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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/President wants urine test for all public officials

President wants urine test for all public officialsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For President Megawati Soekarnoputri, a clean government does not rest with being free from corruption, collusion and nepotism, but also from drugs.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Farmers complain of rampaging monkeys

Farmers complain of rampaging monkeys SUKOHARJO, Central Java: Farmers from villages in Bulu subdistrict nearby the Central Java town of Sukoharjo have been taking turns over the past two years at keeping their plantations free from hungry monkeys.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Rats and corruption suspects

Rats and corruption suspects Want to know about the fate of rats, the small rodents that spread leptospirosis? They are currently being hunted down and having boiling water poured on them. Their throats are slit and a syringe is inserted into their hearts.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Haze forces

Haze forces Garuda plane to cancel landing in N. Sumatra Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post MedanThick haze from forest fires on the island of Sumatra and neighboring Malaysia have forced airlines to cancel flights to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, due to reduced visibility, local ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates March. 14

Rupiah Rates March. 14 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,460.00 9,460.00 10,010.00 9,910.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Young choreographers bring dance into the spotlight

Young choreographers bring dance into the spotlightKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta A dancer uttered some Javanese sentences in high pitch."Urip iku bisane aweh pepadhang, marang sopo wae sing lagi nandhang pepeteng, dadi manawa urip ora bisa aweh pepadhang iku ateges wis mati....

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Realization of 20 megaprojects

Realization of 20 megaprojects Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro Jakti has reportedly disclosed that 20 national megaprojects worth US$300 billion will be implemented between now and 2005. This positive news has emerged amid an increasing number of corruption cases.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Unprofessional insurance company

Unprofessional insurance company I was sick in October 2001 and stayed for four days in the hospital. When I was admitted I used health insurance from my husband's office. It was Aetna Life Health Insurance. After checking blood, USG, etc.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Tantri Yuliandini

Tantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post JakartaLocal operators heading for '2.5G' technology Voice transmission is still the darling of Indonesian mobile phone users, while data transmission and applications over the mobile system have yet to gain enough momentum for local operators to worry about ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/'Gallup'ing into Muslim hearts

'Gallup'ing into Muslim heartsArsalan Tariq Iftikhar, Midwest Communications Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Chicago, Illinois According to a recent Gallup poll, residents of nine Muslim countries said they thought that the United States was aggressive and biased against ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/More delays on Pansus decision likely

More delays on Pansus decision likelyKurniawan Hari and Annastashya Emmannuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another delay to the decision over the establishment of the House of Representatives' committee of inquiry into a financial scandal implicating House Speaker Akbar Tandjung remains ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Religious leaders to help settle sectarian clashes

Religious leaders to help settle sectarian clashesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of prominent religious leaders agreed on Thursday to work together in settling sectarian conflicts in several areas of the country, saying that a security approach might not solve the root of the ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/BI aims to cut inflation to 6-7% in five years

BI aims to cut inflation to 6-7% in five yearsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said in its 2001 annual report released on Thursday that it was committed to gradually lowering the inflation rate to between 6 percent and 7 percent in the next five years.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Closed soccer match

Closed soccer match The soccer match between Indonesian Cabinet ministers and members of the foreign diplomatic corps on March 9 will go down in the history of the foreign diplomatic corps in Indonesia as a unique event.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Police handle Ayu's family spat

Police handle Ayu's family spat JAKARTA: The police are looking into actress Ayu Ashari's complaint that she was physically assaulted by her Finnish husband, Teemu Yusuf Ibrahim.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Cambodia may help boost textile exports

Cambodia may help boost textile exportsAdianto Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Trade and Industry Rini M. Soewandi said on Thursday she planned to visit Cambodia in May to seek ways of helping improve Indonesia's textile exports.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesia should send right message to E. Timor

Indonesia should send right message to E. TimorAboeprijadi Santoso, Radio Netherlands, Amsterdam It is odd, to say the least, that some legislators should press the President not to attend the celebration of East Timor's proclamation of independence on May 20.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Corrupt legal system selective with corruptors

Corrupt legal system selective with corruptorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the last few days, seemingly good news in the drive against corruption came to the fore.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Less pain - now is the age of minimal invasive surgery

Less pain - now is the age of minimal invasive surgeryTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Long convalescences in hospitals and ugly postsurgery scars are a thing of the past, thanks to today's advances in medical science and the developments of minimal invasive surgery.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/People called on to fight AIDS

