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55 articles.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Man shot to death in clash

Man shot to death in clash JAKARTA: A man was shot to death and three other people were severely injured in a gang shootout on Jl. Kemang IV No. 9 in Bangka subdistrict, South Jakarta, on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified Samsi S Tuasah, 34, an Army's chief sergeant from Bandung.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/UN responsible for E. Timor unrest, says Gen. Damiri

UN responsible for E. Timor unrest, says Gen. DamiriTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Indonesian Military (TNI) general said on Wednesday that the United Nations had a share of the blame in the violence and human rights violations before, during and after the ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Satelindo to invest in Kalimantan, Sulawesi

Satelindo to invest in Kalimantan, SulawesiRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cellular operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) plans to invest some US$250 million this year to develop the cellular infrastructure in Kalimantan and Sulawesi, a senior company official said on ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Council takes back words, agrees on Monas fencing

Council takes back words, agrees on Monas fencingAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post JakartaDespite protests from the public, the City Council gave the green light on Wednesday to the city administration's plan to build a four-kilometer-long fence encircling the National Monument (Monas) Park in ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Interest rate down this week, more cuts to come: BI

Interest rate down this week, more cuts to come: BIDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bank Indonesia benchmark interest rate fell again on Wednesday, with the central bank hoping to maintain this downward trend on signs of easing inflationary pressure, a strengthening of the rupiah ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Internet blackout fails to materialize

Internet blackout fails to materializeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Internet Service Providers (APJII) canceled at the last minute a planned three-day Internet blackout because of objections from its members.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Four die in Ambon clash

Four die in Ambon clash AMBON, Maluku: A clash broke out between residents of the neighboring villages of Porto and Haria in Central Maluku on Wednesday, leaving four people dead and nine others injured.Police identified two of the fatalities as Buce Sahertian and Punggul Sahertian.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Replacement of judges in BUN case trial sought

Replacement of judges in BUN case trial soughtTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The prosecutors handling a graft trial involving officials of the now-defunct Bank Umum Nasional (BUN) have demanded the replacement of the panel of judges under suspicion of a conflict of interest ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Tommy's alleged hit men get life

Tommy's alleged hit men get lifeMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court handed down life sentences to two hitmen allegedly hired by Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra on Wednesday for the assassination of Supreme Court Justice M.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/If I were Kofi Annan, I would resign

If I were Kofi Annan, I would resignAbdillah Toha, Executive Director Institute for Socio-Economic and Political Studies (IN-SEP), Jakarta If I were the UN Secretary General, I would submit my letter of resignation to the UN Security Council immediately.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Reporters in anti-Bambang protest

Reporters in anti-Bambang protest JAKARTA: More than 80 journalists from various media signed a petition against State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo on Wednesday, protesting his increasingly standoffish behavior in dealing with them.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Workers stage protest

Workers stage protest JAKARTA: Around 300 workers from PT Indo Panca Garmindo staged a protest rally in front of the Central Jakarta District Court on Jl. Gajah Mada on Wednesday demanding the court delay a verdict on the company's bankruptcy.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/17 countries set to take part in Karate's Indonesia Open

17 countries set to take part in Karate's Indonesia OpenMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seventeen countries have confirmed that they will take part in the next month's Indonesia Open Karate Tournament, where host Indonesia will field two teams, the organizing committee said on Wednesday.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/RI seeking 5th straight Thomas Cup title

RI seeking 5th straight Thomas Cup titleNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Guangzhou, China The Indonesian Thomas Cup team is ready to beat the odds in its campaign to make history by winning the coveted trophy five times in a row."It is very important for us (to win the cup).

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Search for hidden hand in UMNO smear attack

Search for hidden hand in UMNO smear attackJoceline Tan, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The last few weeks have been a hell of sorts for Puteri United Malays National Organization (UMNO) head Azalina Othman Said.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/'Bus fare hike not to exceed 40 percent'

'Bus fare hike not to exceed 40 percent'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration will announce a public transportation fares increase next week, bowing to pressure from the public transportation operators after the government raised fuel prices by 14.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Korea LG handset exports jump

Korea LG handset exports jump SEOUL: South Korea's second largest home appliance maker, LG Electronics Inc., said on Wednesday it aimed to export 11 million mobile handsets worth US$1.7 billion in 2002.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Lombok textile industry gets aid

Lombok textile industry gets aid MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The New Zealand government plans to assist in the development of a traditional textile mill, known locally known as a gedogan, in West Nusa Tenggara.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Moral values in sexuality separated from reality?

