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56 articles.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Only 1,600 pass KPU screening

Only 1,600 pass KPU screeningMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Tuesday that only 1,611 of 8,871 legislative candidates have passed the first screening, with none from, among others, the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Reform ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/JP/R. Berto Wedhatama

JP/R. Berto WedhatamaINTRA-PARTY ACCUSATIONS: A group of rank-and-file Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) supporters hand a banner during a demonstration against secretary general Pramono Anung, who they have accused of corruption in connection with the appointment of prospective ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/No flood, only medium rain combined with high tide: BMG

No flood, only medium rain combined with high tide: BMGLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans may enjoy one more day of dry weather, but according to the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency's (BMG) latest weather forecast, Wednesday should see light drizzle and/or medium rain.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/GAM rejects officials' involvement in hostage release

GAM rejects officials' involvement in hostage releaseKurniawan Hari and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Aceh/Jakarta The hopes for the immediate release of RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro and other civilians held hostage by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were dashed following the latter's ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Politicians' greetings in media may be banned

Politicians' greetings in media may be bannedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presidential candidates will no longer be able to convey their greetings to the public on various occasions via television after the newly formed Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has completed its media ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/RI assures Suu Kyi included in Myanmar democratization process

RI assures Suu Kyi included in Myanmar democratization processFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaMyanmar's opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has asked the international community to be patient with the Prime Minister Gen.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/'Govt could do more about mad cow disease'

'Govt could do more about mad cow disease' The central government has taken precautionary measures against a possible degenerative brain disease among humans caused by the consumption of meat contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/New UGM facilities worth Rp 900 billion inaugurated

New UGM facilities worth Rp 900 billion inauguratedSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Minister of National Education Malik Fadjar officially opened on Tuesday 60 new buildings at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), which were built at a total cost of about Rp 900 billion (US$106 million).

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Cities respond differently to possible SARS outbreak

Cities respond differently to possible SARS outbreakThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian authorities in separate cities here gave different responses on Tuesday on the possibility of a recurrence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), after a new case was confirmed in southern China.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Flexibility asked on U.S. security policy

Flexibility asked on U.S. security policyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia expressed hope on Tuesday that the Unites States would exercise flexibility in implementing its new policy to fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Locals irked by dump, prefer to stay quiet

Locals irked by dump, prefer to stay quietBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the Jakarta administration shutting down the Bantar Gebang dump, the capital's dump trucks have begun to dispose of their 6,000 tons of daily waste on open land in Cilincing subdistrict and near Jl.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Trigger-happy policeman sinks undercover drug op

Trigger-happy policeman sinks undercover drug opEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A highly confidential operation to uncover an international drug syndicate by a joint team from the National Police and the Jakarta Police turned into a farce after a policeman from the Central Jakarta Police ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Medco buys into Langsa oil field

Medco buys into Langsa oil field JAKARTA: Oil and gas company PT Medco Energi International has bought a 70 percent working interest in Langsa oil field in Aceh province from Singapore company MODEC Production (Langsa) Pte. Ltd, a press release said on Monday.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Consumption tax in Batam

Consumption tax in Batam President Megawati Soekarnoputri should be hailed for her political courage to impose domestic-consumption tax on Batam island, the bonded zone near Singapore, only a few months before the presidential election in early July.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/IBRA in rush to meet 2004 fiscal target

IBRA in rush to meet 2004 fiscal targetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to sell several major assets over the final two months of its term in an effort to meet its Rp 5 trillion (US$590 million) revenue target.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/KPU members off on more trips abroad

KPU members off on more trips abroadMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU) members and officials have embarked on a second round of trips across the world, claiming these are necessary to disseminate information on the elections to some two million ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Papua needs Rp 15t for elections

Papua needs Rp 15t for elections JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua needs at least Rp 15 billion (US$1.8 million) to finance the upcoming general elections across its 19 regencies and mayoralties in Papua province and nine regencies and mayoralties in West Papua province.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, January 7, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Wednesday, January 7, 2003Exhibitions* Painting: Dari Abas sampai Dumas, Galeri Milenium, D'Best Shopping Center, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta (Tel. 7507828), until Jan. 31.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Governors, businessmen reject policy on reforestation fees

Governors, businessmen reject policy on reforestation feesMikael Setiawan and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan/Samarinda Governors and businessmen in Kalimantan demanded on Tuesday that the Minister of Forestry revoke a government decree that obliges logging companies to pay a reforestation ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Speed up development to appease S. Thailand

