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Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Police destroy fireworks, VCDs

Police destroy fireworks, VCDs BOGOR: The police destroyed on Monday millions of firecrackers, pirated video compact discs (VCDs) and thousands of bottles of liquor confiscated in a string of raids held prior to and during the Ramadhan fasting month.Bogor Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. M.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Police arrest three drug dealers

Police arrest three drug dealers DEPOK: Depok Police arrested three suspected drug dealers and seized 13 bags of putaw low grade heroine and a bag of marijuana. Police arrested Umar Joko Beruk, 36, on Saturday at his house in Pancoran Mas district, thanks to a tip-off from local residents.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Bombing suspect retracts statement

Bombing suspect retracts statement DENPASAR, Bali: A key witness in the trial of Bali bombing suspect Saad, who is charged with harboring and assisting a wanted terrorist suspect, withdraw on Monday the statement he had made during police interrogation, claiming that he been forced to make it.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Ex-producer sues 'SCTV'

Ex-producer sues 'SCTV'Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former producer with private television station SCTV, Dandhy Dwi Laksono, filed a lawsuit against the station on Monday at the South Jakarta District Court.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Anni's case: Oral sex law demeans the individual

Anni's case: Oral sex law demeans the individualPaul Tan Beng Hwee, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The successful prosecution of Annis Abdullah on Nov. 6 should give us pause for worry as an indictment of what our criminal justice system is, and what our society has become.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/BRI wraps up successful listing debut

BRI wraps up successful listing debutRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) made a fairly impressive debut on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday, surging up 11 percent, which some say reflects investors' strong confidence in the bank.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Water rate to increase by 30 percent

Water rate to increase by 30 percentBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration submitted to the City Council its proposal for a 30 percent increase in tap water rates starting Jan. 1, 2004.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Bombing suspect retracts statement

Bombing suspect retracts statement DENPASAR, Bali: A key witness in the trial of Bali bombing suspect Saad, who is charged with harboring and assisting a wanted terrorist suspect, withdraw on Monday the statement he had made during police interrogation, claiming that he been forced to make it.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Bukaka implicated in BNI scandal

Bukaka implicated in BNI scandalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla revealed on Monday that PT Bukaka Marga Utama received Rp 4.5 billion (US$530,128) from a person involved in the Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Two dead, seven injured by cannon fire

Two dead, seven injured by cannon fireYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Two residents of Kupang regency were killed and seven others injured on Monday when an old Japanese cannon misfired, sending shrapnel through a crowd that had gathered for a funeral.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Tumenggung Tarib fights for a cause

Tumenggung Tarib fights for a causeHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau If anyone ever wanted to know what love looked like, Tumenggung Tarib, leader of the Orang Rimba (Jungle People) tribe, would be the one to show them.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help

Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia is ready to take 14 boat people back who were refused entry to Australia, but will not allow them to settle in the country, a minister said on Monday.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/KPU to conduct field check on questionable tender winner

KPU to conduct field check on questionable tender winnerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Under close public scrutiny, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has decided to conduct a field check on the winning consortium for the Rp 324 billion (US$38 million) aluminum ballot boxes ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Legislators protest plenary meeting

Legislators protest plenary meeting JAKARTA: A number of legislators attending a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives on Monday protested the failure to announce their proposal to revise Law No. 45/1999 on the division of Papua into three provinces.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/3G technology is the future that we dreamed of

3G technology is the future that we dreamed of Eva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta As children, we imagined what the future would look like.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Evicted Muara Angke fishermen back at sea

Evicted Muara Angke fishermen back at seaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 100 evicted fishermen living along the banks of the Muara Angke River, North Jakarta, have started fishing again last week as they wait for the government to relocate them to Indramayu, West Java, as promised.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Hasyim tells U.S. not to intervene in 'pesantren'

Hasyim tells U.S. not to intervene in 'pesantren'ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Malang, East Java While welcoming a U.S.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/BCA reports Rp 62b decline in profit

BCA reports Rp 62b decline in profitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Central Asia (BCA) said on Monday it had posted a decline in its nine-month pre-tax profit to Rp 2.18 trillion (about US$258 million) from Rp 2.80 trillion posted in the same period a year earlier.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/SonyEricsson has second-largest market share in RI

