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Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/HIV/AIDS cases increase sharply in northeast W. Java

HIV/AIDS cases increase sharply in northeast W. JavaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The number of people with HIV/AIDS has increased sharply in the northeast coastal areas of West Java in the past two years because of increased drug use and prostitution in the area.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Walisongo festival hits Yogyakarta

Walisongo festival hits Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta is hosting the second Walisongo International Festival, which was officially opened by Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husin Al Munnawar at the Jogja Expo Center on Friday.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Muara Baru fire victims search for answer

Muara Baru fire victims search for answerLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than a week after fire destroyed about 900 shanties in Muara Baru, Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta, most affected residents are still living in tents near their razed homes because they have no where ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/TV Today: Saturday, September 28, 2002

TV Today: Saturday, September 28, 2002 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Talk Show9:00 Music11:00 News11:30 Music1:00 p.m.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Jakarta's anti-migrant stance is illogical and inappropriate

Jakarta's anti-migrant stance is illogical and inappropriateTigor Azas Nainggolan, Chairman, Jakarta Residence Forum (Fakta), Jakarta The Jakarta provincial administration and the City Council are preparing a draft regional regulation on population and civil registration to control the influx of ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Passengers love, loath commuter trains

Passengers love, loath commuter trains Poor management and a lack of trains provided by the state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) in Greater Jakarta has failed to meet public demand.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Revolution not reform

Revolution not reform From Rakyat Merdeka When students and politicians touted the term "reform" in 1998, I said to myself it should have been revolution. We should have drawn up an agenda for a revolution, instead of reform.Why? There are changes now but they are superficial.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Two Cameroonians nabbed for fraud

Two Cameroonians nabbed for fraud JAKARTA: Police arrested two Cameroonians on Thursday afternoon for allegedly defrauding an Indonesian, causing the victim to suffer US$5,000 or about Rp 45 million in losses.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/House urged to punish lazy, defiant legislators

House urged to punish lazy, defiant legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The attendance record of legislators in the past four sitting periods from August 2001 through July 2002 has shown no improvement, and this has prompted journalists covering the House of Representatives (DPR) ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Temporary teachers to be promoted

Temporary teachers to be promoted PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The Central Java administration announced on Thursday it would promote some 1,500 part-time teachers in the province to become state employees next year.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Disposing of bleeding ulcers: Privatization in Indonesia

Disposing of bleeding ulcers: Privatization in Indonesia Todd Callahan Senior Technical Advisor PT Jasa Cita Across the street from the Bank Indonesia building, "Privatization equals poverty" used to be scrawled on a busy bus stop wall for all passersby to see.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Aceh to implement caning punishment

Aceh to implement caning punishmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In line with sharia law, the Aceh legislative council is proposing that caning be one of the punishments for people who tempt Muslims to desert religious teachings.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/'Sandeq', the Mandar's speedy sail boat

'Sandeq', the Mandar's speedy sail boatYusrianti, Contributor, Makassar Like white swans running after one another on the sea, dozens of sandeq, the traditional boats of the Mandar tribe, speed in a row towards the South Sulawesi beach.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Protesters demand annulment of election

Protesters demand annulment of electionAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of activists and city councillors marched to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday, demanding the annulment of the recent election of Sutiyoso and Fauzi Bowo as the new governor and deputy governor of Jakarta, ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Money politics: Seeking help of the lords of the purse

Money politics: Seeking help of the lords of the purseB. Herry-Priyono, Researcher, Alumnus, London School of Economics On Friday Sept.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/IPB selects 41 rector candidates

IPB selects 41 rector candidates BOGOR: The Rector Election Committee of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) has shortlisted 41 people from 176 registered candidates for the rector election.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/On Hotel Santika

On Hotel Santika Thank you for printing my article in the Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post on Sept. 22, 2002 regarding Hotel Santika Yogyakarta's ISO certification. Unfortunately, an important point got lost in the editing process.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Economic considerations outweigh safety on trains

