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Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Scholars urge halt to export of workers

Scholars urge halt to export of workersM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Scholars and activists have demanded the government halt the export of workers until the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration overhauls its worker recruitment system and the House of Representatives endorses a ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Pilgrimage prepares Muslims for Ramadhan

Pilgrimage prepares Muslims for RamadhanAgus Maryono and Amin AA, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java Before the start of the fasting month, many Muslims -- especially in Java -- make a pilgrimage to the graves of the nine Muslim religious leaders, the Wali Songo, to pray.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Fear and loathing of agrarian modernization

Fear and loathing of agrarian modernizationYanuar Nugroho, Director The Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Presidency-Amien-Megawati

Presidency-Amien-MegawatiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five major Muslim-based political parties have reached a consensus to block the reelection bid of incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri in the 2004 elections, says National Mandate Party (PAN) Chairman Amien Rais.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Intra-regional conflicts haunt Indonesia

Intra-regional conflicts haunt IndonesiaAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The conflicts between indigenous people and incoming inhabitants in several regions will pose a more serious threat to Indonesia's stability and integrity than religious conflicts unless democratic values are fully ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Time to promote tolerance

Time to promote tolerance The holy month of Ramadhan is back again -- time for Muslims the world over to contemplate and purify their spirits.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/FOR MARKETING PROSPECTIVE --- November 4, 2003

FOR MARKETING PROSPECTIVE --- November 4, 2003 done Winning customers' health through entertainment events T. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta In today's highly competitive business environment, marketers have to outsmart each other to win consumers' hearts.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, October 27, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, October 27, 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.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Three rivers in Sulawesi disappear

Three rivers in Sulawesi disappearKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Three rivers in Kolaka regency have run dry due to deforestation, a local community figure said here on Saturday.The rivers are Kumoro, Tonggana and Pelambua, said Pariama Mboy.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Students to get books from Unicef

Students to get books from Unicef ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) will provide textbooks for 339 students at state elementary school "Wirasakti" in Atambua, Belu district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).Kupang's Wirasakti Military commander, Col.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/223 pass first screening for KPTPK

223 pass first screening for KPTPKThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost more than half of the 513 people seeking seats on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPTPK) passed the first screening stage, it was announced Sunday.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Police fail to 'come clean' in Thailand

Police fail to 'come clean' in ThailandAmorn Wanichwiwatana, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok When the Police Department was renamed the National Police Bureau five years ago, any expectations that it would improve were quickly dashed.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Two die in hospital fire

Two die in hospital fire PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: At least two patients were killed when the Dr. Soedarso General Hospital in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, was gutted by fire on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Panin aims to boost retail loans: Senior executive

Panin aims to boost retail loans: Senior executive Bank Panin is among the few banks in the country that survived the banking crisis in the late 1990s without the government's costly bail-out scheme, called the bank recapitalization program.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- TUESDAY, November 4

FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- TUESDAY, November 4 Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mixSyafruddin Chan Contributor Jakarta Entertainment in marketing, or what is usually succinctly referred to as entertainment marketing, is becoming an ever more effective tool for increasing brand ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Decentralize to save the forest

Decentralize to save the forestLuca Tacconi, Senior Economist, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor In recent times the media has carried a number of stories about the government's reforestation program.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Tangerang to get new bus terminal to deal with Idul Fitri exodus

Tangerang to get new bus terminal to deal with Idul Fitri exodusMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang In a bid to be prepared for the annual Idul Fitri travel season, Tangerang municipality administration will start operating its new integrated bus terminal in Poris Plawad ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Car sales to remain buoyant next year: Experts

Car sales to remain buoyant next year: ExpertsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Industry experts are optimistic that car sales will remain buoyant next year despite the country's general election.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Cutting out the 'middleman' in digital image printing

Cutting out the 'middleman' in digital image printing A standard is always a good thing to have, although all standards have to be flexible enough that they can be updated as technology advances and enhancements are added.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Businessmen conned out of Rp 920m

Businessmen conned out of Rp 920m JAKARTA: Two businessmen from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, lost Rp 920 million (US$108,235) after being cheated by two impostors pretending to employees of cell phone operator Telkomsel.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mix

Entertainment Marketing: A sweet marketing mixSyafruddin Chan Contributor Jakarta Entertainment in marketing, or what is usually succinctly referred to as entertainment marketing, is becoming an ever more effective tool for increasing brand awareness as it creates a closer bond between a brand ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Police deny BNI suspects have fled the country

