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56 articles.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Govt weighs logging moratorium in Java

Govt weighs logging moratorium in JavaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim said on Friday that his ministry was considering imposing a logging moratorium in Java to prevent extensive natural disasters.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/BIN to build intelligence school in Batam

BIN to build intelligence school in BatamFadli The Jakarta Post Batam, RiauThe State Intelligence Agency (BIN) will build an intelligence school on the industrial island of Batam, Riau, by mid next year as it was planning to establish provincial representative offices across the country, the ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/JP/5/CAPTION

JP/5/CAPTIONAntaraHARD WORK, LOW INCOME: Two women carry large baskets of fruit on their heads at the Petekan Market in Surabaya, East Java. They are paid Rp 1,000 (US$11 cents) to carry one basket from the market to the street, 500 meters away.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Stop the world,

Stop the world, I want to get off! The article on the power of corporations toward good governance (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 18) by Yanuar Nugroho was highly informative in many respects.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Governor Sutiyoso told to dismiss directors of ailing city-owned firms

Governor Sutiyoso told to dismiss directors of ailing city-owned firmsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disappointed with the poor performance of city-owned firms, the City Council urged Governor Sutiyoso on Friday to dismiss the firms' directors on account of the small contribution the ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/A matter of vision

A matter of vision In a matter of days the year 2002 will come to an end. For many people the time for merrymaking to celebrate Christmas and New Year is nearing.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Activists accuse women of allowing domestic violence to happen

Activists accuse women of allowing domestic violence to happenDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local culture, legal procedures, and a lack of knowledge about legal protection have made victims of domestic violence reluctant to report the cases to the police or bring the perpetrators ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/The Indians strike back

The Indians strike backDavid Edeli Consultant on Ecuadorian Amazon Project Syndicate Long quiescent, Ecuador's Indians -- like native groups in much of Latin America -- are finding their political voice and making their presence felt.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Drinking water // BOX

Drinking water // BOX Correction: In the article Bottled drinking water business thriving on Dec. 16, in the last paragraph the writer says: "Morgen Sutanto, president at Equil bottled drinking water company,...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/The failure of Christmas

The failure of ChristmasMa. Ceres P. Doyo Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila If I were a Muslim, I would wonder why Christmas, the season when millions all over the world commemorate the birth of the Child Jesus -- considered redeemer, messiah, Son of God, founder of ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Bali bombing suspects to reconstruct crime

Bali bombing suspects to reconstruct crimeI Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta The police will fly suspects of the Bali blast from the resort island to Central Java to have them reconstruct the meetings they allegedly held to plan the attacks.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Sudibyo M. Wiradji

Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor JakartaCafes, restaurants promise unforgettable night While most Jakartans will usually stay at home watching television during New Year's Eve, clubbers and party goers will be treated to a variety of live extravaganzas at cafes, restaurants, hotels and public ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/RI sports still in the balance despite new bill

RI sports still in the balance despite new billBudi A. Sanusi and Achmad Gozali, Contributors, Jakarta Credit should be given to the National Sports Council (KONI) and the Directorate General of Sports at the Ministry of National Education for the drafting of the sports bill now being deliberated ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Equil clarifies

Equil clarifies In the article Bottled drinking water business thriving (The Jakarta Post Dec. 16), in the last paragraph the writer says that "Morgen Sutanto is president of Equil bottled drinking water company.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Indonesia still respect

Indonesia still respect the "one China policy" Jusuf Wanandi Founder and Member Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta If there is one country that understands more fully what China's "one-China policy" means, that country is Indonesia.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Police release Indian businessmen

Police release Indian businessmenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two high-profile Indian businessmen controversially detained by police were released into the custody of the Indian Embassy on Friday, National Police said."We released them at 9:30 a.m.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Promoting the newer ASEAN member states

Promoting the newer ASEAN member statesPola Singh, Head, Initiatives for ASEAN Integration Unit, Jakarta As integration with the world economy increases, the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) finds itself facing important opportunities and challenges including the need to better integrate ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Lighting kills 10 in Pandeglang

Lighting kills 10 in PandeglangThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 10 women were killed and five others seriously wounded on Friday when a bolt of lightening struck the bamboo hut where they were sheltering, in the town of Pandeglang, Banten province, local residents and officials said.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Playwright Ratna still standing tall

