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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Jakarta welcomes Wolfowitz as new World Bank chief

Jakarta welcomes Wolfowitz as new World Bank chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Private sectors as well as the government welcomed on Friday the appointment of U.S.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Nias quake victims in dire need of food

Nias quake victims in dire need of foodApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Nias It has been four days since earthquake refugee Nujila Zendato and her five children have eaten a proper meal, because food has not been handed out to her and other displaced people.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Shifting from 'hard' to 'soft' power

Shifting from 'hard' to 'soft' powerYenni Djahidin, The Jakarta Post/Washington D.C. It had been raining unrelentingly since early morning.The sky was dark and people tried hard to avoid getting soaked. Outside the world's largest office building, the security line was short.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Tourist numbers down in February: BPS

Tourist numbers down in February: BPSLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The number of tourists arriving through the country's 13 main entry points was down in February from the same period the previous year, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Aceh forum urges revision of blueprint

Aceh forum urges revision of blueprintThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Acehnese forum here on Friday criticized the newly issued blueprint for the reconstruction of Aceh, calling it incomplete.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/PPP dissidents protest suspensions

PPP dissidents protest suspensions JAKARTA: Supporters of five United Development Party (PPP) executives removed from the party's central board broke into the PPP headquarters on Friday to protest the move.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Activists criticize latest TNI moves

Activists criticize latest TNI movesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Human rights activists criticized on Friday the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s recent promotion of senior Army officers close to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and several allegedly linked to human rights violations.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Ways and means of fighting 'envelope journalism'

Ways and means of fighting 'envelope journalism'Anett Keller Leipzig, Germany I read the stories about bogus journalists in The Jakarta Post's edition of March 20 with great interest.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Basic traits of being developed

Basic traits of being developedMarina Mahathir, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia We pride ourselves on many things, we Malaysians. And well we should, because we just have to travel to some other developing countries to realize how advanced and easy life is in ours.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Singapore and Indonesian corrupters

Singapore and Indonesian corrupters The Singapore Embassy's letter to The Jakarta Post on March 6 reminds us that an open debate about Singaporean exploitation of Indonesian assets is long overdue.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Tourist guide died of assault

Tourist guide died of assault JAKARTA: A tourist guide was found dead late on Thursday at his home in Puri Indah housing complex in Kembangan Selatan, West Jakarta.The police found marks on the body indicating that Robertus Lukito, 56 had been attacked.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/'PDI-P congress did accommodate demand for reform'

'PDI-P congress did accommodate demand for reform' On the heels of its defeats in the 2004 legislative and presidential elections, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has formed a new central board under the leadership of Megawati Soekarnoputri, vowing to lure back and reach out ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/MPR to socialize 1945 Constitution

MPR to socialize 1945 Constitution JAKARTA: Due to poor public understanding of the 1945 Constitution and decrees issued by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the government intends to design a familiarization program.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Taxi fares to go up Monday

Taxi fares to go up MondayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A taxi fare increase has been postponed until Monday to give taxi operators time to adjust their meters.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/'JakTV' aims at the young, educated

'JakTV' aims at the young, educatedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta New privately owned television station JakTV is not for the average viewer.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Indocement to increase price up to 15 percent in 2005

Indocement to increase price up to 15 percent in 2005The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Due to the surging prices of coal and fuel, the country's second- largest cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa plans to increase the price of cement by up to 15 percent this year.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Low-cost carriers

Low-cost carriers The initiative by the Indonesian government to close major airports to foreign low-cost carriers is totally wrong.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Dutch parliament supports investigation of Munir case

Dutch parliament supports investigation of Munir caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Dutch parliament on Thursday pledged to push its government to closely observe the ongoing investigation of the murder of prominent Indonesian human rights activist Munir.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Indocement to increase price up to 15 percent in 2005

Indocement to increase price up to 15 percent in 2005The Jakarta Post JakartaDue to the surging prices of coal and fuel, the country's second- largest cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa plans to increase the price of cement by up to 15 percent this year.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Joy Tobing quits record agreement

