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Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Three suspects arrested over sugar smuggling in Nias

Three suspects arrested over sugar smuggling in NiasApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The Nias Island police, North Sumatra, have arrested three men -- declaring them suspects in the sugar smuggling case -- while a Chinese businessman, the main suspect, is still at large.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/West Java to go ahead with contentious dam construction

West Java to go ahead with contentious dam constructionNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Cirebon, West JavaDespite protests, the West Java provincial administration will go ahead with construction of a dam in Jatigede, Sumedang regency, to irrigate farmland along the province's north coast.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/BI freezes 'terrorist' accounts

BI freezes 'terrorist' accountsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia (BI) has frozen accounts belonging to seven Indonesians listed with the United Nations (UN) antiterrorism committee, the central bank governor said on Friday.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Angie's Bali bid ended by Obata

Angie's Bali bid ended by ObataThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angelique Widjaja's hopes for a repeat win of the Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament were dashed after she was beaten in the quarterfinals in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Friday.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/RI offers condolences to Sweden

RI offers condolences to Sweden JAKARTA: The Indonesian government offered on Friday its condolences to Sweden over the death of foreign minister Anna Lindh.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

jp/President Bush's speech

President Bush's speech The central theme of U.S. President George W. Bush's address was a request to Congress for a supplementary budget of US$87 billion to maintain a troop presence in Iraq while the reconstruction process continues.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Inul named PDI Perjuangan mascot

Inul named PDI Perjuangan mascot JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will name popular dangdut star Inul Daratista its mascot to woo voters, the party's secretary-general said here on Friday.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Minister says reforestation pledge will achieves little

Minister says reforestation pledge will achieves littleAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi As Indonesia's priceless rainforests continue to disappear at alarming rates, 15 provinces signed an agreement in the South Sulawesi town of Malino to replant around 300,000 hectares ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Endorsement sought for bill on water resources

Endorsement sought for bill on water resourcesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' working committee is working around the clock to finish the deliberation of the water resource bill, despite the mounting protests of nongovernmental organizations.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Secularization

Secularization Some of my ideas in your article about me and my thoughts (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 17, 2003, page 3) were not precisely, or even correctly, reported and I wanted to make the following remarks: 1.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/RI offers condolences to Sweden

RI offers condolences to Sweden JAKARTA: The Indonesian government offered on Friday its condolences to Sweden over the death of foreign minister Anna Lindh.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/'Monitoring Internet bad for business'

'Monitoring Internet bad for business' Upon the basis of evident that terrorist suspects used the Internet to communicate with their network, the City Police recently called for Internet kiosk (warnet) owners to stay vigilant in keeping track of users' identities, particularly those who are not ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/The Marriott reopening

The Marriott reopening Well over a month after the event it is hard to forget the deadly car bomb attack that devastated JW Marriott Hotel in the Mega Kuningan business district, Central Jakarta, on Aug. 5 this year.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Special weekend buffet at Novotel

Special weekend buffet at Novotel YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Novotel Hotel will offer a special weekend buffet in conjunction with its September 2003 program. The buffet will be available on Friday and Saturday evening from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Kedaton Restaurant.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/New KPUD feared to disrupt election process in Papua

New KPUD feared to disrupt election process in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The planned establishment of Local General Elections Commission (KPUD) in the soon to be declared province of West Irian Jaya, will disrupt the preparations for the polls in the whole of ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Angie's Bali bid ended by Obata

Angie's Bali bid ended by ObataThe Jakarta Post JakartaAngelique Widjaja's hopes for a repeat win of the Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament were dashed after she was beaten in the quarterfinals in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Friday.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Gedong Bondholoemakso: A historical building in 'limbo'

Gedong Bondholoemakso: A historical building in 'limbo'Kartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Jawa It is an old, historic building, built upon the order of the King of Surakarta, Sultan Pakoe Boewono X, in 1917.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Alleged murder mastermind caught

Alleged murder mastermind caughtDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta, Jakarta Police revealed here on Friday that they had arrested Gunawan Santoso, alias Acin, the alleged mastermind of the July 19 killing of PT Asaba president director Boedyharto Angsono and his bodyguard, Army's Special Forces ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Academic violence and culture

