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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/The correct response

The correct response The government of President Megawati Soekarnoputri must be commended for coming out with a most timely response to the current situation emerging from the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Use (the right) utilities to expedite downloads

Use (the right) utilities to expedite downloadsZatni Arbi, The Jakarta Post, Columnist We all know that the Internet is chock full of goodies. Video, music, data, proceedings, white papers.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Game of 'musical chairs' at the legislature

Game of 'musical chairs' at the legislatureKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An increasing number of legislators are playing a game of "musical chairs" in that while their colleagues are seriously involved in a plenary meeting or hearing, they feel themselves at liberty to abandon the ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Cracks appearing in Megawati-Hamzah partnership

Cracks appearing in Megawati-Hamzah partnershipThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Discord between President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz is becoming increasingly obvious now, with the two frequently making conflicting statements.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Prostitution rife in Batam

Prostitution rife in Batam BATAM, Riau: Prostitution is becoming more widespread in the city of Batam, Riau, making the presence of prostitutes at hotels, lodgings and shopping centers a common sight.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Sitanala to stop ex-lepers' rations

Sitanala to stop ex-lepers' rations TANGERANG: Sitanala Hospital deputy director Dr. JP Handoko Soewono said the hospital had decided to stop providing monthly rice rations to former leprosy patients from December."We operate as a hospital not as a social institution to distribute handouts.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/U.S. job losses in September worst in a decade, even before the attacks

U.S. job losses in September worst in a decade, even before the attacksCAREN BOHAN, Reuters, Washington The U.S. economy suffered its steepest job loss in a decade in September, the government said on Friday in a report that showed the labor market was deteriorating sharply even before the Sept.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Constitutional reform debate at snail's pace

Constitutional reform debate at snail's paceBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The near-deadlocked debate on constitutional reform inched forward a bit last week when four major political factions agreed to put it on the agenda of next month's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) annual ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Finalists profile

Finalists profile PSM Makassar Established: 1915 Coach: Syamsudin Umar Manager: Kadir Halid Top scorer: Kurniawan DJ (13) Placings in the leagues: - 1st (1994/95): 10th in east div.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Govt policies benefit big businesses

Govt policies benefit big businesses GARUT, West Java: People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais has criticized government policies, saying they only benefit big businesses and damage the economy.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Adding to Afghans' agony

Adding to Afghans' agonyJonathan Steele, Guardian News Service, London Ironic, says the TV reporter, as his footage shows sacks of American flour being unloaded for the tide of desperate Afghans fleeing their homes in fear of American attacks.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Boeing CEO fears bankruptcies

Boeing CEO fears bankruptciesReuters, Seattle Boeing Co. Chairman Phil Condit said on Friday he sees major airline bankruptcies ahead as the industry copes with a crisis that could be ten times worse than the slowdown during the 1990- 1991 Gulf War.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Cracks emerging in Mega-Hamzah relationship

Cracks emerging in Mega-Hamzah relationshipThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Discord between President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz is becoming increasingly obvious now, with the two frequently making conflicting statements.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Bush urges US$60b in further tax cuts

Bush urges US$60b in further tax cuts David Williams Agence France-Presse Washington U.S. President George W. Bush issued a surprise call Friday for an emergency US$60 billion tax cut to limit a feared U.S. slide into recession after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Bush said further U.S.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Batam to receive free trade status by year end: Official

Batam to receive free trade status by year end: OfficialTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau The government is expected to grant Batam Island in the Riau province the long anticipated Free Trade Zone (FTZ) status by the end of the year, the Batam Industrial Development ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Paper week campaign targets students

Paper week campaign targets studentsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the volume of garbage produced in Jakarta continues to grow incrementally, three non-governmental organizations have targeted elementary school students for their paper week campaign.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Robbers steal Rp 500 million

Robbers steal Rp 500 million PEKANBARU, Riau: Some 15 people armed with machetes and other sharp weapons robbed the Pura Usaha Tani village unit cooperative (KUD) in Peranap subdistrict, Indragiri Hilir regency, Riau province, of Rp 500 million.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Reshaping U.S. policies

