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54 articles.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Standardization helps conserve resources: Mega

Standardization helps conserve resources: MegaI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday that the standardization of products, production processes and services was not only necessary for increasing efficiency and compatibility, but was ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/`I think police only protect the wealthy'

`I think police only protect the wealthy' The police have a massive public relations problem. People just don't seem to like them.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Telkom will not be able to meet SEC deadline

Telkom will not be able to meet SEC deadlineThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed telecommunications firm PT Telkom said on Monday it would not be able to resubmit its 2002 financial report on schedule as required by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Government offers 3G licenses to investors

Government offers 3G licenses to investorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is inviting telecommunications companies in Indonesia to participate in a bidding process to provide third generation (3G) mobile services (IMT - 2000) nationwide.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Police to act against planned seizure of assets

Police to act against planned seizure of assetsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java Threats by the Indramayu regent and Indramayu regency legislative council to seal and seize assets belonging to the state oil and gas company Pertamina here following its giant ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Maluku refugees claim aid money stolen, battle police

Maluku refugees claim aid money stolen, battle policeAgencies, Jakarta Thousands of refugees who fled the three-year long sectarian conflict in North Maluku province clashed on Monday with police in Ternate, demanding that they be transported home free of charge.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/IBRA signs new deal with debtors

IBRA signs new deal with debtorsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) brought 10 former bank owners to the negotiating table on Monday for the signing of an agreement on the extension of the APU (Deeds of Indebtedness) scheme after they ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Life insurance: one sure way to plan one's future

Life insurance: one sure way to plan one's futureGodo Tjahjono, Vice President, Sun Life Financial, Jakarta Various pictures, mostly unpleasant, are conjured up in your mind when you hear the word "insurance".

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, July 1, 2003

TV Program: Tuesday, July 1, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Hard work ahead for Indofarma board

Hard work ahead for Indofarma boardEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five new directors were given their assignment on Monday: Stop the financial bleeding at state-owned pharmaceutical company Indofarma.The company's shareholders agreed in their annual meeting to appoint M.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/`National Police are not mere dishwashers'

`National Police are not mere dishwashers'Sr. Comr. Anton Tabah, Expert Staff of the National Police Chief, Jakarta The National Police may be blamed for the conflicts raging in Maluku, Aceh and Papua.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Police infractions continue unabated, worsening image

Police infractions continue unabated, worsening imageDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Heidy, a legal consultant for a foreign company here, complains that she has paid a lot of money to police investigators handling her client's case.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/`Move to limit agriculture exports not against WTO'

`Move to limit agriculture exports not against WTO'Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts said steps taken by a number of countries to limit exports of agricultural commodities to prop up prices are not against the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling as member countries have not ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Forty-two OPM members surrender

Forty-two OPM members surrender JAYAPURA, Papua: Forty-two members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) who used to operate in the Demta, Genyem, Depapre and Nimbokrang areas of Jayapura regency officially surrendered to the Papua provincial administration on Monday.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/`National Police are not mere dishwashers'

`National Police are not mere dishwashers'Sr. Comr. Anton Tabah, Expert Staff of the National Police Chief, Jakarta The National Police may be blamed for the conflicts raging in Maluku, Aceh and Papua.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/World Bank to lend $250m to RI

World Bank to lend $250m to RIBloomberg, Jakarta The World Bank said it approved a US$ 250 million loan to Indonesia to fund health programs, alleviate poverty and build roads and other infrastructure projects.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Cattle-killing tiger captured

Cattle-killing tiger capturedPEKANBARAU, Riau: A tiger that killed two cows over the past two weeks was trapped by nature conservation officers and villagers in Dumai regency, Riau, a report said.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/How insurance companies can weather the storm

How insurance companies can weather the stormMahendra Gautama, Contributor, Jakarta A "perfect storm" may be the appropriate phrase to describe the current predicament of insurance companies worldwide.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Case against `Kompas' continues in court

Case against `Kompas' continues in courtTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After failing to find an out-of-court settlement to their dispute, lawyers of both businessman Marimutu Sinivasan and Kompas daily began on Monday to settle the libel case at the Central Jakarta District ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Another key suspect in Bali bombings

