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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Busway operators to handle feeder lines

Busway operators to handle feeder linesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta administration has said it will require the operators of the new busway corridors to set up and operate feeder routes.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Fair abdication and rewarding disposition

Fair abdication and rewarding dispositionPrijono Tjiptoherijanto, Jakarta In a single week, Kompas daily twice carried Javanese sayings of high philosophical value.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Japan can 'bridge misunderstanding' between Islam and the West

Japan can 'bridge misunderstanding' between Islam and the West Kosugi Yasushi, a professor of Islamic affairs and globalization at the Graduate School of Asian and African Studies at Kyoto University, Japan, spoke recently with The Jakarta Post's Muhammad Nafik about a possible role for Japan ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Key suspects' accounts located

Key suspects' accounts located JAKARTA: The National Police announced on Friday they had tracked down three bank accounts in the names of key suspects in the Bank Global fraud case, in a bank located in Europe.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/ITS enters robot contest

ITS enters robot contest SURABAYA: Eight teams from the November 10 Institute of Technology (ITS) have been selected to participate in the upcoming 2005 Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI) and the Indonesian Robot Intelligence Contest (KCRI), both of which will be held in Jakarta in May.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Parents bank on success of offspring

Parents bank on success of offspringMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta At Asia-Africa Badminton Sports Hall in Central Jakarta, schoolchildren from around the city showed their budding prowess on court.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Students lack teachers, classrooms

Students lack teachers, classroomsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Three teachers for an entire elementary school could be considered a lot in Bogor, because many schools in the regency only have one teacher for over 200 students, said head of the administrative unit at the education agency, ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Dengue fever claims 30 lives

Dengue fever claims 30 lives BANDUNG: In less than two weeks, 23 more people have died of dengue fever in West Java, putting the total number of deaths at 30 people from the beginning of the year.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Aceh restoration plan under fire

Aceh restoration plan under fireNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has condemned the central government for its failure to involve the public in drafting a master plan to rebuild Banda Aceh. "The central government has not been participative.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/JP/5/MERAPI

JP/5/MERAPIWary residents make offerings to Merapi volcanoTarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post/YogyakartaResidents living on the slopes of Mount Merapi, located on the border of Yogyakarta and Central Java, have stepped up their vigilance following rumors that eruptions are imminent, despite its ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Soewarna offers integrated warehousing system

Soewarna offers integrated warehousing systemAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta An online connection with the Customs and Excise Office is expected to lessen the paperwork for freight forwarding companies at the Soewarna Business Park, located near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/The price of clean air

The price of clean air After years of much talk and effectively no action at all, Jakarta's administrators seem at long last to have arrived at the realization that the problem of pollution in the Indonesian capital has reached the point where any further delay of action is no longer possible.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/KL must be realistic about Indonesian workers: Kalla

KL must be realistic about Indonesian workers: KallaRendi A. Witular and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked Malaysian authorities not to abruptly deport Indonesian illegal immigrants, who comprise the majority of foreign workers in the neighboring ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/BI and supervisory function

BI and supervisory function In response to a statement from the head of Bank Indonesia (BI)'s communications bureau, A. Djaafara, and the director of BI's Bank Supervision Directorate, Sabar Anton Tarihoran (Suara Pembaruan, Jan. 27) regarding Bank Global to the effect that: 1.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/'Does the government want us to be poorer?'

'Does the government want us to be poorer?' The city administration announced its decision to raise tap water rates by between 4 percent and 16 percent, 10 days after the hike took effect on Jan. 20. The Jakarta Post asked residents about their opinion on the issue.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Indonesia eyes European halal food market

Indonesia eyes European halal food marketZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia aims to expand its exports to Europe through the unexplored halal food market segment, which is worth 150 million euro (US$195 million) a year, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade said on Friday.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Foreign Exchange Rates Feb. 4

