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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Domestic violence up: Activists

Domestic violence up: ActivistsA. Junaidi, JakartaThe National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) said on Saturday that the victimization of women was on the rise in recent years.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/BPK to review financial reports of SOEs

BPK to review financial reports of SOEsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The House of Representatives is expected to approve on Monday a draft law on state financial accountability, which requires all state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to submit their audited financial reports to the Supreme Audit Agency ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

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Smile ... you are at a sale Ginnie Teo ANN/The Straits Times I can still remember the thrill of waiting in line behind 50 people outside the Esprit store in Orchard Road years ago.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Artists fail to boost Wiranto's rally

Artists fail to boost Wiranto's rallyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan/Palu/YogyakartaBeautiful starlets did their best to liven up the only open-air rally of presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto in the capital on Sunday, but the venue, the country's main sports stadium, was left half-empty.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Govt opens selection of power market board members

Govt opens selection of power market board membersFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has began selection for officials for the newly launched power market regulatory body.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/In The Jakarta Post, May 31, Harsh V. Pant asserts that

In The Jakarta Post, May 31, Harsh V. Pant asserts that "democracy will not reduce the threat of terrorism." He suggests that America's occupation of Iraq will spur terrorism.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Ciliwung River

Ciliwung River The Jakarta Post published a photograph on June 9 of Ciliwung River in Dukuh Atas, South Jakarta, and quoted residents as saying the water emitted a putrid stench.Dukuh Atas residents are not the only sufferers.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Surakarta royals avoid succession talks

Surakarta royals avoid succession talksSri Wahyuni and Blontank Poer, Surakarta/YogyakartaThousands of people poured into Surakarta Palace to pay their last respects to traditional ruler Paku Buwono XII on Sunday while the royal family refrained from discussing the succession.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Linkin Park delivers powerful concert, despite travel warning

Linkin Park delivers powerful concert, despite travel warningM. Taufiqurrahman, JakartaTeen rock idols Linkin Park hypnotized over 25,000 of their fans in a stunning performance at Karnaval Beach in Ancol Dreamland Park, North Jakarta, on Sunday, ignoring the updated warning against travel to ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Midwife nabbed for allegedly supplying babies

Midwife nabbed for allegedly supplying babiesEvi Mariani, JakartaA hospital midwife in Grogol, West Jakarta, who allegedly supplied babies to a syndicate that sold them for adoption, was arrested by the police late on Friday.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Govt deports 3 foreigners

Govt deports 3 foreignersJAYAPURA, Papua: The Jayapura Immigration Office has deported three foreigners for visa violations in the past week, an official said on Saturday.One is from Japan, another from Sri Lanka and the third from the People's Republic of China.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Plastic bags, cans fished out Cisadane

Plastic bags, cans fished out Cisadane BOGOR: Green volunteer group Eagle managed to collect some 40 bags of garbage from Cisadane River, mostly plastic bags and drink cans."We try to carry out such activities as often as we can," Eagle chairman Yoseph Supardi said on Saturday.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/JP/1/FPI

JP/1/FPI Fachrul defends Wiranto at FPI meeting Gen. (ret) Fachrul Razi, a key figure of Wiranto-Solahuddin Wahid's campaign team, briefed a meeting of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) on Sunday despite efforts of the Wiranto camp to distance themselves from those considered as hardliners.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/It's party all month in Jakarta

It's party all month in Jakarta Jakarta, an old city that bears many names in the past: Sunda Kalapa, Kalapa, Batavia and Jacatra, will celebrate its official 477th anniversary on June 22. The Jakarta administration is preparing a full month celebration to beautify and enliven the city.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Chinese fight open discrimination on Batam

Chinese fight open discrimination on BatamFadli, BatamA group of Chinese-Indonesians has opened on Batam a "complaint post" in the city, where ethnic Chinese can lodge complaints on the bureaucratic obstacles.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Fachrul Razi briefs FPI gathering

Fachrul Razi briefs FPI gatheringThe Jakarta Post, JakartaGen. (ret) Fachrul Razi, a key figure of the Wiranto-Solahuddin Wahid campaign team, briefed a meeting of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) on Sunday, despite efforts of the Wiranto camp to distance itself from those considered to be ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Rationale for buying latest PDA phone

