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Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Susilo to sue 'noted figure' over SMS lies

Susilo to sue 'noted figure' over SMS lies BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The campaign strategists for presidential frontrunner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Jusuf Kalla plan to sue a "noted figure in South Kalimantan province", who they allege is responsible for the smear ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/'The police are civilians like us'

'The police are civilians like us'The National Police celebrated the force's official 58th anniversary on July 1.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/UK to help RI in border control

UK to help RI in border control JAKARTA: The directorate general of immigration closed on Thursday a two-day workshop to boost the performance of its newly established directorate of intelligence and border control.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Councillors told to slash own budget

Councillors told to slash own budget BANDUNG: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno called on West Java provincial councillors on Thursday to slash their personal allocation of Rp 20 billion (US$2.1 million) in the provincial budget.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Minister says SBKRI not essential

Minister says SBKRI not essential JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said bureaucrats at the lower level continued to ask Chinese-Indonesians to produce the Indonesian Citizenship Document (SBKRI) due to their lack of knowledge of the law.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Gasoline sells at Rp 7,500 per liter

Gasoline sells at Rp 7,500 per literYemris Fointuna, Kupang The fuel scarcity continued on Thursday in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), pushing the price of premium gasoline to as much as Rp 7,500 (US$0.8) per liter in several parts of the province.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 2, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 2, 2004Exhibitions* Sintang Textile at Textile Museum, Jl. K.S Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613), until October. * Installation Republik Togel 303, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 70798626), until July 9.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Democracy, however imperfect, is on a roll in Indonesia

Democracy, however imperfect, is on a roll in IndonesiaW. Scott Thompson, Gianyar, Bali One hears so much what is wrong about the "imperfect" state of democracy in the Indonesian archipelago, during this election period, that perhaps it is time to hear -- from the view of a visiting "European" -- ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Police question six in Marriott probe

Police question six in Marriott probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Surakarta The six terrorist suspects arrested in Sukoharjo, Central Java on Wednesday morning were involved in both the deadly Bali bombings in October 2002 and the JW Marriott Hotel attack on Aug.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Government cuts logging quota for 2005

Government cuts logging quota for 2005The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to cut the logging quota by 5 percent next year as part of its effort to help protect the nation's natural forests.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/JP/14/Perta

JP/14/PertaPertamina awards development contractsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has awarded two-year contracts to three construction and engineering firms to build production facilities at its gas fields in South Sumatra.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Exports increased 5 percebt in May, agency reports

Exports increased 5 percebt in May, agency reportsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Exports in May increased by 5 percent from April as the improving global economy and weakening rupiah boosted non-oil and gas exports.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Weak rupiah accelerates inflation in June

Weak rupiah accelerates inflation in JuneDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta A weak rupiah has led to increased inflation and consumers nationwide are beginning to feel the pinch, with everything from spicy restaurant food to accommodation becoming harder to afford.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Generals display flair in debate

Generals display flair in debateRendy Witular and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta True colors were displayed on the second day of the two-day official presidential dialog on Thursday, as the retired generals among the presidential and vice presidential candidates presented their ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Myanmar issue haunts ASEAN meet

Myanmar issue haunts ASEAN meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Its soft stance on Myanmar's junta backfired on the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and haunted its Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) with 10 dialog partners, overshadowing the conference's success in involving ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/A Southeast Asian community

A Southeast Asian community As host of the annual gathering of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week, Jakarta has had the honor of receiving a great many foreign dignitaries.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Foreign tourist arrivals up 14.57%

Foreign tourist arrivals up 14.57%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign tourist arrivals increased by 14.57 percent in May, with the country's largely peaceful election process being credited for the rise, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Save-sex program introduced to military

Save-sex program introduced to militaryTiarma Siboro, Jakarta Acknowledging that soldiers are vulnerable to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) during missions across the country, the Ministry of Defense has initiated a program to prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs among military personnel.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Students celebrate SMP 56 anniversary

Students celebrate SMP 56 anniversary JAKARTA: Students and teachers commemorated the SMP 56 state junior high school 68th anniversary on Thursday by distributing red-and-white paper flowers.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Police perform poorly in detection rate test

