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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Correction

CorrectionCorrection: The story "Iran rejects conditional nuke talks" was mistakenly published on both pages 10 and 11 in our Monday edition. We apologize for the error.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Drivers protest route changes

Drivers protest route changes JAKARTA: Representatives of public transportation drivers visited the City Council in Central Jakarta on Monday to protest changes to public transport routes, which they said adversely affected their income.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Military demands that GAM no longer carry weapons

Military demands that GAM no longer carry weaponsTiarma Siboro and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Military (TNI) has called on the Aceh foreign peace monitoring team to take anticipatory measures to prevent the current peace process between the government and the Free Aceh ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Closures of churches

Closures of churches The attacks and forced closures of churches throughout the country in the last four years have reached an alarming level for Indonesian Christians, both Protestant and Catholic.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Goethe guitarist gets standing ovation

Goethe guitarist gets standing ovationJim Read, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLovers of fine music faced a cruel dilemma on Sunday evening: whether to opt for the oleaginous, Mediterranean charms, at Balai Kartini, of up-and-coming Italian tenor Patrizio Buanne (see adjacent article) or the exquisite ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

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Abusive mother, lenient sentence I read with horror in The Jakarta Post Monday Aug. 22 edition, page 9, the story of a little girl abused by her mother.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Vendors scramble for temporary shelter

Vendors scramble for temporary shelterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe market was as crowded as usual, but not with buyers.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Rupiah hits four-year low against dollar

Rupiah hits four-year low against dollarThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah continued its crumble against the U.S.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Farewell, Cak Nur

Farewell, Cak Nur It always seems that those we need most depart at a time when they are most sought after.To say that we will miss Cak Nur -- as Nurcholish Madjid is affectionately known -- is an understatement.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Amnesty granted to GAM members Tuesday

Amnesty granted to GAM members TuesdayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOver 1,400 Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members will celebrate their freedom on Tuesday when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issues a decree that will grant them amnesty.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/City ready for polio immunization

City ready for polio immunizationDyah Apsari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCuddling her two-year daughter, Siti Rohani walks slowly toward the stage after the host invites her to share her story with the audience. In a trembling voice, Siti tells the audience what happened to her beloved daughter Silvy.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Ngada regent not installed

Ngada regent not installed KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The official ceremony to install the newly elected Ngada regent Piet Nuwa Wea and his deputy Nikolaus Dopo was postponed indefinitely on Monday due to the absence of a decree from the Minister of Home Affairs.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/WB, govt set performance measures for regions

WB, govt set performance measures for regionsRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, BaliRepresentatives of two multilateral lending institutions, a bilateral lending agency and a non-governmental organization (NGO) came to a municipality at the same time, and asked the mayor and his subordinates ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Fire burns down Blok M market

Fire burns down Blok M marketThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"I hate Mondays." The thought must have crossed the mind of more than 1,500 vendors at the Melawai market in Blok M, South Jakarta, as a fire raged through two four-story buildings that housed their kiosks on Monday.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Muslim intellectual Nurcholish dies atb66

Muslim intellectual Nurcholish dies atb66The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jombang, East JavaIndonesia has been plunged into mourning by the death of one of the country's most prominent and respected Muslim intellectuals, Nurcholish Madjid, who died after fighting liver problems for the past year.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Government to regulate fuel distribution

Government to regulate fuel distributionLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe following is the second of a series of articles to mark the liberalization of the country's downstream oil and gas sector later this year.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Surakarta Palace succession conflict heats up

Surakarta Palace succession conflict heats upThe dispute within the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace in Surakarta took a new twist on Monday when supporters of a rival prince broke into the palace complex claiming that they had come to save the palace's sacred relics and dignity.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, August 30, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, August 30, 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, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Egypt releases eight Indonesians

Egypt releases eight Indonesians CAIRO: Security authorities in Eqypt have released eight Indonesian religious students after finding no evidence of their involvement in terrorism.The Al-Azhar University students had been detained for five days for questioning.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Kalla on business trip to China, Japan

Kalla on business trip to China, Japan The Jakarta Post JakartaVice President Jusuf Kalla will meet noted businessmen in China and Japan this week as part of an effort to lure investment from the two countries by providing more detailed and updated information on business conditions in Indonesia.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Conflicting signals contribute to uncertainty: Minister

Conflicting signals contribute to uncertainty: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah's recent slide was attributed in part to declining market confidence in the prospects for the economy, with persistent conflicting signals from the government exacerbating uncertainty, a minister said on ...

