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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/TV Today: Friday, November 29, 2002

TV Today: Friday, November 29, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News7:30 Sports8:00 The Story of Imam Buchari8:30 Environment9:30 Talk Show10:00 Music10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/East Java raises regional minimum wages by up to 15%

East Java raises regional minimum wages by up to 15%Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Following tough negotiations with labor unions and employers, East Java Governor Imam Utomo eventually approved a minimum wage increase of between 13 percent and 15 percent in regencies ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/[b]Canada shifts into new economy, narrows technology divide

Canada shifts into new economy, narrows technology divide The Jakarta Post's journalist Ardimas Sasdi along with six journalists from Asia visited Canada on a tour involving more than 20 universities, colleges, institutions and government agencies in charge of education on the second and third ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Ali Mazi passes public scrutiny

Ali Mazi passes public scrutinyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Southeast Sulawesi gubernatorial election committee ignored public objections to Ali Mazi, who won the election last week.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/'Baran' -- simple, stunning refugee story

'Baran' -- simple, stunning refugee storyJohn Badalu, Contributor, Jakarta Iranian cinema has been the flavor of choice for many prominent critics in recent years. And over the course of 10 years, Majid Majidi has established himself as one of Iran's most powerfully humanist filmmakers.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Need quick cash? Pawnshop's the place

Need quick cash? Pawnshop's the placeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arianto, 30, took his 20-inch television set from his house in the Kebon Kelapa subdistrict in Central Jakarta to the Pasar Baru pawnshop by city bus.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/35% of Indonesians lack iodine

35% of Indonesians lack iodine JAKARTA: Ministry of Health community health promotion director general Azrul Azwar said Thursday that about 35 percent of Indonesia's 215 million people had experienced some obstacles in their mental and physical growth due to lack of iodine in their diets.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/NGOs file for review of mining law

NGOs file for review of mining law JAKARTA: An alliance of non-governmental organizations appealed to the Supreme Court on Thursday to review a new government regulation that allows mining in protected forests.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/No to corrupt leaders

No to corrupt leaders In the Nov. 16 issue of The Jakarta Post, several experts gave their views regarding the state of our society, titled Indonesia mentally ill. I suppose all sound members of our society agree with their opinions.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Fresh thinking sought for new leadership

Fresh thinking sought for new leadershipMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prior to the Indonesian Sports Council's (KONI) congress to elect a new chairman, officials from various sports organizations urged KONI to do away with the fund-raising capacity as a prerequisite for a candidate.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Security tightened ahead of holidays

Security tightened ahead of holidaysFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Authorities have tightened security across the country ahead of the upcoming holiday season, deploying about 120,000 police personnel to anticipate possible terrorist attacks and other security disturbances.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Amin wins S. Sulawesi gubernatorial election

Amin wins S. Sulawesi gubernatorial electionJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Amin Syam, the Golkar Party candidate, won a major victory in the South Sulawesi gubernatorial election on Thursday for the 2003- 2008 period to replace outgoing governor H.Z.B. Palaguna.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Privatizing essential services not always the right answer

Privatizing essential services not always the right answerHenry Heyneardhi, Fellow Researcher, The Business Watch Indonesia, Jakarta, heyneardhi@watchbusiness.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Disables hold bazaar, art performance

Disables hold bazaar, art performance JAKARTA: Disabled people will demonstrate their talent in an art performance and present their creations during a bazaar and exhibition here this coming weekend.Held in observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, which falls on Dec.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Fauzi refreshes call against migrants

Fauzi refreshes call against migrants JAKARTA: Vice Governor Fauzi Bowo reiterated the city administration's call for people, who will celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns, not to bring anyone to the city upon their return here, unless the newcomers have a job and a place to stay.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Broadcast bill passed despite protests

Broadcast bill passed despite protestsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a previous no-show by many legislators, the House of Representatives (DPR) finally endorsed the contentious broadcasting bill on Thursday despite protests from broadcasters and journalists' unions.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/IBRA pushes govt for release of bad debtors

IBRA pushes govt for release of bad debtorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) increased the pressure on the government on Thursday to end the indecision over whether it will drop criminal charges against ex-bankers who abused trillions of rupiah in state ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Five more people arrested for Bali bombing

Five more people arrested for Bali bombingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian police have arrested five more people suspected of being linked to the deadly Bali bomb blasts.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Foreigners denied entry to Papua

Foreigners denied entry to PapuaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To avert the possibility of foreign intervention, the government announced on Thursday it would deny entry to a delegation from a United States-based non-governmental organization to Papua.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/New library for poor villagers

New library for poor villagers JAKARTA: Children from Cinamprak village, Mauk district, Tangerang, will soon be able to read good books when SD Inpres Setia Bakti elementary school opens its new library next month.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Govt proposes 25 new regencies

Govt proposes 25 new regencies JAKARTA: The government has submitted 10 bills to the House of Representatives (DPR) on the establishment of 25 autonomous regencies throughout the country.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/[b]Canada moves into to knowledge-based economy

Canada moves into to knowledge-based economyThe Jakarta Post's journalist Ardimas Sasdi along with six journalists from Asia visited Canada's cities of Ottawa,Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver on a tour involving more than 20 universities, colleges, institutions and government agencies in charge ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Rights abusers should be executed: East Timor leader

Rights abusers should be executed: East Timor leaderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Independent Indonesian legal experts lamented on Thursday the ad hoc human rights court's verdict against former pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres, saying the sentence was too lenient for such a ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/BIN plans regional offices to improve intelligence work

BIN plans regional offices to improve intelligence workFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Intelligence Agency (BIN) plans to establish provincial representative offices across the country to increase information gathering and coordinate operations among ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Two foreign investors postpone trash projects

