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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Fallacies of nationalism-Islamism alignment

Fallacies of nationalism-Islamism alignmentJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta In a year-end analysis in this newspaper on Dec.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Police summon three suspects of mangrove felling case

Police summon three suspects of mangrove felling caseEvi Mariani, Jakarta Three suspects summoned for questioning in connection with the illegal mangrove felling case failed to appear on Thursday citing various personal excuses, police said.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Illegal logging escalating: Police

Illegal logging escalating: PoliceAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Illegal logging cases investigated by police in the first quarter of 2004 almost doubled compared to the same period of 2003, police said on Thursday.National Police director of special crimes Brig. Gen.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/OPEC may raise output limit in Beirut

OPEC may raise output limit in BeirutThe Jakarta Post Jakarta OPEC may raise its oil output limit by more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd) when the group meets in Beirut next month as part of efforts to help bring down soaring oil prices, OPEC's president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on ...
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/River overflows in Cirebon, two women swept away

River overflows in Cirebon, two women swept awayNana Rukmana, Cirebon, West Java The Cipager River, Sumber district, overflowed on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping away two women, one of whom survived, while the other was still missing as of Thursday afternoon.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/BIN says ICG's Jones cannot stay

BIN says ICG's Jones cannot stayFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief A.M.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Starmild crushbone event on June 4-5

Starmild crushbone event on June 4-5 JAKARTA: A three-on-three basketball competition called Starmild Crushbone Basketball will be held here next week at the Bung Karno Sports complex.Played on a wire-fenced court, the game will allow rough physical contact but not fighting.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Persita keeps winning run over PSM

Persita keeps winning run over PSMMulta Firdaus, Tangerang After a 3-0 rout of Persipura last week, Persita continued its winning streak with a 3-1 victory over PSM in their Indonesian soccer league match, which was marred by scuffles on Thursday.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Policeman discharged over UMI campus attack

Policeman discharged over UMI campus attackAndi Hajramurni, Makassar A police code of ethics committee dishonorably discharged an officer on Thursday for his role in a brutal attack on the Makassar-based Indonesian Muslim University (UMI) that injured 65 students.First Brig.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/'Sports city' still distant dream

'Sports city' still distant dreamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Any hopes of turning Jakarta into a "sports city" will remain little more than dreams if the city administration does not provide adequate infrastructure.University of Indonesia sociologist Imam B.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Passengers survive plane accident

Passengers survive plane accident PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: A Cessna airplane crashed into a swamp near Supadio airport here, following an emergency landing due to engine problems.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Workers enjoy higher wages

Workers enjoy higher wages SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The monthly minimum wage in East Kalimantan province has been increased 6.03 percent from Rp 540,000 (US$ 60) last year to Rp 572.562 this year, an official revealed on Thursday.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Gold price in the local market to continue rise

Gold price in the local market to continue riseZakki P. Hakim Jakarta A combination of a falling rupiah and the rising international price of gold is pushing the price of the commodity up in the local market.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/OPEC may raise output limit in Beirut

OPEC may raise output limit in BeirutThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta OPEC may raise its oil output limit by more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd) when the group meets in Beirut next month as part of efforts to help bring down soaring oil prices, OPEC's president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Thursday.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Toll operator demands eviction

Toll operator demands eviction JAKARTA: Toll road operator PT Jasa Marga repeated its demand to the South Jakarta administration to evict residents of an area that is part of the Veteran-Ulujami toll road project.Five landowners still refuse to sell their land for Rp 2.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Speaking out about democracy through photos

Speaking out about democracy through photosIvy Susanti, Jakarta For a very tiny segment of Indonesian society, democracy falls short of freedom of speech and self-expression.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Education reform could reduce unemployment among graduates

Education reform could reduce unemployment among graduatesAziz, Kuala Kencana, Papua The rate of university-educated unemployment in Indonesia is at an alarming level and James Alderson, in his article on May 22, analyzed the reasons why many graduates in Indonesia remain unemployed, focusing ...
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Presidential exploitation on the tortured housemaid

Presidential exploitation on the tortured housemaidKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, purba@thejakartapost.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Fiji book finals berth with crushing defeat of Indonesia

Fiji book finals berth with crushing defeat of IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After an impressive Round 1 victory over Pacific rival Tonga, Fiji on Wednesday asserted further dominance over the ICC EAP Cricket Challenge in Fuji City, defeating Indonesia by 240 runs.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/JP/5/RULI

JP/5/RULISquatters a threat to investment climate in BatamFadli BatamThe rapid population growth in Batam has caused the number of temporary houses occupied by squatters to reach 40,000 units.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Palu prosecutor gunned down

