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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Little choice but to reduce oil subsidies

Little choice but to reduce oil subsidiesHardev Kaur New Straits Times Oil prices are hitting record highs.In New York, the price of crude oil for September delivery reached a high of US$47.45 a barrel.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/BI defends inflation target amid doubt

BI defends inflation target amid doubtDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The central bank expressed optimism on Friday that the newly unveiled long-term inflation target of 3 percent was "within reach" amid the nation's relatively improved macroeconomic condition.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Not caring for the environment seriously

Not caring for the environment seriouslyFrom Warta KotaThe presidential election has consumed much of our attention, especially with regard to ambitious candidates who seek to gain victory without considering their ability and physical condition.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Industrial firms asked to make water catchment system

Industrial firms asked to make water catchment systemMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post/TangerangTangerang administration has asked all industrial firms to establish water catchments in their factory compounds in an effort to anticipate water shortages during the dry season and floods during the ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Soldier found dying in Tangerang

Soldier found dying in Tangerang TANGERANG: Second Sgt. Daeng Saenudin, a 25-year-old Army soldier, was found, almost dead, with five gunshot wounds on Jl. Raya Serpong, Tangerang regency on Thursday evening.Tangerang Police detectives chief Adj. Comr.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Coffee culture in Bengkulu

Coffee culture in Bengkulu The pungent aroma of coffee filled the afternoon air in Curup, a cool hill town some 85 kilometers northeast of Bengkulu, the capital of the province of the same name."Bengkulu coffee is 100 percent pure, not mixed with corn flour or anything.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to noted writer Mochtar Lubis

Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to noted writer Mochtar Lubis Noted journalist and writer Mochtar Lubis, who passed away on July 2, was not only admired by many at home, but also abroad, including a Singaporean neurosurgeon.James C.M. Khoo of Mt.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/'I would rather be Japanese'

'I would rather be Japanese' Indonesians recently celebrated Independence Day on Aug. 17. Despite the festivities, many people still complain about poor access to education and many important infrastructure projects continue to be sidelined by the government.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Local teen flick withdrawn after Muslim leaders' protest

Local teen flick withdrawn after Muslim leaders' protestFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After weeks of controversy, the government-sanctioned Film Censorship Institute (LSF) pulled local movie Buruan Cium Gue (Kiss me quick) from cinemas.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Bylaw irks pedicab drivers

Bylaw irks pedicab driversMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang More than 1,000 becak (pedicab) drivers in Tangerang municipality demonstrated on Friday against a bylaw that limits the areas in which they can operate.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/The truth about the

The truth about the Buyat Bay incident Having read various articles and reports published recently in several mass media including The Jakarta Post about the Buyat Bay incident in which mining company PT Newmont was involved, I would like to present some facts pertaining to the matter.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Chinese tourists detained as kidnapping suspects

Chinese tourists detained as kidnapping suspectsEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta Police arrested three Chinese citizens for robbing three Indonesian traders -- who own shops at Blok M Mall, South Jakarta -- and for kidnapping one of them.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Kendari councillors booked for graft

Kendari councillors booked for graftHasrul, The Jakarta Post/Kendari Defying protests, prosecutors here on Friday night arrested almost all members of the Kendari legislative council charged with involvement in a Rp 1 billion (US$106,382) graft case.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/HI fountain shuts down due to cut cable

HI fountain shuts down due to cut cable After keeping the whole affair silent for the last two weeks, the Jakarta administration claimed on Thursday that someone had tried to steal a power cable attached to the giant fountain at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, and that was why it was not ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Mayor implicated in graft

Mayor implicated in graftAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After three sessions of questioning, the Attorney General's Office said on Friday it was close to naming East Jakarta mayor Koesnan A. Halim a suspect in a toll road scam.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/GKJ festival a feast for culture vultures

GKJ festival a feast for culture vulturesStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A ballet performance by Namarina dance company launched the 7th Gedung Kesenian Jakarta International Festival 2004 on Friday, kicking off what promises to be a two-week cultural feast for arts lovers here.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/The truth about the Buyat Bay incident

The truth about the Buyat Bay incident Having read various articles and reports published recently in several mass media including The Jakarta Post about the Buyat Bay incident in which mining company PT Newmont was involved, I would like to present some facts pertaining to the matter.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/BNI profit jumps to 1.54t