Rationale for buying latest PDA phoneVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor/vmahmud@yahoo.comApple Computers recently launched a new device called Airport Express, a portable Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) base station that has a unique feature.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Neighboring countries concerned over developments in Indonesia

Neighboring countries concerned over developments in IndonesiaHanys Salmi, Kuala Lumpur The current social-political developments in our giant neighbor Indonesia have become the focus of attention in the Southeast Asian region.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- JUNE 15

FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- JUNE 15Malls spreading rapidly even in bad timesUnlike other business sectors, the retail market has continued to record brisk growth over the last four years, with modern malls spreading rapidly in the country's major cities.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/GIBT offers int'l degrees

GIBT offers int'l degrees JAKARTA: The Gandhi Institute of Business and Technology (GIBT) is offering three new international degrees from the Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Wanted: Teachers to work in Tangerang

Wanted: Teachers to work in TangerangMulta Fidrus, TangerangTangerang regency is now in dire need of more teachers to fill positions that will be left vacant by about 3,000 teachers in the next three to five years, says a regency official.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Release of alleged hit man demanded

Release of alleged hit man demanded PALU, Central Sulawesi: The wife of a suspect being held in connection with the murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi demanded on Sunday the police release her husband, threatening legal action if they did not comply.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Community figures should guide election

Community figures should guide election The country's first direct presidential election is approaching, while Indonesian people are learning to practice democracy. The fate of the nation for the next five years and even further, therefore, is at stake.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Govt called to tighten immigration policy

Govt called to tighten immigration policyDewi Santoso, JakartaLabor activists are urging the government to tighten its policy on immigrant workers following findings that the country has become a safe haven for illegal foreign workers.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Jobs in key sectors drop, says BPS

Jobs in key sectors drop, says BPSZakki P. Hakim, JakartaThe number of jobs in key industries such as manufacturing, construction and trade has contracted significantly as an unfavorable labor environment has prompted companies to hire fewer workers and cancel investment plans, according to ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Experts doubt efficacy of negative campaigning

Experts doubt efficacy of negative campaigningSari P. Setiogi, JakartaExperts have played down the impact of negative campaigning targeting candidates in the presidential election, saying it only stated the obvious about the contenders.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Local govts 'should be probed for corruption'

Local govts 'should be probed for corruption'Moch. N. Kurniawan, JakartaA political expert and an anticorruption activist said Saturday that heads of local government administrations may also be involved in the recent spate of corruption cases committed by local legislative members.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Sudirman to have wider sidewalk

Sudirman to have wider sidewalk JAKARTA: Head of the Jakarta Park Agency Sarwo Handayani said the city administration would build a four-meter-wide sidewalk along Jl. Sudirman next year."We will start the construction after we complete the work on the sidewalk on Jl.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Environmental crime

Environmental crime The Jakarta Post's June 9 issue carried a story titled Environmental crime and graft: Evil twins written by Patrick Guntensperger. He effectively argued that crimes against the environment basically come down to a moral failure.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Pertamina denies corruption allegations

Pertamina denies corruption allegationsFitri Wulandari, Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina dismissed on Sunday allegations it had entertained a number of legislators on tours to Hong Kong and South Korea in order to gain their approvals for the planned sale of two giant oil tankers.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/NU will suffer, whatever: Observers

NU will suffer, whatever: ObserversA. Junaidi, JakartaThe involvement of leading figures of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in the presidential election would only hurt the organization, observers said.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Flame, Elektrik crowned Proliga champions

Flame, Elektrik crowned Proliga champions JAKARTA: The Surabaya Flame and Jakarta Elektrik emerged as the champions in the men's and women's division respectively at the Proliga 2004 volleyball championships here after winning their final matches on Saturday.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Poso convict quietly freed

Poso convict quietly freed PALU, Central Sulawesi: Provincial police are searching for a escaped convict who was allowed to leave the Palu prison on Saturday without a guard.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Rental boots keep shoppers' feet clean and dry

