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65 articles.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Fabiola Desy Unidjaja

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaA week before the March 11 campaign period kicks off, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to tour several provinces for working visits, but will spare one or two hours on each visit to meet her Indonesian Democratic Party ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Ansor rejects possible Gus Dur candidacy

Ansor rejects possible Gus Dur candidacyKurniawan Hari and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ansor, a youth group of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, has announced that it will not support the possible presidential candidacy of former NU ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Election body wins 14 prosecutions, loses four

Election body wins 14 prosecutions, loses fourMoch. N. Kurniawan and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) revealed on Tuesday that it had recorded thousands of election-related violations by late February with 14 people being punished by courts ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, March 3, 2004Exhibitions* Art Works Love by Rotua Magdalena Agung, Koi Gallery and Restaurant, Jl. Mahakam 1/2, South Jakarta (Tel. 7222864), until March 9. * Peppermint Lounge by Dewi Aditia, Expatri Art Gallery, Jl. Abdul Majid no. 14, South Jakarta (Tel.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/PSSI to get cash aid from FIFA

PSSI to get cash aid from FIFAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's soccer governing body PSSI will be granted financial aid worth US$400,000 as part of a FIFA campaign to help develop soccer worldwide.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Sunu to defend title at Salonpas junior tennis tournament

Sunu to defend title at Salonpas junior tennis tournamentZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's No.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/JP/4/DENGUE

JP/4/DENGUE.RM 80----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Malaria Eradication Dengue fever eradication Operation Command (KOPEM) ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Tony Hotland

Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post JakartaPolice have arrested another 30 suspected illegal loggers in Kalimantan, an island adjacent to Malaysia, and seized almost 30,000 cubic meters of logs during an operation conducted from Feb. 19 to Feb. 28.National Police deputy spokesman Brig. Gen.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Even doctor gets dengue

Even doctor gets dengue A doctor, four nurses and two cleaning staff at the city-run Tarakan Hospital in West Jakarta are among the latest dengue fever patients to be treated at the hospital, an official said on Tuesday.Dr.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Maluku determined to rebuild peace after bitter conflict

Maluku determined to rebuild peace after bitter conflictThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of foreign diplomats and representatives of international institutions made a field visit to Ambon on Tuesday, touring the so-called reconciliation schools built by the local administration with the ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Why the Democratic Party picks up protectionist baton

Why the Democratic Party picks up protectionist batonJ. Bradford DeLong Professor of Economics University of California Berkeley Project Syndicate Round up the usual suspects. In any U.S. presidential election campaign, you can be sure that protectionism will break in, as it has.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Mega to tour regions before campaign

Mega to tour regions before campaignFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA week before the March 11 campaign period kicks off, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to tour several provinces for working visits, but will spare one or two hours on each visit ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Abandoned by Golkar, youth affiliate seeks new image

Abandoned by Golkar, youth affiliate seeks new imageRais Hidayat, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Pancasila Patriots' Party is a nationalist democratic party comprised of quality members, and is dedicated to national development based on the Pancasila state ideology ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Mega to 'tour' regions before official campaign

Mega to 'tour' regions before official campaign Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaA week before the March 11 campaign period kicks off, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to tour several provinces for working visits, but will spare one or two hours on each ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/JICA assists Kendari poll officials

JICA assists Kendari poll officialsKENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Yoshijima Shoichi, an official from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), visited on Tuesday the Southeast Sulawesi General Elections Commission (KPUD) in Kendari, the capital of Southeast Sulawesi.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Bird flu remains a threat despite decrease in cases

Bird flu remains a threat despite decrease in casesDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cases of poultry deaths due to the avian influenza outbreak have decreased, but the threat may not end until later this year, an official says.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Taufik Kiemas launches attack on wife's rival

Taufik Kiemas launches attack on wife's rivalFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the legislative election draws near, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has stepped up attacks on the top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Disco brawl kills two, police name seven suspects

Disco brawl kills two, police name seven suspectsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two security guards at Stadium Discotheque in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, were killed and four others injured in a brawl between club employees and hoodlums on Tuesday at about 1 a.m.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/World Bank refutes corruption allegation

World Bank refutes corruption allegationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A consultant with the World Bank in Central Sulawesi rejected on Tuesday a statement that a bank-funded project in Donggala regency in 2002 was marred by corruption. "The statement is not true.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Motorcycle sales up by 11.5%

Motorcycle sales up by 11.5% JAKARTA: Sales of new motorcycles in Indonesia rose by 11.5 percent to 275,869 units in January from 244,311 units in December 2003, PT Astra International said on Tuesday.The company did not provide any reasons for the increase.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Dengue fever epidemic and the government responsibility

Dengue fever epidemic and the government responsibilityAzas Tigor Nainggolan, Chairman, Forum of Jakarta Residents (FAKTA), Jakarta This nation has been exposed to a host of disasters. In the past two years.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/'Stick and carrot' approach suggested for dengue eradication

