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Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Greater electoral chance sought for new leaders in 2004

Greater electoral chance sought for new leaders in 2004Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's restrictive political system should be changed to allow new figures from outside the circle of the disappointing political elite to rise to power, in a bid to cope with the nation's ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/GAM should become political party, join elections

GAM should become political party, join elections How strong is the support of Acehnese people for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)? It depends.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Some 38,000 families may experience floods next year

Some 38,000 families may experience floods next year The city social welfare agency announced on Thursday that some 38,000 families would likely be affected by floods early next year.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/National Monument

National Monument and Cipinang The Jakarta administration plans to put a fence around the National Monument (Monas) park for the sake of security and order. This has led to debate over the pros and cons of the fencing plan.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Disincentives to promote India's family planning are justified

Disincentives to promote India's family planning are justifiedThe Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta According to the latest census data India's population has increased by about 180 million during 1991-2001 which is more than the current population of Brazil -- the fifth most ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, October 12, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, October 12, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music1:00 p.m.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/President's rights

President's rights The Jakarta Post on Oct. 8 published an article with the headline President urges attorney general to resign: SourceIf this is correct I find it strange that the President would urge the attorney general to resign, while the President, according to the law, has the power to ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Three is not enough

Three is not enoughPhilippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Take it from the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). You cannot trust just any policeman to act on a kidnapping case. For all you know, the policeman you run to for help could be in cahoots with the kidnappers.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Flores island a potential hot spot: ICG

Flores island a potential hot spot: ICGAgencies, Jakarta Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) warned here on Friday that communal conflicts, military-police rivalry and corruption could turn Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara into another hot spot in the Indonesian archipelago,"Aceh, ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Uzbekistan, India win tennis golds in Asian Games

Uzbekistan, India win tennis golds in Asian GamesPhil Brown, Associated Press, Busan, South Korea She no longer is just Martina Navratilova's doubles partner. Iroda Tulyaganova won an Asian Games tennis gold medal Friday, a day when most medals were decided in combat sports.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Special 'hotel' ready to pamper and freshen up tired traveling cows

Special 'hotel' ready to pamper and freshen up tired traveling cowsKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Batang, Central Java Does it ever cross your mind that like human beings, cows also need to rest when traveling a long distance? They do, and somewhere in Tulis village, Batang regency in ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/More on migrant workers

More on migrant workers The news on the Nunukan tragedy, once the hottest headlines in the Indonesian media, has slowly receded from the public eye.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Interreligious dialog, a force for good

Interreligious dialog, a force for goodIrawan Abidin, Former Diplomat, Jakarta Interreligious dialog is an absolutely necessity at a time when people of different faiths must interact with one another in their daily lives, while so much prejudice, intolerance and bigotry is going on.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/President's

President's rights The Jakarta Post on Oct. 8 published an article with the headline President urges attorney general to resign: SourceIf this is correct I find it strange that the President would urge the attorney general to resign, while the President, according to the law, has the power to ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Former aide says Rachman intended to hide wealth

Former aide says Rachman intended to hide wealthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former aide revealed on Friday alleged efforts by Attorney General M.A.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Critics reacted negatively to Indonesian Bank Restructuring

Critics reacted negatively to Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) instruction to PT Holdiko Perkasa last week to sell by year's end 17 equity assets, with most considering it an irrational move that could result in a fire sale at a great loss to taxpayers.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/An eye

An eye Correction: Some words are missing in the fourth paragraph of the letter published in The Jakarta Post on Thursday Oct. 10, An eye for an eye: "...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Golkar warns dissenting members

Golkar warns dissenting members JAKARTA: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung says he will give second chances to party executives Marwah Daud Ibrahim, Fahmi Idris, and Agung Laksono to retain their positions in the party despite their calls for him to step down.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Quake kills three in Manokwari

Quake kills three in ManokwariAgencies JakartaA powerful earthquake in the Papua district of Manokwari killed at least three people, injuring more than 170 others and damaged over 120 buildings, officials said on Friday.The temblor, measuring 6.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Anti-Americanism in East Asia

Anti-Americanism in East AsiaJusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies Jakarta At a Conference in Wye River, Maryland, a few days before Sept. 11, 2002, someone asked why anti-American sentiment is on the rise.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Boy on train roof electrocuted

Boy on train roof electrocuted JAKARTA: A boy who rode on the roof of an overcrowded electric train died of electrocution on Thursday morning at Jatinegara railway station in East Jakarta.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Education expo at Hilton

