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Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Natuna wants to pull out from Kepri province

Natuna wants to pull out from Kepri provinceFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A delegation representing Natuna regency opposed their inclusion in the newly formed Riau Island (Kepri) province and, instead, declared a desire to remain as part of Riau province.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Another bleak year for the textile industry

Another bleak year for the textile industryHendarsyah Tarmizi, Contributor, Jakarta "Seriously depressed" might be the right words to describe the condition of the country's ailing textile and apparel industry.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/JP/6/PURBA

JP/6/PURBAKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta korpur@yahoo.comAs if the elections were just a week away Self-proclaimed presidential candidate Amien Rais recently had a comical experience when his hosts dressed him like a Chinese emperor during a Chinese New Year celebration ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Open-air venue woos Jakarta movie fans

Open-air venue woos Jakarta movie fansTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta moviegoers will soon be able to enjoy a new venue for watching movies besides the regular theaters and cultural centers.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Browse for the perfect car under one roof

Browse for the perfect car under one roofNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People with limited time who are interested in buying a car can now browse and compare models and prices all under the one roof.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Governments urged to report their military equipment and expenditures

Governments urged to report their military equipment and expendituresRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali The escalating tension surrounding Iraq and North Korea, which could threaten global peace and security, has prompted the United Nations to urge governments around the world to ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Arguments from strength

Arguments from strength That is not to say, however, that it wouldn't be worth saying.The awful thought that the NAM Summit might have to proceed during an American invasion of Iraq guarantees that the impending forum will be more focused on a single point than any of its dozen predecessors.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Bomb hoax at Bidakara complex

Bomb hoax at Bidakara complex JAKARTA: As police struggle to solve the Feb. 4 bombing at National Police Headquarters, Jakarta was haunted by a hoax bomb threat on Friday.Oil drilling company PT Exspan Nusantara received a call about 9:10 a.m.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Jakartans need equitable transportation system

Jakartans need equitable transportation systemMarco Kusumawijaya, Architect, Jakarta Think of a normal evening during the rain at peak hour on Jl. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman in Jakarta. For every public bus with 60 cramped passengers, there are 30 private cars.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Rights groups to ask for UN intervention in E. Timor trial

Rights groups to ask for UN intervention in E. Timor trialZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will use the occasion of the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva next month to press for ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Floodwater recedes, but worst expected in immediate future

Floodwater recedes, but worst expected in immediate futureAhmad Junaidi and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post Floodwaters began to recede in almost all parts of the city on Friday, but the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) warned residents of possible widespread flooding in the next few ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Big parties qualify for 2004 polls

Big parties qualify for 2004 pollsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six of the largest political parties qualified for the general election scheduled for 2004 following the House of Representatives approval of electoral threshold on Friday.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Economizing on phone bills

Economizing on phone billsDewi Anggraeni Contributor Melbourne, AustraliaIn this era of rapid advance of electronic communication, the use of the telephone, landlines as well as cellular, it seems, has become a must, unless you intentionally want to shut out the outside world - outside your own ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/`Imlek' celebrations held in Yogyakarta mosque

`Imlek' celebrations held in Yogyakarta mosqueTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Despite threats from a conservative group, more than two hundred Muslims of Chinese descent for the first time held their New Year Imlek ceremonies in the Syuhada Mosque in Yogyakarta.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Experts tell govt to establish MRP before dividing Papua

Experts tell govt to establish MRP before dividing PapuaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Constitutional law experts have called on the government to postpone the division of Papua into three provinces until it establishes the Papua People's Assembly (MRP), as mandated by the special ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003Exhibitions* Photo, A Tribute to Bali: 100 Days After, by Kemal Jufri, at Toko Buku Aksara, Jl. Kemang Raya 8B, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 7199288), until Feb. 28, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m..