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Tue, 30 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, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Aceh, the Helsinki accord and the future of Indonesia

Aceh, the Helsinki accord and the future of IndonesiaJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta There is now hope for Aceh's peace and development after the recently signed Helsinki accord.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/One year on: Who poisoned Munir?

One year on: Who poisoned Munir?Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of life's ironies is the incongruity between what a man works for and what he gets. Munir fought for justice throughout his life, yet, almost a year after his death, his killers have not been found.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Chevron to make RI its Asian HQ

Chevron to make RI its Asian HQThe Jakarta Post, JakartaU.S. Chevron Corp., the world's fifth-largest energy company, plans to make Indonesia the headquarters for its Asian operations, after its recent acquisition of a smaller rival turned the country into its largest operating ground.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Govt wants firm action against hard-liners: Kalla

Govt wants firm action against hard-liners: KallaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaContradicting earlier comments by a Cabinet minister, the Vice President promised on Monday that firm action would be taken against Muslim hard-liners who forcibly closed down Christian places of worship as they were damaging ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Reform civil service instead of raising pay

Reform civil service instead of raising payNuraida Mokhsen, Jakarta The government will raise the take-home pay of civil servants by an average of 20 percent next year. This pay increase, according to the Vice President, is expected to boost the performance of civil servants.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Weighing up the benefits and costs of FTAs

Weighing up the benefits and costs of FTAsMartin Khor, The Star, Asia News Network/Selangor Negotiations on bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) are going on at a blazing speed worldwide. Not much is known on how these talks are going.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Defense ministry boosts efficiency

Defense ministry boosts efficiency BANDUNG: The Ministry of Defense is imposing efficiency measures aimed at reducing annual wastage by 10 percent, the defense minister says.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/1,000 doctors open illegal practices

1,000 doctors open illegal practices JAKARTA: Over 1,000 doctors and dentists have opened illegal practices in Central Jakarta municipality, Central Jakarta Mayor Muhayat said on Monday.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Wealth is a mind-set and so is entrepreneurship

Wealth is a mind-set and so is entrepreneurshipSandiaga S. Uno, Jakarta With a little more positive thinking, around 40 million Indonesian entrepreneurs -- all categorized as SMEs -- can make this country's economic growth and development among the world's highest.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Irian elections go ahead after delays

Irian elections go ahead after delaysNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraElections in West Irian Jaya province's five regencies went ahead as scheduled on Monday with only one regency, Raja Ampat, failing to join in due to incomplete voter enrollments in three of its 10 districts.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Vendors scramble for temporary shelter

Vendors scramble for temporary shelterThe Jakarta Post Jakarta"I hate Mondays."The thought must have crossed the mind of more than 1,500 vendors at the Melawai market in Blok M, South Jakarta, as a fire raged through two four-story buildings that housed their kiosks on Monday.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/;JP;

;JP; ANPAf..r.. Brief-Fajar-Loan Fajar Surya gets syndicated loans to boost output JP/14/Brief Fajar Surya to boost output JAKARTA: Publicly listed packaging paper producer PT Fajar Surya Wisesa secured US$72 million in syndicated loans on Monday to finance the construction of a new paper ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Part 1 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials, meet challenges

Part 1 of 2: Indonesia can overcome trials, meet challengesSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jakarta I know that getting 40 chief editors, managing editors and top journalists from Asia and Europe is a difficult job. Which is why when Yusuf Wanandi asked me to join you this morning, I immediately agreed.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Iranian man arrested with fake passport

Iranian man arrested with fake passportWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarDenpasar Police foiled an attempt by an Iranian citizen, identified as RA, to leave the country on a fake passport, a police officer said on Monday.Denpasar Police chief Sr. Comr.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Susilo becomes more realistic about war against corruption

Susilo becomes more realistic about war against corruptionZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFighting corruption remains the government's top priority, although it is now realizing that it might not be able to completely eradicate it, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/BPK reveals Rp 69b graft in Bekasi

