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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Megawati to launch commuter trains

Megawati to launch commuter trains SURABAYA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected on Monday to inaugurate a new commuter train that will link the East Java provincial capital, Surabaya, with Sidoarjo.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Police recover 50 stolen detonators in Balikpapan

Police recover 50 stolen detonators in BalikpapanMikael Onny Setiawan, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Police here said on Wednesday that they had recovered 50 detonators only five hours after they were stolen from a ship carrying them from Jakarta to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Conflict, transportation threaten polls in Papua

Conflict, transportation threaten polls in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Jayapura/JakartaThe increasingly complex Papua conflict in addition to transportation and financial problems are the three main issues threatening the upcoming general elections in the ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/U.S. steps up pressure on RI on copyrights piracy

U.S. steps up pressure on RI on copyrights piracySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States renewed calls on Thursday for Indonesia to protect intellectual property rights, citing that piracy had not only cost U.S.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/JP/Mulkan Salmona

JP/Mulkan SalmonaPOLITICAL TALKS: Chairman of the New Indonesia Alliance Party Sjahrir (left) takes a question during a discussion marking the launch of a book on the general elections at the Santika Hotel in Central Jakarta.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/RI flowers series stamps

RI flowers series stamps Members of the community who are concerned very much about the conservation of biological diversity greatly welcome the issuance of the stamps of "The Unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia in flowers series, which is a good sign as it shows the government's awareness ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Five drown as boat capsizes

Five drown as boat capsizes JAMBI, Jambi: Five people drowned on Tuesday after a speed boat capsized in waters off Tanjung Jabung, about 125 kilometers from Jambi city, police said.Five others in the boat survived.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/More tests planned for farm workers

More tests planned for farm workers The government plans to carry out more blood tests on poultry farm workers from areas considered to be at high risk for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Jakartans know little about infectious bird flu

Jakartans know little about infectious bird fluDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite comprehensive media coverage on the outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in Asian countries, it seems many Jakartans remain ill-informed on the disease.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Endangered animals under threat

Endangered animals under threat JAKARTA: Endangered animals in Indonesia are still under serious threat due to increasing illegal hunting across the country, an environmental activist says.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/God will provide

God will provide Why has this nation been afflicted by so many disasters these past few years?What is wrong? It seems that God has been punishing us, without us knowing it until a calamity occurs.As the country is predominantly Moslem, those who bear the brunt are also Muslims.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Bank Mandiri to issue $200m bonds in 2004

Bank Mandiri to issue $200m bonds in 2004Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned Bank Mandiri, the country's largest bank, plans to issue about US$200 million worth of international bonds this year to help repay debts and finance its business development programs.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/UGM mulls title for Iliescu

UGM mulls title for Iliescu YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Rector Sofian Effendi said on Wednesday the university was considering awarding Romanian President Ion Iliescu an honorary doctorate.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Bird flu and regional cooperation

Bird flu and regional cooperationDavid E. Sumual, Analyst, Danareksa Research Institute, Jakarta Attention has shifted again to the renewed concerns of "microbe economics" in recent weeks.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Court leaves everyone guessing over Akbar

Court leaves everyone guessing over AkbarTiarma Siboro and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta The Supreme Court has decided to delay -- for the second time -- until Feb.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Australia flatly denies bugging Indonesian Embassy

Australia flatly denies bugging Indonesian EmbassyWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua , Bali Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer flatly denied on Wednesday allegations that the Indonesian Embassy building and the Indonesian ambassador's residence in Canberra had been ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Pilgrims unaware of devil-pelting schedule

Pilgrims unaware of devil-pelting scheduleFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta The deaths of 54 Indonesian pilgrims in Sunday's stampede in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have been blamed in part on the poor management of the schedule for the country's ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/'Young' PBR steps up on platform of inclusiveness

'Young' PBR steps up on platform of inclusivenessRais Hidayat, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The leader of the Reform Star Party (PBR) has just turned 50, and so its followers say their party is oriented to the young.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Better intelligence gathering called for

Better intelligence gathering called forThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged the international community on Wednesday to co-ordinate and create a global intelligence network that could more effectively fight international terrorism.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Govt urged to speed up Kyoto Protocol ratification

Govt urged to speed up Kyoto Protocol ratificationLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government needs to quickly ratify the Kyoto Protocol to be able to compete with other countries in acquiring millions of U.S. dollars worth of international funding.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Lemhannas calls for contingency plans for polls

Lemhannas calls for contingency plans for pollsKurniawan Hari and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) is calling on the government and the House of Representatives to draw up a contingency plan in case the upcoming election fails to ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Residents want gas station closed

Residents want gas station closed JAKARTA: Residents of Kramat Sentiong subdistrict, Central Jakarta, demanded Wednesday the closure of a gas station which they accused had polluted the neighborhood.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Sugar smugglers arrested in Buton

