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Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Persik stumbles to 2-1 loss in Asian Champions League

Persik stumbles to 2-1 loss in Asian Champions LeagueZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Kediri, East Java Indonesian champion Persik Kediri put up a tough fight against South Korean champion and heavily favored Seongnam Ilhwa Chunwa before losing 2-1 in their first-leg match of the Asian ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Pressures up over regent

Pressures up over regentHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Thousands of teachers and students in Kampar regency, some 60 kilometers west of the Riau capital of Pekanbaru, took to the streets again on Wednesday, forcing schools in the regency to close for a second day.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Hamzah says he'll stick to the (road) rules

Hamzah says he'll stick to the (road) rules Following the public furor after his convoy occupied the busway lane to escape traffic congestion on Monday, Vice President Hamzah Haz has decided to observe the existing traffic rules.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Leave the cabinet

Leave the cabinet At least two questions beg to be answered regarding the statement of Coordinator Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla that they would leave the Cabinet as soon as they are officially named ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Say 'I love you' with chocolate, red roses

Say 'I love you' with chocolate, red rosesDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As Valentine's Day approaches right around the corner, chocolate and red rose sales has seen a significant increase.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Diplomatic corps warned of wiretapping

Diplomatic corps warned of wiretappingKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Wednesday that wiretapping has become a global phenomenon and urged diplomats and staff at Indonesian Embassies abroad to be on the alert.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Trace the past living at Tenganan village

Trace the past living at Tenganan villageRachel Greaves, Contributor, Bali Within a neat, walled township against a backdrop of jungle and angular hills, a group of excited young children are crouched around a shallow hole in the shade of a huge banyan tree.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Headscarf ban misses the point

Headscarf ban misses the pointShada Islam, Journalist, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Brussels The proposed French law banning the Islamic headscarf and other "conspicuous" religious symbols in schools and public administrations has brought to the surface the uncomfortable issue of ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks

Investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks Opposition from the White House and congressional Republicans to granting the commission investigating the Sept. 11 terror attacks an extension past its May deadline is unconscionable. It is nothing less than playing politics with our national security.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/NGOs urge timber companies to pay their debts

NGOs urge timber companies to pay their debtsP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental organizations and a corruption watchdog said on Wednesday they were giving 601 companies 30 days to pay reforestation funds and royalty arrears or they would announce their names to the public.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Students get suspended jail term in hostage case

Students get suspended jail term in hostage case YOGYAKARTA: The Bantul District Court handed down on Wednesday a suspended sentence of six months in jail and one year probation to two students for holding journalists hostage two years ago on campus.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Deadline set for MOU with Malaysia

Deadline set for MOU with MalaysiaKurniawan Hari and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has set March 2004 as the deadline for signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia on labor in the formal sector; otherwise, Indonesia would suspend its labor supply to ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Police brace for Akbar's verdict

Police brace for Akbar's verdictThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya/Medan Hundreds of police personnel will be deployed at the Supreme Court compound as security authorities brace up for possible violence during the corruption trial of Golkar Chairman Akbar Tandjung on Thursday.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Gunawan stands trial for Asaba case

Gunawan stands trial for Asaba caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The North Jakarta District Court opened on Wednesday the trial of Gunawan Santosa, the sole defendant in the murder of the president director of PT Aneka Sarana Bakti (Asaba), Boedyharto Angsono, and his bodyguard, Army Special Forces ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Utut vs Zhu in blindfold chess game

Utut vs Zhu in blindfold chess gameMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta GM Utut Adianto, Indonesia's number one chess grand master, is scheduled to take on world women's champion GM Zhu Chen of China in a two-game blindfold match on Sunday in a prelude to the Makita-Lakoni International Grand ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Mailroom ricin

Mailroom ricin The detection of ricin, a deadly poison, in the mailroom of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is a pointed reminder that bioterrorism is a threat that cannot be discounted. Although it appears that no one has been harmed in this incident, the potential for harm is undeniable.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Purple reflects love in Roedyat's paintings

Purple reflects love in Roedyat's paintingsOei Eng Goan, Contributor, Jakarta, enggoano@indosat.net.id The color purple -- not the title of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker that depicts the struggle for survival of black American women -- but a mixture of red and blue colors, ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Mina tragedy