Police perform poorly in detection rate testEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Police Watch group announced on Thursday that the Jakarta Police's detection rate as regards crimes that had been reported to them between July 2003 and May 2004 was only 19.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Candidates wrap up electoral campaign period peacefully

Candidates wrap up electoral campaign period peacefullyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar/Serang The five presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Thursday, with some of the candidates warning supporters to beware of vote buying, which they said could tarnish the election.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/FOR FOCUS ISSUE: Sunday, 4 July 2004

FOR FOCUS ISSUE: Sunday, 4 July 2004Branded home furniture popular among discerning families Even though there is a vast selection of furniture in a variety of styles, prices and quality, couples in the upper- income bracket prefer branded furniture with high-quality and fashionable designs.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Indonesia to host special reunion

Indonesia to host special reunionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has become the place for a special reunion, with North Korea allowing a family split up by Cold War abductions to celebrate their daughter's 19th birthday in the country.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Former police chief

Former police chiefCORRECTION: Our story titled "Police told to get cracking on corruption cases" appearing on Page 2 of the July 1 edition of The Jakarta Post suggested former National Police chief Hoegeng had died, which is incorrect. We apologize for the mistake and inconvenience caused.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/NGOs want Sutiyoso dismissed

NGOs want Sutiyoso dismissed JAKARTA: Several non-governmental organizations urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to dismiss Governor Sutiyoso because of his alleged involvement in the bloody July 27, 1996, takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) headquarters.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Security tight for Powell's arrival

Security tight for Powell's arrivalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The visit of high-ranking American officials to Indonesia always means equally high levels of security, and it was no different when U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Cultural and technical glitches obstructs debate target: Expert

Cultural and technical glitches obstructs debate target: ExpertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two-day live presidential debates may have attracted a great number of viewers, but observers believed the exercise missed their targets due to cultural and technical problems.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Contract system gives workers no job security

Contract system gives workers no job securityFadli, Batam A single job vacancy has drawn dozens of hopefuls, mostly in their 20s, to an electronics assembly company in Muka Kuning, here.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Seventh drug arrest of year nets five

Seventh drug arrest of year nets fiveEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Jakarta Police announced on Thursday they had arrested five suspected drug dealers in a week-long operation and seized 11.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Colin Powell and judgment day for President Megawati

Colin Powell and judgment day for President MegawatiKornelius Purba, Jakarta U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell may well be the only one among 22 foreign ministers from the Asia-Pacific region and the European Union, scheduled to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on Friday in Jakarta, to ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/For Focus Issue: Sunday, July 4

For Focus Issue: Sunday, July 4Cool domestic response challenges rattan producers' creativityRudijanto Contributor Considered as second class, cheap and old-fashioned furniture by many locals, Indonesian rattan furniture has spread to almost all European and Asian countries, as well as the US, ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/JSX resumes trading on London Sumatra shares

JSX resumes trading on London Sumatra sharesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has decided to resume trading in shares of plantation company PT PP London Sumatra (Lonsum), as a problem with the company's dividend payment has been resolved.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Three suspects of sugar scam banned from travel

Three suspects of sugar scam banned from travelAbdul Khalik, Jakarta A travel ban was imposed on three suspects in the illegal sugar scandal to prevent them from leaving the country.National Police director for economic crimes Brig.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Civil servants told to stay neutral

Civil servants told to stay neutral MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Nusa Tenggara Governor H.L. Serinata urged civil servants in the province on Thursday to remain neutral in the election.The governor also asserted that any civil servant who worked on a campaign team would be punished.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/JSX resumes trading on Lonsum shares

JSX resumes trading on Lonsum sharesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has decided to resume trading in shares of plantation company PT PP London Sumatra (Lonsum), as a problem with the company's dividend payment has been resolved.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Undeclared war for 'energy security'

Undeclared war for 'energy security'Paul Roberts The Washington Post While some debate whether the war in Iraq was or was not "about oil," another war, this one involving little but oil, has broken out between two of the world's most powerful nations.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Jamsostek eyes 1.5 million RI workers overseas

Jamsostek eyes 1.5 million RI workers overseasRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After securing the membership of 17,000 expatriates working in Indonesia, state-owned social security company Jamsostek, has targeted more than 1.5 million Indonesians employed overseas.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/East Asian summit proposal up in the air

East Asian summit proposal up in the airThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remained undecided on the proposal for an East Asian summit next year.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/House urged to challenge mining ruling

