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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Be a digital camera film star

Be a digital camera film starGatot Susetyo, Contributor, Jakarta Want to be a star of the screen? Your chances are higher as long as you have a digital camera with you. With this camera, you can make your own video clip in almost three minutes.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Govt fails to control groundwater exploitation

Govt fails to control groundwater exploitationDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has failed to control groundwater exploitation by high-rise buildings in the capital, which has contributed to a lowering of the water table and worsened environmental conditions, according to ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Riau councillors to go ahead with their trips to Europe

Riau councillors to go ahead with their trips to EuropeHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Despite a commitment not to use public funds for overseas trips this fiscal year, 20 members of the Riau provincial legislature have said they would go ahead with their plan to tour ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Aid pours in but workers still suffer

Aid pours in but workers still sufferThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relief worth billions of rupiah continues to pour in for some 18,000 returning workers in overcrowded camps in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, but their condition is rapidly deteriorating mainly due to a severe lack of nutritious food and ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Hoarding of medicine at Batam condemned

Hoarding of medicine at Batam condemnedFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam A corruption watchdog and an alliance of student associations called on both the Batam Legislative Council and the government prosecutor's office to investigate corrupt and collusive practices in the municipal administration, ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/'City administration isn't serious about water problems'

'City administration isn't serious about water problems' Multistory buildings and skyscrapers in the city have been blamed for the current shortage of groundwater.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/JP/6/OTHER3

JP/6/OTHER3 Saving Afghanistan To rebuild Afghanistan after 23 years of war and oppression, wealthy countries and international lending agencies pledged last January to provide US$4.5 billion in reconstruction funds over five years, with $1.8 billion of that to be delivered this year.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/New imaging products after the megamerger

New imaging products after the megamergerZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id With the finishing touches still being put on their mega merger, I did not expect HP to be able to release new imaging products, such as printers and scanners, even though it was high time they did.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Recovery from Sept. 11 shock

Recovery from Sept. 11 shockTom Plate, Founder, Asia Pacific Media Network, Los Angeles The terrible tragedy that occurred last Sept. 11 left America not only with a sense of deep loss but a renewed sense of direction and national mission that had been noticeably absent in recent years.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/From Akbar to BLBI funds

From Akbar to BLBI funds A verdict has been handed down to Akbar in relation to the misuse of Rp 40 billion in State Logistics Agency (Bulog) funds.The judges seem to convey that now it is time for equality before the law.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Escapee shot dead

Escapee shot dead JAKARTA: A fugitive, who escaped from the Senen Police detention cell along with 23 other detainees on May 10, was gunned down on Saturday for trying to resist arrest.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Ballack helps Germany to winning start

Ballack helps Germany to winning startReuters, Kaunas, Lithuania A first-half strike from playmaker Michael Ballack and an embarrassing own goal gave Germany a 2-0 win over Lithuania in their opening European championship Group Five qualifier on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Home is where the job is

Home is where the job is Indonesian contract workers facing uncertainty condition in their camps in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, have been given assistance to return to their respective home towns.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Abolishing visa free facility

Abolishing visa free facility The Jakarta Post of Aug. 31 reported a proposal from the Directorate General of Immigration to end the visa free visit facility for nationals of most countries.The advantage of this idea is that it would fill the coffers of the immigration department.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Betawi groups plan massive rally to thwart Sutiyoso's reelection

Betawi groups plan massive rally to thwart Sutiyoso's reelectionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While supporters of Governor Sutiyoso in the City Council have done everything in their capacity to facilitate the path to his reelection for the 2002-2007 term, a number of organizations ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/ISI rector apologizes for abduction

ISI rector apologizes for abduction YOGYAKARTA, Central Java: The rector of the Indonesian Fine Arts Institute (ISI) in Yogyakarta, I Made Bandem, made a public apology through the media on Friday for the abduction of four journalists by students at the institute during a rally last week.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Promoting global understanding in schools

Promoting global understanding in schoolsSimon Marcus Gower, Principal, Harapan Bangsa High School, Tangerang, Banten Globalization is something that has been spoken of and written of in many different contexts, but an area in which globalization has, perhaps, not been thought of enough is that ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Islanders face shortage of portable water

Islanders face shortage of portable waterLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Seribu Islands Panggang island is a small island in Kepulauan Seribu regency and even though it is surrounded by water, it its residents lack potable water.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Controlling labor flow in the region

Controlling labor flow in the regionP. Ramasamy, professor of political science Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore There are reasons to believe that Malaysia's tough immigration law may not eliminate entirely the presence of illegal migrant workers in ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/RI strives to find ideal number of parties

