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56 articles.
Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Women's health programs in Aceh

Women's health programs in AcehSudirman Nasir, Melbourne It is crucial that Acehnese, men and women, be directly involved in all stages of rehabilitation programs in the province.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/How Aceh weathers the worst

How Aceh weathers the worst Javier Solana The Straits Times Asia News Network/Singapore Late last year, the Indonesian province of Aceh bore the brunt of an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed nearly 150,000 people, left half a million homeless and destroyed livelihoods and infrastructure.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/MORGAN POLAND

MORGAN POLAND Phoenix, Arizona ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Hollywood's favorite villains

Hollywood's favorite villainsKenneth Rogoff Project Syndicate Once upon a time, Cold War enemies, white supremacists, and evil geniuses reigned supreme as Hollywood's favorite bad guys. No more.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Regent facing probe over illegal mining

Regent facing probe over illegal miningEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police will ask President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for permission to summon a regent in South Kalimantan for questioning over illegal coal mining, which reportedly has caused more than Rp 2 trillion (US$200 ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Injured Prima focuses on SEA Games

Injured Prima focuses on SEA Games JAKARTA: National number one tennis player Prima Simpatiaji has pulled out of warmup tournaments before next month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games due to fears of aggravating thigh and abdominal injuries.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/An urgent need to legislate for disaster management

An urgent need to legislate for disaster managementPuji Pujiono, Jakarta Over the weekend, close to 30,000 persons perished in one of the worst earthquakes in South Asia while another fifteen hundred were killed by floods and landslides in Guatemala.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Govt faces tough talks on ship fees

Govt faces tough talks on ship feesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Tough negotiations between the government and foreign shipping lines on shipping costs have delayed a decision on the matter by the Ministry of Transportation.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Elderly people die in queue for aid

Elderly people die in queue for aidSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/Demak Two people have died during the distribution of cash aid, the first such case since the disbursement process began under a government scheme to offset the effects of the Oct. 1 fuel price increases.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/PDI-P urges House to debate fuel policy

PDI-P urges House to debate fuel policy JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has requested that House of Representatives leadership hold a meeting with leaders of the House factions to decide on a proposal from the National Awakening Party (PKB) for the House to hold ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Govt prepares incentives for fishermen after fuel hike

Govt prepares incentives for fishermen after fuel hikeTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries announced on Friday a set of planned policies to support fishermen in facing the steep increase in the price of diesel fuel for their fishing boats.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Households feel the pinch of rising health costs

Households feel the pinch of rising health costsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With the fuel price increases, the tsunami disaster in December and reports of bird flu and polio, affordable, quality health care is out of reach for more and more people, resulting in the reemergence of ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

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Clarification and Balinese anger Regarding the current issue about the execution of the three men convicted for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings, I think the authorities have not properly explained why these prisoners haven't yet been executed.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Jakarta councillors receive higher pay

Jakarta councillors receive higher payBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While the effects of the fuel price rises have meant belt- tightening for many Jakartans, starting this month each city councillor will receive a monthly income of no less than Rp 50 million (some US$5,000).
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Pencak silat wary of repeat of SEA Games judging bias

Pencak silat wary of repeat of SEA Games judging biasMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta/Jakarta The controversial judging from the 22nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam remains a sore point for national pencak silat athletes.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Businesses substitute diesel with used oil

Businesses substitute diesel with used oilFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam Since fuel prices were increased on Oct. 1, some businesses in Batam have turned to recycled lubricating oil as a substitute for diesel fuel.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Shoestring budget has forced reduction of patrols: Police

Shoestring budget has forced reduction of patrols: PoliceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the capital was put on full alert right after the Oct. 1 bomb attacks in Bali, the police presence in the city seems to have grown weaker over the last week.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Export to grow 10% for 2006

Export to grow 10% for 2006Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Preferring to err on the conservative side, the government has set its export growth target at 10 percent next year, a minister says.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Markets may disrupt Lebaran trips

Markets may disrupt Lebaran tripsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon Travelers taking the northern coastal route to reach their hometowns for the upcoming Lebaran holidays might face bad traffic jams along the way caused by traditional markets spilling out onto roadways.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Stiff sanctions needed to boost taxpayer base: VP

Stiff sanctions needed to boost taxpayer base: VPRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The introduction of punitive measures by the Directorate General of Taxation to make potential taxpayers comply with their obligations has received strong support from a cash-strapped government ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Pakistan seeks earthquake aid

