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Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/990 tons of oil being removed from sunken ship off Batam

990 tons of oil being removed from sunken ship off BatamFadli, Batam A major salvage operation is underway to remove some 990 tons of fuel oil from a ship carrying 4,000 cars that sank after colliding with a tanker last week in Indonesian waters south of Singapore, officials said on Friday.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/NGOs seek review of water law

NGOs seek review of water law JAKARTA: A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have moved to seek a review of the controversial Law No. 7/2004 on water resources.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Police develop database on human trafficking

Police develop database on human traffickingP.C. Naommy, Jakarta The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is working with the National Police to develop a database on cases of human trafficking.Counter-trafficking officer Kristin M.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Bureaucracy auditor merged with antigraft commission

Bureaucracy auditor merged with antigraft commissionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The Civil Servants Wealth Report Audit Commission (KPKPN) has officially merged into the newly established Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) following the issuance of a presidential decree on Friday.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Pelita Ilmu Foundation clarifies

Pelita Ilmu Foundation clarifies Referred to your article titled HIV/AIDS activists collaborate with police, published in your May 21 issue and written by Dewi Santoso, I, as the manager of the program, would like to make the following comments:The information your reporter got from Indonesian ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Mandiri posts 12.6% increase in profit

Mandiri posts 12.6% increase in profitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The net profit of state-owned Bank Mandiri, the country's largest bank in terms of assets, surged by 12.6 percent during the first quarter of this year, despite a 27 percent decline in interest revenue.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Waking up to the terror threat in southern Thailand

Waking up to the terror threat in southern ThailandJohn R. Bradley, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Hidden a few kilometers down a remote country lane in the heart of Thailand's troubled deep south, where a Muslim separatist uprising has so far this year left more than 200 ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Cops nab suspected drug dealers

Cops nab suspected drug dealers BEKASI: Officers from the Bekasi Police's antidrug unit arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized from him nine packets of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) in Cibeber hamlet, North Cikarang, Bekasi regency, on Thursday.Bekasi Police drug unit chief Comr.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/A fair go for East Timor

A fair go for East Timor Australia, already exploiting the wealth of the Timor Sea, has bright prospects of much more to come. East Timor, still waiting and dependent on aid from Australia and elsewhere, is impatient.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 29, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 29, 2004Exhibitions* Painting A Street called Margutta by Remo Rapetti at Multifunctional Room, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl.H.O.S Cokroaminoto No. 117, Central Jakarta, until May 30.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/'Mismanagement at root of traffic'

'Mismanagement at root of traffic' The city administration will start the construction of a monorail and expand the busway system in June. However, there are doubts that these costly projects will be enough to ease the capital's traffic problems.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/'Widung', a bit of childhood nostalgia

'Widung', a bit of childhood nostalgiaTarko Sudiarno, Yogyakarta PlayStation is all the rage among children, particularly urbanites. The video game not only brings joy and relief to schoolchildren after a day of school, but to a wider audience it represents social and cultural differences.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Six parties rallied behind Amien-Siswono

Six parties rallied behind Amien-SiswonoM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta Six political parties announced their support on Friday for the pair of Amien Rais and Siswono Yudohusodo, who have been nominated by the National Mandate Party (PAN) to contest the upcoming presidential election.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Gajah Tunggal clarifies

Gajah Tunggal clarifies JAKARTA: Tire maker PT Gajah Tunggal (GT) will manufacture a selected range of Michelin Group's associated brands of car tires, excluding the Michelin brand, including high-speed rated tires for various markets served by the world's largest tire producer, according to a ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Bus drivers want to be part of new busway

Bus drivers want to be part of new buswayUrip Hudiono, Jakarta Crews of regular buses serving routes between the Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta and the Pulogadung bus terminal in East Jakarta are hoping they will be employed for the city's new busway corridor that will link the two bus ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Dropouts to be given incentive to return

Dropouts to be given incentive to return SEMARANG: The government has allocated funds to help dropout students -- or those who are considering dropping out of school -- continue their studies under a program set for the next academic year 2004/2005.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Worker training center opens in Batam

Worker training center opens in Batam BATAM, Riau: President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated on Friday a training center for Indonesian migrant workers, which is aimed at enhancing the skills of employees bound for Singapore.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Japan gives aid for Ambon refugees

