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Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Morrow shows 1999 election snaps

Morrow shows 1999 election snaps YOGYAKARTA: Australian photographer-cum-lawyer and artist Bill Morrow is exhibiting until Feb. 17 at the French Cultural Center (CCF) 32 black-and-white photos of Indonesian election campaigning activities documented during the 1999 general elections.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Home Affairs Ministry to supervise regional budget

Home Affairs Ministry to supervise regional budgetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Home Affairs will oversee the use of regional budget, taking over the supervisory role from regional legislatures (DPRDs).In the planned revision of law No.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Student body backs political campaigns on campus

Student body backs political campaigns on campusRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan In contrast to the stance of other student bodies, the Student Executive Body (BEM) of the Samarinda State Polytechnic in East Kalimantan has decided to allow political parties to campaign ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Navy sinks hijacked vessel in Aceh

Navy sinks hijacked vessel in Aceh JAKARTA: The Navy sank a foreign cargo vessel on Thursday after it was hijacked by three Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists.The Navy deployed three warships to hunt down the KM Champion XIX. It is thought the GAM members were killed in the incident.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Winterbottom, versatile director

Winterbottom, versatile directorKenny Santana, Contibutor, Rotterdam, Netherlands Welcome to Sarajevo back in 1997 was probably director Michael Winterbottom's only film shown in Indonesia's commercial cinemas.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Bogor to have ring road

Bogor to have ring road BOGOR: Toll road constructor PT Jasa Marga will start the construction of a 11.2-kilometer ring road next year that will connect Baranangsiang-Sentul-Kedung Badak-Cilebut-Cibadak and Darmaga subdistrict.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Traffic In Jakarta

Traffic In Jakarta Traffic in Jakarta is characterized by heavy congestion and disorderliness. Too many vehicles are on the streets and roads today.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Doctors detect possible tumor behind Tommy's eye

Doctors detect possible tumor behind Tommy's eyeUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team of 10 doctors at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital detected a possible tumor behind convicted felon Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's left eye and a stomach ulcer, but said that the youngest son of former ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Students step up pressure

Students step up pressureThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Students nationwide again took to the streets on Friday, rejecting the Supreme Court's decision that acquitted Akbar Tandjung of graft charges.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Tainted blood on the rise, PMI says

Tainted blood on the rise, PMI saysAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Red Cross (PMI Jakarta) has revealed that donated blood contaminated with hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphilis is increasing.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/'Black zone' gears for general elections

'Black zone' gears for general electionsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Sawang district, Aceh province, is determined to see political parties campaigning for the upcoming general election, despite the fact that it is still classified as a "black zone" by the Indonesian Military ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/UN seeking to regulate trade and use of biotechnology at

UN seeking to regulate trade and use of biotechnology at negotiations in Southeast AsiaA.H. Zakri and W.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Police pursue bottle-thrower

Police pursue bottle-throwerEvi Mariani and Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta police chief has revealed that his officers charged into and severely beat dozens of protesting students in front of the Supreme Court building on Thursday because a single bottle tossed toward the ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Who's to blame?

Who's to blame? The Unesco report on education published this week is yet more evidence of Indonesia's poor education system.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Instilling literature as an educational tool

Instilling literature as an educational toolThomas Hidya Tjaya, Lecturer, Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta Certain words often yield particular renditions that go beyond their actual meanings.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Ryaas Rasyid's party proclaims real meaning of autonomy

Ryaas Rasyid's party proclaims real meaning of autonomyAnton Doni, Head, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Among the main architects of Indonesia's regional autonomy, once referred to as the world's largest experiment in governance, is Ryaas Rasyid, former minister of ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Axing graft takes more than words

Axing graft takes more than wordsBenny Susetyo, Cultural Observer, Malang, East Java President Megawati's recent statement during the inauguration of Naval barracks in Driyoreji, Gresik, East Java, is interesting to note.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/No special Valentine's Day events at malls

No special Valentine's Day events at mallsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apart from giving chocolates and red roses to a loved one on Valentine's Day, a romantic candle-lit dinner at a fancy restaurant is also a favorite for young couples.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Reclamation project undeterred

Reclamation project undeterredM. Taufiqurrahman and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the central government's demand for a new feasibility study and design of the controversial reclamation project on Jakarta's north coast, Governor Sutiyoso said his administration was merely ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/SAR team halts search for Belaza crew

