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Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/STPDN seniors get suspended jail terms

STPDN seniors get suspended jail termsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Sumedang, West Java The Sumedang District Court handed down on Tuesday the verdicts for 10 Public Administration Institute (STPDN) students, who were charged with assaulting their juniors during initiation for marching band ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Hypnotists make off with Rp 10m

Hypnotists make off with Rp 10m TANGERANG: Two men allegedly hypnotized a woman on Jl. Teuku Umar in Tangerang on Monday evening before stealing Rp 10 million (US$1,176.47) from the victim.Yanti Utari told police she was waiting for a bus at about 7:30 p.m.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Members doubt Constitutional Commission works

Members doubt Constitutional Commission worksKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Constitutional Commission members expressed doubt on Tuesday that the new body would be able to assess and synchronize conflicting articles of the amended Constitution.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/JSX to summon BNI officials over lending scam

JSX to summon BNI officials over lending scam The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said on Tuesday it would seek an explanation from the management of publicly listed Bank BNI over reports of a huge lending scam, as investors continue to dump shares of the state bank.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Council speaker blocks vote, clears way to buy cheap car

Council speaker blocks vote, clears way to buy cheap carSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The Central Java legislative council endorsed on Tuesday a plan to sell hundreds of official cars and motorcycles cheaply to councillors and officials, despite a huge public outcry.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/APEC and the World Trading System

APEC and the World Trading SystemMari E. Pangestu Centre for Strategic and International Studies Jakarta The recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bangkok sent out mixed signals regarding the world trading system.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Three parks proposed as world sites

Three parks proposed as world sites PADANG, West Sumatra: The government has proposed that three national parks in West Sumatra be declared world's heritage sites in Southeast Asia.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Aggressive Irene pounds Fernandez into submission in Greece

Aggressive Irene pounds Fernandez into submission in GreeceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Irene Kharisma Sukandar played an aggressive game to beat Ingrid Aliaga Fernandez in the fifth round of the World Youth Chess Championships in Halkidiki, Greece, on Monday.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Customs needs more sniffer dogs

Customs needs more sniffer dogsMEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan Customs Office here said on Tuesday that it planned to increase the number of its sniffer dogs to four following a foiled herion smuggling attempt by a South Africa national at Polonia Airport.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Manado councillors to challenge minister over liquor bylaw

Manado councillors to challenge minister over liquor bylawJongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi The Manado legislative council in North Sulawesi will file a judicial review challenging Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno's annulling of a bylaw on liquor sales, councillors ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Nightmares cause sleeping problems

Nightmares cause sleeping problemsDear Dr. Donya, I'm a mother of a 3-year-old daughter who won't sleep alone. She slept on her own when she was a a toddler, but after she watched a Dinosaurs cartoon movie sometime ago, she won't sleep on her own again.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Mega considers visit to Australia

Mega considers visit to Australia JAKARTA: Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said that the government was looking into the right time for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to visit Australia.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Police to submit Gunawan's dossiers

Police to submit Gunawan's dossiers JAKARTA: Police have completed the case files of businessman Gunawan Santosa, a murder suspect in the death of PT Aneka Sarana Bakti (Asaba) president director Boedyharto Angsono and his bodyguard Second Sgt. Edy Siyep of Kopassus to submit to the prosecutors.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/America says: 'Do what we did, not what we say'

America says: 'Do what we did, not what we say'Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Project Syndicate Today, many emerging markets, from Indonesia to Mexico, are told that there is a certain code of conduct to which they must conform if they are to be successful.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Indonesia has executed 11 convicts

Indonesia has executed 11 convicts JAKARTA: Indonesia has executed only 11 of 70 convicts who were sentenced to death since its independence in 1945, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/HK sees decline in RI visitors

HK sees decline in RI visitors JAKARTA: The number of Indonesians visiting Hong Kong in the last eight months has dropped by 43.4 percent to 70,082, from 123,766 in the same period last year, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 29, 2003Exhibitions* Comic, CCCL - Centre Culturel et de Cooperation Linguistique (French Cultural Center), Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5615246), until Oct. 29.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/DPRK takes positive step to the U.S.

