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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Branding of luxury cars should be treated with great care

Branding of luxury cars should be treated with great careAgus W. Soehadi, Contributor, Jakarta On one busy afternoon a flashy red Porsche overtook several cars on one of Jakarta's longest roads, Jl. TB Simatupang.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/KPK meets Akbar Tandjung

KPK meets Akbar Tandjung JAKARTA: Five leaders of the newly formed Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) met on Monday with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung to explain their work plans.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Expensive cars have better chance to grow

Expensive cars have better chance to growRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Targeting the few people at the top of the social ladder, luxury car dealers have confidence the market for their products will never disappear or be affected by any crisis that could shake the nation's still fragile ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Davos and anti-Davos

Davos and anti-DavosDmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti, Moscow The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Switzerland), whose work is now coming to a close, has had a "twin-brother" for more than three years now.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Liberian escapes Papua jail

Liberian escapes Papua jail JAYAPURA, Papua: Police said on Monday they were searching for a Liberian citizen who had escaped from detention.The fugitive, identified as David, 29, was being held for his alleged role in a counterfeiting racket.He escaped on Jan.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Bumi Resources to increase coal output by 40%

Bumi Resources to increase coal output by 40%Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT Bumi Resources, the country's largest coal producer, said over the weekend that it had set a target of increased coal output at around 40 percent this year, taking advantage of a rise in ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/House calls for legal action against ballot box producer

House calls for legal action against ballot box producerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives Commission II for legal and domestic affairs asked on Monday the General Elections Commission (KPU) to take legal measures against the ballot box tender winner ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Two views of the nation

Two views of the nation Two distinct views of the United States are on display this week. On one side are the Democratic candidates for president who are battling for their party's nomination.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Is DHL computerized?

Is DHL computerized? My replacement Visa card was sent during the second half of December from the UK to my Jakarta address. As I had not yet received the card by Jan. 16, I phoned my bank in the UK to ask about it.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Hundreds receive tickets during new 3-in-1's first day

Hundreds receive tickets during new 3-in-1's first dayEvi Mariani and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 780 motorists were ticketed for violating the new three-in-one traffic policy on the first day of its implementation on Monday.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/TNI sets conditions for cease-fire with GAM

TNI sets conditions for cease-fire with GAMFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has set conditions for a temporary cease-fire in troubled Aceh to allow Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders to free all civilian hostages, including journalist Ferry Santoro.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Soldier murders two civillians, kills himself

Soldier murders two civillians, kills himselfNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam A soldier from East Java apparently just snapped on Sunday night and shot several civilians in Takengon market in Central Aceh, killing two people and injuring four.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/ITB to charge campaign fees

ITB to charge campaign fees BANDUNG: The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in West Java will charge an unspecified fee to political parties wishing to campaign on campus.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Busway, let's wait and see

Busway, let's wait and see From reading the letter titled On the busway in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 20 by Gandhi Sukardi, and its closing comment that "traffic jams still occur -- although they are not as serious as before the advent of the busway", it is obvious that the author is not living in ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/No legal action on defiant policemen

No legal action on defiant policemenEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police discharged two police officers, Adj. Comr. Deni Riswana and First Insp. Puji Waskito, on Monday in the first case this year. However, no legal action will be taken.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/17 PNG nationals deported from RI

17 PNG nationals deported from RINetty Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Seventeen nationals of Papua New Guinea (PNG), who were arrested in Papua for entering Indonesia illegally, were deported after authorities found no evidence that their entry was intended to disrupt public ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Officials say Jakarta free of bird flu

Officials say Jakarta free of bird fluDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the government finally conceding that the country is in the grip of an avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak after covering it up for four months, the Jakarta administration is still playing down the possibility of ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Terrorism war benefits military, intelligence

Terrorism war benefits military, intelligenceA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) have taken advantage of the global war on terrorism to regain the power they had exercised previously to suppress the political rights of the ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Feathers fly over cover-up, poultry farmers cry foul

Feathers fly over cover-up, poultry farmers cry foulThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor The government has been strongly criticized for being too slow in containing the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza, putting at risk the country's poultry industry which employs some 2.5 million workers.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/The bird flu scare

The bird flu scare After months of keeping silent, the government finally admitted during the weekend that the millions of chickens that had died in Java, Bali and several other parts of the country in the past few months had perished of bird flu -- the feared avian influenza that could also be ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Animal diseases and a sense of crisis

Animal diseases and a sense of crisis Men and beasts are not equal -- they were made by the Creator differently.Animals were created with instincts, while man was created with the ability to think clearly and make decisions based on reason rather than emotion.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Haj corruption charge probed

Haj corruption charge probed JAKARTA: Police have begun investigating allegations of corruption in the Ministry of Religious Affairs by summoning its head of legal and public relations, Arifin Nurdin.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Singapore hopes for strong Indonesian government