House urged to challenge mining rulingA. Junaidi, Jakarta Opposition to the government regulation in lieu of law, or Perpu, on mining is growing, raising doubts over the future of mining operations in protected forests.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Why GAM should be held accountable

Why GAM should be held accountableKirsten E. Schulze The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore When the top three leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) -- Hassan Tiro, Zaini Abdullah and Malik Mahmood -- were taken into custody last week on suspicion of "grave breaches of international ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/House gets new secretary-general

House gets new secretary-general JAKARTA: House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung installed on Thursday Faisal Djamal as the new House secretary- general, replacing Siti Nurhayati who is retiring.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/City eyes philanthropists' schools

City eyes philanthropists' schoolsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday that the administration would help build better schools for over a 1,500 poor children who are currently studying at schools established by twin sisters, Rossi and Rian, also known as the Kartini ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Hari shuns demand for Puteh suspension

Hari shuns demand for Puteh suspensionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Interim coordinating minister for security and political affairs Hari Sabarno dismissed on Thursday suggestions to suspend Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh, who has been named a suspect in a corruption case.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Electoral candidates urged to cease campaign

Electoral candidates urged to cease campaignM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta On the eve of the cooling-off period ahead of the presidential election, the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) called on all parties involved in the July 5 polls to exercise restraint during the three-day break.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/A morning chew after an interview

A morning chew after an interview Malaysia's Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar seems to fully understand how journalists operate.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/KPU sets inauguration date fpr new lawmakers as Oct. 1

KPU sets inauguration date fpr new lawmakers as Oct. 1Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta New members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will take their oath of office on Oct. 1, the General Elections Commission (KPU) says.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Top seeds Maya, Denise crumble at Thamrin Cup

Top seeds Maya, Denise crumble at Thamrin CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Maya Rosa and Denise Harijanto became the latest major casualties at the Thamrin Cup international junior tennis tournament after they went down the second round here on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Democracy can provide 'long-term stability'

Democracy can provide 'long-term stability'The following is an excerpt of The Jakarta Post's interview with Indian foreign minister K. Natwar Singh on Wednesday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Italian gets life for cocaine

Italian gets life for cocaineThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar An Italian man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for smuggling five kilograms of cocaine into the resort island of Bali in a surfboard bag.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Marriott blast accomplices get seven years

Marriott blast accomplices get seven yearsThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Thursday Suprapto, Mohammad Solihin and Heru Setyanto to seven years in prison each for storing and transporting the explosives used in the Aug.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Court again delays Sriyanto's trial

Court again delays Sriyanto's trial JAKARTA: The ad hoc human rights tribunal for the Tanjung Priok incident in 1984 adjourned for the second time on Thursday a session to hear the sentence recommendation for Army Special Forces (Kopassus) chief Maj. Gen. Sriyanto Muntrasan, who was absent.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Students bring English debate to life

Students bring English debate to lifeDewi Santoso, Jakarta Though there is no culture of debate here, dozens of high school students from various provinces showed that they are mature beyond their age when it comes to the use of logic and common sense in presenting opinions.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Sewage workers do all the dirty work

Sewage workers do all the dirty workThis is the final of a three-part-series on the environmental problems caused by the dumping untreated sewage in the capital and the waterway and marine pollution it causes.Urip Hudiono, Jakarta Not everything we flush down the toilet successfully disappears.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/More NGOs demand review of water law

More NGOs demand review of water law JAKARTA: Representatives of several non-governmental organizations launched on Thursday a challenge against the constitutionality of the new water resources bill in the Constitutional Court against the controversial water law, saying it was against the ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/JSX may lift suspension on SG shares soon

JSX may lift suspension on SG shares soon The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) may lift the suspension on the trading of cement giant PT Semen Gresik's shares next week if the company can come up with reasonable explanations for its accounting problems.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Pertamina awards development contracts

Pertamina awards development contractsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has awarded two-year contracts to three construction and engineering firms to build production facilities at its gas fields in South Sumatra.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Tangguh, Posco sign LNG contract

Tangguh, Posco sign LNG contractFitri Wulandari, Denpasar British energy giant BP PLC signed on Thursday a contract with South Korean steel company Posco for the supply of US$2 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to South Korea from the Tangguh LNG project, which is being built by a ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Scavengers complain over health clinic's closure

