contract disputeDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said on Friday it would abide by a U.S. court's ruling and pay Karaha Bodas Co. (KBC) US$294 million in compensation for the cancellation of the latter's power project.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Businessmen say they're fed up with party extortion story

Businessmen say they're fed up with party extortion storyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGeneral elections have always been a headache for businessmen. For them it is time to pay, while for political parties it is pay day.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Kite fliers near airport under fire

Kite fliers near airport under fireFlying a kite near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang regency could one day get you in big trouble: up to three months in jail or a maximum fine of Rp 5 million (US$588).
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/The assassination of Hamas leader and the Middle East peace

The assassination of Hamas leader and the Middle East peace process Muhamad Ali Lecturer State Islamic University (UIN) Sharif Hidayatullah Jakarta The recent assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin -- the founder and spiritual leader of Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement, Harakat al-Muqawwama ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/RI Muslims slam Israel, U.S. for Yassin's death

RI Muslims slam Israel, U.S. for Yassin's deathThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian Muslims reacted angrily to the assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by Israel, with rallies held in several major cities on Java island on Friday in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Akbar denies fresh allegation on collusion

Akbar denies fresh allegation on collusionFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaGolkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung flatly denied on Friday a fresh bribery allegation, while his colleague suspected the case was aimed at foiling his presidential bid.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/FBI to help probe Burfon's death

FBI to help probe Burfon's death DENPASAR: The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will work with the Bali Police to investigate the death of Sandra Jean Burfon, a former journalist with Time magazine.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Derailment paralyzes rail links

Derailment paralyzes rail linksID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post , SurabayaThe north coast rail line from East Java to Central Java remained at a standstill on Friday after an economy-class train derailed in the country's second largest city, Surabaya, killing one passenger and injuring seven others.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Two perish, 33 missing after landslide in Gowa

Two perish, 33 missing after landslide in GowaAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Gowa, South SulawesiTwo people died and 33 others are missing after a landslide hit Manimbahoi subdistrict in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi province, on Friday morning.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Wake up call from Cimanggis

Wake up call from Cimanggis On Sunday, March 21, reports about a U.S. warning of a possible terror attack in Indonesia was launched by a number of local papers in this country. On that very day, Jakarta was rocked by a blast that occurred at a house in Cimanggis, Depok.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, March 27, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, March 27, 2004Exhibitions* Photo Sosok by Buldanul Kuhri at Kedai Kebun Forum's Stage, Jl. Tirtodipuran 3 (Tel./Fax. 0274-376114, e-mail: kkforum@indosat.net.id), until April 6.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Sutiyoso nets phony Megawati in funds sting

Sutiyoso nets phony Megawati in funds stingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaApparently set on taking the city's intrepid busway founder for a ride, a housewife tried to get her hands on Jakarta's emergency election funds, but Governor Sutiyoso was having none of it.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Seven GAM members killed in gun battle

Seven GAM members killed in gun battle EAST ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Seven members of the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and two Indonesian soldiers were killed on Friday after an armed clash on Tateh mountain in East Aceh regency. The two dead soldiers are First Pvt. Heroik and First Pvt.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Govt in the dark on contaminated wheat purchase

Govt in the dark on contaminated wheat purchaseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government vowed that it would try not to allow the import of contaminated Australian wheat, which has been recently rejected by a Pakistani buyer and reportedly sold to Indonesia after an alleged ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Rp 26b allocated for bridges

Rp 26b allocated for bridges BEKASI: The Bekasi administration will soon start constructing two bridges in Muaragembong subdistrict, a project that will cost Rp 26 billion (US$3 million), regent Saleh Manaf said on Friday.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/BI wants to keep real rate at 2-3%

BI wants to keep real rate at 2-3%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank is to keep the real interest rate within the current range of 2 percent to 3 percent to help maintain public interest in depositing funds in banks amid increasing investment options.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Party workers not in it for idealism

Party workers not in it for idealismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta During this legislative election campaign, most of the leaders of the 24 political parties are trying to promote their strong commitment in defending the rights of workers and speak out against employers who treat employees poorly.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Poll body ready to delay poll

Poll body ready to delay poll BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung General Elections Commission (KPUD) said it may have to delay the elections in the province due to logistical problems.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Jobs can be outsourced, not politics

