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Three more mass graves found in Aceh

Three more mass graves found in AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh With the signing on Dec. 9, 2002 of the cessation of hostilities agreement between Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the Acehnese people began to feel emboldened enough to speak about the crimes committed by GAM...

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;JP;sps; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Feb.3 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Feb.3 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,514.03 4,921.74 5,245.85 5,189.68 Brunei dollar 1 5,395.64 4,817.39 5,133.22 5,079.66 Canadian dollar 1 6,139.

15,700 Acehnese refugees demand resettlement funds

15,700 Acehnese refugees demand resettlement fundsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A total of 15,716 Acehnese families who have taken refuge in North Sumatra have yet to receive resettlement funds the central government pledged to grant in its program to end the refugee issue...

Exports fare better than expected: BPS

Exports fare better than expected: BPSDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's export performance turned out last year to be better than many had expected, thanks to stronger exports of agriculture and low-end manufacturing products.

1. BUSWAY: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12

1. BUSWAY: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Busway on hold again, Sutiyoso plans to study more in Bogota 2. FLOOD: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22 Jakartans get ready for another round of flooding 3. SATWA: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 42 Officials raid illegal circus, rescue animals 4.

Experience with Allianz Insurance

Experience with Allianz Insurance On Dec. 12, 2002, I visited a physician at the Omni Medical Center, one of the hospitals in Jakarta registered as a member of the Allianz Health Insurance network, for help with an annoying pain around my "twelfth thoracic vertebrae".

Coach has little hope for women's squad

Coach has little hope for women's squadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia looks set for yet another grueling challenge in its attempt to win the Sudirman Cup, the world mixed team championship that it won the first time it was held in 1989 but which has since evaded its grasp.

Forest firm being blamed for West Java landslides

Forest firm being blamed for West Java landslidesYuli Tri Suwarni and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Cilacap State-owned forestry company PT Perhutani has increasingly come under fire for its failure to stop the rampant deforestation blamed for last week's deadly landslides that killed...

Chinese consumers most optimistic in Asia-Pacific region

Chinese consumers most optimistic in Asia-Pacific region Agence France-Presse, Singapore Consumers in China have the most optimistic economic outlook in the Asia-Pacific region, with confidence also strong in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand, according to a survey released Wednesday.

NGOs oppose ecotourism at national park

NGOs oppose ecotourism at national park BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Legal Aid Institute (LBH) in Bandarlampung said it would facilitate a meeting to discuss the polemics of a cooperation between Taman Safari in Bogor, West Java, and the provincial administration, to launch an ecotourism project at...

Yangon makes minor Cabinet reshuffle

Yangon makes minor Cabinet reshuffle MYANMAR: Myanmar's military junta announced on Sunday the filling of a position left vacant in its top hierarchy for nearly two years, as well as a minor Cabinet reshuffle. The ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) said that council member Lt. Gen.

No plans to sever ties with Vanuatu: Minister

No plans to sever ties with Vanuatu: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government denied over the weekend reports that it would sever diplomatic ties with Vanuatu in reaction to the possible opening of the first embassy of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in the pacific country.

`We're powerless to do anything about it'

`We're powerless to do anything about it' The closed-door meeting for the 2003 city budget has sparked public criticism. The City Council, however, approved the budget of almost Rp 11 trillion regardless of the absence of public scrutiny and reasonable allocations.

Experts warn of more floods, landslides

Experts warn of more floods, landslidesYuli Tri Suwarni and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Jakarta Rampant deforestation and West Java's unstable ground make for a deadly mixture during the rainy season, leaving the province vulnerable to landslides, said a geologist a week after at...

Political will needed to eliminate racial discrimination

Political will needed to eliminate racial discriminationZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eliminating discrimination against Chinese-Indonesians will take a long time and require not only the revocation of some 60 discriminatory rulings, but also a commitment by all sides to promote tolerance,...

Fire razes T. Duren police station

Fire razes T. Duren police station JAKARTA: Officers from Tanjung Duren police subprecinct in West Jakarta were forced to vacate their headquarters, which was burned down on Sunday afternoon.The fire started at about 2:50 p.m.

