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64 articles.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/'KPU lacks transparency'

'KPU lacks transparency'Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Wednesday 150 members of all 30 provincial General Elections Commissions (KPUDs), including the Jakarta KPUD, after the commission conducted a suitability test on 300 candidates ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Yogyakarta hosts int'l meeting on sustainable development

Yogyakarta hosts int'l meeting on sustainable developmentSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Experts, government officials and activists representing the Asia Pacific region gathered on Wednesday in Yogykarta for a three day meeting to discuss cleaner production methods and a sustainable ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/On visa policy

On visa policy I refer to the article by Junita Sitorus titled Why we need changes in RI's visa policy published in The Jakarta Post on May 19, 2003.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Economic fallout of Aceh war will spread

Economic fallout of Aceh war will spreadMartin P.H. Panggabean Visiting Researcher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore It shouldn't just be the people of Aceh who are concerned that last-minute peace negotiations have failed in Tokyo.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Web portal to boost trade with Singapore

Web portal to boost trade with SingaporeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to help improve bilateral economic relations between Indonesia and Singapore, a special web portal called Network Indonesia Portal (http://www.iesingapore.com/networkindonesia) was launched late on Tuesday.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/KPU elects members of Jakarta KPUD

KPU elects members of Jakarta KPUDArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) has failed to be accountable in the selection of members of the provincial General Elections Commissions (KPUD), according to an analyst.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Ambon Police arrest seven suspects over Acehnese murders

Ambon Police arrest seven suspects over Acehnese murdersMuhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Police arrested on Wednesday seven men who are suspected of being behind the recent kidnapping and murder of three Acehnese men, but officers remained in the dark over the motive.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/QSAR, a pebble in the shoe for Hamzah Haz

QSAR, a pebble in the shoe for Hamzah HazA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Support is mounting for Hamzah Haz to be reelected as chairman of the United Development Party (PPP), but his journey to the top will not be as smooth as expected.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Prosecutor sentenced for fraud

Prosecutor sentenced for fraudTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another slap in the face for justice in Indonesia, a court sentenced a whistle-blowing prosecutor on Wednesday to a lenient jail term for fraud involving Rp 480 million (US$56,470).

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Stop the bloodshed in Aceh

Stop the bloodshed in AcehThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Peace talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels from Aceh province held in Tokyo broke off Sunday with no agreement.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Economic fallout of Aceh war will spread

Economic fallout of Aceh war will spreadMartin P.H. Panggabean, Visiting Researcher, Institute of Southeast Asian, StudiesThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore It shouldn't just be the people of Aceh who are concerned that last- minute peace negotiations have failed in Tokyo, and ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Election commission appoints members of provincial boards

Election commission appoints members of provincial boardsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) appointed on Wednesday 150 people in 30 provinces as members of provincial elections commissions (KPUDs).

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/On visa policy

On visa policy I refer to the article by Junita Sitorus titled Why we need changes in RI's visa policy published in The Jakarta Post on May 19, 2003.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Legislators urge rehab for drug addicts

Legislators urge rehab for drug addicts JAMBI, Jambi: Parents with drug-addicted children should bring them to the mental hospital for rehabilitation, urged councillors dismayed by the lack of drug addicts undergoing treatment.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/JP/13/Blum

JP/13/BlumSBI rate down to 10.68%The Jakarta Post JakartaBank Indonesia on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate to 10.68 percent, a day after newly-appointed central bank Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah pledged to maintain the current declining trend in the rate.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Casualties rise as offensive intensifies

Casualties rise as offensive intensifiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lhokseumawe Casualties rose on Wednesday as the Indonesian Military (TNI) mounted massive attacks on strongholds of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Bireuen, North Aceh, and Aceh Besar.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Mega asked to change envoy posts

Mega asked to change envoy postsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) has recommended that President Megawati Soekarnoputri change the country destinations of four ambassadorial candidates on the ground that they were unfit for their respective posts ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/BNI plans to double dollar bonds issue

BNI plans to double dollar bonds issueRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), the country's second largest bank in terms of assets, plans to double the size of its U.S.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/SBI rate down to 10.68%

SBI rate down to 10.68%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia cut its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday to 10.68 percent, a day after newly appointed central bank Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah pledged to maintain the current declining trend in the rate.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Aspac looking for IBL crown

Aspac looking for IBL crown JAKARTA: Aspac Texmaco is seeking to continue its winning form, which has given it three consecutive championships in the now-obsolete professional competition known as Kobatama, in the newly established Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/W. Java councillors named suspects

