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54 articles.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

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

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday March 15, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Monolog, by Mas Dibyo at Lobby Hotel Ciputra, Jl. Jend. S, Parman, Slipi, West Jakarta, (Tel.0812-2870-400 or 0811- 86-4773), on April 1 to April 14, at 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. * Design, Design Bureau Opera, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/`How will we survive after the reclamation?'

`How will we survive after the reclamation?' The reclamation plan for the city's north coast has drawn strong objections due to its possible environmental and social impacts. The Rp 20 trillion project plans to reclaim more than 5,000 hectares of marine and coastal area.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Schools reluctant to comply with education bill

Schools reluctant to comply with education billEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although born to a Muslim family, Hari, 25, spent six years of his studying time at a Catholic school.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/FRED BURKHART

FRED BURKHART Jakarta ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Antidrug campaign victory merely a pipe dream

Antidrug campaign victory merely a pipe dreamTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The nationwide "Say No To Drugs" campaign is apparently nothing more than a public relations exercise regarding the issue of internationally organized drug trafficking, as the crime rate continues to ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Profit-oriented 'yayasan'?

Profit-oriented 'yayasan'? My daughter has attended an international school since 2000, and is now due to enter primary school.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/CPI plant blockade causes huge financial losses

CPI plant blockade causes huge financial lossesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Villagers of Rokan Hilir regency in Riau province has blocked a gas plant belonging to PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) since February this year, causing massive losses to both the American oil and gas company and the ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/JP/R. Berto Wedhatama

JP/R. Berto WedhatamaIN WITH THE NEW: Indonesian Military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto (center) swears in the new commander of the Presidential Guard, Brig. Gen. Agung Widjajadi S. (right), at the Presidential Guard Headquarters in Central Jakarta.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Legislators reject water charge plan for farmers

Legislators reject water charge plan for farmersMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaLegislators vowed on Friday to reject any move to obligate farmers to pay for irrigation water as stipulated in the water resources bill now being deliberated at the House of Representatives (DPR).

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Banks to help textile producers

Banks to help textile producersZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Danamon have agreed with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to provide help for troubled sarong and batik producers in Pekalongan, Central Java, and in Majalaya, West Java.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Police seize 15 endangered species

Police seize 15 endangered species JAKARTA: Wildlife watchdog ProFauna and the Jakarta office of the Coordinating Body for Natural Resources Protection (BKSDA) at the Ministry of Forestry seized on Friday 15 species of endangered and protected animals.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Country report on water legitimizes privatization

Country report on water legitimizes privatizationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesia country report prepared for the World Water Forum only justifies the government's plan to privatize water management but fails to clarify the implications of privatization, analysts and ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/S. Sulawesi wants permit of GMO producer suspended

S. Sulawesi wants permit of GMO producer suspendedAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar South Sulawesi Governor Amin Syam asked Jakarta on Friday to suspend the operations of PT Monagro Kimia, the Indonesian unit of U.S.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/House to review govt sugar import policy

House to review govt sugar import policyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives has set up a special team to review a new government trade ruling on sugar which effectively limits the import of the commodity, a senior legislator said on Friday.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Councillors urge government to delay Papua split

Councillors urge government to delay Papua splitNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua A special team formed by the Papua provincial legislature has concluded that the government's plan to split the province in three should be delayed until the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) is ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Legislators reject water charge plan for farmers

Legislators reject water charge plan for farmersMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaLegislators vowed on Friday to reject any move to obligate farmers to pay for irrigation water as stipulated in the water resources bill now being deliberated at the House of Representatives (DPR).

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Community leaders unite to denounce thuggery

Community leaders unite to denounce thuggeryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Community leaders, politicians and journalists joined hands on Friday to condemn the practice of thuggery, exemplified recently by supporters of businessman Tomy Winata who attacked the office and journalists of ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Can schools really develop 'character'?

Can schools really develop 'character'?Simon Marcus Gower Director of Research and Development Harapan Bangsa School Kotamodern, Tangerang Within the last 10 years or so, Indonesia has experienced the growth of a phenomenon in its education system.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Legislators reject water charge plan for farmers

Legislators reject water charge plan for farmersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators vowed on Friday to reject any move to obligate farmers to pay for irrigation water as stipulated in the water resources bill now being deliberated at the House of Representatives (DPR).

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Responding to uncertain times

Responding to uncertain timesDamien Kingsbury Head of Philosophical, Political and International Studies Deakin University Australia It is a rule of thumb that when the general environment becomes increasingly uncertain, or dangerous, one should increase one's alertness, take whatever ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

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

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday March 15, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Monolog, by Mas Dibyo at Lobby Hotel Ciputra, Jl. Jend. S, Parman, Slipi, West Jakarta, (Tel.0812-2870-400 or 0811- 86-4773), on April 1 to April 14, at 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. * Design, Design Bureau Opera, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Gamble to rely on China over N. Korea issue

Gamble to rely on China over N. Korea issue Yoichi Funabashi The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Both the United States and China are counting on each other to take action. Meanwhile, North Korea's nuclear development program is advancing.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Can't build character in one day

Can't build character in one day The House of Representatives is deliberating the draft bill on the national education system.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Customs service wants to negotiate over new U.S. import policy

Customs service wants to negotiate over new U.S. import policyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will negotiate with the U.S.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Navy to purchase 22 new warships

Navy to purchase 22 new warshipsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Navy will spend most of its budget this year on the purchase of 22 new warships in a bid to improve its defense capability, chief of staff Adm. Bernard K. Sondakh said on Friday.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Navy to buy 22 new vessels

Navy to buy 22 new vesselsMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Navy will spend most of its budget this year on the purchase of 22 new warships in a bid to improve its defense capability, chief of staff Adm. Bernard K. Sondakh said on Friday.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Slouching toward fanaticism in Pakistan

Slouching toward fanaticism in PakistanPervez Hoodbhoy Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad Project Syndicate President Bush's comparison of the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (reputed to have planned the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon) to the liberation of Paris in 1944 was ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/IANI claims it rebuffed offers by KONI

IANI claims it rebuffed offers by KONIMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After failing to push Sutiyoso into the chairmanship of the National Sports Council (KONI), the recently established National Athletes Association (IANI) announced here on Friday it had rejected an offer to join the ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/AIPO moves to fight illicit drugs, poverty

AIPO moves to fight illicit drugs, povertySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The ASEAN Inter-Parliament Organization (AIPO) issued two resolutions recommending that ASEAN governments cooperate to combat illicit drugs and eradicate poverty in the region.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Sea vehicles excluded in fee conversion of ownership

Sea vehicles excluded in fee conversion of ownershipBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council passed on Friday a bylaw on fees for the transfer of ownership of motorized vehicles (BBN) that excludes boats and other water-going vehicles.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Activists protest bridge relocation

Activists protest bridge relocation TANGERANG: Some 100 activists from Gedung Pemuda (GP 52), a non- governmental organization concerned with public policy reform, staged a rally on Jl. MH.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/TNI chief admits to perks from Freeport

TNI chief admits to perks from FreeportFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Government will not raise fuel prices, Boediono says

Government will not raise fuel prices, Boediono saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono indicated on Friday that the government would not increase domestic fuel prices despite the current sharp rise in the international price of oil.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/PPP to name presidential nominees

PPP to name presidential nominees JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) will select its presidential nominees at the party's congress in May, party leader Hamzah Haz said on Friday.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/City's remaining farmers struggle to survive

City's remaining farmers struggle to surviveM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the city where land is valued more for its proximity to business centers and most has been converted into roads, parking lots, buildings and other concrete monstrosities, there is little room for those who ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/EU supports Bali irrigation and agricultural projects

EU supports Bali irrigation and agricultural projectsRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Singaraja, North Bali Ambassador/Head of the Delegation of the European Commission Sabato Dela Monica and Bali Governor I Dewa Made Beratha inaugurated an irrigation project worth 6.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/IPB team to examine worms

IPB team to examine worms BOGOR: A team from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture will be sent to Pengasingan hamlet in Rawalumbu Utara, Bekasi, to investigate the mysterious appearance of thousands of worms in the area.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Patient information difficult to access at hospitals

Patient information difficult to access at hospitalsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "My father was told he was 'seriously ill' and needed to be hospitalized. After almost a week of treatment, though, I still don't know what he is ill with," complained Diani (not her real name).

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Can our schools really develop `character'?

Can our schools really develop `character'?Simon Marcus Gower, Director of Research and Development, Harapan Bangsa School, Kotamodern, Tangerang Within the last 10 years or so, Indonesia has experienced the growth of a phenomenon in its education system.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Farida Oetoyo to stage classical ballet

Farida Oetoyo to stage classical balletTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Farida Oetojo's Sumber Cipta Ballet School will perform a production of La Boutique Fantasque (The Magic Toy Shop) at the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta in Central Jakarta on Sunday.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/General election to be on April 5 next year: KPU

General election to be on April 5 next year: KPUArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After much anticipation, the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on Friday that the general elections will be held April 5, 2004.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Megawati to travel overland to Soe

Megawati to travel overland to Soe SOE, East Nusa Tenggara: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will have to make her planned trip from the provincial capital Kupang to the Southeast Timor city of Soe by land, instead of by helicopter, due to bad weather, said a local official on Thursday.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Bali Pemaron Power Plant starts amid controversy

Bali Pemaron Power Plant starts amid controversyRita A. Widiadana, Lovina, North Bali Construction of the controversial US$51 million Pemaron power plant, located in the middle of the Lovina tourist and residential area in North Bali, began on Friday, ending a two- year delay amid protests from ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Offices may be sanctioned for concealing information

Offices may be sanctioned for concealing informationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The freedom of information bill currently in deliberation at the House of Representatives (DPR) will provide a chance for people to take legal measures should public offices refuse to give ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/EU finances agricultural projects in Bali

EU finances agricultural projects in BaliRita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post Singaraja, North BaliAmbassador/Head of the Delegation of the European Commission Sabato Dela Monica and Bali Governor I Dewa Made Beratha inaugurated a 6.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

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

TV Today: Saturday, March. 15, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 DRTV Indonesia 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Music: Pesona Music Indonesia 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Lending policy reform

Lending policy reform It cannot waitThe Daily Star Asia News Network Dhaka Finance and Planning Minister M. Saifur Rahman is in a race with time to get a loan of US$1.80 billion under the poverty reduction growth facility (PRGF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Diversity forest project launched

Diversity forest project launched JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri launched on Friday morning a megadiversity forest project in Carita district, Pandeglang, Banten province.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Bapepam says it needs more time to complete Lippo probe

Bapepam says it needs more time to complete Lippo probeDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The financial authorities will be unable to complete their investigation into the Bank Lippo affair by the Monday deadline they have set themselves, a senior official has admitted.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Formalization of sharia: A true answer to problems in Aceh?

Formalization of sharia: A true answer to problems in Aceh?Lily Zakiyah Munir Director Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS) Jombang lilyzm@hotmail.com Presidential Decision No. 11/2003 inaugurating the Sharia Court (Mahkamah Syariat) in Aceh was issued on March 3.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/GAM representatives flee attack, JSC told to request protection

GAM representatives flee attack, JSC told to request protectionThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta The Joint Security Committee (JSC) has been urged to request police escorts for its members while they monitor the peace process in Aceh.Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Maj. Gen.

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/The reclamation

The reclamation Do we think that the Jakarta administration is really aware of its deteriorating environment?If the answer is yes, then what makes the governor adamant to push ahead with the controversial reclamation of the northern coastal area?The Ministry of Resettlement and Regional ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

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

TV Today: Saturday, March. 15, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 DRTV Indonesia 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Music: Pesona Music Indonesia 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk ...

Sat, 15 Mar 2003

JP/Police look into JI-MILF link

Police look into JI-MILF link JAKARTA: The National Police are investigating a possible connection between Southeast Asia's Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group and the Philippine's Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).National Police chief Gen.