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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Risky business

Risky businessWith a sigh of relief Indonesians welcomed the news on Monday afternoon that two of its nationals -- Metro TV journalist Meutya Hafid and cameraman Budiyanto -- were being released by their captors in Iraq.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/'USNS Mercy' continues helping tsunami victims

'USNS Mercy' continues helping tsunami victimsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta PostThe eyes of Moh. Iqbal, 12, sparkled as he spoke to his uncle Zulkifli sitting next to him in one of the intensive care units (ICU) aboard the USNS Mercy.The U.S.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Da'i anoints Sutanto as possible successor

Da'i anoints Sutanto as possible successorEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNational Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Monday that he has put forward Insp. Gen. Sutanto, the current vice governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas), as a candidate to replace him.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Foreign experts criticize RI's truth commission

Foreign experts criticize RI's truth commissionTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaInternational experts on truth and reconciliation commissions have expressed concerns about Indonesia's recently passed law on the establishment of such a commission, saying that it contained loopholes that have ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Foreign policy must be beneficial

Foreign policy must be beneficial I would like to comment on Meidyatama Suryodiningrat's article on Feb. 16, titled Realism, idealism in diplomacy with Malaysia and Singapore.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Acehnese must define what's necessary for them

Acehnese must define what's necessary for them Among the dozens of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that arrived in Indonesia to help tsunami survivors was Finland's FinnChurchAid.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Monkey habitat in Jakarta getting smaller

Monkey habitat in Jakarta getting smallerBambang Parlupi, Contributor, JakartaDespite the rapid development in Jakarta, marked by explosive population growth and the disappearance of green areas, there are still several locations where wild monkeys of the Macaca fascicularis species can be found.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Financing solutions for the Infrastructure development

Financing solutions for the Infrastructure developmentDavid O'Brien, Jakarta The recent infrastructure summit has provoked plenty of discussion. Much of the focus has been upon the framework required to restore private sector investors' confidence.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Beirut blast shakes the Middle East

Beirut blast shakes the Middle EastRami G. Khouri, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Beirut The assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri in a massive bombing in central Beirut last Monday is first and foremost a profound tragedy for Lebanon -- but its shockwaves have ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/TNI, police won't be reunited: Susilo

TNI, police won't be reunited: Susilo JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono denied on Monday reports that the government would again combine the Indonesia Military (TNI) and the National Police in an effort to boost the coordination of the two institutions.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Solutions for pollution

Solutions for pollution As one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world, Jakarta only needs to fix three major sources of pollution. First, emissions created largely by diesel engines (public buses, public minivans). Second, trash burning (remember we live in the city not in the village.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/No extension for ExxonMobil: House

No extension for ExxonMobil: HouseFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLawmakers have urged state oil and gas company Pertamina to negotiate a better income sharing scheme for the Cepu oil field in Central Java as a prerequisite for a contract extension past the year 2010 for U.S.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/20 die, 73 missing in garbage slide

20 die, 73 missing in garbage slideYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungTwenty people were killed and 73 are missing after mountains of garbage in Leuwigajah dump in south Cimahi collapsed onto two villages on Monday.The massive "landslide" struck at 2 a.m.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Bojong suspects may get 6 months in jail

Bojong suspects may get 6 months in jail BOGOR: Prosecutors have demanded sentences of between four and six months in prison for 15 residents accused of destroying property belonging to PT Wira Guna Sejahtera, operator of the Bojong waste treatment plant, in a violent protest against the dump ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Australasia route slashes shipping time to Sydney

Australasia route slashes shipping time to SydneyEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA new trade route just opened last year will potentially cut the shipping time of Indonesian goods exported from Java to major Australian urban centers like Sydney and Melbourne from 21 days on average at ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Envoys read poems to console tsunami victims

Envoys read poems to console tsunami victimsJP/18/EnvoyEnvoys read poems to console tsunami victimsM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In the aftermath of the tsunami that swept across Aceh and North Sumatra, countries around the world have contributed much to ease the suffering of ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Great expectations shadow foreign coaches on the job

Great expectations shadow foreign coaches on the jobMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former English soccer player Peter Withe arrived here in 2004 as a man on a mission.