Another key suspect in Bali bombingsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police announced on Monday that they had arrested another suspect in the deadly Bali bombing that killed over 200 people and injured some 350 others last October.National Police Detectives chief Insp. Gen.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Makassar bomb trial continues despite defendants' protest

Makassar bomb trial continues despite defendants' protestAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Judges overruled an objection filed by the defendants' lawyers for what they said were irregularities in the prosecutors' charges during the trial on Monday of two defendants ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Acehnese flee air strike

Acehnese flee air strikeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh About 10,000 people in North Aceh regency had to abandon their homes on Monday as the Indonesian Air Force bombarded rebel positions in the mountainous area of Pantai Pisang in Nisam district.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Nigerian faces death sentence

Nigerian faces death sentence BOGOR: Prosecutors on Monday demanded the death sentence for a Nigerian citizen, Jhon Sebastian, and a life sentence for his Indonesian girlfriend, Nova Herawati, who were charged with possessing some 300 grams of heroin.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Toward a better police force

Toward a better police force A housewife complained that the officers at a police station in Surabaya, East Java, asked for Rp 5 million in "administration fees" when she requested to have the dossier of her teenage son -- who had been detained for several days over a traffic accident -- ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Ailing SIA, pilots broker deal to end pay dispute

Ailing SIA, pilots broker deal to end pay disputeGail Wan, Agence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots will take pay cuts of up to 24 percent under a deal with management announced on Monday that paves the way for salaries to be restored when the ailing company returns to ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Padang labor revolt continues

Padang labor revolt continuesKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra Thousands of workers from cement producer Semen Padang prohibited on Monday the firm's new management team and parent company Semen Gresik's president, Satriyo from entering the Semen Padang compound as a means of ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Police reform still a long way off: Analysts

Police reform still a long way off: AnalystsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three years after separating from the Indonesian Military (TNI), the police have yet to reform themselves by getting rid of bad habits such as corruption and the use of violence in dealing with the public.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/JP/8/Parking1

JP/8/Parking14 x 10 Secure Parking to cancel rate increase JP/8/2 x 25 Police infractions continue unabated, worsening image JP/8/KOMPAS2 x 19 Case against 'Kompas' continues in court JP/8/speakup2 x 19 'I think police only protect the ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/`National Police are not mere dishwashers'

`National Police are not mere dishwashers'Sr. Comr. Anton Tabah, Expert Staff of the National Police Chief, Jakarta The National Police (Polri) may be blamed for the conflicts raging in Maluku, Aceh and Papua.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Secure Parking to cancel rate increase

Secure Parking to cancel rate increaseBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Secure Parking, the largest off-street parking operator in the city, said on Monday it would cancel the rate increase it announced in early June.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Civil servants in Aceh on edge over loyalty test

Civil servants in Aceh on edge over loyalty testNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Anxiety prevails among civil servants in Aceh ahead of the government's plan to screen them for loyalty to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Trust vital to win the hearts of loyal customers

Trust vital to win the hearts of loyal customersAndi Herlina Rosa, Contributor, Jakarta Burial benefits may be the first kind of life insurance known to humans. This type of life insurance was popular among Greek and Roman religious societies in ancient times.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Canada celebrates national day

Canada celebrates national day JAKARTA: The Canadian Embassy in Jakarta will celebrate the country's National Day on Tuesday with the opening of a new honorary consulate in Surabaya, East Java, and the launch of the first ever Canadian Film Festival in Indonesia.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/JP/14/WB

JP/14/WBRI to receive $250m loan from World Bank Bloomberg Jakarta The World Bank said it approved a $250 million loan to Indonesia to fund health programs, alleviate poverty and build roads and other infrastructure projects.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Death penalty demanded for Amrozi

Death penalty demanded for AmroziWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali In an exhausting eight-hour-long court session on Monday, state prosecutors gave the public what they wanted to hear by asking the judges to sentence Amrozi bin Nurhasyim to death for his role in organizing ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Efficient transportation means cleaner air

Efficient transportation means cleaner airBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There are numerous campaigns to get Jakartans to take part in dealing with the city's air pollution. There is the Blue Sky campaign or the My Fresh Jakarta.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Ang San Suu Kyi still `protected' in prison

