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Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/I have the time for KONI, says Agum

I have the time for KONI, says AgumThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly elected chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI), Agum Gumelar, who is also the transportation minister, promised that he would be able to devote enough of his time to manage the organization.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, Feb. 28, 2003

TV Today: Friday, Feb. 28, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m.Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria 8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW8:30 DRTV9:00 TV Drama: Budi Pekerti10:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Dearah11:30 ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Scholars win Australia Asia Award

Scholars win Australia Asia Award JAKARTA: An Islamic scholar and a former journalist have won the Australia Asia Award 2003, which will enable them to pursue a doctoral and master's degree respectively in Australia under a full scholarship program.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/America forgets lesson of Vietnam

America forgets lesson of VietnamThe Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok U.S. defense officials created an uproar in the Philippines last week when they leaked a plan to send 1,700 elite American troops to the southern island of Jolo to help Manila fight the Abu Sayyaf rebel group.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/'Holiday changes encourage laziness'

'Holiday changes encourage laziness'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The holiday shift introduced by the government in order to allow people to enjoy longer weekends is a bad precedent for the country's education, as it will discourage the cultivation of a hard-working culture, ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Slamet's dossier return to police

Slamet's dossier return to policeChaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Prosecutors said here on Thursday they had returned the case file of Mas Slamet bin Kastari, the alleged chief operative in Singapore of the Jamaah Islamiyah terrorist network, to police in Riau province for ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/BP may get extension of its Kangean gas contract

BP may get extension of its Kangean gas contractA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a well-publicized gas pipe leak, Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc is likely to get an extension from the government for its Kangean gas contract in East Java.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/JP/4/scene

JP/4/sceneSamudra's dossier returned to police DENPASAR, Bali: Prosecutors returned to police on Thursday the dossier of Imam Samudra, alias Abdul Aziz, the alleged mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on the resort island of Bali last October, due to lack of evidence.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/E. Timor denies indicting RI generals

E. Timor denies indicting RI generalsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Timor government denied on Thursday news reports that it has indicted former Indonesian Military chief Gen.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/The summit of hopeless countries

The summit of hopeless countries Look at the statements made by the 114 member countries of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) during their summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/City chalks up 3.87% growth in 2002

City chalks up 3.87% growth in 2002 JAKARTA: The capital city enjoyed a 3.87 percent economic growth rate, slightly higher than the national figure of 3.66 percent last year.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/`Mr. Moms', wives dealing with odd territory

`Mr. Moms', wives dealing with odd territoryBruce Emond, Contributor, Jakarta After 12 years shouldering the burden as the sole bread-winner in her family, "Nita" committed a quiet act of rebellion.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/The summit of hopeless countries

The summit of hopeless countries Look at the statements made by the 114 member countries of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) during their summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Bali prosecutors return Samudra's dossier to police

Bali prosecutors return Samudra's dossier to police Prosecutors returned to police on Thursday the dossier of Imam Samudra, alias Abdul Aziz, the alleged mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on the resort island of Bali last October, due to lack of evidence.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Inul contributes to the state

Inul contributes to the state When I read in the newspaper and saw on TV the hullabaloo about Inul, the singer/dancer, I remembered the mid 1950s, the so-called Elvis Presley era.At that time, the U.S.'s Rev.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Grant projects ignore the public

Grant projects ignore the publicJP/4/scene JAKARTA: The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Thursday that the implementation of projects involving foreign grants in the country still ignored public participation and transparency.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Ball in U.S. court over Pyongyang

Ball in U.S. court over PyongyangHu Xuan, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing An old Chinese saying goes: "Let the person who ties the bell untie it.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Grant projects ignore the public

Grant projects ignore the public JAKARTA: The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Thursday that the implementation of projects involving foreign grants in the country still ignored public participation and transparency.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Tanah Abang traders ask for free rent until 2010

Tanah Abang traders ask for free rent until 2010Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Occupants of destroyed kiosks in the Tanah Abang textile market in Central Jakarta, whose rents are due next year, are asking market officials to delay their rents until 2010 at the earliest.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/'Treat your maids well and with respect'

'Treat your maids well and with respect' The lack of registered housemaids, manpower supplier agencies and their sponsors are to blame for the rise in domestic crime by dishonest servants.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Poor attendance delays bill talks

Poor attendance delays bill talks JAKARTA: Initial discussion on the formation of a special committee to deliberate the bill on direct presidential and vice presidential elections was delayed on Thursday because of poor attendance at the House's steering committee.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/KPU to stick with own 2004 election schedule

