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53 articles.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Graft allegations leveled at top school

Graft allegations leveled at top schoolTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In another blow to the already faltering national education system, parents of students at the "exemplary" SD IKIP Jakarta elementary school accused the headmaster and school board of misusing an estimated Rp ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Yusril criticizes powerful countries

Yusril criticizes powerful countries JAKARTA: Weak countries were now the targets of the imperialist ambition of powerful countries, Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Thursday.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/House ends tenure with pathetic record

House ends tenure with pathetic recordKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Legislators elected in 1999 ended their five-year term on Thursday, with critics giving them a fail mark, particularly in accommodating people's aspiration during the law-making process.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Court dismisses malpractice suit

Court dismisses malpractice suitUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Nothing perhaps could better describe Indra Safri Yakub's feelings, but that of deep sorrow and disappointment as a court threw out his medical malpractice lawsuit.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Release of community leader demanded

Release of community leader demanded PEKANBARU, Riau: Hundreds of residents of West Bangkinang in Kampar descended on Riau Police Headquarters on Thursday, demanding the release of their community leader.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Police establish Cikarang office

Police establish Cikarang office JAKARTA: The City Police opened a new subprecinct office in the industrial zone of Cikarang, Bekasi, as part of efforts to fight terrorism in the capital Jakarta, the city police chief said on Wednesday."We also need the local administration to help ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/DHL committed to customers?

DHL committed to customers? It seems DHL no longer offers reliable personal and manual services. In an email from an exporter, I was advised that a shipment from Australia was sent by DHL to me on Sept. 13 and received in Indonesia on Sept. 22 at 4:09 p.m.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia to inaugurate bicameral legislature

Indonesia to inaugurate bicameral legislatureKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia will set out a new bicameral representation system on Friday, when members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) begin their five-year tenure.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Former mayor gets one year in jail

Former mayor gets one year in jail BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of former mayor of Bandarlampung Nurdin Muhayat, 62, sentencing him to one year in prison for his role in a Rp 1.7 billion (US$180,851) corruption case.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/'Tempo' reporter appeals court ruling

'Tempo' reporter appeals court ruling JAKARTA: Tempo journalist Teuku Iskandar Ali filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Thursday over the Central Jakarta District Court's ruling finding him guilty of libel.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Save Stork Building, says heritage body

Save Stork Building, says heritage bodyMEDAN, North Sumatra: The Sumatra Heritage Body (BWS) demanded on Thursday that the local administration stop the ongoing demolition of heritage buildings in Medan, including the Stork Building on Jl. Kesawan.The five-story Stork Building was built in 1925.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/TV Today: Friday, October 1, 2004

TV Today: Friday, October 1, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/The myth of the first 100 days and Susilo's real challenges

The myth of the first 100 days and Susilo's real challengesJames Van Zorge and Dennis Heffernan, Jakarta As he steps into the palace, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must address the unrealistic expectation that he should show substantial achievements within his first 100 days in office.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Fighting KKN

Fighting KKN In Belgium, TVs are not subject to any sort of luxury tax, like in Indonesia. Still, here also, industry players keep complaining about other issues, such as labor-related ones.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Welcome aboard

Welcome aboard A new batch of House of Representatives legislators will be installed on Friday. They are the 550 House members who, together with the 128 members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), will make up the new People's Consultative Assembly.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/BNI divestment, bond issue unlikely this year

BNI divestment, bond issue unlikely this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) said it was likely to delay plans to sell 30 percent of its shares to public investors and to issue as much as US$300 million in bonds this year, due to regulatory constraints and ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Residents complain of damaged road

Residents complain of damaged road BEKASI: The Alliance of Teluk Pucung Community again told the Bekasi transportation agency on Wednesday to take firm measures against large-capacity oil trucks entering the prohibited Jl. Perjuangan.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/BRTI threatens to revoke CAC's 3G license

BRTI threatens to revoke CAC's 3G licenseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI) may recommend that the government revoke the license of PT Cyber Access Communications (CAC) to run third-generation (3G) telecommunication services if the company did not install ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Publishers asks WB to clarify book fraud accusations

