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63 articles.
Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Competition getting tight in multimedia projector market

Competition getting tight in multimedia projector marketB. Gunawan, Contributor/Jakarta The multimedia industry is among those most enjoying the advances in digital technology, besides the computer industry, of course.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Counselors face jail terms for blasphemy

Counselors face jail terms for blasphemyID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Probolinggo, East Java Prosecutors demanded on Monday between four and five years' jail for seven counselors at an alternative faith healing clinic in the East Java town of Probolinggo, who they said had committed heresy against ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Judges to learn about labor settlement

Judges to learn about labor settlement JAKARTA: Labor and ad hoc judges from Indonesia and Timor Leste will on Tuesday commence a three-day workshop in Jakarta, as part of efforts to improve industrial relations and labor adjudication.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Councillor face five years in jail

Councillor face five years in jailThe Jakarta Post, Surakarta Two former leaders of Surakarta City Council were sentenced to five years' imprisonment on Monday by the Surakarta District Court following their convictions on graft charges.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Jihad or murder?

Jihad or murder?Abdou Filali-Ansary Project Syndicate It is remarkable that some of the most critical concepts of Muslim religious terminology have now become part of the international language of current affairs.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Jihad or murder?

Jihad or murder?Abdou Filali-Ansary Project Syndicate It is remarkable that some of the most critical concepts of Muslim religious terminology have now become part of the international language of current affairs.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, August 23, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, August 23, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:00 News: Berita Nusantara12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Australians caught in drug raids

Australians caught in drug raidsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan A model and a teacher, both Australians, were apprehended in the latest in a string of arrests of foreigners during the police crackdown on illegal drugs in Bali and Medan.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/British invention in Indonesia

British invention in IndonesiaDaisaku Ikeda, The Straits Times, Asia News Network/Singapore Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II, which came to a close with Japan's surrender on Aug. 15, 1945.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Another foreigner murdered

Another foreigner murderedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Just one week after an Australian citizen was murdered in Depok, West Java, a German citizen identified as Helmut Klein, 60, was found dead in his rented house on Jl. Bangka IID, Mampang, South Jakarta, on Monday morning.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Microsoft may set up SME center this year

Microsoft may set up SME center this year The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Microsoft Indonesia, the Indonesian subsidiary of U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Jazz Orkestar -- Bassie's boogie from the Balkans

Jazz Orkestar -- Bassie's boogie from the BalkansM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Sanur, Bali The name Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia may not ring a bell with jazz lovers here.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Govt raises road tolls today

Govt raises road tolls todayZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will raise road tolls across the country by an average of between 15 percent and 16 percent on Tuesday, Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto said on Monday.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/1,250 TNI soldiers withdrawn from Aceh

1,250 TNI soldiers withdrawn from AcehNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh The Indonesian Military (TNI) pulled out 1,250 Army soldiers from Aceh on Monday, the first major troop withdrawal after the signing of a peace deal by the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) last week.Maj. Gen.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Infrastructure development needed to boost economic growth

Infrastructure development needed to boost economic growth The West Java administration held a two-day summit last week to offer 57 infrastructure projects worth Rp 35 trillion (US$3.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Govt sees no concern as rupiah slumps over 10,000

Govt sees no concern as rupiah slumps over 10,000The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah continued its fall against the U.S. dollar for the seventh consecutive trading day on Monday, beginning the week at a new low level of Rp 10,000 as high oil prices kept fueling local corporate demand for imports.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Unrealistic 2006 budget: The damage has been done

Unrealistic 2006 budget: The damage has been doneDavid E. Sumual, Jakarta In a well-constructed speech, President Susilo B. Yudhoyono unveiled the 2006 budget proposal in his first annual address to the nation last week.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Govt to speed up Java's south transmission line

Govt to speed up Java's south transmission lineLeony Aurora The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government will speed up the construction of Java's south extra-high voltage transmission line by working with local administrations to settle land acquisition problems, targeting to complete the line by ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Sukarno's book republished

Sukarno's book republished YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University has republished Di Bawah Bendera Revolusi (Under the Banner of Revolution) authored by first president Sukarno in Yogyakarta on Monday.Guruh Soekarnoputra, Sukarno's son, said the book had become a taboo to read in the last 40 years.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Danareksa strives to boost accountability, performance

Danareksa strives to boost accountability, performance Faced with various problems in its operations, state-owned financial management firm PT Danareksa is striving to boost its performance by improving internal control to prevent leaks in the funds it manages.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety net

ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety netPravit Rojanaphruk The Nation Asia News Network/Bangkok Nearly four decades after ASEAN was founded, labor activists say it's time to push for an ASEAN Social Charter that would guarantee a certain level of labor rights across the region.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Latest trends: Copiers with multiple functions

