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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/RI vows to implement fully the CWC

RI vows to implement fully the CWCThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia, the third largest democracy in the world, is committed to fully implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), said a senior official at the ministry of foreign affairs.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Akbar trails behind Prabowo: Poll

Akbar trails behind Prabowo: PollKurniawan Hari and Ainur Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/SurabayaThe Supreme Court's controversial verdict clearing Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung of graft appears to have done little to restore his popularity among the party faithful ahead of the Golkar ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/PKS looks set to be main faction in Jakarta council

PKS looks set to be main faction in Jakarta councilEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe latest count on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Management tender to open for historical heritage

Management tender to open for historical heritageBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Culture and Museum Agency will open bidding for companies interested in managing a heritage building on Jl. Teuku Umar 1, Central Jakarta, as an art-and-cultural-show venue.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Asian rail transportation system on right track within a decade

Asian rail transportation system on right track within a decadeAnthony Paul, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Slowly but surely, a revolution in transcontinental rail transportation is changing the face of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Bank Permata plans reverse stock split

Bank Permata plans reverse stock splitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata, the country's seventh largest bank in terms of assets, plans to reduce the number of its shares outstanding on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) through a reverse stock split.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/BI claims not at fault in bank closure

BI claims not at fault in bank closureDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank said on Tuesday the closure of Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic was a result of fraudulent practices from the bank's insiders, rather than from its weak supervisory mechanism as suggested by some ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Traitors or saviors?

Traitors or saviors? Few Indonesians, if any, will deny that fraud and other irregularities were committed during the recent legislative elections -- a fact that has been substantiated by the General Elections Supervisory Commission (Panwaslu).

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Cellular operators expect MMS traffic to increase by 20%

Cellular operators expect MMS traffic to increase by 20%Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three local cellular operators expect to see a 20 percent increase in multimedia messaging service (MMS) traffic as cellular phone users are now able to send cross-operator multimedia messages.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/PDI-P pins poor showing in Jakarta on Governor Sutiyoso

PDI-P pins poor showing in Jakarta on Governor SutiyosoDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaExecutives of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have laid some of the blame for the party's disappointing showing in the city during the April 5 elections on ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Few car drivers, passengers wear seat belts: Police

Few car drivers, passengers wear seat belts: PoliceEvi Mariani and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe six-month campaign period for Jakartans to wear seat belts demonstrated how little people care about road safety as only 30 percent of car drivers and front-seat passengers were ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Surveys show Susilo top presidential candidate

Surveys show Susilo top presidential candidateKurniawan Hari and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Democratic Party's cofounder Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is twice as likely to become Indonesia's next leader than current President Megawati Soekarnoputri, according to findings of two surveys.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Farmers jailed for trespass

Farmers jailed for trespass TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Tuesday four farmers who had been working a two hectare plot in Kampung Bundar, Cikupa district, to nine months in prison for trespass and destruction of private property.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Marines, hoodlums beat policeman

Marines, hoodlums beat policeman CIREBON, West Java: A police officer, Second Brig. Kusnun Sanjaya, was nearly killed when he was beaten viciously by a group of Indonesian Navy marines and several hoodlums in Cirebon, police said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Destruction of smuggled sugar

Destruction of smuggled sugar H.M. Rienaldo Thamrin has written that the plan of Trade Minister Rini Soewandi to destroy smuggled sugar shows the absence of a sense of crisis and the influence of the old paradigm of sectoral arrogance, which takes no account of the interests of the nation (Tempo, ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Voters file suit against KPU

Voters file suit against KPU JAKARTA: A group of people claiming to represent voters in several cities has filed a class action suit against the General Elections Commission (KPU) for its poor performance that prevented them from exercising their right to vote.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Population to reach 250m by 2015

Population to reach 250m by 2015 MEDAN, North Sumatra: The National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) predicts that the country's population will reach 250 million by 2015, based on the current trend in growth.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Police raid starred Bukittinggi hotels

Police raid starred Bukittinggi hotels PADANG, West Sumatra: Police launched a raid on four star- rated hotels on Tuesday in the resort town of Bukittinggi, as several guests were suspected of carrying drugs and sharp weapons.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Police accuse GAM over Medan bombing

Police accuse GAM over Medan bombingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North SumatraPolice on Tuesday arrested six suspects they said were part of a network of Aceh separatists involved in an abortive attempt to bomb a mall here last month.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Technical woes delay dump opening

Technical woes delay dump openingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe opening of a high-tech waste treatment facility in Bojong, Klapanunggal subdistrict, Bogor, has been delayed for at least two months as the operator clears up technical problems.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/NGO fears legal forum could rob courts of independence

NGO fears legal forum could rob courts of independenceTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Legal Aid Institute has expressed concerns about a proposal for the establishment of a law officers forum (Forgakum) during the upcoming Law Summit III, saying it could undermine ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Professionalism of teachers

Professionalism of teachers I'm writing this in response to Simon Marcus Gower's article titled, Bolstering continued professional development, dated April 10, in The Jakarta Post.A school asked me to run an English course for its teaching staff.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/House-to-house weapons search begins in Poso

House-to-house weapons search begins in PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central SulawesiLocal police conducted a house-to-house search for guns and other weapons on Tuesday after a renewed attack that injured seven Christians three days ago in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Traitors or saviors?

