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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/3G technology is the future that we dreamed of

3G technology is the future that we dreamed of Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaAs children, we imagined what the future would look like.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Four suspected drug dealers arrested

Four suspected drug dealers arrestedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police announced on Tuesday they had arrested four suspected drug dealers and confiscated 4.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Latest victims of terror are Muslims

Latest victims of terror are MuslimsThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The Islamic world is now being targeted, so it must rethink its double standards about al-Qaeda and the TalebanThe recent suicide attack by al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia was met with unusually loud condemnation from the Muslim ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Key suspect in

Key suspect in BNI scam spills a few beansAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post JakartaOne of the prime suspects in the Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, one Edi Santoso, admitted in a letter released to reporters on Tuesday that Adrian Waworuntu and Maria Pauline Lumowa, two other key suspects in ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/JP/5/TKI

JP/5/TKIWorker killed in Yokohama train accident Yuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungAn Indonesian worker was killed in a train accident on Monday evening in Yokohama, said the head of the West Java's Manpower and Transmigration Office.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Tax chief won't back down on controversial policy

Tax chief won't back down on controversial policyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite criticism from business players, the government is sticking by its policy of sending allegedly recalcitrant tax evaders to jail without trial if they continue not to pay the taxes they owe, a ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Mega signs Aceh martial law decree

Mega signs Aceh martial law decreeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed on Tuesday a decree extending the military operation in Aceh for another period of six months.According to the presidential decree No.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/India, China turn to partnership

India, China turn to partnershipSunanda K. Datta-Ray, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore As an old-fashioned Asian nationalist, I rejoiced last Friday when Indian and Chinese warships engaged each other in their very first search-and-rescue operations.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Police deploy over 120,000 personnel to secure Idul Fitri

Police deploy over 120,000 personnel to secure Idul FitriAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police will deploy 124,635 personnel nationwide to provide security for the millions of people expected to be traveling home for the Idul Fitri holiday.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Photo-spot-Borobudur

Photo-spot-Borobudur Hotel Borobudur Jakarta IMPORTANT GUEST: Vice Mayor of Beijing H.E. Zhang Mao (center) is greeted by Resident Manager of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta Wayan Astawa (right) upon his arrival.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Govt to set up special unit to take over role of IBRA

Govt to set up special unit to take over role of IBRAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A special unit under the Ministry of Finance will be established to take over the role of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in implementing the government blanket guarantee program on bank deposits, when ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Imprisoned Tommy once again fails to testify

Imprisoned Tommy once again fails to testifyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, failed to testify for the second time on Tuesday in the Central Jakarta District Court in the trial of Islamic boarding school ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Idul Fitri is drawing near. Many people have struggled to get

Idul Fitri is drawing near. Many people have struggled to get tickets to go home by train, bus, ship or plane and some are still trying to find tickets. Traveling on public transport during this time can be uncomfortable, tiring and even dangerous.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Vendor robbed by hypnotist

Vendor robbed by hypnotist JAKARTA: A vegetable vendor, Ijah, 45, was selling produce on Tuesday morning near a housing complex in Jatimakmur, Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, when she was hypnotized by a customer.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Only 40 pass 2nd screening for KPK posts

Only 40 pass 2nd screening for KPK postsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Only 40, or less than one fifth, of 218 aspirants vying for posts on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), have passed the second screening, a selection committee member said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Govt hangs up phone rate plan

Govt hangs up phone rate planRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In what might be seen as bowing to public pressure ahead of the general election, the government on Tuesday delayed plans to raise telephone rates before the end of this year.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Excise revenue may exceed target

Excise revenue may exceed targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday that excise revenue for this year was likely to exceed the revised target of Rp 26.1 trillion (about US$3 billion).

