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Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/TBBA to give 50% of profit as dividends

TBBA to give 50% of profit as dividends JAKARTA: State coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam will distribute Rp 209.9 billion (US$21.84 million) in dividends, or 50 percent of its profit in 2004, the company's annual general shareholders meeting decided on Tuesday.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/House to draft two bills as lawmaking duty falters

House to draft two bills as lawmaking duty faltersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives has been criticized of late for not moving fast enough on its lawmaking duties, due to the fact that it has not passed a single law in nearly a year since its 550 members were installed.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

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Campaign remembers Sukarno after state-sponsored amnesia JP/18/COMIC M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta One of the greatest smear campaigns ever committed in the country's modern history was the one that was waged against the country's first president, Sukarno.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Wanted: A roadmap for North Korea

Wanted: A roadmap for North KoreaMichael O'Hanlon Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Washington DC As North Korea indicates a tentative, lukewarm interest in returning to negotiations over its nuclear weapons program, one thing is clear: Washington's approach has not been working.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Jailing of activist called unfair

Jailing of activist called unfairWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliThe jailing of a university student for insulting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a reflection of the government's reluctance to accept public criticism, an observer says.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Asia and the Middle East: Let the convergence begin

Asia and the Middle East: Let the convergence beginKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network BangkokEast and West have met and prospered. Now, the Far East and Middle East are converging.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Depok wealthy snub local election

Depok wealthy snub local electionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA recent telephone poll revealed that Depok residents living in middle to upper class housing estates are less likely to vote in the upcoming mayoral election as compared to others.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Problems of migrant workers

Problems of migrant workers We refer to the report Singapore a killing field for RI migrant workers (The Jakarta Post, May 16) and the Singapore Embassy's reply to that article on May 25 .

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

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JP/ /The Philippines: A Reality CheckJamil Maidan Flores Jakarta On the eve of the observance of the 107th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence, there seems to be little to celebrate, if you go by all the bad news bannered by the newspapers and blared by the other media.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Police freeze bank accounts of religious affairs ministry

Police freeze bank accounts of religious affairs ministryEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police have frozen bank accounts held by the Ministry of Religious Affairs worth Rp 684 billion (US$72 million) in relation to an alleged graft case within the institution.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Padang councillors jailed for corruption

Padang councillors jailed for corruptionSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangThirteen out of 45 Padang councillors were sentenced to four years in jail each on Tuesday following their convictions on graft charges.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/JP/20/people

JP/20/peoplechecked -- JSR Reluctant corruption 'czar' warms to his jobEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "This is not my dream; I don't really want to be in this position if you'd like to know what I really think.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/JP/18/REDY

JP/18/REDYRedy's sculpture embodies passion and emotionBambang Widjarnarko Contributor/Jakarta Some philosophers believe there is only one thing unending beyond death and the inconceivable infiniteness of the universe.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Foreign observers?

Foreign observers? With the prospect of reaching an agreement between our Republic and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), some politicians are beginning to think of having foreign observers on our soil to act as referees and watch that both sides observe and follow what was agreed on in the talks.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Councillor complains of illegal fishing

Councillor complains of illegal fishingAMBON, Maluku: Golkar councillor Rahman Holle accused on Tuesday businesspeople from Java of illegally purchasing fish from Maluku, depriving the provincial government of needed revenue.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/JP/6/NUR

JP/6/NURLooking to the past before criminalizing adultery Nurrohman Bandung One of the articles in the revision of the Criminal Code that sparked controversy among activists is the inclusion of adultery or extramarital sex as a crime that could be punished by state.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Ex-BI directors won't escape jail: AGO

Ex-BI directors won't escape jail: AGOThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) pledged on Tuesday that three former directors of Bank Indonesia convicted of corruption would serve their sentences.Spokesman for the office, R.J.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, June 15, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, June 15, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:30 Cultural Program: Rona Daerah12:00 p.m.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Yogya sees rise in HIV/AIDS cases

Yogya sees rise in HIV/AIDS casesYOGYAKARTA: The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Yogyakarta province has risen from 48 last year to 187 this year, according to official figures. Some 90 percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS in the province are university students.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Problems of migrant workers

Problems of migrant workers We refer to the report Singapore a killing field for RI migrant workers (The Jakarta Post, May 16) and the Singapore Embassy's reply to that article on May 25 .

