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65 articles.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Despite dilemma, better prospects ahead

Despite dilemma, better prospects aheadKhairil Anwar, Contributor, JakartaSince the end of 1999, the country's pulp and paper industry has been enjoying huge demand both from the domestic and international markets. Hence, plants are running at close-to-full production capacity.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Copyright law benefits producers

Copyright law benefits producers JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra says regulations pertaining to intellectual property rights of industrial design is aimed at effectively protecting a product from being copied.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/In the name of justice

In the name of justice Law enforcement is supposed to be one of the four components of the ongoing joint operation in Aceh, which the government launched on May 19. The other three elements are security restoration, humanitarian assistance, and the empowerment of local government.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Rights body subpoenas generals

Rights body subpoenas generalsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) formally filed a request with the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to force nine active and retired servicemen to answer its summonses for questioning over ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/BP Migas clarifies BPKP audit report

BP Migas clarifies BPKP audit reportFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Migas (the oil and gas implementing body) clarified on Monday earlier media reports suggesting massive irregularities within the agency.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Near repeat of Foe tragedy mars LG Cup

Near repeat of Foe tragedy mars LG CupArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Bengal and BEC Tero Sasana reached the semifinals at the LG Cup ASEAN Club Championship after winning their crucial matches on Monday, but it was overshadowed by fears of another episode reminiscent of the Marc ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/IBRA fails to find buyers for huge loan assets

IBRA fails to find buyers for huge loan assetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) failed to secure buyers for loan and fixed assets worth around Rp 40 trillion (about US$4.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, July 22, 2003

TV Program: Tuesday, July 22, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Reintroducing orangutans to their habitat

Reintroducing orangutans to their habitatTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Wanariset Samboja, East Kalimantan Sugeng, a six-year-old male orangutan, is unique among his kind in Wanariset Samboja. Bald, this orangutan is rather naughty, spitting at anybody that comes close to him.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/City administration tidies up graves to look similar

City administration tidies up graves to look similarZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Death comes equally to us all and makes us all equal when it comes," John Donne said in 1621.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Civil servants funded to go on haj

Civil servants funded to go on haj TANGERANG: A total of 30 outstanding civil servants in the Tangerang regency administration, whose period of service extends beyond 15 years, will join the haj pilgrimage next year at the administration's expense.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Comprehensive marketing vital for survival

Comprehensive marketing vital for survivalMahendra Gautama, Contributor, JakartaThe paper and pulp industry is one of the oldest in Indonesia. Its history began when the Dutch company, NV Papier Fabriek Nijmegen, set up NV Papier Padalarang in 1923 in Padalarang, West Java.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Worker robbed, suffers 3-day coma

Worker robbed, suffers 3-day coma JAKARTA: A migrant worker who just arrived from Saudi Arabia was robbed in a hotel on Jl. Buncit Raya, South Jakarta, and was in a drug-induced coma for three days.Salimin, 42, who worked as a driver in Arabia for 1,200 real (Rp 2.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Bombs threats? I keep my faith in God'

Bombs threats? I keep my faith in God' Police have warned about possible terror acts following the bomb blast at the national legislature (DPR) last week. Terrorist suspects have indicated that a terror campaign will continue in big cities, including Jakarta.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 22, 2003Performances* Sundanese traditonal performances Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (West Java Cultural Center), Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 7:30 p.m., July 26.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Over 570 struggle for four seats in DPD

Over 570 struggle for four seats in DPDBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over 570 Jakartans are to compete for four vacant seats to represent the city's 8.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Students brave war to return to school

Students brave war to return to schoolTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe On the first day of school on Monday in war-torn Aceh, an elementary school teacher was shot to death, and more than 107,000 students had classes in emergency tents and ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/124 more mining companies to operate in protected forest

124 more mining companies to operate in protected forestMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Monday that it would give 102 mining firms the chance to operate in protected forests, bringing the total number to 124 firms.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Rights body subpoenas generals over May riots

Rights body subpoenas generals over May riotsMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) formally filed a request with the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to force nine active and retired servicemen to answer its summonses for ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Luxury car dealers enjoy roaring sales

Luxury car dealers enjoy roaring salesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The black car stands elegantly on a circular stage in the automobile expo currently being held at the Jakarta Convention Center. It seems to be chiseled beautifully with cream-colored leather seats inside.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Will the U.N. Bail Out Bush?