Publishers asks WB to clarify book fraud accusationsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Publishers here demanded on Thursday that the World Bank clarify its decision to blacklist several publishers and individuals for alleged fraud and corruption in the Book and Reading Development Project.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Workers demand higher wage

Workers demand higher wage Around 500 workers from the Indonesian Federation Union for Workers of Metal Companies (FSPMI) staged a rally in front of City Council building on Jl. Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta, demanding an increase of the regional minimum wage.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Patient to sue Medistra over alleged malpractice

Patient to sue Medistra over alleged malpracticeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Four doctors accused of burning a woman and breaking her baby's thigh during a delivery have been reported to police and the woman is planning to sue the hospital for Rp 17 billion (US$1.87 million) in damages.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Hail, strong winds hit Bandung

Hail, strong winds hit BandungYuli Tri Suwarni and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post/Bandung/Aceh A downpour, compounded by hail and strong winds in some places, hit Bandung city on Thursday afternoon, toppling dozens of trees and causing flooding in some parts of the city.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Forestry ministry soften stance on mining

Forestry ministry soften stance on miningRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Forestry has issued a new decree setting conditions for mining firms to operate in protected forests in a bid to minimize the adverse impacts of their operations on the environment.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Low-paid journalists produce poor news

Low-paid journalists produce poor newsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As members of the fourth estate of democracy, journalists are the mouthpiece of the voiceless and powerless in exercising checks and balances on the government and other high state institutions and apparatus.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/BNI fraudster get up to 15 years

BNI fraudster get up to 15 yearsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court jailed on Thursday five directors of Gramarindo Group for between eight and 15 years in the Rp 1.7 trillion corruption case involving state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/City approves new monorail routes

City approves new monorail routesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The city administration has approved the proposal submitted by developer PT Jakarta Monorail on some changes in the monorail routes. "So far, we have found no problems with the proposed new routes.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Police finish questioning Buyat pollution suspects

Police finish questioning Buyat pollution suspectsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police say they have completed their questioning of all the suspects from PT Newmont Minahasa Raya charged with polluting Buyat Bay in South Minahasa, North Sulawesi, and will soon forward their case files to ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/U.S. donates $9.3m to police

U.S. donates $9.3m to police JAKARTA: The United States has allocated US$9.3 million to assist the National Police's reform program, the U.S. Embassy said.An agreement authorizing the donation was signed by Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce and National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar on Wednesday.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Riot police officers face 4 months' jail term

Riot police officers face 4 months' jail termUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prosecutors have demanded that eight officers of the Central Jakarta Police anti-riot squad be sentenced to four months in prison each for assaulting students during a protest rally in front of the Supreme Court ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Malaysian timber barons involved in Papua forest looting

Malaysian timber barons involved in Papua forest lootingRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaEcologists have called on president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take emergency measures to terminate rapid deforestation in the country's easternmost province of Papua.John Handol M.L.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Open house keeps front-runner Susilo hard at work

Open house keeps front-runner Susilo hard at workTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wrapped up on Thursday a week of meeting the public to hear their views on what he needs to do during his first 100 days in office.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Aceh authorities deny torture reports

Aceh authorities deny torture reports BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Aceh civil emergency administrator Insp. Gen. Bahrumsyah Kasman has questioned the recent Human Rights Watch reports detailing the systematic abuse of Free Aceh Movement prisoners.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/JP/4/newmont

JP/4/newmontPolice finish questioning Newmont suspectsAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe say they have completed their questioning of all the suspects from PT Newmont Minahasa Raya charged with polluting Buyat Bay in South Minahasa, North Sulawesi, and will soon forward their case files to ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/'The council's anti-graft campaign is just talk'

'The council's anti-graft campaign is just talk' The strong showings of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the Democratic Party in the April 5 legislative election looked to many people like a changing of the political guard.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Poll officials jailed in vote-rigging case

Poll officials jailed in vote-rigging caseRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Palu A District Court in Palu, Central Sulawesi sentenced on Thursday two officials of the Donggala General Elections Commission (KPUD) to nine and six months' imprisonment, respectively for vote- rigging in the April 5 ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Graft stalks local bonds

Graft stalks local bondsThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta The new version of the Revenue Sharing Law, which allows regional governments to raise funds by issuing bonds, could lead to serious fiscal trouble due to a lack of sound debt management skills and rampant corruption, experts warned.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Is the European Union imploding

Is the European Union implodingAlberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi Project Syndicate The prospect of being accepted into the EU provided the nations of Eastern and Central Europe with a strong incentive to achieve fiscal balance -- a process somewhat similar to what happened in Western Europe ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Blatant intervention?

