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Searching for all articles published on 2003-10-22 ...

59 articles.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/American Muslims strives to repair image of Islam

American Muslims strives to repair image of Islam In conjunction with the recently observed second commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. Department of State, via the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, invited many journalists, including The Jakarta Post's Rita A. Widiadana to visit Washington D.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Al-Ghozi autopsy does not prove malfeasance

Al-Ghozi autopsy does not prove malfeasanceZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Philippine authorities have treated the body of terrorist suspect and fugitive Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi in such a way that it is impossible for anyone to determine the cause of his death, a forensic doctor says.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/'Bali meet may help improve Islam's image'

'Bali meet may help improve Islam's image'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Playing down protests from Muslim groups, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Hasyim Muzadi said he considered the meeting with United States President George W. Bush crucial to correct his perception of Islam.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Govt urged to issue law on people's rights to shelter

Govt urged to issue law on people's rights to shelterAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's failure to issue a human rights law based on the Constitution could allow the Jakarta administration to continue its policy of evicting squatters without offering them legal protection.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Serbia and Montenegro FM to visit RI

Serbia and Montenegro FM to visit RI JAKARTA: Serbia and Montenegro Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic is scheduled to arrive here on Thursday for a three- day official visit.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 22, 2003Exhibition* Installation and Fine Arts Narsis - Me by Beny Wicaksono, CCCL - Centre Culturel et de Cooperation Linguistique (French Cultural Center), Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5615246), until Oct. 25.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Know which diet keeps you in tip-top shape

Know which diet keeps you in tip-top shapeMelisa Southern-Garcia, Dietitian, Jakarta If you are a regular reader of my articles, you know that I am in no way a proponent of fad diets, in fact, I am very much against them.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/More bomb suspects to face trial

More bomb suspects to face trial DENPASAR, Bali: The Denpasar District Court began its preparations on Tuesday for the trial of the remaining four suspects in the Bali bombings after receiving their case files from the provincial prosecutor's office.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Police investigate Cilandak case

Police investigate Cilandak case JAKARTA: Police questioned two witnesses on Tuesday -- Hendro Hartanto and Jeremy Simatupang -- in the case relating to the violent eviction of the three houses on Jl. T.B. Simatupang, South Jakarta.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Police quiz verification team members

Police quiz verification team membersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police grilled two members of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights' political party verification team over allegations of bribery during the recent party screening.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/'Most workers do not know their rights'

'Most workers do not know their rights' Migrant workers suffer from harsh mistreatment by their employers as a result of the poor recruitment system. Worker recruitment agencies, supposedly responsible for the system, appear only to consider profit.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Gas pipe explodes, injures two

Gas pipe explodes, injures two TANGERANG: A suspected gas pipe leak at Supermal's food court in Karawaci, Tangerang, resulted in a huge explosion which injured two people on Monday evening.Johny, 41, and his two-year old son, Darel, of Jl.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Violence at school

Violence at school In response to an article published on Oct. 14, 2003, titled Teacher orders pupils to whip nine-year-old, I would like to give my strong reaction.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Govt may allow sand exports to M'sia

Govt may allow sand exports to M'sia JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is considering allowing sand exports to Malaysia from Riau under a government-to- government agreement instead of business to business arrangement.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Bank Indonesia's accountability

Bank Indonesia's accountability The amendment of Law No. 23/1999 on Bank Indonesia (BI) has been delayed for a couple of years, mainly due to the insistence of the bank's board of governors in rejecting the proposal by the Minister of Finance to set up a supervisory board that would oversee the ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Merck expands drug plant

Merck expands drug plant JAKARTA: Publicly listed drug company PT Merck Indonesia Tbk, a subsidiary of German firm Merck KGaA, has expanded its production facilities in Pasar Rebo, Jakarta, to strengthen its position in the Indonesian market.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Ungrateful education loan defaulters

Ungrateful education loan defaultersV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia It is really a puzzle why so many of those who have borrowed study loans should refuse to repay them after they have graduated and working.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Detecting and dealing with anemias

Detecting and dealing with anemiasDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com Doctors diagnose vitamin deficiency anemias through blood tests, including tests that measure the number and appearance of red blood cells. If you have anemia, you will have fewer red blood cells.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/U.S. vs. UN on rebuilding for Iraq

