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Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Prostitution still survives in 'closed' Kramat Tunggak

Prostitution still survives in 'closed' Kramat TunggakRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It has been more than two years since the city administration closed the notorious Kramat Tunggak brothel complex in North Jakarta, but the area has yet to rid itself of prostitution.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Shoring up image

Shoring up imageV.K.Chin The Star Asia News Network The police seem to be making an effort to clean up the force, suspending and even dismissing those officers who have been involved in criminal activities or for a serious breach of discipline.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/IPA to draft oil and gas code of conduct

IPA to draft oil and gas code of conductMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) said on Thursday it would draft a code of conduct on good corporate governance for the country's oil and gas industry to help strengthen business ethics and eradicate ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/KPKPN questions 30 state officials

KPKPN questions 30 state officials JAKARTA: At least 30 of the 600 state officials whose wealth declarations have been verified by the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) are currently undergoing special investigations on suspicion that they have amassed their wealth through ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Security authorities begin disarming people in Poso

Security authorities begin disarming people in PosoErik W., The Jakarta Post, Palu Starting Friday, security forces in Poso, Central Sulawesi, will conduct a door-to-door search for weapons still in the hands of Muslims or Christians who are not complying with the peace agreement signed by their ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Russia goes West

Russia goes WestDmitry Danilov Head of Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences RIA Novosti Moscow The call-in broadcast of President Vladimir Putin with the Russian public late last year showed that the people don't question the U-turn made by the Russian foreign policy after Sept. 11.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Rahardi held in connection to Bulog scandal

Rahardi held in connection to Bulog scandalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rahardi Ramelan began a 20-day stint at Cipinang Penitentiary on Thursday, pending trial for the alleged embezzlement of Rp 54.6 billion (about US$5.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Tourist visa denied

Tourist visa denied With the honorable Australian Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Mr Ruddock MP currently visiting Indonesia, I would like to pose a very simple question: Why?My wife, an Indonesian citizen, recently applied for a tourist visa to accompany myself, ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Corrupt officials might be replaced

Corrupt officials might be replaced JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso promised on Thursday to take stern action against any city official found guilty of taking advantage of post-flood projects.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Lorena makes right decision

Lorena makes right decision The bus company Lorena has just made a decision. My previous letter to The Jakarta Post recounted how my husband and I abandoned a bus journey to Bali by disembarking in West Java.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Ad hoc trial to begin mid-March

Ad hoc trial to begin mid-March Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta The much-awaited ad hoc human rights trial will begin in the middle of this month, with or without the government regulations on witness protection and rehabilitation and compensation for victims of rights ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Japan ready to restart major projects in Indonesia

Japan ready to restart major projects in IndonesiaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan has pledged to resume this year the financing of billions of U.S.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Interpol intensifies search for Hambali

Interpol intensifies search for HambaliYogita Tahilramani and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Central Bureau of ICPO-Interpol is intensifying its search for Islamic preacher Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin alias Hambali, who is wanted by Malaysian Police for his reported links to ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/TNI troops ordered to shoot refugee criminals

TNI troops ordered to shoot refugee criminalsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wellem T. da Costa has ordered soldiers to shoot East Timor refugees found committing violence against Indonesians living near refugee camps in West Timor."...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/People-smuggling requires collective response

People-smuggling requires collective responseFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, BaliA two-day international conference on illegal migrants and related transnational crimes ended here on Thursday with all participating countries recognizing people-smuggling as ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesia drafting law to tackle migrants

Indonesia drafting law to tackle migrantsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The government will deliver the final draft of the immigration law to the House of Representatives by the middle of this year to enable the country to properly deal with ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/More urgent matters than dual roles

More urgent matters than dual roles Our suspicion was right. Most people do not care about the dual roles of political party leaders who concurrently hold positions as president, vice president, speakers of the Assembly and the House as well as ministers.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Aid funds for Madurese refugees embezzled

Aid funds for Madurese refugees embezzledAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The government's food aid for thousands of Madurese refugees who fled ethnic riots in Central Kalimantan last year has fallen prey to embezzlement by local authorities, said legislators in East Java province.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/'Opera Diponegoro', an attempt to revitalize waning patriotism

'Opera Diponegoro', an attempt to revitalize waning patriotismKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta History has not completely laid bare each and every aspect of the struggle against the Dutch colonial powers in Java from 1825 to 1830, known as "The War of Diponegoro".

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/People-smuggling 'requires collective response'

People-smuggling 'requires collective response'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali A two-day international conference on illegal migrants and related transnational crimes ended here on Thursday with all participating countries recognizing people-smuggling ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/RI can't afford to wait for customs reform

RI can't afford to wait for customs reformDjimanto, Secretary General, Indonesian Footwear Association (APRISINDO), Jakarta The article by Richard B. Ness "Don't throw in the towel on Customs reform" in this paper (Feb.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

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~Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city health agency seemed reluctant to probe the selling of subsidized and donated medicines in black markets across the capital.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Muslims, Christians rally joyfully in Ambon

Muslims, Christians rally joyfully in AmbonMuhammad Nafik and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of Muslims and Christians mingled freely in a parade across the Maluku capital of Ambon on Thursday to express their happiness with and support for the recent peace accord, ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Time to speed up investment

Time to speed up investment Last week's news of upcoming major foreign investments in Indonesia during troubled economic times is like water given to someone dying of thirst in a desert.Lady Al-Bandari, the wife of Abdul Aziz, from the Saudi Arabian royal family, plans to invest around Rp 2.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Tata interview: a PR exercise?

