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Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Nightspot operators admit breaching fire regulations

Nightspot operators admit breaching fire regulationsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many entertainment center operators here were neglecting the fire safety regulations, which could lead to fatal disasters, an executive of the Association for Nightspot Owners (Aspehindo), said on ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Ginanjar grilled over corruption

Ginanjar grilled over corruptionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita was grilled on Thursday as a witness in the investigation of an alleged US$190.58 million mark-up in the Balongan oil refinery project in Indramayu, West Java.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/W. Kalimantan in top alert, fights off haze

W. Kalimantan in top alert, fights off hazeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan West Kalimantan Governor Aspar Aswin declared his province on top alert on Thursday, urging local governments to tackle forest fire outbreaks which have been blanketing the province in a haze for the past week.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/West Java leads with two golds at LG Cup

West Java leads with two golds at LG CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defending champion West Java was off to a winning start with two golds on the opening day of the 3rd LG Cup tae kwon do championship at the Bung Karno Tennis Indoor Hall here on Thursday.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Promoting Turkey's modern, muslim face

Promoting Turkey's modern, muslim faceSoli Ozel, Professor, International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University, Project Syndicate Recently, Turkey assumed from Britain command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Typically, hardly anyone noticed.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Japan upset over undistributed aid

Japan upset over undistributed aid JAKARTA: Yasuhiro Sagata, an envoy of the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry met East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Sinten Remen's new album due for release

Sinten Remen's new album due for releaseTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After their success in staging Teater Gandrik's theatrical performance Mas Tom in Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Butet Kertaredjasa and Djaduk Ferianto are now back to work.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Economists play down market woes

Economists play down market woes Local economists said there was no reason to be overly worried with the current slump on Wall Street, saying the drop was likely to be temporary and would not have a serious impact on the U.S. economy and global recovery.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Debbie A. Lubis and

Debbie A. Lubis and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaMost people still think that the spread of HIV/AIDS here is mainly caused by the sharing of syringes -- usually between drug users -- and unsafe sex. However, one may also be infected by HIV/AIDS via a blood transfusion.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/World markets plunge on global instability

World markets plunge on global instabilityAgencies, Jakarta Most equity markets around the world suffered steep losses on Thursday as investors took fright at events on Wall Street, where stocks plunged to their lowest levels for five years.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Muhammadiyah Youth to win back reformist credentials

Muhammadiyah Youth to win back reformist credentialsHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Muhammadiyah Youth (the youth wing of Muhammadiyah) carries a huge burden on its back: the venerable name of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the country.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Elections commission urgently needs branch offices in regions

Elections commission urgently needs branch offices in regionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has urged the House of Representatives to provide a legal basis for the establishment of KPU branches in 30 provinces and 400 cities throughout the country.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/RI-Singapore bilateral ties

RI-Singapore bilateral ties A two-day closed-door conference will be organized over the weekend in Jakarta to discuss the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Singapore.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Dealing with Aceh rebels

Dealing with Aceh rebelsSiswo Pramono, School of Social Science, The Australian National University, Canberra The harsher the state of emergency (i.e. civil or military) imposed in Aceh, the easier for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to manipulate the corresponding tension.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/NGOs demand government renegotiate IPP contracts

NGOs demand government renegotiate IPP contractsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said that the cost of seven power projects that were recently relaunched by President Megawati Soekarnoputri was still too expensive, and demanded that the ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Gubernatorial candidates blast council

Gubernatorial candidates blast councilAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of the 114 gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial candidates expressed their disappointment over the City Council's plenary session on Thursday, which deprived them of the chance to present their individual visions ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Bokir, always up for a laugh

Bokir, always up for a laughMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bokir is a trademark of laughter. Mention his name and most people here would laugh, or smile at the least.Interestingly, Bokir himself has no idea how is able to make others laugh.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/PRD launches forum for reformers

PRD launches forum for reformersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Democratic People's Party (PRD) launched on Thursday the Democracy Front to unite like-minded reformers within a forum in a bid to revive the country's original reform movement.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Surabaya council seeks mayor's ouster after one month in office

Surabaya council seeks mayor's ouster after one month in officeAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya After its successful move in removing the former Surabaya mayor, Surabaya City Council in East Java decided on Thursday to seek the removal of newly installed Mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono, ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Soeripto graft trial begins

Soeripto graft trial begins PEKANBARU, Riau: Amid tight security, former Riau governor Soeripto stood trial on Thursday at the Pekanbaru District Court for alleged graft committed during his tenure.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Food and beverage prices set to increase

Food and beverage prices set to increaseAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of food and beverage products will rise by 5 percent to 10 percent after the government has increased the import duty on sugar, according to chairman of the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/House urged to clarify Komnas selection results

House urged to clarify Komnas selection resultsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several veteran human rights activists who were inexplicably considered "unsuitable" for the National Commission of Human Rights by legislators called on the House of Representatives to explain to the ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Tommy still sick

Tommy still sick JAKARTA: The police again failed to question Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra at the Cipinang Penitentiary on Thursday as he was still sick.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Garbage problems still looming

Garbage problems still loomingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Garbage problems continue to haunt the Jakarta city administration.The Bekasi legislative council complained on Thursday about what they saw as poor management of the garbage dumped at the Bantar Gebang site by the Jakarta Sanitation Agency.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Drought causes Rp 8.4b in losses in East Java