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Tue, 22 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, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Mandiri balks at helping out debt-laden KKA

Mandiri balks at helping out debt-laden KKAUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned lender Bank Mandiri says it will likely turn down a recent request from the government for the country's largest bank to inject fresh capital into ailing state-owned paper producer PT Kertas Kraft Aceh ...

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Tue, 22 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, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Democracy's gates open in the Islamic world

Democracy's gates open in the Islamic worldJonathan Power, London Credit should always be given where credit is due: Bush/Blair have come to terms with the Shiite ascendancy in Iraq. This was never on their agenda.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, February 22, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, February 22, 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, 22 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, 22 Feb 2005

JP/LG targets to sell 2,000 plasma TVs this year

LG targets to sell 2,000 plasma TVs this yearZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith a new production line for flat panel televisions with plasma technology on the horizon, consumer electronics producer PT LG Electronics Indonesia (LGEIN) has targeted to increase its plasma TV sales tenfold ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Yogyakarta all fired up over kerosene

Yogyakarta all fired up over keroseneSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaMore than a month before the government increases fuel prices nationwide, residents in Yogyakarta have began stock-piling kerosene, causing a shortage of the fuel on Monday.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Police chief accepts survey

Police chief accepts survey JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar acknowledged on Monday rampant bribery in the police force as reported in a survey that cited the police as the second-most corrupt institution in the country.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/MTI urges people-centered transportation development

MTI urges people-centered transportation developmentThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) has called on the government to involve the public in decisions involving the development of transportation facilities.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Astra sees 20% rise in net profit

Astra sees 20% rise in net profitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed automotive giant PT Astra International saw a 20 percent surge in net profit in the first 11 months of 2004 to Rp 4.92 trillion (about US$535 million) from Rp 4.1 trillion in the same period the previous year.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/'Surveys won't stop corruption'

'Surveys won't stop corruption'The capital has been voted the most corrupt city in the country, according to a survey by Transparency International Indonesia (TII). The Jakarta Post interviewed residents here to get their comments on the survey's result.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Class action should be filed by tap water customers

Class action should be filed by tap water customersJJ Amstrong Sembiring, Jakarta Already angry over a drinking water rate hike in January 2004, tap water customers in Jakarta are now being subject to another 8.14 percent rate increase.

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Tue, 22 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, 22 Feb 2005

JP/MTI urges people-centered transportation development

MTI urges people-centered transportation developmentThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) has called on the government to involve the public in decisions involving the development of transportation facilities.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, February 22, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, February 22, 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, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Big puncher Ali called in to rumble in city jungle

Big puncher Ali called in to rumble in city jungleMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono consulted former governor Ali Sadikin on Monday over a proposal to place Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi, Depok and Puncak under one ministry ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/In Memoriam: Father Drost, respected educationist dies, aged 79

In Memoriam: Father Drost, respected educationist dies, aged 79A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid polemics on the need for a national exam, Indonesia mourned the passing away of well-known educator Josephus Ignatius Gerardus Maria Drost, better known as Father Drost, on Saturday in Semarang, ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Spain builds helipads in Aceh

Spain builds helipads in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: A team of Spanish military engineers have just completed the establishment of seven helipads in the compound of Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport to boost distribution of basic needs to Acehnese refugees.The team coordinator Maj.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Blaze victims suffer food poisoning

Blaze victims suffer food poisoningAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarAfter surviving a fire that reduced their houses and belongings to ashes last week, 30 residents of Tarakan, Malimongan Tua, Wajo district are now facing another ordeal -- food poisoning.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Monkeys a handful at Cibubur urban forest

Monkeys a handful at Cibubur urban forestBambang Parlupi, Contributor, JakartaThe Indonesian Scout Camping Ground and Tourism Complex, Buperta Pramuka, in Cibubur, to the south of Jakarta, is one of few urban forests close to the capital city.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Great expectations shadow foreign coaches