Reshaping U.S. policies Faced with open criticism that it has taken the law into its hands, the U.S. is diversifying its anti-terrorism campaign. Three weeks after it was stunned by the terror attacks, the U.S.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/AG defends review appeal

AG defends review appealAntara, Padang, West Sumatra Attorney General M.A. Rachman hinted on Saturday that irregularities had been found in the Supreme Court's decision to nullify an earlier ruling that sentenced Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra to 18 months in prison.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Power failure disrupts electic train services

Power failure disrupts electic train servicesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of passengers were left stranded last Saturday at several railway stations as the railway track between Depok and downtown Kota could not be used due to a power failure at Pondok Cina railway station, South Jakarta.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Singer accused of defamation

Singer accused of defamation JAKARTA: Singer of the popular song Kopi Dangdut Fahmi Shahab bin Abdullah Shahab was reported to police by his dancer ex-wife on Friday for alleged defamation and forgery of divorce documents.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Conflict may mar Yogyakarta deputy gubernatorial election

Conflict may mar Yogyakarta deputy gubernatorial electionAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The race for the post of deputy governor in the Yogyakarta provincial administration, which is expected to reach its peak later this month, may renew past conflicts among the descendants of the ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Central Java landslide victims unaware of the danger

Central Java landslide victims unaware of the dangerTarko Sudiarno and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Kebumen Rofika, 15, one of the Kebumen, Central Java landslide survivors, said it was very dark when suddenly a very powerful force pushed against her two-story home.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Bush urges US$60b in further tax cuts

Bush urges US$60b in further tax cutsDavid Williams, Agence France-Presse, Washington U.S. President George W. Bush issued a surprise call Friday for an emergency US$60 billion tax cut to limit a feared U.S. slide into recession after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Bush said further U.S.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/The trouble with Macedonia

The trouble with Macedonia Great play was made with the "thanksgiving festival" held to mark the end of NATO's Essential Harvest arms collection exercise in Macedonia.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Education need top priority: Hamzah

Education need top priority: HamzahAntara, Madiun, East Java Vice President Hamzah Haz has called on all parties to give priority to the education sector to help improve the development of human resources, which has been ignored over the last several years.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Electronics industry ready for 2002 ASEAN free market era

Electronics industry ready for 2002 ASEAN free market eraAdianto P Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While many local industries claim to remain unprepared for the implementation of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nation) Free Trade Area (AFTA) scheme next year and call for ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Anyone care for a plate of 'tokek goreng'?

Anyone care for a plate of 'tokek goreng'?Gin Kurniawan and Christanto Wahyu Widodo, Contributors, Nganjuk, East Java Many people consider the tokek (the large, colorful,loud, tropical lizards sometimes referred to as geckos) -- as disgusting and frightening.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/America's Afghan dilemma

America's Afghan dilemma Any American effort to intervene in Afghanistan that comes with open Russian assistance, as now seems likely, is bound to backfire.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Police hunt suspected robbers

Police hunt suspected robbers PEKANBARU, Riau: The district police of Tualang Perawang, Siak regency, Riau, are hunting down 10 people suspected of robbing over Rp 1 billion belonging to a company in Perawang.Riau Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. S.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct. 15. * Fine Arts in Berlin 1989-1999, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta: (tel.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/In Indonesia
Possibility of U.S. attack taunts rupiah's gains: Experts

In IndonesiaPossibility of U.S. attack taunts rupiah's gains: ExpertsBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The probable U.S.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/The best way to fight this war

The best way to fight this war For almost three weeks the world has held its breath, waiting for the United States' response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Few would not respect the American people's desire to punish those responsible for such suffering.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Quake-damaged buildings neglected

Quake-damaged buildings neglected BENGKULU: Various public buildings on Enggano island, Bengkulu, which were severely damaged by a tectonic earthquake in June 2000, have been left in disrepair.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Road back to normal

Road back to normal BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Land transportation along the approximately 600-kilometer route between Banda Aceh and Singkil has returned to normal after being disrupted for almost one month due to security concerns.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/AP/Christopher Barth