Latest trends: Copiers with multiple functionsBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor/Jakarta The establishment of more business today has meant a rapidly increasing growth in the need for office equipment. These companies need office equipment for their daily operations.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Fire razes 17 flower shops

Fire razes 17 flower shops JAKARTA: At least 17 flower shops on Jl. Barito and Jl. Mahakam II were burned to the ground on Monday when a fire, allegedly caused by a short circuit, broke out at one of the shops and spread quickly to others.The fire began at 6 a.m.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety net

ASEAN Social Charter would set a decent social safety netPravit Rojanaphruk The Nation Asia News Network/Bangkok Nearly four decades after ASEAN was founded, labor activists say it's time to push for an ASEAN Social Charter that would guarantee a certain level of labor rights across the region.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Royal conflict in Surakarta shows no signs of cooling down

Royal conflict in Surakarta shows no signs of cooling downBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post/Surakarta The unseemly succession dispute that has plagued the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace in Surakarta since last year is showing no sign of cooling down.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Acehnese disabled to receive training

Acehnese disabled to receive training JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Disabled People (PPCI) in cooperation with Handicap International will be giving training to disabled people in tsunami-ravaged Aceh to help them become financially independent citizens.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Jakarta needs more trees

Jakarta needs more trees Your correspondent Robert Kelly makes some pertinent points in his article entitled Rolling back Jakarta's unhealthy urban desert(The Jakarta Post, Aug. 6).
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Police detained for selling drugs

Police detained for selling drugs TANGERANG: Tangerang Police have arrested an officer, First Adj. Insp. JS of the traffic police unit for his role in a drug trafficking ring."We are still questioning the officer.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/More dengue patients treated at hospitals

More dengue patients treated at hospitals JAKARTA: Almost a month after the start of the dengue epidemic in the capital, hospitals are still seeing more patients coming in with the disease.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Up to 90% of GAM prisoners to be eligible for amnesty

Up to 90% of GAM prisoners to be eligible for amnestyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin announced on Monday that more than 90 percent of the nearly 1,500 Free Aceh Movement (GAM) prisoners and detainees would be eligible for ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Govt, GAM meet in Banda Aceh for first time

Govt, GAM meet in Banda Aceh for first timeNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Security arrangements were discussed by representatives of the Indonesian government and members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in a closed-door meeting on Monday, the first one after the two parties signed a ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Artificial rain program in Sumatra to begin soon

Artificial rain program in Sumatra to begin soonThe Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Authorities from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore will soon launch a joint cloud-seeding operation over hotspots in the north of Indonesia to induce rain aimed at curbing troubling forest fires in the region.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Big wigs fail test for buying degrees

Big wigs fail test for buying degreesEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A former vice president, several former Cabinet ministers, some Muslim clerics and a number of retired senior police officers are among the prominent figures facing police investigation for allegedly obtaining ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Taxing product components

Taxing product components I refer to the article Diamonds not Indonesia's best friend, yet at least". (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 15). I reply as a jewelry designer living in Bali.Java and Bali have excellent silver workers but many of their designs are not appropriate for western markets.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Students show up for repeat exam

Students show up for repeat examThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Semarang/Yogyakarta Unlike last time, Astri Lidia answered every question given to her on Monday, the first day of the three-day repeat national final examinations.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Mayors and regents hold rights meeting

Mayors and regents hold rights meeting JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened a three-day national coordinating meeting on Monday aimed at improving the protection of human rights around the country.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Models draw attention to rates plan

Models draw attention to rates planAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Hundreds of women, from stay-at-home mothers to models, gathered on Monday at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta to protest state power firm PT PLN's plan to raise electricity rates.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Govt to raise road tolls on Tuesday

Govt to raise road tolls on TuesdayZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government will raise road tolls across the country by an average of between 15 percent and 16 percent on Tuesday, Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto said on Monday.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Badminton: A source of pride but for how long?