SAR team halts search for Belaza crew SIKKA, East Nusa Tenggara: A Search and Rescue (SAR) team and water police in Sikka regency have decided to halt search operations after one week for seven ship crew members still missing in waters off the coast of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Duping the thieves

Duping the thievesFrom Warta KotaWith bank customers still facing robbery everyday, I would like to suggest the following measures to reduce the risks.While hiring police guards, you should also prepare two bags of the same shape and color before going to the bank.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Water castle to be restored

Water castle to be restoredSri Wahyuni and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Those who visit the Water Castle, or Tamansari, in Yogyakarta can only imagine its former beauty as much of this park of palaces, pools and waterways is in ruins.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Muhammadiyah youth groups oppose Amien's candidacy

Muhammadiyah youth groups oppose Amien's candidacyTiarma Siboro and Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya Youth organizations affiliated with Muhammadiyah, have opposed the political stance of the country's second largest Muslim organization which fully endorsed Amien Rais' ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Post-quake diseases concern spread in Nabire town

Post-quake diseases concern spread in Nabire townNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Some 155 Nabire residents were treated at the Nabire hospital on Friday, bringing the recorded number of residents suffering post- quake diseases to 958.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/'Int'l ring trades illegal arms'

'Int'l ring trades illegal arms' MEDAN, North Sumatra: An international syndicate has been involved in the illegal arms trade supplying weaponry from Thailand to North Sumatra, says a criminologist.Prof.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Swissasia appraisal delayed due to lack of documents: BI

Swissasia appraisal delayed due to lack of documents: BILeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia has urged Swissasia Global consortium, the winning bidder of Bank Lippo's 52 percent stake, to immediately submit the necessary documents for a complete evaluation of the company, which ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Golkar teases Sultan's resignation from presidential race

Golkar teases Sultan's resignation from presidential race Yogyakarta sultan withdraws from presidential raceSri Wahyuni A.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Govt denies hiring Bob Dole as lobbyist

Govt denies hiring Bob Dole as lobbyistAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied on Friday media reports that Jakarta had hired former U.S. Republican Senator Bob Dole as an official lobbyist.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/BPK examines bank intermediary role in IBRA audit

BPK examines bank intermediary role in IBRA auditP.C. Naommy The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said an ongoing audit into the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) was taking place to examine its performance in rehabilitating the country's troubled banking sector.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/New consulate generals appointed

New consulate generals appointed JAKARTA: Three Indonesian consulate generals have been appointed to Penang and Kinabalu in Malaysia, and to Frankfurt, Germany in a ceremony held on Friday in Jakarta.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/The silver lining of Akbar's acquittal

The silver lining of Akbar's acquittalWimar Witoelar, Head, InterMatrix Communications, Jakarta The main message conveyed by the Supreme Court's decision on Akbar Tandjung is that crime pays in today's Indonesia ... as long as you have common interests with those who hold political power.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/'Official privileges an insult to justice'

'Official privileges an insult to justice' The scorching heat, the traffic congestion, the speeding motorcades of state officials -- all get in the way of an average Jakartan's day.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/City mulls curfew for street children

City mulls curfew for street children YOGYAKARTA: The local administration is considering a curfew for street children starting at 6 p.m. in a bid to clean up the city's streets."We will restrict their operation in the evening, especially on the city's main streets.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Just for once vote with passion

Just for once vote with passion Everybody knows that feeling of optimism. Those times when you truly believe things will get better as there is a strong light at the end of the tunnel. This could be the case in the lead up to the 2004 general election.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/PKS candidates sign pledge

PKS candidates sign pledge MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A total of 75 legislative candidates from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) signed on Friday a contract in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/North Sumatra Police arrest suspected gun smugglers

North Sumatra Police arrest suspected gun smugglersApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra Police have arrested eight alleged gunrunners they believed have trafficked hundreds of firearms from southern Thailand to members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/PPS members threaten to quit

PPS members threaten to quit KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Dozens of members of the poll committee (PPS) in Kendari have threatened the local General Elections Commission (KPU) that they will resign as they are lowly paid.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Cipinang street children receive aid

Cipinang street children receive aid JAKARTA: In a bid to improve the quality of life of about 150 street children in Cipinang area, East Jakarta, the U.S.-based logistics company UPS and Mitra Mandiri Foundation launched Program Anak Mentari (Children of the Sun) on Thursday.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Stocks, rupiah indifferent to Akbar furor

