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Searching for all articles published on 2003-01-14 ...

55 articles.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Sutiyoso threatens Bekasi over dump

Sutiyoso threatens Bekasi over dump JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso told the Bekasi municipality administration on Monday that he would not allow Bekasi to dump its garbage at the Bantar Gebang dump if it tried to prevent Jakarta from also using the dump."The dump belongs to us.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Goat traders protest against Carrefour hypermarket

Goat traders protest against Carrefour hypermarketThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 100 goat traders from Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta visited the City Council on Monday, demanding that the administration prohibit hypermarkets, in particular Carrefour, from selling goats for the Islamic ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Megawati cancels Sulawesi trip

Megawati cancels Sulawesi trip JAKARTA: Due to ongoing antigovernment rallies in Makassar, South Sulawesi, President Megawati Soekarnoputri decided on Monday to cancel her planned visit to the province.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Prosecutors seek permission to quiz Lampung governor

Prosecutors seek permission to quiz Lampung governorOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung The Lampung Prosecutor's Office is waiting for presidential permission to summon the province's outgoing governor, Oemarsono, for questioning over his alleged role in a graft case ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Govt mulls another task force for businesses

Govt mulls another task force for businessesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to set up another task force to help seek ways to resolve the lingering problems hurting the investment climate at home and eroding the competitiveness of exporters.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/A matter of commitment: Porsea pulp

A matter of commitment: Porsea pulpRidwan Max Sijabat, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Porsea, North Sumatra For many people in Porsea, a small town some 200 kilometers south of the North Sumatra capital of Medan, the name of pulp mill company PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL), previously PT ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Pertamina CEO to be replaced: Report

Pertamina CEO to be replaced: ReportA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will replace Pertamina president Baihaki Hakim with Gatot Karyoso Wirayuda, a former upstream director at the company, according to a report.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/`It's hard to fathom the govt's thinking'

`It's hard to fathom the govt's thinking' In the Rp 11 trillion 2003 draft city budget, the administration allocates Rp 135 billion for City Public Order officers and only Rp 26 billion to help the poor.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Six PABBSI officials quit posts

Six PABBSI officials quit postsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid pressure for Indonesian bodybuilders to break with their parent organization -- the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI), six association officials announced their resignation on Monday.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Let's move to Manchester and start again

Let's move to Manchester and start againJackie Ashley Guardian News Service London Hands up all those who really think George Bush is not determined to attack Iraq some time soon.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Military warns protesters against toppling govt

Military warns protesters against toppling govtThe Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Monday said it was the right of citizens to protest over recent price hikes but warned against hidden agendas, including toppling the government by calling for the establishment ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Turning a community into a big market

Turning a community into a big marketDwi Bagus Handoko, Contributor, Jakarta In today's Internet world a certain type of community can easily and magically transform a small company into a giant world corporation and turn it into a blue chip entity on the international stock exchange, like the ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Inefficiency at root of fuel price hikes

Inefficiency at root of fuel price hikesParulian Sihotang and Alex Russell, Department of Accountancy and Business Finance, University of Dundee, United Kingdom Public anger and discontent at the government's New Year's Day announcement of fuel price rises of up to 22 percent, effective as of Jan.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Minister Straw's visit

Minister Straw's visit By now, the British Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jack Straw, must have conveyed to his fellow cabinet members his impressions on his visit to Indonesia and Malaysia last week.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Deep understanding of customers' needs helps reduce risks

Deep understanding of customers' needs helps reduce risksSatyasuryawan, Contributor, Jakarta Probably quite a number of marketing people still believe in the credo "The Customer is King".

