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Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Failed gubernatorial nominees try to halt election process

Failed gubernatorial nominees try to halt election processBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 24 gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial candidates who failed to proceed to the next round of the election are threatening to stop the ongoing election process, saying it is not being ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Govt workers can't avoid pay cut

Govt workers can't avoid pay cutThe Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo The National Personnel Authority (NPA)'s proposal that government workers should have their salaries cut is a tough recommendation that the workers will have to accept, considering the sagging pay levels in the private ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Cirebon vows to rescind press control bylaw

Cirebon vows to rescind press control bylawNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Bowing to mounting pressure to scrap a new bylaw on access to information, which many feared would jeopardize press freedom, Cirebon Regent Sutisna apologized and vowed on Friday to review the ruling.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Ultrasound improves cancer detection

Ultrasound improves cancer detectionDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women who are at high risk of breast cancer and under 35 years old should be examined using ultrasound to detect breast cancer early on, a radiologist says.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Refugees in their own home: Improving humanitarian aid

Refugees in their own home: Improving humanitarian aidKharisma Priyo Nugroho, Sociologist, Jakarta Various disasters have resulted in waves of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) being dispersed throughout Indonesia.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Legislators to get 'Traitor' award

Legislators to get 'Traitor' award Students have nominated four legislators to receive the "Traitor of Reform" award for their political stance.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/JP/6/YANUAR

JP/6/YANUARMobile phones and neoliberalism Yanuar Nugroho Unisosdem, Jakarta Sahid University, Surakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Read this. "The number of mobile phones was estimated to be near 77 million, with more than 37,500 people signing up for wireless phone service each day.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Corrections from Atmakusumah

Corrections from Atmakusumah I am writing this letter to correct some misquotes that appeared in the article Press freedom 'still under threat' (The Jakarta Post, July 23, 2002, page 20).

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Warehouse linked to bomb attacks

Warehouse linked to bomb attacks JAKARTA: The police said on Friday that the explosives storehouse discovered in Kamal, Tegal Alur, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, was linked to the recent string of bomb attacks in Jakarta.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Taking advantage of independent warehouse providers

Taking advantage of independent warehouse providers Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Warehousing can not be separated from the operation of a manufacturing company. This is why many industrial estates have provided warehousing facilities for their tenants.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Government's incentives needed to boost investment

Government's incentives needed to boost investment The Association of Indonesian Industrial Estates (HKI) held its national meeting in Cilegon, Banten on July 19, 2002 to discuss the association's agenda and possible breakthroughs that could be made to revive investment activities.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Good infrastructure no longer enough to lure tenants

Good infrastructure no longer enough to lure tenantsI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Searching for a site for a factory or plant involves a mix of corporate strategy, business consideration and other factors, which may or may not relate to commercial considerations.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/MPR commission completes draft of economic recovery decree

MPR commission completes draft of economic recovery decreeFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Commission B of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) completed on Friday the deliberation of the draft of an economic recovery decree after all the factions agreed to ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Govt acts to revive trust in legal system

Govt acts to revive trust in legal systemBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint government team has drawn up an action plan to revive public confidence in a legal system beset by endemic corruption, but experts have dismissed the plan as lacking the teeth to enforce sweeping reforms.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Construction laborers in long wait for work in Jakarta

Construction laborers in long wait for work in JakartaLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several men in shabby clothes are seen every day lying down or sitting in this small park off of Jl. Permata Hijau Barat in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Danger of U.S. anti Iraqi plans evident

Danger of U.S. anti Iraqi plans evidentAlexei Bogaturov Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences RIA Novosti Moscow The skies are getting dark over Iraq. Washington is not even trying to hide its plans to initiate another storm in the Persian Gulf 11 years after the operation Desert Storm.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Yogya children make films on corruption

Yogya children make films on corruptionTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Widespread corruption in Indonesia has become an alarming concern by many who fear people might begin to believe that such practices are part of the country's culture and therefore normal.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/America lauds RI's struggle for reform

America lauds RI's struggle for reformRalph L. Boyce, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta I note our successes and our set backs to emphasize that the rule of law is a process, not an end-point.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Historic Hotel Indonesia, 40 years on

Historic Hotel Indonesia, 40 years onTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the past 40 years Hotel Indonesia in Central Jakarta has been the capital's major landmark, and its fame is often linked to the country's political pride.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/MPR accused of cheating on reform demands

MPR accused of cheating on reform demandsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) came under fire on Friday for its decision to issue a decree on the establishment of a constitutional commission, a decision which experts and activists call a ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Missing seamen found alive

Missing seamen found alive SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: A fisherman found on Friday seven seamen who had been missing for five days following an accident on their way from Jakarta to Sampit.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Business, investment indices mixed

Business, investment indices mixedRikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Researchers have reported some improvement in business and consumer confidence in Indonesia but investors are still reluctant to start new businesses due to various problems related to legal and political uncertainties.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Councillors duck and dive