DPRK takes positive step to the U.S.Wu Yixue, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Saturday it was prepared to consider the U.S. offer of a written security guarantee in return for dropping its nuclear program.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Coastal villagers finally start to enjoy clean water

Coastal villagers finally start to enjoy clean waterMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Thousands of poor villagers in three coastal districts in Tangerang regency can at last enjoy clean water from public faucets.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Wisran still thirsts for challenge

Wisran still thirsts for challengeTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra If there is anyone more happy for author and playwright Wisran Hadi after receiving the Art Award from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently, it would be his five children.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/MOU signed to curb violence ahead of general election

MOU signed to curb violence ahead of general electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to minimize violence prior to and during the general election next year, the Jakarta Police, Jakarta's Chapter of the General Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) and the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/'I have nothing to be proud of as an Indonesian'

'I have nothing to be proud of as an Indonesian' The youth of Indonesia used to commemorate the Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28 with pride. The pledge still stands, 75 years after young people vowed to unite despite their different ethnic, religious, social and political backgrounds.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Corruption up and down in Korea

Corruption up and down in KoreaThe Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul While the nation's eyes and ears were directed to the investigation of the SK Group money funneled into the ruling and opposition political camps, media reports revealed more banal cases of corruption that occurred in the ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/MURI records longest flag

MURI records longest flag KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A giant red and white flag unfurled here on Tuesday to mark Youth Pledge Day has broke the national record, says the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI).

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Two big corrupters get multi-year jail sentences

Two big corrupters get multi-year jail sentencesAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi A court in South Sulawesi has handed down heavy jail sentences to two officials found guilty of embezzling around Rp 40.913 billion (US$4.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Future of North Bali

Future of North Bali We are responsible for writing a travel guidebook about eco- tourism in Bali, the objective of which is to promote environmentally and community-friendly, responsible tourism and restore the degraded image of Bali.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Kafe Foto turns a lens on good food, ambience

Kafe Foto turns a lens on good food, ambienceBroto Dharma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most cafes come and go in this city, with a short shelf life determined by their 15 minutes as the next best thing.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Councillor jailed for drugs

Councillor jailed for drugs SEMARANG: Sudiharto Saka, a councillor with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), was sentenced on Tuesday to five months and 15 days in prison in a drugs case.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Jakartans have enough food supply

Jakartans have enough food supply JAKARTA: The city administration has guaranteed that there will be enough food for the Ramadhan fasting month and Idul Fitri holiday.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Kalla links JI to Poso attacks

Kalla links JI to Poso attacksFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is looking into the possibility that Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) may have had a central role in a series of recent attacks in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, which killed at least 13 people.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Priok victims allege military threats, ask for police protection

Priok victims allege military threats, ask for police protectionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 20 victims of the 1984 Tanjung Priok violence and their families asked the police to protect them from people they said were Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Nip it in the bud!

Nip it in the bud! The series of violent clashes that broke out on Sunday between supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party in Singaraja, Bali, raises grave concerns for a number of reasons.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Teens struggle to fit the picture perfect body image

Teens struggle to fit the picture perfect body imageDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ask people about the meaning of beauty, and most would agree that beauty lies within, which is a short description of a belief that beauty cannot be measured by one's physical appearance, but rather by the ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Two tax evaders to be jailed

Two tax evaders to be jailedRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation is seeking to send two uncooperative expatriates to prison for failing to pay a total of Rp 67 billion (US$7.97 million) in tax arrears, a senior tax official said.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Governor disregards human rights summons

Governor disregards human rights summonsEvi Mariani and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has expressed disappointment that Governor Sutiyoso failed to answer a summons to account for alleged human rights abuses during the recent ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Commercial Court badly needs full societal support (Part 1 of 2)

Commercial Court badly needs full societal support (Part 1 of 2)Sebastiaan Pompe, IMF Residence Legal Advisor , Jakarta The editorial of The Jakarta Post on Oct. 21, 2003 describes the commercial court system as bankrupt.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Rich pilgrims face uncertainty