Education expo at Hilton JAKARTA: The International Student Network, Inc. is bringing a group of U.S. educational institutions here for the American Education Expo Asia 2002, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Vendor arrested for throwing stones

Vendor arrested for throwing stones TANGERANG: A street vendor was arrested by police following a brawl between dozens of Tangerang public order officers and hundreds of vendors on Thursday evening at Pasar Anyar.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Poor performance by Indonesia's martial artists

Poor performance by Indonesia's martial artistsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesian martial artists failed to fulfill their target at the Busan 2002 Asian Games, securing only one bronze medal from five events on Friday at the Gudeok Gymnasium in the Gudeok ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Refugees demand food as ministers arrive

Refugees demand food as ministers arriveYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Hundreds of East Timorese refugees demonstrated here on Friday to demand food as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla visited the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang along with two fellow ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/38,000 families to suffer from floods

38,000 families to suffer from floods The city social welfare agency announced on Thursday that some 38,000 families would likely be affected by floods early next year.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/How Kashmir gave Musharraf a nasty surprise

How Kashmir gave Musharraf a nasty surpriseIsabel Hilton, Guardia News Service, London Elections, as Pakistan's Gen. Pervez Musharraf knows, can be unpredictable things.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Indonesia adopts evacuation plan for its citizen in Iraq

Indonesia adopts evacuation plan for its citizen in IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anticipating a possible United States attack against Iraq in the near future, the government has prepared a contingency plan to evacuate all Indonesian citizens from the country.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Being positive when faced with polio

Being positive when faced with polioDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Everyone wants their children to be born healthy and normal with all parts of the body functioning well.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/A report card: Dispelling numerous myths

A report card: Dispelling numerous myths The following is the author's farewell speech at the Australian Indonesian Business Council lunch on Oct. 7. The Ambassador has been recalled by Canberra to serve as secretary in the Ministry of Defense.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Association blasts export tax plan for cacao

Association blasts export tax plan for cacaoAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Cacao Association (Askindo) blasted on Friday the Ministry of Industry and Trade's proposal to impose export tax on cacao beans, saying the policy would only serve the interests of local ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Ritual preserves place's leather puppets

Ritual preserves place's leather puppetsKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java Shadow puppets constitute an important part of Surakarta Palace tradition as they are believed to be another form which has lineage of the past, the origin that separates people into nobility, the ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/The buying of IBRA's credit

The buying of IBRA's credit The banking crisis in 1997 was followed by the transfer of non-performing loans worth hundreds of trillions of rupiahs to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), in the hope that the bad credits would be restructured first by the agency before they are ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, October 12, 2002

Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, October 12, 2002Tour and Travel Services* Antara Travel Service, Puri Anjasmoro, Ruko E1/9 (Tel. 024- 7605341, fax: 024-7605779). * Electra Duta Wisata Tour and Travel, Jl. Gajah Mada 1 (Tel. 024-3518444, 3511112, fax: 3511114). * Fortuna Tours and Travel, Jl. Dr.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/HMI calls for investigation of Fatwa

HMI calls for investigation of Fatwa JAKARTA: Leaders from the Islamic Student Organization (HMI) called on the House of Representatives on Friday to investigate bribery accusations leveled against House deputy speaker A.M. Fatwa.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/RI-based firms teach valuable lessons on crisis management

RI-based firms teach valuable lessons on crisis managementEndy Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What do Ramayana Lestari Sentosa, Bank Central Asia (BCA), Citibank in Indonesia, and Astra International have in common?They all provide valuable lessons in managing a company in times of financial ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Citizenship certificates

Citizenship certificates In your article titled Stateless Chinese dream of basic rights on Oct. 6, 2002, it was heartening to see the Post challenge the stereotypes and discrimination faced by many ordinary Chinese- Indonesians.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Sutra Airlines not yet registered

Sutra Airlines not yet registeredApriadi Gunawan and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan Minister of Transportation Agum Gumelar said on Friday he had never authorized Sutra Airlines, owned by the province of North Sumatra, to commence operations as it had yet to obtain a license.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/200 prostitutes sent to Cirebon rehab

200 prostitutes sent to Cirebon rehab CIREBON, West Java: Some 200 sex workers apprehended by Jakarta Police have been transported to Cirebon Budi Dharma Rehabilitation Center, Palimanan district, some 20 kilometers west of town.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Caution greets plan to expose tax dodgers