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Revitalizing literature in schools

Revitalizing literature in schoolsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A great many people have been complaining about the chaos surrounding the teaching of literature in our schools, but only a few of them have actually been doing anything to remedy the situation, people like renowned poet ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Debating the debate

Debating the debate Some parts of the bill on general elections can be considered quite sensitive or controversial, but nonetheless necessary, while there are other bits being debated that are virtually meaningless and should be dropped altogether.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Poor reporting on Garuda

Poor reporting on Garuda The facts reported in The Jakarta Post regarding the Garuda pilots' pay dispute with the management have fluctuated radically in the past few weeks.On Jan. 25, according to the Post, Garuda management claimed that pilots received "about 40 percent" of total wage payments.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Int'l meeting at Habibie Center

Int'l meeting at Habibie Center JAKARTA: Indonesia will host a preparatory meeting of the Interaction Council (IC) congress held to discuss peace and religious issues following the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the United States.The meeting will be held at the Habibie Center on March 11 and March 12.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003

TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Cagar Pesona 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Victims grapple with annual flood problem

Victims grapple with annual flood problemDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Heavy rains will still be pouring down on Jakarta in the coming days, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) has said. It simply means that flooding is to continue.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Thousands of riverbank settlers to be evicted

Thousands of riverbank settlers to be evictedEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of families living along Jakarta's riverbanks face the possibility of being forced to seek temporary housing, because of plans to evict them in order to widen the rivers.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Watchdog says eight justice candidates unfit

Watchdog says eight justice candidates unfitM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A judicial watchdog called on the House of Representatives on Friday to drop the nomination of eight candidates for Supreme Court justices for failing to uphold transparency.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Golkar jumps the gun with selection of presidential nominees

Golkar jumps the gun with selection of presidential nomineesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stealing the nomination start, the Golkar Party, a political machine that backed the former, repressive New Order regime, has nominated five political figures in its race to return to ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/House warns Mega not to propose politician for BI governorship

House warns Mega not to propose politician for BI governorshipDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives sent a strong warning to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday not to include politicians on the list of candidates for the Bank Indonesia governorship ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Howard arrives for two-day visit amid looming Iraq war

Howard arrives for two-day visit amid looming Iraq warFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrived here on Friday on a two-day working visit amid uneasy bilateral relations concerning a possible attack on Iraq.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/TV Program: Monday, Feb. 17, 2003

TV Program: Monday, Feb. 17, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 TV Drama: Janji Cinta9:30 Surat10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Peter advances to Cigna semis

Peter advances to Cigna semisMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Peter Handoyo was stretched to three sets to beat Sebastian Dacosta 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the US$9,000 Cigna Open here on Friday.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Russia likely to offer weaponry to Indonesia

Russia likely to offer weaponry to IndonesiaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Russian delegation will arrive in Jakarta next month to draft bilateral business agreements to be signed during the planned visit of President Megawati Soekarnoputri to Moscow in April, Russian Federation ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/RI workers employed as prostitutes

RI workers employed as prostitutes SURABAYA: Some 5,000 Indonesian women migrant workers in Malaysia need immediate help as they have been entrapped by a syndicate to work as prostitutes, a government official working in Malaysia said here on Friday.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/`Residents doubt court will side with them'

`Residents doubt court will side with them' The victims of the massive Jakarta flood in 2002, with the help of a number of non-governmental organizations, filed a class action lawsuit against the President, the governor of Jakarta, and the West Java governor at the Central Jakarta District ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Women workers to gain more with new association

Women workers to gain more with new associationV.K. Chin The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia The proposed Malaysian Association of Working Women (MAWW) should give the trade union movement, especially the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), some serious food for thought.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Pilgrims to arrive home Sunday

Pilgrims to arrive home Sunday JAKARTA: The first Indonesian haj pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia are expected to arrive in the country on Sunday, a haj services spokesman, Tulus, said on Friday.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Combating money laundering and terrorist financingAnwar Nasution, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia, Jakarta Bank Indonesia is performing a number of roles to help combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Construction of Balongan refinery to start soon

Construction of Balongan refinery to start soonA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina signed a contract on Friday with a consortium consisting of a Japanese and an Indonesian firm, which will develop a refinery facility that will produce unleaded gasoline.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/House to start debating info bill

House to start debating info bill JAKARTA: A House of Representatives committee is set to deliberate a bill on the freedom of public information next week.The committee will be chaired by Paulus Widiyanto, a legislator who headed the deliberation of the controversial broadcasting bill.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/UNSC must act on N. Korea

UNSC must act on N. KoreaThe Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday adopted a resolution by majority vote to refer the North Korean issue to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/How to keep moving on despite a tight budget

