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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/PPS responsible for poll fraud: Cetro

PPS responsible for poll fraud: CetroM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta An independent poll watchdog blamed on Wednesday the high number of electoral procedure violations on the deliberate disregard of correct procedure by poll committee (PPS) members.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/China and Iraq to feature in Milo meet

China and Iraq to feature in Milo meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Next week's Milo Junior Indonesia Open (MJIO) badminton championships will include for the first time China and Iraq, organizers said.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Investors want majority stake in Permata

Investors want majority stake in PermataRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Several strategic investors interested in Bank Permata have urged the government to sell at least 71 percent of its stake in the country's seventh-largest bank, according to an official.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Telkom says benefits of NYSE listing outweigh costs

Telkom says benefits of NYSE listing outweigh costsRendi A. Witular, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) said that it wanted to retain its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as this was in the company's best interests, despite requests by ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/KPK's credibility on the line

KPK's credibility on the lineThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will prove to be powerless if President Megawati Soekarnoputri refuses to comply with the commission's order to dismiss Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh, legal experts and activists say.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/House offers next president 31 ministries

House offers next president 31 ministriesKurniawan Hari, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) continued its internal deliberations on the Cabinet ministries bill on Tuesday and decided to propose the appointment of 31 ministers to assist the next president carry out his/her state duties.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Pertamina seeks government guarantee for fuel imports

Pertamina seeks government guarantee for fuel importsFitri Wulandari, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is requesting a government guarantee to facilitate crucial fuel import plans as the company faces cash flow problems.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Students take SPMB tests

Students take SPMB tests YOGYAKARTA: Up to 16,171 high school graduates in Yogyakarta, as well as hundreds of thousands of other students nationwide, are sitting the national entrance examinations (SPMB) to gain admission to prestigious state universities.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Susilo: Popular leader, but weak chief executive

Susilo: Popular leader, but weak chief executiveYang Razali Kassim, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, as widely predicted by various polls, is emerging as the most popular choice, with Muhammad Jusuf Kalla as his vice-president.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Housewife reports doctor to police

Housewife reports doctor to police JAKARTA: A 44-year-old housewife, Ngatmi, filed a malpractice complaint with the Jakarta Police on Tuesday against a doctor at a hospital in East Jakarta.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Four years sought for DPRD speaker

Four years sought for DPRD speaker PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The prosecution urged the Palembang District Court on Tuesday to sentence former South Sumatra provincial legislative council (DPRD) speaker Adjis Saip to four years in jail for alleged corruption involving Rp 7.5 billion (US$789,474).

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Institutes, universities committed to helping poor students

Institutes, universities committed to helping poor studentsTheresia Sufa and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bogor/Bandung The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) said on Tuesday that it had sent out letters to provincial governments to encourage them to assist 10 poor students who wished to enter the IPB but ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Three provinces on the verge of total blackouts

Three provinces on the verge of total blackoutsSyofiardi Bachyul and Puji Santoso, Padang/Pekanbaru State electricity company PT PLN may be forced to cut off electricity in three provinces in Sumatra in the near future following the decline in the water debit in reservoirs and lakes that have ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Fear and loathing in Jakarta, CNN style

Fear and loathing in Jakarta, CNN style How appropriate that The Sunday Post, July 11 edition has "blessed" us with two articles that clearly link up the circle of fear and loathing that have cemented the international image of Indonesia as a haven for terrorists over the past two years.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Death penalty politically motivated: Campaigners

Death penalty politically motivated: CampaignersTiarma Siboro and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta The policy of upholding the death sentence for drug traffickers is politically motivated in a bid to defend the corrupt legal system that failed to stop trafficking in the first place, human rights campaigners ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Journalist assaulted for alleged slander

Journalist assaulted for alleged slanderYemris Fointuna, Kupang Claiming he had been defamed, JO, a councillor on the East Nusa Tenggara provincial council, launched a gratuitous assault on Tuesday on Benny Djahang, a journalist with the Pos Kupang daily.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/RI concerned over Myanmar bugging

RI concerned over Myanmar buggingAdianto P. Simamora, Jakarta The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially summoned Myanmar's Ambassador to Indonesia, U Kyaw Myint, on Tuesday to express the country's deep concern over suspected bugging by the Myanmar junta of the Indonesian embassy in Yangon.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Counterterrorism moves may hurt trade

Counterterrorism moves may hurt tradeZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta Export control mechanisms applied by developed countries to help counter terrorism may create another trade barrier that is costly to the business sector, a number of trade associations said during a seminar here on Tuesday.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/'Poor people miss out on cheap housing'

'Poor people miss out on cheap housing' This year's observance of World Population Day on July 11 coincided with the 10th anniversary of the International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Slow progress in logging probes