RI strives to find ideal number of partiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The increasing number of political parties is a consequence of the democracy obtained after three decades of restriction, but in the long run only two or three of them will survive, observers said on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/'Le difi Chinois' -- the global challenge

'Le difi Chinois' -- the global challengeKenichi Ohmae, President, Ohmae & Associates, Project Syndicate Thirty-five years ago Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber's Le Difi Americain (The American Challenge) claimed that Europe was in danger of becoming a branch office for American multinationals.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Williams' not the first sister act

Williams' not the first sister act NEW YORK: Venus and Serena Williams aren't the first sister act in tennis.There have been nine other sister vs. sister combinations on the WTA Tour since 1971, including the Maleevas of Bulgaria, with three siblings: Manuela, Magdalena and Katerina.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/PDI Perjuangan tells members to vote in Sutiyoso or else

PDI Perjuangan tells members to vote in Sutiyoso or elseNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) threatened to impose harsh sanctions, including termination of party membership, against its ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Aceh talks to be stillborn as distrust continues

Aceh talks to be stillborn as distrust continuesDamien Kingsbury, Head, Philosophical, Political and International Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Negotiations between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which are aimed at ending the northern province's protracted ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Li Peng kicks of 5-day visit

Li Peng kicks of 5-day visit JAKARTA: China's number two leader Li Peng arrived here on Sunday, bringing with him some 20 senior officials and businesspeople.Li Peng is scheduled to stay in Indonesia for five days and will hold a series of meetings with local officials.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Venus still has no answers for younger sister Serena

Venus still has no answers for younger sister SerenaCory Harris, Reuters, New York With a hesitant smile, Venus Williams watched her younger sister stand alone holding another grand slam trophy at her expense.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Index likely to keep falling this week: Analysts

Index likely to keep falling this week: AnalystsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Composite Index, which has been on the decline over the past two weeks, will remain under pressure this week as investors are still shying away from the market on concerns over possible attacks ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/House chides over envoy post

House chides over envoy postFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The president of foreign minister criticized the House of Representatives (DPR) on Sunday over its perceived meddling in the appointment of Indonesian ambassadors to foreign countries.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Thai fishermen's deportation

Thai fishermen's deportation I am writing in response to the news report titled Thai fishermen deported published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 28. The said news reported that the South Sumatra Police deported on Aug.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Religious lecture held for VCDs vendors

Religious lecture held for VCDs vendors JAKARTA: The West Jakarta mayoralty has started to conduct religious lectures for vendors of pirated video compact discs (VCDs) in Glodok on Friday, in the hope that the religious approach could reduce the rampant sales of pornographic VCDs.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Four people killed in fresh Ambon violence

Four people killed in fresh Ambon violenceOktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Christian man was killed when a mob set his van on fire in the restive town of Ambon, Maluku, on Sunday after three Muslim females were shot dead in Kulur village, Saparua island, Central Maluku.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Finding the right balance

Finding the right balance Last week's declaration from the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg is a far cry from the expectations raised by the promises contained in the declaration of the Earth Summit ten years earlier, in Rio de Janeiro.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Bloody attack undermines dialog on Aceh issue

Bloody attack undermines dialog on Aceh issueIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The planned dialog between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government have been put in limbo, following the bloody assault last Thursday that injured two police officers.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Garuda makes emergency landing

Garuda makes emergency landing MAKASSAR: National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, carrying some 200 passengers, including Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno, was forced to make an emergency landing 10 minutes after taking off at the Hassanuddin Airport in South Sulawesi.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/TransTool: An Indonesian-made software solution for translation

TransTool: An Indonesian-made software solution for translationVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Translating documents into a foreign language can be a daunting and lengthy undertaking.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Golkar flexes muscles to save convicted chair

Golkar flexes muscles to save convicted chairThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Facing mounting pressure for its chairman, Akbar Tandjung, to relinquish his position as House of Representatives speaker, the Golkar Party has flexed its muscles and all but promised a back- alley dogfight to save Akbar.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, September 9, 2002

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, September 9, 2002Exhibitions * Painting Excellence in Small by Mas Dibyo, lobby level, Club Rasuna Jl. HR.Rasuna Said Kav.C22 South Jakarta, until Sept. 14. * Fine Arts Read! Exhibition, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center, Jl. Sudirman Kav.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Rangers make home run history in win over Devil Rays

Rangers make home run history in win over Devil RaysReuters, St. Petersburg, Florida Herbert Perry made sure the Rangers made home run history, going deep twice to lead Texas to a 11-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in American League action on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Cuba overcomes Italy, US defeats Dutch

