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Searching for all articles published on 2002-07-16 ...

57 articles.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Tommy's birthday gift: 15-year jail request

Tommy's birthday gift: 15-year jail requestMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who turned 40 on Monday, received a rather unwelcome birthday present from state prosecutors: a 15- year sentence request for masterminding the ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Interest groups likely to retain seats in MPR

Interest groups likely to retain seats in MPRKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following intensive lobbying among major factions at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the 65-member interest group faction, that represents various groups in society not represented by any political ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Health aid for E. Nusa Tenggara

Health aid for E. Nusa Tenggara KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian and Australian governments have resumed cooperation in the health sector, and East Nusa Tenggara province has been named a project area.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Calls mount for quota for women legislators

Calls mount for quota for women legislatorsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an effort to more accurately represent the nation in political decisions, Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Redjeki Sumaryoto, several female legislators and many more activists have all demanded that ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/House to soon draft geothermal power bill

House to soon draft geothermal power billA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed a plan, during a plenary session on Monday, to draft a law on geothermal power to help provide legal certainty for investors in the field.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Wushu team on a high after Cairo

Wushu team on a high after CairoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian wushu team is brimming with confidence ahead of the 2002 Asian Games after an impressive run in Cairo, according to training director E.F. Hamidi.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/U.S. accounting woes threaten RI's exports: Businesses

U.S. accounting woes threaten RI's exports: BusinessesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local business community is worried that the current slide in the U.S. stock market, triggered by a string of major accounting scandals, will negatively affect Indonesia's export performance.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Waste treatment plant protested

Waste treatment plant protestedTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Hundreds of residents from Kampung Walahir in Nambo village, Klapa Nunggal district, protested on Monday to demand the closure of a waste treatment plant located in the village.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/'Sutiyoso has failed to perform well'

'Sutiyoso has failed to perform well' Governor Sutiyoso will deliver his accountability speech before City Council on Thursday. It is a crucial moment that will decide if he is eligible to run for the next gubernatorial race.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday July 16, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday July 16, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:30 Music10:30 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/School uniform sales slow

School uniform sales slow JAKARTA: Traders in Cipulir market in Tangerang have complained about the decrease in buyers of elementery school students' uniforms.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Legislators, Megawati to discuss Aceh, Maluku

Legislators, Megawati to discuss Aceh, MalukuKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators were expected to question President Megawati Soekarnoputri about what, if any, concrete steps she would take to resolve the prolonged conflicts that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Aceh ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/House to draft geothermal power bill

House to draft geothermal power billA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed a plan, during a plenary session on Monday, to draft a law on geothermal power to help provide legal certainty for investors in the field.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday July 16, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday July 16, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:30 Music10:30 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Suwardwiyono, Sinta best athletes

Suwardwiyono, Sinta best athletes JAKARTA: Suwardwiyono and Sinta Berliana Heru were named the best athletes in the men's and women's divisions, respectively, at the just concluded 3rd LG Cup national tae kwon do championships.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Indonesian chess body puts faith in juniors

Indonesian chess body puts faith in juniorsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The upcoming US$6,000 Wismilak International Grandmaster chess tournament may show the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) to be overly confident following its inclusion of two junior players among the senior ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Maumere calm after religious riot

Maumere calm after religious riotYemris Fointuna and Yacob Herin, The Jakarta Post, Maumere/Kupang The town of Maumere gradually returned to normal on Monday following an overnight riot in protest against a Catholic mass that was disrupted by an outsider.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Government delays cloud seeding

Government delays cloud seeding JAKARTA: The government decided on Monday to delay a cloud seeding operation to deal with the dry season in Yogyakarta and Central Jakarta because of a request by the local administrations, a minister said.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Bogor lacks junior high schools

Bogor lacks junior high schools BOGOR: A great number of elementary school students in Bogor regency are not be able to continue their education due to limited places at junior high schools.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/A new constitution, not legislators' own interests

A new constitution, not legislators' own interestsAti Nurbaiti, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the heels of the war of words on seeking a better constitution, President Megawati Soekarnoputri's statement last Wednesday was a bit of a surprise.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Protesters decry council, show support for mayor