Slow progress in logging probes JAMBI: Jambi prosecutors and police investigators have been investigating 23 cases of illegal logging since last year, but only three cases have been brought to court so far.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/'Ugly Bule' losers in any culture

'Ugly Bule' losers in any culture Your editorial Xenophobia, a dangerous road in the July 12, 2004 issue of the Post makes some important points, but I wish to point out one blind spot. Most people assume that resentment at foreign intervention is political in nature, and hence it is xenophobic.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Busway a no-go for private motorists

Busway a no-go for private motoristsLeony Aurora, Jakarta Six months since its launch on Jan. 15, it seems the controversial busway's only success is in providing a faster means of travel as it speeds along its exclusive lane from Blok M, South Jakarta, to Kota, West Jakarta.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/JP/1/VOTE

JP/1/VOTEPeople no longer vote along party lines: Analysts M. Taufiqurrahman JakartaContrary to what happened in the April 5 legislative elections when people voted according to their political party affinities, the public displayed greater maturity during the presidential election.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Kasimdzanov new FIDE champion

Kasimdzanov new FIDE champion Grand Master (GM) Rustam Kasimdzanov of Uzbekistan became the new world chess champion after defeating GM Michael Adams of Britain in the final of the FIDE Championships which ended in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday. Kasimdzanov, who scored an overall 4.5-3.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Gading to host Indonesia golf meet

Gading to host Indonesia golf meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 26th edition of the Indonesia Open amateur women's golf championship will tee off in early August with organizers expecting more foreign golfers than last year to participate.The three-day competition will start on Aug.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Panwaslu reports election violations to police

Panwaslu reports election violations to policeAbdul Khalik and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The official Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has reported violations in the recent presidential election to police, including mass voter mobilization at Al-Zaytun Islamic boarding school in ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/JP/1/VOTE

JP/1/VOTEPeople no longer vote along party lines: Analysts M. Taufiqurrahman JakartaContrary to what happened in the April 5 legislative elections when people voted according to their political party affinities, the public displayed greater maturity during the presidential election.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Voters better informed: Experts

Voters better informed: ExpertsM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta Contrary to what happened in the April 5 legislative elections when people voted according to their political party affinities, the public displayed greater maturity during the presidential election.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Bylaw blocks development of Jakarta Wholesale Center

Bylaw blocks development of Jakarta Wholesale CenterDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The Jakarta administration is considering amending the existing city bylaw on private markets, as the bylaw does not support its plan to build the Jakarta Wholesale Center at a site that was formerly part of the Melati ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Wife gets 7 years for drug dealing

Wife gets 7 years for drug dealing JAKARTA: West Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday a wife of a marine to seven years in prison and ordered the defendant to pay a Rp 3 million (US$337) fine for possessing and trading narcotics.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Megawati slow to decide on Puteh's suspension

Megawati slow to decide on Puteh's suspensionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is apparently buying time before responding to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s order to suspend Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh for alleged graft.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Govt to raise subsidy for ARV

Govt to raise subsidy for ARV JAKARTA: The government plans to increase its subsidy for antiretroviral drugs (ARV) to Rp 24 billion (US$2.6 million) for 10,000 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi has said.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Japan's recovery is fraught with danger

Japan's recovery is fraught with dangerManabu Hara, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The domestic economy has made remarkable gains since the beginning of this year, but there are ominous signs overseas to Japan's growing recovery, notably in China and the United States.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Ill Jenkins may be flown to Japan

Ill Jenkins may be flown to JapanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Japanese government is considering sending accused U.S. army deserter Charles Jenkins to Tokyo for medical treatment, despite a U.S. warning that he faces prosecution if he travels to Japan.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Activist accused of defamation

Activist accused of defamation JAYAPURA, Papua: Trikora Military Commander Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal has filed a complaint against Latifah Hanum Siregar, the director of the Democratic Alliance for Papua (ALDP), alleging defamation.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/The West Bank wall

The West Bank wall Almost simultaneously with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the rights of Guantanamo detainees to a civilian trial ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Court says terror trials must continue

Court says terror trials must continue JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court dismissed on Tuesday defense pleas by terror suspects Furqon Abdullah and Muhammad Syaifuddin, ruling that their separate trials must go ahead.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Sino-Japanese synergy seen

Sino-Japanese synergy seenFeng Zhaokui, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing China and Japan enjoy broad prospects for energy cooperation despite the current heated energy disputes between the two economic giants.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Govt, hospitals forge coop to control dengue

Govt, hospitals forge coop to control dengueDewi Santoso, Jakarta The Ministry of Health has recently signed an agreement with the Regional Hospitals Association (Arsada) to forge cooperation in the handling of dengue fever -- outbreaks of which have affected the country almost every year over ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Police nab drug suspects

Police nab drug suspects TANGERANG: Police arrested a suspected drug dealer and a courier in an operation on Monday evening, and confiscated 200 grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) valued at Rp 160 million (US$17,977).Tangerang Police detectives chief Adj. Comr.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Residents ask that waste be processed elsewhere

