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Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Minister urges stop to extortion of workers

Minister urges stop to extortion of workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea expressed his concern on Friday about the fact that migrant workers had become cash cows for all parties involved in sending workers abroad.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Plan for Minahasa container port opposed

Plan for Minahasa container port opposedYongker Rumthe The Jakarta Post ManadoEnvironmentalists and local officials demanded on Friday the Minahasa administration in North Sulawesi cancel its plan to build a container port in Manado Bay, as it could harm Bunaken National Park.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Dissolation of Interest Group faction gains more momentum

Dissolation of Interest Group faction gains more momentumKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The presence of the Interest Group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has created a double representation and therefore must be scrapped, National Awakening Party (PKB) legislator ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Russian-U.S. relations have generally good prospects

Russian-U.S. relations have generally good prospectsAlexei Arbatov Deputy Chairman State Duma Defense RIA Novosti Moscow The policy of establishing all-round cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism and closer ties with the West as a whole, adopted by President Vladimir Putin ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Laksamana to talk with Mega about Garuda boss

Laksamana to talk with Mega about Garuda bossDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi has yet to make up his mind on who will lead the flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia, saying he still needs to consult with President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/The U.S. must be confronted with the loneliness is isolationasim

The U.S. must be confronted with the loneliness is isolationasimGeorge Monbiot, Guardian News Service, London Tony Blair might believe he belongs to an international coalition, but George Bush has other ideas.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Gusmao sends message of reconciliation

Gusmao sends message of reconciliationAnastashya Emmanuelle and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Timor president-elect Xanana Gusmao ended his two-day visit here on Friday, leaving behind a strong reconciliation message.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Can Indonesia sue the Netherlands for history?

Can Indonesia sue the Netherlands for history?Asvi Warman Adam, Historian, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, (LIPI), Jakarta Major celebrations are underway in the Netherlands to commemorate the Dutch East India Company's (VOC) 400th anniversary this year.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Twilite honors commitment to fine music

Twilite honors commitment to fine musicSonitha, Contributor, Jakarta The Twilite Popstravaganza concert in Jakarta on Wednesday was good proof that the 10-year-old Twilite Orchestra continues to live up to its commitment to performing the finest class of orchestral music.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Students demand W. Sumatra budget review

Students demand W. Sumatra budget review PADANG, West Sumatra: Dozens of students in Padang are picketing the West Sumatra legislative building demanding council members to revise current provincial budget (APBD), that they say offers too many financial benefits to lawmakers.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Akbar's trial appalling, says Roy

Akbar's trial appalling, says RoyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislator Roy B.B. Janis said on Friday that the ongoing corruption trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung was appalling as it had totally failed to meet the public's expectations.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Exposing crimes in urban areas

Exposing crimes in urban areas Crimes among poor people in urban areas across the country have been on the increase in the past two to three years. Taxi drivers and motorbike taxi (ojek) drivers have become the victims of crimes.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/War will never kill my ideals, says refugee child

War will never kill my ideals, says refugee childIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Spending his days on crutches, 15-year-old Agusni Nurdin is not at all deterred from aspiring to be a physician.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Plan for Minahasa container port opposed

Plan for Minahasa container port opposedYongker Rumthe The Jakarta Post ManadoEnvironmentalists and local officials demanded on Friday the Minahasa administration in North Sulawesi cancel its plan to build a container port in Manado Bay, as it could harm Bunaken National Park.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Two killed by mob, no police action

Two killed by mob, no police action BOGOR: Two suspected thieves were beaten to death by an enraged mob of villagers in Ciasihan, Bogor, on Thursday at 8:10 p.m.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/How to halt the rise of the right

How to halt the rise of the rightAnthony Giddens Director London School of Economics Guardian News Service London The political geography of Europe is shifting. Less than three years ago, left-of-center governments were in power in 11 out of 15 EU states.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Tow truck operators running amok in city

Tow truck operators running amok in cityBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is always annoying when you are forced to use a service or pay a much higher price than warranted for something.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates May.3

Rupiah Rates May.3 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,831.00 8,831.00 9,387.00 9,284.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Prosecutor probes bribery case involving councillors

Prosecutor probes bribery case involving councillorsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office visited the City Council on Friday to investigate an allegation that city-owned joint venture PT Jakarta International Trade Fair (JITF) had bribed several councillors.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/'Sutiyoso has tough job'

'Sutiyoso has tough job' Today's topic is the performance of Governor Sutiyoso, but it was interesting that many civil servants at City Hall refused to comment on the governor, whose term ends in October. Some agreed to be interviewed, but asked The Jakarta Post not to print their names.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Sabaya's threat

Sabaya's threatPhilippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila After all the terrible things it had done, it looked as if the Abu Sayyaf had exhausted its capacity to shock people and make them recoil in revulsion, horror and anger.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Elza appears before ethics committee

Elza appears before ethics committee OREthics hearing appears to be diversion Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaHutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's lawyer Elza Syarief, who has been accused of paying witnesses to lie in court, was brought before a lawyers' ethics committee on Friday, in ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/PDI Perjuangan says Akbar's trial appalling

PDI Perjuangan says Akbar's trial appallingKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislator Roy B.B.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Where is my motorbike?

