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Palace calls SBY critics on freedom award narrow-minded

A presidential spokesman said on Friday that howls of protest against a plan by the US-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation…

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  • Said, Hasyim favorite in battle for NU's top post

    KEDIRI, East Java (JP): Said Aqiel Siradj and Hasyim Muzadi remained the two hottest candidates to take the Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) chairmanship in Thursday's scheduled election.

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  • Marzuki insists on trying military in non-military court

    JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights Marzuki Darusman said on Wednesday that he would propose to the government that military personnel who were allegedly involved in…

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  • President rules out martial law in Aceh

    JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Wednesday rejected proposals to impose martial law in Aceh and asserted that a referendum in the restiveprovince would not be about independence.

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  • Forest guards held hostage

    SEMARANG: Four forest guards are being held hostage and a patrol car was vandalized when 200 residents of Karangbendum village in the Cilacap regency looted timber in a nearby forest.

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  • Four climbers found dead

    PADANG, West Sumatra: Rescue workers declared on Wednesday the death of four students who, along with eight others, went missing on Mount Merapi recently.

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  • Irianese urged to channel demand

    JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Governor Freddy Numberi urged people on Wednesday to channel their demand for independence through the Provincial Legislative Council instead of hoisting the West Papuan fla

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  • Fishermen burn foreign boat

    WEST ACEH, Aceh: Dozens of local fishermen raided and burned on Tuesday a foreign boat for allegedly fishing illegally in the Teunom waters, about 200 kilometers southeast of Aceh capital's…

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  • NU congress displays signs of renewal

    KEDIRI, East Java (JP): As proceedings of the 30th Congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) reach their halfway point, all signs point to a political reawakening of the organization from its…

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  • UI students give deadline for govt to resolve Aceh problems

    JAKARTA (JP): One hundred and fifty students from the University of Indonesia rallied at the House of Representatives on Wednesday to demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawat

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  • Locals disregard patent rights

    BANDUNG: About 90 percent of applicants for the Intellectual Opulent PatentRight (HAKI) in the country are foreigners, HAKI directorate general Zen Umar Purba said recently.

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