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55 articles.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Pillars of RI economy

Pillars of RI economy I would like to add to Margarette Haskell's comments Foreign investment in Indonesia published in The Jakarta Post dated Feb. 28.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/24 foreigners nabbed with forged passports

24 foreigners nabbed with forged passportsFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamOver the past seven months, the Batam Immigration Office has apprehended 24 foreigners entering Indonesia with forged passports. "It has reached an alarming level," said I Gde Widiharta, chief of Batam Immigration Office.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Prosecutors seek eight years for Abdullah Puteh

Prosecutors seek eight years for Abdullah PutehThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors have demanded an eight years term of imprisonment and a Rp 500 million (US$53,673) fine for Abdullah Puteh, the suspended Aceh governor, who is on trial on corruption charges related to the purchase of a ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Fuel price hike effects under control: Govt

Fuel price hike effects under control: GovtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA week after the fuel price increases, the government says that the effects of the hikes on the public are still under control and plans to talk to the House of Representatives to further revise the 2005 ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Happy-go-lucky 'Spongebob' makes debut onboard SIA flights

Happy-go-lucky 'Spongebob' makes debut onboard SIA flightsThe Jakarta Post JakartaWho lives in a pineapple under the sea? (Spongebob Squarepants!) Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? (Spongebob Squarepants!)....
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Schools sow seeds of corruption: Expert

Schools sow seeds of corruption: ExpertBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSchools are supposed to teach anticorruption attitudes to children from an early age, but in reality many of them often become fertile ground for children to learn how to be corrupt, an education expert laments.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/SpongeBob makes SIA debut

SpongeBob makes SIA debutThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWho lives in a pineapple under the sea? (SpongeBob SquarePants!) Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? (SpongeBob SquarePants!)....
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Police paratroops deployed to Poso

Police paratroops deployed to PosoPALU, Central Sulawesi: About 600 Mobile Police Brigade officers have been deployed in Poso since Saturday to increase security in the area, a senior police officer said on Monday.Central Sulewesi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Acehnese demand greater public participation

Acehnese demand greater public participationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanA group of people, claiming to be representatives of the Aceh people, stepped up pressure on the government on Monday to review its blueprint on post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/City administration receives Rp 1t from fuel subsidies

City administration receives Rp 1t from fuel subsidiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration confirmed on Monday that it had received a total of Rp 1 trillion in fuel-subsidy compensation funds, of which around Rp 40 billion would be used to provide health services for the poor.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Mahmoud Abbas: It is time to walk the walk

Mahmoud Abbas: It is time to walk the walkBarry Rubin, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Tel Aviv Events since Yasir Arafat's November death have vindicated those who believed that the Palestinian leader was the main roadblock to peace.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Being a women is a paradox

Being a women is a paradoxMateus Yumarnamto, Surabaya The president of Harvard University, Lawrence H.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Competition kills off private universities

Competition kills off private universities SURAKARTA, Central Java: Stiff competition has forced about 50 percent of the country's 2,300 private universities to close their doors, a rector says.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Revival of draft Islamic code sought

Revival of draft Islamic code soughtHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWomen activists are seeking to revive an alternative draft for an Islamic code of law (KHI), which they say would help reduce domestic violence cases.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructure

'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructureWahyuana and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta,BekasiMany residents of Bekasi had to take a day off work on Monday to clean thick mud from their houses following what is claimed to be the biggest ever flood in the municipality and ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Time line of Ambalat dispute

Time line of Ambalat dispute1979: Malaysia unilaterally draws up a map delineating its territorial limits, which the Indonesian government says includes parts of its territory in eastern Kalimantan and Sulawesi.Feb.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/FBI agents sniff explosives in my wife's cake

FBI agents sniff explosives in my wife's cakeGoenawan MohamadOn March 3, Tempo editor Bambang Harymurti and founding editor Goenawan Mohamad were in Columbia, Missouri, U.S., to receive the 2004 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade

Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of TradeZakki P. Hakim and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has placed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade in a bid to boost investment in the country.Minister of Trade Mari E.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/White cockatoo to be protected

White cockatoo to be protectedAMBON, Maluku: The North Maluku government has proposed to the Forestry Ministry that the white cockatoo (Cacatua Alba) be cassified as a protected species.Madjid Abdullah, the Deputy Governor of North Maluku, conveyed the proposal to the ministry on Feb.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Where to go

Where to go Where to dine (in Jakarta)Akbar Palace Wijaya Grand Center Blok H 37-39 Jl. Dharmawangsa Raya 021 720 6818Akbar Tandoori & Curry Plaza Senayan Food Court For delivery: 7278 7070Cahaya Rasa Jl. Danau Sunter Utara Blok M/33 021 6505618Ganesha Ek Sanskriti BRI II Building 9th Floor Jl.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/'The morality of officials matters'

'The morality of officials matters'The government has promised to fund a package of programs to ease the burden on the poor as a result of the fuel price increases introduced on March 1.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/BKPM put under Ministry of Trade

BKPM put under Ministry of TradeZakki P. Hakim and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has placed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade in a bid to boost investment in the country.Minister of Trade Mari E.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Riau Islands province police established

Riau Islands province police establishedPEKANBARU, Riau: The Riau Islands Police headquarters was officially opened on Monday and regional offices would start being established soon in the new province, police say.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlight

Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlightMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The years of competing in arenas around the world yielded him three All England titles and glory from Indonesia's Thomas Cup campaigns, but Liem Swie King seems to enjoy the respite of retirement.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/MTV credit card issued for young people

MTV credit card issued for young peopleThe Jakarta Post JakartaWith at least 15 million potential credit card users remaining untapped in the country, credit card issuers -- mostly banks and hypermarkets -- are now competing to attract young customers.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Acehnese barracks

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, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border dispute

Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border disputeMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, JakartaMalaysia is courting trouble by claiming Indonesian territory, but it is the "summer soldiers and sunshine patriots" who are stirring the pot by turning a spat into a potential melee.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Garuda reopens Fukuoka-Denpasar direct route

Garuda reopens Fukuoka-Denpasar direct routeWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliNational flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has reopened its direct route between Fukuoka and Denpasar -- which was closed in November 2002 -- in order to fight for a 20 percent market share of Japanese ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Nation needs brains as well as brawn

Nation needs brains as well as brawnWong Chun Wai, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia is like a magnet to illegal immigrants from Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippines and other countries.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade

Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of TradeZakki P. Hakim and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has placed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade in a bid to boost investment in the country.Minister of Trade Mari E.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Greece to assist Aceh education

Greece to assist Aceh education Greece has promised to assist in the reconstruction of the education facilities in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam that were destroyed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 last year.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Former badminton champ Liem happy out of the spotlight

Former badminton champ Liem happy out of the spotlightMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The years of competing in arenas around the world yielded him three All England titles and glory from Indonesia's Thomas Cup campaigns, but Liem Swie King seems to enjoy the respite of retirement.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/People skeptical about assistance program

People skeptical about assistance programOyos Saroso H.N./Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/PaluMost people have probably seen the government-sponsored television ad showing a popular comedian talking about how the poor will benefit from the cut in the fuel subsidy, because ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Transport crimes must be fought

Transport crimes must be fought Criminal acts against public transport passengers in Jakarta are getting even more brutal. Besides committing robbery, thugs will, without hesitation, inflict injuries on and even kill their victims.On Feb.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphans

West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphansThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 20 male orphans staying at the Al Muharram orphanage on Jl. Cipinang Cempedak II in East Jakarta, will no longer sleep in damp rooms with a leaky roof, thanks to assistance offered by the management of Taman Anggrek Mall.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefully

Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefullyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed on Monday to resolve the border dispute off Borneo through diplomacy.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Foundation supports local teachers

