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47 articles.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Rini issues decree limiting sand exports to Singapore

Rini issues decree limiting sand exports to SingaporeAdianto P. Simamora and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a new decree restricting sand exports from Riau province to Singapore over the next four months to 26 million cubic meters in a bid to ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Rahardi denies attending meeting to disburse Rp 40b

Rahardi denies attending meeting to disburse Rp 40bMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The former minister of trade and industry and chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Rahardi Ramelan, dispelled claims on Tuesday that he had attended a meeting to discuss the use of Rp 40 ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Three die as haze engulfs Palangkaraya

Three die as haze engulfs PalangkarayaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least three people have died and 60 more are suffering from respiratory problems as thick haze from forest fires burning out of control continues to engulf Palangkaraya, the provincial capital of Central ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Oil, gas revenues on track to meet target

Oil, gas revenues on track to meet targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government reaped Rp 37.83 trillion (about US$4.2 billion) in oil and gas revenue in the first half of the year, more than half of the annual target of Rp 74.2 trillion.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/'68H' clarifies

'68H' clarifies I am writing in response to your article entitled Govt, House agree to ban relays of foreign broadcast programs that appeared in the Sept. 3 edition of the on-line version of your newspaper and that mentioned Radio News Agency 68H.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Tourism board wants $30m budget to promote tourism

Tourism board wants $30m budget to promote tourismRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Culture and Tourism Board (ICTB) has asked the Ministry of Finance for a US$30 million budget to finance the promotion of the country's tourist attractions overseas, an official said.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/'We buy dirty water and its expensive too'

'We buy dirty water and its expensive too' The city-owned tap water company PDAM Jaya has had many years of experience in managing tap water. But residents here still grumble about its services. They told The Jakarta Post that the the quality of the water is not good and the supply is poor.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Sony Ericsson responds

Sony Ericsson responds In response to the letter Ericsson must be more prudent (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 26) we would like to clarify that Sony Ericsson has contacted Narula in regard to his concerns, and the matter has been settled accordingly.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Nunukan to get high powered belated visits

Nunukan to get high powered belated visitsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta In a delayed response to an impending crisis, Vice President Hamzah Haz and an entourage of four ministers are to visit the thousands of migrant workers languishing in camps in the border town of Nunukan, East Kalimantan, on ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Govt sets up team to screen investors for KPC stake

Govt sets up team to screen investors for KPC stakeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has set up a team to screen financial backers from the administrations of the East Kalimantan provincial and East Kutai regency in the purchase of a stake in coal-mining giant PT Kaltim Prima ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Nunukan gets belated, high-powered visit

Nunukan gets belated, high-powered visitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a delayed response to an impending crisis, Vice President Hamzah Haz and an entourage of four ministers are to visit the thousands of migrant workers languishing in camps in the border town of Nunukan, East Kalimantan, on ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/JP/5/Across

JP/5/AcrossMega urged to ban local 'junket' MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Minahasa chapter of Parliamentary Watch (Foraper) urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday to ban local councillors from traveling around Europe using public funds.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Gabsi wants political help in bid to host 2003 Bermuda Bowl

Gabsi wants political help in bid to host 2003 Bermuda BowlMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) is hoping for political assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs in support of its bid to host the Bermuda Bowl -- the world's ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Most residents reluctant to join neighborhood watch

Most residents reluctant to join neighborhood watchDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to safeguard their areas, a task which the police are either unwilling or unable to do, some Jakarta residents take part in a self-protection scheme in their respective neighborhood units, also ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Legislator faces expulsion after rejecting 'bribe'

Legislator faces expulsion after rejecting 'bribe'Yongker Rumthe The Jakarta Post ManadoAng Marentek, a Golkar Faction budget committee member in the North Sulawesi Provincial Legislature, has refused to accept what he termed a mysterious payment of Rp 30 million, arguing that the money was of ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Akbar's supporters set to storm court

Akbar's supporters set to storm courtMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of supporters of corruption accused Akbar Tandjung are set to storm the Central Jakarta District Court at the Meteorology and Geophysics building in Kemayoran as the court delivers its verdict on Wednesday.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Trade minister issues decree limiting sand exports to Singapore

Trade minister issues decree limiting sand exports to SingaporeAdianto P. Simamora and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a new decree restricting sand exports from Riau province to Singapore over the next four months to 26 million cubic meters ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 4, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 4, 2001Performances* Music Concert Romantique Pour Cordes et Voix by Glenn Bagus Zulkarnain (pianist), Meeryung P. Hall and Ang Hadi Anggono (vocalists), CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 4.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Slow opening of telecommunications sector

Slow opening of telecommunications sectorWinahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation, Jakarta, winahyo@yahoo.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Another toll road network planned after JORR

Another toll road network planned after JORRNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure is discussing the construction a new toll road connecting the satellite cities surrounding Jakarta with the relevant regency and municipal governments ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/House asks govt to raise tax revenue target for 2003

House asks govt to raise tax revenue target for 2003Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is urging the government to revise some of the expenditure and revenue figures in the draft 2003 state budget to make it more responsive to current global economic ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/RI free of ozone-depleting substances by 2007

RI free of ozone-depleting substances by 2007Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's industries have at least 2,900 metric tons of ozone depleting substances (ODS) or 46 percent of some 6,300 MT of ODS to phase out by 2007 to become a free-ODS country, a senior government ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Archeologists unearth 7 menhir at Buddhist temple