BNI profit jumps to 1.54tThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being hit by a high-profile loan scandal that trimmed its net profit last year, state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) recorded a threefold increase in first half net profit as against the same period last year.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Subterfuge at Semen Gresik

Subterfuge at Semen Gresik There is only a very slim chance that Indonesia might win its dispute with Mexican cement company Cemex SA over the foreign firm's investment in state-controlled PT Semen Gresik (SG), which is undergoing arbitration proceedings at the International Center for the ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Better care for retirees needed, expert says

Better care for retirees needed, expert saysEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A retired employee from the state oil and gas company PT Pertamina was found dead in his bed on Wednesday by police after neighbors complained of a terrible odor coming from the house in Jatiasih, Bekasi.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Five years sought for environmentalist

Five years sought for environmentalist BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A prosecutor has recommended that the South Aceh District Court sentence environmentalist Bestari Raden, 45, to five years in prison for his alleged attempt to subvert national security and public order, a lawyer revealed on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/RI's population to surpass 300 million mark in 2050: PRB

RI's population to surpass 300 million mark in 2050: PRBAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta With a projected population of more than 300 million by 2050, Indonesia will have an Herculean task providing health care, education, housing and drinking water to its people in the future, a ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Texmaco units operate at 20% capacity

Texmaco units operate at 20% capacityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To counter a delisting threat from the Jakarta bourse, two publicly listed units of troubled textile and engineering conglomerate Texmaco Group announced on Friday that they were still operating, albeit at low capacity.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Tanjung Priok's last defendants get up to three years

Tanjung Priok's last defendants get up to three yearsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The last 11 defendants in the bloody 1984 Tanjung Priok incident were sentenced to two and three years in prison on Friday, just weeks after their superiors were acquitted of all charges.Capt.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/DPD members draft standing orders

DPD members draft standing orders JAKARTA: The 128 elected members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will start deliberating the Council's standing orders on Monday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/U.S retreat from Asia need not harm peace, military

U.S retreat from Asia need not harm peace, militaryByung-joon Ahn Project Syndicate The United States' planned withdrawal of troops from Asia, which President George W. Bush announced on Aug. 16, need not harm peace and stability in the region and particularly in Korea.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/HIV/AIDS spreading fast in Batam city

HIV/AIDS spreading fast in Batam cityBATAM: The spread of HIV/AIDS in Batam has reached an alarming level, an official said on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to Mochtar Lubis

Singaporean neurologist pays tribute to Mochtar Lubis Noted journalist and writer Mochtar Lubis, who passed away on July 2, was not only admired by many at home, but also abroad, including a Singaporean neurosurgeon.James C.M. Khoo of Mt.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Aspac looks for fifth crown against Satria

Aspac looks for fifth crown against SatriaEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Defending champion HP Aspac is looking to retain the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) championship title for the fifth consecutive season when it takes on Satria Muda Britama in the IBL's best-of-three finals ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Police speed up probe into Karaha Bodas

Police speed up probe into Karaha BodasAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police say they have intensified their investigation into alleged graft in the Karaha Bodas power project in Garut, West Java, and are planning to submit the case file to the prosecutors in the first week of September.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Scholarships urgently needed

Scholarships urgently needed Remember Mulyono, the 18-year-old village boy from East Java who labored his way through high school to end up winning a bronze medal in this year's International Biology Olympiad in Brisbane, Australia, in July? That distinction earned Mulyono a free ticket to ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/'Angklung' workshop tries to win hearts of locals

'Angklung' workshop tries to win hearts of localsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung Unlike other traditional music, angklung (instrument consisting of suspended bamboo tubes which sound when shaken) music -- which was introduced to international audiences in the sixties -- has not enjoyed ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Jamsostek pays Singaporean Rp 4b

Jamsostek pays Singaporean Rp 4b JAKARTA: State-owned social security provider PT Jamsostek has paid a total of Rp 3.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Police probe abuse of cleric

Police probe abuse of cleric JAKARTA: Police are investigating the possible involvement of a third party in the physical abuse of terrorist suspect Syaifudin, who has been hospitalized for his injuries, National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/3 activists have gone missing: ASOUM