Foreign Exchange Rates Feb. 4 Latest %Change Yen 103.91-96 -0.51 Euro* 1.2969-72 -0.03 Sterling* 1.8838-48 +0.11 Swiss franc 1.2018-22 +0.02 Canadian dollar 1.2428-33 +0.15 Australian dollar* 0.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Global Stock Indexes Feb. 4

Global Stock Indexes Feb. 4 Latest %Change New York DJ Indus 10593.10 -0.03 Feb 3 Nasdaq 2057.64 -0.84 Feb 3 S&P 500 1189.89 -0.28 Feb 3 Toronto S&P/TSX 9303.71 0.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Thursday, February 10, 2005

TV Program: Thursday, February 10, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:00 Cartoon: Hero Classics8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Sport Documentary 12:00 p.m.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, February 9, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, February 9, 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: Showbiz11:00 Cultural Program: Nusa Budaya12:00 p.m.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/RI welcomes Clinton's appointment

RI welcomes Clinton's appointmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The appointment of former U.S. president Bill Clinton as the United Nations special envoy for tsunami relief will accelerate the realization of billions of dollars in aid pledged to Indonesia and other affected countries, a foreign ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/BI urges govt to hike fuel prices immediately

BI urges govt to hike fuel prices immediatelyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The central bank is urging the government to immediately raise fuel prices to end uncertainty, since the issue has been used by some parties to speculate over the prices of goods, which then pushes up ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Bank DKI opens new office

Bank DKI opens new office JAKARTA: City-owned Bank DKI has opened a new subbranch office on Jl. Panglima Polim in South Jakarta on Friday as part of its effort to upgrade services to customers in the southern part of the capital.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Investment to grow by 15 percent: World Bank

Investment to grow by 15 percent: World BankLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The World Bank expects investment in Indonesia to grow by 15 percent this year, but warns that further measures to improve the investment climate must be taken to maintain the momentum.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/JP/ /

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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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/NEC offers 200 grants via StuNed

NEC offers 200 grants via StuNed YOGYAKARTA: Netherlands Education Center (NEC), a nonprofit, government-appointed institution representing tertiary education institutions in the Netherlands, is offering full scholarships for 200 eligible Indonesians via the StuNed (Studeren in Netherland) ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/'I don't want to be striken by grief'

'I don't want to be striken by grief'Dedy Ardiansyah, Contributor/Banda Aceh It is really painful to lose loved ones. Only a few people can overcome the grief that comes with this loss. Retika, 20, however, always looks cheerful even though she has lost her parents and one of her siblings.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Swiss govt launches new project for tsunami victims in Aceh

Swiss govt launches new project for tsunami victims in AcehAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world, launched a new program for the tsunami victims in Indonesia's Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam under which each family that hosts ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Mall raises funds for tsunami victims

Mall raises funds for tsunami victims JAKARTA: Mal Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta in cooperation with the Singapore Indonesia Business Association is holding a Sharity Fair from Jan. 18 through Feb. 13.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Tsunami amputees

Tsunami amputees In reference to an article on Jan. 18, as a one-legged man myself I can confirm that limb amputation is the most traumatic experience a person can have, but I would like to reassure those unfortunate victims of the tsunami that new life and hope is possible with artificial ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/JP/5/YULI

JP/5/YULIFloods haunt residents in southern Bandung for yearsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungSuhanda, 55, a resident of Bojong Citepus hamlet, Dayeuhkolot district in Bandung, is certainly an unfortunate man.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Conjoined twins still await medical miracle

Conjoined twins still await medical miracleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Harmaini spreads a teddy-bear blanket out on the bed in the room provided for her family by the North Sumatra administration. It's almost like home, the 33-year-old smiles to herself as she puts her twin baby girls down to rest.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Imparsial warns TNI against promoting dubious officers

Imparsial warns TNI against promoting dubious officersTiarma Siboro Jakarta Respected human rights watchdog Imparsial has urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) not to promote officers with questionable track records on human rights into strategic posts, as such a move would threaten internal ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Police probe fake banknotes case

