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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Bosscha gets ready to fight for its survival

Bosscha gets ready to fight for its survivalYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java Bosscha Observatory in Bandung is slated to hold a seminar today, which is aimed at saving the observatory from the wrecking ball.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Bush, an instant 'Oedipus'

Bush, an instant 'Oedipus' The international riddles started to arise following U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to go it alone on his Iraqi campaign a few months ago.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Thais remember the reformer king

Thais remember the reformer kingThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok On Oct. 23 every year, Thais commemorate the death of King Rama V, one of the greatest kings of the Chakri Dynasty, whose visionary leadership brought about reforms that ushered feudalistic Siam into the modern world.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/IBRA postpones Lippo sale due to low bids

IBRA postpones Lippo sale due to low bidsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has postponed the sale of a 52-percent stake in the publicly listed Bank Lippo as the bidding prices offered by potential buyers were considered too low.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Toyota-Daihatsu to produce new MPV in RI

Toyota-Daihatsu to produce new MPV in RINovan Iman Santosa and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Tokyo/Jakarta Japan's giant car producer Toyota Motor Corporation will team up with its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 24, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 24, 2003Exhibitions* Painting by MS Wawan, Hotel Nikko Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin 59, Central Jakarta (Tel. 2301122), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 30 * Painting Buah, by Munadi, Galeri Milenium, D'Best Shopping Center, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Ramadhan closures protested against

Ramadhan closures protested against JAKARTA: Hundreds of hospitality industry employees from Jakarta protested on Thursday against a Gubernatorial Degree banning the operations of certain activities during Ramadhan.The protesters conveyed their demands in front of the City Hall on Jl.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Two Nigerians sentenced to death, fines for drug trafficking

Two Nigerians sentenced to death, fines for drug traffickingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court on Thursday sentenced to death two Nigerian nationals and fined them Rp 500 million (US$58,823) for violating Article 82 of Law No.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Fire razes 14 houses in W. Jakarta

Fire razes 14 houses in W. Jakarta JAKARTA: An eight-alarm fire burned down 14 houses in a lower middle-class residential area along Jl. Jelambar 2, Jelambar subdistrict, West Jakarta on Wednesday.The fire started at around 4:45 p.m. and no fatalities were reported in the blaze.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Safer to sell illegal drugs in the open, suspects say

Safer to sell illegal drugs in the open, suspects sayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public places are the best places to make drug transactions, according to two suspects arrested recently for allegedly dealing drugs.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Center for Electoral Reform holds vote simulation in Papua

Center for Electoral Reform holds vote simulation in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) held a simulation ballot on Thursday in Skanto district, Keerom regency, some 60 kilometers east of Jayapura.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Ballot box bidder accused of misinformation

Ballot box bidder accused of misinformationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Monopoly Watch has accused a top factory network which is participating in the tender for ballot boxes for next year's general elections of misinforming the public with three different versions of its ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/New marketing plan a must to enlarge market percentage

New marketing plan a must to enlarge market percentageTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian companies must escalate their marketing strategy from the customer satisfaction level to the sensational level in a bid to snatch the largest market share in coming years.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Kopassus commander facing the 1984 Tanjung Priok music

Kopassus commander facing the 1984 Tanjung Priok musicTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army Special Forces (Kopassus) Commander Maj. Gen.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Russia ever more active in APEC

Russia ever more active in APECDmitri Kosyrev, Political Analyst, RIA Novosti, Moscow The Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) is a predominantly economic organization. A spectacular change has come to it now.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/`Pakarena' brings Makassar culture to life

`Pakarena' brings Makassar culture to lifeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It began with the wail of pui-pui, a small clarinet, that broke the silence with a delightful trill.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Evicted families retreat to forests and their boats

Evicted families retreat to forests and their boatsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A day after watching their stilt-houses demolished by North Jakarta public order officers, most Muara Angke fishermen families are still taking refuge at the protected forest across from their former homes ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Jamsostek, NTB to protect workers

Jamsostek, NTB to protect workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Increasing cases of violence against Indonesian workers abroad has prompted the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial administration to establish a cooperation with state-owned social security company ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Workers get food poisoning

Workers get food poisoning TANGERANG: Some 200 workers at the PT Karet Murni Kencana shoe factory on Jl. Raya Serang, Cikupa district, Tangerang regency, were rushed to hospital on Wednesday evening due to food poisoning.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesian dancers perform German poetry

Indonesian dancers perform German poetryChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Poems think, says German poet Brigitte Oleschinski in one of her anthologies. Sometimes they think loudly.On Wednesday night Oleschinski presented her latest work Lautlesung at the Goethe Institute Jakarta.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Fighting the French exception