People called on to fight AIDS JAKARTA: The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Southeast Asian countries called on the public "to step up efforts to fight AIDS" at the conclusion of their three-day international meeting here on Friday.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Asia's bad loans: It's time for a reality check

Asia's bad loans: It's time for a reality check Jack Rodman, Ernst & Young, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo A recent report from Ernst and Young's Asia Pacific Financial Solutions Group suggesting that Asia's nonperforming loan (NPL) problem is much worse than generally perceived has triggered a ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/FPI attacks billiard center

FPI attacks billiard centerAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Islamic New Year was marked by an attack by hundreds of members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on the Mekar Jaya billiard center in Casablanca, South Jakarta, early on Friday morning.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Convict, suspect head public institutions

Convict, suspect head public institutionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A convicted corruptor and a detained graft suspect now lead two of the country's most important public institutions, respectively Bank Indonesia and the House of Representatives.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Residents 'cheated' by Golkar

Residents 'cheated' by Golkar JAKARTA: Dozens of people packed on Thursday the Golkar Jakarta Chapter's office on Jl. Pegangsaan Barat, Cikini in Central Jakarta to exchange their coupons for basic commodities only to find out that they had been deceived.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Selecting future fighters

Selecting future fightersThe Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul Like most multibillion-dollar projects, the selection process for the nation's next-generation fighters is getting knottier -- and nastier -- everyday.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting Image of Ganesi by Made Gunawan, Hadiprana Gallery, Jl. Kemang Raya 30, South Jakarta (Tel. 7194715), March 16. * Sculpture by Pintor Sirait, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008 ext. 7910/7911), 10 a.m.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/10 parities 'shared Rp 109b from Bulog'

10 parities 'shared Rp 109b from Bulog'The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid alleged on Friday that 10 parties received Rp 109 billion (US$10.9 million) from the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) and former president B.J. Habibie.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/E. Java readies workers for Brunei

E. Java readies workers for BruneiAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya With hundreds of thousands of Indonesians in the process of deportation or already deported from Malaysia following a recent riot there, East Java is preparing to send 76,000 skilled and unskilled workers to Brunei ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Brunei Air's poor service

Brunei Air's poor service In November 2001 we used Brunei Air for our flight to and from Shanghai. What a mistake!They managed to commit the following compounded errors: 1. They lost all our properly tagged luggage after departure from Jakarta. 2.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/NGOs report Governor supporters to police

NGOs report Governor supporters to policeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of non-governmental organizations on Thursday filed complaints with the police against Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's supporters, who violently attacked activists and demonstrators during an anti-Sutiyoso ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Endriartono closer to TNI chief post

Endriartono closer to TNI chief postThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto moved a step closer to the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s top post after current TNI chief Adm. Widodo A.S. extended Endriartono's term of service another five years.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Aceh crowd paid to mark 'Syariah' implementation

Aceh crowd paid to mark 'Syariah' implementationIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh About 15,000 people paraded through Banda Aceh to mark the first day of Syariah law implementation which happened to coincide with the Islamic New Year on Friday.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Military launches post-flood action

Military launches post-flood action JAKARTA: The Jakarta military launched a postflood program at a ceremony in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Thursday in its effort to help flood victims in the capital.Jakarta Military chief Maj. Gen.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Vendors rally at Bogor council

Vendors rally at Bogor council BOGOR: Dozens of sidewalk vendors near Kebon Kembang and Anyar markets here staged a rally at the town council on Wednesday to protest the Rp 96 million fraud related to a beautification project for their shops.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Mobile phones: More than just basic needs

Mobile phones: More than just basic needsVenerdi Handojo, Contributor, Jakarta The first time I lost my mobile phone, I thought to myself, "Oh well, it's quite common for a Jakartan to lose a cell phone." Most of my friends, after all, have lost their cell phones at least once.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Pertamina cuts fuel supply to industry

Pertamina cuts fuel supply to industryDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina confirmed on Thursday it had reduced the supply of subsidized fuel products to several sectors, including the plywood and textile industries, citing a slowdown in the ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/BI Governor's conviction