Police probe fake banknotes case JAKARTA: The National Police are investigating a possible link between counterfeit banknotes found in East Java and Central Java and a case involving National Intelligence Agency (BIN) officers.Director of the fraud squad Brig. Gen.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/UN to employ 30,000 survivors

UN to employ 30,000 survivorsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) plans to employ up to 30,000 tsunami survivors to clean up shattered buildings, debris and other waste materials in ravaged towns of Aceh as the rehabilitation and reconstruction ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Iraq's Half Step

Iraq's Half StepBarry Rubin Project Synidate The relatively successful election in Iraq is a major victory for democracy, but not necessarily for liberal reform in the Middle East.This is an important distinction.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/'Michael' has two-pronged mission

'Michael' has two-pronged missionMuslima Hapsari, Contributor/Jakarta The earthquake and tidal waves that devastated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra have motivated people to lend a hand to help survivors.Many different events have been held to raise money for the rebuilding of destroyed areas.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Lonsum to build new palm oil mills

Lonsum to build new palm oil millsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to boost its production, the publicly listed plantation company PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) plans to build three new palm oil mills in Sumatra -- all expected to start operation later this year.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Illegal workers share bitter stories

Illegal workers share bitter storiesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan Tati, an illegal worker who recently arrived home from Malaysia, broke into tears when describing her experience working in the neighboring country for a year and a half as a maid without pay.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, February 8, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, February 8, 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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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Government scraps Aceh Authority Board plan

Government scraps Aceh Authority Board planRendi A. Witular and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to drop its plan to set up a special authority for Aceh since the tsunami-stricken areas in the province already had functioning local governments, according to ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Susilo courts media as popularity wanes

Susilo courts media as popularity wanesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After declaring that his declining popularity did not really matter to him, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited two chief editors to his office for talks on two separate occasions on Thursday evening ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Family mourn death of baby Dwipayani

Family mourn death of baby DwipayaniID Nugroho and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya I Gusti Ayu Ketut Sriani sits alone in the corridor of Surabaya's Dr. Soetomo General Hospital.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/City mobilize forces in battle against dengue

City mobilize forces in battle against dengueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration has set up a task force to deal with a dengue fever outbreak that as of Friday has infected at least 1,277 people, leading to nine deaths.
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Sat, 05 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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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Turkish PM Erdogan to visit Indonesia

Turkish PM Erdogan to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will visit Indonesia from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7 during a regional tour of countries hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, the Embassy of Turkey in Jakarta said.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Shorter stay suggested for pilgrims

Shorter stay suggested for pilgrimsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Religious Affairs should provide more flights for Indonesian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia because shorter hajs would be cheaper, meaning more people could go, two haj groups say.
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Sat, 05 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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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Embassy to offer legal assistance

Embassy to offer legal assistance KUPANG: The Indonesian Embassy in Timor Leste has been asked to provide legal assistance to Daniel Mendes, an Indonesian citizen who was arrested in Becora Dili on Jan. 21 for his alleged involvement in an exchange of gunfire with Timor Leste Police.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Author Pramoedya celebrates birthday

Author Pramoedya celebrates birthday JAKARTA: Friends and members of the literary community have arranged two events to celebrate the 80th birthday of Indonesia's most prominent author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, on Sunday.In the first event at 11:30 a.m.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/JP/7/

JP/7/For progress we need true dialogM. Ali Manchester, UKI recently received from a friend a gift of a video tape of a meeting between Muslim and Christian religious experts in Indonesia.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Aceh tsunami refugees in desperate need of jobs

Aceh tsunami refugees in desperate need of jobsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Sitting on a bench in the shade of a tree, Rosdiana, 50, was having a lengthy conversation about the latest travails of her husband, Malik.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Motorcycle sales to grow 20 percent, less than last year

Motorcycle sales to grow 20 percent, less than last yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After enjoying a 38.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Children require early environmental education

