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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Apartment rent fee hike rejected

Apartment rent fee hike rejected JAKARTA: Dozens of people living in city owned, mid- and low- cost apartments in Pluit, North Jakarta visited the City Council Wednesday to protest rent fee and service charge increases of 70 percent.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Kendari crowd rallies for Tomy

Kendari crowd rallies for Tomy KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A crowd of about 100 people rallied outside the Southeast Sulawesi Council on Wednesday, demanding it support local investment plans from Tomy Winata, in an apparent response to anti-Tomy protests by local reporters.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensify

Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensify The Jakarta Post Jakarta The continuing war in Iraq has increased demands for a boycott of United States' products nationwide in protest of the superpower's leading role in the military invasion of the Middle East state.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensify

Calls for boycotts of U.S. products intensifyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The continuing war in Iraq has increased demands for a boycott of United States' products nationwide in protest of the superpower's leading role in the military invasion of the Middle East state.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Fukushi to perform first harpsichord recital in town

Fukushi to perform first harpsichord recital in townYohanes Bintang Prakarsa, Contributor, Jakarta Miwako iwako Fukushi will give what is most likely to be the first, solo harpsichord recital in Jakarta this Thursday at Teater Utan Kayu.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Cipinang traders reject 'irrational' renovation

Cipinang traders reject 'irrational' renovationSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 100 vendors at the Cipinang rice market rejected on Wednesday a costly renovation plan they regarded as exorbitant and unreasonable, planned by the management of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/RI hosts people smuggling meeting

RI hosts people smuggling meeting JAKARTA: The preparatory meeting for the second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Human Trafficking and Related Transnational Crimes is slated to open here on Thursday.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/How accurate is your aura profile?

How accurate is your aura profile? An aura is an aura, or at least that is what we thought when we decided to put aura photography's claims to the test. Two people talk about their views of their aura photo and profile. Dewi, in her late 30s, is an event organizer who recently began a new job.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Iraq war not sectarian: Religious leaders

Iraq war not sectarian: Religious leadersFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta The country's interfaith groups are stepping up efforts to contain a possible shift in the sentiment toward the Iraqi war from one of humanitarian concern to a religious issue.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Peace in Poso still fragile

Peace in Poso still fragileRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central Sulawesi Despite the calm in Poso since the signing of the Malino accord, peace in the Central Sulawesi regency is still so fragile that it could easily be shattered.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/AGO delays execution of criminals on death row

AGO delays execution of criminals on death rowMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Attorney General's Office has decided to delay the execution of six convicted criminals on death row after they filed a second review with the Supreme Court.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/AKAINDO responds

AKAINDO responds In response to The Jakarta Post's report on March 25, titled Water investors threaten to quit agreement, I would like to make the following comments:1.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/City officials do not care about people: Analyst

City officials do not care about people: AnalystT. Sima Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights violations are rampant in the city as many officials do not care about the people but focus merely on the effort to realize projects and targets.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Lili's corruption case pure crime: Prosecutor

Lili's corruption case pure crime: ProsecutorMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) made a point to refute speculation that revenge was the motive in its move to hold the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Agribusiness does not help the rural poor

Agribusiness does not help the rural poorTejo Pramono, Researcher, Center for Agricultural Policy Studies (CAPS), Jakarta Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih has expressed his concern over our poverty problem and has suggested that facilitating agribusiness would go a long way toward a ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Illegal miners destroy reclamation area

Illegal miners destroy reclamation area PANGKAL PINANG, Bangka Belitung: State-owned nickel mining company PT Timah said on Wednesday that about 65 percent of its reclamation area in Bangka Belitung province had been destroyed by illegal miners, forcing a halt to the environmental program.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Aceh's first airline suspended over possible mismanagement

Aceh's first airline suspended over possible mismanagementNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Seulawah Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Air, Aceh's first airline which was launched by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in September last year, has ceased to operate, underpinning criticism that ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Mall construction site shut down

Mall construction site shut down TANGERANG: The municipal public order agency has shut down the construction site of the Metropolis shopping mall at the Modern Land housing complex on Jl. Sudirman in Tangerang as the developer failed to obtain a building permit from the administration.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Protection for farmers' right sought

Protection for farmers' right sought JAKARTA: The Indonesian Farmers Federation (FSPI) said on Wednesday that it would submit a proposal to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) to issue a promise on the protection of farmers' rights.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Landslide cuts off vital Riau road