3 activists have gone missing: ASOUMSURABAYA: Following the alleged beating by police of Muslim cleric Muhammad Saifuddin, the Alliance for Muslim Community (ASOUM) filed a report with police on Friday that three Muslim activists had gone missing.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Govt told to focus on finding source of contamination

Govt told to focus on finding source of contaminationAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Several non-governmental organizations (NGO) urged the government on Friday to focus on finding the source of contamination in Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, instead of ordering more research on ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Rp 13b cloud-seeding project fails to produce rain in West Sumatra

Rp 13b cloud-seeding project fails to produce rain in West SumatraSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A cloud-seeding project worth billions of rupiah has failed to produce results, prompting state electricity company PT PLN to abandon it, an official said on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Improving performance through public service reform

Improving performance through public service reformGraeme Macmillan, Jakarta The Public Service in Indonesia is too big, too slow and too dysfunctional. It is the huge anchor retarding progress towards Indonesia's rightful place as a respected international and regional leader.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Cak Nur moved to Singapore hospital; Cholil flown home

Cak Nur moved to Singapore hospital; Cholil flown homeKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid had a thorough medical examination at the National University Hospital in Singapore on Friday after arriving from Guangzhou, China, where he underwent a liver ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Garuda to raise ticket prices 100 percent

Garuda to raise ticket prices 100 percentTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Garuda Indonesia airlines is planning to introduce a new surcharge on tickets amid the soaring global oil prices that are advancing toward the US$50 level and seriously affecting the price of jet fuel, but others have ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/JP/5/caption

JP/5/captionSHAKIN' ALL OVER: Visitors learn to play the angklung (a musical instrument consisting of suspended bamboo tubes that produce sounds when shaken) at the Saung Udjo workshop in Bandung, West Java. The workshop strives to promote traditional music by introducing it to local people.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Chinese named abduction suspects

Chinese named abduction suspectsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Police arrested three Chinese citizens for robbing three Indonesian traders -- who own shops at Blok M Mall, South Jakarta -- and for kidnapping one of them.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Asian security without the U.S.

Asian security without the U.S.The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok The United States is planning to withdraw some 60,000-70,000 of its troops from foreign countries over the next ten years.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/How (not) to promote Democracy

How (not) to promote DemocracyRonald Meinardus, Manila For all practical purposes, internal affairs in most, in not all, countries have ceased to be purely domestic affairs. Whether we like it or not, one of the consequences of globalization has been the erosion of national sovereignty.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Coping with the consequences of world population boom and bust

Coping with the consequences of world population boom and bustJoseph Chamie, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New York One of the defining features of the 20th century that changed the course of all life and the natural environment on this planet was the unprecedented rise in world ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/JP/5/ANGKLUNG

JP/5/ANGKLUNG'Angklung' workshop tries to win hearts of locals Yuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungUnlike other traditional music, angklung (instrument consisting of suspended bamboo tubes which sound when shaken) music -- which was introduced to international audiences in the sixties -- has ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/LIPI has recorded 100 new species in 11 years

LIPI has recorded 100 new species in 11 yearsLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post/Jakarta One hundred new species have been added to official records, chronicling the vast diversity of the archipelago's fauna over the last 11 years by zoology researchers at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Industrial firms asked to make water catchment system

Industrial firms asked to make water catchment systemMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang Tangerang administration has asked all industrial firms to establish water catchments in their factory compounds in an effort to anticipate water shortages during the dry season and floods during the ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 21, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, August 21, 2004Exhibitions* Korean Art Exhibition featuring 90 pieces of Korean ceramics and 15 oil paintings by Maestro Kim So-sun, 30 pieces of Hangul calligraphy by Maestro In Shik-shon, 20 pieces of Susek, 15 pieces of Hanbok, at Shangri-La Hotel (until Aug.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/LIPI needs more young researchers

LIPI needs more young researchersDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is in need of more young researchers as 55 percent of its scientists are aged above 45 years old."I'm not saying that those who are older than 45 years are all unproductive.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Court rejects review request

Court rejects review request JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court rejected on Friday a motion from representatives of the Indonesia Reform Party (PRI) for a review to Law No. 31/2002 on political parties because of its failure to contest the legislative election in April.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/High price bothers OPEC

