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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/PDI-P opens posts for holiday exodus

PDI-P opens posts for holiday exodus JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will reactivate its posts around the country to assist the public during the Idul Fitri exodus.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Sand quarrying activities in Riau come to a standstill

Sand quarrying activities in Riau come to a standstillAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sand quarrying activities in Riau have come to a standstill for months as miners cannot afford the new tax and royalties imposed by the government.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Matters of perspective

Matters of perspectiveMartin Jenkins, Editor, Danareksa Sekuritas, Jakarta As a result of the Bali bombings, many countries, including the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, have issued travel warnings to their citizens advising against non-essential travel to Indonesia.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/JP/5/PROTEST

JP/5/PROTESTReutersANTI-U.S. SENTIMENT: Students of Bandung-based Padjadjaran University try to block a car carrying U.S. Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce from entering the campus. Boyce delivered on Tuesday a one- hour address to the students on how Muslims are part of American society.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Government talks peace while military talks war

Government talks peace while military talks warTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 23 countries are planning to hold a meeting in Tokyo on Dec.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/`Why the rise in vehicle tax?'

`Why the rise in vehicle tax?' The rise in vehicle tax from 1 percent to 1.5 percent of the vehicle market price has drawn public criticism. City residents feel that the annual tax here has burdened them since they feel that life in the city is getting harder.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Review of laws needed to adress population issues

Review of laws needed to adress population issuesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country needs to revise legal rulings, allocate funding and establish clear organizational structure to implement recommendations from the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD+5), a discussion ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Expedient and comprehensive

Expedient and comprehensive Expediency is rarely a central issue in our political democracy. Democracy is about allowing the widest participation of the people in the nation's political decision-making process; so, more often than not, the need for expediency is subordinated in order to absorb or ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Agencies obliged to fund councillors' trips: Sutiyoso

Agencies obliged to fund councillors' trips: SutiyosoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso admitted on Tuesday that his administration, including its agencies, were often forced by city councillors to finance their foreign trips, saying that the trips were not planned by the ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Discrimination follows people with AIDS

Discrimination follows people with AIDSChris W. Green, Yayasan Spiritia, Kupang, chrisg@rad.net.id "Here's your chance: what message about AIDS discrimination would you like to send to The Jakarta Post readers?"There are five of us chatting in a hotel room in Kupang late at night; three are ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Unique development path needed

Unique development path neededYuan Zhigang Head, Economics Department Fudan University Shanghai China Daily Asia News Network Beijing China must take a new road to industrialization in order to build a society with a comfortable level of living in the next 20 years.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/S. Sulawesi police form team to probe money politics

S. Sulawesi police form team to probe money politicsJupriadi The Jakarta Post MakassarTwo days before the Nov.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Experts say Bali bombing confession useless

Experts say Bali bombing confession uselessMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two legal experts said on Tuesday that confessions by Bali bombing suspects Amrozi and Imam Samudra, alias Abdul Aziz, could not be used in a court of law because they made the confessions without the benefit ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Jl. Raya Dadap launched

Jl. Raya Dadap launched TANGERANG: Tangerang regent Agus Djunara launched on Monday the new Jl. Raya Dadap, a 6.5 kilometer main road in East Kosambi subdistrict, Kosambi district, which was constructed by local residents and warehouse businessmen.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/JP/4/capt

JP/4/capt Antara AID FOR QUAKE VICTIMS: Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla hands over Rp 1 billion (US$110,000) in financial assistance to victims of last month's earthquake in Papua. Kalla, accompanied by a number of Cabinet ministers, visited the province over the weekend.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/S. Sulawesi Police form team to probe bribery charge

S. Sulawesi Police form team to probe bribery chargeJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Two days before the Nov.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Authorities promise safe trip home