AP/Christopher BarthSECURITY DEVICE: A technician collects a sample from a laptop computer that will be analyzed by the Barringer Instruments' Sabre 2000 trace detection instrument, which will search for explosives in a demonstration at the company offices in Warren Township, New Jersey.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Ari Sigit to be tried on Tuesday

Ari Sigit to be tried on Tuesday JAKARTA: The trial of Ari Haryo Wibowo, also known as Ari Sigit, the grandson of former President Soeharto, is scheduled to be held in the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday.Judge Herri Swantoro will preside over the trial, according to the court's schedule.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/We will bury Persija's dream, says PSM

We will bury Persija's dream, says PSMMusthofid The Jakarta Post Jakarta Reigning champion PSM Makassar has thrown down the gauntlet for Sunday's soccer final at the Bung Karno Stadium, with its manager saying it would deny Persija of its quest to snap its 26- year title drought.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Governor installs new regent in Buton

Governor installs new regent in Buton KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin installed La Ode Muh. Syafe'i Kahar and Kasim on Sunday as Buton regent and deputy regent respectively in the regency capital of Baubau.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Police beef up security to safeguard soccer, Mega

Police beef up security to safeguard soccer, MegaDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The city police will double the number of security personnel at the stadium to safeguard the final rounds of the Indonesian Soccer League on Sunday to ensure that Thursday's bloody clashes among soccer ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Persija beat PSM to grab soccer crown after two decades

Persija beat PSM to grab soccer crown after two decadesMusthofid and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bambang Pamungkas scored twice to clinch Persija's 3-2 win over defending champion PSM here on Sunday enabling the Jakarta- based club to win the Indonesian soccer league trophy ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/AIDS on the rise in Riau

AIDS on the rise in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: The spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Riau is increasing at an alarming rate, particularly among sex workers operating in the region.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Respiratory illness in Bojonegoro

Respiratory illness in Bojonegoro BOJONEGORO, East Java: Acute respiratory infections have afflicted over 1,480 people in Bojonegoro along with other diseases, apparently due to seasonal changes in climate and adverse weather conditions.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Dell OptiFlex GX150 proves to be good

Dell OptiFlex GX150 proves to be goodZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id I have been using a Dell OptiFlex GX150 desktop computer for almost two months now. I have been using it to play around with Release Candidate 2 (RC2) of the soon-to-be-released Windows XP.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Stock maintain momentum in second straight week

Stock maintain momentum in second straight weekAgence France-Presse, New York Stocks moved higher for a second straight week as investors gained confidence that a big economic stimulus package and interest rate cuts would revive the U.S. economy following last month's terror strikes.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Govt told to safeguard domestic economy

Govt told to safeguard domestic economyBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts have urged the government to ensure legal certainty and restore security in order to attract new investment to help cushion the country from the looming global economic slump.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/OPEC could cut production

OPEC could cut productionMICHAEL THURSTON, Agence France-Presse, Vienna The OPEC oil-producing cartel could cut production in response to slumping oil prices before expected U.S. military action, possibly as early as next week, its secretary general Ali Rodriguez said on Friday.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Road damaged by heavy trucks

Road damaged by heavy trucks BEKASI: The seven-kilometer road leading to Villa Bekasi Indah in Jejalen village, Tambun district, Bekasi, is badly damaged due to faulty drainage and heavy trucks that routinely pass over it, residents said.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang

Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang JAKARTA: Ondeo Services has won a 25 year concession contract for the production and distribution of drinking water to Ciputat, Pamulang and Pondok Aren districts in Tangerang, Banten.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Mega charms Koizumi, not media

Mega charms Koizumi, not mediaKornelius Purba, Staff writer, The Jakarta Post, TokyoThe Japanese Embassy in Jakarta recently invited The Jakarta Post and a number of other Indonesian journalists to Tokyo during the visit of President Megawati Soekarnoputri. The following is the report.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Keep old names: Ridwan

