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60 articles.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Everyone should enjoy equal opportunities: Jambi governor

Everyone should enjoy equal opportunities: Jambi governorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Against the backdrop of local autonomy, Jambi Governor Zulkifli Nurdin warned all sides against questioning the ethnic backgrounds of potential leaders or their places of origin, saying that every person living in ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Sense of crisis fading in Japan

Sense of crisis fading in JapanYomiuri Shimbun, Asia News Network, Tokyo The terrorist attacks on the United States struck a profound blow to the perception of the Japanese about their national security. Many Japanese fell victim to the attacks.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/'Regions not ready for new budget system'

'Regions not ready for new budget system'Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Local administrations will find it difficult to implement the new concept of budgeting stipulated in a decree issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs as it upheld the principles of transparency and ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Case study: The making of global brand

Case study: The making of global brandJochen Muhm, Dean of Business, Administration Faculty, Swiss German University (SGU), Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang What is the "phenomenon" of the 21st century for companies and their decision makers? What confronts them as being an unequaled experience, a ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Accountants steal show from terrorists

Accountants steal show from terroristsLim Say Boon, Director, OCBC Investment Research, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore This would probably disappoint Osama bin Laden, but a handful of nondescript but dodgy American accountants have made a greater impact on the global capitalist ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Expert warns people about contaminated tap water

Expert warns people about contaminated tap waterDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert warned on Monday that tap water might not be safe to drink, even after it has been boiled.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/TV Program: Tuesday September 10, 2002

TV Program: Tuesday September 10, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Music9:00 Technology9:30 Music11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Indonesia, the Philippines and anti-U.S. sentiment

Indonesia, the Philippines and anti-U.S. sentimentMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia In the 1980s, there was a strong anti-American movement active in Southeast Asia.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/National Ombudsman supervises tax, customs services

National Ombudsman supervises tax, customs servicesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has assigned the National Ombudsman Commission to supervise the tax and customs offices, and help clean up the two institutions from corrupt practices.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Ambon police find military bullet cases at shooting site

Ambon police find military bullet cases at shooting siteOktovianis Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Police investigators have discovered standard military bullet cartridges at the site of a gunfight that claimed three lives on Sunday.Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Where have our ethics gone?

Where have our ethics gone? One might perhaps wonder whether the news item that appeared in Koran Tempo daily on Golkar on Monday really deserved the front page treatment it received.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Yugoslavia goes wild over fifth world championship

Yugoslavia goes wild over fifth world championshipDouglas Hamilton, Reuters, Belgrade A wave of national pride and joy swept Yugoslavia early on Monday as the country's basketball team won the world championship for the fifth time and the second consecutive, beating Argentina in an 84-77 thriller ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Global Stock Index September 9

Global Stock Index September 9 Latest %ChangeNew York DJ Indus 8427.20 +1.73 Sep 6 Nasdaq 1295.30 +3.54 Sep 6 S&P 500 893.92 +1.68 Sep 6 Toronto TSE 300 6479.75 -0.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Cook your sweet corn 50 minutes to get the maximum health benefit

Cook your sweet corn 50 minutes to get the maximum health benefitHarry Surjadi Contributor JakartaMany people's lives have been touched in some way by cancer. Maybe you have lost a relative, a friend or an acquaintance. Maybe you had a scare as a result of an annual physical examination.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/U.S Dollar Rates Sept. 9

U.S Dollar Rates Sept. 9 Latest %Chg Yen 119.25-30 +0.63 Euro* 0.9788-92 -0.29 Sterling* 1.5562-72 -0.15 Swiss franc 1.4881-86 +0.30 Canadian dollar 1.5603-13 +0.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/IMF joins calls for readoption of PSI

IMF joins calls for readoption of PSIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is facing mounting pressure to apply the preshipment inspection (PSI) system on imports with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) joining calls for the readoption of the system.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Sumatran rhinos wait for helping hand

Sumatran rhinos wait for helping handBambang Parlupi, Contributor, Lampung Out of five remaining species of rhinos left in the world, Indonesia is home to two -- the Javanese and Sumatran rhinos.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Sony Ericsson R600 disappointing

Sony Ericsson R600 disappointing I was greatly disappointed when my Sony Ericsson R600 cellular phone went totally dead after only one month of use.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Society doing its bit in U.S.-RI ties

Society doing its bit in U.S.-RI tiesYenni Djahidin, Contributor, Washington The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) has been acting like the second embassy for Indonesia in Washington since its founding nearly 10 years ago.Founded by former U.S.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Bekasi asked to close pig farms

Bekasi asked to close pig farms BEKASI: The Bekasi administration has been asked to close all pig-breeding farms in its territory because local residents have objected to their existence.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Drivers on strike, hundreds stranded

