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61 articles.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Protests mount over the killing of 'TVRI' cameraman

Protests mount over the killing of 'TVRI' cameramanTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Press defenders voiced strong protests over the killing of Banda Aceh-based TVRI cameraman Jamaluddin, 30, saying that the Aceh martial law administration should protect journalists, instead of restricting ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/City development yet to heed environment

City development yet to heed environmentTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public officials have admitted that the policy on development in the capital was merely based on economic development and in neglect of the environment, which must be protected and maintained in order to ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Reclaim Jakarta's nature

Reclaim Jakarta's natureMarco Kusumawijaya, Architect, Jakarta We should really push ahead with the reclamation of Jakarta's coastal area.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Effective ways to manage organizational conflict

Effective ways to manage organizational conflictSonny J. Soeharso, Psychologist, Jakarta Have you ever experienced a conflict in your past or present organization? The answer to that is probably yes, because there are precious few companies that are free from conflict.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/The job of the Red Cross: Cleaning up the mess left by war

The job of the Red Cross: Cleaning up the mess left by warYS Tong, Journalist, Banda Aceh, Aceh They see with their eyes the victims of almost every battle, dead or alive, in conflict-torn Aceh province, located at the tip of northern Sumatra.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Tourism and the 'baby boomers'

Tourism and the 'baby boomers'Rob Goodfellow University of Wollongong New South Wales Australia In his letter last month to The Jakarta Post, Sydney-based Evan Willis correctly asserted that "the US$1 per day backpackers of the 1970s are coming back to Indonesia with wives, children and ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Bus plunges into river, 11 killed

Bus plunges into river, 11 killedAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purbalingga, Central Java An intercity bus plunged into a river here on Friday, leaving at least 11 passengers dead and eight others injured.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Unloved metropolis

Unloved metropolis One of the myriad problems for the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, which celebrates its 476th anniversary tomorrow, is its residents' mood of apathy and indifference.People's lack of empathy toward others can be seen everywhere, at any time.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Rights court building neglected

Rights court building neglectedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several court clerks with file folders in their hands entered the three-story white building, while several others exited.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Collaborative musical needs careful blending

Collaborative musical needs careful blendingSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Bringing good ideas to life can sometimes be difficult. This was true in the case of the opera Raja Bali Chandrakirana (The King of Bali Chandrakirana) staged here on Thursday and Friday.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Local govts told to drop planned tax on waste

Local govts told to drop planned tax on wasteMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has asked a number of provincial administrations to drop their plan to impose taxes on industrial waste, unless they built a waste treatment plant.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, June 21, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Saturday, June 21, 2003Exhibitions* Graphic Design Fragment of Imagination, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until June 30.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/'Dangdut' shows for Jakarta's anniversary

'Dangdut' shows for Jakarta's anniversaryArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration is set to celebrate the city's 476th anniversary with a wide range of activities, including dangdut (traditional folk music with Indian influences) shows across the city and traditional ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Linux: Alternative choice in the face of law

Linux: Alternative choice in the face of lawLegally comply with Linux Vishnu K. Mahmud Contributor Jakarta vmahmud@yahoo.com The word is out. The law on intellectual property rights (UU HAKI) is scheduled to come into force in July.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Land offered to GAM rebels

Land offered to GAM rebelsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Aceh administration has moved to end armed conflict and stop the killing in the province, and is offering land to separatists rebels in exchange for unconditional surrender.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Jobless husband hangs himself

Jobless husband hangs himself TANGERANG: Natalia, 31, a resident from Poris Indah housing complex, Cipondoh district, Tangerang municipality, screamed hysterically when she got home from work at 5 p.m. on Thursday, as she found her husband Andre, 37, hanging from the kitchen door frame.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/'Everyone lives in the shadow of crime'

'Everyone lives in the shadow of crime' Jakarta, which turns 476 years old on Sunday, is a busy metropolis with many problems -- some of which people take for granted.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Investors eyeing Indonesian oil, gas fields

Investors eyeing Indonesian oil, gas fieldsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 36 potential investors are ready to bid for 11 oil and gas concessions on offer since February from the government.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/AFF seeks to lift ASEAN soccer level via LG Cup

AFF seeks to lift ASEAN soccer level via LG CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The inaugural LG Cup ASEAN Club Championship, which Indonesia will host next month, was officially launched here on Friday as part of an effort by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) to improve the level of play ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Golkar's threat of dismissal criticized

Golkar's threat of dismissal criticizedThe Jakarta Post, Kupang/Medan Golkar Party councillors in East Nusa Tenggara slammed the party's threat to dismiss members who did not vote for the party's candidates in the provincial gubernatorial election on Thursday.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Resident makes money from oil pollution

