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67 articles.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/U2 Band

U2 Band I used to be a fan of the great band, U2. But not anymore. I'm disappointed by U2's doubled standards and campaigns. Once they refused to perform in Indonesia because they believed that Indonesia had violated human rights in East Timor.OK, we will leave that to history.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/It's time to standardize bilingual education

It's time to standardize bilingual educationEric E. Hallett Jakarta There has been a recent push by schools across Southeast Asia to extend their use of English in the classroom to include not only language instruction, but also subjects traditionally taught in their students' native or national ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Coping with post-traumatic stress disorder in Aceh

Coping with post-traumatic stress disorder in AcehYulia Wardhani, Jakarta Barely a month after the tsunamis hit Aceh and parts of North Sumatra, the people of Indonesia continue to mourn the loss of their brothers and sisters.What was witnessed on Dec.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/On Israeli aid

On Israeli aid I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Golkar member stabbed to death after meeting

Golkar member stabbed to death after meetingOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post/Central Lampung Robinson, 40, a senior Golkar Party member in Central Lampung regency, was stabbed to death late on Thursday after a party meeting.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/On the 'Asian Way'

On the 'Asian Way' In your paper's Jan. 20 edition I came across an article which was titled: Singapore gives help to Acehnese in 'Asian way'." I immediately started reading it because I was really curious about the "Asian way" of alleviating human misery.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Americans lack

Americans lack introspection I refer to the letters of Mark Potts dated Jan. 13 and Uli Pandjaitan dated Jan. 15.I know many Americans. As personal friends, colleagues and business associates, all of them have been wonderful people: Friendly, genial and straightforward.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Susilo summoned over VP circular

Susilo summoned over VP circular JAKARTA: Nineteen legislators from eight factions have submitted a petition to the House of Representatives Speaker to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over a controversial circular signed by the former vice presidential office's secretary.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami impoverishes one million more

Tsunami impoverishes one million moreYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung Redoubled efforts will be required to reduce poverty following the Aceh and North Sumatra tidal waves as the disaster has added about one million more to the already massive number of people living from hand to mouth ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Army officer detained for assaulting activist

Army officer detained for assaulting activistThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Aceh military authorities have detained an army officer for questioning after he allegedly assaulted an anticorruption activist accused of stealing relief aid from the air force base in Banda Aceh.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/What kind of leaders do celebrities make?

What kind of leaders do celebrities make?Pavin Chachavalpongpun The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok The Feb. 6 poll, like any previous general election, is being fiercely contested by the nation's political parties.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Businessman shoots buddy over PC game

Businessman shoots buddy over PC gameAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Authorities have one more reason to ban civilian gun ownership.Businessman David Chendy, 25, shot his friend Budi Irawan, 26, in the leg after he continuously teased the former on Thursday evening.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Mission of love and kindness

Mission of love and kindness Despite the Bali and Australian Embassy bomb attacks, Australia has expressed its deepest sympathy to Indonesia for the loss of lives from the tsunami devastation. The Indonesian people should know why foreign troops and aid workers are in Aceh.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Govt opens tender for 6 toll road projects totalling Rp 3 trillion

Govt opens tender for 6 toll road projects totalling Rp 3 trillionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In the wake of the recent Infrastructure Summit, the government will begin the tender process for six toll road projects worth more than Rp 3 trillion (US$333 million) with the bidding ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Americans lack introspection

Americans lack introspection I refer to the letters of Mark Potts dated Jan. 13 and Uli Pandjaitan dated Jan. 15.I know many Americans. As personal friends, colleagues and business associates, all of them have been wonderful people: Friendly, genial and straightforward.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Dengue, diarrhea on rise in Mataram

Dengue, diarrhea on rise in Mataram MATARAM: The number of dengue fever and diarrhea cases have increased in Mataram over the last two weeks, with two deaths recorded so far and 66 people reported ill throughout the province.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Earthquake raises up Simeulue island

Earthquake raises up Simeulue islandSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang The massive earthquake that occurred on Dec. 26, with its epicenter under the island of Simelue in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, has elevated the northern part of the island to some 1.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Russia decides to give hospital to Indonesia

Russia decides to give hospital to IndonesiaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Russia will donate its mobile hospital in Aceh to Indonesia, the country that suffered the most in the Dec.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Lippo Bank launches youth website

Lippo Bank launches youth websiteThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lippo Bank launched a website on Friday for building communication with its young adult customers through www.kartuguebanget.com (KGB).