Protesters decry council, show support for mayorAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Some 300 people rallied in front of the Surabaya legislative council on Monday, claiming its decision to dismiss the city's mayor last week was illegal.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/House endorses 23 names for Komnas HAM

House endorses 23 names for Komnas HAMKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite increasing public criticism, the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed 23 names on Monday for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) for the 2002-2007 period.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/KBC power project unfeasible: Pertamina

KBC power project unfeasible: Pertamina Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Garut The Karaha Bodas geothermal power project in West Java, which has been neglected by its owner for five years, was a failure commercially as it contained too small geothermal steam to make its development ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Business sentiment strengthens but legal uncertainties remain

Business sentiment strengthens but legal uncertainties remainFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's Business Sentiment Index (BSI) rose for the second consecutive period, as more business leaders expressed confidence about their current performance and their business outlook ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Megawati pressed to act in Agus case

Megawati pressed to act in Agus caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar Pressure is building for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to intervene in the case of Agus Dwikarna, an Indonesian national jailed in the Philippines for illegal possession of explosives.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Muslim politicians meet to counter nationalist alliance

Muslim politicians meet to counter nationalist allianceMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior politicians from Muslim-based parties met again here on Monday in an apparent move to counter a coalition between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Educators mixed over new school term system

Educators mixed over new school term systemDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Starting on Monday, about two million students from kindergarten to high schools in Jakarta will begin a new school year with the semester system instead of the quarter system, which is expected to help students ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Samsung to donate Rp1b to KONI

Samsung to donate Rp1b to KONI JAKARTA: Samsung, the South Korean-based electronics company, said on Monday it planned to donate about Rp 1 billion (US$112,000) to the National Sports Council (KONI) for its preparations for the 2002 Asian Games.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Accountants' accountability

Accountants' accountability Instead of joining the bashing of the United States for its full-blown corporate governance shock, we should take the unfolding of accounting and management scandals that have wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth as an urgent warning to revisit this ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/ASEAN to hold textile exhibit here

ASEAN to hold textile exhibit here JAKARTA: The ASEAN secretariat, in cooperation with the Japan Foundation, is holding an exhibition to promote textile products from its member countries.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Legislators support TNI procurement contractors

Legislators support TNI procurement contractorsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators voiced their firm support on Monday for the current contracting system in the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Ministry of Defense, a system that had in the past been instrumental in huge mark-ups ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Model sues PT Telkomsel

Model sues PT Telkomsel JAKARTA: A model sued telecommunication company PT Telkomsel last week for the alleged illegal use of her picture for the promotion of its product Halo card.The plaintiff, Filiana Andalusia S.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Dismissed teachers open new school

Dismissed teachers open new school JAKARTA: Dozens of teachers who were dismissed from Al-Azhar school in Kemang, South Jakarta, have set up a new school with the help of students' parents and donors.The new school, located in Tanjung Barat, also in South Jakarta, has set much lower tuition fees.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Govt asks for additional reinforcements in Aceh

Govt asks for additional reinforcements in AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite public opposition to a state of emergency in Aceh, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the President to deploy 8,000 ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Local leaders against forming separate province in Riau

Local leaders against forming separate province in RiauHaidar Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau A top councillor and influential community leader warned on Monday that there would be public distrust in the law if the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Fishermen protest to Pertamina

Fishermen protest to Pertamina CILACAP, Central Java: Hundreds of fishermen in Donan subdistrict here have protested to state oil company Pertamina for allegedly polluting the river from which they making their living.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/House to draft geothermal power bill

House to draft geothermal power billA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Monday during a plenary session a plan to draft a law on geothermal power to help provide legal certainty for investors in the field.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Cheaper AIDS drugs not the full story

Cheaper AIDS drugs not the full story While your editorial on AIDS in the July 15 edition of The Jakarta Post was both accurate and timely I wonder if it will have the desired effect, ie.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/S. Sulawesi's Lake Tempe may disappear in 20 years