Speed up development to appease S. ThailandThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Imposition of martial law and the Prime Minister's order that he wants the case cracked within two weeks are signs that the Sunday morning raid on an armory in southern Thailand has shaken the country.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Unrest prevails ahead of general elections

Unrest prevails ahead of general electionsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years after the reform movement, social unrest still prevails in Indonesia, where political rivalry has begun to heat up ahead of the 2004 elections.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Angie hopes for turnaround in 2004

Angie hopes for turnaround in 2004Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a disappointing run last year, Angelique 'Angie' Widjaja of Indonesia will be more selective about the tournaments she chooses to play this year.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Bandung regency poorest in W. Java

Bandung regency poorest in W. Java BANDUNG: A national survey has found that Bandung regency is the poorest in West Java, followed by Bogor and Cirebon.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Aceh military gets new spokesman

Aceh military gets new spokesman JAKARTA: Lt. Col. Asep Sapari will soon be installed as the new spokesman for the military operation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, replacing Lt. Col. Ahmad Yani Basuki.Aceh military operation commander Brig. Gen.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Jakarta garbage crisis may last four-months

Jakarta garbage crisis may last four-monthsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso called on residents of the capital to be tolerant of garbage that is likely to pile up in every corner of the city for another four months amid a lingering standoff between the Jakarta ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Police and AGO pledge to anticorruption body

Police and AGO pledge to anticorruption bodyAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The anticorruption body received on Tuesday pledges of support from the National Police and Attorney General's Office for its "superpower" duties in investigating and trying corruption cases.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Bus owners mulling busway feeder services

Bus owners mulling busway feeder servicesTony Hotland and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nine days before the kickoff of the busway project, the city administration is optimistic that the feeder buses will be ready on time, although the Jakarta Organization of Land Transportation Owners ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Suu Kyi asks for world's patience: RI

Suu Kyi asks for world's patience: RIFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Myanmar's opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has asked the international community to be patient with the Prime Minister Gen.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Govt told to quickly draft budget bill

Govt told to quickly draft budget billDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should speed up the drawing-up process of the 2005 state budget bill so that its deliberation would not be disrupted too much by the election, which is expected to keep lawmakers busy, according to a ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/11 foreigners nabbed for drugs in 2003

11 foreigners nabbed for drugs in 2003 DENPASAR, Bali: Eleven foreigners, along with 160 Indonesians on the island paradise Bali, were arrested for drug trafficking and drug abuse.During the same period, 7.4 kilograms of marijuana, 4.35 kilograms of cocaine and 1.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Legislators demand gas from Exxon

Legislators demand gas from Exxon JAKARTA: The Acehnese Legislators Forum (Forbes) has called on the government to urge Exxon Mobile Oil Indonesia (EMOI) to supply gas to local industrial undertakings in Aceh.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Maid abuse up, Hassan said consulates to protect

Maid abuse up, Hassan said consulates to protect The Jakarta Post Jakarta Amid rising reports of case of abuse of Indonesian workers abroad, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda reiterated on Tuesday that the government would step up its efforts to provide protection for the migrant ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/KPU to take no action over ballot box brouhaha

KPU to take no action over ballot box brouhahaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Tuesday it would not take action against those parties involved in irregularities in the tender to produce 2.1 million ballot boxes for the 2004 elections.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Cutting the circle of corruption in Korea is a mission impossible

Cutting the circle of corruption in Korea is a mission impossibleCho Se-hyon, Journalist, The Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul Most people were self-righteously indignant and angry with politicians and political parties for soliciting, even extorting, hundreds of millions of won from big ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Water charges

Water charges I read in The Jakarta Post that as of Jan. 4 tap water charges will increase by another 30 percent. This greatly disturbs me. Why are we, PAM water users, burdened with such a raise, while almost 50 percent of the tap water is used by people not paying for it.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Muslim dress imposed at offices

Muslim dress imposed at offices TANGERANG: Starting next week, the Tangerang municipality administration will impose a new dress code for civil servants, including wearing Muslim clothing on Fridays.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Court delays trial on pollution

Court delays trial on pollution BOGOR: A panel of judges at the Cibinong District Court, Bogor regency delayed on Tuesday the opening hearing of a lawsuit filed by a group of environmental lawyers against large companies on charges of allegedly producing toxic waste that had threatened the lives ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/India's foreign affairs: Thoughts for the New Year