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Reorganizations at state firms await new rules

Reorganizations at state firms await new rulesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Criticism directed at President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the 100th day of his administration continues to pour in, this time from his own aide State Minister of State Enterprises, Sugiharto, who claimed ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Susilo ushers in new confidence

Susilo ushers in new confidenceJohn Mcbeth, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore One American business executive describes it as "restrained optimism". Others have called it "refreshing" and even "a wind of change".

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/A historic appeal

A historic appeal An appeal by Islamic Help to raise funds for tsunamis victims turned into an emotional moment for both hosts and viewers when a woman from Cork, Ireland, converted to Islam live on TV during the appeal.It happened earlier this month when Islamic Help chairman M.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/'Hopefully average people will see concrete results'

'Hopefully average people will see concrete results' President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's first 100 days in office ended on Friday.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/After Iraq's elections the U.S. and UK must leave and the UN take

After Iraq's elections the U.S. and UK must leave and the UN take overJonathan Power London Why do military occupations rarely succeed? A study published in a recent edition of Harvard University's International Security reveals that out of 24 military occupations examined only seven were a ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Sound economy, better debt rating to raise rupiah: BI

Sound economy, better debt rating to raise rupiah: BIUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/JakartaGlobal acknowledgement of the country's macroeconomic stability, as evident in the recent upgrading of Indonesia's debt rating, would boost positive sentiment in the rupiah, possibly to below the Rp 9,000 ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 29, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, January 29, 2005Exhibitions* Charity Art Exhibition featuring ceramic art by Song Mi-rim, textile design art by Park Jungley and fine art by Chung Yong- jae at the Korea Association Hall, Korea Center, The South Korean Embassy, South Jakarta, until Jan. 31.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Black and blue

Black and blue Outrageous is one word to describe a beating Indonesian soldiers meted out to anticorruption activist Farid Faqih in Banda Aceh, an outspoken critic of the military, who now faces charges of stealing donated goods from the Iskandar Muda Airport.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Journalists protest legislators

Journalists protest legislators JAKARTA: Dozens of journalists protested on Friday against a House of Representatives Commission, which summoned three editors after its members were questioned by journalists about a possible graft story.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Merging fertilizer firms will lead to subsidy removal: Minister

Merging fertilizer firms will lead to subsidy removal: MinisterZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The planned move by the government to merge all state fertilizer firms should help cut production costs and eventually ease the burden on the state budget by eliminating fertilizer ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Antam's revenue in 2004 soars by 35%

Antam's revenue in 2004 soars by 35%Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang has announced that its sales soared by 35 percent last year, driven by higher prices for its main commodities.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Candra, Sigit into semis in Korea

Candra, Sigit into semis in KoreaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The veteran men's doubles pairing of Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto took their second seeded scalp on Friday to book a place in the semifinals of badminton's Noonnoppi Korea Open.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Deep mistrust breeds chaotic relief effort

Deep mistrust breeds chaotic relief effortM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Deep mistrust among local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and foreign aid agencies of the government-sanctioned National Relief Committee is to blame for the chaotic nature of the relief operation on the ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Walhi criticizes new forestry plan

Walhi criticizes new forestry plan JAKARTA: Environmental activists criticized Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban for planning to revitalize the forestry sector to maximize government revenue.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Evictees want to rebuild homes

Evictees want to rebuild homes JAKARTA: People evicted from Lorong W Barat in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, remain determined to rebuild their houses, which were demolished on Wednesday."We are not homeless, we have the right to stay here.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Evictees want to rebuild homes