Ang San Suu Kyi still `protected' in prisonGwynne Dyer, Columnist, London "The military regime is very worried that they are facing a Cory Aquino-type of people-power movement, and basically, they've panicked," explained a foreign diplomat in Rangoon shortly after a mob of government-sponsored ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/RP envoy bomber trial resumes

RP envoy bomber trial resumes JAKARTA: Prosecutor Suharto urged on Monday the Central Jakarta District Court to resume the trial of Abdul Jabar, the main suspect in the bombing of the Philippine ambassador's residence and two churches in Jakarta in 2000.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/JP/13/Telkom

JP/13/TelkomTelkom won't be able to meet SEC deadlineThe Jakarta Post JakartaPublicly listed telecommunications firm PT Telkom said on Monday it would not be able to resubmit its 2002 financial report on schedule as required by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Srihadi strives for esthetic perfection

Srihadi strives for esthetic perfectionAmir Sidharta, Contributor, Jakarta Fetching hundreds of millions of rupiah, Srihadi's paintings of Legong or Bedoyo Dancers and the Borobudur have become must-have items for collectors of Indonesian art.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Govt embarks on nationwide screening of civil servants

Govt embarks on nationwide screening of civil servantsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will start a one-month nationwide "re- registration" of civil servants on Tuesday in what it claims will be the most effective way to unify all members of the state apparatus.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Electricity charges up despite stronger rupiah

Electricity charges up despite stronger rupiahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public utility PT PLN will increase power charges by an average of six percent this month as part of its government- sanctioned quarterly rate hike policy.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Prosecutors want `Tempo' attacker acquitted

Prosecutors want `Tempo' attacker acquittedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In what many see as an insult to justice and a threat to press freedom, prosecutors requested here on Monday that a court acquit David Tjioe alias A Miauw of all charges of assaulting Tempo weekly news ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/JP/2/A00

JP/2/A00RI to receive $250m loan from World BankBloomberg Jakarta The World Bank said it approved a US$ 250 million loan to Indonesia to fund health programs, alleviate poverty and build roads and other infrastructure projects.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Susilo denies Army role in ambush

Susilo denies Army role in ambush JAKARTA: Top Security Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono denied on Monday the involvement of the Indonesian Army in the deadly attack on a convoy of buses in Timika, Papua, that killed one Indonesian and two American teachers in August 2002.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/`We want tough, compassionate police officers'

`We want tough, compassionate police officers' To improve their professionalism as part of their reform agenda, the National Police have implemented a new curriculum at their academies. Sr. Comr.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Mining companies need `clean technology'

Mining companies need `clean technology'Dewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia We have learned that our fragile environment is under constant threat of pollution from various sources, not least from manufacturers and miners whose toxic chemical waste enters the waterways as well as the ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Nike versus sweatshop critic: Back to California

Nike versus sweatshop critic: Back to CaliforniaS.L. Bachman, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, San Francisco The next chapter in the international sweatshop wars will be fought in a California courtroom, thanks to the dismissal by the U.S.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Nurcholish seeks presidential ticket from Golkar Party

Nurcholish seeks presidential ticket from Golkar PartyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid expressed on Monday his readiness to participate in the upcoming Golkar Party convention, an arena to select the party's candidate for next ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Rizal, Djody walk out of Sukhoi inquiry

Rizal, Djody walk out of Sukhoi inquiryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chairman Rizal Ramli and businessman Setiawan Djody walked out on Monday of a hearing on the controversial purchase of Russia's Sukhoi warplanes in protest over the decision of a ...

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/JP/4/SCENE

JP/4/SCENEGolkar to hold national meeting MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Golkar Party will hold a national meeting from July 4 through 6 in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to introduce the party's nine presidential candidates.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 1, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 1, 2003Performances* Music Mukti-mukti at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417), July 4. * Traditional Dance Reog, Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (West Java Cultural Center), Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/UI to continue admission program

UI to continue admission programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite opposition from the House of Representatives (DPR), the University of Indonesia (UI) decided on Monday to pursue its special admission program, auctioning off a percentage of its seats to the highest bidders.

Tue, 01 Jul 2003

JP/Borrowers from RDI fund told to make audit

Borrowers from RDI fund told to make auditDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Monday it would ask state-owned and provincial-owned firms to audit the use of money borrowed from the central government's investment funds account (RDI) in response to claims the loans ...