1. Joga -- Jakarta in urgent need or burial ground 1 x 38 The urgency of burial ground for Jakarta Jakarta in urgent need of burial grounds Nirwono Joga Chairman Indonesian Landscape Architecture Study Group Jakarta 2. Hatori -- U.S. needs the humility to learn from others 1 x 32 UNESCO and U.S. humility Eiji Hattori Professor of Comparative Study of Civilizations Reitaku University and a former UNESCO senior information officer. The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo 3.

GAM, NGOs welcome Tokyo meeting to rebuild Aceh Ibnu Mat Noor, Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), non-governmental organizations and a monitoring team all hailed the planned international conference in Tokyo to raise funds to finance Aceh reconstruction programs.

Hats off to RI Police From Koran Tempo About 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2002, we were surprised to learn from the television that the police had arrested Imam Samudra, who was about to board a ferry to Bakauheni port, Lampung, from Merak in Banten. It is to be hoped that the interrogation of Iman will be conducted in a more professional, more objective and more transparent manner than in previous cases so as to reveal the real truth.

Porsea activists demand pulp firm remain closed Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Porsea activists insisted on Monday that pulp and sawmill plant PT Toba Pulp Lestari remain closed due to the illness and environmental destruction it caused while it was operating. "TPL is widely known as a polluter that caused skin itches, respiratory problems, stomach aches, foul smells and forest destruction.

'I'll be flat broke after Lebaran' It is amazing to see so many people flocking to bus terminals and railway stations in Jakarta, waiting to depart to their hometowns. For many travelers, returning home for Idul Fitri is the most eagerly anticipated time of the year. They will spend all of their savings and then return to Jakarta to eke out a living. The Jakarta Post talked to some of them. Tisman, 22, a laborer who has been working for two years in a factory in Rawa Badung, North Jakarta.

1,100 policemen to guard Bali bombing trials Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Budi Setyawan disclosed on Monday that 1,100 officers would be deployed to secure the Denpasar District Court and its surrounding areas during the upcoming trial of the Bali bombing suspects. The police have named Amrozi and Imam Samudra as the main suspects in the bombing. In addition, the police have also arrested their accomplices.

7 ojek drivers named as suspects TANGERANG: Seven of 19 ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers who were arrested on Sunday night for attacking a police detective at a house where he was hiding at Vila Ilhami housing complex in Curug district, Tangerang, were named suspects on Monday. Tangerang Police chief of detectives Insp.

Identified victims of the Oct. 12 Bali bombing (No. Name, Sex, Age, Country): 1. Eun Young Moon, Female, 31, South Korea; 2. Marshall, Robert James, Male, 68, Australia; 3. Angela Golotta, Female, 19, Australia; 4. Avlles Marcillo Ana Cecilia Female 42 Equador 5. Jonathan Ellwood Male 37 Britain 6. Linda Kronquist Female 23 Swedia 7. Annika Linden Female 30 Britain 8. Yuka Suzuki Female 33 Japan 9. Kosuke Suzuki Male 34 Japan 10. Karri Jane Casner Female 23 United States 11.

Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Private companies have had differing responses to the government's decision to extend Idul Fitri holidays for up to five days. Some companies have also implemented the additional holidays, while others gave less or even more than suggested to their employees. The government has decided that it will require civil servants to take three days leave in additional to the Idul Fitri holiday on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7. The three additional days are Dec.5, 9 and 10.

The seeds of radicalism From Koran Tempo Former president Abdurrahman Wahid said that the rise in Islamic radicalism in Indonesia was mostly due to the fact that many Muslims had an insufficient knowledge of their religion. He said there were two reasons for this radicalism. First, the majority of Indonesian Muslims are moderate. They are a group oriented toward the local culture. Second, they have a shallow understanding and consciousness of the religion.

(Advertorial) Sleman regency preserves batik as Javanese traditional heritage One of Indonesia's splendid masterpiece art forms that has been inherited for generations is batik. Today, not many people can produce batik, which is rich in unique and symbolic characteristics. As it is highly artistic and classical, we should be proud of its existence. Unshaken by modern technology, batik has managed to survive and continues to exist in its homeland, the island of Java.

This is business Many local and foreign investors have begun to recalculate economic aspects of their businesses in Indonesia. This phenomenon shows that something is happening to the business climate here. In fact, some domestic and foreign companies will follow Sony Corporation's plan to withdraw its investment from the country. The investors will have to study the matter thoroughly before making the decision, which is all about profit. This is a classic calculation.

Traveling councillors The behavior of the Jakarta city councillors makes every sensible person sick. As read in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28, as many as 32 councillors recently accompanied city officials on various trips to different countries. What makes us sick is that according to Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, the councillors forced the city administration to include them on these trips (although not in the programs), leaving the work of the City Council unattended.

Couple burned alive in bathroom TANGERANG: A young couple who planned to get married soon after the Idul Fitri celebration died tragically after fire swept through the bathroom of a house on Jl. Pulosari I in Cibodas district, Tangerang, on Sunday evening. The victims were identified as Dini Damayanti, 23, an employee at Lippo Karawaci Supermall and Trifinus Freddy, 24, a final- semester computing student from Budiluhur University, Cileduk, Tangerang.

Industrial area grows, poverty flourishes The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kosambi district in Tangerang has turned into a warehouse industrial area which attracts many investors, but local people who live in the area remain poor. In fact, about 5,700 villagers in the coastal area of the district are so poor that they do not have enough food to celebrate the annual Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri.

Malaysian's trade surplus up KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's trade surplus rose in October to 4.9 billion ringgit (US$1.3 billion) from 4.8 billion ringgit the month earlier led by palm oil and oil exports, the Statistics Department said Monday. In October, exports rose 2.2 percent to 31.9 billion ringgit from the previous month while imports also rose 2.2 percent to 27.1 billion ringgit previously, it added.

Workers resume picket of Malaysian banks Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Hundreds of bank workers resumed their noisy protest Monday after the banks' association failed to adhere to an advice by the government to deduct union fees from their members' salaries, a union leader said.

Watchdog oversees election PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Corruption Watchdog here stepped up its monitoring of the upcoming election of the West Kalimantan governor to avoid money politics. Corruption Watchdog Gemawan branch chairman Hermawansyah, said on Monday there was a high chance money politics would be involved in the election, if the recent election of Pontianak's mayor was anything to go by.

Moving towards the Free Trade Zone era in Batam: Preparing an intelligent and reliable island Based on surveys conducted by the Central Statistics Bureau (BPS), the application of a free trade and free port zone, or generally referred to as Free Trade Zone (FTZ), in Batam will increase the island's annual gross domestic product by Rp 1.6 trillion and its manpower by 35,600 people.

Defense lawyers seek release of defendants in Binjai incident Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Defense lawyers of 19 former Army personnel, on trial for their role in a bloody clash with police in Binjai, North Sumatra, in late September, urged military judges to acquit the defendants on the grounds that the charges against them were inconsistent. In a court hearing called for the lawyers to make a final defense, Maj.