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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/TV Program: Monday, July 5, 2004

TV Program: Monday, July 5, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/IFC gives US$9.5m loan to South Pacific Viscose

IFC gives US$9.5m loan to South Pacific ViscoseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private arm of the World Bank Group, has signed a US$9.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/'We don't mind spending a lot on education'

'We don't mind spending a lot on education' It's almost school time again. Many parents in the city have been busy buying new books and uniforms for their children, while others look for new schools that match their child's needs and their ability to pay.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/RI secures one title in Thamrin Cup

RI secures one title in Thamrin CupMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesia has secured one title at the Thamrin Cup international junior tennis tournament here, as two Indonesian girls' doubles will battle it out in the final on Sunday.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Most presidential candidates watch Euro 2004 finale

Most presidential candidates watch Euro 2004 finaleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost all of the candidates kept themselves busy on Sunday, a day before over 130 million voters are expected to cast their votes in the country's first presidential election.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Indonesia to have greater bargaining power in global coal market

Indonesia to have greater bargaining power in global coal market Publicly listed coal producer PT Bumi Resources made headlines last year after it acquired thermal coal producer PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) from Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto and Anglo- American energy giant BP for US$500 ...

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/City, ministry team up to redesign north coast

City, ministry team up to redesign north coastDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The city adminstration and the state environment ministry are planning a redesign of the ongoing land reclamation project on the northern coast of Jakarta.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Observers may reduce possible disputes: Expert

Observers may reduce possible disputes: ExpertKurniawan Hari and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The role of observers, be they Indonesians or foreigners, is vital for the credibility of the country's first direct presidential election, an analyst says.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Traditional medicine brings RI closer to China

Traditional medicine brings RI closer to ChinaRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta While the relations between people are complex, and they may be separated by their political opinions or sympathies, good health and fitness are common goals that could help nations build peace and genuine ties.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/People told to honor election result

People told to honor election resultFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the people on Sunday to accept the winner of the presidential election.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Poso Police accused of extensive violations

Poso Police accused of extensive violationsRuslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi Three Poso community organizations have complained that police personnel committed at least 83 human rights violations over the last two years.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/People flee as volcano erupts

People flee as volcano erupts KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Hundreds of residents fled their homes on Sunday for safer areas on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara after Mount Egon erupted again.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Old Hotel Indonesia storehouse on fire

Old Hotel Indonesia storehouse on fire JAKARTA: A storehouse building close to Hotel Inna Wisata, Central Jakarta, which belongs to Hotel Indonesia, was damaged after it caught fire on midday on Saturday.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Watchdog loses lawsuit against Ladia Galaska project

Watchdog loses lawsuit against Ladia Galaska projectNani Afrida, Banda Aceh A court here ruled in favor of the government on Saturday over a lawsuit filed by a leading environmental watchdog against the controversial Ladia Galaska highway project in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Terror suspect attempts to flee

Terror suspect attempts to flee PEKANBARU, Riau: Terror suspect Slamet bin Kastari, a Singaporean, suffered a fractured leg after he jumped out a window while trying to escape from police custody, police said on Saturday."He was trying to escape while he was being questioned by police detectives.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Tangerang to clear 'becak', massage parlors after election

Tangerang to clear 'becak', massage parlors after electionMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Tangerang municipal administration will remove becak (pedicabs) and massage parlors from the downtown area in accordance with newly issued Bylaw No.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/The West must regain some political wisdom

The West must regain some political wisdomPhilip Bowring, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur The West's inability, born of a mix of conceit and ignorance, to recognize the global realities of the world in 2004 is bad for everyone.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Commission denies ordering Pertamina investigative audit

Commission denies ordering Pertamina investigative audit Tony Hotland, Jakarta Legislators have denied asking state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to perform a forensic and investigative audit of past financial statements to locate the root of the company's current cash flow troubles.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Power to the people

Power to the people Today is a very important day for Indonesia. For the first time since the country proclaimed its independence in 1945, we Indonesians will have a chance to directly elect our president and vice president.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Association assures rattan supply

Association assures rattan supply CIREBON, West Java: The Indonesia Rattan Businessmen's Association (APRI) has said that it would assure the supply of rattan to craftsmen in Cirebon, local Craftsmen and Furniture Association chairman Sumarca said on Saturday.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Govt to select officials for Bapeptal

Govt to select officials for BapeptalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has started selecting candidates to sit on the newly-established power market regulator, a senior ministry official said at the weekend.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Minister sends wife for singing diplomacy

Minister sends wife for singing diplomacyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta It is undeniable that foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda has worked hard, and succeeded, in chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) annual meeting this week in Jakarta, including the Post Ministerial ...