'Stick and carrot' approach suggested for dengue eradicationLeony Aurora The Jakarta Post Jakarta A long-term dengue fever eradication program should include rewards and punishments to encourage local communities to keep their environments free from possible mosquito breeding grounds, an ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Security walls often futile: A lesson from history

Security walls often futile: A lesson from historyJonathan Glancey Guardian News Service London What do walls have a habit of doing? Cracking. Falling. Tumbling. Being breached, climbed over, written on, or even ignored altogether.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Abandoned by Golkar, youth affiliate seeks new image

Abandoned by Golkar, youth affiliate seeks new imageRais Hidayat, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several youth organizations were closely tied with the ruling Golkar party under New Order regime.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Hundreds of illegal workers arrive home

Hundreds of illegal workers arrive homeSURABAYA: Hundreds of Indonesians who had been working illegally in Malaysia have been returned to the country through Juanda airport in Surabaya."The illegal workers, totaling 223, have been returned to their hometowns across the archipelago," said Moh.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Two firms to launch IPOs mid-March

Two firms to launch IPOs mid-MarchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two companies are planning to offer their shares to the public through the initial public offering (IPO) mechanism some time in the middle of this month despite rising political tension as the election campaign start next week.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Dutch to bolster police competence

Dutch to bolster police competence SURABAYA: The Dutch Embassy, in cooperation with the International Organization of Migration (IOM), promised on Tuesday to help the Indonesian police improve their professionalism.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Ericsson Enterprise sales to up 40%

Ericsson Enterprise sales to up 40%Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ericsson Enterprise, a unit of Sweden telecommunications giant Ericsson, expects its sales of office equipment in the Indonesian market to grow by 40 percent this year to over US$3 million from over $2 million last year.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/A matter of printing

A matter of printing Election day is just 33 days away and even as basic an issue as whether polling stations will have their ballot papers on time is far from certain.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Thaksin must assure press freedom, instead of demonizing the media

Thaksin must assure press freedom, instead of demonizing the mediaKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has two approaches for dealing with the media -- one is to demonise journalists and the other is to treat any issue relating to freedom of ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/JP/3/PATRIOT

JP/3/PATRIOT Abandoned by Golkar, youth affiliate seeks new imageRais Hidayat Research and Development Unit The Jakarta Post Jakarta This is the 23rd article in a series on the 24 parties contesting the 2004 elections.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Up for election 2004

Up for election 2004Along with voting for political parties and legislative candidates in the House of Representatives (DPR) and City/Regency Council (DPRD) on April 5, voters will also select candidates for the new Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/House approves funds for new asset-management firm

House approves funds for new asset-management firmRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta he House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a request from the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds from the current state budget as start-up capital for a new entity to administer banking assets ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Fire destroys traditional markets in Tangerang, Bekasi

Fire destroys traditional markets in Tangerang, BekasiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Tangerang Fires destroyed two traditional markets in Tangerang and Bekasi on Monday night and Tuesday morning, respectively, leaving more than 1,000 retailers without kiosks.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/On B2B Indonesia

On B2B Indonesia I read with dismay the letter from Uraini Umarjadi of PT Dataindo Inti Swakarsa that appears in March 2 edition of The Jakarta Post. I have no affiliation with her company, except that in my column I once reviewed the product that is now being pirated and circulated freely around.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Putin and Megawati: Trial by public support

Putin and Megawati: Trial by public supportDmitri Kosyrev Political Columnist RIA Novosti Moscow "Political twins" -- that's how this writer have described the Presidents of Indonesia and Russia in Jakarta's media some months ago.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/'Stick and carrot' approach suggested for dengue eradication

'Stick and carrot' approach suggested for dengue eradicationLeony Aurora The Jakarta Post Jakarta A long-term dengue fever eradication program should include rewards and punishments to encourage local communities to keep their environments free from possible mosquito breeding grounds, an ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Army blamed for chopper saga

Army blamed for chopper saga JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto pointed to the Army leadership as the party responsible for the controversy over the purchase of four Russian-made MI-17 helicopters.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Medical committee to vet presidential candidates

Medical committee to vet presidential candidatesNi Luh Trisna Wahyuni and Muhammad Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU), in cooperation with the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), will establish a team of physicians to conduct medical examinations on ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/JP/3/PATRIOT

JP/3/PATRIOT Abandoned by Golkar, youth affiliate seeks new imageRais Hidayat Research and Development Unit The Jakarta Post Jakarta Several youth organizations were closely linked with the ruling Golkar party under the New Order regime.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Books on exploitation launched

Books on exploitation launched JAKARTA: Bandung-based Akatiga Center for Social Studies launched on Tuesday two books on exploitative relations between big enterprises, microbusinesses and workers.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Islam needs to sort itself out

Islam needs to sort itself out Whereas any conference that promotes Islam as a religion of peace is a good thing, there are issues that may prove to be too sensitive to address, and if that is the case, then the impact of any good work may be watered down.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Four printing consortia face KPU sanctions

Four printing consortia face KPU sanctionsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Tuesday it would kick out ballot paper tender winners for allegedly subcontracting their job without the commission's consent.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Candidates for Telkom board readied