SonyEricsson has second-largest market share in RISari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta SonyEricsson claimed it holds the second largest mobile phone market share in Indonesia this year, after Finland-based Nokia.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Enough is enough

Enough is enough According to ministers, the amount of money lost to the state through corruption or whatever else rips off the system is well over US$20 billion, which means there are a lot of extremely wealthy people all over this country.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Two Myanmarese deported from Sorong

Two Myanmarese deported from Sorong SORONG, Papua: Sorong immigration office deported on Monday two Myanmar nationals, Kyaw and Soe, for visa violations.Head of Sorong immigration office Achmad Widodo said that the two were deported because they did not possess visas while in Sorong.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/House revises autonomy law

House revises autonomy law JAKARTA: The House of Representatives agreed on Monday during a plenary session to revise the Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.Spokespersons of the nine House factions said they hoped the revision would strengthen the legitimacy of governors and regents.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Megawati sends House 27 candidates for KPI

Megawati sends House 27 candidates for KPIKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri finally sent in the names of 27 candidates to sit on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), giving the House of Representatives (DPR) less than six weeks to select the nine ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Customer-oriented BUMNs have better chance to succeed

Customer-oriented BUMNs have better chance to succeedJacky Mussry, Contributor, Jakarta What impression do our state-owned companies make on the public at large? The prevailing perception is one of endless bureaucracy; of slow-moving, service providers that are far from satisfactory.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/NGOs to play major role in illiteracy fight

NGOs to play major role in illiteracy fightDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are being asked to play a bigger role in the national illiteracy eradication program, which aims to increase the number of literate people by 4.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Semen Gresik in limbo

Semen Gresik in limbo One finds it difficult to fathom the motive of the Supreme Audit Body (Bapeka) in repeatedly questioning the legality of state-owned PT Semen Gresik's acquisition of two other state- owned cement companies, PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra and PT Semen Tonasa in South ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/'Ruwatan', a means to purify people and their surroundings

'Ruwatan', a means to purify people and their surroundingsThe Jakarta Post Sanur, BaliHuman beings face daily ups and downs. For those who believe in a karma, good fortune may come and go in accordance with one's destiny.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Review sought of Advocates Law

Review sought of Advocates Law JAKARTA: A bar association and nine lawyers filed on Monday a petition for a judicial review of a number of articles of Law No. 18/2003 on the advocate's profession with the newly established Constitutional Court.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/RI workers to receive handsome raises next year

RI workers to receive handsome raises next year Employees in Indonesia are slated to receive the highest salary increases in the Asia-Pacific region next year, according to a 2004 worldwide pay survey.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Car sales increase in October, above target, says Gaikindo

Car sales increase in October, above target, says GaikindoSandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the holiday seasons approaches, national automobile sales in October of this year reached 35,996, a 16.2 percent rise from last year's October figure of 30,976.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Govt to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska road

Govt to relocate parts of Ladia Galaska roadFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is planning to relocate sections of the controversial Ladia Galaska road project to minimize destruction in Gunung Leuser National Park, a cabinet minister has said.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Most Asian Currencies Up Late; Airport Siege Hurts Peso

Most Asian Currencies Up Late; Airport Siege Hurts Peso Dow Jones SingaporeMost Asian currencies strengthened ON Monday as the dollar failed to capitalize on economic data indicating that a long-awaited pickup in U.S. jobs growth is finally underway.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Fire victims admit plotting to attack Tomy

Fire victims admit plotting to attack TomyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A community leader in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, testified on Monday that an article in Tempo magazine allegedly linking Tomy Winata to a fire that gutted the Tanah Abang textile market led him to plan an ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, November 11, 2003Film* Documentary Films, at CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022 4212417): Samia (Nov. 13), Shadow Play (Nov. 17 - 18), Fatou la malienne (Nov. 19), Le gone du Chaaba (Nov. 21).