Economic considerations outweigh safety on trainsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An unidentified body was laid down on the floor of Serpong railway station recently. The body, only covered by newspapers, was there for hours.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines apologizes We refer to Panaia's letter Singapore Airlines (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 23).We have carried out an investigation into the loss of his sunglasses while traveling to New Jersey.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Jakartans face serious water crisis

Jakartans face serious water crisisBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suparman, 45, a resident of Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, wonders why the water pump at his house has not been able to produce enough water for his five-member family for the past month.From 10 a.m.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Sutiyoso's reelection

Sutiyoso's reelection Jakarta governor Sutiyoso apparently believes in the curative power of spanduk, those colorful, slogan-filled banners that adorn Jakarta's bridges and roadsides.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Democracy without education: Quo vadis?

Democracy without education: Quo vadis?Nirwan Idrus, Executive Director, Indonesian Institute for Management Development (IPMI), Jakarta How do we move forward to sort these problems out rather than becoming embroiled in more rhetoric and useless arguments?Here is a potential proposal, accepting ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Think Again: Yasser Arafat

Think Again: Yasser ArafatDennis B. Ross Director Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He was the lead negotiator on the Middle East peace process in both the first Bush and Clinton administrations.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/New Zealand Milk awards

New Zealand Milk awards On behalf of PT New Zealand Milk Indonesia, we give thanks for coverage of a writing contest in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 20, 2002. However, we need to clarify a couple of points.The article said that "...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Rubber down amid doubt over ITRCo

Rubber down amid doubt over ITRCoAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of natural rubber has been declining during the past two weeks as the market doubts the rubber consortium formed by three major producers will work, an expert says.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Robbers steal Rp 250m in cash

Robbers steal Rp 250m in cash KUTA, Bali: A daylight robbery took place only about 100 meters away from a police station in Bali's prime tourist area of Kuta on Thursday, causing Rp 250 million (US$27,000) in losses to a money changer firm.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Disposing of bleeding ulcers: Privatization in Indonesia

Disposing of bleeding ulcers: Privatization in Indonesia Todd Callahan Senior Technical Advisor PT Jasa Cita Across the street from the Bank Indonesia building, "Privatization equals poverty" used to be scrawled on a busy bus stop wall for all passersby to see.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Student badminton tournaments launched

Student badminton tournaments launchedImanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Acknowledging the tight international competition and the availability of Indonesian world class shuttlers, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education will launch a ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Govt plans cutting VAT, corporate taxes

Govt plans cutting VAT, corporate taxesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to make sweeping changes to the tax system by cutting down the value added tax (VAT) and corporate tax to help improve the country's competitiveness, Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Young glassmaker creates oversized portrait of sultan

Young glassmaker creates oversized portrait of sultanRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Jakarta An imposing glass ornament showing the crowning of Yogyakarta King Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X in 1989 greets everyone visiting the Jogja Expo Center, the city's grandest convention building.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Who will own antarctic resources?

Who will own antarctic resources?Alexei Chickein RIA Novosti Moscow Warsaw hosted a consultative conference on the Antarctic treaty during the last few days. It involved the delegations of 27 countries, which had signed this treaty, and which implement research projects on the Sixth Continent.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/New judge tour of duty sought

New judge tour of duty sought SURABAYA: Chief Justice Bagir Manan said on Friday a new system for reshuffling and promoting judges was being drafted to ensure fair treatment and to allow no room for judges to file a review each time they were moved to other regions.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Govt to announce color-coded rankings in pollution program

Govt to announce color-coded rankings in pollution programMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government expects to complete the evaluation and ranking program of companies (PROPER) next month, and is aimed at monitoring whether or not their activities endanger the environment.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Human dignity forms the foundation of leadership

Human dignity forms the foundation of leadershipPri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, (e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.com) "If you lead people or aspire to do so, treat them with respect and fairness. Remember what being a person means.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Drought strikes suffering farmers as crisis continues

Drought strikes suffering farmers as crisis continuesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Life is hard for thousands of farmers in the northern coastal areas of Tangerang regency.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Kwik opposes divestment of Bank Niaga