Mina tragedy Those returning from this year's haj pilgrimage will for a long time mourn the death of the 244 pilgrims trampled to death in Mina during the "Stoning of the Devil" ritual, when thousands of people of different nationalities formed an uncontrollable and angry mob.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Muhammadiyah endorsement of Amien Rais regretted

Muhammadiyah endorsement of Amien Rais regrettedKurniawan Hari and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Criticism greeted the official support from the country's second largest Muslim organization Muhammadiyah for Amien Rais' presidential bid on Wednesday, with a political observer expressing ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/U.S. naval commander meets TNI chief

U.S. naval commander meets TNI chief JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto held talks with visiting United States Pacific Commander Adm. Thomas B. Fargo at the TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Wednesday.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Red Cross appeals for safe access to Acehnese

Red Cross appeals for safe access to AcehneseTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) urged on Wednesday the two warring parties in Aceh to allow humanitarian workers to move around freely when carrying out their duties there.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/'I'm sure my money goes to the state if I go to court'

'I'm sure my money goes to the state if I go to court' Most traffic violators prefer to bribe their way out of a ticket rather than have to go to court, which most people imagine to be a time-consuming and complicated process. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents about the issue.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Govt lacks money for bird flu campaign

Govt lacks money for bird flu campaignEva C. Komandjaja and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya The government admitted on Wednesday it could not organize a public campaign to contain the spread of bird flu due to a lack of funds.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Mina stampede must not recur

Mina stampede must not recur The 205,000 Indonesian pilgrims heading back home from Mecca this year will have had a variety of experiences, be they good or bad.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Outline of PKP Indonesia's platform:

Outline of PKP Indonesia's platform: The party's aims to build a nation that is just and united based on the supremacy of the law.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Indonesia bans chicken imports from United States

Indonesia bans chicken imports from United StatesSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has joined many other Asian countries to slap temporary bans on chicken imports from the United States, following the discovery of two birds with avian influenza (AI) in that country.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Crooked journos slammed

Crooked journos slammedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Dozens of media representatives, students and activists held a rally against crooked journalists in Cirebon on Wednesday.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Minister warns diplomatic corps of wiretapping

Minister warns diplomatic corps of wiretappingKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaMinister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Wednesday that wiretapping has become a global phenomenon and urged diplomats and staff at Indonesian Embassies abroad to be on the alert.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Telkom directors may face dismissal over audit

Telkom directors may face dismissal over auditRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is considering axing the board of directors and commissioners of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) over a reaudit of the company's 2002 financial ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Church figure to visit Indonesia

Church figure to visit Indonesia JAKARTA: Seventh-day Adventist Church (GMAHK) World President Jan Paulsen is scheduled to arrive here on Thursday for a four- day visit.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/General election to run on schedule: Commission

General election to run on schedule: CommissionMoch. N. Kurniawan and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) assured the public on Wednesday that despite technical and logistical problems, the upcoming general election would run smoothly and on ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Beyond the Sino-Japanese rivalry

Beyond the Sino-Japanese rivalryMichael Armacost, Project Syndicate China's government has sentenced two of its citizens to life in prison for their role in securing prostitutes for hundreds of male Japanese visitors in the southern city of Zhuhai last autumn.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/PDK wants regime change, autonomy

PDK wants regime change, autonomyA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Unity Democratic Nationalist (PDK) Party has vowed to support the much-criticized regional autonomy program and to struggle to improve public administration.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Women trafficking gang uncovered

Women trafficking gang uncoveredFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau The country's top detective, Comr. Gen. Erwin Mappaseng, said in Batam on Wednesday that the National Police, in cooperation with the Malaysian police, had uncovered a women trafficking syndicate.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Coordinating needed to fight terrorism

Coordinating needed to fight terrorismPhilips Jusario Vermonte, Researcher, Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS), Jakarta Two years have elapsed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/The dispute over Islamic headscarves in the West

The dispute over Islamic headscarves in the WestMohamad Abdun Nasir, Leiden, Holland The presence of Islam in Western countries has had broad impacts, as Islam is both a system of belief and a way of life.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Balinese masseurs mix old and new therapy

Balinese masseurs mix old and new therapyNi Luh Dian Purniawati, Contributor, Kuta As the sun rises, I Wayan Sudra prepares himself for the work day, although the clock has not yet struck seven.Someone has already been waiting a few hours outside Sudra's bale (bedroom).

