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55 articles.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/East Timorese refugees demand aid to live

East Timorese refugees demand aid to liveYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Hundreds of East Timorese refugees continued to protest in front of the East Nusa Tenggara governor's office on Monday, demanding the Indonesian government resume aid deliveries to the approximately 20,000 refugees ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Family of Acehnese seeks help

Family of Acehnese seeks help BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The family of a missing Acehnese, believed to have been kidnapped while selling rambutan fruit, requested the company of councillors in asking the local police of the whereabouts of their family member.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/About 100 shoemakers stop operations

About 100 shoemakers stop operations Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaAbout 100 local footwear manufacturers are believed to have ceased or postponed operations in the last three years for reasons which include labor disputes and rising production costs, the Indonesian Footwear ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Exports, imports down in May, statistics buseau says

Exports, imports down in May, statistics buseau saysDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After showing signs of recovery in previous months, Indonesia's exports were down again in May, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on Monday.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Court ready for hi-tech hearing

Court ready for hi-tech hearingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the first time in Indonesia, a court hearing will take place via videoconference. This unusual event will happen at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday afternoon, when former president B.J.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Graha Cijantung Mall rocked by explosion

Graha Cijantung Mall rocked by explosionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A bomb exploded on Monday evening at a mall partly owned by the Army's Special Force (Kopassus), near to the red berets' headquarters at the Graha Cijantung on Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta, injuring eight people.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Beautify the city or improve its choking transportation system?

Beautify the city or improve its choking transportation system?Yogita Tahilramani The Jakarta Post JakartaTo Governor Sutiyoso, spending Rp 14 billion on renovating a water fountain at a Jakarta traffic circle may have seemed a wise gift for the capital's anniversary last week, but residents here ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/About 100 shoemakers stop operations

About 100 shoemakers stop operationsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 100 local footwear manufacturers are believed to have ceased or postponed operations in the last three years for reasons which include labor disputes and rising production costs, the Indonesian Footwear ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Military to search for weapons in Ambon

Military to search for weapons in AmbonOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Maluku's Pattimura Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djoko Santoso reiterated his warning on Monday that security forces would search door to door for illegal weapons in the troubled province.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/A memorable World Cup

A memorable World Cup Brazil may have won for a record fifth time, and Ronaldo's two goals in Sunday's final against Germany may have placed his name alongside other soccer legends before him, but the 2002 World Cup will be remembered more for what it has done to Asia, and potentially to the ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Why Marco K. cannot be the next governor

Why Marco K. cannot be the next governorDaniel Ziv, Former Chief Editor, 'Djakarta! - The City Life Magazine' Of the various candidates proposed for the important election this September of Jakarta's next Governor, Marco Kusumawijaya, 40, is probably the least qualified.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Bus driver arrested for fatal crash

Bus driver arrested for fatal crash BOGOR: The Bogor Police arrested a bus driver for allegedly causing a fatal chain accident involving more than 16 vehicles.The head of the traffic police, Adj. Comr.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Do not let our children grow up traumatized, advocates warn

Do not let our children grow up traumatized, advocates warnMaya Dahlan and Santi W.E. Soekanto, Journalists, Jakarta We weep with sadness -- or we should -- when a child is hurt or killed.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Three in chopper crash feared dead

Three in chopper crash feared dead Three of five military officers aboard the ill- fated Army helicopter Bell 205 are feared dead as the chopper exploded after it crashed in Paniai regency, Papua.Spokesman for Papua's Trikora Military Command, Maj. G.P.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/400 vendors ask for trading space

400 vendors ask for trading space TANGERANG: Some 400 street vendors from Pasar Anyer, the main market in the Tangerang mayoralty, staged a rally at the mayor's office on Monday, demanding the municipal administration to provide them space for trading."We want to talk to Mayor M.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Gede Pangrango park spoiled by trash dumping

Gede Pangrango park spoiled by trash dumpingBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Botanists call Gede Pangrango National Park in West Java "the pearl in Java's crown" for its incomparable richness and beauty.Just like a pearl, though small, it is exquisite.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Govt delays tax plans for Batam Island