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Govt urged to help make firms 'socially responsible'

Govt urged to help make firms 'socially responsible'The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen people living around the Tangguh oil and gas block in Papua asked David Clarkson, the executive vice president of the BP-led Tangguh LNG Plant, about what his firm could do for their children, he replied "we decided ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Like me, love me

Like me, love meOng Hock Chuan Jakarta There is something terribly wrong with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's image advisors if the latest brouhaha over the president giving out his mobile number is any indication.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Jakarta Fair aims for 2.5m visitors

Jakarta Fair aims for 2.5m visitors JAKARTA: The Jakarta Fair organizers said on Tuesday that they hoped to attract 2.5 million visitors to the fair this year.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Not good program for children

Not good program for children I was deeply disturbed by a reality crime show aired by Metro TV on May 25. It showed a street prostitute and her client who were nabbed by policemen at night. Surprized by the arrest, the prostitute and her client had to put their clothes on in a hurry.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Prioritizing poverty

Prioritizing povertyThe babies could not wait -- they died before our honorable legislators were able to complete their ongoing revision of the state budget, which would then determine the figures of "compensation funds" to the poor, derived from funds earlier used to subsidize motorists.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/KPK probes firms linked to KPU graft

KPK probes firms linked to KPU graftJAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has started investigating a number of firms over their possible roles in the alleged corruption at the General Elections Commission (KPU).

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/DPD to propose bigger allocations for rural electricity

DPD to propose bigger allocations for rural electricityLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaObserving a big gap in power availability between Java and other less-developed islands, the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will propose a bigger allocation from next year's state budget to build ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/What is bilingual education?

What is bilingual education?Jan Dormer Malang, East Java Apparently, misconceptions abound as to the nature and purpose of bilingual education.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Government 'fails' to prioritize health

Government 'fails' to prioritize healthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta If a province is wealthy enough to allocate Rp 12 billion (US$1.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Award for dirtiest city

Award for dirtiest city A few days ago I wrote about Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, as a prime candidate to receive an award for the dirtiest city in Eastern Indonesia.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Lampung Mayor candidates take aims at young voters

Lampung Mayor candidates take aims at young votersOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungAfter completing their national exams, a group of senior high school students were excited seeing someone bringing posters of the box office film The Matrix.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/MOF: Privatize SOEs through IPOs

MOF: Privatize SOEs through IPOsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTo fulfill its privatization target of Rp 3.5 trillion (US$368 million) focusing on state banks and mining companies, the government should sell them through initial public offerings (IPO), says a minister and analysts.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Sutiyoso urged to stop raid on vendors

Sutiyoso urged to stop raid on vendorsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA string of aggressive raids on street vendors across the capital, a micro business that serves the needs of Jakarta's middle and low-income groups, has drawn criticism from the City Council's Commission B on the economy.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/The plot thickens: Documents reveal four plans to kill Munir

The plot thickens: Documents reveal four plans to kill MunirEva C. Komandjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Documents setting out methods and plans to kill human rights activist Munir have been discovered by the government-sanctioned fact finding team investigating his murder, ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/NJOP preferred in state assets assessment

NJOP preferred in state assets assessmentThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is starting to consider a plan to use the official taxable property value (NJOP), instead of the current market price to reassess state assets scattered across the country.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Students raid regent's hotel room

Students raid regent's hotel roomJAKARTA: Dozens of students from Papua raided on Tuesday the hotel room of the province's Jayawijaya regent, David Agusti Hubbi, whom they allege is involved in graft.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Original software 'secures Internet cafe business'

Original software 'secures Internet cafe business'The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen he opened his warnet (Internet cafe) business five years ago, Roy installed pirated software for only Rp 20,000 (US$2) a computer.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/ADVERTORIAL --- Hong Kong Shopping Festival (Part 2)

ADVERTORIAL --- Hong Kong Shopping Festival (Part 2)Worldwide shoppers to join HK Shopper of the Year Contest Worldwide shoppers from at least 17 countries, including Indonesia, are expected to join the 2005 Hong Kong Shopper of the Year contest in Hong Kong.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Severe malnutrition

Severe malnutrition The recent cases of marasmus kwarsiorkor (severe malnutrition) in the rice-exporting province of West Nusa Tenggara has stunned everybody in the country, (The Jakarta Post, May 27).

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Studying abroad has

Studying abroad has special meaning Every year, several Indonesian students travel abroad in order to obtain their bachelor, master and Ph.D degrees. There are several advantages in obtaining or continuing their studies abroad.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Aqua remains upbeat despite lagging profit

Aqua remains upbeat despite lagging profitThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's largest bottled water producer PT Aqua Golden Mississippi targets a 13 percent increase in net profit this year in spite of the 15 percent decline in profit in the first four months of the year.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/40,000 Indonesians on tourist visa to work in Malaysia

40,000 Indonesians on tourist visa to work in MalaysiaRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Manpower and Transmigration Fahmi Idris has expressed concern over some 40,000 Indonesians using tourist visas to work in Malaysia, saying they would become illegal immigrants when their ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Poverty blamed for child labor

Poverty blamed for child laborRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe twin problems of school dropouts and child labor in the country have been blamed on widespread poverty.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/University lures students with unique way

University lures students with unique wayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA good reputation alone is apparently not a guarantee that students will fill university campus corridors.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Irresponsible statements from politicians in Jakarta is the