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Honeymoon now over for busway

Honeymoon now over for buswayDamar Harsanto and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Less than a month since Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso launched the busway project on Jan.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Conjoined twins separated in Yogyakarta

Conjoined twins separated in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Doctors at state-owned Sardjito Hospital here successfully separated on Wednesday 25-day-old conjoined twins Siti Maryati and Siti Maryani.The babies were born on Jan. 17.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Tangerang to have low-cost apartments

Tangerang to have low-cost apartments TANGERANG: Low-cost apartments will be built for the Tangerang municipality administration to rent out to accommodate people who live in flood-prone areas.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/ANN members meet Malaysian PM Abdullah

ANN members meet Malaysian PM Abdullah Members of Asia News Network (ANN), including The Jakarta Post's editor-at-large Sabam Siagian, met Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur to introduce their organization to the premier.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/N. Sumatra and Asahan Authority to save Lake Toba ecosystem

N. Sumatra and Asahan Authority to save Lake Toba ecosystemApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by the provincial government of North Sumatra and the Asahan Authority, to save Lake Toba in the province.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Street named after PMI volunteer

Street named after PMI volunteer BOGOR: The Bogor administration named a major thoroughfare after volunteer Dady Kusumayadi of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) on Wednesday, who died while evacuating landslide victims in Kampung Lengkong hamlet, Pasir Buncir subdistrict, Caringin, last year.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/BMW 730 Li on sale for those who want a taste of luxury

BMW 730 Li on sale for those who want a taste of luxuryNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The party mood that filled the air at the beginning of this year was utilized by the German carmaker BMW to launch its latest 7 Series model, the four-door BMW 730 Li recently.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Thursday, February 12, 2004

Thursday, February 12, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Entertainment News: Selebrita8:00 Music: Sik Asik9:00 Entertainment News: Pro Biz10:00 TV Drama: Nostalgia 12:00 p.m.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Answer to country's woes lies in 'time-tested values'

Answer to country's woes lies in 'time-tested values'Rais Hidayat, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta During the latter years of former president Soeharto's rule, it became apparent that a number of senior figures in the military were unhappy at his leaning toward ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Thursday, February 12, 2004

Thursday, February 12, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Entertainment News: Selebrita8:00 Music: Sik Asik9:00 Entertainment News: Pro Biz10:00 TV Drama: Nostalgia 12:00 p.m.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Conference to discuss image of Islam

Conference to discuss image of Islam JAKARTA: The International Conference of Islamic Scholars, scheduled to take place on Feb. 23, 2004, will not only discuss religious issues, but the image of Islam in Indonesia.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Election violations increase

Election violations increase JAKARTA: The police recorded 15 cases of election violations in Jakarta, Tangerang, Bekasi and Depok, most of which were early campaigning.The latest figures showed an addition of seven cases within the last two weeks.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Police discover homemade rifles

Police discover homemade rifles KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Officers from the National Police's elite Mobile Brigade discovered on Wednesday three homemade rifles in a house in Lasusua subdistrict, North Kolaka regency.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/ADB signs $85m loan to help SMEs

ADB signs $85m loan to help SMEsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Asian Development Bank (ADB), one of the country's major lenders, said on Wednesday it had signed a US$85 million export credit agreement with six local banks -- including Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Rakyat ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Ink bidders' funds doubted

Ink bidders' funds doubtedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Doubts over the financial capability of companies participating in the General Elections Commission (KPU)'s ink tender are looming large as the date for the commission to pick four winners is fast approaching.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/NGOs urge timber companies to pay their debts

NGOs urge timber companies to pay their debtsP.C. Naommy The Jakarta Post JakartaEnvironmental organizations and a corruption watchdog said on Wednesday they were giving 601 companies 30 days to pay reforestation funds and royalty arrears or they would announce their names to the public.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Nigerian pleads innocent in drug case

Nigerian pleads innocent in drug case JAKARTA: Nigerian John Owuh pleaded innocent on Wednesday, refuting the charges of illegal drug possession and trafficking.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Nabiel loses case against BP Panture

Nabiel loses case against BP PantureM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental protection efforts suffered a setback on Wednesday after the Jakarta State Administrative Court ruled in favor of the Jakarta Waterfront Development Board (BP Pantura) in its dispute against the State ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Dossiers on BNI suspects completed