Keep old names: RidwanAnastashya Emmanuele, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration should restore the names of areas, which have been altered by real estate developers, to their original names as a way of maintaining the city's history, particularly that of Betawi, a noted Betawi ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Arming Taliban's opponents will deepen agony of ruined nation

Arming Taliban's opponents will deepen agony of ruined nation Jonathan Steele Guardian News Service London Ironic, says the TV reporter, as his footage shows sacks of American flour being unloaded for the tide of desperate Afghans fleeing their homes in fear of American attacks.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Low funds hamper Navy: Official

Low funds hamper Navy: OfficialKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The limited annual budget allocated for the Navy has caused its poor performance in maintaining security and national defense throughout the archipelago's waters, an official said.Navy spokesman Vice Adm.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Fadhilah sworn in as regent, PKB boycotts inauguration

Fadhilah sworn in as regent, PKB boycotts inaugurationAinur R.Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The reelected Sampang, Madura, regent Fadhilah Budiono was finally sworn-in during a heavily-guarded ceremony at the East Java Gubernatorial Grahadi Hall in Surabaya on Saturday, after a 15-month ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/'TVRI' celebrates release of hostages

'TVRI' celebrates release of hostagesApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan State TVRI television's local station in Medan, North Sumatra, held a gathering on Saturday to mark the release of three of its technicians who had been held by the Free Aceh Separatist Movement (GAM) for almost two ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Royal title for Megawati

Royal title for Megawati BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The Bengkulu community plans to award honorary Muko-Muko royal titles to President Megawati Soekarnoputri and her husband Taufik Kiemas during their visit to the province next month.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Will a new Megawati hold the reins?

Will a new Megawati hold the reins?Susanto Pudjomartono, Editor-at-Large, The Jakarta Post A number of editors were invited to join President Megawati Soekarnoputri's entourage on her visit to the United States and Japan from Sept. 14 through Sept. 30.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Panic over influenza

Panic over influenza Several hundred children in Metro Manila have been stricken ill with influenza, causing jitters about germ warfare. If the infection had occurred at another time, it would have been taken as one of those recurrent flu outbreaks we had experienced in the past.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Three bodies found in Aceh

Three bodies found in Aceh BANDA ACEH: Three Acehnese were found dead in Aceh on Sunday. Syamsuddin, a member of staff of the local office of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), said the bodies were found in the mountainous Paro area, some 36 kilometers west of the city.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Global response needed to deal with economic slowdown: IMF

Global response needed to deal with economic slowdown: IMFROB LEVER, Agence France-Presse, Washington The global economy faces heightened risks in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and requires a "coordinated international response," IMF managing director Horst Koehler said Friday.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Batam port expansion bid to open in February

Batam port expansion bid to open in FebruaryTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau The Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) expects to begin the international bidding process for the expansion of the Batu Ampar general cargo and container port in February, BIDA chairman Ismeth ...

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:05 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Jakarta festival in Bali

Jakarta festival in Bali JAKARTA: The city tourism agency, in an effort to attract foreigners to the capital, will hold a series of tourism promotion activities in Denpasar this week.Dubbed Jakarta The New Face of Indonesia, the event will take place from Oct. 12 to Oct. 14.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Building a professional military

Building a professional military Our head of state is right: At a practical level, the old doctrine subscribed to by the TNI (the Indonesian military) impaired our national ideals of humanity and social justice.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct. 15. * Fine Arts in Berlin 1989-1999, National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta: (tel.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Afghanistan a disaster area

Afghanistan a disaster area Long before the tragic events of Sept. 11, Afghanistan had a huge humanitarian problem, a lot of which stemmed from its oppressive Taliban government.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Cracks emerging in Mega-Hamzah relationship

Cracks emerging in Mega-Hamzah relationshipThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Discord between President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz is becoming increasingly obvious now, with the two frequently making conflicting statements.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2001

JP/Tangguh plant may supply LNG to the U.S.

Tangguh plant may supply LNG to the U.S.Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, is likely to expand its market in East Asia into the United States.State oil and gas company Pertamina is currently negotiating with U.S.

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