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42 articles.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/MPA Singapore on oil spill

MPA Singapore on oil spill I refer to your article Oil spill threatens Batam published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 10. The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore informed the relevant Indonesian authorities promptly after the incident occurred on Dec. 5.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Int'l money laundering conference opens in Bali

Int'l money laundering conference opens in BaliFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A two-day international conference on money laundering and terrorist financing opens in Bali on Tuesday, with participating countries expected to issue a statement expressing political intent to ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Certificates for street kids

Certificates for street kids KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Some 200 street children and poor people will receive certificates from the local education office after participating in educational classes.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/U.S. isolated at population meeting over antiabortion stand

U.S. isolated at population meeting over antiabortion standTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok, Thailand The United States continued to be an irritant for other countries at the fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) here on Monday, and consequently stood isolated and ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Importers criticize new registration requirement

Importers criticize new registration requirementAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Importers Association (Ginsi) has appealed to the government to revoke a government decree requiring importers to apply for new licenses at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Goh silent on extradition, sand smuggling

Goh silent on extradition, sand smugglingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Visiting Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri met for two hours to discuss terrorism in the region, but apparently avoided thorny bilateral issues such as ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Government to set up special team to assess IMF role in Indonesia

Government to set up special team to assess IMF role in IndonesiaDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Finance minister Boediono said on Monday the government plans to set up a special team soon to review the results of reform programs the government has carried out under the ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Sutiyoso inaugurates Rp 8.7 billion Monas fence amid heavy criticism

Sutiyoso inaugurates Rp 8.7 billion Monas fence amid heavy criticismBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated on Monday the Rp 8.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

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JP/ /Caption/AP/Murizal HamzahLONG ROAD TO PEACE IN ACEH: Soldiers on patrol in Banda Aceh one day ahead of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to the region.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Police seize one ton of chemicals in Lamongan

Police seize one ton of chemicals in LamonganFidelito Achmad, The Jakarta Post, Lamongan The team investigating the Oct.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/W. Java Police heighten security as Christmas, New Year near

W. Java Police heighten security as Christmas, New Year nearYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java West Java Police have heightened security at public places, especially churches and places where Christians are to hold Christmas gatherings in anticipation of disturbances ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Belo fails to testify in rights trial

Belo fails to testify in rights trialMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the use of teleconferencing in the human rights tribunal for the East Timor case, state prosecutors failed to present key witness former Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo on Monday and only heard weak ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Security still shaky a week after peace deal

Security still shaky a week after peace dealThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The security situation in Aceh remains shaky the first week after the signing of a peace accord by the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), with an independent monitoring team still absent, GAM reporting three more ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Fewer people traveled during Idul Fitri holiday

Fewer people traveled during Idul Fitri holidayNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of Idul Fitri travelers nationwide decreased from 14.6 million in 2001 to 13.7 million or 6.3 percent this year, while the number of holidaymakers taking airplanes and private cars increased.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, December 17, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday, December 17, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. News 8:30 Environment9:00 Documentary9:30 Music10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News3:30 Cartoon 5:00 Music7:00 Talk Show8:00 Quiz 9:30 Music11:00 Talk Show12:30 a.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Army chief rules out disarming, withdrawing troops from Aceh

Army chief rules out disarming, withdrawing troops from AcehLela E. Madjiah, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/RI-U.S. ties improving after Bali bombing, say ambassadors

RI-U.S. ties improving after Bali bombing, say ambassadorsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bombings in Bali showed Indonesians that there are terrorists here, and the government's tough response to the attack has helped improve relations with the United States, said Indonesia's ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/20 killed in West Java highway during Idul Fitri

20 killed in West Java highway during Idul FitriNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java At least 20 people were killed and 45 seriously injured in car accidents during the Idul Fitri holiday along the coastal road in Indramayu, Majalengka, Kuningan, and Cirebon regencies in West Java.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Indosat's strategic partner

Indosat's strategic partner The significance of Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd's acquisition of almost 42 percent of PT Indonesia Satellite Corporation (Indosat) at Rp 5.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/JP/5/

JP/5/Caption/AntaraIN THE NAME OF MY HUSBAND: Dyah Sujirah alias Sipon, the wife of disappeared poet Wiji Thukul, sits in the living room of her house in Solo, Central Java. Sipon will represent her husband on Tuesday to receive the human rights Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/U.S. wants stronger wall to protect embassy

U.S. wants stronger wall to protect embassyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has rejected a personally delivered request from U.S. Ambassador Ralph L.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Thieves rob house in daylight

Thieves rob house in daylight BOGOR: Burglars broke into a house and stole valuables worth some Rp 231 million while the owners were out shopping.Aris Subardi and his wife left the house located on Jl. Dewi Ambika 8 of the Indraprasta housing estate here unattended on Sunday at about noon.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Rp 625 billion put aside to repair damaged schools