Drivers on strike, hundreds stranded TANGERANG: Hundreds of passengers were stranded across Tangerang on Monday following a strike by public minivan drivers serving three routes from Cimone to Cikupa, Tigaraksa and Perumnas.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Sept.9

Rupiah Rates Sept.9Banknote rates TT ratesSelling Buying Selling BuyingRp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,126.87 4,575.59 4,877.40 4,824.84Brunei dollar 1 5,357.61 4,783.16 5,096.91 5,043.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Female artist explores 'body as a prison' in exhibition

Female artist explores 'body as a prison' in exhibitionBoudewijn Brands, Contributor, Yogyakarta In Western countries, society developed fast after World War II. Education has been democratized and women have entered the ranks of productive income earners.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/RI among countries with highest maternal deaths

RI among countries with highest maternal deathsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite improvements in health over the past decades, Indonesia is listed as being among the countries that contribute 40 percent of the world's maternal deaths.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Miles of wrong priorities

Miles of wrong prioritiesBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), bandoro@csis.or.id President Megawati Soekarnoputri's first year in power has witnessed nearly 100,000 miles in foreign trips.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Government pushes for open list electoral system

Government pushes for open list electoral systemKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite challenges from major factions in the House of Representatives, the government pushed on Monday for a proportional electoral system and an open list of candidates, saying that it would improve the ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/'Water in most parts of Jakarta is polluted'

'Water in most parts of Jakarta is polluted' People cannot live without water. Unfortunately, most water in the city is contaminated by hazardous substances and pathogens.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Children's book illustrations get a thorough view

Children's book illustrations get a thorough viewYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Every nation has its own typical characteristics.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Eight years asked for corruptor

Eight years asked for corruptorMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State prosecutors recommended on Monday the South Jakarta District Court sentence a former president director of state- owned company PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (PT BPUI) to eight years in prison for ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/'N. Jakarta reclamation may cause flood'

'N. Jakarta reclamation may cause flood' State Minister of Environment Nabiel Makarim warned on Monday that the reclamation of the sea and coastal land in North Jakarta may cause flooding in the city.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Construction employees demand status guarantee

Construction employees demand status guaranteeApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Hundreds of employees of a regional construction company staged a demo at the city council building in Medan, North Sumatra, on Monday demanding a guarantee for their future employment status ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Govt proposes draft peace agreement to GAM

Govt proposes draft peace agreement to GAMThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has submitted the draft of a peace agreement to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and proposed dates for a dialog with the secessionist movement, a Cabinet minister says.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Tough times ahead for Megawati without Akbar

Tough times ahead for Megawati without AkbarSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The three-year prison sentence handed down to House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung in the case of the abused non-budgetary funds will have long reaching implications.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Drinking water in restaurants

Drinking water in restaurants I have been reading with interest the comments from people in your Speaker's Corner for the past few days.We all know that water from a faucet in Indonesia is not safe to drink.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Baird calls Indonesia second home

Baird calls Indonesia second homeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After completing his tenure as the World Bank's country director for Indonesia, Mark Baird, 53, now enters his retirement and is heading for his homeland, New Zealand.But his passion for Indonesia will always stay aflame.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/House calls for sand-mining ban as marine damage looms

House calls for sand-mining ban as marine damage loomsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government must ban sand dredging in the waters off Riau as the activity has caused damaged to the marine environment and huge losses to the state, a House of Representatives ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Most IPB students suffer from anemia

Most IPB students suffer from anemiaTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor About 57 percent of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture's (IPB) new students suffer from anemia, its rector said on Monday.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Lawmakers prepare move to suspend House speaker

Lawmakers prepare move to suspend House speakerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several legislators have moved into action to suspend disgraced House Speaker Akbar Tandjung as talk mounts for a petition to call for a disciplinary committee to consider the case.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/How international brands affect consumers' choices

How international brands affect consumers' choicesSatyasuryawan, Contributor, Jakarta Who hasn't heard of the Hard Rock Cafe? Once just a dream for Jakartans, its arrival ten years ago allowed people here to really enjoy its world famous ambience.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Holland beats Germany to win Champion Trophy

Holland beats Germany to win Champion TrophyPat Rowley, Reuters, Cologne, Germany The Netherlands, the Olympic champions, won the 24th Champions Trophy on Sunday by beating World Cup holders Germany 3-2 in a penalty shootout following the first ever goalless final.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Arrogance precedes shameful downfall

Arrogance precedes shameful downfall In The Jakarta Post (Aug. 23) I read a complaint about an Arrogant lecturer from the University of Indonesia (UI) by Irvan Septiardi. The complaint letter was reprinted from Bisnis Indonesia.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Residents block damaged road in Bekasi

