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Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Graft convicts

Graft convicts now in custody PADANG: Two convicted criminals in a corruption case related to the construction of a bus terminal worth of Rp 1.1. billion (US$115,000) have been apprehended by the West Sumatra prosecutor's office, an official said on Saturday.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Semen Bosowa suffers losses

Semen Bosowa suffers losses JAKARTA: Cementmaker PT. Semen Bosowa Maros, a family business linked to Vice President Jusuf Kalla, said it recorded about Rp 27 billion in losses (US$2.8 million) last year following a shortage of power in its operation base in South Sulawesi.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/22 orangutans died last year

22 orangutans died last yearSEMARANG: Some 22 orangutans in East Kalimantan's Balikpapan Orangutan Survival reintroduction center died last year, the Natural Resources Conservation Center (NRCC) reported on Monday.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Increasing dialogue between EC and Indonesian civil society

Increasing dialogue between EC and Indonesian civil society Since 1999, the European Commission (EC) has more than doubled its cooperation with the Indonesian government.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Gus Dur slams police over Roy case

Gus Dur slams police over Roy caseThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMalang police continued to receive strong criticism on Monday over their decision to detain an Islamic school leader in East Java, for leading daily prayers in both Arabic and Indonesian, a practice claimed to "despoil an organized religion.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/DPD member complains of limited power

DPD member complains of limited powerDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA Regional Representatives Council (DPD) member from Jakarta complained on Monday he and three other DPD members had little power to exert change in the capital despite the fact they had been directly elected by the ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Agung questioned over House brawl

Agung questioned over House brawl JAKARTA: House of Representatives disciplinary council questioned Speaker Agung Laksono on Monday regarding a brawl between legislators that took place during a plenary session on March 19.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/PetroChina eyes higher production at Jambi field

PetroChina eyes higher production at Jambi fieldLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaChina's largest oil producer, PetroChina Co., hopes to increase production at its Jabung oil and gas field in Jambi to 38,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) this year.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Mislabeling caused explosion: Investigation

Mislabeling caused explosion: InvestigationTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorAn internal investigation into the explosion at a warehouse owned by Prasadha Pamunah Limbah Industri (PPLi) in Klapa Nunggal facility, Bogor, the country's largest hazardous waste processing firm, revealed the ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/EU solidarity for tsunami-affected Aceh and North Sumatra

EU solidarity for tsunami-affected Aceh and North Sumatra The scale of the tsunami disaster sparked massive sympathy and solidarity around the world. The European Union (EU) has played a leading role in that international response.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/'No quality school for the poor'

'No quality school for the poor'Many observers and parents have complained about the cost of quality, yet affordable education, citing the central government's lack of resolve to fully subsidize education for the poor. The Jakarta Post asked Jakartans their thoughts on the issue.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Police stage half-hearted war agains gambling

Police stage half-hearted war agains gamblingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe following is the second in a series of reports on gambling in the capital, which despite being illegal is a common activity here.Although National Police chief Gen.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Indonesia and Exhibition

Indonesia and Exhibition I like Indonesia and Indonesians very much, especially my wife, who is an Indonesian citizen. As a project manager, I recently visited the internationally famous Hannover Industrial Exhibition.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Officer promises safe Papua polls

Officer promises safe Papua pollsJAYAPURA, Papua: A top military officer in Papua said on Friday the June elections in the province would be undisturbed.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Message from the EuroCham Chairman

Message from the EuroCham ChairmanThis month marks the first anniversary of EuroCham, the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/USAID provides grant for lead level tests

USAID provides grant for lead level tests BANDUNG: The United States Agency for International Development has given a US$25,000 grant to a program that will test lead levels in schoolchildren and street vendors in Bandung.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Int'nal programs promote student autonomy

Int'nal programs promote student autonomy Simon Marcus Gower Contributor/JakartaThe role of the teacher in a classroom is quite often a difficult one.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/'Congestion, chaos, graft' in port

'Congestion, chaos, graft' in portZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe overlapping management of state port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II and 11 separate terminal handling firms (PBMs) in Tanjung Priok port has caused chaos and corruption, a special government team says.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Council speaker jailed for three years over fake diploma

Council speaker jailed for three years over fake diplomaFadli, The Jakarta Post, Tanjung PinangTanjung Pinang's municipal council speaker, Bobby Jayanto, was given three years sentence by the Tanjung Pinang district court in Riau Islands on Monday, after being proven guilty of using a fake senior ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Private universities wary of foreign competitors

Private universities wary of foreign competitorsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPrivate universities in the country called on the government on Monday not to allow the operation of foreign universities here, citing their unreadiness to face competition.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Child labor nonexistent?

