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56 articles.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Blackout causes flight chaos

Blackout causes flight chaos JAKARTA: Two successive blackouts at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Thursday forced the airport operator to divert foreign and domestic arrivals to other airports, officials said.The power went out for about five minutes at 5:44 p.m.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 10, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 10, 2003Exhibitions* Photo by Paul kadarisman, Galeri Mini, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61- 62 South Jakarta (Tel. 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Oct. 21.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Cameroonian given 2 years in jail

Cameroonian given 2 years in jail BOGOR: A Cameroon national was sentenced to two years in jail by the Cibinong District Court on Thursday after being found guilty of involvement in producing counterfeit U.S. dollar notes.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Teen flick 'Untukmu': An insult to intelligence

Teen flick 'Untukmu': An insult to intelligenceJoko Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta New Indonesian teen flick Untukmu (For You) should have come with a warning about its hazardous content. It is guaranteed to keep your mouth open for so long that you may not be able to close it again.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Officers to get award for Bali bombing probe

Officers to get award for Bali bombing probeAgencies, Jakarta Three Indonesian police officers will receive awards from Australia for their role in hunting down some of those responsible for the deadly Bali bombings on Oct. 12, 2002.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Between Akbar and Wiranto

Between Akbar and Wiranto The popularity of Wiranto among members of the Golkar party has lately been boosted. In a recent opinion poll -- involving Golkar's regional executives and representatives -- Wiranto secured greater support than the general chairman of the party.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Ignorance about sharia

Ignorance about sharia I refer to the letter on stoning by G. Bertrand in The Jakarta Post, Sept. 30.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/U.S. visa policy could intensify anti-U.S. feeling

U.S. visa policy could intensify anti-U.S. feelingKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe United States government's policy of deploying special agents to oversee visa operations at U.S.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Ayu stopped in quarters at women's tennis meet

Ayu stopped in quarters at women's tennis meetZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ayu Fani Damayanti of Indonesia failed to advance into the semifinals in the second series of the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit after losing to Thailand's Montinee Tangphong 6- 2, 4-6, 6-1 here on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/BRI to sell 36% stake generating at least Rp 2.11 trillion

BRI to sell 36% stake generating at least Rp 2.11 trillionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) officially announced on Thursday that it would sell 36 percent of its shares, or a total of 4.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/History Museum to present awards

History Museum to present awards JAKARTA: Jakarta Historical Museum, better known as Fatahillah Museum, will present awards to some institutions, individuals and media on Oct. 15 who have contributed significantly to the museum.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Jakarta's neurosis over Aceh and Papua -- Why?

Jakarta's neurosis over Aceh and Papua -- Why?Aboeprijadi Santoso, Radio Netherlands, Brussels The public hearing on Aceh and Papua held by the European Parliament in Brussels on Oct. 1 was a rare but important occasion. It also showed support for Indonesia.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Supreme Court may let police examine wayward judges

Supreme Court may let police examine wayward judgesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a move to tackle corruption in the judiciary, the Supreme Court is mulling the possibility of allowing police investigators to question judges allegedly involved in bribery without having to ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/PTDI workers demand jobs back

PTDI workers demand jobs backYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Suspended workers of state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) threatened on Thursday to break into the company's compound if the management refused to allow them to return to work within a week.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/'Ours is surely a sick nation'

'Ours is surely a sick nation'Rachmad Bahari, Institute for Policy and Community Development Studies (IPCOS), Jakarta The school supposed set up to train students to become skilled public servants has turned out to employ primitive "educational" methods to teach younger students how to respect ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Cameroonian given 2 years in jail

Cameroonian given 2 years in jail BOGOR: A Cameroon national was sentenced to two years in jail by the Cibinong District Court on Thursday after being found guilty of involvement in producing counterfeit U.S. dollar notes.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/25 injured in Cengkareng fire

25 injured in Cengkareng fire JAKARTA: Fire swept through a complex of shop-houses in Palem Lestari, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, leaving 25 people injured with burns.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Acehnese woman activist denies treason charges

Acehnese woman activist denies treason chargesNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam An Aceh woman activist denied on Thursday the treason charge leveled against her, saying she had campaigned for a referendum as part of efforts to settle the prolonged conflict in ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/'I am in charge of the people's fate here'

'I am in charge of the people's fate here' Learning from last year's experience, when 168 of 262 subdistricts in the capital were inundated by massive floods, some subdistricts have prepared to safeguard themselves against the possible dangers of the rainy season.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Face saving for ASEAN's leaders