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Monday's polls a big leap for democracy

Monday's polls a big leap for democracyA. Junaidi, Jakarta After almost 60 years, the Indonesian people will have the opportunity on Monday to elect their president directly, moving the country a step closer to becoming a full-fledged democracy.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Java's 93m voters may determine next president

Java's 93m voters may determine next presidentKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Out of over 155 million registered voters in the country's first direct presidential election on Monday morning, some 93 million, or 60 percent, are in Java.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Abilio to seek justice abroad

Abilio to seek justice abroad KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Former East Timor governor Abilio Jose Osario Soares has said he would seek international help to annul his conviction over the 1999 carnage ahead of East Timor's breakaway from Indonesia.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Spotting tourism police as tricky as finding Wally

Spotting tourism police as tricky as finding WallyEvi Mariani, Jakarta How could one tell a tourism police from police in general?"I could," said Novi of Semarang, Central Java, who was on visit to the Jakarta Fair in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/

Taking cover with versatile ground cover plantsMaria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post Contributor Ground cover plants have irreplaceable functions in a landscape design -- from as simple as providing thick soil covering, preventing erosion to serving as an interesting guide to the entrance.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/International observers dispatched for election

International observers dispatched for electionM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter announced the dispatching of the Carter Center election team here Saturday, one of several foreign agencies officially registered to observe the country's first direct presidential ...

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Huzrin admitted to hospital

Huzrin admitted to hospital BATAM, Riau: Former Riau Islands regent Huzrin Hood's appeal over his graft conviction was turned down by the Supreme Court on Friday but Huzrin was temporarily released from custody eight hours later on health grounds.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Genting unit signs exploration pact

Genting unit signs exploration pactDow Jones Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's Genting Bhd. late on Friday said its unit Sanyen Oil & Gas Ltd. signed a 30-year production sharing contract with Indonesia's BP Migas for the Anambas Block.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/KPU launches new computer counting system

KPU launches new computer counting systemMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) unveiled on Sunday a more advanced, more secure computerized vote counting system for the presidential election but said it could not predict how quickly the system would deliver ...

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Hopes high for peaceful election

Hopes high for peaceful electionDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The rupiah, which climbed by 2.8 percent last week, is expected to remain strong in this week's four days of trading, particularly if the Presidential election on Monday turns out as peaceful as the campaigning went.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Govt to draw a stern bylaw

Govt to draw a stern bylaw TANGERANG: The city is preparing draft bylaws to authorize environmental assessments of companies in the municipality, an official said.Environmental management agency official M. Harun said the municipality was home to hundreds of factories and other industries.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Thousands of hectares of paddies dry up in Jambi

Thousands of hectares of paddies dry up in JambiJon Afrizal, Jambi Thousands of hectares of paddies in Kerinci and Tebo regencies, here, which rely on irrigation, have been deprived of water, due to a prolonged drought in the province.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Sutiyoso asks people to stay put on July 5

Sutiyoso asks people to stay put on July 5 JAKARTA: Jakartans should not leave the city for a holiday on Monday and should remember to vote in the presidential election, Governor Sutiyoso said on Saturday.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Tourists, staff complain of illegal fees at Galang resort

Tourists, staff complain of illegal fees at Galang resortFadli, Batam, Riau The 80-hectare Vietnam Refugee Camp (Sinam Camp) in Galang Island here, which was built by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1979, is now becoming a tourist resort.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, July 5, 2004

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, July 5, 2004Exhibitions* Sintang Textile at Textile Museum, Jl. K.S Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613), until October. * Installation Republik Togel 303, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 70798626), until July 9.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Absence of expert witnesses in medical cases: Lawyer

Absence of expert witnesses in medical cases: LawyerDewi Santoso, Jakarta In the absence of expert witnesses, the disciplinary council to be set up to handle cases of misconduct in the practice of medicine will never provide justice to victims, a lawyer says.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Indonesian presidents since 1945

Indonesian presidents since 1945Period President and vice president Electing body1945 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta PPKI 1963 Sukarno named life-time president MPRS 1967 Soeharto named acting president MPRS 1971 Soeharto and ...