Child labor nonexistent? The other day I was fortunate enough to see a foreign television program about the plight of child workers in several developing countries and came to the same conclusion as the commentator that child labor is a manifestation of modern slavery as a result of poverty and ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Koizumi, Susilo to sign investment deal in Tokyo

Koizumi, Susilo to sign investment deal in TokyoIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJapanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is scheduled to sign an investment agreement with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during the latter's visit to Japan later this month.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Children trapped in vicious cycle of child labor

Children trapped in vicious cycle of child laborRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaThirteen-year-old Indra was exhausted after carrying the belongings of boat passengers at a river port in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The most he can earn from the work is Rp 10,000 (US$1.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Towards a closer partnership

Towards a closer partnershipMessage from EU Presidency It is a great honor for me to send a message to the Indonesian people on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union on the occasion of Europe Day 2005.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Australian arrested for drugs

Australian arrested for drugsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarBali Police have arrested an Australian man for the possession of a small amount of hashish, making him the 10th Australian to be arrested in Bali this year for a drug-related crime.Provincial police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Govt moves to secure domestic fuel supply

Govt moves to secure domestic fuel supplyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTo ensure PT Pertamina meets its tasks of securing domestic fuel supply, the government has disbursed Rp 3.3 trillion (US$347.19 million) to the state oil and gas firm to help it finance crude oil imports.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Recycling program provides tsunami survivors lifeline

Recycling program provides tsunami survivors lifelineNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehRidwan has been working since 8 a.m. He pays no heed to the flies and passing trucks. His deftly sorts out wood and iron from a pile of garbage reaching 10 meters high as a result of the tsunami.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Indosat to provide more hotspots in public areas

Indosat to provide more hotspots in public areasSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaIn a bid to provide faster access for Internet users, PT Indosat Mega Media (Indosat M2), a provider of Internet and multimedia services, is planning to make available 100 more wireless "hotspots" throughout ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Regent in hot seat after defacing Koran

Regent in hot seat after defacing KoranNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, IndramayuHundreds of people staged a protest outside the Indramayu Legislative Council on Monday, condemning the publishing of the Koran with the picture of Indramayu Regent Irianto MS Syafiuddin inside.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Heritage buildings in the city

Heritage buildings in the city I recently read an article in Kompas concerning an attempt to remove the right of the National Archives Foundation to manage the National Archives building on Jl. Gajah Mada.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, May 10, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, May 10, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara12:00 p.m.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/KPU officials pass the buck

KPU officials pass the buckTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMembers of the General Elections Commission (KPU) maintained their innocence against charges of corruption before House of Representatives legislators on Monday, attempting to throw guilt onto the KPU secretariat general.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/[b]Wake up, Garuda!

Wake up, Garuda! On April 25, I was in Singapore and had to change my return flight to Jakarta for the following day. The phone number in Singapore of the Garuda office is 6250 2888. Upon phoning, people are advised to dial extension 16.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Coming to trips with history

Coming to trips with historyUffe Ellemann-Jensen Project SyndicateMay 9th will be the mother of all celebrations in Moscow. The victory over Nazi-Germany 60 years ago will be commemorated and the human sacrifices to this end honored. So far, so good.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Police question UGM student

Police question UGM student YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta Police questioned the president of the Gadjah Mada University (UGM)'s student executive board, Romi Ardiansyah, on Monday after university rector Sofian Effendi filed a defamation complaint against the student.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Sociologist questions Buyat case

Sociologist questions Buyat caseHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, ManadoA sociologist from Sam Ratulangi University (Unsrat) says "something has gone wrong in the attempts to unveil the truth" behind the Buyat Bay controversy in North Sulawesi.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/CIMB acquires GK Goh to expand market

CIMB acquires GK Goh to expand marketThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMalaysia's biggest investment bank, CIMB Bhd., plans to merge its subsidiary PT CIMB Niaga Securities with PT GK Goh Indonesia after it acquires the stockbroker company from Singapore-based GK Goh Holdings Ltd.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Susilo and the art of acting presidentially

Susilo and the art of acting presidentiallyMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIf U.S. President Ronald Reagan was known as the great communicator, dare we say that for Indonesians, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the great performer.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Koran Tempo launches major facelift

Koran Tempo launches major faceliftDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaTwo students aboard a train from their campus of the University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java heading to Kota, West Jakarta looked surprised when they received the Monday edition of Koran Tempo daily that was half of ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Apartments abound, between necessity and prestige

Apartments abound, between necessity and prestigeBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta An apartment seems to be the right choice for those living in major cities.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/How to settle the score

How to settle the score When I was at school and we had an enemy who had done us wrong, we usually "settled the score" with a fist fight. It looks like the drug-war cheerleaders of Indonesia have given today's citizens of Indonesia a much easier way to settle the score.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/'Filmsy' cell blamed in escape of killer mariness

'Filmsy' cell blamed in escape of killer marinessTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Navy Military Police chief Brig. Gen.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Government mulls Islamic global bond offer

Government mulls Islamic global bond offerUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing its successful issuance of rupiah- and dollar- denominated global bonds, the government is looking into the possibility of issuing bonds based on the Islamic principles of sharia.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Medan zoo workers protest after loss of rare animal

Medan zoo workers protest after loss of rare animalApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe deaths of several endangered zoo animals, allegedly due to carelessness in their relocation, has triggered protests from zookeepers at the Medan Zoo.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Preventable suffering

Preventable suffering For most of us, polio is no longer an issue. In fact to a large extent it is not even considered a threat. While there remains no cure for the disease, polio vaccines have been available since the late 1950s.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/'Koran Tempo' launches a radical facelift

'Koran Tempo' launches a radical faceliftDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo students aboard a train from their campus of the University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java heading to Kota, West Jakarta looked surprised when they received the Monday edition of Koran Tempo daily that was half ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/The John Bolton debate: Mini-Watergate for Bush?