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/House passes 2004 budget bill into law

House passes 2004 budget bill into lawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives passed on Monday the government- proposed 2004 state budget bill into law, despite objections from some individual lawmakers who criticized the budget as lacking in stimulus and not doing anything to ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Megawati names 27 House candidates for KPI

Megawati names 27 House candidates for KPIKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally sent in the names of 27 candidates to sit on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), giving the House of Representatives (DPR) less than six weeks to select the nine ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Transformation brings positive results

Transformation brings positive resultsAri Darmawan and Sudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta In the minds of many people the image of state-owned companies has yet to improve significantly.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Negotiation on BNI labor dispute turn violent

Negotiation on BNI labor dispute turn violentRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tripartite negotiations between the management of publicly listed Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and its contract-based workers with mediation from government officials ended in chaos on Monday as the ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/KPI members tried for illegal tenancy

KPI members tried for illegal tenancy JAKARTA: The trial of six members of the Indonesian Seafarers Union (KPI) central board started on Monday on charges of illegally occupying the union's office building in Cikini, Central Jakarta.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Supreme court blueprints: An innovative reform plan

Supreme court blueprints: An innovative reform planZacky Husein and Sebastian Pompe In recent years most commentaries of on the Indonesian legal system have severely criticized the judiciary. The judiciary is generally regarded as dysfunctional and ineffective.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Three more victims found after boat accident

Three more victims found after boat accidentKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra The number of victims from a boat accident on Sunday morning totaled seven as three more bodies were found on Monday in the Batang Anai river.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help

Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia is ready to take 14 boat people back who were refused entry to Australia, but will not allow them to settle in the country, a minister said on Monday.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/RI Senior Bowl team abandons title hopes

RI Senior Bowl team abandons title hopesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After missing out on quarterfinal spots in the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup, Indonesia had to bury its dreams for the Senior Bowl title after the results on the penultimate day did not come out its way.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/TNI to stop guarding vital installations

TNI to stop guarding vital installations JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said Monday that he would withdraw troops currently deployed at several vital installations, including PT Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua, arguing that "guarding the places is ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Most Asian Currencies Up Late; Airport Siege Hurts Peso

Most Asian Currencies Up Late; Airport Siege Hurts Peso Dow Jones SingaporeMost Asian currencies strengthened ON Monday as the dollar failed to capitalize on economic data indicating that a long-awaited pickup in U.S. jobs growth is finally underway.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Yogyakarta pawnshops hit Rp 1.3b jackpot

Yogyakarta pawnshops hit Rp 1.3b jackpotSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta State-run pawnshops in Yogyakarta province recorded a sharp increase in the number of customers two weeks before Idul Fitri festivities, with around Rp 1.3 billion (USS152,941) involved in daily transactions.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Air Force starts crash probe

Air Force starts crash probe BOGOR: An Air Force team has begun its investigation into the crash of a Sikorsky S-58T Twin Pack helicopter at the Atang Sanjaya airfield in Semplak, Bogor, on Oct. 30, which left seven Air Force members dead.The commander of the airfield, Col.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/TNI to deploy small units anew tactic against GAM

TNI to deploy small units anew tactic against GAMTiarma Siboro and Teuku Agam Muzakkir, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lhokseumawe Entering the second six months of martial law in Aceh, the Indonesian Military (TNI) disclosed on Monday that it would change its tactics in the war-torn province, ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Salossa bans 'Independence Day'

Salossa bans 'Independence Day'Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Papua provincial government has prohibited Papuans from celebrating Papuan Independence Day on Dec. 1, according to a circular made available to reporters on Monday.The circular was signed by Papua governor J.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/The impressive enigma of China's 'economic miracle'

The impressive enigma of China's 'economic miracle'Orville Schell, Dean, School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, Project Syndicate The People's Republic of China is a country in precarious transition from one political/economic system to another. Monumental contradictions abound.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Pawnshop business pays big as holiday nears

Pawnshop business pays big as holiday nearsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jati, 40, is waiting for her turn to redeem her pawned gold ring at Jatinegara pawnshop, East Jakarta. She initially received Rp 125,000 (US$14.71) for the ring, but she must redeem it for Rp 148,000.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Lawyer downplays BPK probe into Semen Gresik

