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Searching for all articles published on 2005-03-19 ...
62 articles.
Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Government kicks off Aceh reconstruction in LhoongBanda Aceh, Antara Mariani, a resident of Banda Aceh, breathes a sigh of relief.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

RI differs with Malaysia over East Asian blockAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia reiterated on Friday its stance on the presence of India, Australia and New Zealand in the first-ever East Asian Summit in Kuala Lumpur in December this year.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Indonesia to invite donor countries to attend AASAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia will invite a number of heads of government of the world's major donors countries to attend the upcoming Asian- African Summit (AAS), the ministry of foreign affairs said on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

ASEAN integration through growth triangleRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta Fidel V. Ramos is seen by many in his country and elsewhere as the best President the Philippines has ever had.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

An afternoon at Plaza IndonesiaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Sitting on the floor between shelves of books, a couple of young people pored over a thick tome. They slowly turned the pages, engrossed in what they were reading.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

China's "Peaceful" rise?Joseph S. Nye Project Syndicate In recent weeks, China announced a 12.6 percent increase in its defense spending; America's CIA director, Porter Goss, testified about a worsening military balance in the Taiwan Strait; and President George W.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

ASEAN beauty pageant, minus swimsuitsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Miss ASEAN pageant will be the highlight of Saturday night for many television viewers, but some might be a little disappointed.The Miss ASEAN pageant, which will begin at 10 p.m.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

TNT service TNT Indonesia is responding to the letter from Vivy Soepardi and Michelle faxed to us on March 16 complaining about our service.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Australia and Indonesia: Finally, a new era?Jeremy Webb, Brisbane Not many Australians will realize how significant President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's agreement to hold a summit with John Howard in Australia is.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Team to tackle kerosene scamsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Blaming those ubiquitous "certain parties" for causing the kerosene scarcity through their fuel-smuggling deeds across Indonesia, the government said on Friday it would establish a joint team to fight the illegal ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

City councillors going to shape up JAKARTA: The city administration plans to renovate the City Council building on Jl. Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

More candidates sought for polls JAKARTA: The government has asked political parties to nominate candidates for upcoming gubernatorial, mayoral and regency elections following reports of single nominees in a number of regencies and cities.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Govt may postpone global bond salesUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The currently volatile global market -- with crashing bluechip stocks and soaring oil prices scaring investors away -- may force the government to reconsider its plan to issue US$1 billion in dollar-denominated overseas ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Rights body slammed over Flores violence JAKARTA: Activists assisting victims of last year's police shooting in Manggarai regency on Flores island have criticized the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) for "not being serious" about the case.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Gambling should be legalized for the rich only While law enforcers deny its existence, gambling is rampant throughout the country. Former governor Ali Sadikin has proposed that gambling, which by law is a crime, should be legalized. The Jakarta Post asked Jakarta residents their view.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Cleaning up Jakarta's air Jakarta's clean air campaigners seem to be making some headway in their long, uphill fight against pollution.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Land disputes hinder development in SamosirRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Pangururan The increasing number of people being detained for land disputes in the new regency of Samosir Island has led to the inmate population there swelling by almost 50 percent in a ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Five international drug ring members detainedEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said on Friday five people had been detained for their alleged roles in a nationwide ecstasy distribution chain.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Thief poses as cop, makes off with bike JAKARTA: A thief dressed as a police officer stopped a motorcyclist in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, and then drove off with his bike, according to the police.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Banda Aceh university students continue studies in tentsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh It's a quiet Sunday morning at the Syiah Kuala University's School of Chemical Engineering in Banda Aceh, with only a handful of students to be seen sitting outside tents in their shorts in front of ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Govt says it's ready for food crisis KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara provincial government has taken measures to prepare for an imminent food crisis, a top local government official said on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Cak Nur: A locomotive for change in IslamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent Muslim scholar Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid has won acclaim from scholars for his contribution to changing the way people understood Islam by encouraging Muslims to accept contemporary values.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