Japan gives aid for Ambon refugees JAKARTA: The Japanese government has provided US$48,211 in aid to help transport relief supplies for internally displaced people in Ambon, Maluku province.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Jakarta-KL reaching the boiling point

Jakarta-KL reaching the boiling pointHanys Salmi, Kuala Lumpur During the past six years, bilateral Malaysia-Indonesia relations have not shown much progress. In fact, while in the business sector relations are picking up, in the social/economic arena, the overall picture is gloomy.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Poaching affects local catches

Poaching affects local catches SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Malaysian fishermen have allegedly continued to operate illegally in East Kalimantan waters.Their alleged fishing in Indonesian waters is reportedly the cause of the smaller catches of local fishermen over the past few years.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Another busway corridor

Another busway corridor The Jakarta administration's decision to set up another busway corridor, from Pulo Gadung in East Jakarta to Kalideres in West Jakarta via Monas in Central Jakarta, has drawn various reactions.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Megawati allows police to quiz Puteh

Megawati allows police to quiz PutehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh President Megawati Soekarnoputri has approved a police investigation into Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh in connection with multiple corruption cases involving his administration.National Police chief Gen.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/KPU Jakarta selects four for Senayan stadium campaign

KPU Jakarta selects four for Senayan stadium campaignBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta Four of five presidential candidates will hold their outdoor campaign gathering at the main stadium of the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, next month.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Tangerang mulls London-ization

Tangerang mulls London-izationMulta Fidrus, Tangerang It has been ten years since the Tangerang administration first began discussing plans to transform the Cisadane river, which flows through the heart of town, to become more like the great Thames Gateway in London, but it has yet to materialize ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/The International Trade Commission of the United States

The International Trade Commission of the United States decided on May 14 that color TV sets manufactured in China have caused material harm to U.S. producers. The decision removes the final hurdle to the U.S. Department of Commerce ruling to impose anti-dumping taxes -- between 5.2 to 26.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Two escape from Cirebon prison

Two escape from Cirebon prison CIREBON, West Java: Two prisoners convicted in a drug case escaped Cirebon Penitentiary in Gintung village, Ciwaringin subdistrict, on Thursday evening, guards and police said on Friday."The two escaped during heavy rain. We have dispatched a team to search for them.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Crop exporters unable to profit on weak rupiah due to low output, demand

Crop exporters unable to profit on weak rupiah due to low output, demandZakki P. Hakim and Andi Hajramuni, Jakarta/Makassar Palm oil, cacao and coffee producers, who normally make handsome profits from exports when the rupiah is weak, likely will not gain much from this current fall of the ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/ President Roh Moo-hyun has done well to promise to take the

President Roh Moo-hyun has done well to promise to take the lead in reducing corruption and promoting transparency. A strong presidential commitment will no doubt make a big difference in cleaning up a corruption-ridden society.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Compromise reached on domestic violence bill

Compromise reached on domestic violence billA. Junaidi, Jakarta The government and women activists have settled their dispute on a controversial article on marital rape in the domestic violence bill which, if enacted, will carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Victim of suspected malpractice puts house on sale to survive

Victim of suspected malpractice puts house on sale to surviveMulta Fidrus, Tangerang A "House for sale" billboard greets visitors to a house on Jl.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/To be democratic and rich -- or just rich first

To be democratic and rich -- or just rich first Janadas Devan, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Is there an inevitable or necessary connection between liberal economics and liberal politics?Many American intellectuals think there is.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Rp 900m budgeted for elections

Rp 900m budgeted for elections YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta municipality has allocated Rp 900 million to prepare ballot booths and education the public about the presidential election on July 5.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Karawang to be site of new dump

Karawang to be site of new dumpDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Jakarta will have another place to off-load its garbage this year, a 70-hectare dump in Rengasdengklok, Karawang regency, West Java, which is located some 70 kilometers to the east of the capital.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Kemayoran extends eviction deadline

Kemayoran extends eviction deadlineUrip Hudiono, Jakarta The Kemayoran Complex Development Board (DP3KK) has agreed to give two months to residents occupying part of the former airport in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, to move out of their homes.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Gusmao to meet Wiranto despite Horta's caution

Gusmao to meet Wiranto despite Horta's cautionThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite strong opposition from a senior minister, East Timor President Xanana Gusmao is being firm in his decision to go ahead with a scheduled Saturday meeting in Bali with presidential aspirant Gen.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/"Aksi" and Indonesian democracy