Govt delays tax plans for Batam IslandDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Monday the government had delayed plans to impose value-added tax (VAT) and luxury tax on Batam island in Riau province, pending the completion of a bill that would allow the ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Children: The forgotten victims of the planet's savage wars

Children: The forgotten victims of the planet's savage warsSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Jakarta Tiwi is a three-year-old girl, however she is so undernourished that she weighs far less than most two-year-olds.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Students, parents crowd popular schools

Students, parents crowd popular schoolsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the first day of registration at state high schools in Jakarta, prominent schools were swamped by hundreds of junior high school graduates and their parents, while less favorite state high schools remained quiet.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Policemen nabbed for beating reporter

Policemen nabbed for beating reporter SIDOARJO, East Java: Seven police officers suspected of the recent beating of a journalist from the Kompas daily in Sidoarjo, East Java, are now in police custody for further investigation of their alleged involvement.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Five RI students awarded scholarship

Five RI students awarded scholarship INDONESIA: Five Indonesian students were awarded on Monday the prestigious Singapore Scholarship for the year 2002 to pursue undergraduate course in the city state.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Logging threatens Muller range

Logging threatens Muller range MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: The Muller mountain range, stretching from North Barito regency in Central Kalimantan to East Kalimantan and Sarawak in Malaysia, is in danger of being destroyed by the expanding logging activities of forest concessionaires.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous'

'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous' The upcoming gubernatorial election is looming. Several candidates have been named. President Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered her PDIP councillors to support Sutiyoso, who will run for his second term, despite widespread public criticism.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/WorldCom scandal major blow to U.S.

WorldCom scandal major blow to U.S.Larry Elliott, Guardian News Service, London George Bush is in trouble. WorldCom's collapse is one scandal too many. In the United States, it is being talked about as Wall Street Watergate. It's that serious.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/No change without youth

No change without youthMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he became chairperson of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) in the 1930s.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Exxon boat crew members go missing

Exxon boat crew members go missingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Armed men suspected of belonging to the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) kidnapped nine of 11 crew from a boat chartered by PT ExxonMobil Indonesia to deliver supplies to workers at an offshore oil exploration site in waters off North Aceh ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/About 100 shoemakers stop operations

About 100 shoemakers stop operations Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta About 100 local footwear producers are believed to have stopped operation or been in limbo over the past several years due to various reasons, including labor disputes and rising production costs, an association ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday July 2, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday July 2, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:30 Cooking Program10:00 Technology10:30 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Police question FPI members

Police question FPI members JAKARTA: The police questioned several members of the Muslim Defenders Front (FPI) on Monday over their violent actions along Jl. Jaksa following a demonstration last Wednesday against Governor Sutiyoso.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clash

Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clashKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four photographers and dozens of student activists were injured in a clash between protesting students and police officers during a demonstration at the front gate of the House of ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Economic reality rights back

Economic reality rights backJeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Center for International Development, Harvard University, Project Syndicate Almost every day, we learn of yet another greedy U.S.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/TNI chief orders major reshuffle

TNI chief orders major reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has overseen the first major reshuffle of the armed forces since taking over last month.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/WFP to feed 2.1 million Indonesians

WFP to feed 2.1 million IndonesiansAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The United Nations food agency on Monday launched a program to feed 2.1 million of the poorest Indonesians, including hundreds of thousands of people displaced by sectarian and separatist violence.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares

SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares JAKARTA: Private television company PT Surya Citra Media said Monday that it plans to sell 375 million shares, or 19.8%, of its total shares, in an initial public offer between July 3 and July 5.The IPO will be priced at Rp 1,100 rupiah a share.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Justice vs politics

Justice vs politics Disillusion is perhaps too mild a word to describe the news that came out of the House of Representatives building on Monday.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'

'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the current era of regional autonomy, the President could still intervene in the gubernatorial election process as has happened in the past, councillors and observers said on Monday.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into Akbar

PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A suspected deal between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party shot down on Monday the public's hopes of a thorough inquiry into a high profile scandal ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Government to issue new policy on Aceh

Government to issue new policy on AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will evaluate the viability of the current security policy in Aceh before issuing a presidential decree to change the current status of civilian order in the troubled province, a top official said on Monday.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Inflation eases again in June

Inflation eases again in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation slowed again in June thanks largely to a stronger rupiah and falling food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday.BPS said year-on-year inflation in June was 11.48 percent, lower than the 12.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force development

TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force developmentMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Given that external security threats are likely to come via the air and the sea, the Indonesian Military (TNI) should allocate a larger amount of funds to the Navy and the Air Force rather than the Army, ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Kids learn animals best when it is entertaining

Kids learn animals best when it is entertainingWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali For children, learning all the science and academic stuff about animals can be tough, boring and uninteresting.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Why does Mega back Sutiyoso?

Why does Mega back Sutiyoso? The country's biggest political party, which gained a majority vote of over thirty percent in the last general elections, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI Perjuangan), has endorsed the candidacy of incumbent Governor Sutiyoso to be Jakarta's next governor.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authority

Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authorityEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta We are back to square one. Democracy is backpedaling to what it was during the Soeharto regime, experts said here on Saturday.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/JP/6/MAX

JP/6/MAXAge discrimination: Setback in Indonesian politicsAgainst "pemuda": Generational discrimination in contemporary politicsMax Lane Visiting Fellow Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies University of Wollongong New South Wales Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Report shows TNI, Police fit to vote

Report shows TNI, Police fit to voteBernie K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint report by four research institutes says the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police personnel should vote in the 2004 general elections despite the skepticism among the TNI's top officials.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 2, 2002

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 2, 2002Performances* Sundanese Traditional Drama Serawak by Sanggar Vikta, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m., July 6.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Xanana to receive full military honors on arrival

Xanana to receive full military honors on arrivalI Wayan Juniartha and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post DenpasarXanana Gusmao, once a political prisoner of the Indonesian government, is slated to receive a full military welcome as East Timor President in Jakarta today.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/House moves more bills for deliberation

House moves more bills for deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its failure to meet its legislative targets in past sessions, the House of Representatives (DPR) submitted on Monday eight more bills for deliberation with government officials.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Goverment urged to boost productivity of corn farmers

Goverment urged to boost productivity of corn farmersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Feed Miller Association welcomed the government's plan to raise import tariffs on corn products saying such a move would help encourage local farmers to plant more corn.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/LTO to chase 30 tax arrears worth Rp 8.4 trillion

LTO to chase 30 tax arrears worth Rp 8.4 trillionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) will make the pursuit of 30 corporate tax evaders its top priority, a senior tax official said.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Two discovered after boat sinks

Two discovered after boat sinks MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: At least two of the five declared missing after their boat capsized last week have been found dead by fishermen in the Kojadoi Island waters, about 13 miles north of Maumere.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Sutiyoso claims peacefully deal on July 27 attack

Sutiyoso claims peacefully deal on July 27 attackAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Monday that the Indonesia Military (TNI) had settled its dispute with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle over a bloody attack on the party's headquarters on July 27, ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/New Plaza Semanggi mall project feared to worsen traffic jams

New Plaza Semanggi mall project feared to worsen traffic jamsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillors have slammed the Plaza Semanggi development near the Semanggi cloverleaf in Central Jakarta, claiming it would only worsen traffic congestion.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Consumer confidence flat in May: BI

Consumer confidence flat in May: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumers continued to be pessimistic about the country's economic prospects despite the improving macroeconomic conditions and the stronger rupiah, a survey revealed.

Tue, 02 Jul 2002

JP/Megawati tells police to brush up tarnished image

Megawati tells police to brush up tarnished imageFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri demanded the National Police carry out their mandated responsibility to maintain law and order in the country properly in a bid to improve their tarnished image.