Stocks, rupiah indifferent to Akbar furorDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial acquittal of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung from corruption charges did not have any significant impact on domestic financial markets as both stocks and the rupiah ended firmer ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, February 13, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, February 13, 2004Exhibitions* Photo Return of the Tourist Party by Bill Morrow, CCF French Cultural Center's Gallery, Jl. Sagan 3 (Tel. 0274-566520), until Feb 17. * Ceramics by Kelompok Sajiji, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2, Kotabaru (Tel.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/West Java Police demand more money

West Java Police demand more money BANDUNG: West Java Police will propose an Rp 8 billion budget to West Java provincial administration in order to help the police provide security in the upcoming elections.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Teaching English methods must be modern and realistic

Teaching English methods must be modern and realisticSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia, Jakarta There have been numerous arguments about what are the best methods and materials for learning English.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Rubberized base quake-proof: Study

Rubberized base quake-proof: Study BOGOR, West Java: A Bogor research center has long offered rubber technology to develop earthquake-resistant buildings.Director of the Bogor Rubber Technology Research Center Dr.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Today's democracies breach people's trust

Today's democracies breach people's trustNeelamani Sahu, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta Irving Kristol says, "Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Citibank offers surcharge omission

Citibank offers surcharge omission JAKARTA: Six leading national travel agencies have made an agreement with banking giant Citibank to waive the 2.5 percent to 3 percent surcharge on bills paid by travellers using credit cards.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Jamsostek gives Rp 40b for housing

Jamsostek gives Rp 40b for housing JAKARTA: State-owned social security firm PT Jamsostek has allocated Rp 40 billion (US$4.8 million) to develop more affordable housing for workers in industrial zones.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/National park to be expanded

National park to be expandedTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park management will expand the park, which lies in parts of Bogor, Sukabumi and Cianjur regencies, due to its value as a water conservation area and a transit area for rare birds of prey that ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/How to attract the best professionals

How to attract the best professionalsAndi YP Martosubroto, Senior Consultant, Consult Group As a senior consultant at an executive search company, my days are filled with interviewing candidates, trying to identify the right person for the right job.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Pumped-out liquid waste pollutes Cakung canal

Pumped-out liquid waste pollutes Cakung canalDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pity the long-suffering residents of Cakung in Cilincing, North Jakarta -- the City Sanitation Agency is now pumping untreated liquid waste from a dump in their area straight into a ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Tennis fans' unruly behavior

Tennis fans' unruly behavior I was in a crowd cheering for the Japanese team in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tie on Sunday, Feb. 8, the final day of a three-day series of matches against Indonesia.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Why election in Aceh will not be democratic

Why election in Aceh will not be democraticOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika), Jakarta Pro-democracy activists are convinced that as a political system, democracy also serves as a mechanism capable of transforming a violent clash (war) into a peaceful ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Religion and economic development

Religion and economic developmentMuhamad Ali, Lecturer, The State Islamic University (UIN) Sharif Hidayatullah, Jakarta The New York Times recently reported about two Harvard scholars who found that religion is not an impediment to economic development, after analyzing data collected in 59 ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/BPK examines bank intermediary role in ongoing IBRA audit

BPK examines bank intermediary role in ongoing IBRA auditP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said an ongoing audit into the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) was taking place to examine its performance in rehabilitating the country's troubled banking ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Work as usual for Zulfan, despite investigation

Work as usual for Zulfan, despite investigationEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the hot seat over his alleged criminal activity, including extortion, Ciputat Police chief Adj. Comr. Zulfan is still working in his office as usual, an officer from the National Police headquarters revealed.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Tax arrears rise to Rp 26 trillion, official says

Tax arrears rise to Rp 26 trillion, official saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tax office said on Friday that unpaid taxes rose to Rp 26 trillion (US$3.09 billion) last month or equal to the size of the government subsidy for fuel and non-fuel products in the current state budget.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Antam awaits approval on key project

Antam awaits approval on key projectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) hopes the government to approve its rights issue plan in a bid to raise cash to help finance a bauxite mining project in Tayan, West Kalimantan.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Stronger market trust

