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Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/House leaders rule Akbar will retain speakership

House leaders rule Akbar will retain speakershipKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite his graft trial, Golkar Party chairman won one of the battles of his political career as leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) dismissed on Tuesday debates over his status as speaker of the ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/One-stop service center disappoints the public

One-stop service center disappoints the publicRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The idea behind the establishment of a one-stop document service center was to provide better and faster service for Jakartans processing official documents.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/A warming relationship?

A warming relationship? Given the myriad pressing problems of Indonesia today, it is hardly surprising that President Megawati Soekarnoputri's decision to go on a tour of Asia is causing controversy.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

jp/JP/12/correct

JP/12/correctA number of share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange list appearing in Saturday March 23, and Tuesday March 26, editions, were incorrect. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Cirebon port management allows smuggling to grow

Cirebon port management allows smuggling to growNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon The Cirebon seaport in West Java has long been a destination for smuggled goods from other islands across the country and abroad due to its poor law enforcement and security, says a former local district ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Its is a fallacy of the Koran promotes anti-Semitism

Its is a fallacy of the Koran promotes anti-SemitismHesham A. Hassaballa, Independent Writers' Syndicate, Director, Islam in Public Action Committee, Chicago, USA Last month, 300 copies of the Koran were removed from Los Angeles public school libraries because of a commentary that was offensive ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Witness says Bulog fund used for many activities

Witness says Bulog fund used for many activitiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The non-budgetary fund of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) was disbursed for many reasons -- including scholarships for swimming athletes -- a former deputy of finance for the agency testified at the corruption trial of ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/JP/12/BEJ

JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 26, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/RI, UNDP pledge support for world summit

RI, UNDP pledge support for world summit JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and the UN Development Program signed a project document to support the Preparatory Committee meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development on Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/East Timorese vow to forgive ex-militiamen

East Timorese vow to forgive ex-militiamenYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Dili East Timorese residents want their compatriots -- including former anti-independence militiamen -- currently sheltering at refugee camps in East Nusa Tenggara to return home, signifying their full acceptance in ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Megawati to get to the heart of 'axis of evil'

Megawati to get to the heart of 'axis of evil'Bantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Many Korea-watchers still remember the Perry Process, which in May 1999 sought to improve relations between North Korea and the United States.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Tension grips Menteng Atas

Tension grips Menteng Atas JAKARTA: Tension has gripped the Menteng Atas area in South Jakarta following a series of molotov cocktail explosions early Tuesday morning.The incident, which took place around 1:30 a.m.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Legislators move to summon Mega

Legislators move to summon MegaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators from different factions are attempting to forcibly summon President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the House to explain the source of her Rp 30 billion grant to the military and the police.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/The Italian mozzarella bubbles in Pondok Indah

The Italian mozzarella bubbles in Pondok IndahPeach Melba, Contributor, Jakarta Attending the launch of Izzi Pizza's first restaurant in Jakarta last month, I couldn't find the words to describe the fresh-from-the oven dish sitting in front of me.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Kemayoran fairground to host Akbar trial

Kemayoran fairground to host Akbar trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A spacious fair ground compound in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, will likely become the venue for the corruption trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Lending to small businesses is rewarding

Lending to small businesses is rewarding As large enterprises remain debilitated under mountains of bad debt, most banks, starved of loan assets, are zeroing in on lending to small-and-medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), which before the 1997 economic crisis were shunned by big banks as highly risky ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates March. 26

Rupiah Rates March. 26 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,190.00 9,190.00 9,738.00 9,642.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Conjunctivitis needs early treatment

Conjunctivitis needs early treatmentDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com Contagious conjunctivitis should be diagnosed and treated early.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Hundreds of doctors go on strike in Lampung

Hundreds of doctors go on strike in LampungOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Three hundred and twenty nine temporarily-employed doctors went on strike in Bandarlampung, protesting to late payment of salaries, demanding a rise in allowances and guaranteed full-time employment, on ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/JP/12/CorporateBrief

JP/12/CorporateBrief Fujitsu sees sharp profit rebound TOKYO: Japan's computer giant Fujitsu Ltd. is likely to post a sharp rebound in operating profit in the year to March 2003 thanks to massive job cuts and other cost reductions, a report said Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/JP/11/J06

JP/11/J06 Canadian firm to invest US$5b in fish-processingThe Jakarta Post JakartaA Canadian company is ready to invest some US$5 billion for the development of a fish-processing business in Indonesia, an official said on Sunday.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Crackdown on dirty money

Crackdown on dirty money The House of Representatives' approval of the Anti-Money Laundering bill on Monday may earn Indonesia a positive review from the developed countries' Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering and could eventually result in the removal of its name from the ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Hotel workers to get jobs back