Moral values in sexuality separated from reality?Asip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Clad in a feminine dress, a young man cries as he walks around his mother's dead body."Who forced me to be born in this world?" he yelled.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Police find parts of mutilated body of man

Police find parts of mutilated body of manNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Police found the feet and hands of a man on a beach here on Thursday evening only two days after other parts of the same body were discovered under a bridge on Jl. Cipto Mangunkusumo.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Protesters seek fishermen's release, attack council

Protesters seek fishermen's release, attack councilApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A rally at the provincial legislature to demand the release of 22 detained fishermen, including youths, ended in violence on Wednesday as the protesters vandalized two faction sign boards outside the ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Most Telkom units posted losses in 2001

Most Telkom units posted losses in 2001The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom announced on Wednesday that 17 of its subsidiaries suffered losses last year, with the remaining two posting considerable profits.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Act of segregation

Act of segregation Having been living in Jakarta for almost four years, I thought I had seen it all with people's attitudes, racism, bias and indifference towards each other and foreigners. However, I think my experience today takes the biscuit.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Questioning Hamzah Haz

Questioning Hamzah Haz Vice President Hamzah Haz is known as a controversial figure. He often deliberately breaks the official government line, raising eyebrows here and there, and causing people to question his true stance.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Govt acts on FKM, troublemakers in Maluku

Govt acts on FKM, troublemakers in MalukuTiarma Siboro and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a directive ordering the dissolution of the pro-independence Maluku Sovereignty Front(FKM), and the ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/FCB targets billing growth of 150%

FCB targets billing growth of 150%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Advertising company Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) is targeting billing growth of 150 percent from US$4.7 million last year to $12 million this year.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Hamzah rapped for visiting detained Ja'far

Hamzah rapped for visiting detained Ja'farThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz's visit to detained Laskar Jihad commander Ja'far Umar Thalib has drawn strong criticism from leaders of the country's highest institutions.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/TV Program: Friday, May 10, 2002

TV Program: Friday, May 10, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 Technology11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Refugees given until May 20 to return to East Timor

Refugees given until May 20 to return to East TimorYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang East Timorese refugees will have until May 21 to choose whether to join the ongoing repatriation program.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Stiff sanctions needed for crooked lawyers

Stiff sanctions needed for crooked lawyersA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Who helps criminals before they get arrested? The answer: Acquaintances. And who helps criminals after they get arrested? The answer: Lawyers ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Aceh peace talks resume with both sides equally adamant

Aceh peace talks resume with both sides equally adamantAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) resumed peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, but with both sides sticking to their agendas it remains to be seen if this ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Bribery or compassion?

Bribery or compassion? Many people have said that today is the heyday of the lawyers defending the former cronies of former president Soeharto. As many of them are in trouble with the law, many high- profile lawyers are busy reaping the resultant benefits.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates May.8

Rupiah Rates May.8 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,798.00 8,798.00 9,344.00 9,252.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Officials powerless against bylaw violators

Officials powerless against bylaw violatorsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The bylaw stipulates clearly that the riverbanks, which are included as green areas, must be free from buildings. The fact shows that two fancy restaurants are standing on the Cisadane riverbank.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Kalijodo gangs sign peace deal

Kalijodo gangs sign peace deal The leaders of two warring gangs in the Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex in Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, signed an agreement on Wednesday to end their long-standing feud.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Floods kill three in S. Sulawesi

Floods kill three in S. Sulawesi MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Three people were found dead in Bone district, South Sulawesi, following three days of flooding.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/IPPs asks Supreme Court to settle VAT dispute

IPPs asks Supreme Court to settle VAT disputeMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Independent geothermal power producers (IPPs) in the country are putting their last hopes on the Supreme Court to independently settle their dispute with the tax office over a controversial value added tax ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Satelindo to expand network in Kalimantan, Sulawesi