Stronger market trust It is now almost seven weeks since the government has managed the economy without the direct supervision and balance-of- payments support from the International Monetary Fund; and market trust in both fiscal and monetary management has increased steadily.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Djarum will manage Hotel Indonesia, Inna Wisata

Djarum will manage Hotel Indonesia, Inna WisataThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After months of protracted negotiations with the government, the country's third largest cigarette maker PT Djarum has been named the new operator of state-owned Hotel Indonesia and adjacent Hotel Inna Wisata.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Kemiri residents face water shortage

Kemiri residents face water shortage SURABAYA: At least 177 families in Kemiri subdistricts in Mojokerto regency complained of water shortages on Friday, following a recent flood in the area.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Golkar teases Sultan's resignation from presidential race

Golkar teases Sultan's resignation from presidential race Yogyakarta sultan withdraws from presidential raceSri Wahyuni A.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/INKA pressures KAI to pay debts

INKA pressures KAI to pay debtsYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung, The Jakarta Post Workers of state-owned train car maker PT Industri Kereta Api Indonesia (INKA) visited on Friday state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) to pressure the latter to repay its Rp 58.6 billion debt.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Schools must fight quick-fix shortcut culture

Schools must fight quick-fix shortcut cultureIwan Pranoto, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung Educational institutions such as schools are influenced by the values of the community surrounding them.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Muhammadiyah youth groups oppose Amien's candidacy

Muhammadiyah youth groups oppose Amien's candidacyTiarma Siboro and Ainur R. Sophiaan The Jakarta Post Jakarta/SurabayaYouth organizations affiliated with Muhammadiyah, have opposed the political stance of the country's second largest Muslim organization which fully endorsed Amien Rais' ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Sultan Hamengkubuwono X withdraws from presidential race

Sultan Hamengkubuwono X withdraws from presidential raceSri Wahyuni and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X announced on Friday his decision to quit from the Golkar presidential convention in protest at the acquittal of Golkar chairman ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Malaysia, RI should join

Malaysia, RI should join in tackling wood theftJulian Newman and Hapsoro, Jakarta You could be forgiven for never having heard of ramin.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Sultan cycles to promote clean air

Sultan cycles to promote clean air YOGYAKARTA: In the past few months, Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, who is also Yogyakarta governor, has been spotted cycling to his office every Friday.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/West Java, Bandung Police demand more money

West Java, Bandung Police demand more money BANDUNG: West Java Police will propose an Rp 8 billion budget to West Java provincial administration in order to help the police provide security in the upcoming elections.Meanwhile, Bandung City Police have also lodged a Rp 6.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Hotel mixes old and modern touches

Hotel mixes old and modern touchesSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta While tourism in Yogyakarta has yet to return to its pre-1998 peaks, a four-star hotel is ready to open its doors on Sunday -- and give visitors the experience of an entirely different age.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Fire razes underwear factory

Fire razes underwear factory TANGERANG: Fire destroyed a home-based enterprise that produced women's underwear at Gudang Delapan compound in Jatimulya, Kosambi district, late on Thursday.A worker, Suwandi, said he saw sparks coming from one of the hemming machines that later burnt the fabric.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Lock up the young, this is Thailand

Lock up the young, this is Thailand The government appears to have taken the easy option in disciplining the country's wayward youth by slapping a 10pm curfew on those under 18 years old.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Old, not helpless

Old, not helpless A conference on family violence this week was given a snapshot of elder abuse that should make Singaporeans sit up. It would be better if they felt so uncomfortable about the disclosures they would give the matter some thought.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Akbar's acquittal weakens anti-graft drive: Experts

Akbar's acquittal weakens anti-graft drive: ExpertsTiarma Siboro and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The acquittal of Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung will make it difficult to put corrupt officials or former officials behind bars, a legal expert says.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Commission decides not do 2nd tender for ink

Commission decides not do 2nd tender for inkMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) decided on Friday not to re-tender for ink procurement, despite doubts over the financial capability of eight companies bidding for the project.

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/President, VP seek full campaign schedule

President, VP seek full campaign scheduleFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the rigid campaign ruling issued by the General Election Commission (KPU), President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz will be allowed to campaign for their respective parties any ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2004

JP/Student nabbed in drug case

Student nabbed in drug case BOGOR: After two weeks of surveillance, police apprehended on Friday a student of a private university, who allegedly had 20 packages of putaw (low grade heroin) in his possession.