Investigators to confront Ba'asyir with Samudra

Investigators to confront Ba'asyir with SamudraWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Police plan to confront Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir with Abdul Azis, alias Imam Samudra, and other key suspects in the Bali bombing as they seek to confirm the suspects' claims about...

Aceh truce violations threaten peace deal

Aceh truce violations threaten peace dealNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The almost two-month-old cessation of hostilities agreement between Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is under threat by violations committed by both sides.

Japan to help RI curb illegal timber trade

Japan to help RI curb illegal timber tradeRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Indonesian government is set to sign a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart in April this year to help curb widespread international trading in illegal timber.

Indonesia offers 11 oil and gas concessions

Indonesia offers 11 oil and gas concessionsThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The government is offering 11 new oil and gas concession for investors this year, promising better contractual terms, enabling the investors to reap larger rewards.

Police to confront Ba'asyir with Samudra

Police to confront Ba'asyir with SamudraWahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliPolice plan to confront Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir with Abdul Azis, alias Imam Samudra, and other key suspects in the Bali bombing as they seek to confirm the suspects' claims about Ba'asyir's...

Cheap apartment for factory workers

Cheap apartment for factory workers TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal administration has completed construction of low-priced apartment building for factory workers at the Manis industrial plant in Manis Jaya subdistrict, Jatiuwung district.

Dengue fever kills six in Brebes

Dengue fever kills six in Brebes SEMARANG, Central Java: At least six people have died over the last three months from an outbreak of dengue fever in Brebes regency, Central Java.The head of the local health office, Krishnajaya, said here over the weekend that the victims were residents of Sengon...

Global economic recession

Global economic recession A Japanese trading company, for which I had worked for 22 years, retired me at the age of 71. There is nothing unusual about this. Recently the company deemed it necessary to dismiss Effendi, the office boy, although he worked for the company for 27 years.

[b] Cambodia to mend ties

Cambodia to mend ties with Thailand after riots Lawrence Bartlett Agence France-Presse Phnom PenhA shaken Cambodian government faces the tricky task this week of repairing damage to its reputation and regional relations after being widely accused of responsibility for devastating anti-Thai riots.

Stop using violence to settle land, forest disputes: Survey

Stop using violence to settle land, forest disputes: SurveyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of researchers has warned forest concessionaires against using the military or violence to resolve numerous forest disputes with millions of indigenous people across the country.

ASEAN liberalizes investment rules

ASEAN liberalizes investment rulesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided to accelerate the liberalization of their investment regimes by broadening the scope of economic activities in which ASEAN investors would be given national...

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4 x 10 Aceh truce violations threaten peace deal JP/5/Aids2 x 25 Sex workers face lack of free condoms in Batam JP/5/alex1 x 47 Maluku police want convicted separatists detained

Leaded gasoline reduces IQ of 1 million kids

Leaded gasoline reduces IQ of 1 million kidsThe Jakarta Post JakartaMore than one million elementary school students suffer a reduced intelligence quotient (IQ) due to air pollution resulting from the use of leaded gasoline in automobiles, an official has said.

Shuttle explosion another challenge for Boeing

Shuttle explosion another challenge for BoeingReuters, Chicago The explosion of the space shuttle Columbia will present yet another challenge for Boeing Co., the largest NASA contractor, as it struggles through an unprecedented downturn in commercial aviation that has sharply hurt its profitability.

Dictionary piracy

Dictionary piracy From Media IndonesiaHassan Shadily passed away two years ago. Until his death, he could only complain in silence that the (Indonesian-English and English-Indonesian) dictionaries he coauthored with John M. Echols in 1952 were sold in pirated copies.

Stock market remains gloomy, awaits news on Iraq

Stock market remains gloomy, awaits news on IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After falling more than 4 percent last week, the Jakarta Composite Index is set for further losses this week amid bearish market sentiment, resulting from fears of a war in the Middle East, market players have said.

Social violence in Indonesia is localized

Social violence in Indonesia is localizedMohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Research Associate, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta, zulfan.unsfir@un.or.id Indonesia is often characterized as a troubled country ridden with conflict and violence in every region.

* Headlines:Imlek celebration proceeds peacefully2

* Headlines:Imlek celebration proceeds peacefully2 * National:Police to confront Ba'asyir with Samudra4 * Archipelago:Aceh truce violations threaten peace deal5 * Opinion:Indonesian military still to win over U.S.

