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78 articles.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005

JP/13/FISKALComponent duty cuts worry local suppliersZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/JakartaMinister of Industry Andung A.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Germany helps Indonesia install tsunami warning systemThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In 1992, years before developing the largest conventional seismic network in Central America, Nicaragua, which was not a member of the International Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific Ocean, was hit by four to ten ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Breakthrough needed in port development: INSAThe Jakarta Post JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

OPEC may not raise output as demand likely to fallRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn light of an expected oversupply in oil output, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is unlikely to agree on raising its quota during the upcoming meeting in Iran to help ease ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Shell, Petronas asked to clarifyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia will be seeking explanations from oil giants Royal Dutch/Shell and Malaysia's Petronas about their involvement in the sovereignty issues between Indonesia and Malaysia over East Ambalat area.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Bogor's signature 'kenari' tree becoming scarceTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe kenari tree has long been a symbol of Bogor municipality. However, it is sad to see that these trees can be found only on certain streets in the city now, such as in Jl. A. Yani and Jl.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

West Timor locals cry famine, govt officials reject claimYemris Fointuna and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, KupangA food shortage in certain areas of East Nusa Tenggara province is becoming more serious.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Will a Muslim woman ever be more than what she wears? Mona Eltahawy The Daily Star Asia News Network Dhaka Shabina Begum, a 16-year-old Muslim schoolgirl who won the right on Wednesday to wear a jilbab to her school in the British town of Luton told the British newspaper The Guardian that ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

'Gambling against religious beliefs'The Association of Indonesian Entertainment Centers estimates that gambling, which is currently illegal, produces a massive turnover of Rp 200 billion a day.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Karya untuk Kawan, an exhibition of many flavorsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaAt a time of bleakness and a never-ending need for donations, an art exhibition at the National Gallery comes as a cool breeze that soothes the senses.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Matahari expands business to BatamJAKARTA: Retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima has opened a new hypermarket in Batam as part of the company's planned expansion, a statement from the company said.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

In search of global demandJ. Bradford DeLong, Project Syndicate Once again, Germany and Japan have slipped into recession. Once again, the second and third largest of the world's major industrial economies are subtracting from, not adding to, growth in the world's aggregate demand.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Learning online book retailing from the success of Amazon.comHartono Iggi Putro, Contributor, Jakarta If you like reading books but have no time to drop into a bookshop, not even the one closest to your office or house, don't worry.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

EU has become important market for ASEAN productsHassan Wirajuda, Jakarta On behalf of my ASEAN Colleagues, let me begin by extending our warmest welcome to the European Union Delegation to the 15th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Major donors I refer to the article published on March 12 in The Jakarta Post titled Women help build houses in Aceh.Thank you very much for coming to our press conference and the Benefit lunch to launch the Rebuilding Lamreh Project. We are all pleased to read the article covering the event.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

House questions elections budget JAKARTA: House of Representatives Commission II budget committee has approved only Rp 146.32 billion (US$15.8 million) out of the Rp 1.03 trillion regional elections supporting budget proposed by the home ministry.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Minister refuses party top post JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi said on Monday he had no intention of vying for the Democratic Party's top post, saying he is focusing on his state job."I think managing the party requires special attention.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Puteh continues to deny markupThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAbdullah Puteh, the suspended governor of tsunami-ravaged Aceh currently on trial for graft in the purchase of a Russian-made chopper, rejected on Monday all charges against him as legally baseless.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Port development needs breakthrough: INSAThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

GM Corke levels score with Irene JAKARTA: Hong Kong's Anya Sun Corke defeated local chess prodigy Irene Kharisma to level their best-of-six game showdown in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Monday evening.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Ambalat case hits exportsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe ongoing dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over the Ambalat offshore oil field has affected exports from Indonesia to the neighboring country.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Govt to screen foreign NGOsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA government decision to restrict the presence of international aid agencies in Aceh would force them to abandon their unfinished work in the province just as it started to return to some semblance of normalcy nearly four ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Govt urged to focus more on remote islandsM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonThe government should learn from its past mistakes, particularly in reference to Sipadan and Ligitan islands, disputed for years between Malaysia and Indonesia, and recent tension over the Ambalat oil and gas blocks, a ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

AEI appoints committee membersThe Indonesian Listed Companies Association (AEI) has appointed Airlangga Hartarto as chairman, Bacelius Ruru as chairman of the advisory council and Rosano Barack as chairman of the honorary council for its 2005-2008 tenure.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

PDI-P walks out on SBY at HouseRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaDiffering signals on the fuel hike policy came out at the end of a late night hearing between the government and the legislature, with legislators saying that the proposed figures from the government for the ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Bomb threat at Mangga Dua shopping area kills businessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFour days have passed since a janitor at the Wholesale Trade Center in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, or WTC for short, found an unfolded sheet of paper lying among the garbage at the entrance at 6 a.m.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, March 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 Documentary12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Centers give Aceh youth access to computersLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh The only thing that 14-year-old Erlina knows about computers are what they look like."We could ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Expert backs well-managed gamblingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSociologist Gumilar Rusliwa Soemantri from the University of Indonesia on Monday welcomed a proposal to legalize gambling and prostitution, as long as it was restricted to specified areas in the capital that were closely ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Breakthrough needed in port development: INSAThe Jakarta Post JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

