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Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Minimum wage policy 'bad for workers'

Minimum wage policy 'bad for workers'Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Researchers have suggested that the government limit its minimum wage policy as their findings showed that the existing practice of annually raising the wage was counterproductive for the overall employment situation in ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, December 20, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, December 20, 2003Exhibitions* Painting Sentuhan Kepedulian Lingkungan Hidup by 100 female painters, InterContinental MidPlaza Jakarta, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 10 - 11, South Jakarta (Tel. 2510888), until Dec. 22.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/139 diseased cattle destroyed

139 diseased cattle destroyed BANDUNG: At least 139 cattle infected with Brucellosis have been destroyed this year in West Java, the local animal husbandry office said on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Deported students funded terrorist attacks, police say

Deported students funded terrorist attacks, police sayAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four students recently deported from Pakistan financed terrorist activities across the country and provided training for terrorists, police investigators said on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Failed parties protest KPU decision

Failed parties protest KPU decisionMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Post, Jakarta The executives of political parties that have failed to pass General Elections Commission (KPU) screening rallied on Friday to demand that the commission overturn its decisions.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Treasury law leaves room for graft

Treasury law leaves room for graftRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Satrio B.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Irate passengers take Batavia crew hostage

Irate passengers take Batavia crew hostageID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya At least 31 angry passengers held several crew members of a Batavia Air airplane hostage here after their flight to Jakarta was delayed for around nine hours at Juanda Airport until Friday morning.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Dec. 19, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, Dec. 19, 2003Exhibitions* Painting Sentuhan Kepedulian Lingkungan Hidup by 100 female painters, InterContinental MidPlaza Jakarta, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 10 - 11, South Jakarta (Tel. 2510888), until Dec. 22.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Fewer cases solved as police focus on terrorism

Fewer cases solved as police focus on terrorismDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A year-end report by the Jakarta Police implies that city police did not perform well this year because they failed to improve services to the public.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Novotel plants trees for children

Novotel plants trees for children YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta's Novotel Hotel, an Accor four-star rated hotel located on Jl. Sudirman, carried out community work at the state-run SDN I elementary school in Krapyak, Sleman, on Friday as part of its routine social programs.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Who will be the winners in the 2004 elections?

Who will be the winners in the 2004 elections?Hank Valentino, Senior advisor, the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), Jakarta When Indonesia staged successful elections in 1999, a milestone in democratization was achieved.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Police strengthen anti-terror cooperation with Singapore

Police strengthen anti-terror cooperation with SingaporeAgencies, Jakarta Indonesia and Singapore agreed on Friday to strengthen cooperation in fighting rampant attacks by pirates on ships and tankers in the Malacca Straits, the world busiest shipping lane which separates the two neighbors.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/It seems that political confusion in the present reform era

It seems that political confusion in the present reform era has become a vicious circle. Corruption, violence, intrigue and other calamities have battered us time and again, close to paralyzing us as a nation. We have become a nation without wit, powerless against a host of problems.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Access for disabled mere decoration

Access for disabled mere decorationM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A considerable number of state and private-owned buildings in the capital have provided access for people with disabilities, but according to an advocacy group, they are little more than decoration as most of them are ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Air quality management

Air quality management Dhaka has been given the lowest rating in air quality management at a workshop held in Manila. The finding followed a survey carried out on seven major Asian cities.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Redefining education as inherent to human growth

Redefining education as inherent to human growthLSF Josephus, Teachers, Gandhi Memorial International School, Jakarta In a limited seminar on Education Research Design held by Pasacsarjana students of philosophy from the University of Indonesia, I once stated that "Education is not a matter ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Imported wheat held at Surabaya port

Imported wheat held at Surabaya port SURABAYA: At least 108 tons of wheat imported by an animal husbandry firm in East Java are being held at Tanjung Perak Port, as the owner failed to show the necessary documents, local customs officials said on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Govt installs BRTI members

Govt installs BRTI membersSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Minister of Communications officially installed on Friday the five members of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI), the country's new telecommunications sector watchdog.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/RI maritime issues get greater attention:

RI maritime issues get greater attention:Jan R. Scheele, Maritime Consultant, Jakarta Is empowerment of the maritime transportation services the only medicine the government is willing to inject in the ailing national maritime industry? Which quality assurances are built in to guarantee ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/BCA clarifies