RI concerned about cost of tsunami warning systemThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An official has questioned whether the government can afford to operate and maintain the planned Indian Ocean Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS).
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Dubey, a mathematician-philanthropistSailaja Kumar, Contributor/Karawang What is the sum total, the meaning of life? Ask a certain mathematician and he will tell you this.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Rupiah will strengthen soon: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a recent slide, the rupiah is expected to stabilize in relation to U.S. dollar in the second half of the year and head for a level below 9,000 per dollar by the end of the year, Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Miranda S.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Strong leadership needed to ensure Samosir's futureThe Jakarta Post, Pangururan, North Sumatra A widely-accepted leader who can resolve social, economic and environmental problems as well as make rapid changes in the future are the main things needed in any future leader of Samosir regency, ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

House snubs fuel talks with govtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta House faction leaders ignored an invitation from the government to discuss the fuel price increases on Friday night, saying they were preparing for a plenary session on Monday to discuss the controversial policy.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

JP/7/JAKOBPart 1 of 2Powering the Media DynamicsJakob Oetama JakartaThe theme of this Asia Pacific Media Forum is Powering the Media Dynamics. Media dynamics is a phenomenon that has become increasingly "globalized, simultaneous and interactive" in this 21st century.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Cycling tour set for Jakarta streets JAKARTA: Morning strollers will be able to catch a glimpse of the action when cyclists compete in the Dji Sam Soe Tour de' Jakarta on Sunday.The race, beginning at 7 a.m. in Senayan, Central Jakarta, will cover major streets such as Jl.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Council makes a stink about septic tank deal with Malaysian firmDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The City Council's commission D on development affairs has sharply criticized city-owned sewerage company PD PAL Jaya for entering into an agreement with Malaysian firm Pembinaan ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

VP meets Sampoerna, reminds them of 'obligations'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged the Sampoerna family to keep the US$5 billion in proceeds from its sale of Sampoerna in this country.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Russia seeks deals on commoditiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Russia is offering cost-effective advanced technology to local administrations and the private sector in Indonesia in return for commodities countertrade deals.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

CNG conversion: Learning from New DelhiBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Compared to Jakarta, the Indian capital, New Delhi has succeeded in encouraging public transportation vehicle operators to use compressed natural gas (CNG) to reduce pollution and relieve dependence on more ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Canada wants to take part in Aceh's reconstructionVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Canada, which is already active in providing aid and assistance to the victims of the Dec.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

P. Agung Pambudhi Jakarta The recommendations of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) to the new government on industrial and investment revitalization have strongly indicated that implementing regional autonomy is causing major obstacles to Indonesia's economic development.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Orphans to celebrate Easter at Melia YOGYAKARTA: The five star Melia Purosani hotel will invite orphans from local Christian orphanages to celebrate Easter at its Parangsari Poolside Garden on March 27.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Winless Surabaya Samator finally tastes victoryMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Surabaya Samator's men's team redeemed itself on Friday with a win after a hat trick of losses in the Sampoerna Hijau Proliga Volley Ball championship.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Indonesia badly in need of four new sugar plantsAntara, Surabaya Indonesia needs to build at least four new sugar plants in a bid to help meet sugar demand of 3.4 million tons per annum, Adig Suwandi, secretary-general of the Indonesian Sugar Experts Association (Ikagi), said on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

City may subsidize monorail faresDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta administration said on Friday that it would in all likelihood provide fare subsidies for the monorail to keep prices at affordable levels, but it would not participate as an equity partner, as requested by PT ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

RI, U.S. universities strengthen tiesTheresia Sufa, Depok More than 100 university leaders and professors from 80 higher education institutions in Indonesia and the United States met to discuss how they could strengthen ties and continue to build relations between their respective organizations ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Business as usual for Sampoerna sponsorshipsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna quieted fears on Friday that its acquisition by Philip Morris International Inc. would disrupt its extensive sponsorship of sports events.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Gambling: Bane or blessing for Jakarta?Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has a headache in curbing widespread gambling and prostitution in the city. At least, this is what he said publicly recently.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Busway construction to resume in April JAKARTA: The construction on two new busway corridors will resume at the end of April, the head of the city's transportation agency, Rustam Effendy, said on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