Caution greets plan to expose tax dodgersFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While hailing the government's move to name and shame delinquent taxpayers, a businessman and an expert warned separately that the move could turn into a new corruption tool for tax officials.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Indonesia and war

Indonesia and war on terror 1 & 2 In this strange post-Sept. 11 world, it is interesting to observe the reactions across the world to proposed U.S.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/The German general election 2002:

The German general election 2002: Question of candidatesIgnas Kleden Director Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta ceia@centrin.net.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Journalism during conflict: Peace journalism

Journalism during conflict: Peace journalismSoeryo Winoto Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Bandung, West Java It is not easy for a reporter to cover conflicts and report on them in a neutral manner that is capable of pleasing and satisfying both warring groups, without the insertion of personal ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/The poor contribute Rp 16.7m for books

The poor contribute Rp 16.7m for books YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of poor families in Duwet, Gunungkidul regency, have collected some Rp 16.7 million since 1999 to provide reference books for the students of a state elementary school.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Peace jounalism a model for reporting on conflicts

Peace jounalism a model for reporting on conflictsSoeryo Winoto, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java It is not easy for a reporter to cover conflicts and report on them in a neutral manner that is capable of pleasing and satisfying both warring groups, without the insertion of ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Choreographer touched by the blind

Choreographer touched by the blind JAKARTA: His experience as a backing dancer for Madonna and years of dancing in the U.S. did not prepare Eko Supriyanto for the stark realities in his own country.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/'I don't have any other choice to survive'

'I don't have any other choice to survive' City councillors have told Governor Sutiyoso to pay serious attention to the plight of some 500,000 street vendors operating here. A number of the vendors took the time to share their views on the matter with The Jakarta Post.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Hang Nadim Airport near bankruptcy

Hang Nadim Airport near bankruptcy BATAM, Riau: Hang Nadim Airport manager Imam Soelvan said that lack of airline traffic to the airport and its proximity to Singapore's Changi Airport has made the airport suffer losses of billions of rupiah since it was established in 1983.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Nightmare in Palestine education

Nightmare in Palestine education Peter Hansen Commission-General The United Nations Relief and Works Agency New YorkImagine the political fallout if every schoolchild in London had missed a month's schooling last year because teachers could not get to their classes.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/GAM executes PDI-P executive

GAM executes PDI-P executiveNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Deputy chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in North Aceh, Said Rafiq Maulana, was shot dead at a checkpoint mounted by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels, the military said on Friday.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Corruption case, poor performance plague AGO

Corruption case, poor performance plague AGOMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has been advised to immediately dismiss Attorney General M.A.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/PDIP punishes councillors for not choosing Sutiyoso

PDIP punishes councillors for not choosing SutiyosoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has suspended its city chapter chairman, Tarmidi Suhardjo, for not following the party's instruction to reelect Governor ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/The hunt for souvenirs

The hunt for souvenirs BUSAN, South Korea: The Busan 2002 Asian Games is already in its final stages, with the closing ceremony planned for Monday evening at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Military says police uncontrollable

Military says police uncontrollable JAKARTA: The National Police should not be under the supervision of the president but should be under the minister of home affairs or the attorney general, a former high ranking military officer said on Friday.Former Military Police chief May. Gen. (ret.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Howell, Furyk share lead in Vegas Classic

Howell, Furyk share lead in Vegas ClassicTim Dahlberg, Associated Press, Las Vegas Charles Howell III, playing with the confidence of a first-time winner, got in with a 7-under 65 before the wind started to blow Thursday and tied three-time champion Jim Furyk for the second- round lead in the ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Differences set aside at Children of the World Concert

Differences set aside at Children of the World ConcertTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Little Charles is clearly enjoying himself. His hands and arms keep on moving. Sometimes he raises his hands up high, sometimes he keeps them low.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Mega opens expo but not mouth

Mega opens expo but not mouth SURABAYA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened a jewelry exhibition in a hotel here on Friday.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Experts still critical of antiterrorism legislation

Experts still critical of antiterrorism legislationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The antiterrorism bill needs to provide a clear definition of a terrorist act, valid information to arrest terrorists and fair treatment of suspected terrorists, experts said on Friday.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/RI expects gold from tennis, badminton

RI expects gold from tennis, badmintonNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesia's gold medal prospects in the 14th Asian Games remain open after its women's doubles tennis pair of Angelique Widjaja and Wynne Adiati Prakusya on Friday booked their berth in the final.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Garbage reduces water supply to thirsty Jakarta