Drought causes Rp 8.4b in losses in East JavaYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya, East Java This year's drought has dealt a severe blow to East Java province causing the country's major rice producing area to suffer losses to the tune of Rp 8.4 billion.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/RI ready to help ease Korean tension

RI ready to help ease Korean tensionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri offered North Korea her assistance to help ease mounting tension between the two Koreas and to resume dialog with its southern rival.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Govt urged to help terror suspect

Govt urged to help terror suspect JAKARTA: Hundreds of students and Muslim youths staged a demonstration in front of the South Sulawesi provincial legislature building, demanding the government to take concrete action to help release Agus Dwikarna who has been arrested in the Philippines for what ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Shareholders sue Toba Pulp over $140m money transfer

Shareholders sue Toba Pulp over $140m money transferApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three shareholders of publicly listed pulp producer PT Toba Lestari are suing the company for Rp 25 billion (about US$2.8 million), on charges it transferred out US$140 million without notifying them.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/East Java councillors plan visit to Europe

East Java councillors plan visit to EuropeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As most students return to school after a month-long holiday, a group of East Java provincial councillors are eagerly packing their bags for a 10-day overseas trip.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/English national deported from Palu

English national deported from Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: The immigration office here deported on Thursday an English national who has exceeded his permitted stay.Crispin Lancelot Gibbs left Mutiara airport for Sam Ratulangi airport in Manado, North Sulawesi at 11 a.m.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/HIV infection via transfusions on the rise

HIV infection via transfusions on the riseDebbie A. Lubis and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most people still think that the spread of HIV/AIDS here is mainly caused by the sharing of syringes -- usually between drug users -- and unsafe sex.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Minimum jail term sought for Abilio

Minimum jail term sought for AbilioTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ad hoc Human Rights Tribunal prosecutors demanded on Thursday the minimum sentence of 10-and-a-half years jail for former East Timor governor Abilio Soares who is charged with failing to prevent violence ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Lampung elephants

Lampung elephants I hope that The Jakarta Post's readers didn't miss the short news item in the July 6 edition (82 elephants in Lampung face death).The fate of the 82 Lampung elephants is looking rather gloomy to say the least.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Betawi theater groups face hard times

Betawi theater groups face hard timesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What is the connection between the Betawi (native Jakartan) folk theater lenong and English playwright William Shakespeare?You may thing that question is a joke, that there could be no possible connection ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/RI, Singapore to have conference

RI, Singapore to have conference JAKARTA: A three-day bilateral conference on Indonesia-Singapore relations will be held here starting Friday.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/On bilingual education

On bilingual education With regards to Raden Dunbar's letter of response to my article Bilingual education remains a fantasy for Indonesian schools, I would like to make a few simple observations.Clearly Dunbar exists in an exceptional condition.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Analysts doubt Megawati's commission proposal

Analysts doubt Megawati's commission proposalKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts have expressed doubt over President Megawati Soekarnoputri's proposal for a constitutional commission, saying it was nothing more than a blatant effort to win public support.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/We are facing a surplus of men

We are facing a surplus of menJonathan Power, Columnist, London Statistics of the 2000 census recently released in Beijing report that there is now an extraordinary imbalance in the birth- rate-117 boys are being born for every 100 girls.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Fire guts Mandarin Hotel

Fire guts Mandarin Hotel The upmarket Mandarin Hotel in Central Jakarta was gutted by fire on Thursday -- one of three fires in the capital.Other buildings hit included an office building in Tanah Kusir area in South Jakarta and a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) shop in Jelambar, West Jakarta.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Negotiation the only option for settling Aceh question

Negotiation the only option for settling Aceh questionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Negotiation has emerged as the only option for the government to resolve the Aceh question after provincial councillors rejected the imposition of either a civil emergency or martial law there.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Accounting scandals: Justice for all

Accounting scandals: Justice for allJames Kallman, PT Grant Thornton Indonesia, Management Consultancy, Jakarta Never mind a trial, just throw them in jail. This was the suggestion of one viewer who e-mailed CNN in response to WorldCom's disclosure that the not insignificant sum of US$ 3.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Hitech included in new Copyright Law

Hitech included in new Copyright LawKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta High technology and punishment for violators are among the new elements in the copyright bill that was passed into law by the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Probe into military role in Ambon conflict sought

Probe into military role in Ambon conflict soughtOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Maluku provincial councillors urged on Thursday the government- sanctioned team probing violations of the law in the troubled province to investigate the alleged involvement of security personnel in ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/E. Timorese student arrested

E. Timorese student arrested KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An East Timorese student who is registered at a university in Java has been arrested in possession of fake rupiah banknotes.Kupang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/Pro-choice or pro-life? Make up your mind

Pro-choice or pro-life? Make up your mindTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "When will this country cease its ambivalent attitude towards abortion, while at the same time, deaths of women go on unnecessarily?"This rhetorical question was posed by Mely from Jakarta on an Indonesian ...

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/KONI bans athletes from TFC involvement

KONI bans athletes from TFC involvementMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) has warned its member sports associations against involving themselves in the TPI Fighting Championship, citing a fear of distraction from national sports development.

Fri, 12 Jul 2002

JP/PDI-P puts spin on Indira resignation

PDI-P puts spin on Indira resignation JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) accepted the resignation of its senior member Indira Damayanti Soegondo from the parliament and considered it "a good political education.