Palu prosecutor gunned downRuslan Sangadji and Irvan NR, Palu In the latest mystery shooting in Central Sulawesi, a prosecutor who dealt with terrorism cases was gunned down in the provincial capital of Palu, his wife and police said on Thursday.Ferry Silalahi was shot dead at around 10:15 p.m.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Olympic gold medalist promised Rp 1 billion

Olympic gold medalist promised Rp 1 billionEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Indonesia's Olympic hopefuls have been promised a windfall of bonuses if they can win a medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens next August.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/TNI promotes Aceh commander

TNI promotes Aceh commanderYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung Aceh military operation commander Maj. Gen. George Toisuta will soon be promoted to head the first division of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command, the Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman said."It is just a routine rotation," Maj. Gen.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Antam considers new financing schemes for bauxite project

Antam considers new financing schemes for bauxite projectTony Hotland, Jakarta After canceling a rights issue late last month, mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) is considering other schemes to finance its bauxite mining project in Tayan, West Kalimantan.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Growth may weaken

Growth may weaken Indonesia's overall economic performance in the first quarter, as reported by the Central Statistics Agency this week, was slightly better than what most analysts expected, growing 4.46 percent in real terms from the same period last year.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Rp 1m needs each day to clean graffiti

Rp 1m needs each day to clean graffiti BOGOR: The sanitary and parks agency disburses Rp 1 million (US$111) per day to clean the walls of historical sites that are repeatedly vandalized, an official of the agency said on Thursday.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Hasyim visits clerics in Lombok

Hasyim visits clerics in Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Nahdlatul Ulama chairman and election candidate Hasyim Muzadi visited some 20 clerics and ulemas on the West Nusa Tenggara island of Lombok on Thursday.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Author Pramoedya to receive award

Author Pramoedya to receive award JAKARTA: Noted author Pramoedya Ananta Toer has been named the 2003 Freedom of Expression Award winner by the Norwegian Authors' Union for his contribution to the literary world and struggle for the people's right to freedom of expression.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Crackdown on NGOs arbitrary: Activists

Crackdown on NGOs arbitrary: ActivistsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta Rights activists warned on Thursday against cracking down on non- governmental organizations (NGOs) that were critical of government policies, as the move would tarnish the country's fragile democracy.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Civil servants flout rules to join campaign teams

Civil servants flout rules to join campaign teamsHasrul, Kendari The Southeast Sulawesi General Elections Commission (KPUD) has rejected several campaign teams proposed to back presidential candidates as they include civil servants, such as the deputy mayor of Kendari and other senior officials.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Integrity is all they have

Integrity is all they have Appreciation and admiration should go to the panel of judges at the state court in Padang, West Sumatra, who handed down unprecedented guilty verdicts on May 18 to 43 provincial councillors for graft. They were given jail terms of between 24 and 37 months.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/TV Today: Friday, May 28, 2004

TV Today: Friday, May 28, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Talk Show: Saran dan Pendapat7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Mayor requests Rp 21b for land for bus terminal

Mayor requests Rp 21b for land for bus terminalBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta The East Jakarta administration has proposed that Rp 21 billion (US$2.26 million) for land acquisition for the construction of the Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta be included in its revised budget for 2004.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Begrudging American apologies not enough

Begrudging American apologies not enoughSalim Lone, Guardian News Service, London President Bush's major Iraq policy address on Monday night seemed a recitation of earlier themes, but towards the end there was something new: Abu Ghraib prison was to be razed.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Astra to allocate $120m for share purchase, capex

Astra to allocate $120m for share purchase, capexRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Automotive kingpin PT Astra International said it would allocate a huge amount in funds this year to purchase more shares in subsidiaries and for capital expenditure.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/New bomb scare hits Lampung council

New bomb scare hits Lampung councilOyos Saroso HN, Bandarlampung A suspicious package found on Thursday in the office of the Lampung legislative council speaker prompted councillors and staff to flee in panic, fearing that it was a bomb.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Mega bemoans shrinking Cabinet

Mega bemoans shrinking CabinetFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri complained for a second time about ministers who quit the Cabinet to challenge her in the coming presidential election, saying their departure had weakened her government.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Antam considers new financing schemes for bauxite project

Antam considers new financing schemes for bauxite projectTony Hotland Jakarta After canceling a rights issue late last month, mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) is considering other schemes to finance its bauxite mining project in Tayan, West Kalimantan.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Three named suspects in collapsed showroom case

Three named suspects in collapsed showroom caseEvi Mariani, Jakarta Police have detained two of three suspects over the collapse of a furniture showroom in Sunter Agung, North Jakarta, for allegedly violating Article 359 of the Criminal Code on death caused by negligence.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/The International Trade Commission of the United States

The International Trade Commission of the United States decided on May 14 that color TV sets manufactured in China have caused material harm to U.S. producers. The decision removes the final hurdle to the U.S. Department of Commerce ruling to impose anti-dumping taxes -- between 5.2 to 26.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Oil-rich Babelan residents poor