Face saving for ASEAN's leadersThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The about-face on Burma (Myanmar) by ASEAN leaders in Bali should not surprise anyone.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Yusril ready to be summoned

Yusril ready to be summoned JAKARTA: Challenging the thirty-four political parties that are alleging bribery during the recent screening of political parties, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Thursday that he was ready to be questioned.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Navy probes marine's burning death

Navy probes marine's burning death JAKARTA: The Navy is investigating the recent burning to death of a marine during an Indonesia Military (TNI) show in South Sulawesi.The investigation will focus on the smoke grenade that caused the soldier's camouflage outfit to catch fire.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Japan offers scholarships to teachers

Japan offers scholarships to teachers MAKASSAR, S. Sulawesi: The Japanese government, through its Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, has offered scholarships to Indonesian teachers to study in Japan for one year.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Navy probes marine's burning death

Navy probes marine's burning death JAKARTA: The Navy is investigating the recent burning to death of a marine during an Indonesia Military (TNI) show in South Sulawesi.The investigation will focus on the smoke grenade that caused the soldier's camouflage outfit to catch fire.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/IMF approves 493m loan disbursement for RI

IMF approves 493m loan disbursement for RIThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved its latest loan tranche to Indonesia worth US$493 million, the penultimate disbursement to be made under the ongoing borrowing program due to end later this year.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Six missing in slippage in Freeport mine

Six missing in slippage in Freeport mineRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S.-based mining company Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. announced on Thursday two of its employees were killed and six others were missing following a slippage at its Grasberg mine in the province of Papua.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, October 10, 2003

TV Today: Friday, October 10, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Panggung Boneka8:00 Travel9:00 Religious Teachings10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Devastated Yogyakarta tries to cope with bus inferno

Devastated Yogyakarta tries to cope with bus infernoThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Surabaya Thursday was officially declared a day of mourning in Yogykarta for the victims of the grisly bus crash in which at least 54 people from Sleman regency in Yogyakarta were burned to death.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Mega slams regions over master plans

Mega slams regions over master plansWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali President Megawati Soekarnoputri blasted provincial and regency/municipality administrations on Thursday for violating their land use master plans for the sake of allowing private sector constructing ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Misuse of House facilities said to be 'no big deal'

Misuse of House facilities said to be 'no big deal'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The misuse of rooms and facilities in the House of Representatives building by political parties for purposes other than their legislative duties is widespread, but legislators appear to find nothing ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/RI growth to be better next year

RI growth to be better next yearDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While many people are worried about the economic outlook for next year because of the legislative elections and the ending of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program, many economists are filled with optimism.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Ten boats sink in waters off Asahan

Ten boats sink in waters off AsahanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra At least 10 boats sank during a four-day storm which caused violent seas off Asahan regency, North Sumatra, in the Strait of Malacca, officials said on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/U.S. policy to oversee visa angers some, makes others introspective

U.S. policy to oversee visa angers some, makes others introspectiveKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States government's policy of deploying special agents to oversee visa operations at U.S.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/'Tempo' v. Tomy plot thickens, lawyers summoned by police

'Tempo' v. Tomy plot thickens, lawyers summoned by policeM. Taufiqurrahman and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A member of Tempo magazine's defense team was questioned by the National Police on Thursday over his report on two police officers who allegedly submitted fraudulent ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Police probe bus tragedy

Police probe bus tragedyThe Jakarta Post, Situbondo/Surabaya East Java Police were engaged in an all-out search on Thursday for the driver of a trailer truck that crushed a bus on the busy highway near Situbondo regency, killing at least 54 people.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Jakarta atlas maker Holtorf goes digital

Jakarta atlas maker Holtorf goes digitalMarco Kusumawijaya, Contributor, Jakarta Gunther W. Holtorf, the maker of Jakarta Street Atlas and Names Index, recently arrived back in Jakarta with an interactive CD- ROM version of the map.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/'Wayang listrik': A novel treatment of classic tale

'Wayang listrik': A novel treatment of classic taleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans will have a rare chance to watch wayang listrik, a modern version of the Balinese shadow puppet show, at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta in Central Jakarta this weekend.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Sultan, Pakualam sworn in for second term

Sultan, Pakualam sworn in for second termSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After days of uncertainty, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno (Photo: right) swore in Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X for a second five-year term on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Rebuilding Iraq seen from Germany's experience after World War II

