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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/JP/4/Canada

JP/4/CanadaCanada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta In observance with World Environment Day, the Canadian government launched on Tuesday a CA$4.5 million (US$3.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/RI textile, fashion face stiff competition

RI textile, fashion face stiff competitionRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, KutaIn the free-trade era, Indonesian textile and garment producers, as well as fashion designers, must improve their quality and professionalism in order to make inroads into the international market.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Chinese investors eye RI palm oil sector: Govt

Chinese investors eye RI palm oil sector: GovtZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of Chinese investors have committed to investing up to US$8.6 billion in Indonesia's palm oil sector over the next five years, a senior minister said on Wednesday.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 9, 2005

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 9, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Arts Post-coma Reflections by AA. Made Jelantik at Art Danes Veranda, Jl. Hayam Wuruk No.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/JP/4/i-box

JP/4/i-boxData on the number of casualties in war-torn Aceh ----------------------------------------------------- First six-month period of martial law from May 19 to Nov.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/TV Today: Friday, June 10, 2005

TV Today: Friday, June 10, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/JP/4/Canada

JP/4/CanadaCanada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post Jakarta In observance with World Environment Day, the Canadian government launched on Tuesday a CA$4.5 million (US$3.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Tennis gives physically disabled a new lease on life

Tennis gives physically disabled a new lease on lifeMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Fit and active throughout his life, Agus Sugiharto was left a paraplegic in a matter of seconds.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/New lending rule helps protect our environment

New lending rule helps protect our environmentJan Willem van Gelder and Fitrian Ardiansyah, Amsterdam/JakartaLet us hail the new regulation issued by the central bank (Bank Indonesia or BI), which demands that banks assess their corporate clients, does not do enough to protect the environment ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/NGOs seek support for review of land decree

NGOs seek support for review of land decreeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNon-governmental organizations are seeking public support to file a request for a judicial review of a new presidential decree on land which has widely been deemed as authoritarian.Presidential Decree No.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/TNI vows to continue fight in Aceh

TNI vows to continue fight in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) rejected a cease-fire demand from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and said it would continue to crush the rebel group until they fully surrender their arms.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Jakarta to host basketball tourney

Jakarta to host basketball tourney JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration will hold a sister city basketball tournament against four teams from Asian capitals from June 12-18.As well as the hosts, teams from Manila, Bangkok, Seoul and Beijing are scheduled to compete.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Revising the 2005 budget

Revising the 2005 budget The government and the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives have agreed on the most significant changes needed to the 2005 state budget, paving the way for the approval of a revised budget, which has been made necessary by much-higher-than-anticipated oil ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Can China growing power be contained?

Can China growing power be contained?Jeffrey E. Garten, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New Haven For over a decade now pundits have speculated as to how the rise of China as a major power would affect the world.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/BI renews deal on micro financing

BI renews deal on micro financingJAKARTA: Bank Indonesia (BI) has renewed its deal with the Committee for Poverty Alleviation on developing the country's micro, small and medium enterprises as they have played a great role in helping absorb unemployment and reduce poverty.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Kadin boosts cooperation at local level

Kadin boosts cooperation at local levelZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmid rebukes by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over certain businessmen trying to obstruct the anticorruption drive, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has expanded its already-powerful ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Soeharto celebrates 84th birthday

Soeharto celebrates 84th birthdayFar from the public eye, former president Soeharto celebrated his 84th birthday at his residence in the upmarket area of Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Malaysian firm mulls investing in East Kalimantan road

Malaysian firm mulls investing in East Kalimantan roadRusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaA Malaysian firm will invest in the construction of an 88- kilometer road linking Samarinda and Balikpapan in East Kalimantan.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Govt plans another tender on 3G licensing

Govt plans another tender on 3G licensingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to repeat the tender process in July for companies wishing to be granted a license for advanced third generation (3G) cellular technology.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Yogya to host health symposium

Yogya to host health symposiumYOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of medical professionals will attend a two- day symposium on cardiovascular disease to be held in Yogyakarta on June 10 and June 11.The symposium is being organized by Dr.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/'Garbage will remain a headache'

'Garbage will remain a headache'In observance of World Environment Day on June 5, The Jakarta Post interviewed some people about the public's awareness of the need to conserve natural resources. Some of them shared their views on the importance of minimizing household waste by encouraging recycling.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Nias to begin reconstruction work

Nias to begin reconstruction workApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe North Sumatra provincial government is planning to start the reconstruction of highways and bridges on quake-devastated Nias island in August this year.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Minister says prisoner exchange deal with Australia possible

Minister says prisoner exchange deal with Australia possibleTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA prisoner exchange deal between Indonesia and Australia is not out of the question as such an arrangement would be mutually beneficial, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda says.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Surf, skateboard contest in Kuta

