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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

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JP/ /Susilo's 100 Days and the tsunamiThe first hundred days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's mandate have passed and the pundits, predictably, are pontificating.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Assessing the impact of the Kyoto Protocol

Assessing the impact of the Kyoto ProtocolGwynne Dyer, London That sound you don't hear in the street outside is the crowds who aren't cheering to celebrate the entry into effect of the Kyoto Protocol on Feb. 16.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Police hit snag in probing Munir's death

Police hit snag in probing Munir's deathEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police are facing difficulties in the investigation of the death of top human rights activist Munir, particularly due to resistance from the Netherlands government to allow the Indonesian police to ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/FATF list removal helps economy

FATF list removal helps economyLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank is optimistic that the removal of Indonesia from the list of non-cooperative countries in the fight against money laundering will encourage foreign banks to extend loans to businesses here and, eventually, boost ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Astra Agro to invest Rp 350b

Astra Agro to invest Rp 350b JAKARTA: In a bid to support its business growth, publicly listed plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari has decided to raise its investment spending this year to Rp 350 (US$38.8 million) from the initially planned Rp 293.4 billion.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Niaga books record profit in 2004

Niaga books record profit in 2004The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's eighth largest lender, Bank Niaga, recorded a Rp 660 billion in consolidated net profit last year, a 41 percent increase from 2003.Niaga president director Peter B.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/RI and the international community in the tsunami's aftermath

RI and the international community in the tsunami's aftermathJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta One striking thing that the tsunami has shown to Indonesians is the deep and broad support, solidarity and empathy of the International Community towards Indonesia in overcoming this horrific natural disaster.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Kyoto Protocol misplaced priorities

Kyoto Protocol misplaced prioritiesBjorn Lomborg, Project Syndicate When the Kyoto treaty enters into force on February 16, the global warming community will undoubtedly congratulate itself: to do good they have secured the most expensive worldwide treaty ever.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Nine steps necessary to lower CO2 emissions

Nine steps necessary to lower CO2 emissionsThe Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has made the following recommendations:1. More ambitious policies: Industrialized nations have to strengthen their policies to reduce emissions and meet Kyoto targets.2.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Online plan needs substance to keep it from sinking

Online plan needs substance to keep it from sinking Fei Li China Daily/Asia News Network Beijing When the Government Online Initiative was launched in 1999 with great fanfare, hopes were high that the project would lead to a more efficient information flow and interaction between the ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Army chief nominees revealed, Djoko Santoso tipped to get job

Army chief nominees revealed, Djoko Santoso tipped to get jobTiarma Siboro and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Jakarta/Bandung Army Chief of Staff Gen.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Waiting game is over for controversial Kyoto Protocol

Waiting game is over for controversial Kyoto ProtocolStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe tense, grim expressions on the faces of environmentalists and scientists who support the Kyoto Protocol will be a thing of the past after their seven-year wait officially ends on Wednesday, when the ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Thousands of Aceh refugees to move to new barracks

Thousands of Aceh refugees to move to new barracksFadli and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThousands of Acehnese people taking refuge in public buildings following the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster will begin moving into new temporary accommodation on Tuesday, local officials say.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Customs ban people from Bora's hot springs area

Customs ban people from Bora's hot springs areaRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, DonggalaThe Higi Bora Customary Council has prohibited people from entering the hot springs area in Bora village, Sigi Biromaru district in Donggala, about 16 kilometers southeast of the Central Sulawesi capital, Palu.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/ProFauna saves Aceh animals

ProFauna saves Aceh animalsIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaDozens of humanitarian aid groups have visited Aceh to help tsunami survivors, now ProFauna wants to do the same for the province's animals.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Da'i fears officers protected gambling house

Da'i fears officers protected gambling houseAbdul Khalik and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNational Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar suggested on Monday that West Jakarta police officers may have protected a gambling house in Taman Palem, which his officers raided two weeks ago.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Immunization Key to Saving World's Poorest Children

Immunization Key to Saving World's Poorest ChildrenYoweri Museveni and Jens Stoltenberg Yale Center for the Study of Globalization As national leaders -- one in Scandinavia, the other in East Africa -- we awaken each day to dramatically different realities.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Terror group may be linked to JI

Terror group may be linked to JI JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Monday that a local terror group believed to have been involved in a bomb blast on Jan. 8 in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, was linked to regional terror group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI).
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Computer sales to grow by 50%, says association

Computer sales to grow by 50%, says associationUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDomestic sales of personal computers (PCs) are expected to rise by 50 percent to 1.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/The Netherlands to renew economic tie with Indonesia

