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56 articles.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Graft charges could derail Telkom-Ariawest deal

Graft charges could derail Telkom-Ariawest dealDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption allegations against a top official of PT Ariawest International, a former partner of the state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom, to develop and operate fixed telephone lines in West ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Group of lawyers urge police to detain Elza

Group of lawyers urge police to detain ElzaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of lawyers met the Jakarta Police chief, Insp. Gen.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Old Jatinegara market left in neglect

Old Jatinegara market left in neglectDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mester market cannot be found on any Jakarta map.But ask Jakarta's senior citizens, and they will show you exactly where it is. And you will soon realize that it is none other than the Jatinegara market.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/President Arroyo and perceived image problem

President Arroyo and perceived image problemPhilippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Does President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo have an image problem? It's obvious she thinks so.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Probe under way into Al-Zaytun Islamic boarding school

Probe under way into Al-Zaytun Islamic boarding schoolThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rocked by issues of the spreading of heretical teachings and promotion of a secessionist movement, the Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School in Indramayu, West Java, is still under the close scrutiny of local security ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/RI-E. Timor military ties unlikely

RI-E. Timor military ties unlikely JAKARTA: The former military emergency commander in East Timor, Lt. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri, said here on Friday that psychological constraints would hamper efforts to promote military relations with the new state of East Timor.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Seminar to talk access to info

Seminar to talk access to info JAKARTA: The National Information Institute (LIN) and a coalition of 28 non-governmental organizations are organizing an international seminar on the public's right to information.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/R.A. Kartini, a bygone heroine for the younger generation

R.A. Kartini, a bygone heroine for the younger generationDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian heroine of women's emancipation Raden Ajeng Kartini, whose birthday is observed nationwide on Sunday, has become a forgotten figure for the young generation as the observance has lost its ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Hamzah calls for prudence in amending Constitution

Hamzah calls for prudence in amending ConstitutionAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Friday that deliberation on the amendment to the Constitution should proceed, but insisted that articles concerning the nation's founding principles be ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/PAN councillors told to reject governor's speech

PAN councillors told to reject governor's speechAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillor Sambudi Bakri of the National Mandate Party (PAN) said that the party chairman, Amien Rais, had instructed PAN members on the City Council to reject Governor Sutiyoso accountability speech for ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Rights body may reopen probe into Marsinah case

Rights body may reopen probe into Marsinah caseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has uncovered enough new information to reopen the investigation into the 1993 slaying of female labor activist Marsinah, a ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/A dangerous war-dynamic

A dangerous war-dynamic There is a certain irony in the fact that those who were the victims of paranoia in the 1930s and 1940s in Europe are now the perpetrators of it in the Middle East.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/North Maluku new caretaker sworn in despite protests

North Maluku new caretaker sworn in despite protestsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defying mounting protests against the appointment of Sinyo Harry Sarundayang as acting North Maluku governor, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno swore him in on Friday for the post to replace caretaker ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/JP/4/PRIJO

JP/4/PRIJOA drop of hope in the bureaucracyPrijono Tjiptoherijanto Head, State Civil Service Agency (BKN) Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has complained more than once about the bureaucracy.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/BP upbeat to win China LNG deal

BP upbeat to win China LNG dealThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar A team from China has completed due diligence work on the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, with Anglo-American oil and gas firm BP Plc. confident of winning the multibillion dollar LNG supply contract.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/JP/4/PRIJO

JP/4/PRIJOA drop of hope in the bureaucracyPrijono Tjiptoherijanto Head, State Civil Service Agency (BKN) Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has complained more than once about the bureaucracy. Confusion and inefficiency in the bureaucracy have long been a subject of discussion.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Plan for E. Sumatra province sparks debate

Plan for E. Sumatra province sparks debateApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The planned formation of an East Sumatra province that will be developed from the existing North Sumatra province, has raised debate among the people in the province.North Sumatra Governor T.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Balinese must exorcise their real demons

Balinese must exorcise their real demonsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Many Balinese were speechless when a series of violent communal clashes occurred on the evening of the celebration of the Saka new year, known as Nyepi, or Day of Silence.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/PT DI gets contract for Airbus project

