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Searching for all articles published on 2002-07-13 ...

50 articles.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Commission of child protection needs wider coordination

Commission of child protection needs wider coordinationTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Supporters of children's rights and welfare have formed a national commission in a desperate bid for strong coordination with authorities to uphold the law.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Bus bombing kills one in Poso

Bus bombing kills one in PosoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Authorities closed the Trans-Sulawesi road between Poso and Tentena after a bomb exploded in front of a bus bound for Poso, killing one passenger and injuring four others.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/IBRA raises Rp 16.5t in first half

IBRA raises Rp 16.5t in first half The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Friday that it had collected Rp 16.5 trillion in cash during the first half of this year from the sale of assets and loans.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Limited cemetery space prompts call to public to reuse graves

Limited cemetery space prompts call to public to reuse gravesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta With limited space available at public cemeteries here, the City Cemetery Agency is calling on the public to make better use of graves by burying more than one body in a single plot.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/School torching greets Susilo in Lhokseumawe

School torching greets Susilo in LhokseumaweIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe The torching of two school buildings greeted Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his peace mission in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh on Friday.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Govt to probe council's motion to dismiss Surabaya mayor

Govt to probe council's motion to dismiss Surabaya mayorAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno has asked Surabaya Mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono to continue working as usual, pending an investigation sanctioned by the ministry into the latter's dismissal by ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, July 13, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, July 13, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News7:30 Sports8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music10:30 Life Clip11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/PDI Perjuangan livid over demo permit

PDI Perjuangan livid over demo permit KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the provincial legislature expressed disappointment with the provincial police chief, Brig. Gen.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Slums top list as areas most prone to fire

Slums top list as areas most prone to fireAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced on Friday 53 fire-prone locations, mostly the slum areas throughout the city's five mayoralties.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Indonesian frontrunner crashes out of LG Cup

Indonesian frontrunner crashes out of LG CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Derry Darmansyah, a national tae kwon do hopeful for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games, ignominiously crashed out early on the second day of the 3rd LG Cup, which was marred by media threats to boycott the tournament.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Debate on Euro

Debate on Euro I very much enjoyed the article by Ian Buruma (The Jakarta Post, July 11, 2002, No place for Hitler imitations in ongoing European currency debate). It was witty and quite to the point.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Movie theater monopoly crippling local film industry

Movie theater monopoly crippling local film industryJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta If you happen to drive past a movie theater outside the 21 Cineplex chain, take a good long look at it because you may not ever see it again.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/PDI Perjuangan, Golkar pave the way to amendment

PDI Perjuangan, Golkar pave the way to amendmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes have risen that the exhausting debate over constitutional amendments will avoid a deadlock after the influential Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) gave ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/U.S. dollar weakens against most Asian monies

U.S. dollar weakens against most Asian moniesDow Jones, Singapore The dollar weakened against most Asian currencies, managing to muster modest gains only against the South Korean won and Philippine peso.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/FSPC bars Malaysian Consortium from JORR project

FSPC bars Malaysian Consortium from JORR projectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) has decided to assign state-owned toll road operator PT Djasa Marga to finish Jakarta's Outer Ring Road (JORR) toll road project, barring Malaysian Consortium (MC) from ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/More democracy needed in classrooms

More democracy needed in classroomsSimon Marcus Gower, High School, Harapan Bangsa School, Kotamodern Tangerang, Banten A major concern for parents in Indonesia, and indeed for Indonesian teachers, is the need for discipline in schools.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Teachers seek higher incentives

Teachers seek higher incentives TANGERANG: The Tangerang educational office proposed to the municipal council on Friday a 1,000 percent increase in monthly incentive payments for its employees, including teachers.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Muslim university students clash, five left stabbed

Muslim university students clash, five left stabbedJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi At least five people were severely stabbed and two buildings burned down after two groups of Indonesian Muslim University students clashed over an initiation program for novices.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Forest destruction may turn Riau into desert in 40 years

Forest destruction may turn Riau into desert in 40 yearsHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau A great disaster looms in Riau as this resource-rich province becomes inhospitable to plague the local populace, following excessive exploitation by a handful of tycoons who ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/An integrated problem

An integrated problem In the early 1980s the then Jakarta Traffic Police chief said at a seminar that the capital's traffic problem was only the tip of the iceberg.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Sjahril calls rupiah's drop 'normal'

Sjahril calls rupiah's drop 'normal'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The weakening of the rupiah to the U.S. dollar this week is within a normal range and will not have a negative effect on inflation or interest rates, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Henry Dunant Center denies espionage accusation

Henry Dunant Center denies espionage accusationFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Switzerland-based Henry Dunant Center denied on Friday all accusations that the institution was siding with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and that its office in Banda Aceh had become a spy center ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Complaint about labor union

Complaint about labor union Acting for and in the name of Pondok Indah Hospital (RSPI), hereby we, the corporate lawyers of RSPI, would like to respond to the news item Hospital staff complain about ban on labor unions published in The Jakarta Post on July 5, 2002.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Nearly half of city high-rises neglect fire safety standards

Nearly half of city high-rises neglect fire safety standardsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Owners of almost half of the 542 high-rises in Jakarta have failed to properly maintain the buildings' fire safety systems or have fire safety equipment regularly checked, the head of the Jakarta ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Weak politicians depend too much on military, NU chief says

Weak politicians depend too much on military, NU chief saysEdith Hartanto and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Lamongan, East Java Weak-minded politicians have failed to lead the nation by squabbling among each other, turning to the military for support and showing apathy toward the current ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/E. Java govt moves against imported rice

E. Java govt moves against imported riceAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya After a lengthy debate, East Java Governor Imam Utomo announced on Friday a policy that bans the import of rice in a bid to protect local farmers bracing for a big harvest.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Business as usual at Mandarin