Police deny BNI suspects have fled the countryTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police denied on Sunday allegations that some of those involved in a financial scandal involving state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) had fled the country.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Protect Chinese citizens' rights

Protect Chinese citizens' rightsCai Dingjian, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing Property rights is still an unfamiliar term to many who used to live in a rigid planned economic system and have little private wealth. The difficulty in accumulating wealth bars overall prosperity.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Woman recounts horror events in Aceh

Woman recounts horror events in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was April 24 when most of the villagers of Seuneubok Pango subdistrict in Banda Alam district, East Aceh, fled their homes after fighting broke out between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels there.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Japanese investors start to return to Batam

Japanese investors start to return to BatamHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japanese investors have started to come back to Batam and open up businesses in this industrial bonded zone thanks to the Japanese government's move to lessen the concentration of the country's overseas ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/'Banks face problems increasing lending in Flores'

'Banks face problems increasing lending in Flores'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The level of bank lending in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, remains relatively low because of limited business opportunities in the area, a senior Bank Indonesia official said.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Canada pledges aid for 2004 polls

Canada pledges aid for 2004 polls JAKARTA: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has pledged to provide Indonesia with financial assistance for the 2004 legislative elections, an Indonesian official said.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Many leaders act like criminals: Minister

Many leaders act like criminals: Minister PARIAMAN, North Sumatra: Many national leaders live dishonest lives in the sense that in public they often speak like angels but behind the scenes they act like criminals, Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah says.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/RI regrets RP statement on suspected terrorist

RI regrets RP statement on suspected terroristFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government regretted on Friday the Philippine's supposition that suspected terrorist Taufik Rifki is Indonesian, despite the fact that his nationality has not yet been established.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Two killed in Golkar-PDIP clashes in Bali

Two killed in Golkar-PDIP clashes in BaliI Wayan Juniartha and Wahyu Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali east two people were killed on Sunday in Singaraja, Buleleng, some 100 kilometers north of provincial capital Denpasar, in a series of violent clashes between supporters of the ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/FOR MARKETING PROSPECTIVE --- Octobe 28, 2003

FOR MARKETING PROSPECTIVE --- Octobe 28, 2003 done Winning customers' health through entertainment events T. Hidayat Contributor Jakarta In today's highly competitive business environment, marketers have to outsmart each other to win consumers' hearts.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Antara

AntaraREENACTMENT: Ahmad Sofyan alias Tamim (second left) explains to police how he assembled bombs during a reconstruction in Tangkil village, Sukoharjo regency, Central Java. Tamim was arrested for allegedly planning to launch bomb attacks in Jakarta toward the end of 2003.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/New Alcatel model ready for the market

New Alcatel model ready for the marketZatni Arbi , Columnist, Jakarta zatni@cbn.net.id As I wrote in one of my articles a couple of years ago, my first cellular phone was a blue Alcatel that filled my entire palm. It was such a long time ago, I've forgotten the model number.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Student brawl damages vehicles

Student brawl damages vehicles JAKARTA: A brawl between mechanical engineering and civil engineering students at Pancasila University in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on Saturday, resulted in nine motorcycles and one car being damaged.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Six badly injured in toll road accident

Six badly injured in toll road accident JAKARTA: Six people were badly injured in a single accident at kilometer 50 of the Jakarta-Merak toll road on Sunday afternoon.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/'The youth are the pioneer generation'

'The youth are the pioneer generation' Indonesians will commemorate the Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28, the day when young people from various regions in the country declared one state, one nation and one language in 1928.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Police search for elusive bomb makers

Police search for elusive bomb makersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite four days of intensive investigation, Palu police said on Saturday they still had no idea of the whereabouts of two people, who apparently were smuggling and distributing huge quantities of ammonium nitrate throughout ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/South African nabbed with heroin

South African nabbed with heroinMEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan Customs Office arrested a South African on Saturday for trying to smuggle heroin into the country. Okonkwo, 29, was arrested on Saturday morning after the plane he boarded in Kuala Lumpur landed at Polonia Airport in Medan.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Fire concern changes Tanah Abang market design

Fire concern changes Tanah Abang market designBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Advice from the City Fire Department on the difficulty to extinguish fires in public places has prompted the city market operator PD Pasar Jaya to change the design of Tanah Abang textile market in Central ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Police reenact murder of Asaba president director

Police reenact murder of Asaba president directorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police reenacted on Sunday the fatal shooting that killed computer firm PT Asaba's president director Boedyharto Angsono and his Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) bodyguard, First Sgt. Edy Siyep, in North Jakarta.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Megawati to kick off jamboree