India's foreign affairs: Thoughts for the New YearSalman Haidar, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta In the realm of India's foreign affairs, the new year has dawned rosy pink. There is a sense that much has been achieved in the last 12 months, and the course is set for further advance.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/NHM responds

NHM responds In reply to your article NGOs urge Australian firm to stop mining in Halmahera in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 24, 2003.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Mega busy with planned visits of foreign guests

Mega busy with planned visits of foreign guestsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The visit of President Megawati Soekarnoputri to no less than 27 countries has been fruitful, as foreign leaders have shown an interest in returning her visits to their country or the leaders wish to ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Government bans used truck imports

Government bans used truck importsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a decree, effective Jan. 1, to ban the importation of used trucks weighing more than 24 tons.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Cocoa growers struggling against pests infestation

Cocoa growers struggling against pests infestationEva C. Komandjaja and Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Palu Cocoa farmers in the country are still struggling to cope with a debilitating pest, which has been blamed as a factor in the nation's declining output.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/City wants more billboard tax

City wants more billboard tax JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that if the City Council approved a new bylaw on outdoor advertising taxes, it could result in a 10 percent increase in tax revenue from billboards."The new regulation will enable us to secure Rp 110 billion (US$12.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Sylvia wants sex education via phone

Sylvia wants sex education via phoneP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sylvia Kurniawati Ngonde is part of the small minority that do not own a cell phone. But, her natural curiosity led her to question the popularity of the device among teenagers.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Government may reverse rejections of UN child protection articles

Government may reverse rejections of UN child protection articlesDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an about-face, the government looks likely to accept seven articles in the United Nations convention on children's rights, which will provide children with more freedom and protection.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Singaporean dies after falling from 32nd floor

Singaporean dies after falling from 32nd floor A Singaporean citizen was found dead on Monday at about 11 p.m. after falling from the 32nd floor of his Puri Casablanca Apartment in South Jakarta.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Hamzah, Taufik make no commitment

Hamzah, Taufik make no commitment JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP)'s deputy chairman Alimarwan Hanan denied rumors that the PPP would be in favor of retaining the team of President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz for another term.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/2004 elections: What is happening in the Kampongs?

2004 elections: What is happening in the Kampongs?Rob Goodfellow, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia On April 5, 2004 voters will select candidates for the House of Representatives (DPR), Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD I), Regional Legislative Council for regencies (DPRD ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Council candidates list incomplete

Council candidates list incomplete BOGOR: Bogor General Elections Commission (KPU Bogor) returned on Tuesday the lists of 525 council candidates submitted by the 24 competing political parties as the number of candidates is fewer than half of the expected 1,320 candidates.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Fresh bomb attacks, threats hit cities across the country

Fresh bomb attacks, threats hit cities across the countryThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Palangkaraya/Jakarta The new year is just one week old but the National Police have been dealing with terror threats after a bomb exploded and another was discovered in the North Sumatra capital, Medan, in a 12-hour ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/LNG sales effort to resume this month

LNG sales effort to resume this monthFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Oil and Gas Upstream Regulatory Body (BP Migas) will resume negotiations with a number of buyers in a bid to close some deals on the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a senior official said.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/KPUDs rebuked over candidacy documents

KPUDs rebuked over candidacy documentsYuli Tri Suwarni and Ni Luh Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Mataram A number of regional branches of political parties blamed the Regional General Elections Commission (KPUD) on Tuesday for the failure of legislative candidates to submit complete ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Poll watchdog reports PPP, PKB to police

Poll watchdog reports PPP, PKB to policeLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) reported the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) to the police on Tuesday for campaign violations.

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Govt vows to defend abused workers

Govt vows to defend abused workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid rising reports of case of abuse of Indonesian workers abroad, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda reiterated on Tuesday that the government would step up its efforts to provide protection for the migrant workers, most of ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/We remain poor due to poor attitude

We remain poor due to poor attitudeWilliam Esposo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila A friend and colleague in the marketing and media world recently forwarded to me by email a PowerPoint presentation (its author unfortunately was unidentified but certainly deserved recognition ...

Wed, 07 Jan 2004

JP/Jakarta-Banten train catches fire

Jakarta-Banten train catches fireTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A diesel locomotive of economy-class commuter train traveling from Tanah Abang railway station in Central Jakarta to Rangkasbitung, Banten, caught fire as passing residential area Simprug, South Jakarta, about 300 meters ...