"Aksi" and Indonesian democracyMax Lane, Murdoch WA, Australia On May 26 The Jakarta Post published two interesting opinion pieces: Indonesian democracy or 'demo-crazy'? by Ziad Salim and Complacency: Indonesia's democratic deficit by Adam Tyson.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Economic crisis blamed for rise in depression and mental illness

Economic crisis blamed for rise in depression and mental illnessYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung The number of people suffering from psychiatric ailments has been on the rise over the past few years in the West Java capital of Bandung, with much of the increase being attributed to the economic hardship ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/China should extend antimonopoly rules

China should extend antimonopoly rulesXiao Xin, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing It is great to be your industry's dominant leader -- unless you take advantage of that role to muscle your competitors aside and blackmail consumers.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Sonia, a shrewd politician

Sonia, a shrewd politician Gwynne Dyer's View Point Is Sonia throwing an opportunity away (The Jakarta Post, May 24) lacks an appreciation of the Indian ethos that deifies leaders (spiritual or otherwise) who, at the precise moment when it is theirs for the taking, renounce all the trappings ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Prospects for Internet-based learning in Indonesia

Prospects for Internet-based learning in IndonesiaSidatajudi, Surabaya I once read an article written by a local education activist proposing the nationwide adoption of Internet-based distance learning to help provide quality tertiary education at a low cost for those living in small towns.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Memorable times, not just memorization, needed in schools

Memorable times, not just memorization, needed in schoolsSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta "I can't sleep at night. I'm so worried about all of this. I can't seem to think properly." These are comments from a final year high school student preparing for his final tests.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/JSX still undecided over Telkom's delisting

JSX still undecided over Telkom's delistingRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has yet to decide on whether to delist telecommunications firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) from the exchange, following the firm's inability to submit an audited 2003 financial report by ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Museum to host play on Diponegoro

Museum to host play on Diponegoro JAKARTA: The Jakarta Historical Museum, better known as the Fatahillah Museum, in Kota, West Jakarta, will host a play titled Diponegoro: A Historical Reconstruction on June 6.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/City likely to approve 30% taxi fare hike, lower than proposed

City likely to approve 30% taxi fare hike, lower than proposedDamar Harsanto, Jakarta An official said on Friday that the Jakarta administration was considering approving a 30 percent taxi fare increase, much lower than the 90 percent increase proposed by the Jakarta Organization of Land ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Excess liquidity put pressure on rupiah

Excess liquidity put pressure on rupiahDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Aside from global concerns over a possible hike in U.S.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Police to be tried over candid camera show

Police to be tried over candid camera showEvi Mariani, Jakarta Four policemen and their superiors have been investigated by the Jakarta Police internal affairs over their alleged involvement in a candid camera show that, according to the city police chief, had tarnished the institution's ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Spreading democracy: Risk of terrorism is not reduced

Spreading democracy: Risk of terrorism is not reduced Harsh V Pant, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta, India The Bush Administration has advocated spreading democracy in the Middle East as part of a long-term strategy of fighting terrorism.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Horta to play in Saphir Hotel

Horta to play in Saphir Hotel YOGYAKARTA: After a show in Jakarta, Brazilian jazz great Toninho Horta is scheduled to play at the Saphir Yogyakarta Hotel on Jl. Laksda Adisucipto.Horta will play in the hotel's Mirah Lounge on May 29 from 9 p.m. onward.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Parties not transparent about legislative poll funding: NGO

Parties not transparent about legislative poll funding: NGOTiarma Siboro, Jakarta Many political parties have not submitted the appropriate reports on campaign expenditures for the April 5 legislative election to the General Elections Commission (KPU), a civil governance non- governmental ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/City asked to control building permits

City asked to control building permits JAKARTA: The chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Builders Association, Effendi Siregar, asked the city administration to exert greater control over the issuance of building permits following the recent collapse of a partly constructed furniture ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/RI preps for Sri Lanka in India warmup

RI preps for Sri Lanka in India warmupEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Indonesia will face India at the Bung Karno stadium here on Thursday in a warmup match ahead of its prequalifying match for the 2006 World Cup against Sri Lanka on June 9.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/A journalist's brief experience as a GAM hostage in East Aceh

A journalist's brief experience as a GAM hostage in East Aceh Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post's correspondent in Aceh, spent two nights two weeks ago at the Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) hideout in East Aceh regency, after she and five other journalists offered themselves as collateral for the release ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/JSX still undecided on Telkom's delisting