Pakistan seeks earthquake aid JAKARTA: Pakistan's embassy in Jakarta has launched an appeal to all people living in Indonesia for donations to help earthquake victims in that country.Last week's deadly earthquake killed around 40,000 people and left more than two million homeless.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Officials caught in animal trading: NGOs

Officials caught in animal trading: NGOsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A network of wildlife protection groups will report three high- ranking officials from the Jakarta's Natural Resources Conservation Agency to the police for their alleged involvement in the trade of protected animals.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Taxpayers and penalties

Taxpayers and penalties In recent years, a complaint has been addressed to tax authorities by corporate taxpayers through their representative the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) regarding the excessive powers of tax officials in assessing taxes.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/PLN cuts illegal power rigs in city

PLN cuts illegal power rigs in cityThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA joint team from state electricity firm PLN and the National Police disconnected the electricity on Thursday at the Beverly Hill hotel and spa on Jl.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Jl. Kramat Raya comes alive

Jl. Kramat Raya comes aliveBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Fifty-year-old Refrizon took his four family members to Atrium shopping center in Central Jakarta, to kill time before breaking the fast on Thursday and to have a special meal together at nasi kapau food stalls on Jl.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Greater Jakarta property sees increase in foreign investment

Greater Jakarta property sees increase in foreign investmentAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With a number of Asian property developers constructing new office buildings in the capital, foreign investment in the Greater Jakarta property sector more than doubled in the first semester of ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Lampung theater group gives 'Rashomon' a Malay twist

Lampung theater group gives 'Rashomon' a Malay twistOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung A robbery occurred on the road to Yamashina town.The victims were a martial arts fighter, Rustam, and his wife, Maesaroh.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Police arrest firework producers

Police arrest firework producers JAKARTA: The police arrested 19 suspects and confiscated hundreds of thousands of fireworks in a police operation in Tangerang between Oct. 9 and Oct. 12, Antara reported on Thursday.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/U.S.-ASEAN Business Council has new chief

U.S.-ASEAN Business Council has new chief JAKARTA: Martin J. Sullivan, president and CEO of American International Group (AIG) Inc., was named as the new chairman of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/On marrying RI woman

On marrying RI woman I refer to the article Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 10 on page 2. I wonder who comes up with such sick ideas? The government should make it easier for mixed couples in Indonesia rather than selling Indonesian women.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Newmont case resumes in Manado court

Newmont case resumes in Manado courtJongker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post/Manado The trial of a local subsidiary of U.S.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Bantul fishermen work to hand in hand to preserve turtles

Bantul fishermen work to hand in hand to preserve turtlesSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Bantul With little fuss, fishermen on southern Bantul coast in Yogyakarta have turned conservationists, helping local officials to protect the endangered turtles in their area.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Shootings mar Aceh disarmament

Shootings mar Aceh disarmamentNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Several Aceh separatists were shot as GAM began a second round of weapons decommissioning on Friday as part of a peace deal to end three decades of fighting in the province.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Govt sets up team to boost cargo-handling in Batam

Govt sets up team to boost cargo-handling in BatamUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta As a follow-up to the recent upgrading of the status of Batam's Industrial Bonded Zone into a "Bonded Zone Plus", the government is setting out to develop the island into an integrated cargo- handling hub to ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Igor O'Neill

Igor O'Neill Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Oct. 7 announced the government's plan to spend Rp 150 billion (US$15 million) to buy 10 million coal stoves as a part of the government efforts to diversify energy resources and to reduce the costly subsidy for kerosene.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Abdullah Puteh faces dismissal, loss of assets

Abdullah Puteh faces dismissal, loss of assetsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Suspended Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh will pay dearly for his conviction in a graft case as he faces imminent dismissal and will have his assets seized.Minister of Home Affairs M.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Committee proposes lower fuel subsidy next year

Committee proposes lower fuel subsidy next yearLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A working group of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee will propose an overall subsidy for oil-based fuels of Rp 54.3 trillion (US$5.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/JP/6/Watch

JP/6/WatchHigh-end watches - a lucrative businessBy Susanna Tjokro s_tjokro@yahoo.com "It's a status symbol, just like a vehicle. However, while you can't bring your car into the meeting room, you certainly can wear your watch in a business meeting," says my former boss about her Rolex.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Tangerang regency bans piggeries