Hotel workers to get jobs back JAKARTA: The Jakarta State Administrative Court has ordered the Shangri-La Hotel to re-employ 79 workers laid off 16 months ago.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Widodo dismisses major TNI reshuffle

Widodo dismisses major TNI reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. brushed reports of an impending replacement of himself and all his chiefs of staff aside on Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Governor threats parking operators over hike

Governor threats parking operators over hikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso has threatened private parking operators who overcharge motorists, warning he will launch legal action or shut them down.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/VP under fire for 'political visits'

VP under fire for 'political visits' SURABAYA: Vice President Hamzah Haz has been accused of misusing state funds in an early campaign for the 2004 elections.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Military officers to be linked to Theys' murder

Military officers to be linked to Theys' murderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Internal investigators of the Indonesian Military (TNI) are likely to name several officers as suspects in the murder of Papuan independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay last November, a TNI official said.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Singapore hospital targets SE Asian patients

Singapore hospital targets SE Asian patients The National University Hospital of Singapore, which aims to attract wealthy patients from neighboring countries, recently invited The Jakarta Post's Bali-based correspondent I Wayan Juniartha to observe its facilities and attend a seminar it hosted.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Govt establishes new agency to combat rising drug abuse

Govt establishes new agency to combat rising drug abuseAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confronted with an alarming increase in the number of drug users, the government has set up a more powerful agency to combat drug abuse.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Audit body discloses corruption in city firms

Audit body discloses corruption in city firmsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City auditing head Hendarin Ono Saleh revealed on Tuesday that his office had identified 22 financial irregularities that had caused the administration losses of Rp 179.53 billion (US$17.9 million) last year.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/JP/7/yogya

JP/7/yogyaProsecutors to soon quiz councillor over bribe Asip A. Hasani The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta The Yogyakarta prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno has given it permission to question a senior local legislator charged with role-playing in a ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Civil society can be a threat to freedom of the press

Civil society can be a threat to freedom of the pressFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Leo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mob violence against journalists coupled with questionable reporting practices by some among members of the Jakarta press corps are threatening Indonesia's freedom of the ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Police welcome money laundering legislation

Police welcome money laundering legislationYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police welcomed the newly endorsed legislation on money laundering, despite concerns that the law could cause substantial capital outflow from the country's financial systems.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/JP/12/

JP/12/A number of share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange list appearing in Saturday March 23, and Tuesday March 26, editions, were incorrect. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 27, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 27, 2001Exhibitions* Photo, Jalan-Jalan Keliling Jakarta, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Poso military confiscate bombs

Poso military confiscate bombsErik W, The Jakarta Post, Palu In a series of raids for weapons in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, the military confiscated three mortar shells, 10 bombs and dozens of arrows, rifles and handguns.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Applaud the campaign bill as a first step

Applaud the campaign bill as a first stepThomas E. Mann Brookings Institution, Washington The Christian Science Monitor Boston, USA The elation among reformers over the Senate's passage of campaign finance reform last week was immediately dampened by a chorus of cynics.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesians held in Manila: Scapegoats or terrorists?

Indonesians held in Manila: Scapegoats or terrorists?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Speculation is growing is some circles that the three Indonesians recently arrested in Manila were made scapegoats to ease international pressure on Jakarta to act against reported terrorist elements establishing roots ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Kalijodo eviction uncertain: Mayor

Kalijodo eviction uncertain: Mayor JAKARTA: The North Jakarta municipality is uncertain about continuing its eviction program at the Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex due to the lack of funds to compensate the residents.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Crackdown on dirty money

Crackdown on dirty money The House of Representatives' approval of the Anti-Money Laundering bill on Monday may earn Indonesia a positive review from the developed countries' Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering and could eventually result in the removal of its name from the ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/The decision by the House of Representatives (DPR) to endorse the

The decision by the House of Representatives (DPR) to endorse the money laundering bill on Monday despite the poor attendance of legislators has raised questions on whether or not the bill could be enacted into law.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Keeping yourself fit and healthy

Keeping yourself fit and healthy Dear Dr. Donya,I am a male, 36 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches, overweight (102 kilos in Nov. 2000 and 91 kilos in Nov. 2001, presently weighing 90 kilos), and a casual smoker.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Street vendors cheated out of income and stalls

Street vendors cheated out of income and stallsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eighty two street vendors operating near Jatinegara Railway Station in East Jakarta filed a complaint with East Jakarta Police on Tuesday, after being cheated out of Rp 3.8 million (US$380).