Tata interview: a PR exercise? I'm really tired of the way the media, especially the television stations, are treating the case of Tommy Soeharto.Though its legal process is important, the coverage is out of proportion, making it low quality journalism.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Decentralization encourages democracy, researchers say

Decentralization encourages democracy, researchers sayA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional autonomy had proven successful in promoting democracy and creating more effective and responsive local governments, a group of researchers said on Thursday.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/An awkward predicament

An awkward predicament What should come first in matters of state administration and politics: the interest of one's country or that of one's party? The answer seems obvious enough.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Human rights trial to begin mid-March

Human rights trial to begin mid-MarchMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The much-awaited ad hoc human rights trial will begin in the middle of this month, with or without the government regulations on witness protection and rehabilitation and compensation for victims of rights ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Four doctors to leave Manokwari

Four doctors to leave Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Four doctors working in a local hospital are set to leave Manokwari regency because they have not received allowances to which they claim they are entitled.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/A land of many dreams and hopes

A land of many dreams and hopes Strolling across Kuwait City, it is not surprising that this small Arabian Gulf state has been called "the miracle on the desert sands.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/No toll hikes before unfair deal is revoked: Minister

No toll hikes before unfair deal is revoked: MinisterBerni K. Moestafa and Anastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government ruled out hiking toll road prices for a number of routes in Jakarta before revoking a ministerial joint decree it said unfairly divided profit between toll ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/TV Program: Friday, March 1, 2002

TV Program: Friday, March 1, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment9:00 Cartoon10:00 News11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Theft in Supreme Court

Theft in Supreme Court A Supreme Court judge caught a thief red-handed, not in his house, on the road or in his automobile, but, of all places, in his chambers in the Supreme Court building.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/No women shuttlers at All England

No women shuttlers at All EnglandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following injuries suffered by several members of the Uber Cup squad, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has decided to pull all its women players from the All England and Swiss Open Grand Prix tournaments.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesia cannot afford to wait for customs reform

Indonesia cannot afford to wait for customs reformDjimanto Secretary General Indonesian Footwear Association (APRISINDO) Jakarta The article by Richard B. Ness "Don't throw in the towel on Customs reform" in this paper (Feb.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Complaint in order?

Complaint in order? I should have read the article Complaint in order? Time to speak up (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 17), before I left the house that morning.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Kadin asks for govt help in facing free trade

Kadin asks for govt help in facing free tradeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), the country's largest business lobby group, urged the government to help local firms in dealing with tighter competition resulting from the free trade era.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Police to begin discipline drive

Police to begin discipline drive JAKARTA: Jakarta Police revealed on Thursday that it would launch a campaign to ensure greater compliance of existing traffic signs and regulations among both drivers and pedestrians along some of the capital's thoroughfares.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Japan ready to resume major projects in RI

Japan ready to resume major projects in RIBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Japan has pledged to resume this year the financing of billions of U.S.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Officials reluctant to probe drug case

Officials reluctant to probe drug caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City health officials seemed reluctant to launch an investigation in the face of allegations that subsidized and donated medicines are finding their way onto the black market across the capital.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Residents protest mounting garbage

Residents protest mounting garbageAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 100 residents of Penjaringan, North Jakarta, staged a demonstration at City Hall on Thursday to protest the lack of city action in removing the growing heaps of garbage in their neighborhoods.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

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Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Intention to restructure legislators' pay condemned

Intention to restructure legislators' pay condemnedKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The covert plan to boost legislators' pension payouts by 30 percent has drawn strong condemnation as it was done at a time when the performance of legislators is under fire.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Learning to live with floods

Learning to live with floodsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Kapuk Muara subdistrict in North Jakarta is routinely flooded at least three times a year due to the high tides and heavy rains.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Vocalist's ex-wife arrested for drugs

Vocalist's ex-wife arrested for drugs BOGOR: Irni Arnita, the 25-year-old ex-wife of noted Slank rock group vocalist Kaka, was arrested with four friends by Bogor Police at 11.45 a.m. on Monday in West Bogor.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Timah's net profit drops 89%

Timah's net profit drops 89%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Troubled state-owned tin-mining company PT Timah Tbk announced on Thursday an 89 percent fall in net profit for 2001, citing plunging tin prices and rampant illegal mining.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Students traumatized by floods

Students traumatized by floodsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nearly a month after floods befell the capital, a pile of damaged books, cupboards, chairs, and desks still lies wet in front of state elementary school SD 07 in Petamburan, Central Jakarta.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Officials and state facilities

Officials and state facilities It is easy to say that holding dual positions -- both in the government and a political party -- is not a big problem and that it also happens in some other countries. However, the important thing is that the person concerned always treats each role differently.

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Scholars support call for constitutional commission

Scholars support call for constitutional commissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Scholars from various groups leant support for widespread demands for an independent commission to amend the 1945 Constitution on Thursday, saying the amendments currently being considered by legislators ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Feb. 28

Rupiah Rates Feb. 28 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,689.00 9,689.00 10,240.00 10,138.