Resident makes money from oil pollutionZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People normally make a living from a river by catching and selling the fish that live in it, but in Kampung Sawah, Pulo Gadung, Andi, 56, sops up and sells the oil and diesel fuel that pollutes the small river that runs ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Bill prepared on woman and child trafficking

Bill prepared on woman and child traffickingSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mauwanatul was 17 when she decided to leave her village to work as a domestic helper in Singapore in 2000.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/'Fall in SBI rate good for budget, economy'

'Fall in SBI rate good for budget, economy'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday that the current drop in the central bank benchmark interest rate would have a positive impact on the state budget and the overall economy.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Govt refuses to bailout ailing Merpati airline

Govt refuses to bailout ailing Merpati airlineThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance has turned down a request from state- owned airline Merpati Nusantara for the disbursement of a low- interest loan from the government's investment fund account (RDI) to help the ailing company.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Curricula impose fake pluralism

Curricula impose fake pluralismZakiyuddin Baidhawy, Center for Cultural Studies and Social Change, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta In a nation with so many communal conflicts, how can a multicultural society educate its members for democracy? Many contemporary controversies about public ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/House fails to detail scam at complex

House fails to detail scam at complexKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After 10 months of investigation into alleged irregularities in the management of Bung Karno sports complex, a House committee on Friday announced the results of the inquiry without figures detailing the amount of ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Military limits media coverage in Aceh

Military limits media coverage in AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The martial law administration in Aceh has moved to tighten control over media reporting on the current military operation in the troubled province with defiant journalists facing the threat of expulsion from the area.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Lack of funds haunts Panwaslu

Lack of funds haunts PanwasluA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Efforts to hold a fair and just election next year are negotiating a tough challenge due to financial shortages facing the Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu), an official said on Friday.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/'Janus' worthy but ultimately unsatisfactory

'Janus' worthy but ultimately unsatisfactoryJoko Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Local filmmakers, it seems, are racing to mark their territories in film genres left untouched by their colleagues.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Disappointed with Nokia

Disappointed with Nokia I would like to share my experience as a Nokia cellular phone user. On June 13, my Nokia 3530, which I bought in February of this year at Ambassador Mall, became defective. One of the problems was the keypad did not work.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Maid killed in botched robbery

Maid killed in botched robbery TANGERANG: Nina, 20, a housemaid who worked in the State Secretariat Housing Complex in Panunggangan Utara subdistrict, Pinang district of Tangerang municipality, was killed on Friday morning during a robbery attempt.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Light sentence sought for policeman

Light sentence sought for policeman JAKARTA: A military prosecutor on Friday demanded only 11 months in prison for First Brig. Pambudi, a member of the West Jakarta Police department whose stray bullet killed a civilian in 2001.The prosecutor, Maj.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Loneliness of a rights activist

Loneliness of a rights activistMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Criticizing the Military's policy in Aceh is like waving a red flag at an enraged bull. That was exactly what human rights activist M.M. Billah did earlier this month.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Light sentence sought for policeman

Light sentence sought for policeman JAKARTA: A military prosecutor on Friday demanded only 11 months in prison for First Brig. Pambudi, a member of the West Jakarta Police department whose stray bullet killed a civilian in 2001.The prosecutor, Maj.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Paulo Gorjao

Paulo Gorjao Lecturer Lusiada University Portugal It is obvious that Indonesia (together with Australia) will be the two countries that constitute the most important of East Timorese bilateral relations in the long term.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:Monday, June 23, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Monday, June 23, 2003Exhibitions* Graphic Design Fragment of Imagination, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until June 30.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/East Java leads at national tae kwon do championship

East Java leads at national tae kwon do championshipThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Java took an early lead in the LG Cup national tae kwon do championship after winning two golds here on Thursday while dissatisfaction with match officiating continued to taint the event on Friday.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Fewer trawlers poaching in RI waters

Fewer trawlers poaching in RI waters SURABAYA, East Java : The number of foreign trawlers poaching in Indonesia's waters has sharply declined from about 7,000 three years ago to approximately 1,000 this year, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Rokhmin Dahuri said on Friday.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/JP/7/satya

JP/7/satyaStronger role in defense sought in white paper Satya Arinanto Lecturer Faculty of Law University of Indonesia In a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) last month, the Ministry of Defense's role was questioned by legislators from Commission I.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/The new new thing in economics

The new new thing in economicsJ. Bradford DeLong Professor of Economics University of California Berkeley Project Syndicate The Great Depression brought John Maynard Keynes to the forefront of economic thought.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Fired journalists not to file lawsuit

Fired journalists not to file lawsuit JAKARTA: The deputy chairman of Republika daily's union, Mahladi, said on Friday 15 recently fired journalists would not file a lawsuit against the management over their dismissal.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Army chief suggests Nessen could be a spy