Academic violence and culture The deplorable tragedy that befell the Public Administration College (STPDN), Sumedang, West Java -- involving the death of Wahyu Hidayat (20), a first-year student, who was allegedly beaten to death by a group of senior students, followed by the mobbing of ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Thai foundation donates rice for poor

Thai foundation donates rice for poor MAGELANG, Central Java: The Thailand-based foundation Tzu Chi says it is committed to donating 50,000 tons of rice to the poor in Indonesia.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Navy tries out new weaponry

Navy tries out new weaponry JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto and Navy top brass observed on Friday the testing of the Navy's new Czech-made missile launcher RM-70 GRAD in the East Java town of Banyuwangi.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Hyatt holds party for bikers

Hyatt holds party for bikers YOGYAKARTA: The five-star Hyatt Regency Hotel will hold a party for bikers on Friday night, Sep.19, at the Bogey's Teras restaurant, which is located next to the hotel's golf course.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Preventive use of force justified

Preventive use of force justifiedVladimir Dvorkin RIA Novosti Moscow Despite the fact that world's leading powers constantly monitor proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems, hundreds of violations and suspected violations of the non-proliferation regime ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Poor civil registration leads to rights deprivation: UN

Poor civil registration leads to rights deprivation: UNM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations (UN) prodded the Indonesian government on Friday to establish, as soon as possible, a comprehensive and non-discriminatory civil registration system to ensure ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Sweden's two nations revealed in Yes and No camps

Sweden's two nations revealed in Yes and No campsMartin Woollacott, Guardian News Service, London It could be said of Anna Lindh that she died for Europe.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Seeking to guarantee equality in upcoming polls

Seeking to guarantee equality in upcoming pollsR. Kristiawan , Media Working Group for Election Program Science, Aesthetics, and Technology Foundation (SET), Jakarta rkristiawan@yahoo.com The upcoming elections will take place in the wake of the media's liberalization, since 1998.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/NU declares Second 'Wali Songo' movement

NU declares Second 'Wali Songo' movementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), announced on Friday that it had embarked on a "Second Wali Songo movement" to spread Islam worldwide through peaceful means.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Governor: Jakarta needs more retail centers

Governor: Jakarta needs more retail centersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Construction of supermarkets, shopping malls, and other shopping facilities will likely continue in the city as Governor Sutiyoso says his administration welcomes those interested in the business.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Terrorism-RI-Aceh-GAM

Terrorism-RI-Aceh-GAMFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has prepared the necessary documents to have the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group and its leaders placed on the United Nations's list of terrorist groups, a government official says.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/On Uncle Sam vs the world

On Uncle Sam vs the worldI refer to the letter by David Wallis titled Uncle Sam vs the world published in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 1.This aptly titled letter is a sad reflection of the state of U.S. relations with, not all, but much of the world. The U.S.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Dance teaches kings how to be good leaders

Dance teaches kings how to be good leadersTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Here is how the age-old Yogyakarta sultans (kings) taught statecraft to their successors: through a symbolical representation in a court dance, Bedhaya Sang AmurwabumiThe dance, which used to be performed strictly ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/No terrorist network in NTT: Police

No terrorist network in NTT: Police KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Although threats have been increasing against the local administration, the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police says that they have detected no terrorist networks that could jeopardize the political stability in the province.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2APEC and Maritime SecurityMakarim Wibisono Chairman APEC's Counterterrorism Task Force Jakartaq International terrorism has made the world a far more dangerous place than when the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was born in 1989.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Bulgarian President visits Indonesia

Bulgarian President visits Indonesia Bulgarian President Georgi Purbanov arrived here on Friday for a four-day state visit aimed at enhancing diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Governors, editors to visit Aceh

Governors, editors to visit Aceh BANDA ACEH: A group of 30 governors from across the country will meet in the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh from Sept. 23 through Sept. 25 to discuss a vast range of development issues.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Nation's diplomacy serves development

Nation's diplomacy serves developmentZheng Yu China Daily Asia News Network Beijing The primary goal for Chinese diplomacy is to retain the country's strategic opportunities and maintain economic development to the year 2020.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/IBRA spokesman missing in river

IBRA spokesman missing in riverIndonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) spokesman Raymond van Beekum was reported missing after a rafting trip down Cisadane River, West Java, on Friday.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Ciliwung to become ecotourism site

