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Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Batam signs promotion pact with Japanese businesses

Batam signs promotion pact with Japanese businessesAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Osaka, Japan The Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) and four leading business associations in Japan's industrial town of Osaka signed on Monday memoranda of understanding (MoU) to promote Batam ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/TV Today: Friday, October 11, 2002

TV Today: Friday, October 11, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment9:00 Music10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Canoeing adds to China's medal tally in Busan

Canoeing adds to China's medal tally in BusanPhil Brown, Associated Press, Busan, South Korea China added canoeing to its ways of winning Asian Games gold medals on water. Sri Lankan runner Susantika Jayasinghe added a missed chance for a sprint sweep to her list of troubles.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Two companies caught polluting

Two companies caught polluting TANGERANG: A joint team comprising the Tangerang municipal environmental agency officials and the local police caught red- handed two industrial firms while they were tossing their raw waste into the Sabi river in Cibodas district.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Street vendors get in the act

Street vendors get in the act BUSAN, South Korea: Unlike how overcrowded and hectic Jakarta is, Busan's busy streets and sidewalks are uncluttered because of a lack of street vendors. But it was an entirely different story on Thursday in the Gudeok Sports Complex.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Doomsday Scenario amid Bush's ineffectual economic policy

Doomsday Scenario amid Bush's ineffectual economic policyJoseph E. Stiglitz, Winner of the 2001 Nobel, Prize in Economics, Project Syndicate As America debates whether or not to invade Iraq, fears that the country's economic recovery will stall are beginning to creep into the discussion; with ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Military-police ties, remnants of the New Order

Military-police ties, remnants of the New OrderBenny Subianto, Sociologist, Jakarta There have been numerous bloody clashes between the army and police in various places over the last two years.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Get ready for worse delays at several intersections

Get ready for worse delays at several intersectionsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta motorists should prepare themselves for bad traffic congestion for up to two years because of ongoing construction of six overpasses and two underpasses at eight locations in the city.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Students sentenced for assault

Students sentenced for assault JAKARTA: Eighty four students who attacked a man they suspected of being an intelligence officer appeared at the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday and were each ordered to pay a Rp 25,000 (US$2.8) fine or spend three days in police detention.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Make peace, not war

Make peace, not war That phrase used to be popular in the 1960s when tens of thousands of Americans took to the streets in many large U.S. cities to protest the Vietnam war.The message conveyed in the phrase remains relevant today as President George W. Bush is actively promoting a plan for a U.S.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Gusmao postpones NTT visit

Gusmao postpones NTT visit KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao decided to postpone his visit to Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, Wirasakti District Military Command chief Moeswarno Moesanip said on Thursday.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Sophia takes off shoes for Chrisye

Sophia takes off shoes for Chrisye Actress-cum-singer Sophia Latjuba, 31, stole the spotlight during the launch of singer Chrisye's new album Dekade on Wednesday.Dozen of photographers flocked around the small stage as Sophia, in jeans and T-shirt, entered the room.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Govt to revive National Defense Council

Govt to revive National Defense CouncilThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is planning to revive the National Defense Council (DKN) in order to strengthen the decision-making process on various conflicts in the country.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Reza releases new album

Reza releases new album JAKARTA: Reza Artamevia wants to be remembered as a legend. "I want to sing for as long as I can so that one day I will be categorized as a legend," the wife of famed actor Adji Massaid said.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Megawati orders ministers to improve antiterrorism bill

Megawati orders ministers to improve antiterrorism billFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri instructed her ministers on Thursday to improve the draft of a bill on antiterrorism before submitting it to the House of Representatives (DPR) for deliberation.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Flying with British Airways

Flying with British Airways I flew to London's Heathrow Airport, together with 12 other British Council Chevening scholars, via Hong Kong on Sept. 16, 2002, with British Airways 026.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Student busted for drug possession

Student busted for drug possession YOGYAKARTA: Police here arrested on Thursday a student and his friend for possession of 30 kilograms of dried marijuana and alleged links to a drug syndicate.Chief of police detectives Comr. Richard M.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Tennis

TennisUS$800,000 Lyon Grand Prix ATP (x denotes seed) First round Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Rus x2) bt Fernando Meligeni (Bra) 6-3, 6-4 Andre Sa (Bra) bt Kenneth Carlsen (Den) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt Julien Boutter (Fra) 6-2, 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman (Swe) bt Jan-Michael Gambill ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Wiranto wins libel case against sociologist

Wiranto wins libel case against sociologistTheresia Sufa and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/Jakarta Cibinong District Court found sociologist Tamrin Amal Tomagola and Jawa Pos daily guilty on Thursday in a libel case against former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Thirt Army soldiers to return to E. Timor

Thirt Army soldiers to return to E. Timor KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Wirasakti Military Command chief Moeswarno Moesanip said here on Thursday that some 30 former Army soldiers and their families had decided to return to their hometowns in East Timor.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Indonesians win two bronze medals

Indonesians win two bronze medalsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesia could only collect two bronze medals on the 12th day of the Busan 2002 Asian Games on Thursday, one from men's tae kwon do and another in women's mountain biking (MTB).