Residents block damaged road in Bekasi JAKARTA: Residents of Jejalen subdistrict in north Tambun, Bekasi regency, blocked the three-kilometer main road in the area on Monday from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. to protest the condition of the seriously damaged road.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Shrimp farmers seek debt relief

Shrimp farmers seek debt relief TULANGBAWANG, Lampung: Shrimp farmers belonging to the Association of Dipasena Prawn Breeders (P3UW) are appealing to the government to write off their debt owed to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Sampras beats Agassi to win fifth title

Sampras beats Agassi to win fifth titleReuters, New York Defying the odds, age and fatigue Pete Sampras beat fellow tennis legend Andre Agassi 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4 to win the US Open final on Sunday and claim an unprecedented 14th career grand slam.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Completely broken relationship

Completely broken relationship This year's commemoration of our Independence Day has again failed to bring together former Indonesian presidents still alive at the State Palace.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/South Korea beats China, U.S. still unbeaten

South Korea beats China, U.S. still unbeatenErica Bulman, Associated Press, Riesa, Germany South Korea secured its place in the quarterfinals of the women's Volleyball World Championship with an unexpected 3-0 victory Sunday over unmotivated tournament favorite China.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Mayasari depot accused of polluting

Mayasari depot accused of polluting TANGERANG: The Sukanegara Village Representative Body (BPD) in Cikupa district of Tangerang have asserted that lubricant motor oil from a local bus depot has polluted ground water in the area, forcing residents to buy drinking water.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Lost attraction

Lost attraction An international survey shows that Bali's attractiveness for tourists dropped from the top spot down to the eighth. What happened? Did the "Island of Paradise" lose its charm, its beautiful environment, its hospitable people? Maybe a little bit of all. What to do to get the No.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Unconvincing, predictable verdict in Akbar's case

Unconvincing, predictable verdict in Akbar's caseTeten Masduki, Chairman Indonesian Corruption Watch, Jakarta The law in Indonesia used to be helpless against those with political and monetary influence. But this time it departed from the usual practice.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/ICCAT plans to boycott RI tuna products

ICCAT plans to boycott RI tuna productsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) are threatening to launch an embargo against Indonesian tuna products over alleged improper fishing practices, according to ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Thousands rally to thwart reelection of Sutiyoso

Thousands rally to thwart reelection of SutiyosoNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a last minute attempt to foil governor Sutiyoso's nomination in the gubernatorial election on Wednesday, thousands of people from various groups - some brought along two cows with them - packed the ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Growth and environment

Growth and environment The House of Representatives appeared to ease its outright opposition to the government's proposal that 50 foreign companies, which had invested heavily in their concession areas in protected forests, be allowed to resume open-pit mining operations.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Tax chief refuses to publish names of large tax evaders

Tax chief refuses to publish names of large tax evadersRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation has dropped its earlier threat to go public with the names of the country's largest corporate tax evaders, arguing that such a move would violate the existing ...

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/RI launches clean-squad campaign for Busan

RI launches clean-squad campaign for BusanMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) has launched a drug-free campaign for its contingent by conducting a dope test for 20 of the athletes ahead of their departure to the 2002 Asian Games.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/People cannot live without water. Unfortunately, most water in

People cannot live without water. Unfortunately, most water in the city is contaminated by hazardous substances and pathogens. As a result, many people are forced to spend money to buy potable water, adding yet another financial burden to the majority of city residents.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, September 10, 2002Performances* Operetta Wah Cakepnya, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 2 p.m., 4 p.m., Sept. 11 - 14. * Traditional Performance Gelar Bulan Purnama, Taman Budaya, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 21.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Hamzah denies PPP link to PT QSAR

Hamzah denies PPP link to PT QSARFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung United Development Party (PPP) chairman Hamzah Haz flatly denied on Monday any connection between the political organization the agribusiness company PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR).

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/El Guerrouj wins, but fails to break own record

El Guerrouj wins, but fails to break own recordAndrew Dampf, Associated Press, Rieti, Italy Failing to fulfill his promise, Morocco's Hicham el Guerrouj just missed out on breaking his own world record in the 1,500 meters Sunday at the Rieti Grand Prix IAAF meeting.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Asian watercolor artists paint lives

Asian watercolor artists paint livesYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta The slabs of stone, large and small, are in a row. They are silent and remain in their own places, basking in the tropical sunshine.

Tue, 10 Sep 2002

JP/Court to continue Manuputty's trial

Court to continue Manuputty's trial JAKARTA: The North Jakarta District Court ruled on Monday to continue the trial of Maluku Communication Forum figures Alex Manuputty and Wailairumy Sammuel, who are facing subversion charges.