Candidates for Telkom board readiedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Office of the State Minister for State Enterprises is currently in the process of selecting candidates to be appointed as directors and commissioners of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Riau entry point for smuggled sugar

Riau entry point for smuggled sugarMEDAN, North Sumatra: The waters of North Sumatra and Riau, particularly around the industrial island of Batam, are believed to be the main entry point for sugar smuggled from India, local businessmen said on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Police arrest 30 illegal loggers

Police arrest 30 illegal loggersTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have arrested another 30 suspected illegal loggers in Kalimantan, an island adjacent to Malaysia, and seized almost 30,000 cubic meters of logs during an operation conducted from Feb. 19 to Feb. 28.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/British Embassy flies Welsh flag

British Embassy flies Welsh flagINDONESIA: The British Embassy in Jakarta celebrated the national day of Wales, St. David's Day, on Monday. The Welsh flag was raised to mark the occasion, the embassy said in a statement sent to the Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Five arrested for drug possession

Five arrested for drug possession TANGERANG: Police arrested five men late on Monday for drug possession and use.Officers arrested two men in the act of smoking marijuana in a house in the Binong Permai housing complex, and confiscated 12 grams of marijuana.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Court deems suspected terrorist's arrest 'proper'

Court deems suspected terrorist's arrest 'proper'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Tuesday a litigation filed by Rusman Gunawan, alias Gun Gun, the younger brother of top terror suspect Hambali, against the National Police for improper ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Laksamana gets award in Hong Kong

Laksamana gets award in Hong Kong JAKARTA: State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi recently received an award from a Hong Kong-based magazine for his privatization program.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Destitute dengue patients get bills paid

Destitute dengue patients get bills paidDamar Harsanto and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The yawning gap between the state emergency policy on dengue fever and its actual implementation is nowhere more evident than at hospitals where they have been reduced to giving the ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Ministry delivers 29 ambulances to Aceh

Ministry delivers 29 ambulances to AcehBANDA ACEH, Aceh: The health ministry recently delivered 29 ambulances to health offices in the troubled province of Aceh.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/GAM rebel caught in Bandung

GAM rebel caught in Bandung BANDUNG: An Acehnese student, identified as Mohammad bin Mohammad Toyib, has been arrested for allegedly serving as an adjutant to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) finance minister.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Thailand denies reported objection

Thailand denies reported objectionINDONESIA: Thailand's Ambassador to Indonesia Atchara Seriputra has denied reports that his country has objected to a proposal by Indonesia to establish a regional peacekeeping force.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Sutiyoso returns with projects

Sutiyoso returns with projectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a five-day official visit to Japan, Governor Sutiyoso announced here on Tuesday that the monorail project would proceed with Japanese firm Hitachi as its top investor, after the original investor, Malaysia's MTrans Holding Sdn. Bhd.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Car owner testifies in Marriott trial

Car owner testifies in Marriott trial JAKARTA: The former owner of the minivan planted with bombs that blasted the JW Marriot Hotel, South Jakarta, told the court on Tuesday that the defendant was not one of the two men who bought the minivan for Rp 25 million (US$2,941).

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Govt, exporters at odds on RI workers in Middle East

Govt, exporters at odds on RI workers in Middle East Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post JakartaThe increasing cases of violence against Indonesian migrant workers employed in Middle Eastern countries apparently has much to do with the disorganized labor export program, for which Minister of ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Govt, firms at odds on migrants

Govt, firms at odds on migrantsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe increasing cases of violence against Indonesian migrant workers employed in Middle Eastern countries apparently has much to do with the disorganized labor export program, for which Minister of Manpower and ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Stick and carrot for dengue effort

Stick and carrot for dengue effortLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA long-term dengue fever eradication program should include rewards and punishments to encourage local communities to keep their environments free from possible mosquito breeding grounds, an observer said.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/'It's high time for us to forget the past'

'It's high time for us to forget the past' Former members and the relatives of former members of the now banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) hailed the Constitutional Court's decision reinstating some of their political rights.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Mega to 'tour' regions before official campaign

Mega to 'tour' regions before official campaign Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaA week before the March 11 campaign period kicks off, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to tour several provinces for working visits, but will spare one or two hours on each ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Police to investigate pollution from waste

Police to investigate pollution from wasteEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although residents have long complained about pollution from the city's temporary dump in Rawamalang, Cilincing, North Jakarta, and the issue has made headline news since early January, the police have finally ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Government bans new cigarette firms from starting new operations

Government bans new cigarette firms from starting new operationsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has temporarily banned existing cigarette companies from setting up new subsidiaries or new players from entering the industry, ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/More condemn corrupt politicians

More condemn corrupt politiciansUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent religious leaders, businesspeople and activists have agreed to step up efforts against corruption by not supporting candidates in the election that have shown an unwillingness to stop corruption.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004

JP/Windmill to raise water introduced

Windmill to raise water introduced JAKARTA: A non-governmental organization (NGO) for community empowerment introduced on Tuesday a windmill to raise groundwater for areas in the northern coast of Java, which is prone to drought during the dry season.