PT DI gets contract for Airbus projectYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The state-owned aircraft manufacturing industry PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) in Bandung received an order from British Aerospace (Bae) to manufacture wings, or leading edge ribs, for the Airbus-380 project, ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/New chief brings hope to flagging IBRA

New chief brings hope to flagging IBRABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency's (IBRA) new chief may draw mixed reactions for his unknown track record, but analysts shared hopes of fewer controversies and politicking so as to boost IBRA's performance ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/JP/4/HASAN

JP/4/HASANMany resist enforcement of syariah in South SulawesiHasanuddin Hamid The Jakarta Post Makassar, South SulawesiTo date, there is no conclusive proof of a connection to terrorism by the three Indonesians arrested in Manila on March 13 -- Agus Dwikarna, Tamsil Linrung and Abdul Jamal ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/NGOs join forces in forest management

NGOs join forces in forest managementHyginus Hardoyo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta British and Indonesian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dealing with forestry issues have underlined the importance of promoting the sustainable and equitable management of Indonesia's forests.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Salossa asks Megawati to name publicly Theys' killers

Salossa asks Megawati to name publicly Theys' killersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Papua Governor Jaap Salossa urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday to make public the names of the military soldiers charged with murdering separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Pertamina to import extra diesel oil

Pertamina to import extra diesel oilMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina planned to import an additional 225 million liters of industrial diesel oil worth about Rp 1.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/BKPM to help sell assets under IBRA

BKPM to help sell assets under IBRAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) signed on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the office of the State Minister of State Enterprises to help in the marketing of assets held by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/JP/1/HOUR

JP/1/HOURRI wants UN force to stop Israel: Indonesia asserted on Friday that it wants the UN Security Council to send an international force to the Palestinian territories to stop Israel's continued acts of aggression and violence.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/DEA examines seized drug labs

DEA examines seized drug labs JAKARTA: Officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) examined on Friday clandestine drug laboratories in Cipondoh, Tangerang.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/BCA responds

BCA responds This is in response to a letter from Martin My money lost in BCA published in The Jakarta Post on March 6, 2002, we hereby would like to clarify as follows:* PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) directly clarifed the matter in question to the customer on March 21, 2002.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/East Javanese students find fire football hot event

East Javanese students find fire football hot eventAntariksawan Jusuf, Contributor, Banyuwangi Football is hot in Java's most eastern region of Banyuwangi.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/'Si Unyil' is back, with a fresh touch

'Si Unyil' is back, with a fresh touchTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 21 years back, almost every child knew Si Unyil, a popular puppet show aired by state television TVRI.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Burglars steal research data

Burglars steal research data BOGOR: Burglars broke into the Rubber Technology Research Center at Jl. Salak 1, Bogor, early on Friday and stole two Personal Computers (PCs) and a printer at the physics analysis laboratory. The burglary cost the center all its research data.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Undernourished children

Undernourished children A number of babies and children reported to be critically undernourished are being admitted to public heath centers every day. A leading newspaper has warned if such a trend continues the future of the younger generation may be in danger.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Women issues brought to stage

Women issues brought to stageTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Because I am a smart woman I choose to be a prostitute who is free, rather than be an enslaved wife."The words came out of Firdaus, a battered and bitter woman in Nawal El Saadawi's novel Woman at Point Zero.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Mother Nature honored in annual rite

Mother Nature honored in annual riteTarko Sudarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta "Visit our village on Sunday. There will be all kinds of festivities and we will dine together.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Temenggung appointed as new IBRA chief

Temenggung appointed as new IBRA chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Months of speculation ended Friday when the government fired I Putu Gede Ary Suta as the chairman of the powerful Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), replacing him with Syafruddin A. Temenggung.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Provincial prosecutors installed

Provincial prosecutors installed JAKARTA: Attorney General M.A. Rachman installed on Friday the chiefs and deputy chiefs of the prosecutor's offices in the country's four new provinces.B.T.M. Pandjaitan and Zainal Abidin A.Y.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Language constraints may hamper Kolev

Language constraints may hamper KolevMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The arrival of Ivan Venko Kolev in Jakarta, where he is going to coach the national soccer team, has raised concern that the language barrier might hamper him in his job.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Gusmao is East Timor's hope