KPU to stick with own 2004 election scheduleBerni K. Moestafa and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) declined to bow just yet to a government proposal for an earlier election schedule, as the final decision hinged on the passage of the ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Dropping IMF would weaken RI's credibility: Economist

Dropping IMF would weaken RI's credibility: EconomistDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is not yet ready to terminate the current role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as such a move would risk the country losing crucial foreign financing sources and damage investor ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Govt to review controversial highway project in Aceh

Govt to review controversial highway project in AcehMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered her ministers to review the planned construction of a road that will pass through Leuser National Park in Aceh.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Megawati must learn from history

Megawati must learn from historyIgnas Kleden, The Center for East, Indonesian Affairs/CEIA, Jakarta From time to time Indonesia has had to grapple with serious questions when public concern rises to a certain point.One such question is of national leadership.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/JP/7/NUG

JP/7/NUGDili indictment based on history of command responsibilityNug Katjasungkana Contributor Dili On Tuesday, the Dili-based Office of the Prosecutor General of Timor Leste issued an indictment of former military commander Gen.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/House kills motion against convicted corruptor Akbar

House kills motion against convicted corruptor AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite pressure from the public and legislators, the House of Representatives (DPR) failed again on Thursday to decide on a motion brought against criminal convict Akbar Tandjung, speaker of the House.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Working group to help distribute AIDS drug

Working group to help distribute AIDS drugZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia have a new hope for alleviating symptoms and delaying the onset of full-blown AIDS for those with the HIV virus as the government has arranged the supply of inexpensive ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Probe against Tangerang mayor sought

Probe against Tangerang mayor sought TANGERANG: Some 150 residents of Bencongan subdistrict, in Curug district of Tangerang regency staged a rally at the Tangerang Prosecutors Office on Wednesday, demanding that the investigation into Mayor Mochamad Thamrin be started soon.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Minister elected KONI's new chairman

Minister elected KONI's new chairmanMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Transportation Minister Agum Gumelar was voted in as the new chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) as a three-day congress ended here on Thursday.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Taxi cooperative urged to settle dispute

Taxi cooperative urged to settle disputeNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Council Commission B on economic affairs suggested that disputing parties within the Kosti Jaya taxi cooperative settle their differences internally and peacefully through talks, during which they should ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Tangerang gets new regent for 2003/2008

Tangerang gets new regent for 2003/2008Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tigaraksa, Banten At the council building in the Tangerang regency capital of Tigaraksa on Thursday, the legislative council elected Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang for the 2003-2008 term and Norodom Sukarno as ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Big hotel allegedly steals water

Big hotel allegedly steals water BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The tap water company (PDAM) in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan, has reported the management of star-rated Hotel Arum Kalimantan to the local police for alleged theft of water over the last three months.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Technology offers alternative to foil floods

Technology offers alternative to foil floodsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Considering that experts say that Jakarta will never be free from flooding, no matter how many canals were built, widened or deepened, Baginda Patar Sitorus, a cloud-seedling specialist at the Agency for the ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/'War on Iraq will cost Bali tourism US$224m'

'War on Iraq will cost Bali tourism US$224m'I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The tourism industry in the famous resort island of Bali will suffer at least US$224 million in lost revenue this year if a U.S.-Iraq war erupts, industry expert Nyoman Erawan said on Thursday.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Replace Lippo management

Replace Lippo managementArya B. Gaduh, Department of Economics Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, abgaduh@csis.or.id The past two months have seen Lippo Bank, once again, become that annoying pebble in the shoes of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Siemens to construct railway in Riau

Siemens to construct railway in RiauArya Abhiseka and Haidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru The Riau provincial government plans to allocate Rp 10 trillion (US$1.1 billion) for the construction of a railway connecting the oil-rich province and neighboring provinces.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Only 890 firms join Jamsostek

Only 890 firms join Jamsostek TANGERANG: Only about 28 percent of a total of 3,214 companies in Tangerang have registered their workers with Jamsostek (state workers insurance).