Evictees want to rebuild homes JAKARTA: People evicted from Lorong W Barat in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, remain determined to rebuild their houses, which were demolished on Wednesday."We are not homeless, we have the right to stay here.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/JP/4/Maluku

JP/4/MalukuLIPI to conduct marine census in Halmahera SeaThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) plans to carry out a census of marine resources in the Halmahera Sea, off the eastern part of North Maluku, to compile a database on the sea's biodiversity.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Six councillors arrested for graft

Six councillors arrested for graft PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Banyumas Police have named 27 former and serving Banyumas regency councillors as suspects in a graft case involving the council's 2002-2003 budget.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Tobacco and coffee provide relief

Tobacco and coffee provide reliefTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh A weary-eyed man sat inside his wet tent in the military complex in the Mata Ie area, Banda Aceh, as his daughter cuddled beside him. Smoke billowed from his thick cigarette while he sipped black coffee.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Rating upgraded to strengthen rupiah: BI

Rating upgraded to strengthen rupiah: BIUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Global acknowledgement of the country's macroeconomic stability, as evident in the recent upgrading of Indonesia's debt rating, would boost positive sentiment in the rupiah, possibly to below the Rp 9,000 level, ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Education after catastrophe

Education after catastropheAlpha Amirrachman, Jakarta Contemplating the magnitude of the catastrophe, it is clear that education is a key factor in enabling the Acehnese to rebuild their lives. Rebuilding education in the devastated province is one of the most urgent tasks for the government.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/President, VP defend performance

President, VP defend performanceMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite claims in the press that little had been achieved by the end of his first 100 days in office on Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the public at large were not concerned as they knew real ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/President Susilo asks state firms to help farmers

President Susilo asks state firms to help farmersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he has ordered state- owned enterprises to work to improve the livelihood of farmers and fishermen who constitute a majority of the country's 230 million population.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/JP/20/SAMSID

JP/20/SAMSIDSamsidar, an Aceh woman with integrity Carla Bianpoen Contributor/Jakarta "What bothers me immensely now is that the Acehnese whose houses were untouched by the devastating earthquake and tsunami, do not show a sense of solidarity with their own people," complains Ir.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Energi Mega Persada secures $43m loan

Energi Mega Persada secures $43m loan JAKARTA: Publicly-listed PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) has secured a US$43 million loan from PMA Advisors Investment Limited to develop the Brantas oil and gas block in East Java.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Mission of love and kindness

Mission of love and kindness Despite the Bali and Australian Embassy bomb attacks, Australia has expressed its deepest sympathy to Indonesia for the loss of lives from the tsunami devastation. The Indonesian people should know why foreign troops and aid workers are in Aceh.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Strong synergy needed to develop modern defense industry

Strong synergy needed to develop modern defense industryRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn view of the limited defense budget, the government and the military should form a strong synergy with research centers, universities and financial institutions to build a modern defense industry ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/'Development plans need vetting'

'Development plans need vetting' The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency has warned Jakartans of the possibility of further flooding, as the wet season does not reach its peak until mid-February. Two people died in flooding last week while at least 20,000 residents fled to drier land.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Has the new President's 'shock therapy' tactics improved

Has the new President's 'shock therapy' tactics improved intellectual property rights?Gunawan Suryomurcito Jakarta During his election campaign last year, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to deliver a dose of 'shock therapy' to shake the country out of its pattern of ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Police station wrecked in attack

Police station wrecked in attack SEMARANG: Tayu police station in Pati regency, Central Java was attacked and wrecked by a crowd of about one hundred people late on Thursday following the death of two motorcyclists who were being pursued by the police.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Acehnese clerics brief Arab countries' envoys

Acehnese clerics brief Arab countries' envoysVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Saudi Arabian Ambassador hosted on Friday a group of clerics from Aceh province for a meeting with a group of Arab ambassadors in Jakarta.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Turning the Tide: Preventing Natural and Man-Made Threats in