Gusmao is East Timor's hope The huge win of the former resistance leader, Xanana Gusmao, in East Timor's first presidential election is no less welcome for being entirely expected.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/President waried about unity

President waried about unityAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri warned the nation on Friday of disintegration due to the overwhelming trend by people who pursue their own group interests, resulting in intolerance of differences.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Papuan photo expo at Erasmus Huis

Papuan photo expo at Erasmus Huis JAKARTA: Early photographs of the Papuan highlands are on display at the Erasmus Huis for the whole month.Race to the Snow, opened on Wednesday evening, is a selection of photographs from expeditions to Papua, formerly New Guinea, between 1907 and 1936.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Invalid bills found in ex-brothel land scandal

Invalid bills found in ex-brothel land scandalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The special team set up by the City Council to investigate alleged corruption in the acquisition of the 10.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Towards more faith in our accountants

Towards more faith in our accountantsY.R. Agandhi, School of Economics, University of Tarumanagara, Jakarta Accountants in Indonesia are among those still grappling with the effects of the greatest bankruptcy case in the United States, involving the energy firm, Enron, and also one of the ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/More Kablevision

More Kablevision hasslesContacting Kabelvision's customer service at 5577-7750 can be very annoying and time consuming. Firstly, we are answered by a machine, asked to select English or Indonesian, then asked to press 0 (zero) to speak to a customer service representative.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Public debate on Sutiyoso

Public debate on Sutiyoso The Jakarta Legislative Council will decide in the next few days whether to accept or reject the speech by Governor Sutiyoso whereby he accounted for his 2001 performance.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 19, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Nurturing success through the feminine experience

Nurturing success through the feminine experienceHeru Prasetyo, Country Managing Director, Accenture How many of us employers see that the challenge of today's business is less complex than what we faced before? How many of us employees feel that the demands on our ability have declined? I dare ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Sutiyoso keeps donors' aid for flood victims: Deputy

Sutiyoso keeps donors' aid for flood victims: DeputyBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The reluctance on the part of many people to make donations through formal channels like the city administration is understandable given the sluggishness of these channels in distributing the aid.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Vested interests mar broadcasting bill debate

Vested interests mar broadcasting bill debateKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts slammed the government's rejection of the establishment of community-based broadcasting stations on Friday, arguing that the move contradicts the Constitution.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/On kris

On kris Your feature on the kris (Kris, more than just a simple dagger, April 18) provided good insights into the remarkable tradition of the Javanese dagger.I recall, in Solo around 1993, talking for hours with K.R.T. Hardjonegoro about the kris and other aspects of Javanese culture.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/A dangerous war-dynamic

A dangerous war-dynamic There is a certain irony in the fact that those who were the victims of paranoia in the 1930s and 1940s in Europe are now the perpetrators of it in the Middle East.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Gusmao is East Timor's hope

Gusmao is East Timor's hope The huge win of the former resistance leader, Xanana Gusmao, in East Timor's first presidential election is no less welcome for being entirely expected.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, April 20, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, April 20, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Children's Program9:00 Comedy9:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rachman10:30 Sports11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Muslim leaders urge govt to 'stop' Israeli attack

Muslim leaders urge govt to 'stop' Israeli attackKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) called on the House of Representatives on Friday to support its efforts in demanding the government take concrete actions to stop Israel's military siege on Palestinian ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Legislators want gambling legalized in Samosir island

Legislators want gambling legalized in Samosir islandApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Jakarta administration's controversial plan to establish a centralized gambling den in Kepulauan Seribu (the Thousand Islands) has prompted others to call for a similar move to be introduced in North ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/Lack of interpreters stalls foreigners' trials

Lack of interpreters stalls foreigners' trialsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The trials of at least 14 foreigners have stalled at the Tangerang District Court due to a lack of funds to hire interpreters.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002

JP/PDAM chief dismissed over graft

PDAM chief dismissed over graft TANGERANG: Tangerang regency is expected to dismiss the president director of the local water company (PDAM) Dadan Hendra Sambas for his alleged involvement in a Rp 10 billion corruption scandal.