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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/KPSI, Laskar Jundullah aim for sharia, special autonomy in South Sulawesi

KPSI, Laskar Jundullah aim for sharia, special autonomy in South SulawesiJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar After the Dec.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Aceh's recent history one of mistreatment and abuse

Aceh's recent history one of mistreatment and abuseFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After decades of struggling for independence, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) agreed on Monday to sign a landmark peace deal with the government, raising some hopes that peace can eventually prevail ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Oil spill threatens Batam

Oil spill threatens Batam BATAM, Riau: Coastal areas of Batam are in danger of being contaminated by oil spilled from a Singaporean tanker that collided with a container ship last Thursday in Singaporean waters.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Islam and terrorists

Islam and terrorists There is a clear opportunity for Indonesian Muslims to fully ostracize the terror suspects from Islam as a religion.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Building a literate nation to anticipate globalization

Building a literate nation to anticipate globalizationHelena I. R. Agustien, Ph.D, Lecturer, Postgraduate Program Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang Literacy education covers both the development of spoken language (oracy) and written language (literacy), as both imply creations of text in ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Sculpture exhibit reveals metaphysical aesthetics

Sculpture exhibit reveals metaphysical aestheticsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore As Singapore is intent on promoting arts and culture in a comprehensive manner, public and private partnerships had started even before the master plan for sculpture placement in the city had come into full ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/'New airlines must improve services to weather competition'

'New airlines must improve services to weather competition'Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta New airlines will not be able to rely on a low-price ticket policy without improving their services to weather the tight competition in the domestic market, experts said.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Logging causes monkey business in Gunungkidul

Logging causes monkey business in GunungkidulBambang M and Gigin W. Utomo, Contributors, Yogyakarta The fierce sun beat down on Supardi as he cut down a tree to make charcoal. As he worked, he talked about some of the difficulties faced by local farmers.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Exodus continues while others start homewards

Exodus continues while others start homewardsAhmad Junaidi and Novan Iman Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Avoiding crowds and discomfort, thousands of Jakarta residents decided to go to their hometowns on Monday, while thousands of others started to return to the capital after celebrating ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Traditional markets still quiet

Traditional markets still quietThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many housewives were forced to shop in supermarkets on Monday as most vendors in traditional markets had yet to start operating again after the long holiday.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Can Islam ostracize

Can Islam ostracize the terrorists? There is a clear opportunity for Indonesian Muslims to fully ostracize the terror suspects from Islam as a religion.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Fireworks' victims drops this year

Fireworks' victims drops this year JAKARTA: The number of victims of burns resulting from fireworks who were admitted to the Cipto Mangunkusumo public hospital on the eve of and during the Idul Fitri celebrations dropped significantly this year.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/N. Sumatra likely to get another TNI governor

N. Sumatra likely to get another TNI governorApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), which President Megawati Soekarnoputri currently chairs, is likely to vote for the incumbent North Sumatra governor or another military figure in ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/'I wish Jakarta could always be like this'

'I wish Jakarta could always be like this' Many city residents admitted that they felt more secure during Idul Fitri this year.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Mercedes Benz tops list of SSI index

Mercedes Benz tops list of SSI indexThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mercedes Benz topped the list among twelve of the world's leading automotive brands in customer satisfaction relating to the sales and delivery process in Indonesia this year, a study revealed.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/JP/6/PAULO

JP/6/PAULOSharp criticism of UNTAET's role in East Timor Paulo Gorjco Lusmada University Portugal paulogorjao@yahoo.comAfter more than two years and six months, the legacy of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) is still marred by several structural problems.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, December 10, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday, December 10, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. News 8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Public services still on holiday

Public services still on holidayTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hasnah expected the mobile post office to come on Monday. She stood with several envelopes in her hand in the parking lot across from the Blok A market on Jl. R.S.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Brawl kills two in Ambon

Brawl kills two in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Two people were killed and 18 others injured when violence broke out involving residents from the village of Ureng, Lehitu district in the Central Maluku regency.Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/A sea change for risk management in Indonesia

A sea change for risk management in IndonesiaCraig Foster, Country Manager, PT Hill Konsultan Indonesia. If the events of Sept.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Terrorism looms large

Terrorism looms large Thursday's bomb attacks in Makassar are another reminder that the threat of terrorism still looms large in this country.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Building a Literate Nation

Building a Literate Nation This is not part 1 but 2!! Heading should be same as before for the sake of consistency.Helena I. R. Agustien, Ph.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Police arrest ecstasy producers in Riau

Police arrest ecstasy producers in RiauFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Police said they had confiscated almost 15,000 ecstasy pills worth more than Rp 500 million and arrested six people suspected of producing and distributing the illegal drugs in Riau province.The suspects -- identified as A.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Expatriates organize Bali recovery tour

Expatriates organize Bali recovery tour Damaso Reyes The Jakarta Post Jakarta While the beaches of Kuta remain almost deserted, the government and private enterprise are trying to bring tourists back to the island paradise in time for the Christmas and New Year holiday season, generally ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Whither human rights?

