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Searching for all articles published on 2002-09-18 ...

52 articles.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Nunukan remains 'humanitarian emergency'

Nunukan remains 'humanitarian emergency'Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In contrast to the ebbing media reports and the government claims of an improving situation of workers camped in Nunukan island, East Kalimantan, a group of ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Young guns guide USA in Davis Cup matches

Young guns guide USA in Davis Cup matchesAgencies, New York Newly crowned US Open champion Pete Sampras and runner-up Andre Agassi have both turned down U.S.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Hassan criticizes restriction of foreign broadcasting

Hassan criticizes restriction of foreign broadcastingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda has joined the chorus of criticism against the broadcasting bill for restricting foreign radio and television broadcasting, calling it censorship.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Beaten stars could be ripe for Asiad

Beaten stars could be ripe for AsiadAgence France-Presse, Beijing Fresh from a disappointing 12th place finish at the recent World Basketball Championship, long-time Asian powerhouse China are in a fragile state of mind as they lick their wounds in preparation for the Asian Games.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/VP uninformed of al-Qaeda member arrest

VP uninformed of al-Qaeda member arrestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In another example of poor coordination in President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, Vice President Hamzah Haz admitted on Tuesday he had no knowledge of the arrest of an alleged al-Qaeda operative in Indonesia.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Bizarre goal helps Birmingham crush Villa

Bizarre goal helps Birmingham crush VillaReuters, London One of the most bizarre own goals in the history of English professional football helped Birmingham City to a 3-0 premier league win over city rivals Aston Villa on Monday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Long promised prosecutors yet to arrive in Maluku

Long promised prosecutors yet to arrive in MalukuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 30 prosecutors the government promised to send to Maluku several months ago are yet to arrive in the strife-torn province.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/RI seeking food security

RI seeking food securityAileen Kwa, Focus on the Global South, Geneva Indonesia refused to sign on to a Cairns Group position paper calling for drastic tariff cuts submitted on Sept. 6, during the agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organization in Geneva.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/VP, experts urge speedy handling of Akbar case

VP, experts urge speedy handling of Akbar caseMuhammad Nafik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz and legal experts called on Tuesday for the speedy handling of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's appeal against his conviction for corruption ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Pertamina criticizes World Bank proposal

Pertamina criticizes World Bank proposalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina criticized a proposal from the World Bank for the government to sell off its Balikpapan refinery in East Kalimantan and the Cilacap refinery in Central Java.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/GAM blames govt troops in torching of 80 shops in North Aceh

GAM blames govt troops in torching of 80 shops in North AcehNani Farida and Ibnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Dozens of people were injured and more than 80 shophouses burned in the latest outbreak of violence in Aceh.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Chinese food with Korean flavor

Chinese food with Korean flavorMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Korean cuisines have, apparently, been on its heyday in Jakarta if the number of restaurants is the yardstick.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, September 18, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, September 18, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Music9:00 Film9:30 Music11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Performing Heimlich maneuver on choking children

Performing Heimlich maneuver on choking childrenDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com After discussing in this column two weeks ago how to help children less than a year old who are choking, we will now talk about what to do with choking children over the age of one.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/YLKI prepares class action guidelines

YLKI prepares class action guidelinesNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) is preparing guidelines for customers affected by two power blackouts in the Greater Jakarta area last week to file a class action against state-owned electricity company ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Targeting investors

Targeting investors The 2002 World Investment Report of the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) provides further confirmation of the steady flight of capital from Indonesia since 1998, as reflected in its net resource outflows of US$3.27 billion in 2001.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Tens of thousands to be evicted as airport expands

Tens of thousands to be evicted as airport expandsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tens of thousands of people living in seven subdistricts near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be evicted from their homes and land in the near future due to the planned expansion of the ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Individuals mark ballot papers with personal code in gubernatorial election

Individuals mark ballot papers with personal code in gubernatorial electionBambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A councillor from PDI Perjuangan's faction at the City Council admitted on Tuesday that members of the faction had their own code to mark the ballot papers in ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Capirossi takes Ducati into MotoGP