Singapore hopes for strong Indonesian governmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore's next prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, spoke on a wide range of bilateral issues during his 45-minute talk with his host President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday as part of his three-day ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Susanto expected to continue impressive run at Makita chess

Susanto expected to continue impressive run at Makita chessMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Susanto Megaranto is expected to follow up his impressive SEA Games run when he plays in the Makita Grand Master chess invitational here in February.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/14 drug users test positive for HIV

14 drug users test positive for HIV BOGOR: Fourteen drug users in a detoxification program at Karya Bhakti Bogor Hospital tested positive for HIV, an official said on Monday.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/IBRA collects Rp 456b from final property sale

IBRA collects Rp 456b from final property saleTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thirty-three days before its official closure on Feb. 27, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) collected on Monday Rp 456 billion (US$53.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/'Tempo' magazine still standing tall despite efforts to topple it

'Tempo' magazine still standing tall despite efforts to topple itM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Press Council chairman Atmakusumah said the Tempo media group did not lose credibility despite the numerous lawsuits filed against it.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Part 1 of 2: The effects of leadership changes in East Asia

Part 1 of 2: The effects of leadership changes in East AsiaJusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta In East Asia changes in leadership have also happened in the last few years, to be followed by other leadership changes and in the ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/KPUDs cut legislative candidate list

KPUDs cut legislative candidate listApriadi Gunawan and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Makassar Ahead of the expected announcement by the central KPU, the regional KPU offices have already announced the final list of legislative candidates that failed the final screening to compete in ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/First JW Marriott bomb suspect goes on trial in Jakarta

First JW Marriott bomb suspect goes on trial in JakartaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Indonesian militant who said he wanted to kill Americans went on trial for last year's Marriott bombing at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday and could be sent to the firing squad ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Residents near dump get insurance

Residents near dump get insurance BEKASI: Deputy mayor Mochtar Mohamad said on Monday the municipality administration was providing life insurance for at least 5,163 residents of the villages of Ciketing Udik, Cikiwul and Sumur Batu, all of which are near the Bantar Gebang dump.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Voter education campaign 'urgent'

Voter education campaign 'urgent'Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Unless voters are encouraged to mark the individual names of legislative candidates on ballot papers, the upcoming polls will just become another April fool's joke, scholars say.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Wife dies, husband missing in accident

Wife dies, husband missing in accident PADANG, West Sumatra: A woman was reported killed on Monday and her husband missing when their canoe sank after being swamped by large waves off the coast of Padang, West Sumatra.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Govt has no plans for mass cull of poultry

Govt has no plans for mass cull of poultryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government on Monday said it has taken the standard procedure of quarantining farms known to be affected by bird flu but has no plans to cull poultry suspected of being infected with the virus, citing inadequate funds and ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Economy cars draw avid interest

Economy cars draw avid interestTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent launch of economy car model by major automobile manufacturer Toyota under its Avanza line -- priced under Rp 100 million (US$11,772) -- proves how huge a market exists here for non-exclusive vehicles.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Seven Iraqi asylum-seekers on hunger strike in Lombok

Seven Iraqi asylum-seekers on hunger strike in LombokLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat Seven Iraqi immigrants here continued their hunger strike on Monday in an attempt to put pressure on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to recognize ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/2,000 customers stop tap water service

2,000 customers stop tap water serviceMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A total of 2,066 customers in Banjar Wijaya housing complex, Cipondoh district, Tangerang regency, have canceled their tap water service from regental water operator PDAM Tirta Kerta Raharja (TKR).

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/RI gets into gear for Thomas Cup, Athens

RI gets into gear for Thomas Cup, AthensZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With Indonesia gearing up to defend the Thomas Cup, which is to employ a new competition format this year, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has reiterated that its Olympic campaign will also be a top ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Bill on direct gubernatorial elections to be prioritized

Bill on direct gubernatorial elections to be prioritizedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The people will soon elect their governors, regents and mayors directly, due to the planned revision of law No. 22/1999.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Cops say 'oink' to green-clad terror

Cops say 'oink' to green-clad terrorEvi Mariani and Marilin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Depok The Jakarta Police announced on Monday that the talk-of-the-town kolor hijau (green underwear) creature -- believed to be a creature that is half-man and half-pig -- does not in fact exist and is only a ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Reflection of achievement, prestige and status

Reflection of achievement, prestige and statusBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta The number of luxury cars in Indonesia, like in many developing countries, is still comparatively small.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Security concerns haunt annual Jakarta Fair

Security concerns haunt annual Jakarta FairThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta International trade fairs and exhibitions to be hosted by the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, are likely to see less participants and exhibitors due to heightening political tensions prior to the general ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/'3-in-1 policy only delays traffic jams'

'3-in-1 policy only delays traffic jams' Hundreds of road users have been ticketed for violating the new three-in-one traffic policy enforced on Monday. The offenders are facing sentences of up to a month in prison and a fine of Rp 1 million (US$119).