Landslide cuts off vital Riau road PEKANBARU, Riau: A landslide has cut off a major road connecting the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru with the town of Teluk Kuantan on Wednesday, disrupting vital traffic between Pekanbaru and neighboring provinces, locals said.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/'Investors will vie to buy state bond'

'Investors will vie to buy state bond'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investors will vie to buy the around Rp 2.7 trillion (US$845 million) worth of new bonds the government plans to issue on April 8, an economist predicted Wednesday.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/JP/3/capt27

JP/3/capt27 JP/Tarko SudiarnoBOYCOTTING UNCLE SAM: Student protesters grouped in the Antiimperialism People's Front "seal off" a McDonald's outlet in the Malioboro Mall in the ancient city of Yogyakarta.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/AIPE says govt plan peppered with problems

AIPE says govt plan peppered with problemsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Pepper exporters (AIPE) called on the government on Wednesday to abort its plan to set up a joint marketing body on white pepper, saying the move would hurt rather than improve ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Indonesia's tourism industry hit by war

Indonesia's tourism industry hit by warA'an Suryana and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The week-old war in Iraq has started to inflict losses on the Indonesian tourism industry, State Minister for Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardhika admitted on Wednesday.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Analyst grilled over defamation report

Analyst grilled over defamation report JAKARTA: Noted capital market analyst Lin Che Wei was questioned on Wednesday by police investigators over a defamation report filed by Bank Lippo.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 27, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, March 27, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Bali Christian Art Association, by artist like I Gd Sukana Kariana, I Komang Wahyu S, I Gd Yosef C, Darsane, Ni Ketut Ayu Sri Wardani, Koniherawati, I Ketut Lasia, I Nyoman Darsane, & Tina Bailey, at Galeri GKI Denpasar, ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/RI to host women's congress

RI to host women's congress JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, will host a three-day congress of the International Muslim Women's Union (IMWU), which is scheduled to start on April 7.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to reopen

U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to reopen JAKARTA: The United States Embassy in Jakarta will be open for all services, including visa service, on Thursday, March 27.The U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, however, will remain closed for all services until further notice.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Can aura photography cast light on our souls?

Can aura photography cast light on our souls?Kevin Vickers, Contributor, Jakarta Amid the swarm of T-shirt and DVD vendors in Mangga Dua Mall, a few meters from a noodle restaurant and up a short flight of stairs, "Dewi" found what she was looking for.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Landslide cuts off vital Riau road

Landslide cuts off vital Riau road PEKANBARU, Riau: A landslide has cut off a major road connecting the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru with the town of Teluk Kuantan on Wednesday, disrupting vital traffic between Pekanbaru and neighboring provinces, locals said.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/AGO delays execution of criminals on death row

AGO delays execution of criminals on death rowMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office has decided to delay the execution of six convicted criminals on death row after they filed a second review with the Supreme Court.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Residents protest housing complex

Residents protest housing complex JAKARTA: Around 100 residents of Tugu Selatan in North Jakarta staged on Wednesday to protest the existence of the Villa Permata Gading housing complex, which they accused of having caused floods in the area.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Cigarettes: License to kill for Rp 27 trillion

Cigarettes: License to kill for Rp 27 trillionSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Jakarta Today, 27 March 2003, the South Jakarta District Court is expected to hand down its verdict on the class action filed by antismoking campaigners against the alleged violation by tobacco firms of the tobacco ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Festival showcases ancient agrarian roots

Festival showcases ancient agrarian rootsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Wayan Kun Adnyana has not reached the level of stardom currently enjoyed by Wianta or Gunarsa, to name a few internationally acclaimed Balinese contemporary artists. Not yet, at least.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Concerns raised about top-level Army meeting in Aceh

Concerns raised about top-level Army meeting in AcehNani Farida and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post,Lhokseumawe/Jakarta Army chief of staff Gen.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Business as usual at FedEx

Business as usual at FedEx In response to The Jakarta Post's article Iraq war hits courier services (March 25), which reported a delay and drop in delivery of parcels, FedEx continues to serve its customers around the world.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/'Foreigners are honorable guests'

'Foreigners are honorable guests' Following a recent anti-U.S. demonstration, radicals attempted to intimidate, or forcibly expel three Westerners and others have announced a unilateral boycott of American products in response to the U.S.-led military attack on Iraq.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/RI to host women's congress