U.S. cigarette giant acquire SampoernaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Sampoerna family decided to relinquish control over PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna, the country's third largest cigarette maker, to the world's largest cigarette producer Philip Morris International Inc.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Iwan, Slank to rock PurwokertoPURWOKERTO, Central Java: As part of the "United in Peace" nationwide concert tour, musician Iwan Fals and rock group Slank will together rock Purwokerto on Tuesday.It will be the 16th out of a scheduled 27 concerts in 27 cities nationwide.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

JP/4/SCENEPolice give pilot physical exam JAKARTA: Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the Garuda pilot at the center of the investigation into the death of rights activist Munir, was given a physical exam at National Police Headquarters on Monday before being questioned by investigators.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Sustained sustenanceStarvation is shameful in a modern civilized society. When food is wasted and rations left to rot in some parts of the country, it is painful to learn that hundreds of thousands of people could be deprived of nourishment in East Nusa Tenggara.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Govt finalizing post-tsunami reconstruction planUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government hopes to finish within a week its final draft of the reconstruction blueprint for the tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, before discussing it further with the House of ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Minister refuses party top post JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi said on Monday he had no intention of vying for the Democratic Party's top post, saying he is focusing on his state job."I think managing the party requires special attention.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Philippines 2nd most corrupt countryConrado de Quiros, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Raul Gonzalez says he cannot understand the fuss over PERC's ranking of the Philippines as the second most corrupt country in Asia. "We should just disregard that.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Off-roader Justinus set for U.S. event JAKARTA: Jakarta's Justinus Sjahlim has been named to represent Indonesia in the 39th Jeep Off-road Safari in Moab, Utah, from March 21-27.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Association mulls 'hawker tours' JAKARTA: The Jakarta-based Indonesian Street Vendors Association (APKLI) has proposed that the city organize "hawker center tours".
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crimePuji Santoso and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/PekanbaruA senior councillor in Papua demanded on Monday that National Police Headquarters investigate the involvement of police personnel in massive illegal logging in the easternmost ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Poor people receive free health careThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari launched a health insurance program on Monday to cover the medical costs for more than 36 million poor people in a bid to offset the government's decision to raise fuel prices earlier this month.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

KPK to verify wealth reports JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expected to start on Tuesday the actual verification of wealth reports submitted by state officials.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Art-exhibition-Karya untuk KawanJP/19/KARYAKarya untuk Kawan, an exhibition of many flavorsCarla Bianpoen Contributor/JakartaAt a time of bleakness and a never-ending need for donations, an art exhibition at the National Gallery comes as a cool breeze that soothes the senses.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Cost of education in Britain Your article RI students seek broader experience in Britain in the online edition of your newspaper on March 7 appears to show incorrect information. You quote the cost of education in Britain at between GBP6,000-10,000 (US$5,235) per year.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

International law stalks the United States of AmericaSimon Tisdall, Guardian News Service, London In the opinion of many legal experts, the U.S. government broke international law when it waged war on Iraq without explicit UN backing.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

JP/4/pollyPollycarpus given physical exam by policeEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the Garuda pilot at the center of the investigation into the death of rights activist Munir, was given a physical exam at National Police Headquarters on Monday before ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Part 2 of 2 Ngruki: It is school for Islam or terrorism?Noor Huda Ismail, Jakarta There is no doubt that all the teachers were fiercely for an Islamic state and the implementation of sharia law. They regarded the existing secular national law as illegitimate.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

China likely to engage The View Point article China unlikely to engage in military confrontation by Gwynne Dyer on March 12 was astutely written with good attention to logic and conventional thinking.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Badawi says KL won't use forceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has promised to avoid both the use of force and legal action through the international tribunal to resolve its dispute with Indonesia over an offshore oil field in the Sulawesi ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

C. Java opens gold rush at tae kwon do nationalsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defending champion Central Java notched a perfect three-for- three showing in finals on the opening day of the 5th LG National tae kwon do championship in Cibubur, East Jakarta, on Monday.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Right to public transportationTeguh Utomo Atmoko, Jakarta Yes, it's high time that Jakarta had a decent public transportation system.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Fuel hike final: SusiloRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDiffering signals on the fuel hike policy came out at the end of a late night hearing between the government and the legislature, with legislators saying that the proposed figures from the government for the poverty ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