BI Governor's conviction The Central Jakarta District Court's sentencing of Bank Indonesia's Governor Sjahril Sabirin to three years in jail for his involvement in the 1999 Bank Bali scandal surprised most lawyers and analysts, who had expected his acquittal after three principal defendants in ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Local salt has lost saltiness

Local salt has lost saltiness Indonesia is often called an archipelago or a maritime country. Unfortunately, it is yet to be self-sufficient in salt.This country sustains a significant deficit of salt. It can only supply 1.21 million tons of salt or 46.5 percent of the total demand of 2.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/TNI deploys 41,500 troops to conflict-ridden areas

TNI deploys 41,500 troops to conflict-ridden areasTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) deployed nearly 41,500 troops to conflict-prone areas, half of those to Aceh, over the past three years, a military spokesman said.Maj. Gen.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Haze forces

Haze forces Garuda plane to cancel landing in N. Sumatra Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post MedanThick haze from forest fires on the island of Sumatra and neighboring Malaysia have forced airlines to cancel flights to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, due to reduced visibility, local ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Haze forces airlines to cancel flights to N. Sumatra

Haze forces airlines to cancel flights to N. SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Thick haze from forest fires on the island of Sumatra and neighboring Malaysia have forced airlines to cancel flights to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, due to reduced visibility, local officials ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/14,000 students may drop out as fees becomes unaffordable in Ciamis

14,000 students may drop out as fees becomes unaffordable in CiamisNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Around 14,000 students are facing the threat of dropping out from their elementary, junior and senior high schools in the West Java town of Ciamis, as their parents can no longer afford to ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Of hookers and city officers

Of hookers and city officers In the March 11 issue of The Jakarta Post, you have the story of 34 alleged "hookers" being arrested early in the morning of March 9 by the City Public Order Office.My 25-year-old step-daughter was one of those 34.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates March. 14

Rupiah Rates March. 14 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,460.00 9,460.00 10,010.00 9,910.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Dilemmas for Indonesian Muslims in U.S.

Dilemmas for Indonesian Muslims in U.S.Djoko Susilo, Legislator, Jakarta The aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedy in the U.S. continues, and Indonesian Muslims in the U.S. are among those adjusting to the reality.Along with arrests of a number of Indonesian citizens in the U.S.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Confidence push from BCA sale temporary: economists

Confidence push from BCA sale temporary: economistsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The government may have won market praise for its successful sale of Bank Central Asia (BCA), but economists warned the upbeat mood was temporary and that only a steady performance could prevent confidence from fading.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesia must address low rating for trafficking of women, children

Indonesia must address low rating for trafficking of women, childrenBayu Wicaksono, Journalist, Jakarta In October 2001, the United Nations (UN) evaluated Indonesia as Standard 3 -- the lowest in the context of human trafficking.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/E. Timor to open five embassies

E. Timor to open five embassies JAKARTA: The government of East Timor plans to open five embassies, one of them in Jakarta, East Timor's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando De Araujo said in Melbourne on Friday.He said the other four embassies would be in Canberra, Lisbon, Washington D.C.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Haze forces

Haze forces Garuda plane to cancel landing in N. Sumatra Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post MedanThick haze from forest fires on the island of Sumatra and neighboring Malaysia have forced airlines to cancel flights to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, due to reduced visibility, local ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Uneventful start to East Timor rights trial

Uneventful start to East Timor rights trialTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia began its first ever human rights trial under close public scrutiny and wariness on Thursday as the country put its international reputation on the line in the landmark cases.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Sjahril, convicted in graft case, remains a free man

Sjahril, convicted in graft case, remains a free manMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaBank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin has been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for corruption. But he remains a free man.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Laws on human trafficking

Laws on human trafficking urgently needed in RI Bayu Wicaksono Journalist Jakarta In October 2001, the United Nations (UN) evaluated Indonesia as Standard 3 -- the lowest in the context of human trafficking.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Timah to pay 2000 dividend next year

Timah to pay 2000 dividend next yearMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed tin mining firm PT Timah Tbk. announced on Thursday it had decided to delay the payment of the remaining dividend for 2000 totaling Rp 59.85 billion (US$5.98 million) until next year.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Sjahril has been sentenced, but what about the others?