Sugar smugglers arrested in Buton KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Buton Police in Southeast Sulawesi recently confiscated two tons of raw sugar shipped from India, and arrested four people.L.M, one of the four people arrested, was the owner of the raw sugar.Chief of Buton Police Adj. Sr. Comr.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Jakartans brave LPG supply shortage

Jakartans brave LPG supply shortageUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some Jakartans were still encountering difficulties in obtaining Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) on Wednesday despite a recent statement from state oil and gas company Pertamina that it will immediately restore supplies and ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Man stabs wife, kills himself

Man stabs wife, kills himself JAKARTA: Unemployed Suryana, 40, stabbed himself with a knife after stabbing his wife, Mulyana, 34, at her arm in a domestic fight on Wednesday morning. Suryana died as the single stab cut his heart.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Court delays ruling on reclamation

Court delays ruling on reclamation JAKARTA: A panel of judges from the State Administrative Court decided on Wednesday to postpone delivery of a ruling on a lawsuit filed by six companies involved in the Jakarta northern coast reclamation project against the Office of the State Minister for the ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Conflict, transportation threaten polls in Papua

Conflict, transportation threaten polls in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Jayapura/JakartaThe increasingly complex Papua conflict in addition to transportation and financial problems are the three main issues threatening the upcoming general elections in the ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/'Dark windows give us privacy'

'Dark windows give us privacy' The city administration plans to issue a regulation later this month limiting the opacity of tinted car windows at 30 percent, down from the 60 percent that is currently allowed. The new regulation is meant to help police enforce the three-in-one traffic policy.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Trial begins for GAM members accused of House blast

Trial begins for GAM members accused of House blastM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attended their first hearings on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District Court for their roles in a blast last July that damaged a building at ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Ciputat police chief free, despite strong allegations

Ciputat police chief free, despite strong allegationsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite multiple extortion allegations, no legal action had been taken against Ciputat Police chief Adj. Comr. Zulfan, who is still still working normally.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Police find nineteen live bombs in Poso and Tojo

Police find nineteen live bombs in Poso and TojoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi On the last day of their three-day raid on sharp weapons, the military and police force found on Wednesday 19 homemade bombs and five locally assembled rifles at three separate places in Poso ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/No tips for councillors

No tips for councillors TANGERANG: Tangerang Mayor Wahidin Halim said on Wednesday that his administration was not giving uang kadeudeuh (Sundanese term for a tip) to the municipality's 43 councillors, due to complete their tenure soon.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Task force required to fight illegal logging

Task force required to fight illegal loggingKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should set up a task force to deal with rampant illegal logging, mining and poaching, which are causing billions of dollars in state losses, the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) said.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Pancasila yet to be commonly understood

Pancasila yet to be commonly understoodJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta It is high time, now that we have a constitutional council, to review the progress of constitutional reform and to honestly examine the crucial problems that confront this nation.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Tangerang to hold arts festival

Tangerang to hold arts festival TANGERANG: Tangerang municipality administration will hold its first-ever, three-day arts festival to commemorate its 11th anniversary, which falls on Feb. 28."The festival will be staged from Feb. 25 to Feb.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/More tests planned for poultry farm workers

More tests planned for poultry farm workersThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe government plans to carry out more blood tests on poultry farm workers from areas considered to be at high risk for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/JP/4/scene5

JP/4/scene5Endangered animals under threat JAKARTA: Endangered animals in Indonesia are still under serious threat due to increasing illegal hunting across the country, an environmental activist says.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Thursday, February 5, 2004

Thursday, February 5, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Entertainment News: Selebrita8:00 Music: Sik Asik9:00 Entertainment News: Pro Biz10:00 TV Drama: Nostalgia 12:00 p.m.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Harley Sportster: The road cruiser

Harley Sportster: The road cruiserNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When people think about Harley-Davidson motorcycles, they picture big, powerful beasts for out-of-town trips or touring.Few people might imagine riding a Harley through the treacherous and crowded streets of Jakarta.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/CBA launches mutual funds for RI

CBA launches mutual funds for RI JAKARTA: The First State Investment Group, the fund management arm of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), officially started operating here on Wednesday.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/The influence of the Joyoboyo prophecy on the current situation

The influence of the Joyoboyo prophecy on the current situationSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor, National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta Joyoboyo was a king in East Java in the 12th century.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 5, 2004

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, February 5, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibition* Photographs Exhibition featuring works by Indonesian noted photographer Rama Surya and William R Durman, Cottage Art, Jl By Pass Ngurah Rai 888XX, Pemogan, Denpasar, until Feb. 20.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Tangerang to hold arts festival

Tangerang to hold arts festival TANGERANG: Tangerang municipality administration will hold its first-ever, three-day arts festival to commemorate its 11th anniversary, which falls on Feb. 28."The festival will be staged from Feb. 25 to Feb.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/PDI-P, Golkar foreseen to shrink

PDI-P, Golkar foreseen to shrinkFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted party leaders warned on Wednesday that it was too early to call the upcoming election a contest between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Golkar, saying the people's awareness regarding ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Storm sweeps three provinces