Councillors duck and dive With the support of three major factions in Jakarta's City Council, and thus the city's legislature firmly in pocket, it appears at the moment that Governor Sutiyoso's chances of being reelected for another five-year term are fairly well assured.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Rare gorillas from Africa can be seen at last in Ragunan

Rare gorillas from Africa can be seen at last in RagunanMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After months of delay and controversy, four male gorillas are scheduled to welcome visitors to their lavish cage at Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta, from Aug. 20.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/18 pairs vie for pageant crown

18 pairs vie for pageant crown JAKARTA: A board of judges will decide the winner of the 2002 Abang-None (Mister and Miss Jakarta) beauty pageant on Saturday from 18 pairs of finalists representing Jakarta's five mayoralties and one regency of Kepulauan Seribu.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Judo team decides to shift camp

Judo team decides to shift campMusthofid The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Judo Association (PJSI) has changed its plans ahead of its participation at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Kerosene supply back to normal in Plumpang

Kerosene supply back to normal in PlumpangThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The loading process at the Plumpang fuel depot in North Jakarta returned to normal after state oil and gas company Pertamina agreed to revoke some of the bureaucratic regulations deemed ridiculous by tanker truck drivers.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/'Annual Session does nothing for the public'

'Annual Session does nothing for the public' The 10-day-long Annual Session comes to a close on Saturday, but many ordinary people have been less than impressed because it has not tackled issues that relate to the public's needs and interests.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Students demand amendments, revolution in national life

Students demand amendments, revolution in national lifeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of people gathered here on Friday for one the biggest rallies yet held during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), to demand the finalization of the amendment process.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Indonesia warns U.S. against attack on Iraq

Indonesia warns U.S. against attack on IraqFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government, the legislature and a Muslim organization warned the United States on Friday that attacking Iraq would be counterproductive for the world's only superpower.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Portraits of corruption through teenagers' eyes

Portraits of corruption through teenagers' eyesTarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post YogyakartaWidespread corruption in Indonesia has become an alarming concern by many who fear people might begin to believe that such practices are part of the country's culture and therefore normal.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Troop reinforcements urged as Italian shot dead in Poso

Troop reinforcements urged as Italian shot dead in PosoTasman Banto and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Palu/Jakarta A foreign tourist was killed in the renewed violence in Poso since a peace accord ended a prolonged sectarian conflict there last December, prompting a plan to deploy ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Indonesia warns U.S. against attack on Iraq

Indonesia warns U.S. against attack on IraqFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is taking a cautious stance on any possible United States military action in Iraq saying that Indonesia would always support peace efforts for the settlement of conflicts between the two ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/RI judo team decides to shift camp

RI judo team decides to shift campMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Judo Association (PJSI) has changed its plans ahead of its participation at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Guruh remote from commotion

Guruh remote from commotion Amidst heated debate on the deliberation of the economic recovery decree at the Assembly's Commission B on Thursday night, one legislator just sat still.He was not sleeping; he just sat still, every now and then speaking into his cell phone.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/BPK wants authority to audit FSAI

BPK wants authority to audit FSAIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said on Friday it should be given the authority to audit the financial state of the powerful Financial Services Authorities Institution (FSAI).

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Three cheers for Brazil

Three cheers for BrazilJoseph E. Stiglitz 2001 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics Project Syndicate World markets seem to be turning up their nose at Brazil right now. They may be as mistaken about Brazil as world football experts were earlier this summer.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/JP/6/SIMON

JP/6/SIMON Moral teaching in Indonesian schools needs reinforcement Simon Marcus Gower Principal Harapan Bangsa High School Tangerang Banten Fighting on the streets of Jakarta. Gangs of youths running rampage. Stones are thrown and windows broken.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Military neglecting focus on professionalism

Military neglecting focus on professionalism The Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has clearly shown how the military is still active in politics while there is still so much to do in striving toward a professional military, defense researcher M.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Trust and responsibility go hand in hand

Trust and responsibility go hand in handPri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search (e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.com) "Thank you for your trust in me," remarked one candidate to me after he was shortlisted for a Finance Director position with one of my multinational clients.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Sutiyoso in flood fund probe

Sutiyoso in flood fund probe JAKARTA: The police said on Friday they would summon Governor Sutiyoso as a witness in the alleged misuse of funds for flood victims by non-governmental organization (NGO) ICE (International Civic Education) on Indonesia.City police chief Insp. Gen.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Business, investment indices mixed

Business, investment indices mixedRikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Researchers have reported some improvement in business and consumer confidence in Indonesia but investors are still reluctant to start new businesses due to various problems related to legal and political uncertainties.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/MPR session won't comment on progress reports