Traitors or saviors? Few Indonesians, if any, will deny that fraud and other irregularities were committed during the recent legislative election -- a fact that has been substantiated by the General Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Automomakers announce plans to raise prices

Automomakers announce plans to raise pricesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's automotive companies will increase the prices of their car and motorcycle products due to soaring steel prices in about five to six months from now after existing stocks have been sold out.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Jakarta stocks increase slightly on bargain hunting

Jakarta stocks increase slightly on bargain huntingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares on the Jakarta stock market ended slightly higher on Tuesday on a technical rebound as investors snapped up stocks after profit taking in the previous trading sessions, a stock analyst said.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Rp 260b set for national exams

Rp 260b set for national exams SURABAYA: Ministry of National Education has allocated Rp 260 billion (US$30.59 million) to subsidize students who will sit in the national final exams in May.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Traitors or saviors?

Traitors or saviors? Few Indonesians, if any, will deny that fraud and other irregularities were committed during the recent legislative election -- a fact that has been substantiated by the General Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Reassessing the costs of highway project in Aceh

Reassessing the costs of highway project in AcehAndri Gunawan Wibisana, Lecturer, Environmental Law, School of Law, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, mragw@yahoo.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Council votes to support mayor despite 'poor record'

Council votes to support mayor despite 'poor record'Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West JavaIn an unexpected conclusion on Tuesday, the majority of the Cirebon Council accepted the accountability report by Mayor Subardi amid rumors of money politics involving him and councillors.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Govt to issue Rp 3t bonds this month

Govt to issue Rp 3t bonds this monthThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will auction some Rp 3 trillion (about US$353 million) worth of bonds on April 27, the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday.In a press statement the ministry said the bonds would mature on Oct. 15, 2011.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/PDI-P to sue rival party's chief for defamation

PDI-P to sue rival party's chief for defamationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering filing a defamation suit against Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leader Hidayat Nurwahid.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Parties back down on call for new poll

Parties back down on call for new pollThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After firmly calling for a repeat election, the majority of the political parties backed down on their demand somewhat on Tuesday, now urging the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold a manual retabulation from each polling ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Two more ex-bank owners to be declared debt free

Two more ex-bank owners to be declared debt freeUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon declare debt-free status for former bank owners Sjamsul Nursalim and Bob Hasan as the two have almost settled their debts to the state.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/UT wins $1 billion mining contract

UT wins $1 billion mining contractRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A unit of publicly listed heavy equipment company PT United Tractors (UT) has won a 10-year coal exploration contract worth over US$1 billion from the country's second largest coal producer, PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC).

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Five hunger strikers hospitalized

Five hunger strikers hospitalized JEMBER, East Java: Five of eight students from state Islamic college STAIN were rushed to the hospital on Tuesday to be treated for dehydration. The students had been sitting a hunger strike for four days.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/'To earn a living is a basic right'

'To earn a living is a basic right'The city cooperatives and small and medium enterprises agency recently admitted that it has no budget to relocate around 147,000 registered street vendors and thousands of unregistered ones.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/PDI-P members begin blame game

PDI-P members begin blame gameFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUpset by the shocking decline in the number of votes in the April 5 legislative election, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executives have begun to blame each other.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Another Priok witness changes mind

Another Priok witness changes mind JAKARTA: A witness testifying in Maj. Gen. (ret) Pranowo's human rights tribunal said on Tuesday he was not beaten when he was detained by the military following the bloody Tanjung Priok shooting incident in 1984.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Ceiling falls on schoolteacher

Ceiling falls on schoolteacher BEKASI: A teacher at state elementary school Jatimakmur I in Raflesia residential area, Pondokgede, Bekasi, suffered a minor head injury as the decayed ceiling of three classrooms collapsed on Tuesday.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/'Ojek' rapists target Tangerang

'Ojek' rapists target Tangerang TANGERANG: Women who hail an ojek (motorcycle taxi) in Tangerang are cautioned to be extra careful, especially in the evening, following two rape cases allegedly committed by ojek drivers.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Survey shows high level of lead among children in Bandung

Survey shows high level of lead among children in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe increasing level of air pollution in Bandung municipality, West Java, has caused school children's blood to contain a high level of lead, according to a survey.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Muslim-based parties eye presidential poll

Muslim-based parties eye presidential pollMuninggar Sri Saraswati and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLeaders of three Muslim-based parties -- the National Awakening Party (PKB), the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) -- held a closed-door meeting on ...

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Public participation in election poor: Cetro

Public participation in election poor: CetroMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSixteen percent of registered voters were not able to exercise their rights to vote in the April 5 legislative election because most could not obtain voter cards, a non-government organization said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 14 Apr 2004

JP/Police slap travel bans on officials of closed banks

Police slap travel bans on officials of closed banksP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have set up a team to investigate a fraud case involving Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Bank Asiatic and issued travel bans for some of the banks' owners and top executives following a report filed by Bank ...

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