Rental boots keep shoppers' feet clean and dry Leony Aurora, Jakarta During the rainy season, shoppers at traditional markets are sure to get their shoes -- and possibly, trousers -- muddy, but customers at Kramatjati Wholesale Market, East Jakarta, can shop worry-free.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/TV Program: Monday, June 14, 2004

TV Program: Monday, June 14, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Lame duck Legislators plan Rp 1b for tour

Lame duck Legislators plan Rp 1b for tourOyos Saroso H.N., BandarlampungNearing the end of their tenures in two months, Lampung legislative councillors are planning to go on comparative study tours to various regions in the country, deemed by many as a vacation or a way to earn extra money before ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Export may exceed forecast on Japan's stronger economy

Export may exceed forecast on Japan's stronger economyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan's better-than-expected economic growth, marked by the upward revision of its first quarter growth, has sparked hopes that Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports may rise higher than earlier projected.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Increase in oil prices may prompt smuggling

Increase in oil prices may prompt smugglingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Batam/Surabaya/KupangState oil and gas company Pertamina has warned of a possible rise in the smuggling of fuel out of the country as the recent increase in oil prices has widened the price gap between fuel sold domestically and ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Prudent ruling at last

Prudent ruling at last The Supreme Court, as widely expected, duly overturned the Jakarta Commercial Court's bankruptcy ruling of April 23 against the Indonesian subsidiary of British insurance company Prudential PLC, asserting that the case had been mishandled.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/ checked by Rich

checked by Rich JP/Mulan SalmonaPLAZA SENAYAN: Like other malls in Jakarta, Plaza Senayan, located near the Senayan sport complex in Central Jakarta (above) not only offers shopping venues but also entertainment facilities for visitors.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/'Good programs first, then fees'

'Good programs first, then fees'State television channel TVRI is mulling reinstating monthly license fees for TV owners in order to collect the funds it needs to become a public broadcaster in late 2005.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Game stations see high profits on holidays

Game stations see high profits on holidaysUrip Hudiono, JakartaRagnarok is the name of the game, and children all over town are swarming to the nearest online computer game stations in their off-school hours so as not to miss out on the gaming world's latest fad.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Pulo Gebang bus terminal needs another Rp 200 billion

Pulo Gebang bus terminal needs another Rp 200 billionDamar Harsanto, JakartaThe Jakarta administration estimated that it would need another Rp 200 billion (US$21.3 million) to complete the long-delayed construction of the Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Military backgrounds, female candidates hot election topics

Military backgrounds, female candidates hot election topicsThomas Hidya Tjaya, Jakarta There has been much talk about who will win the presidential election and at least two major issues have been raised regarding the suitability of the candidates.The first is antimilitarism.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Apple farm victim of Bromo

Apple farm victim of BromoMALANG, East Java: Hundreds of hectares of an apple plantation in Poncokusumo district, Malang were adversely affected by the Bromo eruption last Tuesday.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/All candidates involved in money politics: TI

All candidates involved in money politics: TIMoch. N. Kurniawan, JakartaTransparency International (TI) Indonesia alleges that all five presidential candidates have been involved in some form of vote- buying, known as money politics, during their electoral campaigns.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Taiwan trade mission in town

Taiwan trade mission in townThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A trade mission from Taiwan is currently in Jakarta to cement further relations with the local business community.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Philippines is seeking virtue in 'sin taxes'

Philippines is seeking virtue in 'sin taxes'Raul C. Pangalangan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Faces with a gaping budget deficit of almost 200 billion pesos this year, the government is boldly seeking to revive its plan to impose "sin taxes" on alcohol, tobacco, and -- ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/FOR Marketing Perspective -- June 15

FOR Marketing Perspective -- June 15 checkedSweet mix of shopping and entertainment Rudijanto Contributor Jakarta So popular are Jakarta's malls that no one dares to predict what would happen if they closed for a month.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Golkar's support for Wiranto is questioned

Golkar's support for Wiranto is questionedRidwan Max Sijabat and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After two weeks of the presidential campaign, Golkar leaders have urged party executives to show their support for their candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto and running mate Solahuddin Wahid.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/No mention of the environment