BCA clarifies With regards to the circulating news that several accounts belonging to the alleged suspects of the most recent BRI bank scam have been located in various branches of Bank BCA, we would like to inform the public that in principle, BCA fully supports every effort of the Chief ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Koran reciting competition

Koran reciting competition The Jakarta Post should be congratulated for its coverage of the first international Koran recitation competition from Dec. 6 to Dec. 8 in Jakarta.The Post neglected to note, however, that first place for the finest woman reciter went to Indonesian Nazirah Hasan.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Migrant workers' tales from abroad

Migrant workers' tales from abroadMa. Ceres P. Doyo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network Manila I was at the preview a few days ago of Gil Portes' Homecoming, one of the entries in the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Pertamina to expand geothermal business

Pertamina to expand geothermal businessThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina plans to include the geothermal sector as a future core business, as it sees bright prospects for the geothermal business in Indonesia.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Ex-cop, politician form group

Ex-cop, politician form group JAKARTA: A number of figures announced on Friday the establishment of the Alliance of Indonesia's Saviors, with the aim of campaigning for a peaceful election.Former Jakarta Police chief Comr. Gen.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/New anticorruption chairman vows to be firm

New anticorruption chairman vows to be firmKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Newly elected chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Insp. Gen.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Experience the life of the royals at Rumah Sleman

Experience the life of the royals at Rumah SlemanTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta As you open the window, the sound of chirping birds and mooing cows can be heard in the distance. The green rice paddies and tiny homes in the far away kampong are visible on the horizon.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Darkness over nation brings rage

Darkness over nation brings rageIlluminating the Dark Side of Our HumanityBenny Susetyo, Pr Catholic Priest Malang It seems that the political confusion in the present reform era has become a vicious circle.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Fashion show for Santika birthday

Fashion show for Santika birthday YOGYAKARTA: To mark its 13th anniversary on Dec. 19, 2003, the Yogyakarta Santika Hotel on Jl Sudirman is to hold a fashion luncheon entitled Parade Trend Fashion 2004 (Fashion Trends Parade 2004) on Dec.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Examining Taiwan's options with China

Examining Taiwan's options with ChinaMartin Woollacott, Guardian News Service, London Outside the old fort in Tainan, Taiwan's second city, a group of statues shows Koxinga, the 17th-century Chinese adventurer who ousted the Dutch from the island, accepting the surrender of their commander.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/EC eases grip on RI sack products

EC eases grip on RI sack productsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The European Committee (EC) has terminated its antidumping investigation into Indonesian sacks and bags exported to Europe, a senior trade official said.With the EC decision, made on Nov.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Flood menace

Flood menace The Jakarta administration's efforts to control flooding deserve our appreciation. The "river normalization" program, costing Rp 53 billion, and the Rp 77 billion set aside for the maintenance of sluices, may be cited as some of the major projects being undertaken to improve the ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Penjaringan residents hope to get clean water soon

Penjaringan residents hope to get clean water soonLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abdul Gafar turns on the tap above the sink. Only air oozes out.Water had flowed freely since one week before Idul Fitri, which fell on Nov. 25 and Nov.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Mega calls for higher morals in military

Mega calls for higher morals in militaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on Friday on young officers from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police to set a high moral standard, especially during the country's reform process.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Students fund terrorist attacks: Police

Students fund terrorist attacks: PoliceAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post JakartaFour students recently deported from Pakistan financed terrorist activities across the country and provided training for terrorists, police investigators said on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Aceh voter census to end soon

Aceh voter census to end soonNani Farida and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Amid controversy over whether Aceh, currently under martial law, could hold the 2004 elections democratically, the local statistics agency (BPS) promised on Friday to complete voter registration ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Tangguh LNG supplier BP, scores coup in U.S.

Tangguh LNG supplier BP, scores coup in U.S.Johannes Simbolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc. has signed a multibillion dollar agreement with U.S.-based Sempra Energy to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States' West Coast and Mexico.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Separatists face up to 15 years in jail

Separatists face up to 15 years in jailThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon Prosecutors charged on Friday nine separatist in Maluku province with treason for allegedly agitating and encouraging people to establish a South Maluku emergency authority.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/CGI slammed

CGI slammed The hypocrisy never ceases to amaze. The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) and Vice President Hamzah Haz have the unmitigated gall to complain that the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) has failed to address measures needed to tackle the country's huge debt.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Local govts sign agreement with GTZ

Local govts sign agreement with GTZ YOGYAKARTA: GTZ Urban Quality, a German project in Indonesia, and the joint secretariat of Yogyakarta municipality, Sleman regency, and Bantul regency (known collectively as "Kartamantul"), signed a cooperation agreement on institutional and capacity building ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/LIPI scientific contest reaps young researchers

LIPI scientific contest reaps young researchersP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This year's scientific contest for young researchers resulted in three winners for social sciences and human rights, a "surprising" achievement according to the organizing committee.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, December 19, 2003

TV Today: Friday, December 19, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Music8:00 TV Drama: Kemelut Cinta10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Public services: What are the measures of their successes?