Irresponsible statements from politicians in Jakarta is the last thing Acehnese need at this time, post-disaster. Yet this is what we hear from members of the House of Representatives in Jakarta, as they issue statements criticizing the peace talks in Helsinki.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/House committee to probe tanker sales

House committee to probe tanker salesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One year has passed since the controversial sale of two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) but state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is still feeling the repercussions, as the House of Representatives formed a special ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Malnutrition: A sickness of government, society

Malnutrition: A sickness of government, societyB. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta After SARS, there was the avian flu. After the avian flu, it was dengue fever, then polio, and then the graph descended even further -- outlining a basic and preventable human malaise -- "malnutrition.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Joint office urged for tsunami and quake prevention, handling

Joint office urged for tsunami and quake prevention, handlingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanRepresentatives of five countries hit by the tsunami disaster a few months ago recommended on Tuesday that the five countries establish a joint office that would function as an information, data and ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Jackson still indisputable king of pop: Local fans

Jackson still indisputable king of pop: Local fansM. Taufiqurrahman and Armando Siahaan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Devoted local fans rejoiced at the acquittal of singer Michael Jackson on child molestation charges, saying in unison that the criminal charges against the self-appointed king of pop ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Textile Museum offers interesting holiday programs

Textile Museum offers interesting holiday programsThe Jakarta Post JakartaTo welcome the school holidays and also Jakarta's 478th Anniversary this month, the Textile Museum is offering a number of interesting batik painting programs in addition to its regular ones.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Weak institutions fan Filipino turmoil

Weak institutions fan Filipino turmoilRonald Meinardus Manila These days, the political class in the Philippines is not concerned with governing but preoccupied with other things. Attention is focused on what one commentator has termed "the worst crisis any administration" has ever experienced.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/TV Program: Thursday, June 16, 2005

TV Program: Thursday, June 16, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabaluga7:30 Cartoon8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 News: Berita Nusantara 12:00 p.m.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/'Knowledge on nutrition is lacking'

'Knowledge on nutrition is lacking'As malnutrition cases across the country hit the headlines, reports pour in on the death toll, mainly children, many people have deplored the sluggish response by the central government in dealing with the problem, which is essentially a symptom of extreme poverty.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Batam journalists support gubernatorial candidates

Batam journalists support gubernatorial candidatesFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamBagong Sastranegara, a reporter cum cameraman at Batam TV, has mobilized his colleagues since February to support the campaign of Soeryo Respationo, a candidate for governor of Riau Islands province.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Answer to rejection blues: More Europe

Answer to rejection blues: More EuropeAlvaro de Vasconcelos, Project Syndicate The rejection of the European Union's Constitution by French and Dutch voters forces us to think well beyond that treaty. That much is clear from the current debate on the Community budget.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Pakistani sentenced to death for drug smuggling

Pakistani sentenced to death for drug smugglingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang District Court sentenced a Pakistani national to death on Tuesday, bringing to 25 the number of foreigners sent to death row by the court for drug trafficking since 2000.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/European Union needs to pause, reflect its future

European Union needs to pause, reflect its futureGwynne Dyer, London Some of the early reactions to the French and Dutch 'No' votes on the new European constitution on May 29 and June 1 were quite hysterical.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Malnutrition affects thousands in Cirebon

Malnutrition affects thousands in CirebonCIREBON, West Java: Some 4,000 children in Cirebon regency are suffering from malnutrition, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/IOM builds shelters, employs Acehnese

IOM builds shelters, employs Acehnese JAKARTA: An estimated 4,500 Acehnese are being employed in the construction of shelters being built by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in tsunami-wrecked Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Hong Kong to invest in transportation

Hong Kong to invest in transportation JAKARTA: Several Hong Kong investors are interested in financing transportation projects in the capital, Governor Sutiyoso says.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Advertorial --- Hong Kong Shopping Festival (Part 1)

Advertorial --- Hong Kong Shopping Festival (Part 1)Suggested titles: -Shopper' Paradise at 2005 Hong Kong Shopping Festival -Enjoy sophistication, diversity and value at Hong Kong Shopping Festival! -Discover a great way to pick up fantastic buys at 2005 Hong Kong Shopping ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Hurdler Eddy sets modest target for Grand Prix

Hurdler Eddy sets modest target for Grand PrixMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Slowed by an abdominal strain suffered last week, 110-meter hurdler Eddy Zakaria is keeping a conservative target for the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix 2005 in Sidoarjo, East Java.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/Australian apology

Australian apology I would like to apologize for the actions of some radical Australians, who are reacting wrongly to Schapelle Corby's sentencing.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005

JP/A human right perspective about hunger in Indonesia

A human right perspective about hunger in IndonesiaSudirman Nasir, Victoria The hundreds of children suffering from chronic malnutrition in West and East Nusa Tenggara, Lampung and West Sumatra should be considered just the tip of the iceberg.