How to keep moving on despite a tight budgetDanny Supriyadi, Senior Manager, Accenture, Jakarta Hope 2003 has gotten off to a good start for you. And as far as money goes - we hearing the same tune: Tight, tight and tight.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Designer dressess find more buyers

Designer dressess find more buyersI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta Although the general outlook for the textile and apparel industries remains somewhat gloomy, the demand for designer dresses in the local market is showing a great deal of promise.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003Performance* Teater, Membaca Calon Arang, by Teater Gidag Gidig, at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 8573388), Feb. 15, 8 p.m.. Films* Sinema Terang Boelan, Youth and Love, at Museum Nasional, Jl.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/12-year-old boy arrested for drugs

12-year-old boy arrested for drugs TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested a 12-year old boy on Thursday for trafficking drugs at Sudimara railway station in Jombang subdistrict, Ciputat district, Tangerang.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Indonesia closes ranks with peace backers on Iraq

Indonesia closes ranks with peace backers on IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government and civil society leaders closed ranks with peace backers France, Germany, and Russia over demands to resolve the Iraq crisis through diplomatic means, sending yet another message to the United ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/More companies prefer to produce foreign brands to boost exports

More companies prefer to produce foreign brands to boost exportsDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta For many Indonesians, browsing branded apparel at shopping arcades or designer outlets is something they really look forward to, especially when they have a chance to visit foreign countries like ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Diplomatic report reveals Japan's dilemma

Diplomatic report reveals Japan's dilemmaJin Xide China Daily Asia News Network Beijing A recent report by the Japanese Government shows the country's foreign policies are ambiguous, demonstrating intrinsic contradictions in its complicated national sentiment and different foreign lines.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Dozens of timber firms to lose licenses

Dozens of timber firms to lose licensesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government looks set to revoke the licenses of at least 21 industrial timber estate (HTI) concession holders for failing to pass mandatory environmental audits conducted on around 90 firms.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/PLN's high rates

PLN's high rates due to corruption On Feb. 7, 2003 the State-owned electricity company (PLN) and the Indonesian Police signed an agreement on the theft of electricity.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Residents protest over flood

Residents protest over flood TANGERANG: About 150 residents from the Periuk Damai Sejahtera II housing complex in Periuk District, Tangerang, staged a rally in front of the complex developer's office on Friday, demanding the company take immediate steps to cope with floods still inundating their ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Pertamina eyes more LNG contracts from Japan

Pertamina eyes more LNG contracts from JapanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said Friday that it would be more aggressive in selling the country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan, which was predicting a rising demand for the commodity from 2007 to 2010.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Expert offers technology to control flood

Expert offers technology to control floodSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Eco-hydraulic researcher Agus Maryono from the School of Engineering at Gadjah Mada University criticized on Friday the conventional method of controlling the annual floods by building dams, raising riverbanks or ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Garuda agrees to raise pilots' salary

Garuda agrees to raise pilots' salaryArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of national flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia agreed on Friday to raise the salary of its pilots by 35 percent, ending a three-week stand-off marred by threats of a mass strike.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Ronan Keating concert: Boyband-hater confessions

Ronan Keating concert: Boyband-hater confessionsJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Boybands, ugh! Make that double-ugh!! A very touchy and controversial subject in this country indeed!First there was Menudo, followed by the New Kids On the Block and Take That.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Jakarta under water

Jakarta under water What millions of people in Jakarta had feared, has happened. Floodwaters engulfed many parts of the capital on Thursday.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/PT DI workers oppose massive labor dismissal

PT DI workers oppose massive labor dismissalYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Four thousand workers of Bandung-based aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) went on strike on Friday to protest the company's reported plan to lay off 3,500 workers.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/'BI governor should not be politician'

'BI governor should not be politician'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives sent a strong warning to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday not to include politicians on the list of candidates for the Bank Indonesia governorship as this would contravene the ...

Sat, 15 Feb 2003

JP/Teenage prostitution booming in Tangerang

Teenage prostitution booming in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Teenage prostitution, which has long been a fact of life in big cities like Jakarta, has apparently now become commonplace in Tangerang with many young girls offering sex to men in shopping mall food courts ...