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Searching for all articles published on 2002-04-03 ...

48 articles.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Medan's flourishing drug trade blamed on poor law enforcement

Medan's flourishing drug trade blamed on poor law enforcementApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Poor law enforcement has allowed the sale of illegal narcotics to flourish in Medan, North Sumatra, causing a serious concerns for local residents, according to a prominent drugs analyst.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/BMNU told to drop seminar

BMNU told to drop seminar JAKARTA: Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has called on organizers of a seminar that has invited Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres as a speaker to drop the plan.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Fledgling 'TV7' to air 2002 GP live

Fledgling 'TV7' to air 2002 GP liveMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It began being aired in November last year, and has yet to be officially launched, but private station TV7 has shown its grit when it comes to sports coverage.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Unproductive civil servants may be laid off

Unproductive civil servants may be laid offThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin said on Tuesday that the government was carefully considering a plan to lay off unproductive civil servants."Layoffs are possible.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/RI warned against backing oil embargo

RI warned against backing oil embargoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government must not follow calls to use the threat of an oil embargo against countries supporting Israel as it would only cause more damage to Indonesia, warned Subroto, a former energy minister and ex-OPEC secretary-general.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/TNI chief honors top brass

TNI chief honors top brass JAKARTA: Army's Strategic Reserves Command chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu was among 60 members of the top brass to receive medals from Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Adm. Widodo A.S. on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Prosecutors urge ad hoc trial to go on

Prosecutors urge ad hoc trial to go onTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors asked the court on Tuesday not to dismiss the trial of four middle-ranking military officers and a police chief accused of committing crimes against humanity in East Timor in 1999, and countered defense ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Small retailers feel pinch of competition

Small retailers feel pinch of competitionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With retailers doing robust business amid the country's economic slump, many people believe it is one of the toughest sectors.But not all retailers get an equal slice of the economic pie.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/JP/13/moNEY

JP/13/moNEYThai oks loan for rubber venture BANGKOK: Thailand's Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture to borrow US$100 million from state-owned Krung Thai Bank PCL to finance its share of the setup of a trilateral rubber consortium, a government spokesman said.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Subiakto's request rejected

Subiakto's request rejected JAKARTA: The police turned down on Tuesday the request from Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya's lawyer, who asked that his client be released from detention as they have completed Subiakto's dossier.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Urasenke: Art of Japanese tea drinking

Urasenke: Art of Japanese tea drinkingTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The woman in kimono walks on stage and moves toward the burner. Her small steps are calculated to fall exactly in the middle of each tatami mat laid across the stage.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Bulog funds went to individuals: PDI Perjuangan

Bulog funds went to individuals: PDI PerjuanganAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta post, Jakarta A senior official of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said on Tuesday the ongoing investigation by party legislators had discovered that misused State Logistics Agency ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, April 3, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, April 3, 2001Exhibition* Photo, Visions 01, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Minister's expert staff member

Minister's expert staff member sentenced to 1.5 years in jail The district court in Bandung, West Java, sentenced on Tuesday a former secretary of the West Java administration and currently an expert staff member at the Ministry of Home Affairs to 1.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Home minister staff member jailed for misusing funds

Home minister staff member jailed for misusing fundsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The district court in Bandung, West Java, sentenced on Tuesday a former secretary of the West Java administration and currently an expert staff member at the Ministry of Home Affairs to 1.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates April 2

Rupiah Rates April 2 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,270.00 9,270.00 9,819.00 9,721.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/How the poor should be treated

How the poor should be treated Private TV station SCTV, on its afternoon news report last Thursday, nicely presented the encounter between a group from the Urban Poor Consortium protesting against injustice and a group claiming to be affiliated with the Betawi Brotherhood Forum.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Four missing after boat capsizes on river

Four missing after boat capsizes on river INDRAMAYU, West Java: Four people are missing after a boat carrying eight people capsized on swollen Cimanuk River in Indramayu regency, West Java, eye witnesses said on Tuesday.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/MPR likely to go on with trip to Bali despite flak

MPR likely to go on with trip to Bali despite flakKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite public condemnation, the ad hoc committee for constitutional amendment (PAH I) of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will likely go ahead with its plan to convene outside Jakarta.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Dengue fever claims 13 lives

Dengue fever claims 13 livesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dengue fever has claimed 13 lives in the capital in the past 13 weeks, an official said on Tuesday.Dr.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Japan to support RI at Paris Club

Japan to support RI at Paris ClubThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan, Indonesia's single largest bilateral creditor, will lend its support during debt rescheduling talks with the Paris Club next week -- but only if Jakarta pushes ahead with its reform program, a senior Japanese official said on ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Habibie and Akbar to testify in Rahardi's corruption trial

Habibie and Akbar to testify in Rahardi's corruption trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president B.J.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Council factions accuse Sutiyoso of corruption

Council factions accuse Sutiyoso of corruptionAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several party factions in the City Council challenged on Tuesday the practice of corruption in the city administration.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Mega criticized for not attending aid conference

Mega criticized for not attending aid conferenceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) said on Tuesday that the country missed a golden opportunity to seek the help of developed nations in resolving its pressing debt and economic problems because of ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/On 'Baywatch'

On 'Baywatch' Thank God for democracy, and freedom of press and opinion. This is in response to Sri Kurniawati's letter on March 28 about the Baywatch show aired by RCTI.If you do not like Baywatch why do you look at this program? You are free to switch to another TV channel.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Rights commission urged to submit report to AGO