Tangerang regency bans piggeries TANGERANG: Tangerang regency has imposed a ban on piggeries in Legok district following the recent outbreak of bird flu, Antara reported on Thursday.Regent H.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Green tax on oil fuel can solve energy crisis

Green tax on oil fuel can solve energy crisisAziz Munich Vice President Jusuf Kalla once told reporters that imposing taxes on oil products, to follow what other countries were doing, was not feasible in Indonesia because the government considered oil products "strategic", not commercial.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/DPD proposes two laws to House

DPD proposes two laws to House JAKARTA: Speaker of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Ginandjar Kartasasmita submitted on Friday two draft laws initiated by the council to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Agung Laksono.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Terrorism: Are deterrence policies effective?

Terrorism: Are deterrence policies effective?Awan Wibowo Laksono Poesoro Jakarta As Bali started picking up speed in the healing of its economy from the 2002 bombings that killed 202 people, another battery of bomb attacks were launched on the island.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Govt to atep up antiterror efforts

Govt to atep up antiterror effortsAdianto P. Simamora and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government said on Friday it would work on improving the country's counterterror capabilities, including upgrading the existing antiterror desk and enacting tougher antiterror laws akin ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Turkey and the European Tent

Turkey and the European Tent Shada Islam Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Brussels Years from now, historians looking back at the evolution of the European continent might consider Oct. 3 a landmark.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Assessing private schools

Assessing private schoolsMuhammad Iqbal, Jakarta It is now an established and observable fact that in Jakarta, and one or two other cities around Indonesia, there is a small but growing sector of private schools that are offering packages of education that are somewhat different to what is and ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/BCA responds

BCA responds We refer to the letter from Jiway Tung published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 14 entitled BCA thugs.With regard to the incident experienced by Jiway Tung's family on Oct. 8 we would like to clarify as follows:On Oct. 8 we intended to visit a client of ours.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Former IBRA chief gets doctorate

Former IBRA chief gets doctorate JAKARTA: Former Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chief I Putu Gede Ary Suta achieved one of his goals in life when he received on Tuesday a doctorate in strategic management from the University of Indonesia's school of economics.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/'I'll have to spend my salary wisely'

'I'll have to spend my salary wisely' The recent fuel price hikes have led to increases in the prices of many services and commodities, which have considerably reduced people's purchasing power. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta people how all this would affect their daily lives and finances.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/UN Day celebrated with gusto

UN Day celebrated with gustoTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta It is not a regular day at school when you see a girl in a Korean hanbok giggling with another in a Chinese cheongsam, watching a boy in a cowboy outfit eating some German sandwiches, while a teacher in American Indian ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Xanana asks commission to be cautious

Xanana asks commission to be cautiousWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post/Malang, East Java Since its inception two months ago, the Commission of Truth and Friendship has reported no progress in its mission to identify those responsible for past human rights violations in what was then East ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Hassan to visit Hungary to boost ties

Hassan to visit Hungary to boost tiesAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda will lead a high- level delegation to Hungary next week to foster bilateral relations and enhance the cooperation between the two countries, a senior official from the ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Theater group sets up 'story exchange' in mall

Theater group sets up 'story exchange' in mallSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta "Which one would you like to buy? If you want to hear my whole story as a political prisoner, I suggest that you choose those four photographs," an old man in his late 60s said as he approached a couple ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/The front page story in the Oct. 13 edition of [i]The Jakarta

The front page story in the Oct. 13 edition of The Jakarta Post was one of pain. The pain of the normally peaceful Balinese, with their natural disposition to tolerance and their warm spirit so many of us have had the pleasure of experiencing, is clear and their desire for the process of ...
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Website, tolong pakai yang ini, thanks

Website, tolong pakai yang ini, thanksPencak silat wary of repeat of SEA Games judging biasMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta/Jakarta Controversial judging from the 22nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam remains a sore point for national pencak silat athletes.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/WWF warns govt over new plantation areas

WWF warns govt over new plantation areasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Global conservation organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned the government that establishing the world's largest oil palm plantation in Kalimantan could have disastrous consequences for the area's ecosystem.
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005

JP/Muslim Turkey's long journey to enter the European fold

Muslim Turkey's long journey to enter the European foldShada Islam, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Brussels Years from now, historians looking back at the evolution of the European continent might consider Oct. 3 a landmark.
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