No mention of the environment It seems to be true, World Environment Day came and went with barely peep from any of the five presidential candidates. At least, not that I heard.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/JP/1/FPI

JP/1/FPI Fachrul defends Wiranto at FPI meeting Gen. (ret) Fachrul Razi, a key figure of the Wiranto-Solahuddin Wahid campaign team, briefed a meeting of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) on Sunday, despite efforts of the Wiranto camp to distance itself from those considered to be hard-liners.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/'Good programs first, then fees'

'Good programs first, then fees'State television channel TVRI is mulling reinstating monthly license fees for TV owners in order to collect the funds it needs to become a public broadcaster in late 2005.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/No panic needed at Mt Slamet

No panic needed at Mt SlametBANDUNG: The Directorate of Volcanology and Mitigation of Geological Disasters said that 3,428-meter Mount Slamet in Central Java province was still normal on Friday, despite reports to the contrary.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Open police trial seen as positive step

Open police trial seen as positive stepEvi Mariani, JakartaA transparent procedure carried out by the National Police recently in examining officers who allegedly violated the police ethics code has been praised as a positive step to enhance the force's performance, amid criticism that the police ...

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Farmers no longer fond of tobacco

Farmers no longer fond of tobaccoBOJONEGORO, East Java: Tobacco farmers in Bojonegoro, East Java province, have finally decided to cultivate other plants because the price of tobacco had declined so much in the past few years."A few years ago, selling tobacco was like selling gold.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Research group finds further damage to Leuser

Research group finds further damage to LeuserApriadi Gunawan, Medan, North SumatraAn independent forestry research group in Medan shared on Saturday its findings that the development of a road connecting Karo and Langkat regencies was environmentally damaging to Mount Leuser National Park.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Consumption of tea low in Indonesia, expert says

Consumption of tea low in Indonesia, expert saysYuli Tri Suwarni, BandungIndonesia is one of the biggest producers of tea in the world, but ironically, the consumption of tea here is still low.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Will we reach the Millennium Development Goals?

Will we reach the Millennium Development Goals?Iyanatul Islam, The Daily Star, Asia News Network, Dhaka The World Bank, through its 2004 World Development Indicators, has released new global poverty estimates for the 1981 to 2001 period.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/82 percent of firms do not treat waste

82 percent of firms do not treat wasteMulta Fidrus, TangerangSome 82 percent of 1,061 of industrial firms in Tangerang municipality do not have waste treatment facilities as required by law. Therefore, most of them do not process their waste effectively.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Part 1 of 2: ASEAN: A single market and production base

Part 1 of 2: ASEAN: A single market and production baseRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta At their Bali Summit of October 2003, ASEAN Leaders declared the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) as one of the three pillars of a broader ASEAN Community.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Fraud management, a growing necessity for telcos

Fraud management, a growing necessity for telcos People outside the industry may believe that telecommunications operators -- also known as telcos -- are money machines with negligible risks.This is not the case.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Govt urged to take action to help BNI regain assets

Govt urged to take action to help BNI regain assetsAbdul Khalik, JakartaGovernment institutions need to make a concerted effort to recover state bank BNI's Rp 1.3 billion (US$125 billion) in assets, which remain in the hands of those who stole the money.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Central control revived in Autonomy Law revision

Central control revived in Autonomy Law revisionKurniawan Hari, JakartaResidents in West Sumatra had to spend more in paying various taxes following the endorsement of a bylaw in 2002 by the local administration which was desperately looking for other sources of income for the province.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Kuningan develops 'superior' fruit

Kuningan develops 'superior' fruit BOGOR: Kuningan regency in West Java has teamed up with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to develop a center for research and the cultivation of "superior" fruit.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2004

JP/Robbery attempt turns into chase

Robbery attempt turns into chaseEvi Mariani, JakartaA robbery attempt in Cikarang, Bekasi regency, on Saturday afternoon turned into a drama that killed one of the robbers and seriously injured a local who was hit by two bullets, Bekasi Police reported on Sunday.On Saturday afternoon at 5:30 p.m.

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