Rights commission urged to submit report to AGOTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists urged the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to let the Attorney General's Office start probing the Trisakti and Semanggi killings to end the polemics over its ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Legislators unanimous in condemning Israel

Legislators unanimous in condemning IsraelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators here condemned on Tuesday Israel's siege of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah, the West Bank, but could not come up with any concrete suggestions on how to put an end to the ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Students urged to help foster genuine reform

Students urged to help foster genuine reformA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Students, at the forefront of the reform movement in 1998, have been urged to take up their old role once more in the face of a political elite widely blamed for diverting the winds of change.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Mega forms team to boost economic ties with Japan

Mega forms team to boost economic ties with JapanAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has set up a special team to advise the government on how to boost economic relations with Japan.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Six arrested for counterfeiting

Six arrested for counterfeiting BOGOR: The Bogor Police have arrested an Army officer and five others suspected of being involved in a counterfeiting ring.Police seized Rp 2.8 billion (US$280,000) in counterfeit notes from the Army officer, Adj. Brig. Robert.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, April 3, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, April 3, 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, 03 Apr 2002

JP/'Pelecing', hot fair of Lombok pride

'Pelecing', hot fair of Lombok pridePanca Nugraha, Contributor, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Some people say that your trip to Yogyakarta is incomplete if you do not dine at a sidewalk food stall (lesehan) where guests savor the meals sitting on the mat.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Geothermal power could end blackouts

Geothermal power could end blackoutsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Sukabumi The Indonesian Geothermal Association (API) said on Tuesday geothermal power plants would produce more than 400 Megawatts (MW) in additional electricity power until 2005 to help avoid the imminent power crisis in ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Inflationary pressures ease

Inflationary pressures ease The deflation of 0.02 percent in March could ease concerns about inflationary pressures that were raised by the consumer- price increase of 2 percent in January and 1.52 percent in February, paving the way for an easing in monetary policy.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Officials told not to wear coats

Officials told not to wear coats SURABAYA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin renewed his call on Tuesday for government officials to stop wearing coats while working for the sake of efficiency.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Infants' oral problems require attention of parents

Infants' oral problems require attention of parentsDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com When I ask older people, what is the secret to a healthy life, most of them say "take care of your teeth".

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/'Labor union backs Indosat sale plan'

'Labor union backs Indosat sale plan'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should be able to complete the high-profile sale of shares in international call operator PT Indosat to foreign investors this year, after it finally wins support of the labor union.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Doctors end strike in Lampung

Doctors end strike in Lampung BANDARLAMPUNG: Around 300 part-time, non-contract doctors in Lampung ended their week-long strike on Tuesday after Minister of Health Achmad Suyudi promised them better pay and a clearer employment status.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/CMV depends on kind of infection

CMV depends on kind of infection Dear Dr. Donya,I happened to read your article about the CMV virus in The Jakarta Post.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Nine bodies found in Purbalingga rivers

Nine bodies found in Purbalingga rivers PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Local police said on Tuesday that at least nine murder victims had been found in Muli River and Serayu River over the last three months, causing a 400 percent rise in the local murder rate as compared to the same period last year.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Rp 500m to repair apartments

Rp 500m to repair apartments JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta Mayoralty has budgeted Rp 500 million (US$50,000) to repair three low-cost apartment blocks in Tanah Tinggi, Karet Tengsin and Petamburan.Mayoralty spokesman, Asbarani MK, told beritajakarta.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Indonesian arrested upon orders from Jakarta

Indonesian arrested upon orders from JakartaYogita Tahilramani and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former intelligence chief Lt. Gen. (ret) Z.A.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/RI, UNTAET hit impasse over asset problem

RI, UNTAET hit impasse over asset problemYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Dili The Indonesian government and the United Nations Temporary Administration at East Timor (UNTAET) have yet to find an appropriate way of solving the problem of Indonesian assets in the soon-to-be independent nation -- ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/JP/7/F01

JP/7/F01Fishermen to storm Jakarta, fishing for tax cutsAgus Maryono The Jakarta Post PekalonganIn a move to step up pressure on the government to revoke newly decreed fishing taxes, thousands of fishermen from Central Java have planned to storm the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries office ...

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Yogyakarta police sued for 'torture'

Yogyakarta police sued for 'torture' YOGYAKARTA: The relatives of Aan Yulianto, a bystander during last week's brawl in Yogyakarta who died on Sunday after being questioned by the authorities, said on Tuesday they will sue the local police for allegedly torturing him.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Farmers struggle against WTO, IMF

Farmers struggle against WTO, IMFA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freedom from injustice as a result of political reform in the country has proven short-lived for Indonesian farmers, who are now facing tougher challenges in the form of a global regime, an activist said.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Kelapa Gading project angers residents

Kelapa Gading project angers residentsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A basketball arena and retail outlets being built in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, violate the land use permit, which states the lot is to be used only for social and public facilities, according to residents.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002

JP/Politicking Islam to solve Aceh problem

Politicking Islam to solve Aceh problemOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Sociologist, Author, 'Dari Maaf ke Panik Aceh' (From Apologies to Aceh Panic), Jakarta The Aceh administration seized the ritual momentum of the Islamic New Year, 1 Muharam 1423 (March 15, 2002) to declare the implementation of syariah ...