Garbage reduces water supply to thirsty JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Garbage dumped along the West Tarum Canal affects water supply in the city as it not only decreases water quality, but also reduces the volume of water available for treatment, officials have said.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Feeling cheated

Feeling cheated This letter is to warn your readers about some unprofessional and unethical practices being carried out by so-called professional multinational insurance agencies.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Public entitled to the best water management

Public entitled to the best water managementHenry Heyneardhi, Indonesian Forum on Globalization (INFOG), The Business Watch Indonesia, Solo, Central Java, heyneardhi@watchbusiness.org The government's service to the public as regards drinking water management and supplies in Jakarta is very poor.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Illogical fiscal tax

Illogical fiscal tax Although I always think positively and have tried to understand the government's financial position by imagining myself in the shoes of the Director General of Taxes, I still regard the requirement to pay fiscal tax by people traveling abroad to be illogical and silly.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Boyce holds meetings amid 'worsening security'

Boyce holds meetings amid 'worsening security'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid reports of escalating threats against United States diplomats in Indonesia, Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce has held a series of meetings with high-ranking Indonesian officials, apparently to highlight U.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/UN will be the first victim of the Iraq war

UN will be the first victim of the Iraq warMikhail Gorbachev Former President The Soviet Union RIA Novosti Moscow Most people believe that the war on Iraq is as good as an accomplished matter. The only question is when and how.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/BI limits bank purchase of IBRA assets

BI limits bank purchase of IBRA assetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia is restricting the amount of loans banks may purchase from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under a new ruling protecting them against bad debts.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Time to start creating champion boxers

Time to start creating champion boxersBudi A. Sanusi, Contributor, Jakarta Fortunately, Indonesia had only two boxers representing it in the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, otherwise, the country would have suffered a more bitter humiliation.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Little-known Pless beats local hero Escude in Lyon Grand Prix

Little-known Pless beats local hero Escude in Lyon Grand PrixReuters, Lyon, France Little-known Kristian Pless of Denmark reached the semifinals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Friday by humbling local hero Nicolas Escude 6-3, 6-1.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Tennis

TennisUS$800,000 Lyon Grand Prix (x denotes seed) Second round Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) bt Marc Rosset (Swi) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) Sebastien Grosjean (Fra x3) bt Andre Sa (Bra) 6-0, 6-1 Jonas Bjorkman (Swe) bt Max Mirnyi (Blr) 6-3, 6-4 Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt Thomas Johansson (Swe x4) 7-5, ...

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Poultry businessman hits big success in used spareparts

Poultry businessman hits big success in used sparepartsBerchman Heroe, Contributor, Magelang, Central Java When crises hit, almost everyone feels the bite. The blow is not only hard on wealthy business people, but also ordinary ones.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Hamzah calls for diplomatic solution on Buyung expulsion

Hamzah calls for diplomatic solution on Buyung expulsionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs appear to be at odds over Malaysia's expulsion and ban of a prominent Indonesian lawyer.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/The wars of the Chinese succession

The wars of the Chinese successionBruce Gilley Princeton University Project Syndicate What political reforms will Hu Jintao make in China? That is the question to ask the 59-year old engineer who will take over as head of the world's biggest and longest-ruling communist party next month.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Powerful quake kills five in Manokwari

Powerful quake kills five in ManokwariAgencies, Jakarta A powerful earthquake in the Papua district of Manokwari killed at least five people, injuring more than 170 others and damaged over 120 buildings, officials said on Friday.The temblor, measuring 6.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/The Story of Ramayana

The Story of RamayanaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The story of publicly listed Ramayana Lestari Sentosa is not quite the stuff that made the Hindu epic from which the giant Indonesian retail chain has taken its name, but its success story in coping with 1997-98 Asian crisis is legendary nevertheless.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/'OneWorld' wins again, 'Oracle' unbeaten run ended

'OneWorld' wins again, 'Oracle' unbeaten run endedSteve McMorran, Associated Press, Auckland OneWorld of Seattle narrowly preserved its 6-0 record at the America's Cup off Auckland on Friday, while the four-race stretch of San Francisco's Oracle Racing team came to an emphatic end.

Sat, 12 Oct 2002

JP/Acehnese participate in 'direct election' for local leaders

Acehnese participate in 'direct election' for local leadersKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Neiti Sumiarti could not hide her joy when asked about her feelings after participating in a public debate before an audience of some 300 people at the Rencong Assembly Hall in Tamiang, ...