Scavengers complain over health clinic's closureWahyuana and Leony Aurora, Bekasi/Jakarta Scavengers living at the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi, claim that their children are suffering as the free health clinic there has been closed for two months, while one of the women who established it, Sri ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Nightclubs ordered to shut on July 4

Nightclubs ordered to shut on July 4 MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Mayor Abdillah ordered on Thursday all entertainment venues, such as nightclubs and discotheques to close their doors on July 4, the night before the election.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Workers stage protest over severance pay

Workers stage protest over severance pay JAMBI: Some 120 former employees of a timber company here staged a protest on Thursday at the office of the Jambi provincial government, demanding the government force the company to pay them the severance pay they say they are entitled to.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Muhammadiyah to deploy monitors

Muhammadiyah to deploy monitors JAKARTA: The Muhammadiyah Youth organization says it will dispatch approximately 60,000 polling station monitors nationwide in the upcoming July 5 presidential election.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/RI women's singles crash in Malaysia

RI women's singles crash in MalaysiaEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Three Indonesian women's shuttlers were tripped up at the first hurdle at the 2004 Malaysia Open badminton championship, suffering first-round losses on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/BI maintains rate despite U.S. Fed's increase

BI maintains rate despite U.S. Fed's increaseTony Hotland, Jakarta Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said on Thursday the central bank would not raise interest rates despite the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to increase its benchmark rate.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/JP/14/Tour

JP/14/TourForeign tourist arrivals up 14.57%The Jakarta Post Jakarta Foreign tourist arrivals increased by 14.57 percent in May, with the country's largely peaceful election process being credited for the rise, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Evictees get bad lot in life

Evictees get bad lot in lifeUrip Hudiono, Jakarta As if being evicted from their homes was not enough, 32 former occupants of a vacant lot in Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta, have now been charged for damaging the lot owner's property.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Japan and Pakistan set to sign TAC

Japan and Pakistan set to sign TACThe Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and his Pakistani counterpart Kurshid M.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/BSD on City development

BSD on City development In response to Wildan's letter published in The Jakarta Post on June 23 under the title, BSD lacks vision, allow us to explain as follows:We acknowledge that recently the management of Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) has been intensifying its construction activities, which will ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Journos quarrel for Japanese FM

Journos quarrel for Japanese FMJAKARTA: Two Japanese TV cameramen almost got into a fight when they were covering the arrival of Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Jakarta on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Festival honors food and fashion writing

Festival honors food and fashion writing JAKARTA: The month-long Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival (JFFF) concluded at Mal Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Wednesday with awards for outstanding pieces of journalism on food and fashion.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Round 2 live dialog excerpts

Round 2 live dialog excerpts1. On fight against corruption:-- Wiranto: Focus not only on corruption involving top officials and business heavyweights, but also at a lower level, which is also rampant. Prevent corruption, adopt stiffer punishment and monitoring system.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Understanding the complexity of globalization

Understanding the complexity of globalizationAziz, Kuala Kencana, Papua The wave of globalization challenges the mind-set that assumes that simply by being a citizen of a nation or nation-state one will have a specific, definitive identity.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Magelang landslide kills two workers

Magelang landslide kills two workersSlamet Susanto, Magelang Two out of 11 laborers constructing an embankment were buried alive by a landslide in Kragilan village in Magelang regency, Central Java, on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Voters believe polls to be free and fair, survey reveals

Voters believe polls to be free and fair, survey revealsM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta A large proportion of the country's citizens believe that the July 5 presidential election is likely to proceed freely and fairly, a Washington-based pollster said on Thursday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Dozens missing in recent boat accidents

Dozens missing in recent boat accidentsThe Jakarta Post, Lampung/Kupang/Kendari A cargo ship carrying timber apparently capsized, perhaps a week ago, in the waters off southeastern Sumatra, some 100 kilometers east of Bandarlampung, and was just spotted on Wednesday, but its crew of six remain ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2004

JP/Reclamation makes fishermen scavengers

Reclamation makes fishermen scavengersMulta Fidrus TangerangThe ongoing coastal reclamation at Dadap fishing village, Kosambi, here, has forced hundreds of fishermen to turn away from their profession and become scavengers.