Capirossi takes Ducati into MotoGPNick Mulvenney, Reuters, London World superbike champion Troy Bayliss and former 250cc world champion Loris Capirossi will lead Ducati's four-stroke challenge when the manufacturer makes its MotoGP debut next season, the Italian team said.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Councillors worried about salaries

Councillors worried about salariesYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin After briskly voting South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Dahram out of office, provincial councillors there are now expressing worries that they will not receive their monthly salaries for September.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Palace lacks grass for deer

Palace lacks grass for deer BOGOR: The Bogor Palace has been forced to buy grass to feed its 622 deer due to a lack of green grass in the palace compound.Because of a lack of rain, much of the grass on the grounds of the palace has turned yellow.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Does Mega need a PR makeover?

Does Mega need a PR makeover?Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Staff Writer, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com What kind of publicity can President Megawati Soekarnoputri expect from the presidential office, if her public relations strategy is just a carbon copy of the policy during ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Koreas' DMZ opens up symbolically

Koreas' DMZ opens up symbolicallyThe Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul The two Koreas will take another stride toward reconciliation and cooperation tomorrow by resuming work to reconnect their severed roads and railways.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Sevilla retains lead, Gonzalez wins Vuelta's tenth stage

Sevilla retains lead, Gonzalez wins Vuelta's tenth stageReuters, Cordoba, Spain Aitor Gonzalez won the tenth stage of the Tour of Spain on Monday but the Spaniard fell one second short of snatching the overall lead from teammate Oscar Sevilla.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Java Sea, world's biggest trash dump

Java Sea, world's biggest trash dump BOGOR, West Java: The Java Sea would soon become a giant garbage dump unless the government got serious about improving its waste management, an expert said on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Fuad wins KAHMI chairmanship

Fuad wins KAHMI chairmanship JAKARTA: Former finance minister Fuad Bawazier was elected as the Islamic Student Association Alumni Family (KAHMI) chairman at the conclusion of the organization's extraordinary congress in Yogyakarta on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 18, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 18, 2001Performances* Theater Akin & Amity, A Journey of Art in Ten Cities, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 21. Workshop at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Sony Ericsson responds

Sony Ericsson responds In response to I G.G.P. Bayu Ismoyo's letter in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 10 we would like to clarify as follows.Sony Ericsson Service Center at SCBD has checked Bayu Ismoyo's R600 cellular phone and found it did not function properly. Therefore we exchanged the product.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Councillors cancel foreign trip

Councillors cancel foreign trip PADANG, West Sumatra: Nearly 40 West Sumatra councillors planning to travel abroad have had their plans canceled by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Labor protest paralyzes Caltex

Labor protest paralyzes CaltexHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Activities at the offices of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia in Riau province came to a complete halt on Tuesday as thousands of workers of one of its contractors staged a protest demanding higher severance pay.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Bad debts in provinces hurting investment

Bad debts in provinces hurting investmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta About half the money that provincial and regency administrations owe to Jakarta has not been paid back, according to a recent study which adds that poor debt records on top of security and legal concerns contributed to the weak ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/35,200 people in Tangerang jobless

35,200 people in Tangerang jobless TANGERANG: More than 35,000 people from Tangerang, Banten are unemployed and the number of jobs is shrinking, the Tangerang Regency Labor Agency said on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Indonesia seeks $130m health fund

Indonesia seeks $130m health fund BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Indonesia would likely obtain US$130 million in foreign aid to eradicate malaria, Tuberculosis (TB) and to curb HIV/AIDS, an official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Legislators jeer, ridicule Akbar in House

Legislators jeer, ridicule Akbar in HouseFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Convicted corrupter Akbar Tandjung has clearly lost the respect of fellow politicians as legislators frantically interrupted a plenary session he chaired on Tuesday, questioning his credibility to lead the ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Govt to deport foreigners detained in restive Aceh