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Councillors criticizes for sequestration

Councillors criticizes for sequestrationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra An activist of a civil rights non-governmental organization (NGO) condemned on Monday the Deli Serdang regental council's move to sequester 45 councillors at the Grand Angkasa Hotel in Medan, ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Police say 'Oink' to green-togged terror

Police say 'Oink' to green-togged terrorEvi Mariani and Marilin The Jakarta Post Jakarta/DepokThe Jakarta Police announced on Monday that the talk-of-the-town kolor hijau (green underwear) creature -- believed to be a creature that is half-man and half-pig -- does not in fact exist and is only a ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Activist opposes official houses

Activist opposes official housesRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan A local non-governmental organization activist lashed out on Monday at the East Kalimantan provincial government for allocating a budget to build houses for council officials that far exceeds the market price.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Dollars mire 'Tempo' in financial straits: Observer

Dollars mire 'Tempo' in financial straits: Observer The recovery of damages in foreign currency in the lawsuit against Koran Tempo daily is a sign from business tycoon Tomy Winata that he can pressure the Indonesian judiciary to do what he wanted, said a political observer.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/'Tempo' lawyers want Tomy to stand trial for perjury

'Tempo' lawyers want Tomy to stand trial for perjuryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defense lawyers of Tempo magazine told the court on Monday to order the prosecution of tycoon Tomy Winata for perjury in the earlier hearing of the libel case in which three of the ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/House, govt defend corruption 'bulldozer'

House, govt defend corruption 'bulldozer'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government on Monday defended the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and denied suggestions that the setting up of the new commission was ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Government to tax mutual funds next year

Government to tax mutual funds next yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation plans to impose income tax on profit obtained from bond-based mutual funds starting in a year, according to a senior tax official."We plan to introduce the new policy on Jan. 1, 2005.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/S'pore urged to include RI on trade partner list

S'pore urged to include RI on trade partner listSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government has requested Singapore to immediately include Indonesia on the city state's list of trade partners.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Busway, let's wait and see

Busway, let's wait and see From reading the letter titled On the busway in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 20 by Gandhi Sukardi, and its closing comment that "traffic jams still occur -- although they are not as serious as before the advent of the busway", it is obvious that the author is not living in ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Supreme Court muddies waters in Akbar case

Supreme Court muddies waters in Akbar caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Supreme Court (MA) justices handling House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's appeal of his corruption conviction, confused court observers on Monday by releasing conflicting statements on when ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Is DHL computerized?

Is DHL computerized? My replacement Visa card was sent during the second half of December from the UK to my Jakarta address. As I had not yet received the card by Jan. 16, I phoned my bank in the UK to ask about it.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/The deadlier disease: Politics of deception

The deadlier disease: Politics of deceptionKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok Who on earth would have thought that bird flu would rage out of control and become so widespread today? Interviews with relevant officials, especially those working with livestock, have all ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Misplaced alarm over missile system

Misplaced alarm over missile systemBernard Loo, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The reported Australian proposal to acquire from the United States a missile defense system has generated some disquiet.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Three die, five missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragedies

Three die, five missing in Tegal and Cirebon drowning tragediesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Eleven people were swept away by flood-swollen rivers in two separate locations; seven in Tegal regency, Central Java, and four others in Cirebon, West Java.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Mulyo to team up with Taufik again

Mulyo to team up with Taufik again Indonesian badminton star Taufik Hidayat is likely to be reunited with his former coach and mentor Mulyo Handoyo as the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) welcomes back the coach after a Singaporean stint.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Kupang gets new Golkar regent

Kupang gets new Golkar regent KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The pair of Ibrahim A. Medah and Ruben Funay were elected on Monday as the new regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, and deputy regent respectively, for the 2004- 2009 term.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/AGO told to solve May tragedy

AGO told to solve May tragedy JAKARTA: The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) urged the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Monday to follow up on the investigation into the May 1998 tragedy by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/PSSI, Withe to sign deal on Wednesday

PSSI, Withe to sign deal on WednesdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Peter Withe of Britain, who arrived here last Thursday, is scheduled to sign a four-year coaching contract with the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) on Wednesday.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Students find classic literature dull, boring

Students find classic literature dull, boringDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Don't judge a book by its cover, people say. That old cliche may be true, but the city's students do not seem to have taken this good advice to heart.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Budget for education still way below standard

Budget for education still way below standardP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono told the House of Representatives Commission VI on Monday that 2009 would be the earliest that the government could provide the 20 percent budget allocation for education as required ...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Navy turns down Libyan ships

Navy turns down Libyan ships JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard Kent Sondakh turned down on Monday a donation of a number of warships from Libya, saying that most of them were already very old."Most of them are aged 25 years or more.

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Tue, 27 Jan 2004

JP/Jealous man burns motorcycle

Jealous man burns motorcycle JAKARTA: A man burned on Sunday a motorcycle belonging to another man identified as Boy, in Koja, North Jakarta.The incident took place when Boy visited Lilis, 37, a housewife, at her house.

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