Residents ask that waste be processed elsewhereMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Residents living near the abandoned Pondok Cabe bus terminal in Pamulang district, Tangerang regency, strongly oppose the regental administration's plan to use the site to accommodate a waste treatment facility.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/The U.S. fight against Iraq's militants: An asymmetric war

The U.S. fight against Iraq's militants: An asymmetric warLina A. Alexandra, Jakarta After 14 months under U.S. occupation, sovereignty finally was handed over to an interim Iraqi government on June 28. That occasion marked a new era of independence for the Iraqi people.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/An uphill battle

An uphill battle It is certainly gratifying to hear, straight from the horse's mouth as it were, that fighting corruption is so close to the hearts of our presidential election candidates.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Police on trial for immorality

Police on trial for immorality POSO, Central Sulawesi: Four low-ranking police officers are being prosecuted in Poso District Court for alleged immorality in the regency.Poso Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/New body planned to watch prosecutors

New body planned to watch prosecutors JAKARTA: The next president will have an instrument to supervise and boost the performance of prosecutor's offices after House of Representatives members agreed on revisions to Law No. 5/1991.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Council suggests end to reclamation work

Council suggests end to reclamation workMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Tangerang Regency Council Commission D for development affairs has recommended the regency administration stop a land reclamation project near Dadap beach in Kosambi district in response to allegations of environmental damage caused ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Soerjadi wants more PBSI candidates

Soerjadi wants more PBSI candidates JAKARTA: The former chairman of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), Soerjadi, feels two candidates for the PBSI chairman position are not enough.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Batam to merge six brothel complexes

Batam to merge six brothel complexesFadli, Batam The Social Affairs Office within Batam municipal administration has decided to merge six brothel complexes scattered around Batam into a single complex in the Batam district, Nongsa, in order to "contain" prostitution there.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Expatriate levy confuses officials

Expatriate levy confuses officialsDamar Harsanto and Tony Hotland, Jakarta With no guiding policy on the allocation of funds generated from a levy on foreign workers, officials from different institutions are releasing contradictory statements regarding the issue.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/University student found dead at home

University student found dead at homeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 19-year-old student, Marco Imannuel Sibih, was found dead at his home in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Monday at 8 p.m. He died from blood loss caused by stab wounds.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/On the CIA

On the CIA Just a month ago, when George Tenet unexpectedly resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, some pundits said he was getting out because he had to -- that is, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a scathing report on the CIA's failure to get it right ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Farmers want Nurdin charged

Farmers want Nurdin charged JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers chairman Arum Sabil said on Tuesday lawmaker Nurdin Halid was the mastermind behind the smuggling of at least 56,000 of over 70,000 tons of sugar into the country.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Innovation in India could be a lesson for Indonesia

Innovation in India could be a lesson for IndonesiaDavid O'Brien, Jakarta India (if you believe the hype) is developing its economy to be the "next China". Rather than being the factory of the world it is portraying itself farther up the value chain.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Seven policemen on trial for stealing drugs

Seven policemen on trial for stealing drugsOyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung Seven policemen are being tried by the Lampung Police tribunal for allegedly stealing 60 kilograms of marijuana from the evidence room at the end of May.Lampung Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Megawati says she's ready for coalition

Megawati says she's ready for coalitionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri says she is willing to enter into coalition with major political parties in order to retain the presidency.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Rupiah weakens, stock extends losses

Rupiah weakens, stock extends lossesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah, having gained consistently in the past week, fell on Tuesday due to a combination of profit-taking and the U.S. dollar's rise against the region's major currencies, notably the Japanese yen.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Bistro offers real taste of Malaysian, plus great sweets

Bistro offers real taste of Malaysian, plus great sweetsDewi Santoso, Jakarta Ask people what they know about Malaysia and most will talk about its infamous Petronas Tower -- the so-termed Twin Towers of Asia.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/JP/4/conserve

JP/4/conserveLimited funds, expertise blamed for area damagesWahyoe Boediwardhana, Denpasar More than 20 percent of natural resources in over 450 conservation areas across Indonesia have been extremely depleted due to lack of government funds and poor expertise in managing them, an official ...

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Pro-Susilo soldier blamed for election attacks

Pro-Susilo soldier blamed for election attacksYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung Dozens of students rallied here on Tuesday to demand an investigation into a soldier who allegedly assaulted poll officials in Bandung, West Java, during the presidential election.The demonstrators accused First Sgt.

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Wed, 14 Jul 2004

JP/Proper implementation of death penalty

Proper implementation of death penalty The Indian Embassy in Jakarta has objected to the impending execution of Indian drug dealer Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey (65), who has been sentenced to death for possession of 12.9 kg of heroin.

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