Satelindo to expand network in Kalimantan, SulawesiRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaCellular operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) plans to invest some US$250 million this year to develop the cellular infrastructure in Kalimantan and Sulawesi, a senior company official said on ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Tommy's trial postponed due to his lawyers' absence

Tommy's trial postponed due to his lawyers' absenceMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court postponed on Wednesday the trial of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra due to the absence of his lawyers, who were protesting over the arrest of ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/HK shokcs RI with 3-2 win in Uber Cup heat

HK shokcs RI with 3-2 win in Uber Cup heatNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Guangzhou, China Indonesia was stunned 2-3 by Hong Kong in the opening day of Badminton's Uber Cup on Thursday in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, while China swept past Sweden in the Thomas Cup event.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Is Keynesian economics realy dead?

Is Keynesian economics realy dead?Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Project Syndicate Since capitalism's beginnings, the market economy has been subject to fluctuations, to booms and busts.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Bus fares up in Yogyakarta

Bus fares up in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Bus drivers here ended their strike on Wednesday after six hours of negotiations with government officials and the provincial legislature resulted in an agreement on a temporary fare increase.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/RI to go on developing nuclear technology: Mega

RI to go on developing nuclear technology: MegaAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Wednesday Indonesia would continue to develop nuclear technology as an alternative source of energy, not for arms or defensive purposes.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Spanish ambassador visits Karawaci

Spanish ambassador visits Karawaci TANGERANG: The Spanish ambassador to Indonesia, Damaso da Lario, visited the Lippo Karawaci housing estate on Wednesday to maintain the good relations with the community living in and around the estate.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/'Sri Bumi' satires sad reality

'Sri Bumi' satires sad realityKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta Living in Indonesia is confusing.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Indonesia's oil-saving efforts going nowhere

Indonesia's oil-saving efforts going nowhereThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Big consumers who are reluctant to save gasoline and diesel fuel have become the thorn in the side of the transportation sector's oil-based conservation efforts, but as fuel prices continue to increase experts now are calling ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/RI protests RP's safeguard tariff meassure on ceramics

RI protests RP's safeguard tariff meassure on ceramicsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government of Indonesia has formally asked the Philippine government, via that country's ambassador at the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO), to revoke the high import tariff imposed ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Short circuit may be hotel fire couse

Short circuit may be hotel fire couseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police investigating the recent hotel fire in Bandung, West Java are exploring the possibility of a short circuit in the hotel's discotheque as the cause of the blaze, which left three people dead. Greater Bandung Police chief Sr.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Airline staff divided over Sutiyoso

Airline staff divided over SutiyosoLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pilots and stewardesses also have their opinions on Sutiyoso, the city governor, who will end his first five-year term in October.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Government asks media to jointly define rules

Government asks media to jointly define rulesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has called on media organizations to sit down with government officials to formulate regulations necessary to create what it calls as responsible media.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Improve troops' mobility in nearly lawless Maluku

Improve troops' mobility in nearly lawless MalukuSiswo Pramono, PhD Candidate, Australian National University, Canberra A modicum of "peace" has been attained in Maluku and cemented in the Malino II peace agreement. The incident in Soya coined a question of how to protect the fragile peace.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Govt asks media to jointly outline rules

Govt asks media to jointly outline rulesKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has called on media organizations to sit down with government officials to formulate regulations necessary to create what it calls as responsible media.

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/TNI remains dominant in politics

TNI remains dominant in politicsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) is still powerful in politics and is even seeking to reinstate its control over the civilian leadership, prompting the stalling of the nation's sweeping reforms, says a study into the views of ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/UNAMET responsible for East Timor unrest: General

UNAMET responsible for East Timor unrest: GeneralTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Jakarta An Indonesian Military (TNI) general said on Wednesday that the United Nations had a share of the blame in the violence and human rights violations before, during and after the ...

Fri, 10 May 2002

JP/Japanese Foreign Ministry has to reform or it will falter

Japanese Foreign Ministry has to reform or it will falterYoichi Funabashi, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo A former Clinton administration official who now is in private practice as a lawyer told me over dinner, "Of all the foreign ministries around the world, I think Japan's and Russia's are the ones ...