W. Java councillors named suspectsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Prosecutors named three West Java deputy council speakers as suspects in a graft case related to last year's controversy over a Rp 25 billion (US$2.9 million) gift to all 100 councillors.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/No Indonesia without Aceh

No Indonesia without AcehLela E. Madjiah, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, JakartaForce won't solve Indonesia's problems in Aceh- U.S. Australia concerned about loss of life in Aceh. U.S. calls for resumption of negotiations in separatist conflict.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/East Nusa Tenggara lacks teachers

East Nusa Tenggara lacks teachers KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Children throughout East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) face a shortage of teachers, totaling 18,000 from kindergarten to senior high school, officials said.How many teachers were needed for each school remained unclear.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/W. Lombok nets biggest drug cache

W. Lombok nets biggest drug cache MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Police in West Lombok regency seized 3.6 kilograms of marijuana from a suspected drug dealer, the regency's biggest drug catch so far this year.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/W. Lombok nets biggest drug cache

W. Lombok nets biggest drug cache MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Police in West Lombok regency seized 3.6 kilograms of marijuana from a suspected drug dealer, the regency's biggest drug catch so far this year.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Police shut file on McDonald's boss

Police shut file on McDonald's boss JAKARTA: Police said on Wednesday that they had closed the file on the Rp 40 billion corruption case implicating the American fast-food restaurant boss, Bambang Rachmadi, as they had failed to find any strong evidence to prove a violation.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Police round up activists, claiming GAM link

Police round up activists, claiming GAM linkApriadi Gunawan and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta In support of the government's pledge to quash the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the police rounded up activists and other individuals and charged them with subversion over their ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Jakarta Police begin hunt for alleged GAM operatives

Jakarta Police begin hunt for alleged GAM operativesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, May 22, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, May 22, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Sex books outsell the rest: Ikapi

Sex books outsell the rest: IkapiDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What sort of books are people in the capital most likely to buy? Any book that is about sex, according to an official from the Jakarta Chapter of the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi).

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Flood victims face food shortage

Flood victims face food shortage MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Around 250,000 people in Sikka regency face a shortage of food following the April flood disaster that damaged about 3,000 hectares of crops.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/School not priority for TNI operation

School not priority for TNI operationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the burning of at least 248 schools, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has apparently failed to anticipate attacks on schools by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), if the military claim is indeed true that the arson was conducted by the ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Hundreds of 'ojek' drivers stage rally

Hundreds of 'ojek' drivers stage rally TANGERANG: Hundreds of motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers blocked Jl. Rawa Bokor near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Wednesday as part of their rally to protest PT Angkasa Pura's decision to ban them from entering the airport.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Clove cigaretteexcise-related price must be halted: Gappri

Clove cigaretteexcise-related price must be halted: GappriEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Clove-Blended Cigarette Manufacturers (Gappri) is urging the government to delay for at least two years a plan to increase its excise revenue by hiking the price of clove cigarettes ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Bandung-Semarang railway reopened

Bandung-Semarang railway reopened BANDUNG, West Java: State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia reopened on Tuesday its Bandung-Semarang route after a three-year shutdown because of declining passenger load.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/False promise of the European Stability Pact

False promise of the European Stability PactJoseph E. Stiglitz, Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia University, Project Syndicate France, Portugal and Germany are all flagrantly flaunting the Stability Pact, the agreement among Eurozone members to keep their deficits below a critical ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Balinese experience intense soul-searching

Balinese experience intense soul-searchingDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Kuta, BaliAgainst a green corrugated iron sheet blocking off the vacant lot along Jl. Legian in Kuta, which once had been Sari Club, leaned three bouquets of flowers.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/English test

English test It is disappointing to see that the English National exams for high school students (UAN) contains spelling mistakes, incorrect answers and answers that are correct but marked wrong.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Samudra to stand trial

Samudra to stand trial DENPASAR, BALI: The alleged mastermind of the devastating terrorist attack in Bali is expected to stand trial next week, the Denpasar District Court said Wednesday.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Garuda technicians to go on strike

Garuda technicians to go on strikeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang PT Garuda Aircraft Technicians Association (ITPU) threatened on Wednesday that 600 technicians from the association would hold a three-day strike, starting next Tuesday, in protest at a PT Garuda management decision to ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/'I prefer Soeharto, despite corruption'

'I prefer Soeharto, despite corruption' In the five years that have passed since the downfall of former president Soeharto, three presidents have been at the helm of the country to try and implement the reforms demanded by the people.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Samudra to stand trial

Samudra to stand trial DENPASAR, BALI: The alleged mastermind of the devastating terrorist attack in Bali is expected to stand trial next week, the Denpasar District Court said Wednesday.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Malaysia warned of GAM infiltration