Joy Tobing quits record agreement JAKARTA: Joy Tobing, 24, decided to officially terminate her contract with PT BMG Indonesia, claiming that the recording company had ignored its commitments to her.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Poverty and the prospects for democracy

Poverty and the prospects for democracySirojudin Abbas Jakarta The latest report released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in December, 2004, reveals that 17.4 percent (37.4 million) of the Indonesian population live in extreme poverty (under the poverty line).
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/March inflation shoots up to 1.91 percent

March inflation shoots up to 1.91 percentUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Since the 29 percent fuel price hike on March 1, city commuters can no longer get away with giving bus conductors a mere Rp 1,000 (some 10 U.S.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Website and tsunami

Website and tsunami Don't you think your paper's website would have been a good communications media for warning the population of the potential tsunami that could have resulted from the recent earthquake?I expected to see something. However, you were silent!BOB HARTMANN Miami, Florida U.S.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Sampoerna workers concerned about their fate

Sampoerna workers concerned about their fateID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Lina's nimble hands, as if programed, were busy packing a stack of hand-rolled cigarettes, her left hand positioning a piece of paper between a wooden device for the soft pack of the Dji Sam Soe kretek cigarettes ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/BMG to set up 160 quake stations

BMG to set up 160 quake stations JAKARTA: The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) announced on Friday it would set up 160 earthquake monitoring stations across Indonesia.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Tourist numbers down in February: BPS

Tourist numbers down in February: BPSLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The number of tourists arriving through the country's 13 main entry points was down in February from the same period the previous year, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/7 gas stations shut down

7 gas stations shut down TANGERANG: Banten Trade, Industrial Cooperatives Agency and Meteorology Center has shut down the operations of seven gas stations that allegedly tampered with their meters.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Cileduk underpass soon to be built

Cileduk underpass soon to be built TANGERANG: Tangerang municipal administration is set to build an underpass as a last ditch attempt to overcome chronic traffic congestion around Cileduk traditional market.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Acehnese boy owes life to mother's persistence

Acehnese boy owes life to mother's persistenceMaggie Tiojakin, Contributor/Boston. U.S. "Alhamdullilah (Praise be to God)!" shouted Miswar, 22, as she sat with both hands covering her face, tears brimming in her eyes.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/The purpose of reality shows: Selling dreams

The purpose of reality shows: Selling dreamsArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta Jamhuri, a fisherman, lived in a humble house with his wife and two children in a hamlet in Semarang, Central Java.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Talking garbage

Talking garbage Why is it that the media always talk garbage when discussing the problems of waste management?You reported on page 4 of The Jakarta Post on March 23 that the country produces 70 cubic meters of domestic waste each day, which you proceeded to convert to 20,000 tons.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Saifullah to sue PKB

Saifullah to sue PKB JAKARTA: State Minister for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions Saifullah Yusuf said on Friday he will press ahead with his plan to sue the National Awakening Party (PKB) for dismissing him as the party's secretary-general.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/DaimlerChrysler recalls Mercedes-Benz cars

DaimlerChrysler recalls Mercedes-Benz cars The world's fifth biggest carmaker DaimlerChrysler AG has recalled 1.3 million Mercedes-Benz cars worldwide due to problems in their power and braking system, the company said in an e- mailed statement.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/'A movie should have a moral"

'A movie should have a moral" The local film industry is enjoying a revival after the 1990s doldrums, with the number of releases increasing over the past five years.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/France sets up quake center

France sets up quake centerSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang The French government plans to provide further aid in the form of equipment and technical expertise to establish an earthquake and tsunami crisis center in Padang, West Sumatra, expected to be launched in May.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Hasyim urges Thai Muslims to stop violence

Hasyim urges Thai Muslims to stop violenceNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post/Bangkok Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), urged the Thai government and Muslims to stop the chain of violence in the southern part of the country, saying acts of terror only invite more ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Exports grows by 25.74% as of February

Exports grows by 25.74% as of FebruaryUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Boosted by higher oil prices and increasing global demands for non-oil and gas commodities, Indonesia's exports for the first two months of the year rose by more than a quarter from the same period last year.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Photo exhibition on Aceh tsunami