Jobs can be outsourced, not politicsHarold James , Professor of History, Princeton University and YaleGlobal, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Princeton When Greg Mankiw, the chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, recently talked about outsourcing as "a ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Golkar tops list of TV ad

Golkar tops list of TV ad Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta A media watchdog has found 130 breaches of campaign laws on TV advertising committed by political parties from March 16 to March 21, with Golkar topping the list.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Three more die of food poisoning

Three more die of food poisoning SIKKA, East Nusa Tenggara: Three more people died on Friday, bringing the number of fatalities to eight following a recent food poisoning incident in the East Nusa Tenggara regency of Sikka.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Voters don't know candidates: Survey

Voters don't know candidates: SurveyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost voters know how to properly perforate their ballot papers, but they remain so indifferent to the candidates that many of them are likely to vote for anybody, a survey reveals.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/City plans to establish fire safety standards

City plans to establish fire safety standardsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Administration is to formulate an Indonesian National Standard on fire safety to implement Bylaw No. 3/1992 on fire.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/PDI Perjuangan, Golkar have chance to form coalition

PDI Perjuangan, Golkar have chance to form coalitionRidwan Max Sijabat Writer staff The Jakarta Post Jakarta Ridwan@thejakartapost.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/KPU hopes for no dealy in 2004 polls

KPU hopes for no dealy in 2004 pollsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) shrugged off on Friday calls for a delay to the polls in particular areas, claiming that more than 95 percent of 650 million ballot papers had arrived in all regencies and municipalities.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Elections versus dengue

Elections versus dengue Indonesians, especially the rank and file of political parties, have been hit by general election fever. On the other hand, another fever, dengue, has been plaguing the country and has claimed hundreds of victims.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Deputy mayor insists on staying

Deputy mayor insists on staying BOGOR: Newly appointed Bogor deputy mayor Mohammad Sahid was confident he would stay in the job despite allegations he had used a fake high school diploma in his candidacy.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Friday too hot to enjoy 'dangdut' at party rally

Friday too hot to enjoy 'dangdut' at party rallyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe first day of outdoor campaigning in Jakarta went relatively peacefully without a significant increase in the usual congestion -- though it was not clear whether residents were intentionally avoiding the political parties' ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Bank Indonesia moves to defend ailing rupiah

Bank Indonesia moves to defend ailing rupiahThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe beleaguered rupiah ended slightly higher on Friday following comments from the central bank that it was ready to defend the local unit and late dollar selling by exporters.The local currency closed at Rp 8,615 per U.S.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Indonesia needs to learn from U.S. mass media

Indonesia needs to learn from U.S. mass mediaArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Berkeley, California ajambak@calmail.berkeley.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Tutut could become next president: Analyst

Tutut could become next president: AnalystKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer president Soeharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardijanti Rukmana could emerge a serious contender for the presidency, given her family's wealth and solid network, a scholar warns.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Anticorruption measures: Small steps, big results

Anticorruption measures: Small steps, big resultsPatrick Guntensperger Business Consultant Jakarta ttpguntensperger@hotmail.com As Indonesia will have a new government in place very soon, now is the time for us to start considering what we want in terms of new policies, procedures and services.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Bamboo flagpole sales drop in Bandung

Bamboo flagpole sales drop in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungSellers of bamboo flagpoles in Bandung, West Java, are hardly smiling nowadays when asked about their sales turnover during the campaign period, as sales have dropped more than 50 percent compared to the previous ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Kampar administration, schools return to normal

Kampar administration, schools return to normalHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, RiauWork at the Kampar district administration in Riau returned to normal on Friday after three days of paralysis caused by protests against its much-derided regent.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Unilever profit up 33% on higher sales

Unilever profit up 33% on higher salesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT Unilever Indonesia, a local unit of giant consumer goods company Unilever NV, reported on Friday that audited net profit surged by 33 percent last year on higher sales, amid strong consumer purchasing power.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/'Borobudur' crew greeted with top state medals

'Borobudur' crew greeted with top state medalsLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaCheers and praise greeted a group of intrepid sailors returning on Friday from an epic six-month voyage tracing the Cinnamon Route from the archipelago to Africa onboard the Samudraraksa, a traditional sailing ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/PBSI seeks definitive team for Thomas and Uber Cups