The Netherlands to renew economic tie with IndonesiaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Netherlands is planning to renew its economic ties with Indonesia through the provision of a number of incentives and assistance.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/The Management and Staff of The Jakarta Post wish to congratulate

The Management and Staff of The Jakarta Post wish to congratulate reporter Hera Diani on her marriage to Primatmojo Djanoe on Feb. 12, 2005 in Bandung.God brings you together as husband and wife. May He bless your home and hearts with all happiness.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/BIN agent's wife murdered

BIN agent's wife murderedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Bekasi Police are investigating the brutal murder of Barkah Hanny, 41, and her driver.The deceased woman was the wife of Abdulrahman Pelu, an agent with the National Intelligence Agency.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Cellular business in the 3G era

Cellular business in the 3G eraB. Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta A young executive looking for an apartment is interested in a mini ad. Unlike other mini ads we usually find in newspapers, this one contains a small bar code. He takes his cell phone and scans the bar code.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Councill greets bylaw on Betawi village

Councill greets bylaw on Betawi villageDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAll seven factions in the City Council expressed support on Monday for the idea of designating Srengseng Sawah, South Jakarta, as the city's Betawi (native Jakartan) culture preservation village, replacing the crowded ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/India looks beyond successful `Look East' policy

India looks beyond successful `Look East' policyEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, New Delhi Hearing Indian diplomats touting last year's inaugural India- ASEAN car rally as a milestone in New Delhi's foreign policy, it was hard to avoid the impression at first that sports, particularly one ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/CDMA market: The rise of a small giant

CDMA market: The rise of a small giantBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, JakartaThat CDMA is now rising has become evident. Following South Korea, China and Japan, Indonesia is now witnessing increasing popularity on the part of CDMA.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Considering an alternative to the direct elections in Aceh

Considering an alternative to the direct elections in AcehC. Effendi, Jakarta The governor and 16 regency heads will end their tenures in the province of Aceh by the end of 2005. The earliest election for regency head should have been conducted in Aceh Barat regency by Dec. 5, 2004.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/'Residents should take the initiative'

'Residents should take the initiative'Jakarta has been placed on the list of regions facing an extraordinary occurrence of dengue fever, with almost 2,000 people having contracted the disease since the beginning of the year, including 18 people who have died.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Corruption convict finally imprisoned

Corruption convict finally imprisonedBANDUNG: Ukman Sutaryan, 68, the former West Java Deputy Governor, from 1994-1998, has been sent to Kebonwaru prison in Bandung after receiving medical treatment at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in the city.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Bogor schools need 6,000 new teachers

Bogor schools need 6,000 new teachers BOGOR: Bogor regency needs at least 5,000 new teachers for elementary schools and another 1,000 for high schools, an official said on Monday.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/BI to evaluate banks issuing credit cards

BI to evaluate banks issuing credit cardsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn light of the robust growth of consumer spending and credit expansion in Indonesia, the central bank is to review banks issuing credit cards to limit the risk of bad lending.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Total refutes asset preservation order

Total refutes asset preservation orderFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTotal E&P Indonesie has asked the Commercial Court to reject its two former contractors' demands for the issuance of an asset preservation order, following a bankruptcy petition filed by the contractors.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Last hurdle cleared in Tangguh talks

Last hurdle cleared in Tangguh talksFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA BP Plc.-led consortium has finally dropped its demand to include regental administrations in the "government acts" clause of the Tangguh construction contract, over concern that in future there would be the ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Rebalancing the dollar, euro and yen

Rebalancing the dollar, euro and yenDavid E. Sumual, Jakarta Two major events that occurred in the first week of February may play an important role in expediting the rebalancing of the dollar, euro and yen.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/The Violent Face of Indonesia

The Violent Face of Indonesia Thang D. Nguyen Jakarta As 2004 came to an end, Western intelligence forces issued a warning of a potential terrorist attack in a Hilton hotel in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Fortunately, no terrorist attacks happened.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Traders protest rent increase

Traders protest rent increaseThe Jakarta Post, JakartaCity-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya has raised the rental fees of at least 39 of 153 traditional markets in the capital since January, despite the traders' opposition.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Indonesians snap up digital cameras

Indonesians snap up digital camerasThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe latest camera technology has helped foodie and culinary TV host Sisca Soewitomo to prepare the materials for her programs without extra help from others.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Kissing gets students hot and flustered