Surf, skateboard contest in KutaReef and Blue Groove Production will hold a surf and skateboarding competition as part of the Indonesian Surfing Championship and Kuta Karnival 2005 on June 12, 29 and 30.The Planet Reef event will start with surf trials on Sunday, June 12 at the Halfway Kuta Beach.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Drought hits Gunungkidul regency

Drought hits Gunungkidul regencySlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaResidents of Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta province, are facing a shortage of clean water due to drought conditions that have hit the area in the past two weeks.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Man arrested in murder of Japanese wife for money

Man arrested in murder of Japanese wife for moneyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMoney is apparently more important than human life for Edy Alhorison, 35, who has confessed to police that he murdered his Japanese wife for money totaling over Rp 800 million (US$83,700).
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/BHP Billiton clarifies

BHP Billiton clarifies This letter is intended to correct a statement made in the article entitled Are there lessons to learn from Buyat mining case" published in The Jakarta Post on May 23, page 7.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Better mental smarts goal of Chinese stin

Better mental smarts goal of Chinese stinMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The goal will be to sharpen mental toughness in tight matchplay situations and upgrade skills as the Table Tennis Association of Indonesia (PTMSI) sends 12 athletes to train in Guangdong, southern China.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/JP/4/Canada

JP/4/CanadaCanada funds environmental awareness program in SulawesiThe Jakarta Post Jakarta In observance with World Environment Day, the Canadian government launched on Tuesday a CA$4.5 million (US$3.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/RI's economy hinges on drifting legal framework

RI's economy hinges on drifting legal frameworkUmar Juoro, Jakarta In every discussion about the main obstacles to doing business in Indonesia, the problem of the legal framework is almost always at the top of the list. However, the implication of this is different from one case to another.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Government raises cigarette retail prices by 15%

Government raises cigarette retail prices by 15%Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaStarting July 1, die-hard smokers will have to dig deeper into their pockets when the government increases the retail price of cigarettes by 15 percent in a bid to raise excise revenue.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Police short-list candidates for body

Police short-list candidates for body JAKARTA: Three journalists are among 18 short-listed candidates for a powerful new police commission.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/RI can be a great country

RI can be a great country I refer to the account in The Jakarta Post on May 21 of the presidential address on the occasion of National Awakening Day, wherein he urged the Indonesian people to "feel proud of themselves and do the best they can for the country".
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Microsoft 'may legalize' illegal Windows for $1

Microsoft 'may legalize' illegal Windows for $1Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaU.S. software giant Microsoft Corp.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/JP/4/Scene1

JP/4/Scene1 IPB wants people to eat fruit JAKARTA: The Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB) is teaming up with the Ministry of Agriculture's directorate general of horticulture to launch a national movement for fruit and vegetable consumption in a bid to promote a healthier diets.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Caption

CaptionCorrection: The title of the novel mentioned in the caption of the second picture appearing on this page on Wednesday should have read Manifesto Khalifatullah (The Khalifatullah Manifesto), not Manifestasi Khalifatullah as erroneously written. We apologize for the error.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Minister quizzed over graft in election body

Minister quizzed over graft in election bodyThe Jakarta Post JakartaMinister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin on Wednesday underwent questioning over illegal funds allegedly channeled to him while he was a member of the General Elections Commission (KPU).
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/The President's priorities

The President's priorities With respect to new capital investments from the U.S., Japan and Vietnam, no dramatic improvement was to be expected.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/TNI rejects cease-fire demand

TNI rejects cease-fire demandTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) rejected a cease-fire demand from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and said it would continue to crush the rebel group until they fully surrender their arms.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/RI requires Rp 30.05t to boost corn, soybean outputs

RI requires Rp 30.05t to boost corn, soybean outputsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government needs to invest Rp 30.05 trillion (US$3.16 billion) in horticulture to reduce the country's dependency on imported rice, corn, soybean and sugar products, the Ministry of Agriculture says.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/The President's priorities

The President's priorities With respect to new capital investments from the U.S., Japan and Vietnam, no dramatic improvement was to be expected.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Judicial commission members selected

Judicial commission members selectedThe House of Representatives selected on Wednesday night seven members for a new judicial commission that will be involved in reforming the judiciary and nominating Supreme Court justices and the chief justice.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Better mental smarts the goal of Chinese training

Better mental smarts the goal of Chinese trainingMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The goal will be to sharpen mental toughness in tight matchplay situations and upgrade skills as the Table Tennis Association of Indonesia (PTMSI) sends 12 athletes to train in Guangdong, southern ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Ambalat revised: The way forward?