U.S. vs. UN on rebuilding for IraqYoichi Funabashi, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo The United States and the United Nations agree that the Iraqi people must establish their own government and advance nation building by their own initiative. The U.S.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/His efforts were fruited when Asep fired two birdies, and an

His efforts were fruited when Asep fired two birdies, and an eagle in the front nine. Approaching the par-4 of the 6th hole he made a birdie and followed with another birdie in the par-5 of the 9th after shooting an eagle in the par-5 of the 3rd while the rest he closed them with pars.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/3 new shopping centers set to open soon

3 new shopping centers set to open soonSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three more large shopping centers are scheduled to open in Jakarta in the last quarter this year, providing more options for consumers.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/ASEAN told to combat piracy

ASEAN told to combat piracyApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Indonesia urged on Tuesday members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to establish security cooperation to combat piracy in international waters in the region.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/One testicle can produce enough sperm

One testicle can produce enough spermDear Dr. Donya, My son has had only one testicle since birth. How to deal with this? Can he father children when he grows up?Thanks for your reply.-- WillDear Will, Testes normally move down into the scrotum in the final months before birth.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Govt may allow sand exports to M'sia

Govt may allow sand exports to M'sia JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is considering allowing sand exports to Malaysia from Riau under a government-to- government agreement instead of business to business arrangement.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/'Reconciliation does not shelve justice'

'Reconciliation does not shelve justice'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara said on Tuesday that reconciliation would not stop the legal process against rights abusers or justify impunity.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Merck expands drug plant

Merck expands drug plant JAKARTA: Publicly listed drug company PT Merck Indonesia Tbk, a subsidiary of German firm Merck KGaA, has expanded its production facilities in Pasar Rebo, Jakarta, to strengthen its position in the Indonesian market.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Councillors book plush hotel for election

Councillors book plush hotel for electionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java On the eve of the regental election on Wednesday Cirebon regency councillors stayed at star-rated hotels to avoid being bribed to vote for a particular candidate.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/RPX Group clarifies

RPX Group clarifies Thank you for including our client -- RPX Group/PT Repex Wahana, in the supplement page on the transportation and logistics industry that appeared in the Oct. 21 edition of The Jakarta Post, page 17.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Pelni ready to transport vacationers

Pelni ready to transport vacationers JAKARTA: The state-own shipping firm PT Pelni is readying its fleet for the massive annual increase in passengers traveling to their hometowns to celebrate the post-fasting month holiday of Idul Fitri.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Pusri to build organic fertilizer factory

Pusri to build organic fertilizer factory Palembang-based fertilizer producer PT Pupuk Sriwijaja in collaboration with the Ministry of Research and Technology is to build an organic fertilizer factory in Sunter, North Jakarta.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Presidential candidates' platforms vague: Experts

Presidential candidates' platforms vague: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's presidential candidates presented their electoral platforms before some 500 party members from across the country on Tuesday, but analysts said their programs were too general and vague.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Prominent local golfers take lead at 55th PP Cup

Prominent local golfers take lead at 55th PP CupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent local golfers took the lead of the Rp 150 million (US$19,500) 5th Pemuda Pancasila Cup with Asep Capri at the head of the field after carding a 5-under 67 (32 35) on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Legislators call on KPU members to eschew tenders

Legislators call on KPU members to eschew tendersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators called on the General Elections Commission (KPU) to stay away from goods procurement tenders and instead focus on making policies that will ensure the success of the ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesia cultural values nurture corruption

Indonesia cultural values nurture corruptionTantri Yuliandini and Kasparman Piliang, The Jakarta Post, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra Certain cultural values Indonesians hold dearly encourage corruption, making it almost impossible to eradicate such practices, secretary general of Transparency ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Rp 6.5t of RDI funds set aside for 2004 budget

Rp 6.5t of RDI funds set aside for 2004 budgetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators and the government have agreed to allocate Rp 6.5 trillion of Rp 8.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/U.S. does not understand roots of hatred

U.S. does not understand roots of hatredLawrence Pintak, Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism, The University of Michigan Once again American strategic interests in the Islamic world have been sucker-punched by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and much of the U.S.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/No sweet talk please: Let Bush go to the beach

No sweet talk please: Let Bush go to the beachKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com When then U.S.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Historic building to be demolished for new hotel

Historic building to be demolished for new hotelTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The city of Bogor looks likely to lose an old building with historical value after a joint venture between a local company and an international hotel chain decided on Tuesday to demolish the office of ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/New York Islamic center promotes interfaith relations