Rebuilding Iraq seen from Germany's experience after World War IIRalf Dahrendorf, Sociologist, Project Syndicate When I hear Americans such as U.S.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Yusril urged to apologize to Dutch

Yusril urged to apologize to DutchTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert on international relations urged Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra on Thursday to officially apologize to the Dutch over his recent statement expressing his antipathy for the nation.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Agency to expand, refurbish museums

Agency to expand, refurbish museumsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Expanding the Puppet Museum and renovating the Maritime Museum are next on the list of the City Culture and Museum Agency's plan for the year 2004 following the success of the Jakarta Historical Museum, better known as ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Farah Wardani

Farah Wardani Contributor Jakarta Between 1973 and 1983, a child exodus occurred in Indonesia, whereby a great number of Indonesian babies and children were taken by adoptive parents from foreign countries, mostly the Netherlands.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Part 2 of 2 Why we have failed to recover from the crisis

Part 2 of 2 Why we have failed to recover from the crisisSri Pamoedjo Rahardjo, Executive Director, Center for the Study of Administration and Management Indonesia, Jakarta In contrast to other neighboring countries, Indonesia did not set up a special agency to deal with the crisis.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Two Papuans sentenced to jail for state treason

Two Papuans sentenced to jail for state treasonNetty Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Jayapura District Court sentenced on Thursday Edison Waromi and Herman Wanggai to two years in prison for treason.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Syafei, whistle-blower at STPDN

Syafei, whistle-blower at STPDNYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The national controversy over the violent initiation program that claimed the life of an STPDN (Public Administration Institute) student has catapulted a name into the spotlight: Inu Kencana Syafei.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/RI cautious about Saudi game

RI cautious about Saudi gameThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a 3-0 win over Yemen in its Group C qualifying soccer matches for the 2004 Asian Cup, the Indonesian team cautioned that the next game against host Saudi Arabia would be its true test.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/IPB to regreen upstream Ciliwung

IPB to regreen upstream CiliwungTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor While the Jakarta administration says it is busy instituting flood prevention measures in the face of the upcoming rainy season, the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) has started a regreening campaign along the banks of the ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/JP/7/PUSPA

JP/7/PUSPAWorking towards cooperation between ASEAN, East Asia S. Pushpanathan Head, External Relations ASEAN Secretariat Jakarta Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries of East Asia was formally launched with the Joint Statement on East Asia ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/No libel found on Texmaco vs 'Tempo' case, expert says

No libel found on Texmaco vs 'Tempo' case, expert saysM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert witness testified in the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday that there was nothing libelous in over 50 articles run by Tempo weekly about the country's largest textile company, the ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Mega blames media human rights for failure to combat corruption

Mega blames media human rights for failure to combat corruptionWahyoe Boediwardhana and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri asked for the public's trust in her administration's commitment to the eradication of corruption, but said people should not make ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesia to go ahead with bond plan despite 'low' rating

Indonesia to go ahead with bond plan despite 'low' ratingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will go ahead with plans to issue US$400 million in global bonds next year, even though the country's sovereign rating has yet to the reach investment grade, Coordinating Minister for the Economy ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Halt on evictions demanded

Halt on evictions demandedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As talks with city administration officials on violent evictions have become futile, three human rights commissions called on Thursday for a moratorium on all eviction plans in the next 180 days, pending an evaluation of ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/Irate Papuans threaten to boycott elections

Irate Papuans threaten to boycott electionsKurniawan Hari and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Politicians in the Papua provincial legislature have threatened to boycott the 2004 general elections if the central government insists on establishing West Irian Jaya as a separate ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/New era for ASEAN

New era for ASEAN Encouraging, more feasible and impressive. Those are the words that we used in our two successive editorials commenting on the results achieved by the 10 ASEAN leaders in their summit meetings with their dialog partners that concluded on Wednesday.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/ASEAN bankers gather to plan liberalization drive

ASEAN bankers gather to plan liberalization driveThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Senior bankers from the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will gather here on Friday for a two-day meeting to discuss, among other things, preparations for the creation of an ...

Fri, 10 Oct 2003

JP/IMF approves $493m loan disbursement for Indonesia

IMF approves $493m loan disbursement for IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved its latest loan tranche to Indonesia worth US$493 million, the penultimate disbursement to be made under the ongoing borrowing program due to end later this year.