Oil-rich Babelan residents poorWahyuana, Bekasi Abdul Somad expects no harvest this year as most of the rice he sowed on his 1,500 square meter patch have failed to produce grains.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Instability, elections hinder poverty reduction

Instability, elections hinder poverty reductionStevie Emilia, Shanghai Current instability and the upcoming presidential elections in Indonesia constitute the main hindrance to the national target of halving the poverty rate, economists here said.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/'Busway and monorail, the best solutions'

'Busway and monorail, the best solutions' In an attempt to ease the capital's chronic traffic problems, the Jakarta administration has asked investors to contribute to the high-cost construction of new busway and monorail projects.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Villagers in GAM stronghold face no-man's-land

Villagers in GAM stronghold face no-man's-landNani Afrida, Banda Aceh "Free Aceh Sumatra!," shouted several guerrilla rebels of the Aceh Free Movement (GAM), during a ceremony for the release of 155 hostages, including RCTI cameraman Ferry Santoro, in a village in East Aceh regency recently.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Rupiah continues to fall as other currencies recover

Rupiah continues to fall as other currencies recoverDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The rupiah continued to falter on Thursday and ended at a fresh 19-month low, showing no sign of a rebound at a time when other currencies in the region started to regain ground against the U.S. dollar.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/What the Islamic 'ummah' really means

What the Islamic 'ummah' really meansMafoot Simon, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore I am beginning to wonder if we are not in danger of playing into the hands of extremists who propagate their own skewed definition of the Islamic ummah, the global Muslim community, the way they did ...
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/BNI cancels dollar debt issue

BNI cancels dollar debt issue State-controlled Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), the country's second-largest bank in terms of assets, said it would postpone a planned dollar-denominated bond issue amid rising economic uncertainty as a result of the falling rupiah.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Criminal can't be a Sierra Leonean

Criminal can't be a Sierra Leonean Referring to the article on the death sentence imposed on the so-called citizen of Sierra Leone (The Jakarta Post, May 21), I write to seek clarification on how the citizenship of the convicted man was determined.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Pertamina assigned to sell LNG to S.Korea, Taiwan

Pertamina assigned to sell LNG to S.Korea, TaiwanFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Oil and Gas Implementing Body (BP Migas) has appointed state oil and gas company PT Pertamina as the sole agent to market Indonesian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to South Korea and Taiwan.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/No smoking in school, offices

No smoking in school, offices BOGOR: In conjunction with World Tobacco Day on May 31, Bogor administration, which is designated as the pilot project for a smoke-free-town campaign, appointed 20 schools and 10 offices as no-smoking zones.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/PPIB clarifies

PPIB clarifies As a member of the New Indonesia Alliance Party (PPIB) and on behalf of the party, we very much regretted reading the news item Party support for presidential candidates in The Jakarta Post on May 19.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Komnas HAM asked to help with Gus Dur saga

Komnas HAM asked to help with Gus Dur sagaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta In its latest display of loyalty to its disqualified presidential candidate Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, the National Awakening Party (PKB) sought on Thursday assistance from the National Commission on Human Rights ...
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Govt may delay privatization program: Official

Govt may delay privatization program: OfficialRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The government may delay the sale of shares in a number of state-owned firms, including giant Bank Mandiri, this year, due to current uncertainties in the financial market, according to a senior official.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 22, 2004Exhibitions* Painting A Street called Margutta by Remo Rapetti at Multifunctional Room, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl.H.O.S Cokroaminoto No. 117, Central Jakarta, until May 30.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/City to demolish Tanah Abang market

City to demolish Tanah Abang marketBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta The Jakarta administration is set to demolish at least four blocks of Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta, ordering city- owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya to find a location to accommodate thousands of traders during the market ...
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Gold price in the local market to continue rise

Gold price in the local market to continue riseZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta A combination of a falling rupiah and the rising international price of gold is pushing the price of the commodity up in the local market.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Message from the Italian Ambassador to Indonesia

Message from the Italian Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Francesco M. Greco on the occasion of Italian National Day June 2, 2004Country Profile: Italy -- June 2Italian National Day marks the anniversary of June 2, 1946, the day on which, through a historical referendum, the people of Italy opted for ...
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Govt provides homes for journalists

Govt provides homes for journalists JAKARTA: At least 1,000 low-cost houses will soon be built in Tambun, Bekasi, to accommodate journalists.
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Fri, 28 May 2004

JP/Doctors question hospital plan for Thousand Islands

Doctors question hospital plan for Thousand IslandsLeony Aurora, Jakarta Medical staff are questioning the Thousand Islands regency administration's plan to build a hospital in Pramuka island, saying that it will be too expensive, hence impractical, to maintain.
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