Rich pilgrims face uncertainty JAKARTA: Despite the fact that they have paid more money for an extra-service haj pilgrimage, around 3,600 Muslims have not secured their entry to the holy land of Mecca.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Ten brokerage firms leave JSX

Ten brokerage firms leave JSXRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said on Tuesday that ten local brokerage houses had decided to quit the local bourse because of their inability to meet the new working capital requirements.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Germany helps RI combat terrorism

Germany helps RI combat terrorism JAKARTA: The German Embassy in Jakarta opened a Federal Criminal Police Office here on Tuesday to help the Indonesian police combat terrorism and transnational crimes.The office will also support the Indonesian police with technical assistance and training.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/PPATK, tax office boost anti-money laundering drive

PPATK, tax office boost anti-money laundering driveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's anti-money laundering watchdog and tax office signed on Tuesday an agreement aimed at creating a more effective and efficient implementation of the Money Laundering Law, especially in relation to taxation ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/APEC should go back to basic vision and goals

APEC should go back to basic vision and goalsMari E. Pangestu, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta The recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bangkok sent out mixed signals regarding the world trading system.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/RI, Tajikistan agree to to upgrade diplomatic ties

RI, Tajikistan agree to to upgrade diplomatic tiesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Tajikistan agreed on Tuesday to strengthen their diplomatic ties and signed several agreements to increase future economic cooperation.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Sorak told to raise bid, or lose BII

Sorak told to raise bid, or lose BIIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has named Sorak Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd., a South Korean-Singapore consortium, as the preferred bidder for a 51 percent stake in publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII).

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Police name five more in Bali clashes

Police name five more in Bali clashesThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta The Buleleng Police named on Tuesday five more suspects in the clashes between supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and Golkar Party over the weekend.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Eviction still goes on despite governor's promise

Eviction still goes on despite governor's promiseEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The evictions of the city's poorest inhabitants continued on the second day of Ramadhan, despite promises from Governor Sutiyoso to stop the practices during the holy month.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Ministers snap antigraft campaign initiated by Kadin

Ministers snap antigraft campaign initiated by KadinZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin)'s Telecommunications and Information Technology Department signed an antibribery pact on Tuesday, following Kadin's declaration of a ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Govt to allocate higher fuel subsidies for 2004

Govt to allocate higher fuel subsidies for 2004Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators and the government agreed on Tuesday to allocate Rp 14.5 trillion (US$1.73 billion) for fuel subsidies in next year's state budget.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/No tax relief for PLN: Finance Ministry

No tax relief for PLN: Finance MinistryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance announce on Tuesday that it had rejected a request for a tax holiday this year from state-owned electric company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), because tax proceeds from the company have already been ...

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Council to approve bylaw

Council to approve bylaw JAKARTA: City Council is scheduled to approve a bylaw on transportation on Thursday amid differences among councillors on the issue.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Youth told to avoid fanaticism, promote pluralism

Youth told to avoid fanaticism, promote pluralismSlamet Susanto and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Jakarta Yogyakarta-based presidential candidate Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X called on youths on Tuesday to avoid myopic nationalism and promote pluralism instead.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Sorak told to raise bid, or lose BII

Sorak told to raise bid, or lose BIIThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has named Sorak Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd., a South Korean-Singapore consortium, as the preferred bidder for a 51 percent stake in publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII).

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Governor says no to party posts

Governor says no to party postsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration will prohibit the establishment of political party posts across the city, to prevent possible clashes among supporters of different parties.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Rijstafel: finding enough room for all those dishes

Rijstafel: finding enough room for all those dishesMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The use of exotic ingredients or the adoption of certain cooking techniques are just a few of the many foreign influences that have enriched Indonesian cuisine.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/West Irian election body still in limbo

West Irian election body still in limboNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post , Jayapura, Papua The establishment of the West Irian Jaya General Election Commission (KPUD), which was supposed to take place on Tuesday, has been postponed indefinitely, an official said. Abraham O.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003

JP/Antibiotics for bacterial infection, not viral

Antibiotics for bacterial infection, not viralDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician drdonya@hotmail.com When it comes to prescribed medication, patients can be divided into three groups.