High price bothers OPECFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday expressed concern over soaring oil prices, which further increased to set a new record of close to US$50 per barrel mark.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Part 1 of 2: A journalist accused

Part 1 of 2: A journalist accusedBambang Harymurti, Jakarta I am a journalist. I am not a lawyer who has mastered the technicalities of preparing a plea or legal defense in a court of law.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/CORRECTION

CORRECTIONPhoto: IFJAJI In an interview published on this page in the Aug. 20 edition titled, "Repeal the criminal defamation legislation", we placed the wrong photograph of Sri Lanka lawyer SRK Hewamanna. The above is the correct photograph.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/City wants Rp 9b for fire extinguishers

City wants Rp 9b for fire extinguishersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The city administration has proposed that Rp 9 billion (US$978,260) be allocated in the 2004 revised budget for the procurement of mobile fire extinguishers for fire-prone community units (RW) and neighborhood units ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/11 arrested for attack on district police

11 arrested for attack on district policeHasrul, The Jakarta Post/Kendari The situation in Sampolawa district, Buton regency remained tense on Friday following a heavy attack on the Sampolawa Police station earlier on Tuesday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Losing candidates suffer depression

Losing candidates suffer depressionFadli, Batam At least 10 candidates who failed to get seats in the Batam Legislative Council during the April 5, 2004 legislative election are being treated for severe depression.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Prison escapee recaptured

Prison escapee recaptured JAKARTA: Two days after fleeing Cipinang Prison in East Jakarta, defendant Farhat Ferdian Baihaki, 26, was arrested by the Jakarta Police on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/BMW holds 41.4% local market share

BMW holds 41.4% local market shareJAKARTA: PT BMW Indonesia had a 41.4 percent share of the market in the European premium car segment up to July -- a 0.7 percent increase over its first semester market share of 40.7 percent, the company announced on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Susilo-Kalla eyes smaller parties

Susilo-Kalla eyes smaller partiesTiarma Siboro and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Semarang After failing to win support from the country's major parties, presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Jusuf Kalla are turning their eyes to other influential nationalist ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Beggars recruited to boost athletes' spirits

Beggars recruited to boost athletes' spiritsPALEMBANG, South Sumatra: South Sumatra provincial government is planning to recruit hundreds of street children and beggars as supporters of South Sumatra athletes competing in the National Games (PON) next month, an official said on Friday.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/KPU confident of delivering ballot papers on time

KPU confident of delivering ballot papers on timeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Friday that it had printed 92 percent of some 156 million ballot papers for the second round of the presidential election in September, ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/On the orangutan show

On the orangutan show I refer to an article in the ASEAN AT A GLANCE in The Jakarta Post, on Aug. 5, page 11, titled Thailand bans orangutan show.The revelation regarding the existence of a zoo in Bangkok that displayed kick-boxing orangutans filled me with profound shock, disgust and anger.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/17 drug store robbers nabbed

17 drug store robbers nabbed JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police detectives have arrested 17 members of a robbery syndicate led by a man called Ishak. They were arrested in a month-long operation and are believed to be responsible for at least 54 robberies in several cities in the past two years.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/HI fountain down due to cut cable

HI fountain down due to cut cable After keeping the whole affair silent for the last two weeks, the Jakarta administration claimed on Thursday that someone had tried to steal a power cable attached to the giant fountain at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, and that was why it was not operating.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/APRI to open Indonesia's first retail business school

APRI to open Indonesia's first retail business schoolZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Asia Pacific Retail Institute (APRI), a training institute for the retail industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indonesian Open University (UT) to run the country's first ...

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Analyzing the collapse of bridges in Indonesia

Analyzing the collapse of bridges in IndonesiaSohei Matsuno, Palembang It was Dec. 5, 1995 when the Air Beliti Bridge along the Trans-Sumatra Highway collapsed in South Sumatra, some eight and a-half years before Cipunagara Bridge along the North Coast Highway of West Java collapsed on July 23.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2004

JP/Mutiny in the ranks as Golkar, PPP fall for Mega's charms

Mutiny in the ranks as Golkar, PPP fall for Mega's charmsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang The leaders of the Golkar Party and Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) are now facing internal revolts by members who oppose their decisions to back Megawati Soekarnoputri in the election runoff ...

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