Business as usual at Mandarin JAKARTA: It was business as usual at the Mandarin Oriental Jakarta after thick black smoke enveloped the third-floor kitchen on Thursday.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Japanese investors urge RI to improve business climate

Japanese investors urge RI to improve business climateDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japanese investors are joining calls for the government to improve the business climate here by implementing consistent legal reforms in various sectors, to prevent more investors from leaving for ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Honda to build new plant in RI

Honda to build new plant in RIAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan's second-largest car maker Honda Motor Co. Ltd., said on Friday that it would invest US$64 million in a new spare parts manufacturing plant in Indonesia.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Irwanto, Yoseph vie for last slot at Wismilak chess tournament

Irwanto, Yoseph vie for last slot at Wismilak chess tournamentMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Irwanto Sadikin and Yoseph R.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Correction

Correction In the article University lecturer leads Muhammadiyah Youth, published on this page on Thursday, July 11, 2002, we inadvertently put the picture of Suyoto, the rector of Muhammadiyah University in the East Java town of Gresik, in the place of Abdul Mukti, the newly elected-chairman ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Taufik seeks Muslims' support for Megawati

Taufik seeks Muslims' support for MegawatiYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung President Megawati's husband Taufik Kiemas appealed to Muslim leaders and clerics to join forces with the nationalist group to help the government overcome the prolonged multi-dimension crisis.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Decriminalizing cannabis: Europe one step ahead

Decriminalizing cannabis: Europe one step aheadGwynne Dyer, Columnist, London "It's moving further towards decriminalization than any other country in the world," warned Keith Hellawell, the ex- policeman who was the British "drugs tsar" until the Labor government belatedly realized that his job ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Be well prepared when a headhunter comes calling

Be well prepared when a headhunter comes callingPri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, (jakarta@amrophever.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/New Copyright Law to invigorate businesses

New Copyright Law to invigorate businessesDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly passed Copyright Law, when it comes into force, will provide better protection for copyright holders and will eventually attract investment, businessmen said on Friday.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Govt urged to empower HIV positive people

Govt urged to empower HIV positive peopleDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta AIDS activists are urging the government and the public to empower HIV positive people to take control of their lives.Chris W.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Agus Dwikarna jailed for up to 17 years in Manila

Agus Dwikarna jailed for up to 17 years in ManilaAgencies, Manila/Jakarta An Indonesian national arrested in the Philippines on suspicion of terrorism in March was sentenced to up to 17 years in jail on Friday for illegal possession of explosives.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Simple majority for president: Researcher

Simple majority for president: ResearcherKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political observer Rizal Mallarangeng called on the People's Consultative Assembly to adopt the simple majority principle to end the continuous debate on the second round of voting in the planned direct ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Kim Yong-nam visits KRB

Kim Yong-nam visits KRB BOGOR: As part of his official visit to Indonesia, South Korean President Kim Yong-nam toured Bogor Botanical Gardens (KRB) to have a close look at the Dendrobium Kim Il-sung orchid, named after his predecessor, who received the species of orchid from then Indonesian ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Surge in diseases linked to mining

Surge in diseases linked to mining BANJARMASIN: Thousands of residents of Satui subdistrict in Kotabaru regency, South Kalimantan are suffering from upper respiratory infection due to air pollution caused by a major coal mining operation in the region.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Shaq pitching TV drama

Shaq pitching TV drama LOS ANGELES: Shaquille O'Neal has provided plenty of drama on the basketball court. Now, he wants to produce a drama for television.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Villagers demand seized land

Villagers demand seized land JAKARTA: Locals from a remote village in Central Sulawesi have demanded the government give back their rights to a 245-hectare plot seized by a land broker, PT Sentral Raya Permai, in 1988.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Man nabbed, 1 kg of 'ganja' seized

Man nabbed, 1 kg of 'ganja' seized BOGOR: The police arrested a middleman and seized one kilogram of (ganja) marijuana from the suspect on Thursday night, but failed to nab the dealer.Jamal Bin Arsyad, 33, a resident of Bojong Gede district, was arrested on Jl.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/'Strong sanctions against bad accountants a must'

'Strong sanctions against bad accountants a must'A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior legislator supported the government's move to draft a new bill on the accounting profession, saying that the ruling could help ensure good corporate governance in Indonesia.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Jakarta races against time

Jakarta races against timeWilly Tumewu, Senior Lecturer, Transportation Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, West Java Traffic congestion in Jakarta is severe simply because the demand for transportation far exceeds supply.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Indonesia's harp ambassador

Indonesia's harp ambassadorTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When she was only 15 years old, Heidi Awuy decided that she wanted to become a professional harpist. At the time, her father asked her why, because the harp was still an oddity in Indonesia.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Jakarta Great Sale promotion falls flat in luring shoppers

Jakarta Great Sale promotion falls flat in luring shoppersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The month-long Jakarta Great Sale, held to commemorate Jakarta's 475th anniversary, has failed to boost sales despite the huge discounts.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/RI-Singapore relations suffer from misperception

RI-Singapore relations suffer from misperceptionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Singapore's bilateral ties suffer from public misperception about each other, while new challenges affecting the region have emerged that must be tackled together, foreign policy experts ...

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/'Nothing special in Jakarta Great Sale'

'Nothing special in Jakarta Great Sale' The Jakarta Great Sale, which was launched by Governor Sutiyoso almost a month ago, will conclude this Sunday. But many Jakartans were not even aware of the one-month event, which was held in celebration of the city's 475th anniversary.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002

JP/Peace broker denies espionage accusation

Peace broker denies espionage accusationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Switzerland-based Henry Dunant Center denied on Friday all accusations that the institution was siding with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and that its office in Banda Aceh had become a spy center for the ...