Blatant intervention? United States Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce is at the point of leaving Indonesia, having been reassigned to represent his country in Thailand. The job he was assigned to fill in Indonesia since presenting his credentials on Oct. 24, 2001, has not been an easy one.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo says he may look again at TNI bill

Susilo says he may look again at TNI billM. Taufiqurrahman and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would study and possibly review the controversial military bill the House of Representatives endorsed on the last day of its five-year term ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/The need for justice in Indonesia, 39 years on

The need for justice in Indonesia, 39 years onCarmel Budiardjo, London Thirty-nine years ago, on Oct. 1, 1965, an event occurred that was to trigger an earth-shattering upheaval in Indonesia. On that day, seven army officers were kidnapped and gunned down.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Amnesty launches appeal for Thais

Amnesty launches appeal for ThaisThe Jakarta Post, Agencies Rights watchdog Amnesty International has issued a last-ditch appeal to the Indonesian government to stop the execution of two Thais convicted on drugs charges.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Crisis looms due to weak dollar

Crisis looms due to weak dollarJiang Ruiping China Daily Asia News Network Beijing Many international institutions and renowned scholars have recently warned that the possibility of a U.S. dollar slump is increasing and may even lead to a new round of "U.S. dollar crisis.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Suspended sentence sought for student

Suspended sentence sought for student JAKARTA: Prosecutors demanded on Wednesday that Sahala Tua Napitupuluari, 20, be given a six-month suspended sentence for throwing stones at participants of a political party rally last March.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Akbar wants Golkar to get House speakership

Akbar wants Golkar to get House speakershipThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political parties grouped under the Nationhood Coalition reached an agreement on Thursday to back Golkar Party candidate Agung Laksono for the post of speaker of the House of Representatives.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Probe into expired noodle case begins

Probe into expired noodle case beginsAMBON, Maluku: Ambon Police have begun investigating the expired instant noodle scandal that recently hit refugee camps in Wainitu subdistrict, Nusaniwe district, Ambon. Chief of Ambon and Lease Islands Police Adj. Sr. Comr.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/DHL apologizes

DHL apologizes With regards to Soren Lax's concerns expressed in his letter to The Jakarta Post -- a copy of which was sent to us (DHL) by the Post on Sept. 28 -- please allow us to express our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused to Lax.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Students show budding business talent

Students show budding business talentLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Students of Al-Izhar private high school in Pondok Labu, South Jakarta, approached a business competition as the teenagers they are, and in so doing, adequately showed their grasp of the subject.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Presidential election shows popular wisdom

Presidential election shows popular wisdomGoenawan Mohamad, Jakarta In his piece, After election euphoria, the pitfalls awaiting Susilo, (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 28, 2004) Harry Bhaskara gives a less-than-optimistic view of Indonesian politics.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Mizbani beats doubts, heat to win 4th stage

Mizbani beats doubts, heat to win 4th stageMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta There have been four stages and four different winners at the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia cycling race, with Ghader Mizbani taking the fourth stage between Semarang and Yogyakarta on Thursday.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Residents block street over land dispute

Residents block street over land dispute KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Dozens of heirs of the sultan of Tebaununggu blocked, here on Thursday, a road leading to the Sanggoleo Golf Course, following a prolonged dispute over land with the local administration.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Indosat fails to name new president

Indosat fails to name new presidentTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Shareholders of publicly listed telecommunications firm PT Indosat decided not to appoint a new president director on Thursday after unanimously agreeing that none of the candidates was qualified.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/Akbar accused of perjury

Akbar accused of perjury JAKARTA: A group of non-governmental organizations accused on Thursday Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung of perjury during his trial as a defendant in the Rp 40 billion State Logistics Agency scandal in 2002.

Fri, 01 Oct 2004

JP/TV Today: Friday, October 1, 2004

TV Today: Friday, October 1, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.