Ciliwung to become ecotourism site JAKARTA: As part of the Clean River national movement, the City Environmental Agency is due to launch a high-profile program, Ciliwung Ecotourism 2003, on Saturday, aiming at restoring the water quality and the environment of the river basin.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Water resource management

Water resource management We read with interest your front-page Sept. 10 article, entitled Water resource bill needs examining, in which the World Bank is credited with some of the content on the draft Water Law.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/IBRA can't fulfill govt request for higher proceeds

IBRA can't fulfill govt request for higher proceedsThe Jakarta Post, Sukabumi, West Java The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said it would not be able to collect a more money to help finance the 2003 state budget deficit, which will be wider than initially projected.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/RI assured access to question Hambali

RI assured access to question HambaliRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Washington, D.C The United States is guaranteeing that it will give Indonesia access to Hambali, alias Riduan Isamuddin, after it obtains as much information from one of the world's top terror suspects in a bid to break up ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Songwriter's business partner in hot water

Songwriter's business partner in hot water JAKARTA: Renowned children's songwriter Papa T Bob is being questioned by South Jakarta Police as a witness in relation to a fraudulent business deal allegedly committed by his business partner.Head of the police's criminal investigation division, Comr.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Rinaldi works around the clock

Rinaldi works around the clockZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rinaldi dismantles the inside of an antique clock then puts it back together again in a matter of hours. The hands of the clock perfectly split the seconds.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/West Java to go ahead with contentious dam construction

West Java to go ahead with contentious dam constructionNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Cirebon, West JavaDespite protests, the West Java provincial administration will go ahead with construction of a dam in Jatigede, Sumedang regency, to irrigate farmland along the province's north coast.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Fishermen still missing in Kupang waters

Fishermen still missing in Kupang waters KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Local police are still searching for five fishermen who went missing mysteriously on Aug. 13 in Kupang waters.Provincial Police Chief Brig. Gen.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Sampoerna offers scholarships for talented students

Sampoerna offers scholarships for talented studentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Concerned about the increasing flight of Indonesian scientists and researchers overseas, the Sampoerna Foundation, in cooperation with the government, is offering academic scholarships for exemplary, but underprivileged, ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Softening the hardship

Softening the hardshipThe Dawn Asia News Network Karachi Pakistan cannot achieve a double-digit growth rate, which the International Monetary Fund executive director Abbas Mirakhor said it has the potential to realize, or contain rising poverty, about which the head of the IMF review mission ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/48 factories suspend operations

48 factories suspend operations SURABAYA, East Java: Amid the prolonged drought in East Java, 48 fertilizer factories have suspended their operations, as farmers have been unable to work their land and are waiting for the dry season to end.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 13, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 13, 2003Exhibitions* Painting Di Tepi Cahaya Bali by Mangu Putra, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan No. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext. 7910/7911), until Sept. 14. * Painting Painthinkting by F. Sigit Santoso, Edwin's Gallery Jl.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Young artists dominate 'MTV' 2003 Award

Young artists dominate 'MTV' 2003 AwardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Young artists in the country's entertainment business dominated the MTV Indonesia 2003 Awards, which was held at the Bung Karno Indoor Tennis Stadium in Central Jakarta on Friday evening.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Hambali apparently singing to U.S. investigators

Hambali apparently singing to U.S. investigatorsRita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post Washington, D.CThe United States is guaranteeing that it will give Indonesia access to Hambali, alias Riduan Isamuddin, after it obtains as much information from one of the world's top terror suspects in a bid ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Police special centers help sexual crime victims

Police special centers help sexual crime victimsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a comfortable room, a young woman in an attractive blazer chats with two young boys in elementary school uniforms.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/The endangered art of kris making

The endangered art of kris makingTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Kris making is becoming an endangered species in Java -- the land of the dagger and a symbol of the Javanese mysticism.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/RI to send special envoy to Myanmar

RI to send special envoy to MyanmarFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has decided to go ahead with a plan to send a special envoy to Myanmar, since the junta has given no indication that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released anytime soon.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/'Ujungan', blood sacrifice for rain