Kissing gets students hot and flusteredThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDebate on the morality of teen flick Buruan Cium Gue! (Kiss me quick!), which led to its withdrawal from cinemas last year, became heated again at the midway point of the preliminary round of the Indonesian Varsity English Debate ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/9 die, 4 missing in boat accident

9 die, 4 missing in boat accidentMEDAN, North Sumatra: Nine people were found dead and four others were still missing after their fishing boat capsized on Saturday in the waters off South Aceh on the northwestern coast of Sumatra.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Indonesia off the blacklist

Indonesia off the blacklist Indonesia is no longer considered a high-risk country within the global anti-money laundering (AML) system.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Foreign auditors to aid BPK watch Aceh fund

Foreign auditors to aid BPK watch Aceh fundUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will collaborate with state comptrollers from foreign donor countries to audit all financial aid channeled to tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Sumbawa villagers riot, one dead

Sumbawa villagers riot, one deadMATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: One villager was killed and four others severely injured after gang fight between neighboring villagers in Bima regency, West Nusa Tenggara province on Sunday.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Maluku police place snipers on ships

Maluku police place snipers on shipsAMBON, Maluku: Following a string of armed attack against ships in the waters off Ambon, the Maluku provincial police have decided to place armed officers aboard every commercial ship and ferry that sails into or out of all ports in the area.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Government must import rice to avert shortage

Government must import rice to avert shortageMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile the government has extended the ban on rice imports until June due to adequate local rice supplies, state-owned logistics company PT Bulog is planning to import some 300,000 ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Newmont demands closure of case

Newmont demands closure of case JAKARTA: Gold mining firm PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) has demanded the police halt an investigation into the alleged pollution of Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, after Jane Pangemanan retracted claims she made against the firm on Feb. 3.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Riady learns about university education

Riady learns about university educationDAVOS, Switzerland: Among the few businessmen from Indonesia who came to Davos, at least one was also a serious student of university education.Meeting at a late-night session themed Great Economies Need Great Universities, James T.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Govt urged to improve legislation on human rights

Govt urged to improve legislation on human rightsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHuman rights activists urged the government to provide better legislation for human rights protection in the country as it aims to ratify the International Bill on Human Rights.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/ICC to hold meeting on arbitration

ICC to hold meeting on arbitrationJAKARTA: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will hold a conference on Feb. 16 at the JW Marriott Hotel in South Jakarta to discuss the use of arbitration in settling international business disputes.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/W. Java government strives to promote use of Sundanese

W. Java government strives to promote use of SundaneseYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungLia Amalia, an official at the West Java Tourism and Culture Office, has been bringing an Indonesian-Sundanese dictionary to work for the past two weeks.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Intellectual property in military procurement

Intellectual property in military procurementZain Adnan, JakartaBefore the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami, of the 20 C-130 Hercules airplanes that Indonesia owns, only around six or seven were operational.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, February 15, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Why, talk with GAM again?

Why, talk with GAM again? While listening to a recent news broadcast on the Metro TV station, I was very surprised to hear that the government was preparing to renew its talks in Helsinki with the Acehnese separatist rebels, probably by the end of this month.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Rudy's family seeks fair trial

Rudy's family seeks fair trial JAKARTA: Central Jakarta District Court president I Made Karna promised on Monday to select experienced judges to preside over the trial on the murder of Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy "Rudy" Natong early this year as requested by the victim's family and friends.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Aceh students again rally for free tuition

Aceh students again rally for free tuitionBANDA ACEH, Aceh: Hundreds of students from Syiah Kuala University (Unsyiah) in Banda Aceh again held a protest at the university compound on Monday, demanding the university president, Abdi Abdul Wahab, to provide them and the lecturers shelter and free ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Jobs to be given to Acehnese first: Mayor

Jobs to be given to Acehnese first: MayorFadli and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehFuture reconstruction efforts in Aceh, involving many local and foreign agencies and requiring millions of workers, should prioritize Acehnese people, particularly those affected by the disaster, ...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/ICC to hold meeting on arbitration

ICC to hold meeting on arbitrationJAKARTA: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will hold a conference on Feb. 16 at the JW Marriott Hotel in South Jakarta to discuss the use of arbitration in settling international business disputes.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/Military can learn from tsunami: Scholar

Military can learn from tsunami: ScholarThe tsunami of Dec. 26 should be a turning point in the nation's defense ministry, especially in the light of the inadequate response to the disaster on the part of the Indonesian Military (TNI), a researcher said.
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

JP/JP/18/JAPAN

JP/18/JAPANTourist industry urged work hard to win back Japanese market Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post/DenpasarThe Dec.
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