Sjahril has been sentenced, but what about the others? Governor of Bank Indonesia Sjahril Sabirin was finally sentenced to three years in jail and fined Rp 15 million or a further three months in jail by the panel of judges at Central Jakarta District Court.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Hard-working vegetable farmers harvest but middlemen profit

Hard-working vegetable farmers harvest but middlemen profitDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Farmers in the capital are ready to supply vegetables to the market after over a month of painstaking efforts to cultivate their plants amid diminishing rains.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Sjahril remains a free man

Sjahril remains a free manMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin has been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for corruption. But he remains a free man.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Graft trial confuses prosecutors and media

Graft trial confuses prosecutors and mediaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many unexpected things can happen in Indonesia's notorious courtrooms and it is not just controversial verdicts that run contrary to people's sense of justice.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Marlev and Rony in Swiss Open quarters

Marlev and Rony in Swiss Open quartersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has two shuttlers still in the men's singles of the three-star Swiss Open, with Marlev Mainaky and Rony Agustinus making their way to the quarterfinals on Thursday evening.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Call American handyman

Call American handymanND Batra, Norwich University, Vermont, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta While the whole world is watching how the Americans are fighting terrorism and helping to rebuild torn societies in Afghanistan, the Philippines and Indonesia, and hopefully in the Middle East, ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Farallon outplayed StanChart to win BCA

Farallon outplayed StanChart to win BCAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was all too clear who was about to become the new owner of Bank Central Asia (BCA) when State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi said the selection was based on the final bids submitted on Jan. 28.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesian provinces gear up for more local TV stations

Indonesian provinces gear up for more local TV stationsLuas Samudera, Contributor, Jakarta The new autonomy law introduced last year immediately encouraged many Indonesians to set up television stations in remote cities far away from the bustling capital, where the current nationwide stations ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/U.S. back on unilateral track on Taiwan

U.S. back on unilateral track on TaiwanXin Bei, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing As the six-month anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks spurred American people to reflect mournfully, the Bush administration was eager to pick up its unilateral approach again.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Untangling the flexible labor markets theory

Untangling the flexible labor markets theoryWilliam Keegan, Observer News Service, London People are people and things are things. But to listen to economists and politicians these days you would think they were indistinguishable.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Fighting the good jihad

Fighting the good jihad It is regrettable enough that the lofty idea of jihad is being reduced to the weapons-and-armor defense of the faith, with bloodshed all around.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/'Cici' and 'Koko' contest on Saturday

'Cici' and 'Koko' contest on Saturday JAKARTA: The final contest of Chinese beauty pageants, the first of its kind in Indonesian history, would be held at Glodok Plasa in West Jakarta, on Saturday, an organizer said on Thursday.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/BI aims to cut inflation to 6-7% in five years

BI aims to cut inflation to 6-7% in five years The Jakarta Post Jakarta Bank Indonesia said in its 2001 annual report released on Thursday that it was committed to gradually lowering the inflation rate to between 6 percent and 7 percent in the next five years.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/New party declared, another one looms

New party declared, another one loomsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hartono Mardjono, a formerly influential figure of the Crescent and Star Party (PBB), declared on Friday a new political party, the Indonesian Islamic Party (PII).

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Suspect Tommy visits Soeharto

Suspect Tommy visits SoehartoYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rich prison inmates here can enjoy not only drug deliveries or conjugal visits, they can also walk out of jail for a night to visit family members, as was proven on Thursday by murder suspect Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 14, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Great Sale targets Rp 3.7t

Great Sale targets Rp 3.7tDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year's Jakarta Great Sale, held to celebrate the city's 475th anniversary and to boost business through discounted packages for both local and foreign visitors, is expected to secure Rp 3.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Confidence push from BCA sale temporary: Economists

Confidence push from BCA sale temporary: EconomistsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government may have won market praise for its successful sale of Bank Central Asia (BCA), but economists warned the upbeat mood was temporary and that only a steady performance could prevent confidence from fading.

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Cirebon students, NGOs rally, to seek officials' resignation

Cirebon students, NGOs rally, to seek officials' resignationNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Hundreds of students and members of non-governmental organizations held a rally in Cirebon, West Java, on Friday, to demand the resignations of all government officials responsible for the release ...

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Sat, 16 Mar 2002

JP/Get ready for yet another China fright to come

Get ready for yet another China fright to comeTom Plate, Asia Pacific Media Network, Los Angeles, USA America's love-hate relationship with China proceeds apace. The latest bump in the bilateral road is yet another China scare. The U.S.

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