Two foreign investors postpone trash projectsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fearing further terrorist attacks after the Bali bombing tragedy, two foreign investors have recently postponed their plans to build garbage processing plants here with a total investment of US$378 million, an ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Continuing education is designed for adult learners

Continuing education is designed for adult learners VANCOUVER, Canada: The old saying goes, "It's never too late to learn". In other words, "It's never too late to mend.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Asians study in Canada to build better careers

Asians study in Canada to build better careers TORONTO, Canada: Julie Eveline Wijaya, in her early 20s, left her hometown and parents in Medan in North Sumatra three years ago to study chemical engineering at Ottawa University in Ontario, Canada.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Religion and recent events

Religion and recent events So the Nigerian Islamic leaders and religious scholars decided that the Miss World pageant was not wanted, and Muslim youth set fire to a newspaper office that printed an article about the competition which they considered was an insult to the Prophet Mohammad.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Electronics producers renew call for tax review following Sony decision

Electronics producers renew call for tax review following Sony decisionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Electronics manufacturers renewed calls on Thursday for the government to review its tax policy on electronics and to boost its antismuggling efforts to help locally made goods compete in the local ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/French and Russians chase history ahead of Davis draw

French and Russians chase history ahead of Davis draw Chris Wright Agence France-Presse ParisA century has passed since it all began - 102 years to be precise - but it's all a far cry from Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, where the first Davis Cup final took place between the United States and ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Refugees blamed for forest damage

Refugees blamed for forest damage KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 1,000 hectares of land inside protected forests in the East Nusa Tenggara regency of Belu have been cleared for plantation and settlement by East Timorese refugees, an official said on Thursday.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Where's all the money they pledged, asks Bali administration

Where's all the money they pledged, asks Bali administrationEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Bali administration questioned on Thursday the whereabouts of the financial assistance promised by various parties, including the central government, foreign countries and ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Govt talks tough on holiday bonus

Govt talks tough on holiday bonus BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Banjarbaru administrative city authorities threatened on Thursday to take to court employers who fail to pay holiday bonus to their workers.Head of the local manpower and cooperative agency Ruspandie said he would enforce Law No.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Two orangutans confiscated

Two orangutans confiscated The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) confiscated on Thursday two orangutans (pongo pymae) after negotiations with their owner Jacobus Jut on Jl. Dewi Sartika, who had kept the animals for the past 10 years.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Garuda's flights

Garuda's flights to Europe The Jakarta Post published my previous letter in which I expressed my disappointment in our national airline, Garuda Indonesia, for cancelling flights to and from the United Kingdom.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/More investors flee

More investors flee How ignorant has the Indonesian government been about the rapidly worsening investment climate in the country?The fact that it took newspaper headline stories, disclosing Sony Corp.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Action against ticket scalpers planned

Action against ticket scalpers planned JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency plans to take pictures of ticket scalpers caught operating at bus terminals this holiday season and expose the pictures to the public.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Political parties bill endorsed despite gender equality issue

Political parties bill endorsed despite gender equality issueKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Thursday a bill on political parties despite the protest of a number of legislators demanding the adoption of specific rulings to ensure gender equality ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/BI to close on extended holiday, banks yet to decide

BI to close on extended holiday, banks yet to decideThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia will close its offices, suspend transactions and reschedule some operations to comply with a government instruction extending the Idul Fitri holiday by three more working days, the central bank announced ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Sitorus dreams of controlling weather

Sitorus dreams of controlling weatherTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Upon seeing the massive floods inundate much of Jakarta last January, Baginda Patar Sitorus' heart sank.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/GAM to defy ban and celebrate `independence day' on Dec. 4

GAM to defy ban and celebrate `independence day' on Dec. 4The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jayapura/Jakarta Despite a government ban and military posturing, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) intends to go ahead with its plan to celebrate the 26th anniversary of their proclamation of Acehnese ...

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Government vows to set up crisis investment team

Government vows to set up crisis investment teamAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently shocked by the planned pullout of Japanese electronic giant Sony Corp.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Say 'no' to the broadcast bill

Say 'no' to the broadcast bill I wish to comment on the government's plan to pass the broadcasting bill proposed by the House of Representatives (DPR).

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Budget proposal draws criticism

Budget proposal draws criticismMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Councillors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) criticized the Tangerang regency election committee (Panlih) for marking up a budget proposal to finance the regency election next March.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Currency analyst

Currency analyst Please refer to the article Stock market set for more gains, analysts says, on page 13 of the Nov. 25, 2002 edition of The Jakarta Post.In the article, it referred to Wiwan Wiradjaja as a currency analyst at PT DBS Vickers. This is incorrect.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/ Growing for the welfare of the people

Growing for the welfare of the people On this day, Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, the United Arab Emirates celebrates the 31st Anniversary of its National Day.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 29, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 29, 2002Exhibitions * The Art of Poster by Jan Lavies, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until Dec. 5. * Jukung-Boats from the Barito Basin, Maritime Museum, Jl. Pasar Ikan No. 1, North Jakarta (Tel.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/`Councillors' foreign trips useless'

`Councillors' foreign trips useless' City Governor Sutiyoso conceded on Tuesday that city councilors had forced his administration to finance their foreign trips for comparative studies, claiming that the administration had not planned such trips.

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Fri, 29 Nov 2002

JP/Domestic violence bill still long way off, legislator says

Domestic violence bill still long way off, legislator saysDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The deliberation on the domestic violence bill has still a long way to go as legislators responsible for the draft still do not agree on the content of the bill, a legislator said on Thursday.

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