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Tax breaks could lower price of electronic products

Tax breaks could lower price of electronic productsArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of electronic products is expected to drop after the government announced tax breaks last week for some products.The lower price should also help create a more vibrant market.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/JP

JPCOMMUNITY NETWORK: Many developers of large and modern residential complexes issue a newsletter to share important information with residents. The newsletters have unexpectedly become an important medium for local traders and businessmen to promote their products and services.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executed

21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Since Laws No.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Community publications effective tool for advertising purposes

Community publications effective tool for advertising purposes Years back, who would have imagined that this particular piece of swampy ground on the outskirts of Jakarta would one day be turned into a plush residential area.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Policeman faces 15 years in jail

Policeman faces 15 years in jailNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh A policeman here has been threatened with 15 years imprisonment for the alleged fatal shooting of a student in the troubled province of Aceh.Second Brig.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its success

House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its successKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its inability to meet legislation targets in past sessions, the House of Representatives opened on Monday the year's first session with promises that it would deliberate 53 bills ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Megawati speaks in Bali

Megawati speaks in Bali As the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), President Megawati Soekarnoputri, whose paternal grandmother is Balinese, delivered a passionate speech in Bali on Sunday.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Fuchs inaugurates lubricant plant in Bekasi

Fuchs inaugurates lubricant plant in BekasiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Fuchs Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuchs Petrolub AG of Germany, inaugurated the operation of its lubricant blending plant on Monday in Bekasi, just east of Jakarta.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/House silent over Australian envoy

House silent over Australian envoy JAKARTA: The post of Australian ambassador to Jakarta remains vacant as the Indonesian House of Representatives has yet to give its approval for the posting.The position has been vacant for the past two months since Richard W.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Dutch ecstasy factory owner gets death

Dutch ecstasy factory owner gets deathMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday a Dutch citizen to death for operating two ecstasy factories -- believed to be among the largest in the world with capacity to produce thousands of ecstasy pills per ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Legislators submit petition rejecting utility price rises

Legislators submit petition rejecting utility price risesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators ate their words on Monday when they demanded the government to reverse its decision on the utility price hikes, despite the fact that they had agreed to the increases in the first place.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Overhaul needed to identify terrorists

Overhaul needed to identify terrorists The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made good sense in dealing with the issue of terrorism as he ordered an overhaul of the national intelligence system in late December so as to have more accurate and systematic ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Councillors complain about late salary

Councillors complain about late salaryAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although considered to be wealthy, city councillors complained on Monday that their monthly salaries, which amounted to about Rp 9 million (US$1,000) each, had yet to be disbursed due to the late approval of the 2003 ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/City has yet to determine fares increase

City has yet to determine fares increaseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nearly two weeks after the increase in fuel prices, especially diesel, which is used by most public transportation services, the city administration has yet to decide on a corresponding hike in transportation fares, ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/House to revise internal rule

House to revise internal rule JAKARTA: In an attempt to shorten bill deliberations, the House of Representatives' Legislation Body has proposed a draft revision of the House's Internal Regulations.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/New fees kill Gecko export business

New fees kill Gecko export business Indonesia does not only export agriculture commodities or low- end manufacturing products, but also geckos, those small lizards that creep around on walls and eat insects.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Scholar Bresnan comes full circle

Scholar Bresnan comes full circleBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Everything has a beginning. Indonesia's economic miracle until the '90s began with the economists who designed it.Tracing back to their names, and the search for a beginning, would likely end with John J. Bresnan.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/IMF team kick starts its review on RI economy

IMF team kick starts its review on RI economyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has started its mission to review the country's economic reform progress and to set out new targets, both of which will be outlined in the proposed eighth letter of intent (LoI), a ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Utut and Cerdas to lead RI SEA Games chess team

Utut and Cerdas to lead RI SEA Games chess teamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto and GM Cerdas Barus have automatically secured berths on the Indonesian chess team for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, an official of the Indonesian chess governing body, ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Judges split over human rights abuse verdict

Judges split over human rights abuse verdictMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Human Rights Court failed on Monday to sentence a police officer charged with gross human rights violations in East Timor in 1999 due to unresolved disagreement among the five judges.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/JP/5/nation