Foundation supports local teachers JAKARTA: To help improve the quality of teachers in Indonesia, the GE Foundation is supporting the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE) through a two-year, US$100,000 grant to the Friends of Jakarta International School, Inc.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/137 bodies recovered in dump evacuation

137 bodies recovered in dump evacuationYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungEvacuation of landslide victims at the Leuwigajah dump site in south Cimahi and Bandung regency ended on Monday, with 137 bodies being recovered and six more being left buried in the 25-hectare area affected by the ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Maluku councillors named graft suspects

Maluku councillors named graft suspectsAMBON, Maluku: Thirty six councillors in Southeast Maluku regency were officially named suspects on Monday for their alleged involvement in a graft case between 2002 and 2003.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/'Holi': A colorful, boisterou Indian festival

'Holi': A colorful, boisterou Indian festivalJoyeeta Dutta Ray, Contributor, JakartaVisit India in March and chances are you will be greeted by a riot of color.The colors of flowers, but also of streets crowded with people and vehicles.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Cracked war drums

Cracked war drumsWhat began as a neighborly spat has degenerated into an ignoble quarrel. The dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over a patch of water in the Sulawesi Sea has taken an ugly direction over the past week.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Tapping tradeable emission credits

Tapping tradeable emission creditsHana Anwar Makarim, Jakarta In the past decade, we have seen the destabilizing effects of extreme weather patterns across the globe.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Commissioners out of Pertamina probe

Commissioners out of Pertamina probeFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing the suspension of Pertamina's financial director, Alfred Rohimone, two members of the state oil and gas firm's board of commissioners will be required to take no part in the investigation ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensation

Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensationWahyuana The Jakarta Post/BekasiAt least 300 owners of shops on the ground floor of Mal Mega Bekasi shopping mall on Monday demanded that the building management pay them compensation in money for the losses they suffered due to Sunday's floods.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%

Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Transportation Council (DTK) recommended on Monday that transportation fares be raised by an average of 10 percent, despite public transportation operators' demand for an increase of up to 90 percent.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Six Indosat employees detained for stealing

Six Indosat employees detained for stealing JAKARTA: Six employees of telecommunications giant Indosat have been detained for pilfering Rp 420 million (US$45,161) worth of goods from the company's warehouse, the chief of the Jakarta Police's Criminal Investigation Department, Comr.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murder

Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murderEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice investigators are zeroing in on four key witnesses in their efforts to unravel the case of the murder of human rights activist Munir, a top officer said.National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over Ambalat

Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over AmbalatTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has been urged to seek a diplomatic solution to its territorial dispute with Malaysia, while maintaining its stance that the country's possession of the disputed oil and gas- rich area is ...
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Landslide damages three classrooms

Landslide damages three classrooms BOGOR: Students of Public Elementary School No. IV in Hambalang village, Bogor, West Jakarta, are now having to share space after three of the school's six classrooms were damaged by a landslide on Sunday.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, March 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: Agribiz12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/'MTV' credit card issued for young generation

'MTV' credit card issued for young generationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith at least 15 million potential credit card users remaining untapped in the country, credit card issuers -- mostly banks and hypermarkets -- are now competing to attract young customers.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Tracing the origins of Indian community in Indonesia

Tracing the origins of Indian community in IndonesiaVeeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan, North Sumatra Selvam, 35, of Indian descent, said he did not know how his family came to Indonesia from India.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Papuans woefully unprepared for local elections

Papuans woefully unprepared for local electionsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraThe provincial offices of the General Elections Commission (KPUD) in Papua said they were unprepared to organize the direct elections for regional heads in June due to limited preparation time.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/As part of our desire to serve the needs of all of our readers,

As part of our desire to serve the needs of all of our readers, The Jakarta Post is to expand its coverage of foreign communities living in Indonesia. This month we are focusing on the Indian community, with the publication of a special edition on the Indian Diaspora in Indonesia.
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005

JP/Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularities

Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularitiesUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Office of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy set up an internal team on Monday to follow up on the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP)'s latest findings on financial irregularities worth Rp 3.
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