Will the U.N. Bail Out Bush?JP/ /Will the U.N. Bail Out Bush? Jim Lobe Inter Press Service Washington U.S. President George W. Bush is in very big trouble.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/In the name of justice

In the name of justice Law enforcement is supposed to be one of the four components of the ongoing joint operation in Aceh, which the government launched on May 19. The other three elements are security restoration, humanitarian assistance, and the empowerment of local government.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Prosecutors demand death for Ali Imron, Amrozi awaits verdict

Prosecutors demand death for Ali Imron, Amrozi awaits verdictWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The fourth suspect in the Bali bombings, Ali Imron, alias Alik, began his trial on Monday with charges of involvement in the planning and execution of the blasts.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/RI urges ASEM members to oppose unilateralism in international issue

RI urges ASEM members to oppose unilateralism in international issueFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia, as the host of the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) now underway in Denpasar, Bali, is calling on member countries to reject unilateralism in dealing with ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/JP/4/4PARTY

JP/4/4PARTYFive parties register for 2004 electionA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaFive political parties registered themselves on Monday with the General Elections Commission (KPU) to contest the 2004 polls, just three days after they were screened by the Ministry of Justice and Human ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/'ASEM should be better recognized by Asians'

'ASEM should be better recognized by Asians' In conjunction with the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Bali from July 21 through July 24, in which France is one of the participants, French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Renaud Muselier shares his view in a written interview with The Jakarta ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/BOS lends helping hand to orphaned orangutan

BOS lends helping hand to orphaned orangutan The baby orangutan seemed helpless in a dirty corner of Klandasan Market, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. As it had been weakened by several days of illness, nobody was interested in taking care of the poor little creature.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Prosecutors push for July 27 case

Prosecutors push for July 27 case JAKARTA: Prosecutors asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to continue investigating the attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on July 27, 1996, saying that the case had a strong legal basis.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Villagers flee in fear of lava

Villagers flee in fear of lavaYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi Villagers living near Mount Soputan, which continued to spew ash and smoke in North Sulawesi province on Monday, began to flee their homes as lava started to approach their villages.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/President Bush's slavery speech

President Bush's slavery speech On the westernmost point of African soil, where hundreds of thousands of terror-filled Africans began a voyage in chains and a life of suffering, President Bush spoke in unflinching terms about slavery.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Orientation colors the first day at school

Orientation colors the first day at schoolRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The first day of a new school year kicked off on Monday with the beginning of a three-day orientation/hazing ritual for junior high and high school first-year students.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

Jp/New PDIP chairman in Central Java named

New PDIP chairman in Central Java named SEMARANG: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's party has appointed Gunawan Wiro Sarojo as acting chairman of the party's Central Java chapter, replacing Mardijo has been fired for seeking the post of governor in the province.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Politicians demand more seats on Council

Politicians demand more seats on CouncilThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Claiming to be doing tougher jobs and representing more people, Jakarta politicians have demanded additional seats on the City Council from the current 85, to 100 seats, for next year's general election.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Police kill one, injure 25 in South Sulawesi protest

Police kill one, injure 25 in South Sulawesi protestAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi At least one person was killed and 25 others injured as police fired shots at more than 1,000 villagers in Makassar, South Sulawesi, who rioted on Monday in a protest against the ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/No fiscal stimulus for 2004: Boediono

No fiscal stimulus for 2004: BoedionoDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Monday it could no longer afford to provide a fiscal stimulus to the business sector next year due to limited budget capacity.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Prosecutors push for July 27 case

Prosecutors push for July 27 case JAKARTA: Prosecutors asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday to continue investigating the attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters on July 27, 1996, saying that the case had a strong legal basis.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Police confirms, downplay assassinations

Police confirms, downplay assassinationsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police confirmed on Monday the existence of many assassins for hire in Indonesia on the heels of the cold-blooded murder of a prominent businessman and his Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) bodyguard at the Sasana ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Five parties register for 2004 election

Five parties register for 2004 electionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five political parties registered themselves on Monday with the General Elections Commission (KPU) to contest the 2004 polls, just three days after they were screened by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Bush govt frees U.S. companies from threat of being sued

Bush govt frees U.S. companies from threat of being suedHarold Hongju Koh, Former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, New Haven Buddhist monk denounces a U.S. corporation: Now you can protest, but not sue.The Bush Administration would exempt U.S.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/One dies in crash involving Megawati convoy

One dies in crash involving Megawati convoy SURAKARTA, Central Java: One motorcyclist died after being hit by a car that was part of a convoy to welcome the arrival of President Megawati Soekarnoputri at Adi Sumarmo Airport here on Monday.The accident, which occurred on Jl.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Long-term steps best cure for stock market

Long-term steps best cure for stock marketJunichi Ujiie, Chairman Nomura Holdings, Inc., The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo In order to secure a sustained recovery of stock prices, it is necessary to change investors' expectations of the long-term relationship between supply and demand in the stock market.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/RI warns of sour ties with U.S.