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Govt rejects proposal to increase salaries of customs personnel

Govt rejects proposal to increase salaries of customs personnelRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government has turned down proposals to increase the income of customs officials as part of the reform program to make the country's customs offices clean and professional.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Repair shop owner arrested

Repair shop owner arrested TANGERANG: A Cipondoh repair shop owner, who allegedly made off with more than Rp 400 million in cash and vehicles belonging to a judge, a lawyer and a journalist, was arrested by police in Lemah Abang, Bekasi on Monday.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/'Art lovers' tarnish Mostered's performance

'Art lovers' tarnish Mostered's performanceCameron Bates, Contributor, Jakarta The rudeness of an Indonesian audience was no better demonstrated than during the conclusion of Luminescent Twilight at Gedung Kesenian recently.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Travel ban imposed on declinquent taxplayers

Travel ban imposed on declinquent taxplayersFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three foreigners and two Indonesian businessmen have been barred from leaving the country for failing to pay the multibillion rupiah tax arrears of their companies.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/President's

President's rights The Jakarta Post on Oct. 8 published an article with the headline President urges attorney general to resign: SourceIf this is correct I find it strange that the President would urge the attorney general to resign, while the President, according to the law, has the power to ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Aceh rebel commander shot dead in shootout

Aceh rebel commander shot dead in shootoutNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Aceh Police claimed on Thursday to have shot dead a territorial commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) at the remote Teupi Asan village in Aceh Jaya regency, some 145 kilometers southeast of here.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Four toddlers die of starvation

Four toddlers die of starvation MEDAN, North Sumatra: The prolonged drought was said to be responsible for the deaths of four toddlers and 11 others near death in Pirngadi Hospital, Medan, due to starvation resulting from failed harvests that hit Pardomuan village, Pantailabu district, Deli ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Drought extends in East Indonesia

Drought extends in East IndonesiaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The eastern part of Indonesia will experience protracted drought triggered by a weak to medium El Nino phenomenon between 2002 and 2003, a disaster mitigation team predicted on Thursday.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/'I don't really care who leads the city'

'I don't really care who leads the city' Governor Sutiyoso and Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo have been inaugurated and have begun serving their five-year terms, but many residents told The Jakarta Post that they just don't care. Mira, 37, a textile shop worker in Mayestik market, South Jakarta.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Students study amid dust, debris and termite nests

Students study amid dust, debris and termite nestsMulta Fidrus, Tangerang, The Jakarta Post Second-grade students from state-elementary school 8, the only elementary school in Panunggangan subdistrict, Pinang district, Tangerang, played a guessing game as they waited for their teachers.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/The Singapore jitterbug

The Singapore jitterbug Unless and until the issue of the supply of water by Malaysia to Singapore is fully resolved, the bilateral agenda for both countries will be reduced to just fixing new dates for the next round of talks to find a solution to the matter.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Governor's dismissal breaks regulation, minister says

Governor's dismissal breaks regulation, minister saysYuliansyah and Ainur Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin/Surabaya Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno has written to the South Kalimantan provincial legislature, asking it to reconsider its decision to dismiss Governor Sjachriel Darcham ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Papua police hunt armed group

Papua police hunt armed group JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua police Chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika said Thursday that he had deployed a team of police to arrest Otis Koridama, the leader of an armed group which was accused of attacks on residents of Wasior in Manokwari district, Papua.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Amien wants Megawati replaced immediately

Amien wants Megawati replaced immediatelyMuhammad Nafik and Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Amien Rais on Thursday launched a harsh attack on President Megawati Soekarnoputri and in an indirect way called for her ouster.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Condition of Indonesian banks 'scares' IBRA

Condition of Indonesian banks 'scares' IBRAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) chairman Syafruddin Temenggung says the condition of local banks "scares" him.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Keep those American ports open

Keep those American ports openThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The shutdown of 29 ports on the west coast of the United States presented President George W. Bush with one of his trickiest challenges, balancing economic priorities with security concerns.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Go Tik Swan, batik guru from Solo

Go Tik Swan, batik guru from SoloBambang M, Contributor, Surakarta In the Spirit of Indonesia, a book published by the Indonesian Batik Foundation, Go Tik Swan is referred to as "the most respected batik artist from Java".