Rp 625 billion put aside to repair damaged schoolsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Monday that it would allocate special funds totaling Rp 625 billion next year to restore dilapidated and damaged elementary school buildings in regencies and towns across the ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Security guards arrested for stealing

Security guards arrested for stealing BOGOR: Two security guards and another employee of garment factory PT Tritunggal, on Jl. Raya Mayor Oking, Cibinong, were arrested for allegedly masterminding the theft of hundreds of pieces of clothing which were set to be exported to the United States.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/`Alia' cancellation an obstruction of freedom

`Alia' cancellation an obstruction of freedomTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned television stations' ban of a play highlighting injustices in Aceh was an obstruction of freedom of expression, activists say.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Foreign ship with casino to start service from Belawan

Foreign ship with casino to start service from BelawanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A foreign cruise ship with an onboard casino will start operating immediately between Malaysia, Singapore, North Sumatra and Riau, in a bid to lure tourists to the two provinces, ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/UN team arrives on humanitarian mission to assess needs in Aceh

UN team arrives on humanitarian mission to assess needs in AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A team from the United Nations arrived in Aceh on Monday to assess the humanitarian needs of the Acehnese following last week's landmark peace agreement, marking the first UN mission to the ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Golf

GolfUS$3 million World CupFinal 252 - Japan (Shigeki Maruyama/Toshimitsu Izawa) 64-64-58-66 254 - USA (Phil Mickelson/Davids Toms) 65-67-57-65 258 - England (Paul Casey/Justin Rose) 65-63-62-68, South Korea (K.J. Choi and S.K.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/VCD vendors demand right to operate

VCD vendors demand right to operateTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of street vendors evicted from the front of the Harco shopping center in Glodok, West Jakarta, staged a rally on Monday, demanding they be allowed to reopen their businesses in the area or be given an ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Police find NII documents at bombers' homes

Police find NII documents at bombers' homesJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Police investigating the McDonald's restaurant bombing in Makassar have discovered documents outlining plans to declare an Islamic state at the suspects' homes.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/`Monas fence will limit access'

`Monas fence will limit access' The city administration unveiled on Monday the new look of the National Monument (Monas) park with its high fences, worth almost Rp 9 billion. Even though there is no charge for entering the park, people are afraid that they will eventually have to pay an admission.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/YLKI mulls Pertamina boycott

YLKI mulls Pertamina boycottA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) strongly condemned on Monday a decision by state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to raise the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), saying that it would impose more burdens upon the ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/RI, China sign population accord

RI, China sign population accord BANGKOK: Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of China here on Monday to cooperate in the field of population and reproductive health/family planning.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Certificates for street kids

Certificates for street kids KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Some 200 street children and poor people will receive certificates from the local education office after participating in educational classes.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Deutsche Bank optimistic about government bonds issue

Deutsche Bank optimistic about government bonds issueDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the government began on Monday a road show for its plans to issue some Rp 2 trillion (US$224.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/'Tourist slump not due to Bali terror'

'Tourist slump not due to Bali terror' JAKARTA: A total of 91,506 foreign tourists visited Jakarta in October, or 7.59 percent less than the number in the previous month, which recorded more than 99,000 visitors, according to data at the City Statistics Office.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/STT commitment to develop fixed lines questioned

STT commitment to develop fixed lines questionedA'an Suryana and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The purchase of a 41.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Hilda's groundbreaking ceramics in retrospect

Hilda's groundbreaking ceramics in retrospectCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta "The approach to ceramics should start from basic knowledge of the material and from making pottery. Only thereafter can a ceramist proceed toward another level.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Indonesia hopes to bounce back against Cambodia

Indonesia hopes to bounce back against CambodiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After its disappointing draw against Myanmar on Sunday, Indonesia will be looking to secure three points in its second match of the Tiger Cup soccer championship against Cambodia at the Bung Karno Stadium here on ...

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Papua: A Zone of Peace

Papua: A Zone of PeaceNeles Tebay, Pontifical University of Urbaniana, Rome On Dec. 1, the Papuans made two fundamental decisions, namely to declare Papua as a zone of peace and to claim Dec.1 as the Papua's Day of Peace.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/'Immaculate' conception unraveled

'Immaculate' conception unraveledMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang After sticking to her story of an immaculate conception for almost two months, the mystery of a 13-year-old girl who reportedly had a baby without having sexual relations with a man was finally disclosed on Saturday.

Tue, 17 Dec 2002

JP/Mudslide and precautions

Mudslide and precautions Pondering the merciless and disastrous mudslide that hit a hot spring resort at Pacet, Mojokerto, East Java, during the Idul Fitri holiday, causing death to innocent schoolchildren enjoying their vacation (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 12 and Dec.