Badminton: A source of pride but for how long?Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta An SMS from a friend on Monday morning reminded me that there was a major event going on in Anaheim, California.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Malaysia to host global forum meeting in KL

Malaysia to host global forum meeting in KL Malaysia, a fast developing country with a population of 25 million, always goes for unique superlatives.Malaysia built the 451.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Save energy or face blackout, you decide

Save energy or face blackout, you decideLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A boring night in the darkness as electricity is unceremoniously cut can turn into a romantic candlelit evening, or a festive event with a family sing-along and guitar jam session like the days before the children were ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Human resources vital

Human resources vital It was a pleasure to read in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 3 that Indonesia was at the threshold of a "demographic dividend" when its dependency ratio is at its lowest (RI will benefit from demographic dividend: Expert).
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, August 24, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, August 24, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Hallo Kitty8:30 Music: Asik-asik11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah12:00 p.m.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/The gulf of views between Aceh and Jakarta

The gulf of views between Aceh and JakartaAti Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A young East Timorese once inquired, "Do you people also experience atrocities?" I said, "What? Of course not.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Kalla upbeat House will support Aceh peace deal

Kalla upbeat House will support Aceh peace dealHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed his optimism that legislators will support the recently signed Aceh peace deal, despite their initial reluctance to do so.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Parents, teachers anxious over exams

Parents, teachers anxious over examsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 25 appointed state high schools in the capital looked more like kindergartens on Monday morning, as flocks of parents stood at the gates, while their children sat a repeat national examination.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/'Better system needed to replace subsidy'

'Better system needed to replace subsidy' A steady increase in fuel prices in the international market has renewed debate among experts over the merits of the fuel subsidy in the country. Experts are largely divided on the issue.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/SMS campaign to single out polluters

SMS campaign to single out pollutersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Public transportation operators in Jakarta might have to pay more attention to their vehicles' emissions as Jakartans now have a chance to complain about the fumes they are spewing out.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Bowler Micky hits the magic mark

Bowler Micky hits the magic markMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Micky Un's perfect day at the office earned him a chance at a Rp 50 million (US$5,000) bonus at the 3rd Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship 2005.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Australians caught in drug raids

Australians caught in drug raidsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan A model and a teacher, both Australians, were apprehended in the latest in a string of arrests of foreigners during the police crackdown on illegal drugs in Bali and Medan.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Govt to raise road tolls on Tuesday

Govt to raise road tolls on TuesdayZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government will raise road tolls across the country by an average of between 15 percent and 16 percent on Tuesday, Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto said on Monday.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/I'm an entrepreneur by default: Sandi

I'm an entrepreneur by default: SandiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind, a Chinese proverb says.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Returning Gaza

Returning Gaza Young Israelis complained and screamed. A young mother shouted "They have no right!"Try though they might -- sometimes pouring acid water and stonewalling tactics to fend off soldiers -- even the hardiest objectors could not resist the combined will of the Israeli army.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN community

Civil-society and the building of an ASEAN communityAlexander C. Chandra Jakarta The recent Roundtable Discussion on the Prospects and Challenges in the Building of an ASEAN Community, which was organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Strategic and ...
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Taxing product

Taxing product components I refer to the article Diamonds not Indonesia's best friend, yet at least". (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 15). I reply as a jewelry designer living in Bali. Java and Bali have excellent silver workers but many of their designs are not appropriate for western markets.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Indonesia's 60-year journey

Indonesia's 60-year journeyBenget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta A just and prosperous Indonesia. That was a shared dream, growing out of an awareness that Dutch colonization had to be stopped and an independent Indonesia be declared.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/On ban on Ahmadiyah

On ban on Ahmadiyah I read the article Govt mulls ban on Ahmadiyah due to 'permit violation' in your online edition of July 22. Reading the statement of Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh took me back centuries to the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Papua art congress opens

Papua art congress opens JAYAPURA, Papua: Around 300 artists from across the country are taking part in an art congress, which was opened by Papua Governor JP Solossa on Monday.According to head of Jakarta Arts Council Ratna Sarumpaet, the congress, which runs until Aug.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Three years sought for Sussongko

Three years sought for SussongkoRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prosecutors recommended on Monday that acting secretary-general of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Sussongko Suhardjo be imprisoned for three years and fined Rp 50 million (US$5000) for bribery.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Bill to ban hospitals from rejecting patients

Bill to ban hospitals from rejecting patientsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A bill is being drafted to allow the government to fine or prosecute hospitals refusing to treat patients, particularly the poor.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Bus routes changed to adjust to busway

Bus routes changed to adjust to buswayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Transportation Agency has decided to change 11 regular and air-conditioned bus routes in order to harmonize them with the Blok M-Kota busway corridor.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/TNI prepares troops for Congo peace mission

TNI prepares troops for Congo peace missionTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor The Indonesian Military (TNI) is preparing to deploy some 180 troops to join an international peacekeeping force in the war- wracked Congo by the end of next month.
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005

JP/Combating drug abuse, law enforcement is necessary but not sufficient

Combating drug abuse, law enforcement is necessary but not sufficientSudirman Nasir, Victoria The new chief of the Indonesian police, Gen. Sutanto, has frequently stated his commitment to combat crime such as gambling, illegal logging and drug trafficking in the country.
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