Kwik opposes divestment of Bank NiagaThe Jakarta Post, Semarang State Minister for National Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie has reiterated his opposition to the government's plan to sell Bank Niaga, arguing that the divestment would be a huge loss to the people.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Correction

Correction The headings for the table on the State of Emergency Law and State Security Law that appeared on this page on Friday were incorrectly labeled "State Emergency Law No. 23/1999" and "State Security Law". They should have read "State Emergency Law No.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Alumni call on YLBHI to renew mission

Alumni call on YLBHI to renew missionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some former leading lights from the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) have deemed that the organization will be unable to safeguard its future unless it finds a new role for itself in the ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/JP/7/ANY

JP/7/ANY Can organic agriculture solve the crisis of modern agriculture?C. Any Sulistyowati Institute of Development Studies and Technological Assistance Bandung anyapd@lead.or.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Filmfest celebrates guerrilla filmmaking

Filmfest celebrates guerrilla filmmakingJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Before today's "independent" film craze hit almost every corner of the capital, a bunch of young film buffs started it all with a small festival.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Concession areas exceed the country's total area

Concession areas exceed the country's total areaMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inconsistent and overlapping legislation on forest exploitation has resulted in the total area of forest and mining concessions, of around 200 million hectares, exceeding Indonesia's ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/House marked by graft and low productivity

House marked by graft and low productivityKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saddled with bribery scandals, the House of Representatives (DPR) closed its six-week sitting period on Friday with an apparent poor performance in legislative activities by having finished deliberations of only ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Effective leadership needed in reform movement

Effective leadership needed in reform movementSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor, National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta Although some people say that our reform movement is on the right track, many others are of a different opinion.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Train service in limbo

Train service in limbo What is the best mode of transportation for a teeming metropolitan city the size of Greater Jakarta, with its 10 million population? With traffic gridlock becoming the norm these days, more public buses are not the answer.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Monitoring team called to ensure cease-fire in Aceh

Monitoring team called to ensure cease-fire in AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh An independent committee is necessary to prevent the forthcoming agreement for the cessation of hostilities between Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) from turning ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, September 28, 2002

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, September 28, 2002Exhibitions* Fine Arts by Six Fine Artists of Klaten, Central Java (G.M. Sudarta, Hardjija, Jaka SP, Ibnu Wibowo, Subroto SM, Suyardi Dipo), Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (Tel. 0274- 560404), Oct. 2 - 9.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/JP/7/HUNGARY

JP/7/HUNGARYA glimpse at a successful visit to Hungary Gyvrgy Busztina Ambassador of Hungary Jakarta In the course of her whirlwind tour following the Johannesburg Summit, President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived to the Hungarian capital on Sept. 8.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/.RM15.00"

.RM15.00"========================================================== 1. Forest Concessions (HPH) 54,268,516 2. Industrial Plantation Forest 2,908,357 Concessions (HTI) 3. Forest for Oil Palm Plantations 2,957,079 4. Protected Forest 33,500,000 5.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Radicalism no threat to Indonesia: Crouch

Radicalism no threat to Indonesia: CrouchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious radicalism has no place in the world's most populous Muslim country due to the fact that the sociocultural diversity of the people here would discourage such extremist movements, analysts said on Friday.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Political analysts regret Tanggamus issue

Political analysts regret Tanggamus issueOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post BandarlampungA number of village heads from Tanggamus regency, Lampung have resigned following the regency legislative council's acceptance of Tanggamus Regent Achmadsyah Putra's accountability speech for his 1997 to 2002 ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Police officer found dead in hotel

Police officer found dead in hotel JAKARTA: A West Java senior police officer was found dead on Thursday in Hotel Melawai II in South Jakarta, where he had stayed with an unidentified young woman.Sr. Comr.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/2 foreigners arrested for possible links with terrorists

2 foreigners arrested for possible links with terroristsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Two Bangladeshi men with suspected links to international terrorist networks were arrested in Medan, North Sumatra on Thursday night, a police official said on Friday.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Independent festival celebrates guerrilla filmmaking