Fighting the French exceptionAlberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi, Project Syndicate Europe's attention nowadays is rightly focused on enlargement and on the constitution that is currently being worked out between the EU's member states.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/`Still a lot of animosity in Poso'

`Still a lot of animosity in Poso'Damar Harsanto and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Thursday that they found it difficult to put an end to religious conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, as the warring parties were full of vengeance resulting from past conflicts.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Aceh exit strategy and post-conflict peace building

Aceh exit strategy and post-conflict peace buildingTeuku Faizasyah, Ph.D. Candidate, Diplomatic History and Conflict Resolution, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand The integrated operation to restore order in Aceh is approaching six months and the central government appears resolute ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Allegedly corrupt mayor receives strong support from key officials

Allegedly corrupt mayor receives strong support from key officialsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A total of 116 key officials at Pematang Siantar municipality closed ranks on Thursday to say that they remained under the command of mayor Marim Purba, even though the ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/`Stop exporting female workers'

`Stop exporting female workers'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A research institute affiliated with Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) called on the government on Thursday to immediately terminate the export of female migrant workers abroad.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Constitutional Court holds mock trial

Constitutional Court holds mock trial JAKARTA: In cooperation with the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) secretariat, the Constitutional Court (MK) on Thursday held a mock hearing of constitutional disputes.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Ahead of Ramadhan, return to dialog in Aceh

Ahead of Ramadhan, return to dialog in AcehMartin Griffiths, Director, Henri Dunant Center, Geneva On Nov. 19 the Indonesian government's martial law in Aceh will expire. There has been much debate and speculation on whether or not it will be extended.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/`Greed, thuggery greet workers on return home'

`Greed, thuggery greet workers on return home' Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's Terminal III was built in 1999 to handle returning Indonesian migrant workers. Now, the terminal is the scene of rampant extortion by unscrupulous officials and thugs.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Traffic diverted for construction work

Traffic diverted for construction work JAKARTA: The city transportation agency announced on Thursday that traffic was being diverted in the vicinity of the Cawang intersection, East Jakarta, to facilitate the construction of an underpass.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Government allocates Rp 45b for rural phones

Government allocates Rp 45b for rural phonesSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to allocate an initial Rp 45 billion (US$5.02 million) to provide basic telephone services in about 43,000 villages nationwide that have no access to the service.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/City audit agency finds Rp 42b losses from budget

City audit agency finds Rp 42b losses from budgetBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Audit Agency (Bawasda) has found irregularities amounting to Rp 42 billion (US$4.94 million) in the city's Rp 9.3 trillion budget in 2002.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesia's track and field team sets modest goals for SEA Games

Indonesia's track and field team sets modest goals for SEA GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian track and field team will take 35 athletes to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, with the modest goal of securing two gold medals.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Less noticed changes in the United States

Less noticed changes in the United StatesLinda Colley, Guardian News Service, London Coming back to the United States after five years in London, I am struck by how much has changed since I last worked here.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Government questions Taufik's nationality

Government questions Taufik's nationalityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is still trying to determine the nationality of terrorist suspect Taufik Rifki, currently in the custody of the Philippines authorities, saying he may no longer possess Indonesian citizenship.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Another two terrorist suspects sentenced

Another two terrorist suspects sentencedAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The Makassar District Court on Thursday sentenced Muchtar Daeng Lau, 35, and Hamid Razzaq, 63, to prison terms of seven years and two years respectively for their involvement in the bombings of ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Jakarta needs to overhaul transport system

Jakarta needs to overhaul transport systemRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over the past decade or so everybody in Jakarta has been complaining about the horrendous traffic congestion in the capital.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Mahathir, Sukarno and anger against the West

Mahathir, Sukarno and anger against the WestMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Asia Research Center, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir's speech at the recent Putra Jaya meeting of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) articulated an anger against the West which is ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesian dancers perform German poetry

Indonesian dancers perform German poetryChristina Schott Contributor Jakarta Poems think was the title of one of Brigitte Oleschinski's anthologies. Sometimes they think loudly. On Wednesday night Oleschinski, a German poet, presented her latest work Lautlesung at the Goethe Institute Jakarta.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Financial intelligence unit

Financial intelligence unit The comprehensive amendments to Indonesia's Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Law of 2002 that were enacted last month only just spared the country from the harsh counter measures the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had threatened to impose.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/31 RI brands get Superbrand status