Whither human rights? Marking Human Rights Day today as we do every Dec. 10, we in Indonesia have every reason to feel concerned about where we, as a nation, stand in our commitment to upholding the letter and spirit of 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Business opportunities will arise if U.S. attacks Iraq

Business opportunities will arise if U.S. attacks IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Institute for Strategic Studies (LPSI) estimated that vast business opportunities would arise for businesspeople in natural resource rich-countries such as Indonesia if the U.S. attacked Iraq.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Hope, wariness welcome signing of aceh peace accord

Hope, wariness welcome signing of aceh peace accordNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Hope, relief and wariness were all part of the feelings in Aceh on Monday after the government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a peace deal to end a decades-long bloody conflict that have claimed more ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Can Islam ostracize

Can Islam ostracize the terrorists? There is a clear opportunity for Indonesian Muslims to fully ostracize the terror suspects from Islam as a religion.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Leaders told to cultivate peace among Indonesians

Leaders told to cultivate peace among IndonesiansTiarma Siboro and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious leaders and politicians urged influential figures to restrain themselves from saying things that might sow hatred among the different religious communities in the country, in ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Peace agreement to end hostilities in Aceh signed

Peace agreement to end hostilities in Aceh signedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government took a step forward for peace in Aceh after they signed a cessation of hostilities agreement which could end the decades long secessionist ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Experts hail forest village project

Experts hail forest village project SEMARANG, Central Java: Forestry experts from 12 countries in Asia and Africa praised on Monday a forest village project in Randublatung forest, Central Java, a local official said.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Rubber output to rise 5% in 2003: Gapkindo

Rubber output to rise 5% in 2003: GapkindoAdianto Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's rubber production is expected to increase by 5 percent next year from an estimated 1.6 million tons this year, according to the Indonesian Rubber Association (Gapkindo).

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Building a Literate Nation

Building a Literate Nation This is not part 1 but 2!! Heading should be same as before for the sake of consistency.Helena I. R. Agustien, Ph.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/JP/6/PAULO

JP/6/PAULOSharp criticism of UNTAET's role in East Timor Paulo Gorjco Lusmada University Portugal paulogorjao@yahoo.comAfter more than two years and six months, the legacy of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) is still marred by several structural problems.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, December 10, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday, December 10, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. News 8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Lee's rapped over remark on radical groups

Lee's rapped over remark on radical groupsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Muslim scholars denied on Sunday the statement by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that there were some 100 radical groups in Indonesia aimed at establishing an Islamic superstate in Southeast ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Cooperation 'necessary' in terror fight

Cooperation 'necessary' in terror fight JAKARTA: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Marty Natalegawa said on Monday unilateral actions against terror suspects would harm the global war on terrorism.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Makassar blast traumatizes victims and their families

Makassar blast traumatizes victims and their familiesJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The two bomb blasts that rocked Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, last Thursday did not only claim lives but also caused deep anguish for the dead victims' families ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Fewer people visit safari park

Fewer people visit safari park BOGOR: The Indonesian Safari Park in Cisarua, Bogor, saw a decrease in the number of visitors during this year's Idul Fitri holiday from last year.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/JP/4/Radical

JP/4/RadicalLee rapped Kuan Yew's statement exaggerated: Muslim scholarsDebbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesian Muslim scholars denied on Sunday the statement by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that there were some 100 radical groups in Indonesia aimed at establishing an ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Traffic flow returns to normal at Bakauheni port

Traffic flow returns to normal at Bakauheni portOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bakauheni, Lampung Activities at Bakauheni port in Sumatra were normal on Monday with only a minor traffic jam at the nearby resort area of Pasir Putih in Lampung as motorists began to leave their hometowns to return ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Tourism associations on alert over new tourism bill

Tourism associations on alert over new tourism billRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tourism associations are concerned with the newly proposed law on tourism and have commented that certain articles would be detrimental to the development of the already ailing tourism industry.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Three killed in traffic accident

Three killed in traffic accident BOGOR: A bus hit a motorcycle carrying a family of four in Cileungsi, Ciawi, Bogor, on Sunday night, killing the parents and their son, while leaving the daughter in a critical condition.The accident took place at about 9:30 p.m.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Expatriates organize Bali recovery tour

Expatriates organize Bali recovery tourDamaso Reyes, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the beaches of Kuta remain almost deserted, the government and private enterprise are trying to bring tourists back to the island paradise in time for the Christmas and New Year holiday season, generally Bali's ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Garuda flight cancellations

Garuda flight cancellations Garuda's decision to suspend flights to Frankfurt and Amsterdam as of Jan. 22, 2003, onwards is not only shortsighted in the extreme but also fails to make any business or political sense.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Police name suspected McDonald's bombers

Police name suspected McDonald's bombersJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Only four days after last Thursday's bombings in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar, police appear to have achieved a major breakthrough in their investigation into the deadly blasts with the naming of six suspects ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Barren holiday for five victims

Barren holiday for five victimsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year's Idul Fitri holiday was a sorrowful moment for factory worker Julianto and thousands of other fire victims from Jembatan Besi, West Jakarta, as they were forced to celebrate it in tents or in the remains of their ...

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/House to endorse water bill in April

House to endorse water bill in April JAKARTA: The government and House of Representative have agreed in principle to endorse a bill on water resources by April 2003. The bill is meant to ensure the availability of clean water for all citizens.

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Tue, 10 Dec 2002

JP/Terrorism looms large

Terrorism looms large Thursday's bomb attacks in Makassar are another reminder that the threat of terrorism still looms large in this country.

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