Archeologists unearth 7 menhir at Buddhist templeYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung A group of archeologists from the Bandung Archeologists Council and the Serang Historical Heritage Conservation Office have unearthed seven menhir, which symbolize men, at a temple site in Bojongmenje, ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/WB appoints Steer to replace Baird

WB appoints Steer to replace BairdThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank, one of Indonesia's main creditors, has appointed Andrew Steer as the new country director for the country. He will succeed Mark Baird, who has held the position since 1999.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/S'pore launches tourism campaigns in Indonesia

S'pore launches tourism campaigns in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is leading its biggest ever sales mission to Indonesia in a bid to drum up more business in the coming months.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/JP/6/OTH3

JP/6/OTH3 A big tragedy for Megawati Malaysia has suspended deportation of the Philippines' illegal migrants workers after a deal was reached between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Angry protesters seal governor's residence

Angry protesters seal governor's residenceYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin Angered by the fact that South Kalimantan Governor H.M.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Number of fires rising in Jakarta

Number of fires rising in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of fires in Jakarta is increasing, with 87 cases recorded last month, and a further 16 already recorded in the first three days of September.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/The `mole' in 'Radio Australia'

The `mole' in 'Radio Australia'Dewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia He was once rumored to have been paid by the CIA. He was around when the country's first president, Sukarno, finally gave way to his successor, Soeharto. He also witnessed Soeharto fall from power, and B.J.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/[b]

Rights body snubs prosecutors' order JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights announced on Tuesday it would not comply with a request from the Attorney General's Office to revise the dossiers of police and military officers implicated in high-profile incidents in 1998 and 1999.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Police fail to identify Freeport killers

Police fail to identify Freeport killersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three days after a group of armed men killed two American school teachers and an Indonesian in an ambush at a location that is normally tightly controlled by police and soldiers in Papua, the police are as yet in ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Fine continental, fusion fare at Warna by Pernique

Fine continental, fusion fare at Warna by PerniqueBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta If you happen to take a trip down the rather salubrious drag that is Jl.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Politicians queried over backing for PT QSAR

Politicians queried over backing for PT QSARTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid public demand for moral accountability, politicians have raised eyebrows for apparent moves to slow legal proceedings against PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR), a profit sharing agribusiness company which ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Visas for tourists

Visas for tourists The government would gain virtually nothing by sharply cutting the number of countries entitled to Indonesia's free visa-on- entry policy. Such a bold measure would instead further hurt the tourism industry which has been debilitated by security problems in several provinces.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Govt allows mining to proceed in protected forests

Govt allows mining to proceed in protected forestsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has agreed to allow mining companies to operate in areas now categorized as protected forests, a decision that has drawn strong protests from environmental groups.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/JP/3/Discourse

JP/3/DiscourseEnd inaction of Indonesian government on migrant issue Prompt settlement of the current migrant worker problem is possible as long as it is not treated as a political commodity, says anthropologist M. Arif Nasution who has conducted research on migrant workers.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, September 4, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, September 4, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Music9:00 Technology9:30 Music11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/A nation without a real leader

A nation without a real leader Sunday is normally a relaxing day in my life because I can wake up late and enjoy my coffee in the morning without worrying about traffic jams, which, during the week, become the order of the day.But last Sunday was somewhat different. As I read the Post on Sept.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/RI's ignored heritage

RI's ignored heritageKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Staff Writer, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com While enjoying a cup of coffee on Tuesday morning, you might have read the horrifying front page reports of Indonesian newspapers.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Nunukan: Town strained to the limit by returnees

Nunukan: Town strained to the limit by returneesJohn Haba, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, habanet52@hotmail.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/End government inaction on migrant issue

End government inaction on migrant issue Prompt settlement of the migrant worker problem is possible as long as it is not treated as a political commodity, says anthropologist M. Arif Nasution who has studied migrant workers.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Election law must promote accountability of legislators

Election law must promote accountability of legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political and legal experts urged legislators on Tuesday to adopt an electoral system that would promote accountability of the future members of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Medicinal plants. 'jamu' real or myth?

Medicinal plants. 'jamu' real or myth?Bambang Kiranadi, Contributor, Bkiranadi@centrin.net.id Experts have estimated that over 25 percent of the prescriptions in the U.S. contain active ingredients from plants. In Indonesia, medicinal plants have been widely used to remedy some diseases.

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/SIA upgrades maintenance facility

SIA upgrades maintenance facilityRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Singapore To reinstate its existence as a leading regional aircraft maintenance company, SIA Engineering Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is set to upgrade its maintenance hangar to accommodate wide body aircraft ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Confronting anti-human rights lobby at UN

Confronting anti-human rights lobby at UNJoanna Weschler, Human Rights Watch, Project Syndicate The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson is to be replaced by the Brazilian Sergio Vieira de Mello, a longtime UN diplomat and former chief of the UN Mission in East Timor, ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/Further protests against party expulsion mechanism

Further protests against party expulsion mechanismMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) joined on Tuesday opposition against the plan to revive political parties' power to expel dissenting members from legislative bodies, arguing the move would pave the ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2002

JP/JP/4/C00

JP/4/C00Archeologists unearth seven menhir at excavation siteYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungA group of archeologists from the Bandung Archeologists Council and the Serang Historical Heritage Conservation Office have unearthed seven menhir, which symbolize men, at a temple site ...