Photo exhibition on Aceh tsunami BATAM: Some 302 post-tsunami photos taken by two local journalists on assignment in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are being put on display for four days in Batam starting Friday.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/FOR SPOTLIGHT --- Friday, April 1, 2005

FOR SPOTLIGHT --- Friday, April 1, 2005 KOREAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM: Baek Chang Hoon from Lembaga Pendidikan Bahasa Korea (LPBK) (left) along with the International Korean Language Foundation's (IKLF) president director Park Young Soon Ph.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Garuda service

Garuda service After a blissful four-day holiday in Bali, my husband and I made our way to the airport at Denpasar on March 27. We were scheduled to travel on Garuda Indonesia's GA 417, scheduled to depart at 5 p.m., arriving in Jakarta at 5:40 p.m.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/RI to host post-tsunami mental health meeting

RI to host post-tsunami mental health meetingAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta International mental health experts are scheduled to meet in Jakarta early next week to devise a psychosocial program for people traumatized by the Dec.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Bandung to be garbage-free in vicinity of summit venue

Bandung to be garbage-free in vicinity of summit venueYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung With the Asian-African Summit (AAS) drawing close, the West Java provincial administration has decided to move to solve the serious garbage problem in Bandung city.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Effects of fuel price hike

Effects of fuel price hike I am writing in response to the article published on March 28. The article is titled, Who fights for the poor?. The ostensible purpose of the article was to investigate the effects of the rise in fuel prices.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/RI welcomes foreign aid, troops to help quake victims

RI welcomes foreign aid, troops to help quake victimsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government asserted on Friday that it would openly welcome humanitarian aid offered by foreign countries as well as foreign military help, including troops, for the victims of ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Power of being digitally mobile

Power of being digitally mobileND Batra, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta I do not know whether the people of Kyrgyzstan used mobile digital technologies to organize their opposition to the dictatorial regime of President Askar Akayev and whether democracy would take roots there.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Consumers needs to adjust to new phone access codes

Consumers needs to adjust to new phone access codesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For some people, adjusting to changes is a daunting task, even for the smallest thing.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/City ponders disaster response

City ponders disaster responseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Following the devastating earthquakes and tsunami in Aceh and Nias, the city administration is seeking to improve its ability to respond to natural disasters.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/End of family feud caps rift-ridden PDI-P congress

End of family feud caps rift-ridden PDI-P congressFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dwi Atmanta, The Jakarta Post/Denpasar It was a Hollywood film type of happy ending for most of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) members attending its second national congress here, which concluded on ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/JP/6/EDITORIAL

JP/6/EDITORIALWhy Asia-Africa? On April 22 and April 23, Indonesia will host a major summit bringing together 106 delegations from Asia and Africa.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Indonesia's position and the Spirit of Bandung

Indonesia's position and the Spirit of Bandung M Alfan Alfian M Jakarta Next month Indonesia will host the Asia-Africa summit.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Indonesia, U.S. revive bilateral trade and investment talks

Indonesia, U.S. revive bilateral trade and investment talksZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia and the United States met and revived bilateral talks on trade and investment here on Friday -- a move that could lead to free trade negotiations between the two countries.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Hi-tech used to scrape garbage

Hi-tech used to scrape garbage JAKARTA: PT Asiana Technology Lestary tried out on Friday its latest technology for removing garbage out of the rivers.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/First world appearance, Third World mentality

First world appearance, Third World mentality Marina Mahathir The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia We pride ourselves on many things, we Malaysians. And well we should, because we just have to travel to some other developing countries to realize how advanced and easy life is in ours.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Survivors worry over quake rumors

Survivors worry over quake rumorsThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta A fresh wave of panic swept through Simeulue island off the coast of Aceh on Friday, with most of the population heading for the hills after rumors of an imminent major earthquake and subsequent tsunami broke.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Asian-African Summit to cost Rp 206 billion

Asian-African Summit to cost Rp 206 billionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government said on Friday it has disbursed some Rp 206 billion (US$22 million) to make the three-day jubilee celebration of the Asian-African Summit in Bandung, West Java, late this month, a success.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Local bowlers get chance in Asian schools event