Great expectations shadow foreign coachesMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Former English soccer player Peter Withe arrived here in 2004 as a man on a mission.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/CMI: Special autonomy the only alternative

CMI: Special autonomy the only alternativeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTop-level delegations of the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) kicked off a second round of peace talks on Monday, with a strong message that special autonomy for Aceh would be the only consideration on the ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Prosecutors seek life sentence for Adrian

Prosecutors seek life sentence for AdrianTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors demanded bank fraud suspect Adrian Herling Waworuntu be sentenced to life for his alleged role in the embezzlement of Rp 1.7 trillion (US$182 million) of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) funds in 2002.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Foreign investment in Indonesia

Foreign investment in Indonesia Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu's comments and concerns with regard to "out of control regional administrations' levies on foreign investors" (The Jakarta Post of Feb. 14) are to be commended.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Percasi may hire Sveshnikov as coach

Percasi may hire Sveshnikov as coachMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It may be a case of second time lucky for Grand Master (GM) Evgeny Sveshnikov if the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) carries through with a plan to hire him to prepare the national team for the 2005 Southeast Asian ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Moeswarno assumes new post

Moeswarno assumes new postKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Wirasakti Military chief Col. Moeswarno Moesanip will soon be replaced by Col. Amir Hamka Mawan, now head of the Military Academy's basic military unit in Magelang, Central Java.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Forest fire haze darkens Jambi

Forest fire haze darkens Jambi JAMBI: Haze covering Batanghari and Tebo regencies, two of the 10 regencies in Jambi, in the last three days has disrupted traffic, forcing some drivers to install additional fog lamps on their vehicles.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/House halts Dadap reclamation

House halts Dadap reclamationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUnrelenting protests by fishermen and environmentalists against the reclamation of the north Tangerang coastline met with support from House of Representatives members, who on Monday ordered Regent Ismet Iskandar to stop the ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/No contract extension for ExxonMobil in Cepu: House

No contract extension for ExxonMobil in Cepu: HouseFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaLawmakers have urged state oil and gas company Pertamina to negotiate a better income sharing scheme for the Cepu oil field in Central Java as a prerequisite for a contract extension past the year ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/TV continues to dominate ad market despite clutter problem

TV continues to dominate ad market despite clutter problemSudibyo M. Wiradji and Hendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The change in the way people spend their leisure time has reduced the impact of TV commercials on viewers.People have more options available for their leisure time.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Over 1,700 living with HIV/AIDS

Over 1,700 living with HIV/AIDSJAYAPURA, Papua: The number of people living with HIV/AIDS has reached an alarming level in the nation's easternmost province of Papua.As of Dec. 31, 1,749 people have been recorded as HIV positive, 696 of whom have developed AIDS.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/On stay permits

On stay permits I am referring to the letter regarding foreign investment in Indonesia by Frank Zieschank (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 11). What the gentleman says here is only the tip of the iceberg.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Armed officials a smoking gun: Cops

Armed officials a smoking gun: CopsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police say they will temporarily stop issuing new firearms recommendations for city officials following a fatal shooting by a public order officer last week.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Solutions for pollution

Solutions for pollution As one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world, Jakarta only needs to fix three major sources of pollution. First, emissions created largely by diesel engines (public buses, public minivans). Second, trash burning (remember we live in the city not in the village.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Indonesian journalists set free

Indonesian journalists set freeAgencies, Baghdad/JakartaAfter being held hostage by Islamic militants for seven days in war-wrecked Iraq, Metro TV journalist Meutya Hafid and cameraman Budiyanto appeared safe and well and were heading for Iraqi- Jordanian border on Monday night.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Uniform stitch-up for officials

Uniform stitch-up for officialsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDisappointment flooded the face of one of the city's civil servants recently, when he opened a parcel containing his new uniform -- caps, belts, and three sets of trousers and shirts."The trousers are not my size.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Emerald monitors return home