Public services: What are the measures of their successes?Ralf Dahrendorf, Sociologist, London School of Economics, Project Syndicate How do we judge the quality of public services? That question is far trickier than it appears.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

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JP/5/Imported wheat held at Surabaya port SURABAYA: At least 108 tons of wheat imported by an animal husbandry firm in East Java are being held at Tanjung Perak Port, as the owner failed to show the necessary documents, local customs officials said on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/

JAKARTA: Fledging airline PT Adam Sky Connection launched its first flight from Jakarta to Medan on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Instant 'tiwul' produced in Gunungkidul

Instant 'tiwul' produced in Gunungkidul YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamegkubuwono X on Thursday officially opened an instant tiwul factory owned by PT Sinar Sukses Sentosa on Jl. Sudirman, Mungi, Semanu, Gunungkidul.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Mob executes man by burning alive

Mob executes man by burning alive TANGERANG: In yet another case of vigilante justice, a group of neighbors attacked and burned to death on Thursday night an unidentified man, after one person judged that a crime might be taking place and thus sent out the alarm to the neighborhood.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/

CULTURE IS NOT A DEAD ENDSatish Mishra Have you ever stopped to think why culture matters? In a recent book with the same title world class authors tell us how different cultures have spawned quite different economic and social institutions in history.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/National park to open in N. Sumatra

National park to open in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Governor Tengku Rizal Nurdin said on Friday that his administration would declare Batang Gadis forest a national park next month.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Banish the hope of military reform

Banish the hope of military reformKusnanto Anggoro Senior Researcher Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta As the military's official political role prepares to end in 2004, questions remain as to why the armed forces are withdrawing from politics and how this will ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/No compromise for corruptors

No compromise for corruptors Corruption means committing a sin against a great number of people. It is, to some extent, more evil and wicked than an isolated sin because this crime depends on a network of conspirators that includes community figures, officials, government authorities and other ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Fair and just trials still far away: Experts

Fair and just trials still far away: ExpertsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the revisions of the laws on judicial powers and the Supreme Court generally prevent government intervention, fair and just trials are still a long way off, experts say.Rizqi S.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Muhammadiyah launches website

Muhammadiyah launches website YOGYAKARTA: The country second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, launched a website for its Islam propagation council, the Majelis Tabligh dan Dakwah Khusus (MTDK), at its headquarters here.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Hundreds of students rally as UGM marks anniversary

Hundreds of students rally as UGM marks anniversarySlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Some 400 students from Gadjah Mada University staged a protest during its 54th anniversary on Friday, demanding that the campus stop using students as what they termed "commercial objects.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/UGM marks 54th birthday, pledges bright future

UGM marks 54th birthday, pledges bright futureSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The country's oldest university, the Gadjah Mada University, turns 54 this year. On Dec.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Contemplating a military coup

Contemplating a military coupKusnanto Anggoro, Senior Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Historian Andrew Janos wrote in 1964 that a military coup in the United States "would be too fantastic to contemplate, not only because few would actually entertain ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/7-10 days force majeure at Freeport

7-10 days force majeure at Freeport SINGAPORE: The force majeure on copper concentrate sales declared by U.S.-based Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Thursday shouldn't last more than 7-10 days, estimated a senior executive with a big Japanese smelter Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/House approves amendment to central bank law

House approves amendment to central bank lawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Friday the amendment of the central bank law, which will require the establishment of a financial sector safety system in 2004, in addition to other items.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/LIPI scientific contest reaps young researchers

LIPI scientific contest reaps young researchersP.C. Naommy The Jakarta Post JakartaThe National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) initiated a scientific contest years ago to raise public awareness of the work of young researchers.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Darkness over nation brings rage

Darkness over nation brings rageIlluminating the Dark Side of Our HumanityBenny Susetyo, Pr Catholic Priest Malang It seems that the political confusion in the present reform era has become a vicious circle.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/EC eases grip on RI sack products

