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49 articles.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Megawati inaugurates ambassador to Japan

Megawati inaugurates ambassador to JapanFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior diplomat Irsan Abdul Gani was finally sworn in as the Indonesian Ambassador to Japan on Wednesday, ending a complicated, almost year-long appointment process.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Govt tries to appease Papuans after division

Govt tries to appease Papuans after divisionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trying to ease the mounting controversy over its decision to split Papua into three provinces, the government is said to be seeking a formula to ensure fair revenues from exploitation of natural resources ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Water bill pays scant heed to conservation

Water bill pays scant heed to conservationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts criticized the contents of the water resources bill on Wednesday for not paying enough attention to water conservation and giving too much weight to the commercial aspects.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/'Busway project need broader public participation'

'Busway project need broader public participation'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial busway project is likely to be postponed until at least the end of this year as more time is needed to disseminate information about the program and to ensure wider public participation, a ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Police issue conflicting statements over police HQ bombing

Police issue conflicting statements over police HQ bombingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent attempt to elude unwanted public interest in the Feb.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Yogya to auction off official cars

Yogya to auction off official cars YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to ensure transparency in the management of government assets, the Yogyakarta provincial government will organize an open auction to sell 82 used official vehicles next week.The auction is scheduled for Feb. 26.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/'Chikungunya' infects more than 500 in Yogyakarta

'Chikungunya' infects more than 500 in YogyakartaSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Chikungunya, a disease that spread through West Java towns recently, has infected hundreds of people across Yogyakarta province since last December, local health officials said on Wednesday.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Leave workers out of it!

Leave workers out of it! May I suggest Neil Kearney of the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (Union blasts fleeing footwear companies, The Jakarta Post, Feb.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Councillors demand probe of rice fund embezzlement

Councillors demand probe of rice fund embezzlementApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra North Sumatra legislative councillors have urged law enforcers to investigate the alleged embezzlement of Rp 2.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/New, small parties out in the cold

New, small parties out in the coldTiarma Siboro and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major parties have all the reasons to celebrate the endorsement of the election bill, while their smaller and newly-established rivals will now struggle to keep their hopes of contesting the 2004 ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Most IDUs use unclean syringes, says ex-user

Most IDUs use unclean syringes, says ex-userZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives held a discussion on Wednesday focused on giving injecting drug users (IDUs) easy access to sterile syringes to contain the rapid spread of the Human Immuno- deficiency Virus (HIV) ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Bank Mandiri to sell written-off assets

Bank Mandiri to sell written-off assetsDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Jakarta State-owned Bank Mandiri, the country's largest bank, is planning to auction off up to 40 percent of the non-performing loans (NPLs) that were recently been written off as part of loss- cutting efforts, the ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Councillors urge rice fund embezzlement inquiry

Councillors urge rice fund embezzlement inquiryApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Medan, North SumatraNorth Sumatra legislative councillors have urged law enforcers to investigate the alleged embezzlement of Rp 2.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Sex trade flourishes, but no gambling wanted in Batam

Sex trade flourishes, but no gambling wanted in BatamFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Police were considering summoning Batam Mayor Nyat Kadir, who has come under mounting fire for his decision to legalize gambling in a restricted area of the industrial island, which forms part of Riau ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/'The Sum of All Fears'

'The Sum of All Fears'Kim Jong-han, The Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul To the political leaders of the United States and North Korea, I highly recommend watching an American movie called The Sum of All Fears, starring Ben Affleck, before escalating the tension on the Korean Peninsula.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Govt completes contract renegotiation with 19 IPPs

Govt completes contract renegotiation with 19 IPPsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has completed power purchase contract renegotiations with 19 independent power producers (IPPs), progress that will help ease the financial burden of state-owned electricity company PLN in ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Bank Mandiri to sell written-off assets

Bank Mandiri to sell written-off assetsDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post Jakarta State-owned Bank Mandiri, the country's largest bank, is planning to auction off up to 40 percent of the non-performing loans (NPLs) that were recently been written off as part of loss- cutting efforts, the ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Student protesters raided by city police

Student protesters raided by city police JAKARTA: Six student protesters were in police detention after police cracked down on an anti-government demonstration involving about 60 students overnight Tuesday.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Reclamation plan for waterfront project rejected

Reclamation plan for waterfront project rejectedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Based on the results of a recent environmental assessment study, the Office of the State Minister of the Environment issued a decree on Wednesday rejecting the plan to reclaim the northern coastal ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Workers face uphill battle to establish trade unions

Workers face uphill battle to establish trade unionsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Labor Organization (ILO) called on the Indonesian government to work more seriously to uphold workers' rights to freedom of association as Indonesian workers have to face hurdles in ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Japan tries to help Jakarta solve its problems

Japan tries to help Jakarta solve its problemsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta has since Independence been considered an overcrowded city with about 8.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Islamic parties not interested in Iraq crisis, says analyst

Islamic parties not interested in Iraq crisis, says analystBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is a year from the 2004 general election, but Islamic political parties have been watching the Iraq crisis unfolding without protest, which one analyst attributed to their attempts to keep a ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Putting face to people living with HIV

Putting face to people living with HIVTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It could have been a photograph of any happy family: a mother laughing along with her two children at a private joke.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/'Let the poor be freen of suffering'

'Let the poor be freen of suffering'The Daily Star, Asia News Network, Dhaka, Bangladesh The government certainly reserves the right to monitor activities of non-government organizations (NGOs) to satisfy itself with the accountability standards being followed by them.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003Exhibition* Photo, Self, by Rama Surya, at Paros Gallery Pantai Purnama Rd, Banjar Palak, Sukawati, Gianyar, until March 17, for further information, Contact: Made Kaek, (Tel. 08123639148 or 0361- 298120) Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Path to a fairer world lies in the fight against AIDS