Playwright Ratna still standing tallEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What saddened playwright Ratna Sarumpaet the most when state-run television station TVRI refused to air her play, Alia, Luka Serambi Mekah (Alia, Wound on Veranda of Mecca), was the response of her fellow artists.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Soft drink producers demand tax abolition

Soft drink producers demand tax abolitionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Soft drink producers demanded the government to revoke the 10 percent luxury tax imposed on their products, arguing that the tax had prevented the industry from growing and worse, may eventually ruin the domestic ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Judge reported for attempted extortion

Judge reported for attempted extortionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer filed a complaint with Jakarta police on Friday alleging a district court judge attempted to blackmail him during a recent court case.In his complaint, lawyer Wawan Irawan said South Jakarta District Court judge Torang H.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/BIN to build intelligence school in Batam

BIN to build intelligence school in BatamFadli The Jakarta Post Batam, RiauThe State Intelligence Agency (BIN) will build an intelligence school on the industrial island of Batam, Riau, by mid next year as it was planning to establish provincial representative offices across the country, the ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/BIN to build intelligence school in Batam

BIN to build intelligence school in BatamFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) will build an intelligence school on the industrial island of Batam, Riau, by mid next year as it was planning to establish provincial representative offices across the country, the ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Ex-bank owners freed from criminal charges

Ex-bank owners freed from criminal chargesFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government finally agreed on Friday to exempt former bank owners deemed cooperative in settling their debts to the state from criminal charges, dashing public hopes for justice.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Planned allowances for RT, RW heads rebuked

Planned allowances for RT, RW heads rebukedDamar Harsanto and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of both the high- and low-income communities frowned upon the city administration's plan to provide allowances for the heads of community units (RW) and neighborhood units ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/`Kafir', unintentionally hilarious movie

`Kafir', unintentionally hilarious movieJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Back in the 80s, this country produced countless horror movies which would do the grandfather of bad movies, Edward D. Wood, Jr., proud.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Treat investors like your mistress

Treat investors like your mistressYose Rizal Damuri Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta yose_rizal@csis.or.id The list of multinational companies planning to stop their production activities in Indonesia gets longer by the day.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/International Womens' Day: Eliminating discrimination

International Womens' Day: Eliminating discriminationLynda Kurnia Wardhani, Women's Caring Forum, Jakarta Though the United Nations has issued various important instruments promoting equality of rights of men and women, such as the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Reading at school lacks cultural aspects

Reading at school lacks cultural aspectsSetiono, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Atmajaya Catholic University, Jakarta One particular area of language teaching in which new questions are being asked about the relationship between language and thought is in the teaching of reading.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/New directors enter film industry with horror movies

New directors enter film industry with horror moviesJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Movie audiences have witnessed now-renowned film directors making their entrances on the film scene with horror movies.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/RI, Malaysian police boost cooperation

RI, Malaysian police boost cooperationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan North Sumatra and Aceh police signed on Friday an agreement with their counterparts from the Malaysian states of Kedang, Perak and Penang on how to deal with the increasing threats of terrorism, weapons smuggling and ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Man arrested for falsifying decrees

Man arrested for falsifying decrees BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested a man on Thursday at a rented house in Bogor, West Java, for falsifying official decrees on the appointment of civil servants to the ministry of education.At the house on Jl.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/

Democracy Deficit at the IMF?Sugeng Bahagijo Deputy Executive Secretary International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) Jakarta sugeng@nusa.or.id Currently, reforms at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are underway, including on the debt front.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/RI, RP discuss terror pact extension

RI, RP discuss terror pact extensionAgencies, Manila Minister of Foreign Affiars Hassan Wirayuda and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday discussed border security concerns and the expansion of a trilateral agreement to fight terrorism to include other Southeast Asian nations.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/President to attend Xmas celebration

President to attend Xmas celebration JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz are scheduled to attend a national Christmas celebration here on Dec. 27.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/KPEN calls for concerted effort to fight smuggling

KPEN calls for concerted effort to fight smugglingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Economic Recovery Committee (KPEN) chairman Sofyan Wanandi urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to work together to fight smuggling in the country, which is ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Police, military gear up for Xmas and New Year

Police, military gear up for Xmas and New YearThe Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Cirebon/Bandarlampung Military and police forces will deploy thousands of their personnel across the country in a joint effort to ensure regional security during the annual Christmas and New Year's holidays, officers said on ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/CPO producers convene to resolve problems