Authorities promise safe trip homeNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The annual exodus during Idul Fitri is an opportunity for Jakartans to visit their relatives out of town but it also presents them with a problem: not only how to get a train or bus ticket, but also how to keep ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, November 27, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, November 27, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 6:00 a.m. News8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama 9:30 Music10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/JP/4/ICPD

JP/4/ICPDLegal revision needed to address population issues The Jakarta Post JakartaThe country needs to revise legal rulings, allocate funding and establish clear organizational structure to implement recommendations from the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD+5), a ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Two 'boss-nappers' arrested

Two 'boss-nappers' arrested BATAM, Riau: Batam Police named on Tuesday two workers of PT Sindo Bintan Precast suspects for holding their foreign bosses hostage for 42 hours on the neighboring island of Bintan.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, November 27, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, November 27, 2001Exhibitions* Photo, Vietnam, Kehidupan, Warna dan Aroma by French photographer Nicolas Cornet, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), until Nov. 27. * Photo Kesan Bebas, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Nov.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Police make more arrests, key suspects remain at large

Police make more arrests, key suspects remain at largeMuhammad Nafik and A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Denpasar/Jakarta The National Police may have scored a major breakthrough with the arrests of 15 people linked to the Bali bomb blasts so far, but the achievement has done little to restore a ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Hope dims for quick ouster of embezzler Akbar

Hope dims for quick ouster of embezzler AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A motion to remove convicted fraudster Akbar Tandjung from his post as speaker of the House of Representatives has all but failed after house leaders, led by Akbar himself, recommended the action be dropped.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/JP/4/ICPD

JP/4/ICPDThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe country needs to revise legal rulings, allocate funding, and establish clear organizational structure in implementing recommendations from the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD+5) to address its population problems, a discussion ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/PDP to celebrate Papua's 41st anniversary on Dec. 1

PDP to celebrate Papua's 41st anniversary on Dec. 1Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The proindependence Papuan Council Presidium (PDP) plans to celebrate the 41st anniversary of Papua independence on Dec.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Proton to invest in RI this year

Proton to invest in RI this year JAKARTA: Malaysian carmaker Proton will invest in Indonesia later this year in anticipation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), a senior official of the industry and trade ministry said here on Tuesday.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/SIWO looking for ideal KONI chairman

SIWO looking for ideal KONI chairmanMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A one-day workshop will be held in an effort to formulate the criteria for selecting the next chairman of the Indonesian Sports Council (KONI), organizers said here on Tuesday.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Mother of quins not yet stable

Mother of quins not yet stable The mother of the Indonesia's newborn quintuplets, 33-year-old Yuliana, was still in an unstable condition due to high blood pressure, a hospital official said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Should children and mothers fast?

Should children and mothers fast?Donya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com During Ramadhan, it is often asked why Muslims do fasting and the answer is, they do it to please Allah.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Family blocks BSD toll road

Family blocks BSD toll roadTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven members of a family blocked BSD toll road, linking Bintaro and Bumi Serpong Damai satellite city (BSD) on Tuesday, demanding compensation for their land amounting to Rp 2.9 billion (around US$325,842).

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Police sued over arrest of Porsea protesters

Police sued over arrest of Porsea protestersApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan An alliance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in North Sumatra filed a lawsuit against the police in connection with the arrest on Thursday of 18 people who had protested the planned reopening of pulp ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Employers told to comply with THR regulation

Employers told to comply with THR regulationBambang Nurbianto and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang City Governor Sutiyoso has asked employers in the city to comply with a manpower decree that they should pay the Idul Fitri bonus (THR) to their employees no later than seven days ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Committee to discuss terrorism bills

Committee to discuss terrorism bills JAKARTA: The Steering Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday assigned a 50-strong special committee to deal with the debate process relating to the stopgap antiterror regulations and the passage of antiterrorism bills.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Communism debate delays political parties bill

Communism debate delays political parties billFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday postponed the endorsement of the bill on political parties until Thursday as legislators failed to reach agreement on including a ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/PDI-P tells Mega not to sign ex-banker discharges