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Rangers open new NHL season with comfortable victory

Rangers open new NHL season with comfortable victoryReuters, Raleigh, North Carolina Mark Messier and Petr Nedved scored twice to help the New York Rangers open the new National Hockey League season with a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Fake reefs planted at Banten Bay

Fake reefs planted at Banten Bay SERANG, Banten: The Banten Marine and Fisheries Office has planted at least 100 artificial coral reefs in Banten Bay waters in a bid to restore the condition of the natural reefs.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/RI team to question al-Faruq

RI team to question al-Faruq JAKARTA: The government finalized a plan to send an investigation team to question Omar Al-Faruq.Al-Faruq has reportedly said that Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was a major terrorist operative and had his headquarters in the Southeast Asia region.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Leadership crisis to last until after 2004: Analysts

Leadership crisis to last until after 2004: AnalystsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's prospects of securing a better future remain gloomy amid the prolonged leadership crisis despite the first-ever direct presidential election in 2004, political analysts say.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Esplanade Theatres on the Bay opens festival

Esplanade Theatres on the Bay opens festivalCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore The grand opening of the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay/Singapore, kicks off on Oct.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Dadang tells of Sutiyoso's bribery for councillor

Dadang tells of Sutiyoso's bribery for councillorAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A bribery scandal casting doubt on the legality of the Jakarta gubernatorial elections intensified on Thursday, with a Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan) councillor claiming Jakarta ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Brazil, Yugoslavia, France and Russia reach semifinals

Brazil, Yugoslavia, France and Russia reach semifinalsAssociated Press, Buenos Aires France defeated host Argentina 3-1 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the men's World Volleyball Championship.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Glider mishap kills tourist, pilot

Glider mishap kills tourist, pilot JAKARTA: The pilot of a microlight and its passenger, a Saudi Arabian tourist, died when it crashed at Cileutuh, Bogor regency on Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/JITF total debt deal hits $17.4b

JITF total debt deal hits $17.4bThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) said it has helped mediate a total of US$17.4 billion in debt restructuring talks, or $3.4 billion over the past nine months, out of the total $29 billion in private debts it must help restructure.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Kafelnikov advances to round two of Lyon GP

Kafelnikov advances to round two of Lyon GPAgencies, Lyon, France Yevgeny Kafelnikov strolled past Brazilian Fernando Meligeni 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the second round of the $800,000 Lyon Grand Prix tournament.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Dog meat a delicacy in Yogya

Dog meat a delicacy in YogyaGigin Kurniawan, Contributor, Yogyakarta The Special Region of Yogyakarta deserves to be called an area of sengsu (a dish prepared with cabbage and dog meat). Foodstalls selling this particular dish are ubiquitous.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Journalism during conflict: Peace journalism

Journalism during conflict: Peace journalismSoeryo Winoto Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Bandung, West Java It is not easy for a reporter to cover conflicts and report on them in a neutral manner that is capable of pleasing and satisfying both warring groups, without the insertion of personal ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/A report card: Dispelling numerous myths

A report card: Dispelling numerous mythsRichard Smith, Outgoing Ambassador of Australia, Jakarta The following is the author's farewell speech at the Australian Indonesian Business Council lunch on Oct. 7.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/U.S. raises visa fee to $100

U.S. raises visa fee to $100 JAKARTA: As of Nov. 1, the United States government is increasing the visa fee at its embassies worldwide from the current US$65 per application to $100 in a bid to recover the full cost of the service, the embassy announced on Thursday.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Pusri's reason for price hike doesn't make sense

Pusri's reason for price hike doesn't make sense The board of directors of fertilizer plant PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) has raised the price of urea fertilizer at the warehouse level, saying that this rise will not increase the selling price set for farmers. This argument does not make sense.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/An eye for an eye

An eye for an eye An opinion article in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 7 titled The relevance of Gandhi's ideas in today's war on terror concluded that violent counter-terrorism is itself terrorism, and that Gandhi's non-violence is the only solution to the problems of the modern world.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Rachman faces further claim of hiding wealth

Rachman faces further claim of hiding wealthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A little-known state prosecutor has accused embattled Attorney General M.A. Rachman of further irregularities in his wealth report.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Indonesia shuttlers on track for individual events

Indonesia shuttlers on track for individual eventsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Putting Wednesday's disheartening loss to host South Korea in the men's team final aside, Indonesian shuttlers managed to cruise to the second round in badminton individual events on ...

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/AGO mulls banning new communist book

AGO mulls banning new communist book JAKARTA: Authorities here said Thursday they are deciding whether a new autobiography by the daughter of a former communist leader contains outlawed Marxist ideology and should be banned.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002

JP/Govt rejects proposal to raise salaries of customs personnel

Govt rejects proposal to raise salaries of customs personnelRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has turned down proposals to increase the income of customs officials as part of the reform program to make the country's customs offices clean and professional.