CPO producers convene to resolve problemsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's palm oil producers gathered here on Friday for a two-day congress to discuss ways to resolve the pressing problems faced by the industry.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/JP/5/across

JP/5/acrossFive detained in attack on newspaper BATAM, Riau: At least five persons, including a journalist, are currently being detained by the Batam city police for their alleged involvement in an attack Wednesday on the offices of the Batam Pos daily.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Shangri-La wins its court case

Shangri-La wins its court case JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has ruled to favor of Shangri- La Hotel in its termination of 75 former hotel employees who were involved in a strike, illegal demonstrations and occupation of the hotel in December 2000.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/U.S. decision to kill

U.S. decision to kill One could have feared the worst after information from Washington this weekend that the CIA now has the president's permission to kill 25 named terrorist leaders -- no matter what country they are in -- if the CIA decides it is impractical to catch them instead.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/U.S., Australia, UK caution on attacks during holidays

U.S., Australia, UK caution on attacks during holidaysFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The governments of Australia, Britain and the United States issued new travel advisories for their citizens in Indonesia to be extremely cautious during the upcoming holiday season due to the ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Traumatized Acehnese refugees still reluctant to return home

Traumatized Acehnese refugees still reluctant to return homeNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Lhoknibong, East Aceh Khatijah Abdullah, 38, a refugee sheltering in Lhoknibong district, East Aceh, could only manage a fake smile when her four children asked for new clothes for Idul Fitri.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Migrant workers big money for the state

Migrant workers big money for the stateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian migrant workers have rewarded the government's failure to protect and defend them with a whopping US$1 billion in foreign exchange earnings this year alone.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/RI readies for do-or-die game against Vietnam

RI readies for do-or-die game against VietnamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is readying itself for a do-or-die match against Vietnam on Saturday night at Bung Karno Stadium in Group A of the Tiger Cup.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/More clashes in Aceh as JSC starts its work

More clashes in Aceh as JSC starts its workNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Rebel and government troops in Aceh clashed again in another violation of the 11-day old peace agreement, while a joint committee in charge of implementing the agreement began its first day of work on ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Special police escort for convict Bob Hasan

Special police escort for convict Bob HasanFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In Indonesia, money talks; even in jail. Former timber magnate Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, a convicted felon, retains his rights to all the privileges the state has to offer, including special police attention.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Drinking water // BOX

Drinking water // BOX Correction: In the article Bottled drinking water business thriving on Dec. 16, in the last paragraph the writer says: "Morgen Sutanto, president at Equil bottled drinking water company,...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Firm appraisal to cover women issue

Firm appraisal to cover women issue JAKARTA: State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim said on Friday that beginning next year, his office would include the rights of women laborers in its environmental appraisals of firms.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/JITF meets debt restructuring target

JITF meets debt restructuring targetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) said on Friday it had mediated some US$18.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Residents sue President over Bukittinggi mayoralty expansion

Residents sue President over Bukittinggi mayoralty expansionKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang Residents from 12 villages in Agam regency, West Sumatra, filed a class action lawsuit against the president on Friday over Government Regulation (PP) No.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Wider peacekeeping role

Wider peacekeeping role Government must first be forthright at home.The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo An advisory panel headed by Yasushi Akashi, former United Nations undersecretary-general and head of the UN peacekeeping operations in Cambodia and Yugoslavia, has submitted its report to Prime Minister ...

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/`Vendors are simply trying to make a living'

`Vendors are simply trying to make a living' Copyright violation has become widespread here among people of all walks of life, including the well-educated and wealthy. This explains why the illegal VCD business is thriving.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Rp 18b for Bekasi council building

Rp 18b for Bekasi council building BEKASI: The ongoing construction of the Bekasi Council twin buildings on a 2,000-square-meter plot on Jl. Chairil Anwar will cost Rp 18 billion, head of the municipality's Development Planning Office, Toto Soebekti, has said.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/Cosmetics firm Avon denies reports it is leaving Indonesia

Cosmetics firm Avon denies reports it is leaving IndonesiaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cosmetics manufacturer PT Avon Indonesia denied on Friday it was planning to close its factory in the Cilandak Commercial Estate in South Jakarta and relocate to a neighboring country.

Sat, 21 Dec 2002

JP/On religious pluralism

On religious pluralism I refer to the Egyptian Ambassador's letter On religious pluralism in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 19 in just a general unspecific manner; a light comment, so to say.All religions on this planet strive for enlightenment in their own specific way.