PDI-P tells Mega not to sign ex-banker dischargesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said on Tuesday that the President should not sign the release and discharge papers for debtors who have paid off their debts.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Legislators question perpetual notes issuance

Legislators question perpetual notes issuanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators questioned on Tuesday the government's plan to issue promissory notes without maturity dates or interest rates under a burden sharing scheme to replace trillions of rupiah in Bank Indonesia loans abused by ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Winner qualifies for AVC C'ship

Winner qualifies for AVC C'shipThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2003 season of the National Professional Indoor Volleyball League, or Proliga, will kick off its three-month season in April, the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) announced on Tuesday.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Family planning: No condoms?

Family planning: No condoms?Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Hey, this guy's buying ribbed, colored, lubricated, plaid, spearmint, condoms!!" the rude drugstore guy yelled at the top of his voice to the chagrin of 37-year-old virgin Larry Laffer in Sierra's 1987 computer game Leisure ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Jordan ready to risk the knees and play more

Jordan ready to risk the knees and play moreJoseph White, Associated Press, Washington Frustrated by a three-game losing streak, Michael Jordan sounds ready to increase his playing time.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Learn Cuban way to address HIV/AIDS problem: experts

Learn Cuban way to address HIV/AIDS problem: expertsDebbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post JakartaEarly prevention, effective public campaigns and access to life saving drugs make big difference in dealing with the spread of HIV/AIDS. And in Cuba, it works.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/9,000 Indonesian women HIV positive

9,000 Indonesian women HIV positiveDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Virtually unknown just a decade ago, drug use through injection is now a major source of HIV infection in Indonesia, which now affects 43,000 people, 9,000 of whom are women, the latest report on the AIDS epidemic ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Police make more arrests linked to Bali blast case

Police make more arrests linked to Bali blast caseMuhammad Nafik and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta The National Police may have scored a major breakthrough with the arrests of 15 people linked to the Bali bomb blasts so far, but the achievement has done little to restore a ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Three killed, 12 wounded in Cirebon bus collision

Three killed, 12 wounded in Cirebon bus collisionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Three people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a minibus on West Java's north coast highway, which is notoriously prone to traffic accidents.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Mega tells party to OK broadcasting bill

Mega tells party to OK broadcasting billFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri told party legislators Tuesday to endorse the broadcasting bill despite strong objections ...

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Salim may avoid criminal charges

Salim may avoid criminal chargesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of Indonesia's wealthiest businessmen, Salim, may escape criminal charges on abusing some Rp 52.7 trillion (about US$5.8 billion) in state loans after the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced he had settled his debts.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Cities and towns told to devote 10% of area to nature

Cities and towns told to devote 10% of area to natureMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has issued a regulation requiring cities and towns nationwide to set aside at least 10 percent of their territory as natural and/or park areas.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Don't be pessimistic

Don't be pessimistic I am referring to Satish Mishra's article published in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 19, 2002 titled Indonesia's journey: Is the glass half empty?.Satish Mishra wrote: "This transformation is nothing less than a metamporphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Rieke reads British Sufi's poem

Rieke reads British Sufi's poem JAKARTA: Admitting she knows barely anything about Sufi poetry, actress Rieke Diah Pitaloka provided her own interpretation about the poem she read at the British Council's Poetry Reading during a breaking of the fast gathering.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/PBB legislator accused of attempted rape

PBB legislator accused of attempted rape MEDAN, North Sumatra: A number of regional offices of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) have urged the party's central board to dismiss one of their Medan legislative councillors, identified only as IBJ, for alleged sexual harassment against a schoolgirl.

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Wed, 27 Nov 2002

JP/Residents demand road for tax

Residents demand road for tax BEKASI: Residents of Jatimakmur subdistrict, Pondok Gede district in Bekasi, threatened not to pay land and property taxes unless the city administration immediately constructs an asphalt road leading to their area.

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