Children require early environmental educationWuryadi, Yogyakarta Ahmad Bukhori's article in The Jakarta Post, on Jan. 22, Raising Environmental Awareness in Children, provides the fundamentals of environmental education in general.
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Sat, 05 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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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Hotel Medan back in business

Hotel Medan back in businessFadli, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Once surrounded by shops, restaurants and offices, following the Dec. 26 tsunami the nearest thing to the Hotel Medan in Banda Aceh is a large wooden fishing boat that washed up from the nearby beach.The hotel reopened on Jan.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Water commands a price

Water commands a price The public furor over the 8.14 percent increase in tap water rates charged by PAM Jaya could scare off investors intending to submit bids for 91 infrastructure projects over the next few months following the Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 Infrastructure Summit in Jakarta.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Rebuilding Aceh anew

Rebuilding Aceh anew It's been weeks since the devastating earthquake and tsunami, but the pain is still there. The tears might have dried. The dust might have settled. People living on another continent might have already forgotten it, but not the Acehnese.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/City bans smoking in public places

City bans smoking in public placesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Smoke at your own risk.That was the message left hanging in the air from city councillors on Friday when they endorsed the air pollution bylaw, which bans smoking in all enclosed public places.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Learning from U.S. to prepare teachers for future generations

Learning from U.S. to prepare teachers for future generationsTotok Amin Soefijanto, Boston/ Massachusetts There is a Javanese saying: "A teacher is to be listened to and followed." The problem is, we as a society do not know how to make teachers teach and lead professionally.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Richard Adams

Richard Adams Guardian News ServiceIf the U.S. really wants, in Condoleezza Rice's phrase, "a conversation, not a monologue", with the rest of the world, it is time to start talking. But simply not invading any more countries isn't enough; something more positive is needed.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/We help our neighbors

We help our neighbors Uli Pandjaitan's reply to Mark Potts' Ignoring American aid (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 13 was well said. I gave a donation to the appeal because they are fellow human beings in trouble, they are also our neighbors.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Total lawyer accused of contempt of court for PR

Total lawyer accused of contempt of court for PR The legal dispute between mining company Total Indonesie and its contractors is heating up, with Total lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis likely to face charges of influencing court proceedings.A lawyer for the contractors, O.C.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Revised code criminalizes public kissing

Revised code criminalizes public kissingHera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Watch out all you lovebirds out there -- there is now a chance that lip-locking in public could send you to jail for 10 years and cost you as much as Rp 300 million (US$32,800) in fines.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Good or bad year ahead, all enjoy spring festival

Good or bad year ahead, all enjoy spring festivalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I would suggest to you, my friends, of all shio (Chinese zodiac signs), to try much harder and take control of every aspect of your lives.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/JP/20/RETIKA

JP/20/RETIKA'I don't want to be overwhelmed by grief'Dedy Ardiansyah Contributor/Banda AcehIt is really painful to lose loved ones. Only a few people can overcome the grief that comes with this loss.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Yogya to build Rp 320b harbor

Yogya to build Rp 320b harbor YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with South Korean investors, the provincial government of Yogyakarta is to build a Rp 320 billion fish harbor at Glagah Indah beach, Kulonprogo regency, this year.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Jeremy's case file declared complete

Jeremy's case file declared completeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A Singaporean suspected of theft, Tang Khen Seng, 32, alias Jeremy, was moved to the Jakarta prosecutor's office on Friday after his case file was declared complete.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Govt to enforce social security scheme

Govt to enforce social security schemeRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will start getting tough enforcing the law on compulsory social security programs and insist that employers register all their workers with a program, an official says.
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Total case will spook investors: IPA

Total case will spook investors: IPAFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While the legal battle involving Total E&P Indonesie -- a local affiliate of French oil giant Total SA -- and its contractors is only in its early stages, it is already sending a bad signal about Indonesia's ...
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Sat, 05 Feb 2005

JP/Academics no slouches as band members, either

Academics no slouches as band members, eitherM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta If someone decides to grab an instrument and jump on stage to perform, they ought to have a conviction that they can please a crowd.
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