EC eases grip on RI sack products The European Committee (EC) has terminated its antidumping investigation into Indonesian sacks and bags exported to Europe, a senior trade official said.With the EC decision, made on Nov.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003Exhibition* Contemporary art, Exploring Vacuum II presenting the works of mixed artists and other related professionals including Ade Darmawan, Asmudjo Jono Irianto, Arahmaiani, Bambang 'Toko' Witjaksono, FX Harsono, Krisnamurti, Samuel Indratma, ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Kevin Evans

Kevin Evans Elections really are the cheapest alternative At a recent Idul Fitri gathering a friend declared that "elections are really expensive. Is it worth it?" I suddenly recalled the days before we could use elections to change a government.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Permata Bank's biased service

Permata Bank's biased service Until my relocation to Batam earlier this year, I had been receiving monthly credit card statements from Permata Bank.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/E&Y named to fix BNI's internal controls

E&Y named to fix BNI's internal controlsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), under intense public scrutiny following a recent high-profile lending scam, has named international consultants Ernst & Young as an advisor to improve its internal control mechanisms.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Govt. to sell 14% Aneka Tambang stake in 2004

Govt. to sell 14% Aneka Tambang stake in 2004The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to sell some of its shares in state mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) next year to cap the budget deficit, a senior official said on Friday.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/JP//

JP//Kevin Evans, Jakarta Reforms to the Constitution make the voters more responsible for who leads the country as they will now vote for the president as well as regional representatives. The electoral system has also been changed.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Sutiyoso puts brakes on 3-in-1 policy

Sutiyoso puts brakes on 3-in-1 policyTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tryout of the new extended three-in-one traffic policy, slated for Monday, skidded to a stop on Friday during a five-hour closed-door discussion between Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso and the busway project team.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Akbar cracks joke, but House record no laughing matter

Akbar cracks joke, but House record no laughing matterKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives ended its last session in 2003 on Friday bedeviled by the same old problem: a total inability to meet its own legislative targets.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/China-Japan-ASEAN heralds new regional order

China-Japan-ASEAN heralds new regional orderPark Sang-seek, The Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul The Japan-ASEAN summit was held on Dec. 11-12 and issued the Tokyo Declaration.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Evicted children get library

Evicted children get library JAKARTA: Children in Muara Angke, most of whom are victims of evictions, got a mini-library on Friday containing more than 100 children's books from British-based PT Wood Group Indonesia (WGI).

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/State treasury management

State treasury management Legislation alone will not be effective in preventing corruption and curbing inefficiency within public finance management, because the efficacy of the law, finally, depends on the mentality of the officials implementing it.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Comprehensive maritime foreign policy needed

Comprehensive maritime foreign policy neededSiswo Pramono, Deputy Director for Global Politics, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta Navy Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American historian and naval strategist, inferred in 1890, that whoever controlled the sea would likewise control global ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Surabaya targets 400,000 expats

Surabaya targets 400,000 expatsIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya About 400,000 foreigners living in the East Java capital, Surabaya, have failed to fulfill documentation requirements except for birth certificates, even though they have been living here for decades and have raised ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Indonesia signs UN Convention Against Corruption

Indonesia signs UN Convention Against CorruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday (Friday Jakarta time), but critics doubted its commitment to implementing the ...

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Digital dreams

Digital dreamsScott Wallsten, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Project Syndicate A few years ago, a local Internet entrepreneur was arrested in Ghana, her employees jailed and her computer equipment confiscated.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/PMI gives medicine to flood victims

PMI gives medicine to flood victims JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has supplied flood victims in Jambi and Riau with medicines to deal with diarrhea, skin irritations and respiratory diseases.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Only 60% of development fund spent

Only 60% of development fund spentBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Administration was only able to spend some 60 percent of the Rp 2.24 trillion (US$263.53 million) earmarked in the 2003 city budget for development projects.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Cab thief nabbed, beaten after chase

Cab thief nabbed, beaten after chase JAKARTA: A suspected car thief Deni Moses was arrested early on Friday after a chase while he was trying to steal a Kosti Jaya taxi that was parked on Jl. Sunda, close to Sarinah shopping center in Central Jakarta.

Sat, 20 Dec 2003

JP/Puncak damage shown in water level

Puncak damage shown in water levelTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor The water level in the Katulampa dam in Bogor has become a reliable yardstick to measure the environmental destruction in Puncak hills, an expert has concluded after extensive research.