31 RI brands get Superbrand status JAKARTA: A further 31 brands available in Indonesia were awarded Superbrands status by the world's leading independent arbiter of branding during a ceremony in Jakarta on Thursday.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Fourteen declared suspects after attack

Fourteen declared suspects after attack PATI, Central Java: Police declared fourteen latex tappers as suspects on Thursday in the torching of a rubber factory in Karangsari subdistrict.The Pati Police's chief of detectives, Detective Adj. Insp.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Indra captures lead at 5th PP Cup

Indra captures lead at 5th PP CupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A string of six fine birdies gave local golfer Indra Herwawan a 2-shot lead with a total of 207 (70 68 69) after the third round of the Rp 150 million (US$19,500) 5th Pemuda Pancasila Cup at the Matoa Nasional Golf club on Thursday.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/RI, Serbia-Montenegro hold talks

RI, Serbia-Montenegro hold talks JAKARTA: Indonesia and Serbia and Montenegro agreed on Thursday to enhance relations between the two countries, especially in relation to the economy and trade.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Wiranto says he has been invited to Washington

Wiranto says he has been invited to WashingtonKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of Golkar's presidential candidates, Gen. (retired) Wiranto, claimed on Thursday that he had been invited to Washington D.C., possibly to meet high level U.S. officials.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Maumere residents protest prostitution

Maumere residents protest prostitution MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Clergy and local residents here expressed concern on Thursday at widespread prostitution in the city of Maumere, the capital of Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara province.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Govt wastes opportunity to resolve separatism issue

Govt wastes opportunity to resolve separatism issueZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has wasted a golden opportunity to resolve the secession issue in Aceh and Papua by failing to show goodwill to the people of the two resource-rich provinces, further complicating the matter, ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Tax office sends one tax evader to jail, warns others

Tax office sends one tax evader to jail, warns othersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation has sent one tax evader to prison for failing to pay Rp 11 billion (US$1.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Three arrested for poaching in Lampung

Three arrested for poaching in LampungOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung A joint police and military team have arrested three people, including an officer with the Indonesian Military (TNI), for poaching in the Talang Bamban forest, West Lampung, an official said here on ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Govt sells 13% stake in Indocement at Rp 824b

Govt sells 13% stake in Indocement at Rp 824bRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has sold its remaining 13 percent stake in the country's second largest cement maker, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, to the public for Rp 824 billion (US$98 million).

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/IBRA postpones Lippo sale due to low bids

IBRA postpones Lippo sale due to low bidsDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has postponed the sale of a 52-percent stake in the publicly listed Bank Lippo as the bidding prices offered by potential buyers were considered too low.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/`Water not merely public property'

`Water not merely public property'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators staved off public demand for a revision of the water resource bill, which opens the doors wide to the privatization of water, insisting that the natural resource had economic value.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, October 24, 2003

TV Today: Friday, October 24, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Music8:00 Travel9:00 Religious Teachings10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Government allocates Rp 45b for rural phones

Government allocates Rp 45b for rural phones Sari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has decided to allocate an initial Rp 45 billion (US$5.02 million) to provide basic telephone services in about 43,000 villages nationwide that have no access to the service.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Rp 2.5m offered to East Timor refugees

Rp 2.5m offered to East Timor refugees KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian government offered Rp 2.5 million (US$312) on Thursday to East Timor refugees wishing to return for good to their native country, East Timor.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Merpati prepares extra flights

Merpati prepares extra flights JAKARTA: Indonesia's second largest flight carrier, PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati) has prepared extra flights for November in anticipation of increasing demands during the Idul Fitri Islamic holiday.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 24, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 24, 2003Exhibitions* Painting by MS Wawan, Hotel Nikko Jakarta, Jl. MH Thamrin 59, Central Jakarta (Tel. 2301122), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Oct. 30 * Painting Buah, by Munadi, Galeri Milenium, D'Best Shopping Center, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No.

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/Govt told to commit to universal health care

Govt told to commit to universal health careRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara The government's failure to formulate a system that ensures affordable public health care, and to set up a credible agency to implement it, reflects its lack of commitment to public ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/PDI-P councillors defy HQ

PDI-P councillors defy HQHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has threatened to dismiss its representatives in the Riau provincial legislature for defying an order to vote for losing gubernatorial candidate Saleh ...

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003

JP/P&GI studying way to buy back shares

P&GI studying way to buy back shares JAKARTA: PT Procter & Gamble Indonesia Tbk (P&GI) said on Thursday it is considering the best way to comply with the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)'s order to the firm to buy back its shares traded on the bourse.

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