Malaysia warned of GAM infiltration JAKARTA: National Police have warned Malaysian Police to watch out for Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatists attempting to flee to the neighboring country.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/PKB the only NU political link

PKB the only NU political link JAKARTA: National Awakening Party (PKB) patron Abdurrahman Wahid asked on Wednesday that Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) members channel their political energy to the party.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Megawati honors 500 blood donors

Megawati honors 500 blood donors JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday awarded medals to 500 people who have donated their blood more than 100 times.The donors were conferred with Satyalencana medals, an award for social work.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/'JP' journalist goes to Harvard

'JP' journalist goes to Harvard JAKARTA: The Jakarta Post's deputy chief editor, Endy M. Bayuni, will be going to Harvard University this coming academic year for the prestigious Nieman Fellowship program.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Activists arrested as they rally against war in Aceh

Activists arrested as they rally against war in AcehTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An antiwar rally here ended in the arrest of four foreign and two Indonesian participants on Wednesday while they were expressing solidarity for the Acehnese people who have seen violence ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Celebrations of 1998 reform turn violent

Celebrations of 1998 reform turn violentZakki Hakim and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people across Indonesia took part in violent demonstrations on Wednesday to demand heads of state resign as the beginning of a drive to complete reforms that began with ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 22, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 22, 2003Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl. Raya Campuhan Sanggingan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 975727, 975085) * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl. Tirta Tawar, Banjar Kutuh Kaja, Ubud (Tel. 0361 976727), daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Museum Puri Lukisan, Jl.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Not every bomber is from al-Qaeda

Not every bomber is from al-QaedaDavid Aaronovitch, Guardian News Service, London On Monday it was confirmed.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/PLN hopes not to raise rates due to strong rupiah

PLN hopes not to raise rates due to strong rupiahM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN said if the positive trend of the rupiah's value against the U.S.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/APEC ministers to seek tariff cuts on produce

APEC ministers to seek tariff cuts on produceAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries will meet in Thailand next month with the main agenda of seeking ways to resolve some of the wide differences with ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/'Aceh operation will end in anticlimax'

'Aceh operation will end in anticlimax'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many in military circles believe that the outcome of the military operation in Aceh will end in an anticlimax, believing that Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels will not choose to head into a cold- blooded struggle.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/A more balanced Mindanao agenda

A more balanced Mindanao agendaAmando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila When President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on the eve of her departure for the United States, stepped up the military operations in Mindanao by ordering the Armed Forces to attack "embedded terrorist ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Reform movement will affect political elite

Reform movement will affect political elite The fall of president Soeharto five years ago resulted in a national commitment to reform.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Police shut file on McDonald's boss

Police shut file on McDonald's boss JAKARTA: Police said on Wednesday that they had closed the file on the Rp 40 billion corruption case implicating the American fast-food restaurant boss, Bambang Rachmadi, as they had failed to find any strong evidence to prove a violation.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Truth becomes casualty of war as military restricts media

Truth becomes casualty of war as military restricts mediaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Truth risks becoming another casualty in the conflict in Aceh after the military ruler instructed the media not to print statements from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/BRI II receives another bomb threat

BRI II receives another bomb threat JAKARTA: The Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) II building received a bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon from an anonymous caller who said that an explosive had been planted on the 24th floor, forcing the building management to evacuate all tenants.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Government, House agree to issue more T-Bonds

Government, House agree to issue more T-BondsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue more medium-term bonds, or T-bonds, rather than the planned short-term bonds, in response to a successful issuing of the bonds in April.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Structural reform lagging

Structural reform lagging Indonesia has come a long way in reforming its economy, which has been battered since 1998 by the multidimensional crisis amid the transition from a centralized, authoritarian government to a decentralized, more democratic one.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Another RI worker infected with SARS in Taiwan

Another RI worker infected with SARS in TaiwanSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another Indonesian worker has been infected with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) bug in Taiwan, bringing the number of Indonesians suffering from the potentially lethal disease in the territory ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Biodiversity can tackle poverty'

Biodiversity can tackle poverty'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People in Indonesia may be familiar with a traditional drug from a plant root in Kalimantan called pasak bumi that is said to enhance sexual performance, but many seemingly prefer to use the international brand viagra.

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries will meet in Thailand next month with a main agenda to seek ways of resolving wide differences over trade liberalization of sensitive agriculture sector, a ...

Thu, 22 May 2003

JP/Cash problem slows massacre trial

Cash problem slows massacre trial JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office said on Wednesday that it could not speed up the prosecution of those allegedly involved in the 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre due to a lack of funds.B.R.