Army chief suggests Nessen could be a spy Indonesia's army chief of staff on Friday questioned whether an American journalist hiding with rebels in Aceh province was really a reporter, suggesting he may be a spy who could be executed if captured and convicted, a report said.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Arwin named as new vice president of BNI

Arwin named as new vice president of BNIRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaShareholders of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) appointed on Thursday former Bank Danamon president Arwin Rasyid as vice president, dismissing earlier speculations that he would be appointed as the bank's ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Schools test in need of improvement

Schools test in need of improvementSimon Marcus Gower, Director, Research and Development, Harapan Bangsa School Tangerang, Banten The end of the academic year for schools in Indonesia is effectively upon us and so teachers and students have been hurriedly preparing themselves for the end of year ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/City to set deadline for tax evaders

City to set deadline for tax evadersBambang Nurbianto and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced on Friday that at least 774 tax evaders would be issued letters on July 1 giving them 14 days to pay their tax arrears; otherwise their assets would be seized.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Govt to send team to check cyanide study on Newmont

Govt to send team to check cyanide study on NewmontMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will send a team to take tailing samples from gold mining firm Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, following a report that cyanide levels in the tailings exceeded ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/A new partnership takes shape

A new partnership takes shapeThe Daily Star, Asia News Network, Dhaka The meeting between Megawati Soekarnoputri and Khaleda Zia is special in the sense that this meeting was between two woman governmental heads representing two Muslim majority countries.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/JP/6/LALU

JP/6/LALU Predatory practices color airline industry The airline industry: Predatory practices?Lalu A. Damanhuri Infrastructure Planning & Development Specialist Committee for Infrastructure Development Policy (KKPPI) Jakarta With the promulgation of government regulation PP No.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Golkar mulls bringing Sukhoi case to MPR meeting in August

Golkar mulls bringing Sukhoi case to MPR meeting in AugustKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The move to debate the purchase of Russian Sukhois has not ended with the House of Representatives (DPR) defense commission setting up an inquiry team into the alleged irregularities in the deal.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Police seize 105 arms in Papua raids

Police seize 105 arms in Papua raidsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Indonesian security forces are claiming initial success on the front lines of its second war against separatists in Indonesia, Papua, but warn the worst it yet to come.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/TV Program: Monday, June 23, 2003

TV Program: Monday, June 23, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Pasek retains her passionate volunteerism

Pasek retains her passionate volunteerismPandaya, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Panamian beauty Justine Pasek has retained her passionate volunteerism after accomplishing her demanding duties as the 2002 Miss Universe.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/'Military operation misses the target'

'Military operation misses the target'A'an Suryana and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) called on Friday for an end to the military operation in Aceh, slamming it as having failed to live up to its initial objectives.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Councillors slam imported rice distribution in S. Sulawesi

Councillors slam imported rice distribution in S. SulawesiAndi Hajramurni and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Makassar/Purwokerto South Sulawesi councillors have questioned a provincial logistics agency policy to distribute imported rice in a province that already has 1.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Happy birthday, to our beloved, ruined Jakarta

Happy birthday, to our beloved, ruined JakartaNirwono Joga, Chairman, Indonesian Landscape Architecture Study Group, Jakarta It's a bit difficult to feel happy on the capital's 476th anniversary when urban life and the environment have reached an increasingly critical stage.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/IBRA warns banks not to rush to issue bonds

IBRA warns banks not to rush to issue bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) warned the banks under its supervision on Friday not to force themselves to issue bonds whenever they wanted to strengthen their capital if other options were available.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/JP/13/RDI

JP/13/RDIGovt refuses to grant bailout for ailing MerpatiThe Jakarta Post JakartaPlease see editing notes in yellow The Ministry of Finance has turned down a request from state- owned airline Merpati Nusantara for the disbursement of a low- interest loan from the government's investment fund ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/House wants answer about arrested local Acehnese politicians

House wants answer about arrested local Acehnese politiciansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung on Friday called on the Aceh martial law administration to release detained politicians who supported the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists out of ...

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Fired journalists not to file lawsuit

Fired journalists not to file lawsuit JAKARTA: The deputy chairman of Republika daily's union, Mahladi, said on Friday 15 recently fired journalists would not file a lawsuit against the management over their dismissal.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Call a spade a spade

Call a spade a spade Your editorial RI-Singapore trade (The Jakarta Post, June 12) correctly blames Indonesia's large trade imbalance on rampant smuggling and corruption.

Sat, 21 Jun 2003

JP/Hamzah demands curb on erotic TV

Hamzah demands curb on erotic TV JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz urged the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday to take action against TV stations that broadcast "erotic" programs.