Dossiers on BNI suspects completed JAKARTA: The National Police submitted to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday two files of dossiers on nine suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$200 billion) BNI scam, after more than five months of investigation.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Govt refuses to discuss presidency bill

Govt refuses to discuss presidency billFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lawmakers' hopes of endorsing the presidency bill during their term dimmed after the government rejected on Wednesday the draft unless it is overhauled.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/New calf brings hope to Sumatran elephants

New calf brings hope to Sumatran elephantsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Staff members of the Safari National Park II in Prigen, East Java are rejoicing in the birth of a male Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus) calf.The calf was born at 9:45 a.m. on Monday to bull Subaru and cow Rahayu.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Garuda Indonesia hurt by global uncertainties

Garuda Indonesia hurt by global uncertaintiesDadan Wijaksana Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Citing unfavorable global conditions and stiffer competition at home, national carrier Garuda Indonesia's pre-tax profits in 2003 nose-dived by 76 percent from the previous year, it ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Govt awards WHO's SE Asia director

Govt awards WHO's SE Asia director JAKARTA: The government conferred on Wednesday the Satya Lencana Wirakarya medal on the World Health Organization (WHO) director for Southeast Asia, Uton Muchtar Rafei.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Bird flu outbreak impacts Asian politics

Bird flu outbreak impacts Asian politicsEric Teo Chu-cheow, The China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing In Southeast Asia, avian or bird flu has infected poultry in five of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Minister annoyed by worker extortion

Minister annoyed by worker extortionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The extortion of Indonesian migrant workers when they returned home continued despite measures to curb the practice, the minister responsible for their welfare told a House of Representatives commission on Wednesday.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Garuda hurt by global uncertainties

Garuda hurt by global uncertaintiesDadan Wijaksana Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Citing unfavorable global conditions and stiffer competition at home, national carrier Garuda Indonesia's pre-tax profits in 2003 nose-dived by 76 percent from the previous year, it was revealed on ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Tommy given pass for medical checkup

Tommy given pass for medical checkupM. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team of 10 doctors at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital is expected to carry out a thorough medical checkup -- using state-of-the-art equipment -- on convict Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Reporters distribute meals to workers

Reporters distribute meals to workers BOGOR: In conjunction with the commemoration of the National Press Day, which falls on Feb. 9, reporters distributed food packages on Wednesday to railway workers, security guards at hospitals and Katulampa floodgate attendants.The coordinator, Daatje S.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 12, 2004

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 12, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Photographs featuring works by Indonesian noted photographer Rama Surya and William R Durman, Cottage Art, Jl By Pass Ngurah Rai 888XX, Pemogan, Denpasar, until Feb. 20. * Painting What is behind a Picture? at K.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/House approves sales of Permata, other banks

House approves sales of Permata, other banksRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives finally approved on Wednesday the government's plan to sell a majority stake in Bank Permata and a minority stake in several other banks.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Govt tries to stop Cemex exit

Govt tries to stop Cemex exitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it will try to prevent Mexican-based cement giant Cemex SA from leaving the country by offering a settlement to resolve a protracted dispute over the company's investment in this country.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Farmers refute governor's statement, have yet to receive compensation

Farmers refute governor's statement, have yet to receive compensationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fish farmers in Cilincing, North Jakarta, refuted Governor Sutiyoso's statement that the city administration had compensated them for the destruction of their ponds due to ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Painter Roedyat, a low profile eccentric

Painter Roedyat, a low profile eccentric Little did the Indonesian public realize that the country had lost one of its finest painters on April 8, 2002, when Roedyat Martadiradja died on that day at the age of 72.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Court to open BRI graft case

Court to open BRI graft case BOGOR: The Bogor Prosecutor's Office filed a graft case involving the state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) with the Bogor District Court on Wednesday, in a case that has allegedly caused a total of Rp 93.5 billion (US$11 million) in state losses.

Thu, 12 Feb 2004

JP/Pluit apartment tenants prepare to oppose eviction

Pluit apartment tenants prepare to oppose evictionAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of tenants at city-owned, low-cost rental apartments in Pluit, North Jakarta, waited anxiously on Wednesday afternoon for their planned eviction by apartment operator PT Jakarta Propertindo.