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Deported RI migrants arrive in Makassar

Deported RI migrants arrive in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Some 670 illegal workers from South Sulawesi who were deported from Malaysia have arrived in Parepare district here, a local immigration official said.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Flood leaves Bahorok children stranded

Flood leaves Bahorok children strandedApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Bahorok, North Sumatra The recent Bahorok flood, which killed some 150 people, has brought grief and misery to at least 75 children whose parents were killed in the deadly natural disaster.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Impoverished folk get free holiday kerosene

Impoverished folk get free holiday keroseneAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The Central Sulawesi administration began on Tuesday a week-long distribution of 45,000 liters of free kerosene to poor people in three areas across the province in order to help them during ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Eviction a primitive move

Eviction a primitive moveMarco Kusumawijaya, Architect and Urban Planner, Jakarta Eviction, if continued, will fail Indonesia on its way to modernizing the economy, the law and urban development.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/KPU to form more electoral districts

KPU to form more electoral districts JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) agreed on Tuesday with the House of Representatives (DPR) proposal to form electoral districts in the planned 24 new regencies and municipalities.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Jailing tax officials?

Jailing tax officials? The recent jailing of an Indonesian businessman and an expatriate executive without prior trial, for failing to settle at least 50 percent of their back taxes, could serve as a powerful warning to taxpayers to fulfill their obligations properly.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Brazilian, Italian on trial for drugs

Brazilian, Italian on trial for drugs DENPASAR: A prosecutor asked the Denpasar District Court on Tuesday to sentence Rogerio Pencanha Paeza of Brazil to 13 years in jail for drug possession.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Brazilian, Italian on trial for drugs

Brazilian, Italian on trial for drugs DENPASAR: A prosecutor asked the Denpasar District Court on Tuesday to sentence Rogerio Pencanha Paeza of Brazil to 13 years in jail for drug possession.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Help children deal with divorce

Help children deal with divorceDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com Most people make marital commitments sometime in their life and become parents. But what happens to the children if the commitment dies?A marital commitment may die, but the children live on.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Govt urged to focus on humanitarian operations in Aceh

Govt urged to focus on humanitarian operations in AcehUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post JakartaA non-governmental organization urged the government on Tuesday to focus on non-military operations in Aceh, saying the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) no longer poses a threat to security in the ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/All must play role in education

All must play role in educationV.K. CHIN, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will continue to give priority to education, which has always received the special attention of the Barisan Nasional Government.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Bill to open door to foreign doctors, but requirements strict

Bill to open door to foreign doctors, but requirements strictDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bill on medical practice proposed by the House of Representatives will enable foreign doctors to open private clinics in Indonesia as a result of the liberalization of the world's labor ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/'Bedug' still in demand despite ban on parades

'Bedug' still in demand despite ban on paradesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the City Administration's ban on impromptu people parades along the streets for takbiran (a time for Muslims to march and chant Allahu Akbar, or God is Great) on the eve of Idul Fitri, people are still ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Food may cause allergic in babies

Food may cause allergic in babies Dear Dr. Betancourt, First of all, allow me to introduce myself: my name is Laila Meryana. I am a mother of a 14-month-old baby girl who is now the favorite of our family and grows well, except with her skin.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Survey finds Muslim voters favor pluralism

Survey finds Muslim voters favor pluralismMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim voters in Indonesia tend to favor moderate, pluralistic and democratic parties rather than those parties fighting for Islamic law or an Islamic state, a poll conducted by the Indonesian Survey Institute ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Thousands to guard city over holiday

Thousands to guard city over holidayDamar Harsanto and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang In order to secure the capital during Idul Fitri, police and the military will deploy a total of 15,174 personnel at public places prone to terrorist attacks and crimes.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/PSSI needs organizational, not political skills: Secretary

PSSI needs organizational, not political skills: SecretaryZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) needs their newly recruited political figures for their organizational skills, not their political background, the organization's secretary-general has said.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Flood destroys houses, ugly weather disrupts flights

Flood destroys houses, ugly weather disrupts flightsSlamet Susanto and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Semarang A flash flood and a mudslide swept away at least two houses and inundated dozens of hectares of farmland in Semarang, Central Java, over the past 24 hours, while bad weather ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/BNI scandal

BNI scandal The public outcry following the shocking allegations (or discovery, if you will) of a scam at state bank BNI involving a fictitious letter of credit for about Rp 2 trillion, masterminded by a group of the bank's officials in collusion with some its clients, has been audible in every ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Indomobil expects sales growth despite national elections