Megawati told to be more assertive over Iraq issue

Megawati told to be more assertive over Iraq issueFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri appears to be wavering on whether to condemn a possible attack by the United States on Iraq as calls mount for her to speak out publicly against an attack.

Troops reinforcement in Aceh possible, TNI says

Troops reinforcement in Aceh possible, TNI saysTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh With disarmament in Aceh taking effect within a week, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is preparing for the worst, which could troop reinforcements should violations of the peace deal take place.Maj. Gen.

Belgium reschedules RI's debts

Belgium reschedules RI's debts JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and its Belgian counterpart signed last week a debt-rescheduling agreement, as part of a move to help ease the burden on Indonesia in sovereign debt repayment.Under the deal, some 6.

FBI team arrives in Papua

FBI team arrives in Papua JAKARTA: A U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team arrived in Timika, Papua on Sunday afternoon in order to investigate last year's ambush that resulted in the death of two American teachers and an Indonesian.

Australian team probes plane crash

Australian team probes plane crash EAST TIMOR: An Australian air safety team joined on Sunday the investigation into the crash of a cargo plane in East Timor, as police removed the bodies of six Russians from the wreckage, officials said.

We wish to express our deepest

We wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing ofA. Martoharsono (84 years of age)father of Hyginus Hardoyo, one of our journalists, on Feb. 2, 2003 in Wedi, Klaten, Central JavaBurial will be in Mayungan, Trunuh subdistrict, Kebon Arum district, Klaten on Feb. 3, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.

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JP/4/CAPPhoto captionAntara/YuniardiHARD GOING: Villagers of Cantilan on a road buried by mud after a landslide hit their village in the West Java town of Kuningan. The road remained impassable for cars on Sunday, a day after a river of mud buried parts of the village and killed 10 people.

Kenyan male runners top winners list in Bali

Kenyan male runners top winners list in BaliAgence France-Presse, Kuta, Bali Kenyan runners took the three top men's places in a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) run held here Sunday to promote the recovery of the bomb-hit Indonesian resort island of Bali.

Chinese New Year celebrations proceed peacefully nationwide

Chinese New Year celebrations proceed peacefully nationwideThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Celebrations for Chinese New Year, known locally as Imlek, proceeded peacefully on Saturday in cities throughout the country, with people marking the holiday by visiting temples and watching barongsai (dragon...

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JP/4/CAPPhoto captionAntara/HafizIN DEEP WATER: A man on a bike and a motorcyclist make their way through a flooded section of Jl. Wahid Hasyim in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra. Hours of heavy rain flooded several parts of the city on Saturday.

Indonesia's record industry dying as piracy gets worse

Indonesia's record industry dying as piracy gets worseBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Debuts by new Indonesian artists may soon become a thing of the past.Digital piracy, through the duplication of CDs and VCDs, is rapidly taking over the market and pushing the local recording industry...

Esprit de corps and failure of the Indonesian judiciary

Esprit de corps and failure of the Indonesian judiciaryWinahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation, Jakarta, winahyo@yahoo.com Woe betide whistle-blowers in Indonesia, especially those from among law enforcers.

Rupiah Rates Jan. 30

Rupiah Rates Jan. 30 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 30 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,507.90 4,915.52 5,239.69 5,183.51Brunei dollar 1 5,410.53 4,829.94 5,147.05 5,093.26Canadian dollar 1 6,152.84 5,492.15 5,853.21 5,791.58Swiss franc 1 6,893.91 6,155.

Battle over land management continues

Battle over land management continues BATAM, Riau: A disagreement between the municipal administration and the Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) over who has the right to control the island's land affairs has continued following the implementation of regional autonomy.

Samsuridjal gives all to fight HIV

Samsuridjal gives all to fight HIVDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When a group of health workers and community leaders leisurely chatted with an HIV positive woman on her veranda, residents in a village in Indramayu regency, West Java were startled.

Awam Wahono draws final match to win 2003 Pusam Cup

Awam Wahono draws final match to win 2003 Pusam CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan FIDE Master (FM) Awam Wahono drew with Grand Master (GM) Edhi Handoko in 16 moves to win the Pusam Cup chess tournament here on Saturday.