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Zero tax for eco-cars may worsen traffic

The newly issued government regulation to provide special tax breaks for so-called eco-friendly vehicles may only exacerbate traffic in the…

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  • Police destroy 209 kgs of marijuana

    JAKARTA (JP): Along with ulemas and anti-drug activists, city police chief Maj. Gen. Nurfaizi destroyed on Friday 209.8 kilograms of marijuana confiscated from two separate raids on a single day…

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  • Councillors raise Rp 100m for Bengkulu

    JAKARTA (JP): Members of the City Council forked out their own money to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Bengkulu.

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  • Court asked to continue Pande's trial

    JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutor Tarwo Hadi Sadjuri asked the South Jakarta District Court on Friday to continue the trial of Pande Lubis, one of the defendants in the high profile Bank…

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  • Governor queries FPI raids on nightspots

    JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso questioned on Friday the effectiveness of the actions by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), which recently raided a number of city nightspots.

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  • Council chides Sutiyoso over budget shortfalls

    JAKARTA (JP): While praising the administration for exceeding its budgetarytargets, city councillors took Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso to task on Friday over the shortfalls in some of the revenues during

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  • Scalpers earn more under new test system

    JAKARTA (JP): A new computerized system used in tests for all diving license applicants has failed to meet its target as many of the computer-illiterate applicants prefer to use the…

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  • Big hotels fete 473rd anniversary of Jakarta

    JAKARTA (JP): The Sahid Jaya and Borobudur hotels plan to hold special events, including live entertainment and fashion shows, to mark Jakarta's 473rd anniversary which falls on Thursday.

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  • Culture team to go to New York

    JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a cultural team of traditional dancers and singers to New York in an attempt to help restore the country's fallingimage, an official said on Thursday.

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  • District Court hears first trial on Matori

    JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court commenced on Wednesday the trial of a man alleged to have been involved in the attempted murder of National Awakening Party chairman Matori…

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  • Sutiyoso to quit city companies

    JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso will shortly resign from his position as chief supervisor at six city-owned companies, locally known as perusahaan daerah (PD), as ordered by Law No. 22/1999 on…

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