Where is my motorbike? In January I asked the Indonesian Consulate in Perth if there were any special regulations I would need in order for me to transport my motorbike to Bali, where I would be staying on a KITAS-basis.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, May 4, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, May 4, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Children's Program9:00 Comedy10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rachman11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/The science of women and politics

The science of women and politicsAttreyee Roy Chowdhury, London School of Economics, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta Political science and feminism have a lot to learn from each other.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/VP tells Maluku authorities to work together

VP tells Maluku authorities to work togetherThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the wake of the recent sniping among Maluku authorities, Vice President Hamzah Haz told all officials in charge of the state of civil emergency in the province to work together in dealing with the prolonged conflict there.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Indonesia to miss Lin Che Wei

Indonesia to miss Lin Che WeiBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a bit of an irony that just as the stock market is surging again, a market analyst of the caliber of Lin Che Wei is pulled out of Indonesia.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Gudang Garam and Deep Purple

Gudang Garam and Deep Purple Since I came to Indonesia 13 years ago I have been confronted with a lot of interesting stories, some were beautiful, some were sad and some were funny.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Bali hosts student exchange

Bali hosts student exchange DENPASAR, Bali: The government has named Bali as the host for Canadian students who will study in Indonesia between September and November under a student exchange program.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Indonesians adjust to fuel price policy

Indonesians adjust to fuel price policyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A day after the government raised fuel prices, Jakarta remained calm and without the usual protests marking previous hikes, highlighting a growing acceptance among the public that fuel prices must be driven by market forces.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Sabaya's threat

Sabaya's threatPhilippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network Manila After all the terrible things it had done, it looked as if the Abu Sayyaf had exhausted its capacity to shock people and make them recoil in revulsion, horror and anger.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/RI to open trading houses overseas

RI to open trading houses overseas Indonesia plans to open a number of trading houses overseas to promote the country's agricultural commodities, Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih said.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Gusmao looks to the future of East Timor

Gusmao looks to the future of East TimorAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rebuilding the infrastructure of war-torn East Timor and developing its human resources will be an enormous task both for the United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor (UNTAET) and the soon ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Tommy's hitmen to get only 14 years for assassination

Tommy's hitmen to get only 14 years for assassinationMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaProsecutors demanded on Friday a 14-year sentence each for the two accomplices of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in the assassination of Supreme Court Justice M.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Life on unsustainable Earth

Life on unsustainable EarthHarry Surjadi Journalist Jakarta hsurjadi@yahoo.com The Earth cannot go on like this. Unsustainable development threatens its health and the health of the billions of people who call it home.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/HAPI grills lawyers Elza in ethics hearing

HAPI grills lawyers Elza in ethics hearingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's lawyer Elza Syarief, who has been accused of paying witnesses to lie in court, was brought before a lawyers' ethics committee on Friday, in what appeared to be a smoke ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/NZ wants military ties with RI restored, says Elder

NZ wants military ties with RI restored, says ElderClaire Harvey, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Normalization of military ties and mutual efforts to fight people-smuggling look set to highlight the visit of New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark here next week.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Europe's gathering political storm

Europe's gathering political stormIan Davidson European Policy Center Brussels Project Syndicate Jean-Marie Le Pen's breakthrough in the French presidential elections is a slap in the face for mainstream French political parties, as well as a stark warning of the drawbacks of the constitution ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Police sends UPC case file

Police sends UPC case file JAKARTA: City police have sent the case file on March 28's attack on the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) by the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) to the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Jakarta Police general crimes detectives' chief Adj. Sr. Com.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Ambitious target set for rice

Ambitious target set for riceRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture has set an ambitious target of opening 100,000 hectares of paddy fields per year over the next eight years to avoid the possibility of rice shortages by the end of this decade, a senior official ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 4, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, May 4, 2002Exhibitions* Photo Papua expedition Race to the Snow, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until May 18. * Painting Wandering Water Colors by Tamara De Fretes, Gallery Cafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Endriartono controls top two posts

Endriartono controls top two postsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said here on Friday that he would temporarily carry out the duties of the vacant deputy chief post of the Army until the appointment of a new officer.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Going back to work after great weekend?