Indomobil expects sales growth despite national electionsSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Next year's general elections are not a factor for Gunadi Sindhuwinata, president of automobile maker PT Indomobil Sukses Makmur, to maintain his confidence that his company will enjoy sales ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/RI lobbies foreign politicians

RI lobbies foreign politiciansKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Secretary general of the defense ministry Rear Marshal Suprihadi, said on Tuesday that his ministry had lobbied politicians in Europe and the United States against supporting separatist groups in Indonesia.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Mega tells PDI-P politicians to behave

Mega tells PDI-P politicians to behaveFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fed up with internal rifts in her party, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri threatened to dismiss members who continued to show defiance.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Poor flock to flea market, yet sales fall

Poor flock to flea market, yet sales fallP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Enthusiasm shone on the faces of the Muara Angke couple as they rummaged through piles of secondhand clothes at Pasar Baru flea market, Central Jakarta.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Men in fatigues rob driver

Men in fatigues rob driver TANGERANG: Two unidentified men clad in military-style uniforms robbed the driver of a truck owned by a soft drink company along Jl. Garuda in Batu Ceper district late on Monday, making off with Rp 9 million (US$1,058) in cash.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Bank Indonesia to close transactions for a week

Bank Indonesia to close transactions for a weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In relation to the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday, the central bank announced on Tuesday that it all banking transactions would close for a week starting on Nov. 24.Bank Indonesia would resume normal banking transactions on Dec.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/No money for orphans

No money for orphans TANGERANG: Members of the Tangerang legislative council questioned the 2004 budget draft during a session on Tuesday, asking why it failed to include promised money to send orphans and poor children to school.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/800 sidewalk vendors complain to rights body

800 sidewalk vendors complain to rights bodyEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of 800 sidewalk vendors operating near the Pulogadung bus terminal in East Jakarta filed a complaint on Tuesday with the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Azahari may enter Bali: Pastika

Azahari may enter Bali: Pastika DENPASAR: Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika said on Tuesday that the most-wanted fugitive Malaysian Dr. Azahari may reenter Bali in the near future."The Malaysian citizen may reenter Bali, either to escape arrest or to plan another attack," he said.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/IBRA to sell Lippo, Permata in January

IBRA to sell Lippo, Permata in JanuaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Tuesday it would divest its majority stakes in Bank Lippo and Bank Permata in January, only one month before its mandate expires.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Govt to revise conflicting laws on Papua

Govt to revise conflicting laws on PapuaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to launch revisions of two conflicting laws on Papua -- Law No.45/1999 and Law No.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Kota-Serpong train catches fire, pregnant woman hurt escaping blaze

Kota-Serpong train catches fire, pregnant woman hurt escaping blazeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two cars of an economy-class electric commuter train traveling from Jakarta Kota railway station in West Jakarta to Serpong, Tangerang, caught fire near Permata Hijau railway station in Kebayoran Lama, ...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/City prepares for influx of migrants after Idul Fitri

City prepares for influx of migrants after Idul FitriBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With about 2.11 million people estimated to be leaving the capital for Idul Fitri, the city administration is gearing up for an increasing number of migrants entering Jakarta after the festivities.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/On Sudarsono's article

On Sudarsono's article Referring to the article The West and Islam in Indonesia published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, we have the following comments.The author did not mention he was expressing his personal views.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Fate of Bahorok children uncertain after fatal flood

Fate of Bahorok children uncertain after fatal floodApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Bahorok, North SumatraThe recent Bahorok flood, which killed some 150 people, has brought grief and misery to at least 75 children whose parents were killed in the deadly natural disaster.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Governor tries to reconcile as East Flores remains tense

Governor tries to reconcile as East Flores remains tenseYemris Fointuna and Jacob J. Herin, The Jakarta Post, Kupang/Flores East Nusa Tenggara governor Piet A.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Achieving

Achieving national discipline It is amazing that the problem of transition toward democracy, which has characterized Indonesian political development during the past five years, has recently triggered a hectic debate between scholars and commentators.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2003

JP/Survindo the winner of ballot box bid: KPU

Survindo the winner of ballot box bid: KPUMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite strong allegations of a non-transparent process, the General Elections Commission (KPU) finally declared on Tuesday the controversial Survindo Indah Prestasi consortium as the definitive winner of the ...

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