Emerald monitors return homeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter traveling 21,500 kilometers and accumulating nearly 10,000 frequent-flyer miles, 33 smuggled emerald monitor lizards (Varanus prasinus), native to the rain forests of Papua, have found their way back to Indonesia.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Maluku councillors run amok, demand poll confirmation

Maluku councillors run amok, demand poll confirmationM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonAt least 19 councillors in Southeast Maluku ran amok in the office of the Maluku governor in Ambon on Monday, drawing the attention of locals and office employees.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/City groans as diarrhea spreads

City groans as diarrhea spreadsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city administration has recorded at least 3,850 cases of diarrhea-induced dehydration, or Gastroenteritis Dehydration (GED), with two deaths, in the capital from January to mid February.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Promising ... but not quite stable

Promising ... but not quite stable The Indonesian advertising market has developed very rapidly during the last few years thanks to a continued increase in advertising expenditure (adex) for consumer goods.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/JP/17/AUCT

JP/17/AUCTBachelor auction romantic way to raise fundsEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe hottest bachelor at the charity auction was Alexander Jovanovic, 43, an Aussie with a pair of hazel-colored eyes, 180 centimeters in height, sexy streaks of gray hair in his wavy, dark hair and charm ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Art Festival highlights town

Art Festival highlights town TANGERANG: The 12th anniversary of the Tangerang municipal administration is being celebrated in a week-long arts festival that opened Monday.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Banking sector still risky: S&P

Banking sector still risky: S&PLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite improvements in recent years, the country's banking system remains risky by international standards, says global rating agency Standard and Poor's.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Flooding displaces 50,000 in Bandung

Flooding displaces 50,000 in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungTwo days of heavy rain forced over 50,000 residents in south Bandung to flee to safety on Monday as their houses were inundated by floodwaters up to three meters high.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Police nab illegal loggers

Police nab illegal loggersEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPapua Police have captured three suspects along with a barge full of smuggled timber in the Naramasa waters near Manokwari, the National Police say.A police spokesman, Sr. Comr.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/On stay permits

On stay permits I am referring to the letter regarding foreign investment in Indonesia by Frank Zieschank (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 11). What the gentleman says here is only the tip of the iceberg.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/RI to open tender for power plant in Banten

RI to open tender for power plant in BantenFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will open bidding for a 500 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Banten valued at US$500 million next month as part of a massive project to secure a continued power supply in the country.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Over 300 key executives to attend APMF conference

Over 300 key executives to attend APMF conference At least 300 businesspeople, local and international, representing various areas of the advertising industry, are expected to take part in the Asia Pacific Media Forum (APMF) to be held in Bali from Mar. 14 to Mar.15.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/'Extra Joss' suing 'Enerjos' over name

'Extra Joss' suing 'Enerjos' over name JAKARTA: Pharmaceutical company PT Dankos Laboratories, through its subsidiary, is suing rival PT Sayap Mas Utama over the brand name of their energy drink products.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/SBY, Kalla to hold weekly meeting

SBY, Kalla to hold weekly meetingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla agreed to hold a weekly meeting on Mondays to evaluate the performance of the Cabinet, a move that apparently is also aimed at easing political ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Regency gives goats to low-income folks

Regency gives goats to low-income folks YOGYAKARTA: The Sleman regency administration has found a unique way to help eradicate poverty and improve people's welfare in the regency: by distributing goats to the people.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/House delays talks on AGO's budget

House delays talks on AGO's budget JAKARTA: The House of Representatives Commission III overseeing law, human rights and security will delay talks on budget allocations for the Attorney General's Office until last week's war of words between the two powerful institutions gets resolved, ...

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/The politics of East Asian Summit

The politics of East Asian SummitKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok When confronted by an emergency, it is common for the countries of East Asia to quickly band together, usually without any hassle.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

JP/Pertamina threatens to cut off fuel to PLN cver debt

Pertamina threatens to cut off fuel to PLN cver debtFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has vowed to get tough with debtors, and threatened to cut the fuel supply to state- owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

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