Lawyer downplays BPK probe into Semen GresikSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer representing publicly listed cement giant PT Semen Gresik downplayed on Monday the probe being conducted by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) into the company's past acquisition of PT Semen Padang and PT ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/'I deserve better meals during Ramadhan'

'I deserve better meals during Ramadhan' The Muslim holy month of Ramadhan is two weeks old, and as is the tradition people here are breaking the fast with special delicacies and lavish meals.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Possible profit revision drags Telkom shares down

Possible profit revision drags Telkom shares downRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in state-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) plunged on Monday over fears that the reaudit of the company's 2002 financial report would result in a reduction in ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Regencies asked to draft contingency plans

Regencies asked to draft contingency plansFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 100 regencies across the country are prone to floods in the coming months as rainfall is predicted to sharply increase, the government warned on Monday.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, November 11, 2003

TV Program: Tuesday, November 11, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon7:30 TV Drama: Lorong Waktu8:00 TV Drama: Mat Angin9:00 Entertainment News: Business Magazine10:00 TV Drama: Sengsara Membawa Nikmat11:30 Music: Konteswara 12:00 ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Storm damages 83 houses, bridge

Storm damages 83 houses, bridge CIREBON: At least 83 homes were damaged and a bridge was almost ruined when a storm hit the Cisaat Cangkuang village in Babakan district on Monday. Fortunately only one resident was injured as a result of the 10-minute storm around 4 p.m.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Kofi Annan is serious about UN reform

Kofi Annan is serious about UN reformKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is serious about UN reforms -- no more rhetoric.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Banten councillors protest haj dormitory plan

Banten councillors protest haj dormitory planMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Banten provincial councillors objected to a decision by Tangerang regency administration to build the provincial haj dormitory on an 11-hectare site provided by PT Lippo Karawaci in Curug district, some 15 ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Investors deterred by costly loans

Investors deterred by costly loans SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan provincial administration has offered investors almost 1 million hectares in concessions for palm oil plantations since 1998, but only 15 percent has been worked by them.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/House revises autonomy law

House revises autonomy law JAKARTA: The House of Representatives agreed on Monday during a plenary session to revise the Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.Spokespersons of the nine House factions said they hoped the revision would strengthen the legitimacy of governors and regents.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/War on terror: Chasing an elusive foe

War on terror: Chasing an elusive foeM Abdul Hafiz, The Daily Star, Asia News Network, Dhaka In the messy aftermath of the fall of Baghdad even as the U.S.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Sect members held after 'doomsday'

Sect members held after 'doomsday' BANDUNG, West Java: Bandung police detained on Monday 13 members of a Christian sect calling themselves "Prophet Hut" for believing that doomsday would occur at 12 p.m on Monday.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Rescuers to search until all 100 missing victims found

Rescuers to search until all 100 missing victims foundApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Langkat, North Sumatra The authorities in North Sumatra decided on Monday to continue indefinitely the search for more than 100 victims still missing after a flash flood devastated a popular resort town a ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Military might withdraw from Freeport security

Military might withdraw from Freeport security JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said Monday that he would withdraw troops currently deployed at several vital installations, including PT Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua, saying that the security ...

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Sutiyoso unveils statue amid waste crisis, evictions

Sutiyoso unveils statue amid waste crisis, evictionsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The unresolved issues of waste problems and forced evictions did not stop Governor Sutiyoso from officiating the unveiling of the bronze-coated Arjuna Wijaya statue at the intersection of Jl.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Teenager killed over cigarettes

Teenager killed over cigarettesSEMARANG, Central Java: Two Semarang teenagers stabbed a fellow high school student to death over the weekend after the boy refused to give them some cigarettes, police said on Monday.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Civil servants demand Idul Fitri bonuses

Civil servants demand Idul Fitri bonuses JAKARTA: The Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) demanded on Monday that the government provide an Idul Fitri bonus to the country's 3.7 million civil servants.

Tue, 11 Nov 2003

JP/Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help

Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN helpFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Indonesia is ready to take 14 boat people back who were refused entry to Australia, but will not allow them to settle in the country, a minister said on Monday.