'Ujungan', blood sacrifice for rainAgus Maryono and Mamock NG, The Jakarta Post, Banjarnegara, Central Java Suparno moaned in pain as his arms and legs were beaten with a rattan stick. His legs and arms were swollen from the beating.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Six Lampung councillors charged with graft

Six Lampung councillors charged with graftOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung Prosecutors have named at least six members of the Bandarlampung legislative council in Lampung province as suspects in a Rp 3.8 billion (US$447,058) corruption case.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Govt condemns Israel over Arafat

Govt condemns Israel over ArafatFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government condemned Israel on Friday over its plan to forcefully oust Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and warned that such a move would only destabilize security conditions in the region.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Public minivan catches fire, one dies

Public minivan catches fire, one dies CIREBON, West Java: A security guard died aboard an angkot public minivan that caught on fire on Friday after colliding with a private minibus in the West Java town of Cirebon.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Is the free market system compatible with our health system?

Is the free market system compatible with our health system?M. Iqbal Mochtar, Ministry of Health, Makassar, South Sulawesi In an international survey conducted to measure the health system in 191 countries, Indonesia's health system was categorized as bad and was among the worst in Southeast ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/West Java to go ahead with contentious dam

West Java to go ahead with contentious damNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Despite protests, the West Java provincial administration will go ahead with construction of a dam in Jatigede, Sumedang regency, to irrigate farmland along the province's north coast.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/No terrorist network in NTT: Police

No terrorist network in NTT: Police KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Although threats have been increasing against the local administration, the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police says that they have detected no terrorist networks that could jeopardize the political stability in the province.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/China's reforms stall again

China's reforms stall againOrville Schell, Dean, School of Journalism, University of California Berkeley, Project Syndicate As the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party approached last July, the Party's new General Secretary, Hu Jintao, seemed on the verge of announcing ...

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Russian Embassy to hold bazaar

Russian Embassy to hold bazaar JAKARTA: The Russian Embassy is to hold a charity bazaar on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Russian ambassador's official residence at Jl. Karet Pedurenan No. 1, Kuningan, South Jakarta.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Abstention not significant in 2004 polls: Experts

Abstention not significant in 2004 polls: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite high public distrust toward political parties, abstention will not be that significant in the 2004 general elections, political analysts say.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Ship makers to meet in Surabaya

Ship makers to meet in Surabaya SURABAYA, East Java: Shipmakers in the Asia-Pacific region were scheduled to hold a meeting in Surabaya on Sept. 15 to 18 to discuss the latest technology in the shipping industry.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Ballooning U.S. foreign debt spells trouble for Asia

Ballooning U.S. foreign debt spells trouble for Asia Eddie Lee The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore The signs are all there.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Lafasciano takes Jakartans on a musical journey

Lafasciano takes Jakartans on a musical journeyPlacido, Contributor, Jakarta At the end of the evening, the receptive audience at the Erasmus Huis in South Jakarta granted Domenico Lafasciano a standing ovation. No more that his virtuoso performance deserved.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Indonesians must accept passport rule

Indonesians must accept passport ruleV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Employers will have more choices in recruiting foreign workers following the Government's decision to include more countries in the exercise.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Don't expect business as usual next year: Boediono

Don't expect business as usual next year: BoedionoRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono warned bankers on Friday to remain prudent as the economy would continue to face uncertainties next year.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Crackdown on expats continues

Crackdown on expats continues JAKARTA: The City Population and Civil Registration Agency has checked, as of Friday, the documents of as many as 1,175 foreigners working in four municipalities, discovering many violations of entry permits.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/HK's spirit of enterprise continue

HK's spirit of enterprise continuePana Janviroj, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok A lot has been happening in Hong Kong, the crossroads of East Asia.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

JP/Russian Embassy to hold bazaar

Russian Embassy to hold bazaar JAKARTA: The Russian Embassy is to hold a charity bazaar on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Russian ambassador's official residence at Jl. Karet Pedurenan No. 1, Kuningan, South Jakarta.

Sat, 13 Sep 2003

jp/It is ironic that despite being an agricultural country with

It is ironic that despite being an agricultural country with farmers consisting the majority of its population, Indonesia remains to be the world's largest food importer. Every year, the country imports at least 2 million tons of rice, 1.6 million tons of sugar, and 1.3 million tons of soybean.