S. Sulawesi's Lake Tempe may disappear in 20 yearsHasanuddin Hamid, Contributor, Makassar, South Sulawesi Unchecked deforestation has brought closer to home the threat of Lake Tempe, some 200km northeast of Makassar in Wajo regency, disappearing in the not-too-distant future.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Mt. Bromo a tourist favorite

Mt. Bromo a tourist favorite SURABAYA: Mt. Bromo, the scenic volcano situated in Probolinggo regency, some 150 kilometers east of here, remains the most popular tourist destination in East Java.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Attorney General under fire for bad performance

Attorney General under fire for bad performanceTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives slammed the Attorney General's Office for its slow action in handling big-time corruption cases, including the cases involving the government liquidity support (BLBI) ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Public urge council to reject Sutiyoso's accountability speech

Public urge council to reject Sutiyoso's accountability speechAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public rejection of Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso heightened as dozens of people staged a protest at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Monday, calling on the City Council to ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Illegal night spots in Tangerang

Illegal night spots in Tangerang TANGERANG: Many nightspots in Tangerang are allegedly operating without permits.An example of the illegal operation is found in the Lippo Karawaci's Pinangsia Office Park.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Bless you, Megawati for a booming business

Bless you, Megawati for a booming businessSusanto Pudjomartono, Editor-at-Large, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Since I was in the neighborhood, I decided to drop by Sudagar's office. I was a bit surprised when I entered his office. A solitary secretary was napping at the front desk.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/'KBC power project unfeasible'

'KBC power project unfeasible'Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Garut State oil and gas company Pertamina has said the Karaha Bodas geothermal power project in West Java, neglected by its owner for five years, a commercial failure as it contained too small a geothermal steam to make its ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/House to draft geothermal power bill

House to draft geothermal power billA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Monday during a plenary session a plan to draft a law on geothermal power to help provide legal certainty for investors in the field.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/JITF's life extended until end of 2003

JITF's life extended until end of 2003The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) has approved the request of the Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) to extend its mandate for another year until the end of 2003, according to a government official.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Preparations for Cirebon province continue apace

Preparations for Cirebon province continue apaceNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The pressure to turn Cirebon and the surrounding area into a separate province is mounting following a decision by local public figures on Monday to set up a preparatory committee.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Regencies demand cigarette excise

Regencies demand cigarette exciseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's main cigarette-producing regencies sought support on Monday from the House of Representatives for their proposal on the distribution of cigarette taxes.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/PDI July 27 tragedy to be brought to court

PDI July 27 tragedy to be brought to courtTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After two years of on-and-off investigation, state prosecutors revealed that they were to bring the security officers and civilians allegedly involved in the July 27, 1996, violent takeover of the ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/West Java council members won't return gifts: Speaker

West Java council members won't return gifts: SpeakerYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Turing a deaf ear to public criticism, the West Java provincial legislative council announced on Monday it had no plan to return gifts it received from the local administration.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Politicians demand amendment delay

Politicians demand amendment delayFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The constitutional amendment process is still far from complete, and if those who oppose any constitutional change have their way it will never be completed.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Bless you, Megawati

Bless you, MegawatiSusanto Pudjomartono Editor-at-Large The Jakarta Post Jakarta Since I was already in the neighborhood, I decided to drop by Sudagar's office. I was a bit surprised when I entered his office. A solitary secretary was seen napping at the front desk.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Penafiel's photographs give grassroots Mexico a face

Penafiel's photographs give grassroots Mexico a faceAdrian Smith, Contributor, Jakarta Any attempt to portray a nation's people in a single collection of photographs, whether intended or not, comes loaded with meaning. My People is a case in point.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/CPO producers seek removal of export duty

CPO producers seek removal of export dutyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Palm oil producers called on the government to remove the export duty on crude palm oil (CPO) in a bid to help boost the competitiveness of the commodity on the international market.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Unemployed demand attention

Unemployed demand attention BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A group of unemployed people founded on Monday a consortium to push both the local and central governments to pay them more attention.

Tue, 16 Jul 2002

JP/Percasi invests hopes in juniors

Percasi invests hopes in juniorsMusthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaThe upcoming US$6,000 Wismilak International Grandmaster chess tournament may show the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) to be overly confident following its inclusion of two junior players among the senior contenders.