DAVID WALLIS Medan, North Sumatra ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

JP/18/ACEHAlmost three months have passed since Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam witnessed a tragedy worse than anything it could have imagined when a massive earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami, hit the province.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

PKB to ask SBY to open congress JAKARTA: The National Awakening Party (PKB) said on Friday it would ask President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to open its congress in Semarang next month, despite the party's opposition to Susilo's fuel hike policy."We need to keep things separate here.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

TNI touts its green credentials JAYAPURA, Papua: Despite charges that members of the Indonesian military (TNI) are often involved in illegal logging, the TNI is committed to preserving the environment, a senior TNI officer said on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Crush Malaysia, whose agenda?Dandhy Dwi Laksono, Jakarta It is almost undeniable that the call for confrontation with Malaysia launched by president Sukarno from January 1963 to May 1966 was nothing more than an attempt to save the face of a muddled domestic policy.
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Sat, 19 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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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Should we go to war with Malaysia?Rizal Sukma Jakarta The territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia on the ownership of the Ambalat oil and gas block has taken an increasingly ugly turn.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

On Java Jazz This letter is in response to the article Jazz fashionable again on Java in festival's wake in The Jakarta Post on March 9.Rarely have I seen such a pretentious, elitist and agist article on what should be an unpretentious and all-encompassing subject. Jazz.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

At last, Pollycarpus declared suspect in Munir murderEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After five consecutive days of questioning, National Police on Friday finally declared Garuda Indonesia pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto a suspect in last year's murder of prominent human rights ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Govt urged to revoke PT MIL's investment permitRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanEnvironmentalists have called on the government to revoke the investment permit it has issued for a Singaporean investor who is developing an international tourist resort on land near Lake ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Bogor councillors upset at PPLiTheresia Sufa, Bogor Nine days after fire engulfed a 1,350-square-meter warehouse containing drums of toxic waste, the facility's owner has yet to report how much and exactly what kind of toxic waste was stored in the warehouse, much to the chagrin of the Bogor ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Russia seeks countertrade deals with RIThe Jakarta Post JakartaRussia is offering cost-effective advanced technology to local administrations and the private sector in Indonesia in return for commodities countertrade deals.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Army to station extra division in PapuaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Army plans to set up a new division of elite troops and station it in the country's westernmost province of Papua, where rebel groups have been fighting a low intensity guerrilla war for the independence of the ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Rupiah set to gain on dollar this year: BIThe Jakarta Post JakartaDespite a recent slide, the rupiah is expected to stabilize in relation to U.S.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

$50 million Lamongan port deal signedIndra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/SurabayaPT Lamongan Integrated Shorebase (LIS) has signed an agreement with PT Rotary Engineering Indonesia to construct a US$50 million oil and gas port in Lamongan, East Java.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

JP/5/FOCUSRabies outbreak leaves one dead KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Fifty-four people have been infected with rabies in Ende regency, East Nusa Tenggara, over the past several weeks, with one death.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Govt may postpone global bond salesUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The currently volatile global market -- with crashing bluechip stocks and soaring oil prices scaring investors away -- may force the government to reconsider its plan to issue US$1 billion in dollar-denominated overseas ...
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

Acehnese students get scholarships DEPOK: Schlumberger Indonesia, a subsidiary of the global oil field services giant, has awarded scholarships to 57 undergraduate students from tsunami-affected Aceh studying at the University of Indonesia.The one-year scholarships are worth Rp 750,000 per month.
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Sat, 19 Mar 2005

A betrayal of ASEAN? For the past 30 years, the world has had nothing but praise if not admiration for the spirit of cooperation among countries united under the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), whose members include Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar.
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