JSX still undecided on Telkom's delisting Rendi A. Witular Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has yet to decide on whether to delist telecommunications firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) from the exchange, following the firm's inability to submit an audited 2003 financial report ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Domestic violence bill faces govt challenge

Domestic violence bill faces govt challengeMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The contents of a draft domestic violence law are considered so sensitive by the government that it has been reluctant to start deliberations in the House, despite the fact that the bill was initiated by the ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/New subsidy system for Japan's farmers

New subsidy system for Japan's farmersThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is working out a new basic plan for the nation's food, agriculture and farming community.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Philippine elections: Why losers don't concede

Philippine elections: Why losers don't concedeRonald Meinardus, Manila For the international media, the Philippine elections are a done deal, since the head of the Commission on Elections in an all but orthodox manner unofficially let know that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) beat her ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Tourism expo draws crowds in KL, S'pore

Tourism expo draws crowds in KL, S'pore KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A road show put on by Yogyakarta in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to promote its tourist industry drew large crowds, mostly representatives of travel agencies and hotels.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/JP/14/Brief2

JP/14/Brief2 Gajah Tunggal clarifies Tire maker PT Gajah Tunggal (GT) will manufacture a selected range of Michelin Group's associated brands of car tires, excluding the Michelin brand, including high-speed rated tires for various markets served by the world's largest tire producer, ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Govt may revise oil prices in 2004 budget

Govt may revise oil prices in 2004 budgetFitri Wulandari and Tony Hotland, Jakarta The government plans to propose a higher oil price assumption in revisions to the 2004 state budget in view of the higher price of the commodity in the international market.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Second-rate medical equipment still used

Second-rate medical equipment still used MEDAN, North Sumatra: Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi expressed his concern over the fact that many private hospitals in the country only imported secondhand medical equipment.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Sonia Gandhi's inner voice

Sonia Gandhi's inner voice What India's Sonia Gandhi did is unthinkable for a modern politician: With the prime minister's post hers for the taking, in response to what she called "her inner voice," Gandhi turned it down.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/'Desperate effort to make up for past failures'

'Desperate effort to make up for past failures' OR 'Mismanagement would only add to problem' OR 'Current bus routes should be enough'The city administration will start the construction of a monorail and expand the busway system in June.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Golkar, PKB sign coalition accord

Golkar, PKB sign coalition accordMoch. N. Kurniawan and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta The Golkar Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB) signed a coalition agreement on Friday, but doubts remain if the alliance would boost their candidates' chance of winning the July 5 presidential election.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Prosecutors given police guard

Prosecutors given police guardAbdul Khalik and Ruslan Sangadji, Jakarta/Palu Prosecutors and judges in conflict areas have been provided police protection following Wednesday's murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu.National Police chief Gen.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Over 1,000 illegal workers enter KL daily

Over 1,000 illegal workers enter KL dailyApriadi Gunawan and Fadli, Medan/Batam A researcher at North Sumatra University (USU) revealed on Friday that at least 1,050 Indonesian migrant workers -- 35 percent were women -- illegally entered the neighboring country of Malaysia daily.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 29, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, May 29, 2004Exhibitions* In-door Mural Eng.ing.eng by Arie Diyanto at CCF French Cultural Center, Jl. Sagan 3 (Tel. 0274-566520/547409), until June 4. * Painting by H. Widayat, at Jl. Letnan Tukiyat No.32, Mungkid Magelang, Central Java, May 30 to June 13.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Panwaslu rejects Gus Dur's complaint

Panwaslu rejects Gus Dur's complaintThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the second time in a week, former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has hit a snag in efforts to revive his chances of returning to power.

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Pelita Ilmu Foundation clarifies

Pelita Ilmu Foundation clarifies Referred to your article titled HIV/AIDS activists collaborate with police, published in your May 21 issue and written by Dewi Santoso, I, as the manager of the program, would like to make the following comments: The information your reporter got from ...

Sat, 29 May 2004

JP/Via Via connects tourists to Javanese tradition

Via Via connects tourists to Javanese traditionCynthia Webb, Contributor, Yogyakarta Nestled in Yogyakarta's popular tourist district of Prawirotaman, the Via Via Travellers' Cafe distinguishes itself from other cafes and restaurants with its character, history and reason for existence.