Independent festival celebrates guerrilla filmmaking Joko E.H. Anwar Contributor Jakarta Before today's "independent" film craze hit almost every corner of the capital, a bunch of young film buffs started it all with a small festival.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/IAI to punish bad accountants

IAI to punish bad accountantsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly elected chairman of the Indonesian Accounting Association (IAI) Ahmadi Hadibroto says it will act against crooked accountants in a bid to help improve public confidence in the profession.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Five banks sign merger deal to form Bank Permata

Five banks sign merger deal to form Bank PermataThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Bank Bali, Bank Universal, Bank Arthamedia, Bank Prima Express and Bank Patriot on Friday signed a merger agreement to become the country's 10th largest bank in terms of assets under the new name Bank Permata (Jewel).

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/House to talk to local govts concerning new mining policy

House to talk to local govts concerning new mining policyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives will seek input from provincial and regency administrations before deciding on the government's proposal to allow some 22 mining companies to resume operations in ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Five banks sign deal to form Bank Permata

Five banks sign deal to form Bank Permatahe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Bali, Bank Universal, Bank Arthamedia, Bank Prima Express and Bank Patriot on Friday signed a merger agreement to become the country's 10th largest bank in terms of assets under the new name Bank Permata (Jewel Bank).

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Lia in love with Javanese art

Lia in love with Javanese artYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Until recently, Cornelia "Lia" Agatha was not interested in Javanese art although everybody knows she has mixed blood of Javanese, Manadonese and Dutch.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Govt, House drop 1997 labor law

Govt, House drop 1997 labor lawKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government agreed on Friday to drop Law No.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Ivanna quits posts at PBSI

Ivanna quits posts at PBSI JAKARTA: In an attempt to concentrate on the monitoring and training of female shuttlers, chief coach of Indonesia's female singles shuttlers, Ivanna Lie has announced her resignation from structural posts at the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI), an official ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/HIV/AIDS cases increase sharply in northeast W. Java

HIV/AIDS cases increase sharply in northeast W. Java Nana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Cirebon, West JavaThe number of people with HIV/AIDS has increased sharply in the northeast coastal areas of West Java in the past two years because of increased drug use and prostitution in the area.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Tennis players feel comfortable with Busan's weather

Tennis players feel comfortable with Busan's weatherNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Unlike other Indonesian athletes who have complained about the chilly weather here, tennis players at the Busan 2002 Asian Games find the weather in this southern port city ideal.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Storm kills three in Pinrang

Storm kills three in Pinrang MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A storm swept through three districts of Pinrang regency, South Sulawesi, on Thursday evening, leaving three people dead and 249 houses, one mosque and a school building damaged.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Hasyim urges Mega to issue decree on antiterrorism

Hasyim urges Mega to issue decree on antiterrorismTiarma Siboro and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hasyim Muzadi has called on President Megawati Soekarnoputri to issue a decree ordering the arrest ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Student badminton tournaments launched

Student badminton tournaments launchedImanuddin The Jakarta Post JakartaRecognizing the tight international competition and the availability of Indonesian world class shuttlers, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education will launch a ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Analysts regret Tanggamus issue

Analysts regret Tanggamus issueOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Political analysts regretted on Friday the mass resignation by dozens of village heads from Tanggamus regency, Lampung, in protest against the regency's legislative council's acceptance of the regent's accountability ...

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Craftsman gives bird cages aesthetic touch

Craftsman gives bird cages aesthetic touchRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta A bird cage is more than just a place to house exotic singing birds. In the skilled hands of bird cagemaker M. Bashori, it becomes a beautiful creation.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/Ruth to sing in Acropolis

Ruth to sing in Acropolis After receiving a series of awards at several international singing festivals, singer Ruth Sahanaya, or Uthe as she is known, finally made some moves that might open the door for her career to really go global.

Sat, 28 Sep 2002

JP/LIPI to refocus on natural sciences as it gets new chief

LIPI to refocus on natural sciences as it gets new chiefMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government installed Umar Anggara Jenie, a natural science researcher, as the new chief of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to replace historian Taufik Abdullah, signaling a return ...