Megawati to kick off jamboreePONTIANAK, Central Kalimantan: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to open the seventh national meeting of the Indonesian Boy Scouts (Pramuka) in Pontianak on Dec. 15, an official has said.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Welcome to Biotechnology's Brave Old World

Welcome to Biotechnology's Brave Old WorldHenry Miller, Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Project Syndicate Skeptics about agricultural biotechnology lambaste it as unproven, untested, unnatural, and uncontrollable. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Panin aims to boost retail loans: Senior executive

Panin aims to boost retail loans: Senior executiveThe Jakarta Post JakartaBank Panin is among the few banks in the country that survived the banking crisis in the late 1990s without the government's costly bail-out scheme, called the bank recapitalization program.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Scholars call for jihad against corruption

Scholars call for jihad against corruptionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In order to properly observe the upcoming month of religious reflection, Muslim scholars called on the people to declare a moral jihad against corruption for their Ramadhan resolutions.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Corruption and greed blamed for kerosene crisis in North Sumatra

Corruption and greed blamed for kerosene crisis in North SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra State oil and gas company PT Pertamina's Marketing Unit I of the Medan office accused on Saturday two parties behind the shortage of kerosene in North Sumatra province, ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Basis of development

Basis of development The polemics in the discourse on democracy and its ramifications, as published in the mass media (Kompas, Oct. 7, Oct. 8 and Oct.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

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Convert your consumers into sellerschecked EJKRiko Sistanto Contributor JakartaThere is an Indonesian saying which, freely translated, goes something like this: "Not knowing means not loving".To some extent this saying is relevant to marketing.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Experts differ on the use of terrorism law for Poso

Experts differ on the use of terrorism law for PosoKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts had a mixed reaction to plans by the police to charge 15 suspects who attacked villagers in Poso, Central Sulawesi, under the new terrorism law.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2003

FOR MARKETING PERSPECTIVE -- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2003Convert your consumers into sellerschecked EJKRiko Sistanto Contributor JakartaThe writer is general manager of PT Asiasejahtera Perdana PharmaceuticalThere is an Indonesian saying which, freely translated, goes something like this: "Not ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesia's Irene tames Wild in Greece

Indonesia's Irene tames Wild in GreeceThe Jakarta Post JakartaAfter being held to a draw in the opening round, Irene Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia improved her play to beat Daleen Wild of South Africa in the second round of the World Youth Chess Championships on Friday in Halkidiki, Greece.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Jamsostek wants to invest heavily in bank IPO

Jamsostek wants to invest heavily in bank IPORendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned insurance firm PT Jamsostek is seeking to purchase at least one billion shares in state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), or the equivalent of around 25 percent of the total shares to be sold ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Evictees' tents demolished on eve of Ramadhan

Evictees' tents demolished on eve of RamadhanEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the eve of Ramadhan, a group of people who had been evicted from their homes in Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta, had their makeshift tents torn down by public order officers on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/JP

JP SELLING THROUGH MUSICS: Among the various options available, music concerts featuring popular singers seem to be the foremost choice for entertainment marketing.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Deliver promises to prevent further violence

Deliver promises to prevent further violence There is still much suffering in a number of the country's hot spots. The Jakarta Post's Ati Nurbaiti talked to Ichsan Malik who with locals in Maluku founded the BakuBae peace movement.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Stop sending workers overseas: Amien

Stop sending workers overseas: Amien SURAKARTA, Central Java: People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais threw his weight behind growing calls for the government to suspend the sending of workers overseas following reports of the rape and abuse of Indonesian maids in Saudi Arabia.

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/11 more parties pass KPU administrative screening

11 more parties pass KPU administrative screeningMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Saturday that 11 more parties had passed its administrative screening and said the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) had been asked ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/How to deal with Third World nuclear proliferators

How to deal with Third World nuclear proliferatorsJonathan Power, Columnist, Stockholm For well over a year the world has been so preoccupied by the argument over the micro picture, whether or not Iraq, North Korea and Iran were building nuclear weapons, that the big picture -- that this is the ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/Improving livelihood way to stop sectarian conflict: UN

Improving livelihood way to stop sectarian conflict: UNM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post JakartaA senior United Nations official in Jakarta said on Monday that economic hardships contributed greatly to the outbreak of a spate of sectarian conflicts in the country, and that the world body had ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

JP/TV Program: Monday, October 27, 2003

TV Program: Monday, October 27, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi8:00 TV Drama: Mat Angin9:00 Entertainment News: Info Biz10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.