JP/5/nationCONGRATULATIONS: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno (right) fastens insignias to the newly elected governor of West Kalimantan, H. Usman Ja'far (left), and his deputy, Laurentus Herman, during their inauguration ceremony at the provincial legislature.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/PR professionals' advice to Megawati

PR professionals' advice to Megawati In your Jan. 10 edition you quoted Teddy Kharsadi and myself advising the government to improve on its PR performance.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Resolutions for reconciliation

Resolutions for reconciliationIvan A. Hadar, President, Indonesian Institute for Democracy Education (IDe), Jakarta Social conflicts in many parts of Indonesia are still continuing.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Bulog changes status to semi profit-oriented firm

Bulog changes status to semi profit-oriented firmThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to change the status of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) into a semi profit-oriented state-owned company, with one of the main aims being to improve the agency's financial accountability.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/NGOs join move to promote peace

NGOs join move to promote peaceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to boost civilian participation in the peace process in Aceh, several local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have set up an independent team to ensure the government and the Free Aceh ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Foreign envoys weigh support for Aceh truce

Foreign envoys weigh support for Aceh truceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Ambassadors from the United States, Japan and Italy arrived here on Monday for a two-day visit to show support for a recent peace agreement to end decades of hostilities in the troubled province of Aceh.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/TNI pleads innocence in Timika shooting

TNI pleads innocence in Timika shootingThe Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Envoy candidate list submitted

Envoy candidate list submitted JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) said on Monday that it had received a list of candidates vying for ambassador posts overseas from President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen

Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri announced on Monday that the government would allocate Rp 63 billion in a bid to keep the diesel price at ports at the level of the ceiling price of Rp 1,890 (21 US cents) per liter set ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/UNICEF to help garbage management

UNICEF to help garbage managementAMBON, Maluku: A team from UNICEF will assist the Ambon administration in managing garbage by providing relevant training and technology to solve the city's waste disposal problem in February.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Megawati's ouster too risky to pursue, analysts warn

Megawati's ouster too risky to pursue, analysts warnBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia cannot afford to unseat President Megawati Soekarnoputri at this point, even as pressure mounts, analysts said, adding that the risk of creating instability by toppling her was too great ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floods

Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floodsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government and city administration were urged on Monday to improve residents' participation in dealing with the possible upcoming floods and not to concentrate solely ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Anti-govt protests continue into second week

Anti-govt protests continue into second weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Violence erupted again on Monday as thousands of people embarked on a second week of protests nationwide against the steep rises in fuel prices, and electricity and telephone charges.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Ministers forced to stay over in Kupang

Ministers forced to stay over in KupangYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The absence of security guarantees prevented on Monday four Cabinet ministers from landing in the Maluku capital of Ambon and forced them to stay in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Reda faces 18 months in jail

Reda faces 18 months in jail JAKARTA: State prosecutors demanded on Monday an 18-month jail term for a German journalist, who is charged with violating his visa.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Companies must improve workers' safety: Mega

Companies must improve workers' safety: MegaM. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on companies in Indonesia to significantly improve the safety of their workers following reports about the increasing number of fatalities ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/KPU gives House until March to endorse electoral bills

KPU gives House until March to endorse electoral billsBambang Nurbianto and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives promised on Monday to complete the deliberation of three more crucial political bills this session as demanded by the General Elections ...

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Seven people infected by anthrax

Seven people infected by anthrax BOGOR: The Veterinary Research Center (Balitvet) confirmed on Monday that seven residents of Kadumanggu village, Babakan Madang regency, Bogor, had contracted the disease anthrax.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/The latest fashion: Scapegoating

The latest fashion: Scapegoating Iqbal Widastomo Research Associate School of Politics London School of Economics London After something terrible has happened, people almost habitually look for someone to blame.

Tue, 14 Jan 2003

JP/Drug dealers arrested in mosque

Drug dealers arrested in mosque BOGOR: While most drugs transactions take place in discotheques and other secular places, two drug dealers tried to conduct their business in a mosque here, but were arrested on Saturday evening by police officers who had been monitoring their activities.