BPK reveals Rp 69b graft in BekasiAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Prosperous Justice Party faction (FPKS) at the Bekasi council says it will report several Bekasi municipal officials to the prosecutor's office for embezzling the 2004 budget.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/'Close down unlicensed colleges'

'Close down unlicensed colleges'Police have declared the Institut Managemen Global Indonesia as an illegal institution and detained its owner and board members.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Sinatra 'reincarnation' brings joy to the assembled ladies

Sinatra 'reincarnation' brings joy to the assembled ladiesKaren Stingemore and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a voice reminiscent of classic Italian and American singers from the 1950s and 60s -- the likes of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones -- Patrizio Buanne had all ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/On MUI's edicts

On MUI's edicts Reading N. Mark Castro's letter about the Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI's) edicts in The Jakarta Post on Aug.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Bad day for markets, SBY mulls Cabinet shakeup

Bad day for markets, SBY mulls Cabinet shakeupThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday he would evaluate his ministers in October, responding to rising calls for an immediate reshuffle of the economic team amid a rapid deterioration in the country's key economic ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Bank Danamon responds

Bank Danamon responds Referring to Roossetiati Priyanto's letter published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 10, we would like to clarify as follows.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Aceh in need of more police

Aceh in need of more police BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The plan to withdraw police deployed in Aceh following the signing of the peace deal between the government and the Free Aceh Movement would cause a shortage of police in the province, a police official said.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/8 more questioned over Ambon blast

8 more questioned over Ambon blast JAKARTA: Following the arrest of four suspects in last week's bomb blast at the Mardika market in Ambon, Maluku police are questioning eight more people in connection with the explosion.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, August 31, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, August 31, 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, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Jakarta's trash problem, solution

Jakarta's trash problem, solution It seems to me that the city's garbage and waste disposal problem has reached threatening proportions.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Police beaten up in protest

Police beaten up in protestThe Jakarta Post, TangerangFollowing the stepping down of president Soeharto in May 1998, people in many regions around the country have held protests demanding that their areas be upgraded into provinces, regencies, districts and subdistricts.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Indonesia heightens vigilance against terrorist attacks

Indonesia heightens vigilance against terrorist attacksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered his top security officers to heighten their level of alert against possible terrorist attacks in Indonesia, saying that domestic terrorist cells might be planning another ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Power struggle resolved by Yogya sultan

Power struggle resolved by Yogya sultan Slamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta After fighting for the past two years against the presence of high voltage transmission lines above their houses, Kresen residents in Bantul finally gave up the fight.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Aceh's local parties

Aceh's local parties JP/7/LETAceh's local partiesFrom Media IndonesiaThe protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Republic of Indonesia has finally reached a point of settlement, with GAM at least no longer being obsessed in its fight for independence or a referendum.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Readership survey

Readership survey The Jakarta Post presents you with a readership survey on Pages 16-17 so that we may better meet your needs. Please take the time to give us your feedback.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Aceh's local parties

Aceh's local partiesFrom Media IndonesiaThe protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Republic of Indonesia has finally reached a point of settlement, with GAM at least no longer being obsessed in its fight for independence or a referendum.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Nation mourns death of progressive Muslim intellectual

Nation mourns death of progressive Muslim intellectualThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia was mourning the death on Monday of its most prominent and respected Muslim scholar, Nurcholish Madjid, 66, who brought enlightenment to Islamic thinking in the world's largest Muslim nation.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Nurcholish, for Islam and Indonesia

Nurcholish, for Islam and IndonesiaFachry Ali, Bahtiar Effendy and Ichsan Ali-Fauzi, JakartaIt is simply impossible for someone to discuss contemporary Indonesian Islam, or perhaps even Indonesia in general, without mentioning Nurcholish Madjid.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Borobudur to offer new night attractions

Borobudur to offer new night attractionsSri Wahyuni and Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central JavaThe Borobudur temple in Magelang will stage a ballet performance at night, reminiscent of the popular Ramayana dance-drama performed in the compound of the Prambanan Hindu temple some ...

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Tue, 30 Aug 2005

JP/Fee-based income boosts BCA revenue

Fee-based income boosts BCA revenueThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) booked a Rp 1.76 trillion (US$162.36 million) net profit in the first half of the year, or a 16.

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