RI to host women's congress JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, will host a three-day congress of the International Muslim Women's Union (IMWU), which is scheduled to start on April 7.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Towards a stronger, not weaker UN

Towards a stronger, not weaker UNJaved Jabbar, The Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi As an unjust war unleashes destruction on Iraq, a United Nations battered and bypassed by its physical host and its largest financial contributor may begin to look like the Red Cross -- or the Red Crescent -- of ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/U.S.-led war on Iraq improves Megawati's domestic image

U.S.-led war on Iraq improves Megawati's domestic imageFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While disappointment with her leadership remains, President Megawati Soekarnoputri has received some credit, including from her rivals, for her firmness in rejecting the United States-led war ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Apartment rent fee hike rejected

Apartment rent fee hike rejected JAKARTA: Dozens of people living in city owned, mid- and low- cost apartments in Pluit, North Jakarta visited the City Council Wednesday to protest rent fee and service charge increases of 70 percent.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/SBJ and PT Siemens

SBJ and PT Siemens Referring to your article Siemens workers ask for their jobs back published on March 25, 2003, please read our statement regarding the issue:1. It is clear that these workers are not employed by PT Siemens Indonesia.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/11% of water price rice to be used to repay loans

11% of water price rice to be used to repay loansBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Administration admitted Wednesday that 11 percent of the profits generated from Governor Sutiyoso's proposed 45 percent increase in water prices would be used to pay city water operator PT Pam ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Bracing for lower growth

Bracing for lower growth Many people watching the live broadcasts of significant numbers of Iraqis so determinedly putting up a fight against U.S.-led troops have ruled out a best-case scenario of the immediate collapse of President Saddam Hussein's regime.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Consequences of the Iraq war will be felt after it is over

Consequences of the Iraq war will be felt after it is overJeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Economics, Director, Earth Institute Columbia University, New York, Project Syndicate The Iraq war's main consequences will not be on the battlefield.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Banyumas regent election annulled

Banyumas regent election annulledAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java The Banyumas Legislative Council annulled on Wednesday the results of last week's election that made Aris Setiono the new regent after allegations emerged that he won the position through vote-buying.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Flores earthquake damages facilities

Flores earthquake damages facilitiesYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Tuesday's earthquake that hit the island of Flores has injured dozens of people and damaged scores of houses, public facilities and government offices, locals said on Wednesday.Measuring 5.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Experts warn of dangers in TNI bill

Experts warn of dangers in TNI billTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts have warned of more loopholes in the controversial military bill and urged the public at large to be vigilant against the return of the military to the country's political life.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Jakarta Open to go ahead: Organizing Committee

Jakarta Open to go ahead: Organizing CommitteeMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The possible withdrawal of the main sponsor for the upcoming Jakarta Open badminton championship will not prevent the organizers from pushing ahead with the event, a committee member said on Wednesday.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/JP/4/pemilu

JP/4/pemiluFactions reject restrictions on presidential candidaciesKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaMost factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) rejected on Wednesday a clause in the presidential election bill that states that only political parties that win 20 percent or more ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Govt to assist aid agencies

Govt to assist aid agenciesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it appreciated the initiative from community groups and nongovernmental organizations which plan to send humanitarian assistance to Iraq, saying that the move would be the most effective way to support ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Proliga swings back to Jakarta

Proliga swings back to Jakarta JAKARTA: After completing the last two of three legs in Yogyakarta and Gresik, East Java, the National Volleyball League will travel back to Jakarta with Jakarta Phinisi to host the three-day fourth leg starting on Friday.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Singapore museum brings Asian civilizations to life

Singapore museum brings Asian civilizations to lifeCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore On March 1, the new flagship of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) was opened at the restored 135-year-old Empress Place with a 14,300 square-meter floor area, including 3,200 square meters of gallery ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Govt aims to supply postwar Iraq market

Govt aims to supply postwar Iraq marketZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is in a better position than most other countries to supply certain commodities, including food and textiles, to Iraq after the war, given the warm trading relations both countries have enjoyed in the past, ...

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/How U.S. interprets Geneva convention

How U.S. interprets Geneva conventionGeorge Monbiot, Guardian News Service, London Suddenly, the government of the United States has discovered the virtues of international law.

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Thu, 27 Mar 2003

JP/Factions reject restrictions on presidential candidacies

Factions reject restrictions on presidential candidaciesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) rejected on Wednesday a clause in the presidential election bill that states that only political parties that win 20 percent or more seats in the ...

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