Cuba overcomes Italy, US defeats DutchErica Bulman, Associated Press, Riesa, Germany In a dramatic, high-level contest, reigning champion Cuba edged Italy 3-1 on Saturday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the women's Volleyball World Championships.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/N. Sumatra to go ahead with hydroelectric power project

N. Sumatra to go ahead with hydroelectric power projectApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan North Sumatra Governor T.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Govt can't revoke broadcasting licenses arbitrarily: Legislator

Govt can't revoke broadcasting licenses arbitrarily: LegislatorKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although under the broadcasting bill the government has the power to revoke the broadcasting license of any radio or television station that violates the regulations, this can only be ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/PKB holds simulation of direct election

PKB holds simulation of direct election JAKARTA: The Jakarta Chapter of the Nation Awakening Party (PKB) held on Sunday a simulation of direct gubernatorial election in 50 locations in Jakarta.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Unfair compensation

Unfair compensation The news on the plan to continue the construction of the veteran-Ulujami section of the Jakarta outer ring road (JORR) should bring relief to motor vehicle owners. On the other hand, landowners who may be subject to eviction will be anxious.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Deportation of terrorists

Deportation of terrorists The practical meaning of yesterday's High Court decision is that security forces cannot automatically deport a terrorist's relatives. They must first prove to a court that a candidate for deportation has had a part in terrorism. ... The High Court spoke in a clear voice.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/SE Asian countries seek common strategy in fighting HIV/AIDS, TB

SE Asian countries seek common strategy in fighting HIV/AIDS, TBThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ten Southeast Asian countries are seeking a common strategy in their fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria which have cost billions of U.S. dollars in financial losses.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Leprosy victims hurt by autonomy

Leprosy victims hurt by autonomy TANGERANG: Many people suffering from leprosy have been forced to beg on the streets to support themselves because they no longer receive funding from the central government as a consequence of the regional autonomy laws which began in January 2001.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Lancaster races into Canadian Open lead

Lancaster races into Canadian Open leadAgencies, Markham, Ontario Neal Lancaster shot his second straight five-under-par 67 on Saturday to grab a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Canadian Open.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Free fights entertains, but protests abound

Free fights entertains, but protests aboundMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jandi Werson Purba is a 24-year-old second brigadier police officer. He is also an athlete specializing in wrestling and has taken part in many national tournaments.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Yugoslavia rallies to set up Argentina in final match

Yugoslavia rallies to set up Argentina in final matchRoger Lajoie, Reuters, Indianapolis, Indiana Yugoslavia overcame a sluggish first half to defeat New Zealand 89-78 in semi-final play at the World Basketball Championships on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Logistic giants enjoying high growth

Logistic giants enjoying high growthRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign giant distribution companies are enjoying high revenue growth here as more companies have started to outsource their warehousing and distribution affairs to these firms.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Government gives concessionaires year-end deadline

Government gives concessionaires year-end deadlineRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Forestry has given all forest concessionaires until the end of this year to put their house in order, warning that any companies found to have failed to develop their forest areas ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/War with Iraq

War with Iraq War is too important to become the political guessing game it has become under the current administration.Playing coy with the media about some things may be all right, but it is never OK to take lightly the subject of war.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Century-maker Dravid powers on as England delay

Century-maker Dravid powers on as England delayGreg Stutchbury, Reuters, London Unbeaten Rahul Dravid completed a third successive test century against England as India finished on 315 for four after the third day of the deciding fourth test on Saturday.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Regions to receive higher revenue under amendment to fiscal balance law

Regions to receive higher revenue under amendment to fiscal balance lawDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As mandated by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the government is now in the process of drafting a revision to the existing law on intergovernment fiscal balance, which will ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/UI's new rector faces challenges

UI's new rector faces challengesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several delinquent youths broke streetlights, took the broken lightbulbs and ground them into a fine powder.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Workers and businessmen unhappy with revised labor bill

Workers and businessmen unhappy with revised labor billMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Labor union activists and businessmen have expressed discontent with the changes to the labor bill being deliberated at the House of Representatives, saying the revision fails to accommodate their ...

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/PPP to grill Tosari over investment in PT QSAR

PPP to grill Tosari over investment in PT QSARTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) is planning to grill its leader Tosari Wijaya over the party's alleged Rp 5 billion (US$5.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2002

JP/Tough times ahead for Megawati without Akbar in presidential race

Tough times ahead for Megawati without Akbar in presidential race Sri 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.

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