RI warns of sour ties with U.S.Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government warned on Monday that the U.S. Congress decision to withhold military aid to Indonesia -- reportedly because of a failure to bring the perpetrators of last year's killing of two U.S.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/13,000 fail entrance tests in Surabaya

13,000 fail entrance tests in Surabaya SURABAYA: More than 13,000 students failed to pass the entrance tests for state junior and senior high schools in Surabaya, it was announced on Monday.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Shifting to a newer paradigm a must

Shifting to a newer paradigm a mustFebriana Damayanti, Contributor, Jakarta Two international environmental institutions, the World Wildlife Fund and the Swedish Society of Nature Conservation, recently pointed their fingers at two of the country's major paper manufacturers: Indah Kiat Pulp & ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Fired Golkar councillor elected NTB governor

Fired Golkar councillor elected NTB governorLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara In an unexpected move, chief councillor Lalu Serinate was elected the new governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) here on Monday, beating incumbent governor Harun Al Rasyid, whose ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graft

Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaProvincial prosecutors across the country and five prosecutors' offices in Jakarta received on Monday a special privilege: the full autonomy to probe into corruption cases formerly handled ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/New PDIP chairman in Central Java named

New PDIP chairman in Central Java named SEMARANG: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's party has appointed Gunawan Wiro Sarojo as acting chairman of the party's Central Java chapter, replacing Mardijo has been fired for seeking the post of governor in the province.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Lat draws the essence of Malaysia

Lat draws the essence of MalaysiaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A chubby man with unruly hair and dressed in a sarong greets visitors to his traditional Malay house on stilts. The house is located at www.lathouse.com.my (on the Internet).

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Investment now US$42.3m in Tangerang

Investment now US$42.3m in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang Regent Ismet Iskandar revealed on Monday that the regency had recorded almost a 100 percent increase in foreign and domestic investment worth a total of US$42.3 million in the first semester of this year.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Local prosecutors given authority to handle graft

Local prosecutors given authority to handle graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Provincial prosecutors across the country and five prosecutors' offices in Jakarta received on Monday a special privilege: the full autonomy to probe into corruption cases formerly ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Bandung artists explore the physique

Bandung artists explore the physiqueYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Lines made with a black pencil and white paint are spread on a large canvas measuring 100 cm by 290 cm. On the left of the canvas, they form two white hands covering a buttock.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Copyright law benefits producers

Copyright law benefits producers JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra says regulations pertaining to intellectual property rights of industrial design is aimed at effectively protecting a product from being copied.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graft

Provincial prosecutors given authority to handle graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaProvincial prosecutors across the country and five prosecutors' offices in Jakarta received on Monday a special privilege: the full autonomy to probe into corruption cases formerly handled ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Golkar figures embark on presidential campaigns

Golkar figures embark on presidential campaignsA'an Suryana and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of public figures are now busy soliciting support from Golkar members and sympathizers nationwide, since they have been declared eligible to contest the party's convention to select ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/PT DI workers plan to sue director

PT DI workers plan to sue directorYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The labor union at PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) said on Monday it would sue the state-owned aircraft company's president director, Edwin Soedarmo, for has been called a "unilateral decision" to suspend more than ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/New minister, new policy

New minister, new policy Each time a minister is replaced, his policy is always altered by his successor. It seems that the new minister is perceived as "not smart" if he does not change his predecessor's policy.This is true in Indonesia's educational system.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Aceh victory hallow

Aceh victory hallow It would perhaps be wise to consider that loyalty only becomes meaningful when it is given voluntarily, and this would be when an individual feels the need and desire to support something that is worthy of his following.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Students brave war to go back to school

Students brave war to go back to school Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Nani Farida The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh/LhokseumaweOn the first day of school on Monday in war-torn Aceh, an elementary school teacher was shot to death, and more than 107,000 students had classes in emergency tents and small ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Diamonds: Taste should come before quality

Diamonds: Taste should come before qualityMany people have different tastes when it comes to diamonds, and thus there is no single good "recipe" for how to choose one. When choosing a diamond, what matters most is that you find the jewel that pleases you.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Part 1 of 2 What Millennium Development Compact means

Part 1 of 2 What Millennium Development Compact meansRomeo Austria Reyes, Program Development Advisor UNDP Indonesia, Jakarta At the Millennium Summit in New York, in 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to adopt the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Prospect of an Islamic presidential candidates

Prospect of an Islamic presidential candidatesMuhammad Qodari, Indonesian Research Institute (LSI), Jakarta, qodari@hotmail.comA compromise has finally sealed the law on presidential elections. That compromise has also opened opportunities for a large pool of presidential candidates.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Seeking the path to peace in restive Myanmar

Seeking the path to peace in restive MyanmarThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The outlook for Burma's future is very bleak. U.S. President George W Bush is expected to sign a new law passed by the Congress last week that will ban all Burmese-made products.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/War in Aceh enters phase of lawlessness

War in Aceh enters phase of lawlessnessTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh After two months of martial law in war-ridden Aceh, the situation in the province turned more uncertain as pro-Jakarta groups of Acehnese took the law into their own hands.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/124 mining firms to operate in protected forest

124 mining firms to operate in protected forestMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Monday that it would give 102 mining firms the chance to operate in protected forests, bringing the total number to 124 firms.

Tue, 22 Jul 2003

JP/Satelindo expands network to Riau islands

Satelindo expands network to Riau islandsFadli, The Jakarta Post, Natuna islands, Riau Cellular phone provider PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) has built four base-transceiver stations (BTS) in the Natuna islands, Riau, in order to widen its network.