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Govt urges quick end to KPC legal dispute

Govt urges quick end to KPC legal disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government urged owners of coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) and the East Kalimantan province to drop their legal dispute on Tuesday, to end the latest snag blocking the sale of a US$400 million stake in KPC.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Local autonomy limits graft: Academic

Local autonomy limits graft: AcademicA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia must continue boosting the autonomy of regional and local governments, a Philippine scholar has urged.Decentralization improves living standards and can help limit corruption, said Cielito F.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/More on Chinese art

More on Chinese art I would like to add something to Liem Sian Tie`s letter to The Jakarta Post, entitled Chinese art resurfaces on March 9.According to Carl Jung, there is a collective unconscious called racial memory. Wave after wave of violence cannot erase it, but would instead reinforce it.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

jp/JP/12/correct

JP/12/correctA number of share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange list appearing in Saturday March 23, and Tuesday March 26, editions, were incorrect. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Over 1,000 workers hold rally

Over 1,000 workers hold rally TANGERANG: More than 1,000 workers from two companies protested in front of the Tangerang Manpower and Population Agency office here on Tuesday.About 700 of the protesters came from Korean-owned PT Indolim, a sewing company.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/National University Hospital is set to win more customers

National University Hospital is set to win more customers With its beautiful gardens, comfortable open-air food court, several convenience stores in the basement, clean and odorless passageways, it is difficult for most Indonesians to think of it as a hospital.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Textile sector needs $4.9m to upgrade machinery

Textile sector needs $4.9m to upgrade machineryAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's textile industry needs some US$4.9 million to upgrade or replace old machinery in a bid to boost production, according to an executive of the Indonesian Textile Association (API).

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Batam residents seize water truck

Batam residents seize water truck BATAM, Riau: Dissatisfied over the two-month long shortage of clean water supply, residents from the Tanjung Sengkuang housing complex in Batam seized a local administration's truck carrying 4000 liters of drinking water.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

jp/JP/12/correct

JP/12/correctA number of share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange list appearing in Saturday March 23, and Tuesday March 26, editions, were incorrect. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Govt to improve bureaucracy

Govt to improve bureaucracy JAKARTA: In response to President Megawati Soekarnoputri's remarks on the poor quality of bureaucrats, the Minister of Administrative Reforms office is currently in the process of drafting a new working concept for the state apparatus.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Merpati's CN-235s may fly again

Merpati's CN-235s may fly againThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After having been grounded since 1999, locally-assembled CN- 235 fixed-wing aircraft belonging to PT Merpati Nusantara Airline will likely fly again once the company gets the finances to operate them, the airline said on Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Indonesian lifters to warm up in Qatar before 2002 Asian Games

Indonesian lifters to warm up in Qatar before 2002 Asian GamesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five Indonesian weight lifters will take part in the World Championship in Qatar next May as part of their preparations for the 2002 Asian Games.The World Championship will be held from May 10 to May 14.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Govt targets Rp 6.2 trillion from BII divestment

Govt targets Rp 6.2 trillion from BII divestmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is targeting some Rp 6.29 trillion (about US$630 million) from the sale of its majority stake in the publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) at the end of this year.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Prosecutors to soon quiz councillor about bribe

Prosecutors to soon quiz councillor about bribeAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The Yogyakarta prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno has given it permission to question a senior local legislator charged with role-playing in a bribery case in ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, March 27, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, March 27, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Children's Program9:00 Cooking Program10:00 News11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Muslim majority urged to rise and speak out

Muslim majority urged to rise and speak outYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's conservative Muslim majority is being urged to rise from its inertia and become a more vocal alternative to balance extremist views which create misperceptions of Islam among non- Muslim audiences.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/DPR's vote on laundering bill may be invalid

DPR's vote on laundering bill may be invalidKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The decision by the House of Representatives (DPR) to endorse the money laundering bill on Monday despite the poor attendance of legislators has raised questions on whether or not the bill could be enacted into ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Four policemen fired in Papua

Four policemen fired in Papua JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Four police officers from the Jayapura district police precinct in Irian Jaya have been dismissed for being absent for more than three consecutive months.The fired police officers were identified only by their ranks and initials as Second Brig.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/A warming relationship?

A warming relationship? Given the myriad pressing problems of Indonesia today, it is hardly surprising that President Megawati Soekarnoputri's decision to go on a tour of Asia is causing controversy.

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/City govt needs to involve public more

City govt needs to involve public moreSuhardi Suryadi, Institute for Social and Economic, Research, Education and Information (LP3ES), Jakarta The controversy over the floods which hit Jakarta have provoked demands that Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso resign, suggestions to review the Pantai Gading ...

Wed, 27 Mar 2002

JP/Muninggar Sri Saraswati

Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaA spacious fair ground compound in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, will likely become the venue for the corruption trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung.