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Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Police to improve Imron's case file

Police to improve Imron's case file DENPASAR, Bali: The police team investigating last year's bombings in Bali will send a special unit to trace and collect evidence and left in East Kalimantan by suspect Ali Imron, team spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Yatim Suyatmo said on Saturday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Army chief reactivates battalion in Binjai

Army chief reactivates battalion in BinjaiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Binjai, North Sumatra Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Is Australia on collision course with Indonesia?

Is Australia on collision course with Indonesia?Paulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal, paulogorjao@yahoo.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Checked

Checked Not all customers bring in profitsBy Roy Goni Contributor Jakarta"The customer is always right" is becoming an archaic adage, as it is gradually being replaced by an expression that is more relevant to today's highly competitive situation: "Not all customers bring in profits.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Lisa, Norasa in chase for SEAG slots

Lisa, Norasa in chase for SEAG slotsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women's International Master (WIM) Lisa Lumongdong and Norasa Verdiana moved a step closer to joining the national chess team for the next Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after both took the two places provided at the Anniswati ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/684 schools receive ADB grants

684 schools receive ADB grants KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: At least 684 state and private high schools in Southeast Sulawesi received grants totaling Rp 49.48 billion (US$5.8 million) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 1999 through 2002.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/TV Program: Monday, March. 10, 2003

TV Program: Monday, March. 10, 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 DRTV9:00 Ketrampilan Keluarga9:30 Documentary10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Security issues dominates RI, Australia ties

Security issues dominates RI, Australia tiesBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Security issues would likely dominate this week's consultation forum meeting between Indonesia and Australia, the first such gathering for two years and one which comes amid a rise in the terrorist threat and ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/RI protest shows of support for Aceh independence

RI protest shows of support for Aceh independenceNani Farida and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Medan The government plans to file a complaint with the Joint Security Committee (JSC) against the hoisting of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) flags and shouts demanding independence by ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Muhammadiyah to boost peace in conflict areas

Muhammadiyah to boost peace in conflict areasSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, is to send peace advocacy and mediation teams to a number of conflict areas in a bid to accelerate peace the processes and recovery there.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/PDF: Recognized standard for document exchange

PDF: Recognized standard for document exchangeZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Today, when downloading a document from a website, we usually have the choice of getting it in Word or PDF format.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/RI and U.S. similarities

RI and U.S. similarities Students and workers have taken to the streets in both Indonesia and the United States.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/

checked Luring priority customers through ads and direct promosAri Darmawan Contributor JakartaWhen his parents bequeathed their entire wealth to M. Gunawan Alif in the early 1990s, he suddenly remembered a bank's advertisement on priority banking services.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Regional watchdog needed to ensure fair competition

Regional watchdog needed to ensure fair competitionAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Bali In a bid to help ensure fairer business competition practices within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, an European expert has urged the Southeast Asian regional grouping to ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Student electrocuted on train roof

Student electrocuted on train roof JAKARTA: A junior high school student, identified as Kiki Rizki Fauzi, was killed after being electrocuted on the roof of an electric train at Jayakarta train station here on Saturday afternoon.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Clarifying ambiguity

Clarifying ambiguity May I comment on D. Chandramouli's letter of March 6, 2003? The problem may be one of misunderstanding the English.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Sunu, Maya win Hemaviton Challenge

Sunu, Maya win Hemaviton ChallengeThe Jakarta Post JakartaTop seed Sunu Wahyu Triaji continued his winning form when he notched up the boys' singles title of the inaugural Hemaviton Challenge junior tennis tournament her on Sunday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Number of poor soars in North Sumatra

Number of poor soars in North Sumatra MEDAN: The number of people living in poverty in North Sumatra has nearly doubled over the past five years, a local health official says.The head of the North Sumatra Health Office, Fatni Sulani, said on Saturday that as of December 2002 there were 2.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/JP/ /

JP/ / checked by RichGearing for more value-added servicesI.Christianto Contributor Jakarta Mobile phone service providers particularly those operating under the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) are now gearing up for more value-added services (VAS) such as multimedia messages ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Campaign fund need to bring PKB together again?

Campaign fund need to bring PKB together again?Arya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two factions of the National Awakening Party (PKB) appear to be moving closer to reconciliation after leaders from both sides made their first public appearance together since the split on Sunday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/HIV/AIDS cases increase in Bali

HIV/AIDS cases increase in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Seventy new cases of HIV/AIDS were discovered in Bali in the first two months of 2003, bringing to 321 the number of people with HIV/AIDS in the province, a health official said on Saturday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Glodok dreams of bigger things

Glodok dreams of bigger things JAKARTA: In an effort to realize plans to turn Glodok Plaza into the city's largest computer center, the plaza's management, PT TCP Internusa, signed an agreement over the weekend with Bank Bumiputra and the Association of Indonesian Computer Traders.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/'Tempo' attack won't be the last, observer warns

'Tempo' attack won't be the last, observer warnsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Journalists' associations and media observers have widely condemned Saturday's use of a mob to attack Tempo magazine's offices in a display of displeasure against an article in the magazine.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/SMEs seek govt help in boosting exports

SMEs seek govt help in boosting exportsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have called on the government to provide help in promoting their products overseas in a bid to boost their exports.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Hilly Gayatri provides holistic dental care

Hilly Gayatri provides holistic dental careCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta At 18, after high school, Hilly Gayatri had no idea what to do. Her father chose a career for her: dentistry.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/NGO blasts misuse of school fund

NGO blasts misuse of school fundDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Education Department has allegedly marked up a fund used to renovate Jakarta's school buildings by more than 250 percent from the standard cost stipulated by the local administration this year.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Residents told to don masks as haze worsens

Residents told to don masks as haze worsens The Jakarta Post JakartaThe heavy rain that fell on Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Saturday failed to clear the thick haze shrouding the provincial capital, prompting the city mayor to urge the town's 500,000 residents to put on masks.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/People told to don masks as haze, pollution worsen

People told to don masks as haze, pollution worsenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The heavy rain that fell on Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Saturday failed to clear the thick haze shrouding the provincial capital, prompting the city mayor to urge the town's 500,000 residents to put on masks.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/684 schools receive ADB grants

684 schools receive ADB grants KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: At least 684 state and private high schools in Southeast Sulawesi received grants totaling Rp 49.48 billion (US$5.8 million) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 1999 through 2002.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/The importance of storage management

The importance of storage managementVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Singapore, vmahmud@yahoo.com "Why is storage management important for an organization?" was the compelling question during Storage Day in Singapore last Wednesday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March. 10, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March. 10, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, In Between, the works of Agus Suwage, Aga Petus, Agung Kurniawan, Ardison, Astari Rasjid, Edo Pillu, Ivan Sagito, G. Sidharta A., Krisna Murti, Nyoman Erawan, S. Teddy D., Eka Suprihadi, Pande Ketut Taman, Sunaryo, F.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/RI, Malaysia to sign MOU to protect migrant workers

RI, Malaysia to sign MOU to protect migrant workersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and Malaysia are narrowing the gap between them regarding the signing a long-waited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on migrant workers that will ban Malaysian agencies from directly ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/East Timor Indictments : A chance to save reform

East Timor Indictments : A chance to save reformAboeprijadi Santoso, Journalist, Amsterdam Instead of expressing regret over Dili's indictment of Indonesian generals (as East Timor President Xanana Gusmao did) or flatly rejecting it (as Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and President ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Digital camcorders coming of age

Digital camcorders coming of age Time was that video cameras were so bulky that they were only for those with broad shoulders and strong muscles. Over the years, however, the cameras continued to shrink.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Bill limits flexibility in making fiscal policy

Bill limits flexibility in making fiscal policyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economists say that a clause in the newly approved state finance bill requiring the government to obtain approval from the House of Representatives before seeking foreign loans allows for too much ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Feasible exit strategy needed for IMF parting

Feasible exit strategy needed for IMF partingAri A. Perdana, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Ari_Perdana@csis.or.id The IMF assistance program in Indonesia is entering its final year.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Done

Done Priority consumers: Small but lucrative marketBy Ari Darmawan Contributor Jakarta Priority customers are not huge in number, but due to their enormous amounts of funds and transactions they are undoubtedly regarded as "fat" accounts, and therefore categorized as clients who deserve ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Student electrocuted on train roof

Student electrocuted on train roof JAKARTA: A junior high school student, identified as Kiki Rizki Fauzi, was killed after being electrocuted on the roof of an electric train at Jayakarta train station here on Saturday afternoon.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Grafik

Grafik 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002Start up 1,854 1,686 1,718 1,253 1,035 ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Saturday-off policy helps students relax, recover

Saturday-off policy helps students relax, recoverTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Every school day, 15-year-old Via wakes up at 4 a.m. to do her homework. But despite rising before the sun, she still doesn't have the time to finish her work before school starts at 7 a.m.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/checked by Rich

checked by RichReuters KEYBOARD PHONE: Nokia's new 6800 mobile phone flips out into a keyboard to allow the user faster and easier text inputs and the screen rotates automatically.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Stock remain nervous over Iraq crisis

Stock remain nervous over Iraq crisisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a possible war in Iraq becomes increasingly imminent, uncertainty will continue to cast a shadow over the local equity market's performance this week, putting the Jakarta Composite Index under familiar pressure, an analyst has said.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Most Jakarta houses are vulnerable to fire due to public ignorance

Most Jakarta houses are vulnerable to fire due to public ignoranceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta You may well be concerned that your home must be nicely arranged for your comfort. Iron bars might be installed on the windows, doors and fences to ensure security.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/JP/ /

JP/ /Done. Short Message Service (SMS) "Can't live a day without it!" Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta A bunch of gray-uniformed girls sitting in the front seats of a bus didn't seem bothered by the heat and sweat caused by the traffic jam they had been stuck in for almost an hour.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Information bill has conflicting articles

Information bill has conflicting articlesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public access to information guaranteed by the freedom of information bill could be threatened with the inclusion of a specific right granted to public offices to declare certain information classified.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Expansion, new bank lending boosts number of start-up firms

Expansion, new bank lending boosts number of start-up firmsRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Expansion by foreign companies here and new bank lending are the main reasons for the sharp rise in the number of start-up manufacturing companies last year particularly in the food and ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/done

doneSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor JakartaMore new models will enter local market this yearCellular users will have more choices with the launch of several news series within the next few months but the entry of the new models will further fuel the competition in the country's cellular market.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Dengue, 'chikungunya' claim 13 lives in Cirebon

Dengue, 'chikungunya' claim 13 lives in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java An outbreak of dengue fever and chikungunya disease has claimed the lives of 13 people in Cirebon, West Java, over the past two months, a local health official said on Saturday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Milestone in accountability

Milestone in accountability The government and the House of Representatives should be highly commended for their achievement in completing the law on state finances, which forms the foundation for the building of a legal and institutional framework for the public financial management system.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Indonesia's Muslims pray for peace

Indonesia's Muslims pray for peaceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Over 500,000 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) followers turned out at the parade ground inside the Brawijaya Military Command headquarters in Surabaya on Sunday for the largest rally so far in the country against a possible United ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Two police assistants wanted for rape

Two police assistants wanted for rape Police have launched a manhunt for two Central Jakarta civilian police assistants after the alleged rape of a girl at the Central Jakarta Mayoralty Office on Jl. Tanah Abang I, Central Jakarta early Friday morning.Central Jakarta Police unit chief First Insp.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/PDI-P to promote political laws

PDI-P to promote political laws JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) plans to host a national meeting here to discuss the newly endorsed legislation on political parties and general elections.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Army chief reactivates Binjai Battalion

Army chief reactivates Binjai BattalionApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Binjai, North SumatraArmy Chief of Staff Gen.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Antara

AntaraHOME BUSINESS: Darmadi, 28, a resident of Dongkelan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, crafts a lamp shade from bamboo and rattan. Although only a home industry, Darmadi's products have entered international markets. However, he is unable to take large orders because he lacks the financial resources.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/AGO to bring Pertamina graft cases to court

AGO to bring Pertamina graft cases to courtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office will start submitting graft cases in the state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina to court this week following the House of Representatives' announcement of the names of alleged ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Jakarta students win tickets to UK

Jakarta students win tickets to UK JAKARTA: Bernardine Andara Fembriarto and Eunike Stephanie Sastrawidjaja, two Jakarta senior high-school students, won an English-language video making competition organized by the British Council.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Tangerang residents use polluted Cisadane water

Tangerang residents use polluted Cisadane waterMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Even though the Cisadane River is seriously polluted with industrial waste, residents living along the river in Tangerang regularly use the water for their daily needs.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/ITB off limits for campaigning

ITB off limits for campaigning BANDUNG: The state Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) students community rejected on Saturday any election campaigning inside their campus.They said election campaigns on campus would adversely affect students' study.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Women activists urged to join political parties

Women activists urged to join political partiesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although Indonesian women now have a greater chance to participate in the decision-making process with the endorsement of the election bill, the opportunity will be meaningless if women activists do not join ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/'School renovated, but still damaged'

'School renovated, but still damaged' Many schools in Greater Jakarta are in poor condition, some in such disrepair that they are at the point of collapse.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Expansion, bank lending boost number of start-up firms

Expansion, bank lending boost number of start-up firmsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Expansion by foreign companies here and new bank lending are the main reasons for the sharp rise in the number of start-up manufacturing companies last year particularly in the food and beverage ...

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Riau to open ferry service to KL

Riau to open ferry service to KL PEKANBARU, Riau: The provincial transportation office here will open a sea-lane between Pekanbaru and the Malaysian state of Malacca this month, an official said on Saturday.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/PDI-P to promote political laws

PDI-P to promote political laws JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) plans to host a national meeting here to discuss the newly endorsed legislation on political parties and general elections.

Mon, 10 Mar 2003

JP/Sunu, Maya win junior tournament

Sunu, Maya win junior tournamentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top seed Sunu Wahyu Triaji continued his winning streak when he captured the boys' singles title of the inaugural Hemaviton Challenge junior tennis tournament here on Sunday.