Storm sweeps three provincesThe Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Semarang/Mataram Severe storms set off by Australia's Gusty Storm hit many parts of Java and the province of West Nusa Tenggara on Tuesday and Wednesday, claiming at least two lives, damaging hundreds of houses and disrupting land and water ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/PBB aims for clean government with sharia

PBB aims for clean government with shariaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Muslim-based Crescent Star Party (PBB) vowed on Wednesday to woo voters with sharia and realize its political ambition in the general elections.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Good forestry policy needed

Good forestry policy needed The National Movement for Forest and Land Rehabilitation recently launched by the government is worthy of praise. President Megawati Soekarnoputri reiterated the necessity to ensure successful reforestation and rehabilitation efforts.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Conflict, transportation threaten polls in Papua

Conflict, transportation threaten polls in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Jayapura/JakartaThe increasingly complex Papua conflict in addition to transportation and financial problems are the three main issues threatening the upcoming general elections in the ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Man stabs wife, kills himself

Man stabs wife, kills himself JAKARTA: Unemployed Suryana, 40, stabbed himself with a knife after stabbing his wife, Mulyana, 34, at her arm in a domestic fight on Wednesday morning. Suryana died as the single stab cut his heart.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Marriott bomber defense delayed

Marriott bomber defense delayed JAKARTA: Lawyers acting for Moh. Rais, a defendant in the Marriott bombing last August, failed on Wednesday to present their client's defense plea at the Central Jakarta District Court.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/More reasons to reject Indonesian schools proposal

More reasons to reject Indonesian schools proposalV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia It is reasonable that the government should consider very carefully the implications of an Indonesian proposal to set up estate schools for the children of their nationals working in ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/The danger of elections delay

The danger of elections delay With the general election just 60 days away, it is understandable that even an official at the General Elections Commission (KPU) is concerned the April 5 elections may have to be delayed.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Syndicate smuggles millions of dollars of RI wood

Syndicate smuggles millions of dollars of RI woodMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An illegal Malaysian logging syndicate has smuggled millions of dollars of endangered wood from Indonesia onto the international market, an investigation has revealed.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Prima to face Suzuki first up in Davis Cup

Prima to face Suzuki first up in Davis CupZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prima Simpatiaji was on Wednesday handed the chance to steal a point from Japan in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone World Group I first round when he was drawn to face visiting No.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Bali immigration rejects 10 foreigners without visas

Bali immigration rejects 10 foreigners without visasI Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta The first four days of the new visa policy have seen 10 tourists denied entry into the country's major tourist destination Bali, but officials say the policy has paid ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/PNG national nabbed for assault

PNG national nabbed for assault JAYAPURA, Papua: Jayapura Police arrested Frans Yoku, a Papua New Guinea (PNG) national, for assaulting Papua resident Nimbrod Yoku in July last year in Jayapura.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/BI benchmark rate down to 7.77%

BI benchmark rate down to 7.77%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a new low of 7.77 percent during the regular weekly auction of the Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes on Wednesday.The interest rate of the one-month SBI notes was at 7.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Rustam vague on tinted windows

Rustam vague on tinted windowsDamar Harsanto and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another blatant show of bureaucratic ineptitude, City Transportation Agency head Rustam Effendy denied on Wednesday that his office had been working on the issuance of a gubernatorial decree to regulate ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Conflict, transportation threaten general elections in Papua

Conflict, transportation threaten general elections in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Jakarta The increasingly complex Papua conflict in addition to transportation and financial problems are the three main issues threatening the upcoming general ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/U.S. urges Indonesia to curb piracy

U.S. urges Indonesia to curb piracySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States renewed calls on Thursday for Indonesia to protect intellectual property rights, citing that piracy had not only cost U.S.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2The future of democracy in IndonesiaBaladas Ghoshal, Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Indonesia's transition to democracy in the post-Soeharto era has evoked various responses and reactions from outsiders and Indonesians alike.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Trade and industry ministry expects 7% rise in exports

Trade and industry ministry expects 7% rise in exportsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After growing by 5.2 percent last year, the government targets a 7 percent increase in non-oil and gas exports this year, banking hopes on more robust demands from China -- the world's newest economic giant.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Burglary of BCA ATM leaves Rp 460m in losses

Burglary of BCA ATM leaves Rp 460m in lossesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Bank Central Asia (BCA) Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) at a Indomaret mini-market at Jatimulya housing complex, Bekasi municipality, was burglarized, causing Rp 460 million (US$54,762) in losses to the country's third largest ...

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/Apindo asks govt to revise social security bill

Apindo asks govt to revise social security billP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has criticized the government-proposed social security system due to the lack of clarity on who will finance the program and an overlapping with existing benefits.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2004

JP/And six years later the reform remains fickle

And six years later the reform remains fickleElwin Tobing, The Indonesian Institute, Jakarta, elwin@theindonesianinstitute.org So here we are. Six years after we shouted reformasi (reform) desperately.

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