MPR session won't comment on progress reportsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri and high state institutions can breathe a sigh of relief after People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Commission B agreed on Friday that next year's annual session would only ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/When it comes to ethics, B-schools get an F

When it comes to ethics, B-schools get an F Amitai Etziono George Washington University The Washington Post Washington Ever since Enron, business schools -- the training grounds for corporate tycoons -- have been forced to face the fact that they have failed to produce honest brokers.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/JP/6/OT9

JP/6/OT9 U.S. support to South American economies Banks in Montevideo will have returned to normal work when U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill visits Uruguay this week.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Telegram service to discontinue

Telegram service to discontinue SURABAYA: The East Java Regional Division of state telecommunications company Telkom plans to terminate its telegram service due to lack of demand.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/'Set time frame for dialog with Aceh separatists'

'Set time frame for dialog with Aceh separatists'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A noted religious leader urged the government on Friday to press ahead with peace talks with Aceh separatists, but asked it to set a specific time frame.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Offended teacher beats student

Offended teacher beats student KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Class activities abruptly turned chaotic when Sarawiah Kalsum, an Indonesian language teacher at Junior High School 6 beat her student, Suriana, on Thursday for criticizing the poor performance of some teachers in the school.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, August 10, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, August 10, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music10:00 Annual Session (live)12:00 p.m.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Govt sets up BAPMI to protect investors

Govt sets up BAPMI to protect investorsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono introduced on Friday an arbitration body that will serve as an out-of-court mediator to help resolve investment disputes in the capital market, a step the minister hopes will go a long ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Sharia last point of contention in constitutional amendments

Sharia last point of contention in constitutional amendmentsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Article 29 on religion remained the only point of contention at a plenary meeting of the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Friday, forcing legislators to spend the ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Indonesia gears up to fulfill Fujian LNG supply contract

Indonesia gears up to fulfill Fujian LNG supply contractA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would immediately send a task force to China to further discuss the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract awarded by the Chinese government late on Wednesday.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Bali to host first world music festival

Bali to host first world music festivalI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Bali is gearing up for the maiden World Music Festival-Bali 2002, to be held from Aug. 17 to Aug. 18.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Govt workers can't avoid pay cut

Govt workers can't avoid pay cutThe Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo The National Personnel Authority (NPA)'s proposal that government workers should have their salaries cut is a tough recommendation that the workers will have to accept, considering the sagging pay levels in the private ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Ben Hogan golf ball launched

Ben Hogan golf ball launched JAKARTA: Indonesian golfers are now provided with a greater choice of golf balls after the United States-based Spalding Sports Worldwide launched the Ben Hogan golf ball here on Friday.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Ben Hogan golf ball launched

Ben Hogan golf ball launched JAKARTA: Indonesian golfers are now provided with a greater choice of golf balls after the United States-based Spalding Sports Worldwide launched the Ben Hogan golf ball here on Friday.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Rizal vies reelection as N. Sumatra governor

Rizal vies reelection as N. Sumatra governorApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra Governor Rizal Nurdin said on Friday he was ready to run for a second five-year term, although no political parties have so far nominated him.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Tangerang cannot monitor pollution

Tangerang cannot monitor pollution The Tangerang administration is currently unable to monitor the level of air pollution caused by industrial firms and vehicles in the city due to a lack of money to buy the necessary equipment.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Portraits of corruption through teenagers' eyes

Portraits of corruption through teenagers' eyesTarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post YogyakartaWidespread corruption in Indonesia has become an alarming concern by many who fear people might begin to believe that such practices are part of the country's culture and therefore normal.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Riau begins CPP operation despite unfinished business

Riau begins CPP operation despite unfinished businessHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau A joint venture between state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and the Riau province-owned firm PT Bumi Siak Pusako (BSP) officially began the operation of the Coastal Plains ...

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Speedboat abused by officials

Speedboat abused by officials JAYAPURA, Papua: Legislative council members here are complaining about the frequent misuse of a local government-owned speedboat by officials.Council Speaker Isack S.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Govt gives aid for illegals

Govt gives aid for illegalsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has started disbursing financial aid to regional administrations to help illegal Indonesian workers return home.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/RI to open embassy in Fiji

RI to open embassy in Fiji JAKARTA: The government will open an embassy in Suva, Fiji, on Aug. 21 to increase cooperation with countries in the South and Southwest Pacific.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/Dining at Sailendra restaurant

Dining at Sailendra restaurant On Aug. 5, 2002, three of my friends and I had lunch at Sailendra restaurant, at JW Mariott, Jakarta. When we entered the hotel and restaurant, we got the impression that the hotel and restaurant were of an international standard.

Sat, 10 Aug 2002

JP/UI will focus on developing postgraduate programs

UI will focus on developing postgraduate programsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the University of Indonesia (UI) secured a slew of applicants for its three year non-degree programs, it would focus to develop postgraduate programs in line with the its target to become a ...