The John Bolton debate: Mini-Watergate for Bush?W. Scott Thompson, Sukawati, Bali Here in Washington the papers and cocktail circuit are loaded with the building conflict between the Bush administration and the Senate over Under Secretary of State John Bolton's temper tantrums with underlings ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Don't move suspected polio sufferers: Minister

Don't move suspected polio sufferers: MinisterYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung, JakartaAll suspected cases of polio will be treated in the areas where they are found to prevent any possible spread of the virus, Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari says.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Budget analysis of graft at election commission

Budget analysis of graft at election commissionJhon Tafbu Ritonga, Medan The Supreme Audit Agency has submitted its audit report on the General Elections Commission (KPU) to the House of Representatives (DPR).

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Apartment business: Time to leave Jakarta

Apartment business: Time to leave JakartaHaryanto Adikoesoemo, President Commissioner, PT Metafora Internasional Many of our colleagues have wondered why we finally decided to turn to the property business and build a luxury apartment compound, or a "condotel" (condominium hotel), to be exact, ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Bukittinggi lures tourists

Bukittinggi lures touristsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangIn order to lure tourists back to their city, hotels and restaurants in the West Sumatra town of Bukittinggi are offering special discounts of up to 40 percent in May this year.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Radicals may stir up conflict in Mamasa: ICG

Radicals may stir up conflict in Mamasa: ICGThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that radicals outside Mamasa regency may try to exploit the recent bloody conflict in the regency on April 24 that claimed the lives of five people.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Theo, alleged victims fail to show up

Theo, alleged victims fail to show up JAKARTA: The former chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Theo Toemion, and two of his alleged assault victims failed to appear at city police headquarters on Monday for questioning.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Japan, RI to sign investment deal

Japan, RI to sign investment dealIvy Susanti The Jakarta Post/JakartaJapanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is scheduled to sign an investment agreement with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during the latter's visit to Japan later this month.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Solving traffic jams

Solving traffic jams I travel daily from Lippo Cikarang, Bekasi. For many years I have been observing traffic jams entering the industrial area in Lippo Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java. It takes more than 45 minutes in the morning once we are near the toll.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/RI braces for high oil prices all year

RI braces for high oil prices all yearLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government expects crude oil prices to remain high throughout 2005 due to lower-than-expected production from non-members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and rising demand from China and the ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Maluku fishermen detained in Australia

Maluku fishermen detained in AustraliaAMBON, Maluku: At least 80 fishermen from Maluku are being held and prosecuted in Australia for illegal fishing, a senior official said on Saturday.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Strong winds, rain damage tsunami refugee's tents

Strong winds, rain damage tsunami refugee's tentsNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehStrong winds and heavy rain in Banda Aceh over the last two days has destroyed wooden houses and makeshift tents where tsunami victims have been living following the Dec. 26 disaster.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Serving people or groups?

Serving people or groups?From Media IndonesiaThe House of Representatives (DPR) has finally decided that it will ask the government to review the fuel price increase policy. The decision is indeed disappointing.As people's representatives, legislators should voice what is in the public interest.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Ex-BIN official questioned over Munir poisoning

Ex-BIN official questioned over Munir poisoningThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter months of stonewalling, the former secretary of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), Nurhadi Djazuli, agreed on Monday to meet the government-sanctioned fact finding team investigating the murder of human rights ...

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Young people write up their own family histories

Young people write up their own family historiesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaFor Nona Yoani Sara, 12, history is no longer a boring subject full of irrelevant events taking place years even before her father was born, that have to be memorized in order to pass a test in school.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/91 drug dealers, addicts nabbed

91 drug dealers, addicts nabbedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEast Jakarta police have rounded up at least 91 drug dealers and addicts and confiscated hundreds of grams of drugs in various residential areas of the municipality over the past two weeks.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Soeharto's condition unstable, say doctors

Soeharto's condition unstable, say doctorsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer president Soeharto is still confined to the intensive care unit at Pertamina Hospital here, with doctors rating the possibility of his recovery at fifty-fifty.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Name players come out for lure of big payday

Name players come out for lure of big paydayMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a total of Rp 300 million (US$32,000) in prize money on offer, the Hemaviton Challenge 2005 tennis tournament has drawn several top ranked men's and women's players to compete later this month.

Tue, 10 May 2005

JP/Siti Fadjrijah named new BI deputy governor

Siti Fadjrijah named new BI deputy governorUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives appointed on Monday Siti Chalimah Fadjrijah as the central bank's new deputy governor in charge of bank supervision.