Local bowlers get chance in Asian schools eventMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With Jaya Ancol Bowling Center set to play host to the best of the region's young bowling talent, the hope is that local youngsters will make the most of the opportunity in building their future careers.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Former governor's cars protested

Former governor's cars protested JAMBI, Jambi: Dozens of students claiming to be from the United Regional Students Movement have urged the Jambi administration to investigate the ownership of two luxury cars still being used by former Jambi governor Zulkifli Nurdin.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/We must always remember the past

We must always remember the pastHidetoshi Sotooka The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo London Mayor Ken Livingstone, known for his blunt speech, is under fire for calling a Jewish reporter "a concentration camp guard." The reporter works for an evening newspaper with which Livingstone remains at odds.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Wolfowitz it is: What to do next?

Wolfowitz it is: What to do next?Ari A. Perdana, Cambridge, Massachusetts The World Bank board, which is dominated by the United States, Europe and Japan, unanimously named Paul Wolfowitz as the World Bank president replacing James Wolfensohn on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Local govts vow to simplify licencing

Local govts vow to simplify licencingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional administrations have committed themselves to attracting investment by improving efficiency in administrative procedures and simplifying regulations in Indonesia.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Floods hit South Bandung

Floods hit South Bandung BANDUNG: More than 4,800 houses in South Bandung have been hit by floods on Friday, with waters up to three meters high following two straight days of heavy rain, forcing at least 23,898 people to flee to safety.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Education and creativity

Education and creativityMuhammad Zuhdi, Jakarta The debate surrounding the national examinations over the last few months has led us to misjudge the meaning of education.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Visa hurdles

Visa hurdles I am a British citizen married to a Indonesian lady. We have been married seven years, and own our own home in Indonesia. Shortly I will be retiring and wish to spend the rest of my days in your beautiful country.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Authorities fight over right to ticket three-in-one violators

Authorities fight over right to ticket three-in-one violatorsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite the fact that they have ticketed motorists over the past year, the city police and the Jakarta transportation agency are still fighting over who has the authority to book ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Animals charm schoolchildren

Animals charm schoolchildrenTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Elementary school children around Greater Jakarta may get a surprise visit from an orangutan or two over the next several months.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Jakarta welcomes Wolfowitz' appointment as World Bank chief

Jakarta welcomes Wolfowitz' appointment as World Bank chiefThe Jakarta Post JakartaPrivate sectors as well as the government welcomed on Friday the appointment of U.S.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Artist offers free medical checkups

Artist offers free medical checkups YOGYAKARTA: Colorful performances at art openings are not unusual; free medical check-ups, however, are rare.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Loudry not ready to call time on lengthy career in volleyball

Loudry not ready to call time on lengthy career in volleyballMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although Loudry Maspaitella's first sporting love was soccer, it's in volleyball that he has made his name.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Government says Aceh funds used in context of emergency

Government says Aceh funds used in context of emergencyRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Criticism aired by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) that the relief effort in the tsunami-stricken province of Aceh had "too many chiefs" thereby making the audit of the ...
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Council sniffs out budget problems

Council sniffs out budget problemsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The City Council said on Friday it had spotted irregularities in several municipal administrations that could add up to as much as Rp 20.2 billion (US$2.3 million) in state losses.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Govt prioritizes warning system

Govt prioritizes warning systemRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will soon set up a national early warning system that would help minimize fatalities and injuries in the event of a natural disaster, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Friday.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Loudry not ready to call time on career in volleyball

Loudry not ready to call time on career in volleyballMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although Loudry Maspaitella's first sporting love was soccer, it's in volleyball that he has made his name.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/Govt calls on NGOs to obey existing rules

Govt calls on NGOs to obey existing rulesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The government has called on local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to obey the laws governing the establishment of such groups, and has asked foreign NGOs to obtain official permission to carry out work in the country.
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Sat, 02 Apr 2005

JP/RI needs big investment for clean drinking water

RI needs big investment for clean drinking waterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia needs a massive effort and investment of up to US$5 billion, to be able to supply half of its population with clean drinking water by 2015, experts say.
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