Govt to deport foreigners detained in restive AcehMoch. N. Kurniawan and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan Two foreigners detained by police in the worn-torn province of Aceh, will be deported for abusing their visa regulations and banned from returning, the Ministry of Justice and ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Academics urged to side with the poor

Academics urged to side with the poorDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thai delegates at the Asian People's Dialogue 2 here said on Tuesday that poor people need to involve academics in their struggle to gain their rights from the government.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Irregularities in budget spending 17 percent: BPK

Irregularities in budget spending 17 percent: BPKMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) revealed on Tuesday it had discovered 758 cases of irregularities in the use of the state budget amounting to Rp 6.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Pesta Keboen, resto with colonial charm

Pesta Keboen, resto with colonial charmBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Semarang, Central Java Historical traces of a city can be identified in the "alternative menu" of a restaurant, something that complements one's style in enjoying dishes and drinks and the life of the colonial nobility of the ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Boys always develop slower than girls

Boys always develop slower than girlsDear Dr.Donya, I have a nephew who is 13 months old, weighs 8.2 kilograms and is about 78 centimeters tall.He doesn't say anything except "mama", "papa" and "mamam" for eating.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/RI wins technology awards

RI wins technology awards JAKARTA: Indonesia could match the rest of the Asia-Pacific countries in mastering information technology, a minister said on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Dear Dr.Donya,

Dear Dr.Donya,I have a nephew who is 13 months old, weighs 8.2 kilograms and is about 78 centimeters tall. He doesn't say anything except "mama", "papa" and "mamam" for eating.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Capital continues to flow out of RI

Capital continues to flow out of RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Indonesia continued to be negative in 2001, with a divestment of US$3.27 billion, though less than the $4.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Tosari tells QSAR to replay investment

Tosari tells QSAR to replay investmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Deputy chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Tosari Wijaya has demanded that the recently collapsed agribusiness company PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR) repay the Rp 5 billion he has invested in it or otherwise he will sue ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/'Coal mining plays major role in East Kutai economy'

'Coal mining plays major role in East Kutai economy'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mining activities have become a major factor in economic growth in remote areas of the country after regional administrations obtained greater power in managing natural resources through the autonomy policy, according ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Trade facilitation bolsters export competitiveness

Trade facilitation bolsters export competitivenessVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has emphasized the importance of easier access to imported input through trade facilitation measures as a precondition to enhancing ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Cocoa price jump to 13-year high

Cocoa price jump to 13-year highAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of cocoa hit a thirteen-year high of Rp 17,000 per kilogram (about US$1,925) on Monday amid lingering fears of lower output from the world's largest producer and higher global demand, executive director of ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/NGO reports bogus projects

NGO reports bogus projects TANGERANG: The Banten Provincial Administration allegedly conjured up bogus projects for the Tangerang Municipality worth Rp 3.5 billion, The Association of Tangerang Non-Governmental Organizations said on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Govt steps up measures against illegal logging

Govt steps up measures against illegal loggingMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would attempt to step up measures to curb illegal logging activities in the country by intensifying its domestic and overseas campaigns and conducting a series of operations, a senior ...

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/'Concrete' plans for U.S. Embassy

'Concrete' plans for U.S. EmbassyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: Motorists will have another diversion to watch out for when driving along Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in front of the U.S.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Lee: Samsung's man in Indonesia

Lee: Samsung's man in IndonesiaA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four businessmen visited The Jakarta Post last month to share their views about the latest development in the Indonesian expatriate business sectors.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/'Money can buy people and the law itself'

'Money can buy people and the law itself' Allegations of money politics being engaged in by city councillors during the recent gubernatorial election have sparked controversy among ordinary people in the city. Some of them shared with The Jakarta Post their opinion on the matter.

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

JP/Addressing the symptoms, not causes, in Aceh

Addressing the symptoms, not causes, in AcehDamien Kingsbury, Head of Philosophical, Political and International Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne The arrest of three women -- two of them foreigners -- in Aceh last week has raised questions about what they were doing in the province, and ...