Going back to work after great weekend?Danny Supriyadi, senior manager, Accenture Picture this: we are all excited about going back to work even after the greatest weekend ever!What kind of work could possibly give us such a thrill? Our own? Or a job like Tiger Woods's or Ricky Martin's? Many ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/U.S. envoy to visit Sulawesi

U.S. envoy to visit Sulawesi JAKARTA: United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce is to visit South Sulawesi next week to hold talks with local government officials and community figures.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Mega to pay historic visit on Thomas, Uber Cup shuttlers

Mega to pay historic visit on Thomas, Uber Cup shuttlersNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's Thomas Cup and Uber Cup teams will depart for China, in the highest of spirits, with President Megawati Soekarnoputri scheduled to see the teams off at the Indonesian Badminton Center ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Flashpoints engulf Indonesia

Flashpoints engulf IndonesiaBantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Center for Strategic and Indonesian Studies Jakarta Indonesia has had four presidents in just four years (1998- 2002) and each of them has experienced a turbulent period during their presidency.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Junior high schools can organize own tests: Govt

Junior high schools can organize own tests: GovtDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has gone ahead with its decision to abolish the national examinations (Ebtanas) for elementary schools this month through the issuance of a new decree on Friday allowing junior high schools ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Education hampered in conflict-torn provinces

Education hampered in conflict-torn provincesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prolonged conflict has severely disrupted education in Aceh, Maluku and Irian Jaya, thereby seriously threatening future human resources development in the restive provinces.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Whither the national ethos?

Whither the national ethos? In a comment on the ongoing debate regarding the amendment process of the 1945 Constitution, Yislam Alwini in this column (The Jakarta Post, April 22) stated that "no matter if the Constitution is changed a thousand times, it will remain imperfect".

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Tommy's alleged hitmen may face 14 years for murder

Tommy's alleged hitmen may face 14 years for murderMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors demanded on Friday a 14-year sentence each for the two accomplices of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in the assassination of Supreme Court Justice M.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/PLN's service

PLN's service Recently I had a horrible experience with the 'service' provided by state-owned electricity company (PLN). On April 1, I reported a short circuit to PLN, and they sent a technician who had no uniform and arrived on foot without any spare parts.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Surabaya administration to bulldoze illegal buildings on riverbanks

Surabaya administration to bulldoze illegal buildings on riverbanksThe Jakarta Post, Ainur R. Sophiaan, Surabaya The East Java administration looks determined to take tougher against illegal housing and factories blamed for environmental damage in the nation's second largest city.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/The retreat of global democracy and values

The retreat of global democracy and valuesKaushik Basu, Professor of Economics, Cornell University, Project Syndicate, Praha A nasty, unintended side-effect of globalization is its corrosive effect on democracy.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Violence against RI press continue

Violence against RI press continueYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security personnel in the country are reluctant to arrest or take legal action against their colleagues involved in brutality against journalists, according to two prominent press associations.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Are DPRD members already immune to money?

Are DPRD members already immune to money? Hopefully, it is not merely a fleeting enthusiasm but a consistent attitude.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/AGO to reopen probe into Ginandjar case

AGO to reopen probe into Ginandjar caseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office is expected to reopen the investigation into a corruption case involving former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita, which allegedly inflicted a total of US$24.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/When driving in Jakarta gets even tougher

When driving in Jakarta gets even tougherBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaIt is always annoying when you are forced to use a service or pay a much higher price than warranted for something.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Afghan migrants urged to go home

Afghan migrants urged to go home JAKARTA: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will begin the voluntary repatriation of Afghan migrants stranded in Indonesia in the next two weeks.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/'Asahi Shimbun' is resolved not to give in to violence

'Asahi Shimbun' is resolved not to give in to violenceThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo People are free to know what they want to know, to express their feelings and to criticize the views of others.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Sustainable debt management

Sustainable debt management Chief economics minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti and Finance Minister Boediono are quite right in making the observation at a seminar here on Wednesday that fiscal sustainability and debt management will continue to be the greatest challenge facing the government due ...

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Rini mulls options to protect sugarcane farmers

Rini mulls options to protect sugarcane farmersAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/RI migrant workers lost in Malaysia

RI migrant workers lost in Malaysia MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The whereabouts of at least 135 Indonesian migrant workers from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, who left for Malaysia two years ago, remains unknown.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/A friendlier Clark to visit our shores

A friendlier Clark to visit our shoresClaire Harvey, Contributor, Jakarta Not so long ago, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was not a big fan of Indonesia.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/On anti-Le Pen protests

On anti-Le Pen protests Protesting is a form of political engagement. In a democracy, it is no less legitimate than participating in an election, signing a petition or being a member of a (political) party.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Fuel price adjustment

Fuel price adjustment It is encouraging to note the relative calm in which the general public reacted to the increase in fuel prices on Thursday, the third since January.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Workers and Jacob Nuwa Wea

Workers and Jacob Nuwa Wea Labor unions in Jakarta commemorate May Day by holding massive demonstrations.Vigorous capitalist drives in Indonesia between 1970s and 1990s marginalized the labor in a process of production, and then in the entire economic development process.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/Activists oppose plan for Minahasa container port

Activists oppose plan for Minahasa container portYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado Environmentalists and local officials demanded on Friday the Minahasa administration in North Sulawesi cancel its plan to build a container port in Manado Bay, as it could harm Bunaken National Park.

Sat, 04 May 2002

JP/KONI to ax Asian Games athletes down to 100s

KONI to ax Asian Games athletes down to 100sMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With its message that only those with the best medal prospects will be going to the Asian Games, the National Sports Council (KONI) expects to trim even further the number of athletes now training for the Asian ...