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Ever illusive justice

Ever illusive justice Many Indonesian officials and legal experts have gone up in arms after hearing the news on Tuesday that East Timor has indicted seven top Indonesian Military (TNI) officers on charges of crimes against humanity.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/RI promises to attract investment, lacks action

RI promises to attract investment, lacks actionAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officially launching the Invest in Indonesia Year 2003, President Megawati Soekarnoputri pledged on Thursday to improve the investment climate to woo foreign investors to help improve the battered ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Support to RI delegates in WTO

Support to RI delegates in WTO The formal assembly of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held from Feb. 24 until Feb. 28 in Geneva, was a display of organized bullying of the developing countries by the developed.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Cuban FM

Cuban FMCorrection: The unidentified man who was talking to Cuban President Fidel Castro on Thursday's front-page Reuters photo was Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pirez Roque. We apologize for the oversight.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Nigerian drug traffickers could face capital charges

Nigerian drug traffickers could face capital chargesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a week of interrogation, the Jakarta City Police revealed on Thursday that eight of the 37 Nigerians arrested last week could face the maximum death sentence for drug trafficking and immigration ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/More foreigners arrive to bolster peace

More foreigners arrive to bolster peaceIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh A colonel and 18 new monitors landed here on Thursday to support the existing international component helping with the peace process in the rebellious province of Aceh.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/TV station cleared of allegations

TV station cleared of allegations JAKARTA: Japanese television station NHK was cleared by the Tokyo District Court of an allegation that it had staged illegal dynamite fishing in South Sulawesi in 1997 for its television news report.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Wiranto: What to do with him?

Wiranto: What to do with him?Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com When the Office of the Prosecutor General of Timor Leste indicted former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/BMW to sell cars under AFTA scheme

BMW to sell cars under AFTA schemeAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Singapore Automaker BMW said here on Thursday its Indonesian unit would begin exporting the BMW 530iA model to Thailand next month, and its Thai unit would begin exporting the 330iA model to Indonesia.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/TNI chief stands by military bill

TNI chief stands by military billTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite strong criticism from various sides, the Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Envoys lineup may be reshuffled

Envoys lineup may be reshuffled JAKARTA: Legislators will likely recommend that President Megawati Soekarnoputri review the lineup of ambassadorial candidates and their respective country of destination she had submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) for approval.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/War with Iraq not against Islams: Religious leaders

War with Iraq not against Islams: Religious leadersBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian religious leaders rejected on Thursday a statement by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad describing a possible war on Iraq as a war against Islam, but called for a counterforce to ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 28, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Feb. 28, 2003Exhibitions* Jewelry, Jewelry Old & New, as well as the gemstone indigenous to Indonesia, at Koi Kafe Galeri, Saberro House, ground floor, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 10a, South Jakarta, March 12 to March 25, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m..

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Police reported over violence against press and students

Police reported over violence against press and studentsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung A local newspaper officially reported to police the maltreatment of its photographer by police during a violent demonstration in Bandung, West Java, on Thursday, as dozens of fellow ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/WTO 'Miniministerial': Stalemate in Tokyo

WTO 'Miniministerial': Stalemate in TokyoWalden Bello, Executive Director, Focus on the Global South Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Bangkok While world attention is focused on the impending war in the Middle East, another drama is building up away from the public view: The runup to ...

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/City chalks up 3.87% growth in 2002

City chalks up 3.87% growth in 2002 JAKARTA: The capital city enjoyed a 3.87 percent economic growth rate, slightly higher than the national figure of 3.66 percent last year.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Giving peace a chance to take root in Aceh

Giving peace a chance to take root in AcehMartin Griffiths, Director, Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialog Geneve On Sundays at the beach in Lampu near Banda Aceh, young couples stroll across the sand holding hands, laughing and flirting.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Siemens to construct railway in Riau

Siemens to construct railway in RiauArya Abhiseka and Haidir Anwar Tanjung The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru The Riau provincial government plans to allocate Rp 10 trillion (US$1.1 billion) for the construction of a railway connecting the oil-rich province and neighboring provinces.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/BP may get extension of its Kangean block

BP may get extension of its Kangean blockA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post JakartaDespite a well-publicized gas pipe leak, Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc is likely to get an extension from the government for its Kangean gas contract in East Java.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/'Stop converting forest into plantation'

'Stop converting forest into plantation'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are urging the government to stop converting forests into palm oil plantations, warning that the conversion would spark forest fires and floods.

Fri, 28 Feb 2003

JP/Virgin Mary, Madonna inspire dance

Virgin Mary, Madonna inspire danceTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Would you dare to compare the holy Virgin Mary with glamor celebrity Madonna? It could be interesting, especially if it is presented in the form of a dance.