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Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Customs boosts inspection efforts to curb smuggling

Customs boosts inspection efforts to curb smugglingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being criticized for years for its failure to curb smuggling and even colluding with smugglers, the directorate of customs and excise has announced several programs to show its seriousness in combating the crime.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Controlling our intelligence

Controlling our intelligence With the new antiterrorism regulations one could be arrested, interrogated and brought to court based on intelligence reports, not legal evidence.It is obvious that the regulations give more power for the intelligence to act, and this could lead to abuse.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Life (and death) is a beach

Life (and death) is a beach KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Residents of Binongko island, a remote island in Buton regency, bring sand when attending funeral ceremonies.The custom developed due to the island being largely comprised of rock.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Illegal logging threatens tribes, national park

Illegal logging threatens tribes, national parkHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Bukit Tigapuluh National Park and the Talang Mamak and Orang Rimba tribes, which live inside the protected forest, are under threat with the arrival of nine bulldozers to be used for illegal logging ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Mega's poor leadership hurts nation

Mega's poor leadership hurts nationMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The poor leadership displayed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in running the country, particularly the national war on terrorism, has left the nation without hope for a better future, say analysts.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Govt may revoke licenses for nine new airlines

Govt may revoke licenses for nine new airlinesFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Transportation may revoke the operating permits held by nine local new airlines for missing their launch deadlines.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Reni Winata lambasted

Reni Winata lambasted This is in response to Dr. Winata's insensitive article Australia's punishment for joining U.S. in The Jakarta Post, Oct. 24.Perhaps she would be more suited to the position of director of Anti-Australian Studies at the University of Indonesia. I. R.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Islamic groups differ on Rizieq jailing

Islamic groups differ on Rizieq jailing JAKARTA: Two different Islamic organizations visited the City Police headquarters Monday and expressed contrasting views on the arrest of al-Habib Rizieq Shihab, chairman of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) charged with vandalism and instigating violence.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/'Famous to infamous'

'Famous to infamous' Some people just never know when to shut up. Case in point was Angel Ibrahim, host of the "Famous to Famous" program on Friday, Oct. 18.After expressing her sympathy to the victims and their families of the Bali tragedy, Ms.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Minister cautious about antiterrorism move

Minister cautious about antiterrorism moveFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the extensive authority decreed by the President to fight terrorism, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced on Monday cautious policies in ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/The war of public opinion

The war of public opinion The photo of presidents Megawati Soekarnoputri and George W. Bush shaking hands, splashed across most front pages of major newspapers on Monday, solicited two diametric responses from the public.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

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JP/ / Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta List of new airlines received warnings Unscheduled commercial airlines 1. PT Multimoda Transportindo 2. PT Bali Adventure Sky 3. PT Papua Air Indonesia 4. PT Pura Wisata Baruna 5.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Tailor breaks drumming record

Tailor breaks drumming record BOGOR: A tailor who is also a drummer created a record by playing the drums for 24 hours and 24 minutes nonstop from Sunday morning to Monday morning.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Telkom inks deal for new satellite by 2004

Telkom inks deal for new satellite by 2004Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state telecommunications company PT Telkom has appointed U.S.-based, space systems company Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) to build Telkom's first communications satellite since 1999.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

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JP/ / Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta List of new airlines received warnings Unscheduled commercial airlines 1. PT Multimoda Transportindo 2. PT Bali Adventure Sky 3. PT Papua Air Indonesia 4. PT Pura Wisata Baruna 5.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Teachers targeted in GAM areas

Teachers targeted in GAM areasNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Langsa, East Aceh The Human Rights Forum (PB HAM) deplored on Monday the continued violence against civilians, especially teachers, in war-ravaged Aceh on the eve of the Indonesia-Free Aceh Movement (GAM) peace talks scheduled for Oct.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Sukarno where

Sukarno where art thou? Call me a Sukarnoist if you will, but I can't help thinking that so much of what Indonesia is today grew from the mind of the first president and in particular the role of Indonesia as a leading light of the non-aligned nations of the world.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Key to success: Understanding consumers' needs

Key to success: Understanding consumers' needsSatyasuryawan, Contributor, Jakarta One no longer hears the rumbling sounds of trucks used for carrying soil. Neither does one see the large crowd of workers.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Evicted residents in rally seek compensation

Evicted residents in rally seek compensationAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of people from West Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta visited the city council on Monday, demanding the city administration to reconsider an eviction order from the houses and land they have been squatting ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Human rights postgrad school opens

Human rights postgrad school opens JAKARTA: In a bid to improve understanding of human rights and democracy in a practical sense, the Jakarta-based Pelita Harapan University launched on Monday a postgraduate program on human rights.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/JP/7/HILMAN2

JP/7/HILMAN2 THE CASE FOR PRE-EMPTIVE OR PREVENTIVE US ACTION AGAINST IRAQHilman Adil Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Jakarta Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once said: "The biggest problem in the conduct of foreign policy is that when one's scope for action is greatest, the ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/House lends support to govt's war on terrorism

House lends support to govt's war on terrorismDebbie A. Lubis and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Giving a needed boost to the drive to fight terrorism, the House of Representatives (DPR) said on Monday that it supported the government's move to issue government regulations in ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Govt eyes economic stimulus for 2003 against Bali impact

Govt eyes economic stimulus for 2003 against Bali impactThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government says it will increase development spending for 2003 to stimulate business activity amid a likely economic slump in the wake of the Bali bombings, but adds the move will inflate its state budget ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/UN climate conference skips forest fires

UN climate conference skips forest firesStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, New Delhi As the ongoing eighth United Nations conference on climate change moved slowly to its sixth day on Monday, representatives from local communities in developing countries found that some key issues on global warming ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, October 29, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday, October 29, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment9:00 TV Drama9:30 Children's Program10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/'High' and 'low' arts find a place together

'High' and 'low' arts find a place togetherBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta, boudewijnb@yahoo.com South of Yogyakarta lies the village of Parangtritis on the Indian Ocean.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Minister asks Muslims to show they love peace

Minister asks Muslims to show they love peaceFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged Muslims here on Monday to demonstrate to the world that Islam was a peaceful religion, which was ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/House vows to debate bills amid protests over Akbar's leadership

House vows to debate bills amid protests over Akbar's leadershipDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Under the leadership of embattled Akbar Tandjung, the House of Representatives began its latest session on Monday, pledging to debate 43 bills in just 25 working days.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Minister says traveling in RI safe

Minister says traveling in RI safe MEDAN, North Sumatra: State Minister of Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardhika told the general public on Monday not to worry about traveling or visiting tourism sites following the terrorist attack in Bali.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/13-year old 'virgin' delivers 2-kg baby

13-year old 'virgin' delivers 2-kg babyMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The bloodless birth of a baby girl to a 13-year-old last weekend has been labeled as "a gift from God" by the new mother's religious parents who say their daughter is still a virgin.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Pre-emptive or preventive U.S. action against Iraq?

Pre-emptive or preventive U.S. action against Iraq?Hilman Adil, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once said: "The biggest problem in the conduct of foreign policy is that when one's scope for action is greatest, the knowledge on which ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Judges cut short rights hearing

Judges cut short rights hearing JAKARTA: Human rights ad hoc judges cut short the reading of the sentence request on Monday against three suspects in the 1999 East Timor human rights abuse hearing due to the defenders' protest against the prosecutors' failure to put forward an expert witness.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Fitri Wulandari

Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Transportation may revoke the operating permits held by nine local new airlines for missing their launch deadlines.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Al-Faruq's wife seeks Kontras' help

Al-Faruq's wife seeks Kontras' help JAKARTA: The wife of terrorist suspect Omar al-Faruq, Mira Agustina, asked on Monday the Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) to assist in the return of her husband, who is currently being detained by the U.S. government.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Japan cruises to Futsal semifinals

Japan cruises to Futsal semifinalsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan had to put up a real fight to beat Uzbekistan 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Indoor Soccer Championship at Bung Karno Sports Hall here on Monday.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Police beef up security in Indramayu after bomb hoax

Police beef up security in Indramayu after bomb hoaxNana Rukmana and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu/Yogyakarta Indramayu Police in West Java have established a special investigative team to probe a bomb hoax that terrorized locals over the weekend, as well as to provide extra security ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/No more forests? Move the sawmill to new areas

No more forests? Move the sawmill to new areasMusthofid and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Sampit, C. Kalimantan At a sawmill on the bank of Mentaya River, a group of around 20 workers were busy slicing logs into planks of varying sizes.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/'I skip breakfast, ride free on train to survive'