New York Islamic center promotes interfaith relations Standing among high-rise buildings on 72nd Street and Riverside Drive in the opulent Upper Manhattan area, the three-story Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center of New York seems to fit its surroundings.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/We have to make globalization work for all

We have to make globalization work for allJoseph Stiglitz, Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia University Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New Haven As recently as the 1990s, globalization was still viewed with enormous optimism.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/GAM negotiators, activist get long sentences

GAM negotiators, activist get long sentencesNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam The Banda Aceh District Court sentenced on Tuesday three negotiators of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), including chief negotiator Sofyan Ibrahim Tiba, and women activist Cut Nurasyikin, ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/No sweet talk please: Let Bush go to the beach

No sweet talk please: Let Bush go to the beachKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com When then U.S.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Batam officials try to lure more Japanese investors

Batam officials try to lure more Japanese investorsHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Tokyo Domestic and foreign companies operating in Batam will receive a broad range of tax incentives under the proposed law now being deliberated upon by the House of Representatives (DPR).

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Ragunan Zoo to have kangaroos

Ragunan Zoo to have kangaroosThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta will have three pairs of kangaroos courtesy of the Australian government by the end of the year.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Police investigate Cilandak case

Police investigate Cilandak case JAKARTA: Police questioned two witnesses on Tuesday -- Hendro Hartanto and Jeremy Simatupang -- in the case relating to the violent eviction of the three houses on Jl. T.B. Simatupang, South Jakarta.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Accord can work to HK's benefit

Accord can work to HK's benefitSong Sio-Chong, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing China was an original contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) created in 1947. China is also a signatory to the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/U.S. restraint a precondition for UN reform

U.S. restraint a precondition for UN reform Yoichi Funabashi The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo The United States and the United Nations agree that the Iraqi people must establish their own government and advance nation building by their own initiative. The U.S.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Saudi minister admits RI workers' problems, urges proper training

Saudi minister admits RI workers' problems, urges proper trainingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saudi Arabia still needs Indonesian migrant workers to work as domestic helpers and also in the medical and electronic sectors.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Bali looks like war zone on the eve of Bush's visit, locals indifferent

Bali looks like war zone on the eve of Bush's visit, locals indifferentThe Jakarta Post, Kuta/Surabaya/Mataram The planned visit of U.S. President George W.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/2,069 to be deployed for verification

2,069 to be deployed for verification JAKARTA: The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) will deploy 2,069 staff and volunteers for the second phase of the verification process of 74 candidates for the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Mahathir to receive engineering award

Mahathir to receive engineering awardSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived here on Tuesday to accept a distinguished fellow award from the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (AFEO) on Wednesday.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Junior marks broken at national athletics meet

Junior marks broken at national athletics meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two junior national records were shattered during the track and field qualifying competition at the Madya stadium here on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Most Jakartans uninterested in politics

Most Jakartans uninterested in politicsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Research suggests that 66.3 percent of people living in the city have yet to participate in political activities, especially those concerned with policy-making.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Food prices start to rise

Food prices start to riseEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The prices of some foods have begun to rise ahead of the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan next week.Eggs, cooking oil, coconuts and palm sugar are among those food items whose prices have risen.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Manulife takes over ING-Aetna

Manulife takes over ING-AetnaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Life insurance firm PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI), a local unit of Canadian-based giant Manulife Financial Corp.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Solving logistics problems by outsourcing

Solving logistics problems by outsourcing Jacky Mussry Contributor JakartaToday, fierce competition worldwide is unavoidable. At the national level, the regional autonomy has created competition to a certain extent.

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Poso and national vigilance

Poso and national vigilance The outbreak of violence in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Oct. 9 and Oct.12, in which 10 people in three villages were killed, is indeed deplorable and represents a challenge to the nation to manage the country with greater justice, transparency, accountability and ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Levitra vs. Viagra in new 'Battle of the Bulge'

Levitra vs. Viagra in new 'Battle of the Bulge'Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pharmaceutical companies Bayer Healthcare Indonesia and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Indonesia have recently introduced their erectile dysfunction (ED) drug, Levitra (vardenafil HCl), to the Indonesian market as ...

Wed, 22 Oct 2003

JP/Evictions to cease during Ramadhan

Evictions to cease during RamadhanBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The imminent arrival of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan looks set to bring relief, if only for a while, to the city's squatters as the administration has decided to put its eviction policy on hold.