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Agony of the election: How power can be abused

Agony of the election: How power can be abusedThomas Hidya Tjaya, Jakarta During this presidential election week voters are, once again, faced with a difficult decision over electing their leaders. For a variety of reasons the decision may be agonizing for many.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Jakarta Fair warms up with visitors

Jakarta Fair warms up with visitorsLeony Aurora, Jakarta Visitors numbers to the 2004 Jakarta Fair are rising, reaching almost 740,000 as of Friday evening, two weeks after its opening on June 17, organizers said.Project director Ralph R.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Red tape blamed for government's slow progress on fires

Red tape blamed for government's slow progress on firesPC Naommy, Jakarta One reason why it takes so long to put out fires here is that the essential information needed winds up and down the halls of officialdom, a forest fire expert said.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/European economic model lives

European economic model livesJ. Bradford DeLong, Project Syndicate Back in the early 1990s, American officials like me who were making long-term forecasts for the Clinton administration cautioned that it would be rash to forecast an average long-run growth rate of more than 2.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Indonesia tells U.S. senators to mind own business

Indonesia tells U.S. senators to mind own businessTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The government told United States senators on Sunday to mind their own business and not to interfere in Indonesia's internal affairs.Twenty U.S.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Policy to use chapter software praised

Policy to use chapter software praisedTony Hotland, Jakarta Analysts welcome the government's decision to use "open- source" software rather than licensed ones in its computer network, saying the policy would promote the wider use of such software throughout the nation.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Most firms ignore waste treatment

Most firms ignore waste treatmentDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Only 26 percent of a total of 2,173 medium and large-scale enterprises in the city regularly submitted samples of their liquid waste for assessment, the Jakarta Environmental Management Agency said.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Uruguayans survive boat mishap

Uruguayans survive boat mishap PADANG, West Sumatra: Five Uruguayan tourists and four crew members survived when a boat capsized in waters off Tuapeijat in the Mentawai Islands early on Thursday, it was confirmed on Saturday.A large wave hit the boat causing it to overturn.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Indonesian democracy and defense

Indonesian democracy and defenseJuwono Sudarsono, Norwich, UK Indonesia is currently still undergoing the "multifaceted consequences" of the multidimensional Asian economic and financial crisis of 1997 and 1998.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Huzrin admitted to hospital

Huzrin admitted to hospital BATAM, Riau: Former Riau Islands regent Huzrin Hood's appeal over his graft conviction was turned down by the Supreme Court on Friday but Huzrin was temporarily released from custody eight hours later on health grounds.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Govt washes its hands of Sancang

Govt washes its hands of SancangYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung, West Java An official from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) gave a reminder at a discussion in Bandung recently that the Sancang nature reserve in southern Garut regency has been severely damaged.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Mia sparks Indonesia's triumph at Thamrin Cup

Mia sparks Indonesia's triumph at Thamrin CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Mia Sacca of Indonesia won the girls' singles of the Thamrin Cup international junior tennis championship as local teenagers triumphed in all but one event on Sunday.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

Jp/Focus Issue: Furniture, May 4, 2004

Focus Issue: Furniture, May 4, 2004Caption:Photo A:FurnifairRattan furniture designs have improved over the years. To protect the rattan furniture industry, the government recently imposed a ban on the exportation of unprocessed and half-processed rattan.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/11th hour wooing of voters

11th hour wooing of votersJakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians worked hand-in-hand on Sunday to establish polling stations for Monday's historic presidential election despite reports of little funds received from the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/TV Program: Monday, July 5, 2004

TV Program: Monday, July 5, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Police plan to quiz Nurdin Halid Tuesday

Police plan to quiz Nurdin Halid Tuesday SEMARANG: Police are to question Confederation of Primary Cooperatives Association head Nurdin Halid on Tuesday to investigate his possible involvement in a suger smuggling ring.National Police special economic crimes unit head Brig. Gen.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/Banten to build Greater Jakarta dump

Banten to build Greater Jakarta dump Banten deputy governor Ratu Atut Chosiah announced over the weekend that the province was prepared to lease some land to the Java Waste Management Corporation (JWMC) to develop a waste treatment facility for Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.

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Mon, 05 Jul 2004

JP/UI economic policy recommendation is too late: Analyst

UI economic policy recommendation is too late: AnalystThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One thing is certain from the ongoing presidential election process; whomever emerges victorious will face a formidable task in curing the country's economy.

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