'I skip breakfast, ride free on train to survive' Governor Sutiyoso has signed the decree for a new minimum wage for next year amounting to Rp 631,000 per month, which is a 7 percent raise from the current wage of Rp 591,000.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Hungarian buses may ply city roads

Hungarian buses may ply city roads JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso announced on Monday that the administration would probably use Hungarian-made Icarus buses for its delayed project of a single bus lane along city roads.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/LIPI drafts democratic autonomy bill

LIPI drafts democratic autonomy billMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is set to propose a bill on regional autonomy that recommends that regents, mayors and governors as well as members of legislative councils be elected directly by local people.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Analysis of the new antiterror regulation

Analysis of the new antiterror regulationBayu Wicaksono, Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (YAPPIKA), Jakarta Following the tragedy in Bali, Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil proposed that the bill on the eradication of terrorism be turned into a government regulation in lieu of a law.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Three commit suicide in Tangerang

Three commit suicide in TangerangThe Jakarta Post, Tangerang Three people were found dead here in different locations in the past three days as they allegedly committed suicide while distressed.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Ba'asyir taken to Jakarta for questioning

Ba'asyir taken to Jakarta for questioningThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police took detained cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, chairman of the Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI), to Jakarta on Monday for questioning over a string of bombings across the country, after removing him from his hospital bed.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Market segmentation in property sector

Market segmentation in property sectorJochen Muhm, Dean of Faculty of Business Administration, SGU - Swiss German University Asia Market segmentation - dividing a market into distinct subsets of customers - is an approach that commercial real estate developers can use to enhance the probability ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Mega's poor leadership leaves nation in uncertainty

Mega's poor leadership leaves nation in uncertaintyMuhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe poor leadership displayed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in running the country, particularly the national war on terrorism, has left the nation without hope for a better future, say analysts.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Views, action in Australia-RI ties

Views, action in Australia-RI tiesMark Otter, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Much has been written in the two weeks since the Oct.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Intelligence capability and the Bali blasts

Intelligence capability and the Bali blastsImanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, iman@thejakartapost.com The Oct. 12 bombing in Bali has shocked the world, not only because it is considered a follow-up to a series of terrorist acts which included Sept. 11, 2001 in the U.S.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Aceh peace talks delayed, agreement set for next week

Aceh peace talks delayed, agreement set for next weekFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The planned dialog between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist group has been postponed, but Jakarta expects a new peace deal could be approved before ...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Water shortages common in Kendari

Water shortages common in Kendari KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Unlike people in big cities who suffer from water shortages only during the dry season, residents of Buton regency's Binongko island lack water the whole year.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/RI safe haven for bear trafficking

RI safe haven for bear traffickingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has become a safe haven for the illegal trade of bears -- both live and their body parts -- despite laws banning the practice, a non-governmental organization (NGO) said on Monday.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Probe to expose possible bomb blast suspects

Probe to expose possible bomb blast suspectsI Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The investigation team probing the deadly Bali bomb blasts of Oct. 12 are set to release sketches of three men who may be able to help investigators with their inquiries.Insp. Gen.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Lakers begin quest for 4th straight title

Lakers begin quest for 4th straight titleScott Burnside, Reuters, Toronto Just when it looked like the mighty would be toppled, the Los Angeles Lakers found that magical switch that all teams of destiny seem to possess.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Government insists JI not exist in Indonesia

Government insists JI not exist in IndonesiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After supporting the inclusion of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) on the United Nations list of terrorists, the government insisted on Monday that the al-Qaeda-linked terror group did not exist in the country.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/The Bali tragedy

The Bali tragedy The Bali tragedy did not only shock Bali as the country's most famous tourist destination, but also the whole world.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/Rubbing salt in an open wound

Rubbing salt in an open wound After reading Ketut Yasa's letter Disgusted by Bali's tolerance published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 23, I am not judging whether what was written is true or not, but in my opinion, it was extremely untimely. It is like rubbing salt into the wound.

Tue, 29 Oct 2002

JP/BUMN must benefit the public

BUMN must benefit the public The management of every company, including state-owned enterprises (BUMN), is obliged to endeavor to achieve its target and thereby obtain a favorable appraisal of its performance.Nevertheless, all BUMNs must accord the national interest top priority.