Turning the Tide: Preventing Natural and Man-Made Threats in Southeast AsiaErik Friberg Jakarta In addition to the crucial immediate relief and sustained reconstruction efforts following the tragic Dec.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Synergies needed to build modern defense industry

Synergies needed to build modern defense industryRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In view of the limited defense budget, the government and the military should form a strong synergy with research centers, universities and financial institutions to build a modern defense industry ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Police search for mystery psychic triple death probe

Police search for mystery psychic triple death probeTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor "Probably, one or two days, I can't go home yet, because I have to accompany a psychic from Yogyakarta, who will spend the night in Sukarni's house.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/City set to ban old vehicles from Jakarta's streets

City set to ban old vehicles from Jakarta's streetsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta residents may soon have to start checking the ages of their cars -- as the city council is considering banning all private vehicles more than 15 years old from the city as a way to fix air ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/The mail box nightmare

The mail box nightmareFor about the past two years Telkom has offered customers a free voice mail system.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Dulmatin may have been killed in the Philippines

Dulmatin may have been killed in the PhilippinesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday that his office was seeking confirmation of reports that Dulmatin, a key terror suspect, was among those believed killed in air strikes by the Philippines military.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Sleman plans to be online by 2007

Sleman plans to be online by 2007Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Sleman, Yogyakarta The Sleman government plans to have an integrated online administration up and running by 2007, not this year as initially planned, Regent Ibnu Subiyanto says.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami moves geopolitical ground too

Tsunami moves geopolitical ground tooRob Goodfellow, New South Wales An unexpected consequence of the Aceh Tsunami Disaster has been a movement in the geopolitical ground.Behind the scenes the "tectonic plates" of regional power are shifting.The first movement is from the north.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Agus Subekti, Kebumen's roofing tile 'king'

Agus Subekti, Kebumen's roofing tile 'king'Singgir Kartana, Contributor/Kebumen, Central Java Kebumen, Central Java, has long been known as a prominent center for roofing tiles that accommodates thousands of producers.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Suzuki, not Auzuki

Suzuki, not Auzuki Thank you for the daily editions of The Jakarta Post from which I often get much important news.However, in your article titled Suzuki expands output 9 percent to meet sales growth in the Jan. 22 edition (p.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Singaporean gives cops the slip

Singaporean gives cops the slipAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A Singaporean national detained for alleged theft in a number of five-star hotels in Jakarta managed to fool police guards and escape from city police detention early on Friday morning.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Students protest extravagance

Students protest extravagance PEKANBARU: Hundreds of students from different universities took to the streets on Thursday to protest at what they claimed were extravagant allowances and payments for Pekanbaru city administration executives and city councillors.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Iraq: Is democracy viable?

Iraq: Is democracy viable? It is part of the tragedy that is the history of post-invasion Iraq that on the eve of the much-touted first democratic general election in decades, the prospect of peace and order in that country remain as hazy as a distant mirage in the desert air.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/BNI to pay Global account holders

BNI to pay Global account holders JAKARTA: The Ministry of Finance has officially assigned Bank BNI to pay out depositors of the recently shut down Bank Global.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/On the 'Asian Way'

On the 'Asian Way' In your paper's Jan. 20 edition I came across an article which was titled: Singapore gives help to Acehnese in 'Asian way'." I immediately started reading it because I was really curious about the "Asian way" of alleviating human misery.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Suzuki, not Auzuki

Suzuki, not Auzuki Thank you for the daily editions of The Jakarta Post from which I often get much important news. However, in your article titled Suzuki expands output 9 percent to meet sales growth in the Jan. 22 edition (p.

Sat, 29 Jan 2005

JP/Yogya to get better schools

Yogya to get better schools YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta administration is making plans to convert four senior high schools in the city into international- standard schools.The senior high schools are SMU 1 and SMU 3 in Yogyakarta; SMU Muhammadiyah II Yogyakarta and SMU I Kasihan Bantul.