Path to a fairer world lies in the fight against AIDSJohn Sulston, Founding Director, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Guardian News Service, London A year ago, in March, I visited South Africa and went to some of the township clinics that are at the front of the battle against the AIDS epidemic.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/'Police officers should set good example first'

'Police officers should set good example first' The city police have warned the public of the presence of bogus police officers who pose as real police officers, cheating and extorting money from their victims, mostly motorists. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents over the issue.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Dismiss Bank Lippo's management: Indef

Dismiss Bank Lippo's management: IndefDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) urged the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to dismiss the management and board of commissioners of Bank Lippo to avoid further losses to the ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Slow boat to democracy

Slow boat to democracy When the House of Representatives endorsed the bill on general elections on Tuesday, public attention was not so much on substance, but more on the way our elected politicians completed their debate after marathons of late-night meetings.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/House backs labor export suspension

House backs labor export suspensionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's decision to temporarily stop sending workers overseas won the full support of the House of Representatives, which said the moratorium was essential so as to improve the quality of jobseekers despite ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Journalist James tells a tale of Bali

Journalist James tells a tale of BaliBruce Emond, Contributor, Jakarta The journalist in Jamie James keeps up his guard for potential verbal missteps, wary of the flip side that comes with sounding off in print.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Unique Kuta shopping space awaits 2nd chance

Unique Kuta shopping space awaits 2nd chanceFransiska Prihadi, Architect, Legian, Bali A stroll down the Legian-to-Kuta road was a toddling walk between shops, cafes and hotels.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Nonaligned movement's members: United they stand, divided they fall

Nonaligned movement's members: United they stand, divided they fallBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Devastation as lack of water allows Tanah Abang to burn

Devastation as lack of water allows Tanah Abang to burnDamar Harsanto and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eyes brimming with tears and panic etched in her face, Jessica, 49, with her hands held together solemnly in front of her, repeatedly murmurs in prayer as she watches the thick ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Rescuers again halt search for missing Cessna

Rescuers again halt search for missing CessnaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Majalengka, West Java A team searching for a downed Cessna on the slopes of Mount Ciremai in West Java, has denied earlier reports the plane and its three occupants had been found and again called off the search.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Pelindo III to built a new international seaport

Pelindo III to built a new international seaportRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned seaport company PT Pelindo III plans to build a new US$200 million seaport in East Java to serve as an international hub for cargo ships.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/House wants Tanjung Jati B project restarted

House wants Tanjung Jati B project restartedA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In contrast to its usual nationalistic stance, the House of Representatives put more pressure on the government on Wednesday to exempt a Japanese contractor from a countertrade regulation that is hampering the ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/'Slum evictions will cause violent conflict'

'Slum evictions will cause violent conflict'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Urban activists criticized the city administration's plan to evict Angke river squatters in North and West Jakarta, warning that it could spark social unrest.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Agribusiness may help uplift rural poor

Agribusiness may help uplift rural poorBungaran Saragih, Minister for Agriculture, Jakarta Borrowing from Amartya Sen, the Nobel laureate of economics, the framework on valuing food security and poverty eradication has both intrinsic and instrumental values.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Experiencing Borobudur tells us more about Javanese

Experiencing Borobudur tells us more about JavaneseMarco Kusumawijaya, Architect, Jakarta There are many ways to experience Borobudur and the path to enlightenment, as there are many ways to destroy this experience, if the current course of events neglect the true value of this Javanese Buddhist ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Eko Patrio reported to police

Eko Patrio reported to police JAKARTA: Comedian and presenter of a number of TV entertainment programs, Eko Patrio, along with his colleagues at PT. E Titik Tiga Komando (PT. Ekomando), was reported to the police on Wednesday over a business dispute earlier on Tuesday.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/RAPP's plan to increase output meets opposition

RAPP's plan to increase output meets oppositionHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau An environmental organization has urged the Riau provincial administration to prohibit pulp and paper mill PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) from increasing its annual output because it ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Callaway reveals new golf iron

Callaway reveals new golf iron Indonesian golfers have another option of irons, with the launching of the Steelhead X-16 at the PGA Driving Range Cafe here on Wednesday.Andrew Loh, a representative of U.S.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Antonio Blanco's heritage secure in unique museum

Antonio Blanco's heritage secure in unique museumTri Vivi Suryani, Contributor, Ubud, Bali The story of Spaniard Don Antonio Blanco, one of a number of celebrated foreign painters who lived in Bali, is intriguingly romantic and amazing -- a young, adventurous and well-bred artist met a simple, ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Beware of dengue fever, official warns

Beware of dengue fever, official warns JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipality has warned residents of the dangers of contracting fatal dengue fever after learning that 25 patients are receiving treatment in a number of hospitals due to the illness.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Kwik stands by corruption statement despite reprimand

Kwik stands by corruption statement despite reprimandFabiola Desy Unidjaja and M. Taufiqqurahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Proving to be an honorable man, senior member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Kwik Kian Gie stood by his allegation on Wednesday that his own ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Not easy to define terrorism: Police

Not easy to define terrorism: Police JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and Deputy Attorney General Fachri Nasution gave inputs on Wednesday to a House committee deliberating the terrorism bill.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/4 x 10

4 x 10 'Chikungunya' infects more than 500 in Yogyakarta JP/5/batam2 x 25 Sex trade flourishes, but no gambling wanted in Batam 2 x 24 Councillors demand probe of rice fund embezzlement JP/5/RAPP2 x 24 RAPP's plan to increase output meets ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2003

JP/Manulife may acquire more local companies

Manulife may acquire more local companiesSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI), a life insurance and investment services provider, which is majority-owned by Canadian-based Manulife Financial, plans to expand its operations by acquiring ailing local ...