PDI-P walks out on SBY at HouseRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe hearing between the government and the House of Representatives on Monday evening to review the government's decision to increase fuel prices was highlighted by the second largest faction, the Indonesian ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Shelving the issue of sovereignty in the Ambalat disputeMakmur Keliat, Jakarta Indonesia and Malaysia have reportedly decided to resolve their overlapping claims to Ambalat by peaceful means.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

OPEC may not up output as demand likely to fallRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn light of an expected oversupply in oil output, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is unlikely to agree on raising its quota during the upcoming meeting in Iran to help ease pressure on ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Pertamina to supply CNG for public transportationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the huge losses it incurs in producing compressed natural gas (CNG), state-owned oil company PT Pertamina says it is still willing to supply the product to public transportation operating in the ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Heritage society promotes RI cultureM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThere are probably countless expatriates who prefer to remain tourists in the course of their stay in Indonesia and who will likely know little about the country they have been living in by the time their work contracts ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Theft at Peruri revealed JAKARTA: An employee of state security printer Perum Peruri, which prints the country's banknotes, was arrested over the weekend by the police for alleged theft of thousands of banknotes worth billions of rupiah over the past several years.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

A mad, mad, mad world In a world that tends to make us believe we are slowly going round the bend, it can help to laugh every now and then at our somewhat crazy terminology. I came across a few statements (serious questions really) that made me think the world was not so bad after all.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

On fuel price hike I have two questions concerning articles that appeared in The Jakarta Post on March 1 concerning the fuel price hike: The article concludes with the statement that alternate forms of fuel should be used to offset the burden of price hikes.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

JP/13/AMBALATRI seeks clarification from Shell, Petronas over AmbalatFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta will seek explanations from oil giants Royal Dutch/Shell and Malaysia's Petronas about their involvement in the issue of sovereignty over the East Ambalat offshore block, ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

First Part: Plaza Indonesia blends luxury and prestigious shopping In celebrating its 15th anniversary on March 15, 2005 (today), Plaza Indonesia will launch a number of expansion projects to maintain its prestige as one of the most celebrated shopping and entertainment complex in Jakarta.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Govt to accept debt moratorium offer: MinisterUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is likely to take up the latest debt moratorium offer from the Paris Club of creditor nations to help ease financing burdens of the reconstruction process in tsunami- devastated Nanggroe Aceh ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

'Joki' in critical condition after falling from flyoverAn unidentified three-in-one boy, or joki, was in critical condition on Monday after falling from the Pejompongan flyover in Central Jakarta.An eyewitness said the boy, who was wearing a junior high school uniform, was running across Jl.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Last supper at Indian Mantra On March 5, I took eight friends to dine at the Indian Mantra restaurant in Pasaraya Grande. When I ordered some food, I started to wonder why the menu offered a far shorter list than usual, with only three waiters compared with five to eight earlier.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Bappenas finalizing post-tsunami Aceh blueprintUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government hopes to finish within a week its final draft of the reconstruction blueprint for the tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, before discussing it further with the House of ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Governor OKs police probeKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A. Tallo issued a permit on Monday to allow the police to question the speaker of the Kupang municipal council, Dominggus Bolla, and eight other councillors at the municipal council.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Book marketing: Friendlier, more comfortableBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta Over the past decade, Indonesia has witnessed a rapid progress in its book publishing industry, not only in terms of the number of books published but also the number of new bookstores.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Media urged to inform public, leaders alikeRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Tabanan, BaliCoordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie says that increased spending on consumptive goods over the past few years has meant huge profits for advertising firms.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Five die, 13 missing as boat capsizesPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, PekanbaruA speedboat packed with passengers capsized in a river in Riau province after being hit by a large wave, leaving at least five people dead and 13 others missing and feared dead, police and officials said on Monday.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Tigers spark fear in JambiJAMBI: Residents in a remote village in Tanjungjabung Barat regency, Jambi province, have been gripped by fear over the past few days after a number of Sumatran tigers (Panthera Tigris Sumatraensis) were found to be roaming near their village.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Tariff cuts on automotive parts irk local suppliersZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Industry Andung A.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Students demand peaceful solutionYOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of students in Yogyakarta staged a protest on Monday calling on Indonesia and Malaysia to practice self- restraint and avoid war in their diplomatic row over the Ambalat oil blocks.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Is it 'naval diplomacy' or gearing up for war?Imanuddin Razak, JakartaThe fresh tension between Indonesia and neighbor Malaysia over claims to a border area of the oil-and-gas-rich blocks of Ambalat in the Sulawesi sea has significantly subdued following Jakarta's commitment to withdraw five of the ...
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

Teenage 'joki' in critical conditionAn unidentified three-in-one boy, or joki, was in critical condition on Monday after falling from the Pejompongan flyover in Central Jakarta.An eyewitness said the boy, who was wearing a junior high school uniform, was running across Jl.
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005

City police continue the hunt for 'big bosses' of drug gangsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite several big arrests over the last several weeks, the police are still searching for several big drug bosses involved in producing and selling heroin, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy and ...
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