PBSI seeks definitive team for Thomas and Uber CupsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After getting together for a scrimmage in Batam Island over the weekend, the national badminton players for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup will be heading to Bandung for another round, scheduled for April 17 ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Foreign trade has ripple effect

Foreign trade has ripple effectMiao Yingchun China Daily Asia News Network Beijing China's fast-growing dependence on foreign trade has made a significant impact on the country's economy and warrants timely attention.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Sleman earns increased tax revenue

Sleman earns increased tax revenueYOGYAKARTA: Sleman Regent Ibnu Subiyanto said that the regency had enjoyed a some 12-percent increase in the property tax (PBB) earned in 2003, from some Rp 12 billion to Rp 13.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/'Poll crimes'overwhelm police

'Poll crimes'overwhelm police SURABAYA: East Java Provincial Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said on Friday that crime statistics in the province over the past two weeks had been dominated by breaches of electoral law.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Court rejects review request

Court rejects review request JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court rejected on Friday a request by a group of lawyers to remove an article in Law No. 22/2003 that allows legislative members to subpoena individuals, state institutions and private institutions.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Akbar denies new corruption charge

Akbar denies new corruption chargeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGolkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung flatly denied on Friday a fresh bribery allegation, while his colleague suspected the case was aimed at foiling his presidential bid.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Election razzmatazz

Election razzmatazz Where's my T-shirt, you would-be legislator? Have you no idea at all about priorities, and what else have you got in your political handbag? What about some money? One unfortunate lady suffered the boos of the crowd as she stuttered and stammered over the word aspirasi ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Post-flood diseases hit Gresik

Post-flood diseases hit Gresik GRESIK, East Java: The floodwaters have subsided in the East Java regency of Gresik, but the misery that the local residents have to bear is far from over.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Tanah Abang project to model itself on HK plan

Tanah Abang project to model itself on HK planDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn an effort to integrate Tanah Abang's new business district with its old market, Governor Sutiyoso ordered officials of city- run developer PD Pembangungan Sarana Jaya to compare their project with an existing ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Japanese internships tightened

Japanese internships tightened JAKARTA: The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration and the Japanese Association of Labor Suppliers for Small and Medium Enterprises have agreed to tighten the criteria for internships in Japan in order to prevent abuses.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Animals rescued from private home

Animals rescued from private homeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe orangutan gripped the bars of its cage on the back of a truck, having just been rescued from four years inside a cage at a house in Jatipadang, South Jakarta.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Prerequisite to high growth

Prerequisite to high growth Recent analysis by the National Development Planning Agency and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) reiterates the need to improve the investment climate to put the economy back on a high-growth path.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/JSX suspends Indofarma shares

JSX suspends Indofarma shares The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) suspended on Friday trading in shares of state-controlled pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma, over reports that the company's 2003 losses would widen due to a planned write-off of old medical equipment and drugs.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/PTDI workers demand verdict execution

PTDI workers demand verdict execution BANDUNG: Some 2,000 employees of state-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) staged a protest again on Friday at the West Java High Court on Jl. Diponegoro here.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/EU plans 1.5m euros in aid for RI small projects

EU plans 1.5m euros in aid for RI small projectsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The European Union plans to allocate some 1.5 million euros (about US$1.
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/'Morality is dead in this country'

'Morality is dead in this country'Fed up with the empty promises from Jakarta councillors, a residents forum, FAKTA, drew up an actual, legally binding contract based on Locke's political philosophy -- that a "social contract", a mutually supportive understanding of moral responsibility, existed ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Soeharto's lawyer questions TI's motivation

Soeharto's lawyer questions TI's motivationA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer president Soeharto has been named as the world's number one corruptor in the last 20 years, but his lawyer questioned Friday the motivation behind the announcement by Transparency International (TI).
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Election preparation for the next 10 days

Election preparation for the next 10 daysInitial schedule * March 26 - Logistics for election including ballot paper must have reached village election committee (PPS) - Working Committee for Polling Stations (KPPS) must have been established * March 31 - KPPS must have announced the ...
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004

JP/Pertamina to lower quality of household kerosene

Pertamina to lower quality of household keroseneDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina said on Friday that it planned to lower the quality of kerosene used for households in an effort to resolve a price disparity, which was believed to be the main cause ...
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