Ambalat revised: The way forward?Clive Schofield and I Made Andi Arsana, New South Wales, Australia The initial furor over ownership of the Ambalat offshore area has died down as formal negotiations on the delimitation of a maritime boundary have started and rival navies have been reigned in.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Music school helps promote traditional Chinese music

Music school helps promote traditional Chinese musicThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAndi Wiryawan had always dreamed of becoming a famous flutist, but he never thought that mastering di zi, a traditional Chinese flute, would take him there.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Minister quizzed over graft in election body

Minister quizzed over graft in election bodyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin on Wednesday underwent questioning over illegal funds allegedly channeled to him while he was a member of the General Elections Commission (KPU).
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Muchdi ignores second summons

Muchdi ignores second summons JAKARTA: Former deputy intelligence chief Muchdi PR ignored on Wednesday a second summons for questioning in connection with the death of human rights campaigner Munir, citing a previous commitment in Papua.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Investors or retired people?

Investors or retired people? Referring to the letter written by a Mr. Eskapa (the owner of Izzi Pizza) letter in The Jakarta Post, on May 21, as an Indonesian I feel insulted.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Bomb explodes near cleric's house

Bomb explodes near cleric's houseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter over three weeks of bomb warnings and threats in Jakarta, a low-explosive bomb jolted the capital early on Wednesday morning.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Indosat has new chief, profit down

Indosat has new chief, profit downThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed telecommunications company PT Indosat, which had been without a president director for almost 10 months, got a new chief executive officer on Wednesday, and also reported a 73.1 percent decline in its profit for 2004.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Islamic philantrophy fails to help the poor: Research

Islamic philantrophy fails to help the poor: ResearchHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesian Muslims donate about Rp 19.3 trillion (about US$2 billion) annually, but poor management prevents much of this money from really helping the poor, according to a researcher.Chaider S.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Correction to article

Correction to articleRegarding my opinion piece titled Media, defamation and judicial review: Comparison with Australia published in The Jakarta Post on May 12, I would like to correct a small error in the article.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Sundanese, a vanishing language

Sundanese, a vanishing languageYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThree-and-a-half-year-old Rinda Nurliyanti, the only daughter of a native Sundanese couple living in Sindangjaya subdistrict, Arcamanik, Bandung, speaks fluent Sundanese, but this has not exactly endeared her to her neighbors.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Tangerang to build haj dormitory near year

Tangerang to build haj dormitory near yearMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang municipal administration plans to build a haj dormitory on 14 hectares of land in Belendung subdistrict, Batu Ceper district, next year, less than one kilometer from the Soekarno-Hatta International ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Five-day week must not affect productivity

Five-day week must not affect productivityV.K. Chin The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia The estimated one million civil servants must be pinching themselves to make sure that they are not dreaming after having been told that they will be getting a cost of living allowance (Cola) ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Tasty monument bests record

Tasty monument bests recordTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorBecause of its association with taro, the rainy town of Bogor involved its taro delicacy producers in an event on Tuesday, as part of the commemoration of the municipality's 523rd anniversary that fell on June 3.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/House ups the ante on Myanmar over ASEAN

House ups the ante on Myanmar over ASEANTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives is urging the government to oppose Myanmar's leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, and to boycott ASEAN forums under its leadership, unless the military ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Poverty lingers in East Kalimantan

Poverty lingers in East KalimantanRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaIn spite of the unbearable heat, Hasan, 46, works with determination, picking up plastic bottles, cans and scrap metal strewn across a vacant lot behind Sempaja Sports Complex in Samarinda."I earn Rp 5,000 a day scavenging.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Prayer in two languages

Prayer in two languages The recent arrest of a cleric in Malang who lead prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian shows that there is no tolerance of difference religious opinions in this country.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Sutiyoso to sanctions ignorant heads

Sutiyoso to sanctions ignorant headsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn the wake of the bomb explosion in Pamulang, Tangerang, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso told all subdistrict heads, community unit and neighborhood unit heads in his jurisdiction to keep a watchful eye in order to avert ...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Ministry proposes Rp 1t budget for Aceh

Ministry proposes Rp 1t budget for AcehMAKASSAR: The Ministry of Health has proposed a Rp 1 trillion budget for the construction of health facilities in Aceh, which was devastated by a tsunami in December last year.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Shoppers can swap waste for vouchers

Shoppers can swap waste for vouchers JAKARTA: Starting June 18, shoppers will be able to swap their inorganic waste for point rewards, which later could be exchanged with vouchers at Carrefour retail outlets every day from Wednesday to Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m..
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Thu, 09 Jun 2005

JP/Antiterror agency to have regency offices

Antiterror agency to have regency officesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA planned new antiterror agency is expected to have branches in regencies throughout the country gathering crucial information for the agency's counterterrorism work.Minister of Home Affairs M.
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