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Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Parting ways with the IMF is strongly justified: Rizal

Parting ways with the IMF is strongly justified: RizalA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former chief economics minister Rizal Ramli said Monday that ending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program this year would be the best option for Indonesia's economic recovery.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Mayor's budget report rejected

Mayor's budget report rejected BOGOR: Three councillors from the Justice Party faction of the Bogor council rejected on Monday the budget report delivered by Mayor Iswara Natanegara.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/TPJ reported for 'misappropriation'

TPJ reported for 'misappropriation' JAKARTA: British tap water operator Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) has been reported to the police by one of its customers, Harun Al Rashyid, a professor of administrative law at the University of Indonesia, over the alleged misappropriation of Rp 5,000 (about 56 U.S.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Corrupt military, police kill off rhinos

Corrupt military, police kill off rhinosDiah Rahayuningsih S. and Bayu Kusuma, Contributors, Jakarta The endangered rhinos are hunted and killed in Indonesia as their horns are highly valued. There is a myth that the horns possess a medicinal property that fights fever.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Peace versus sovereignty

Peace versus sovereignty Which do we love more, peace or sovereignty?This question came up when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the problem of Aceh last week.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/'Detainees involved in drug cases'

'Detainees involved in drug cases' JAKARTA: About 45 percent of the 868 detainees being held at Pondok Bambu detention center in East Jakarta are involved in drug-related cases, the chief warden of the center said on Monday.Most of the 183 men and 215 women are young offenders, warden S.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Aceh administration blamed partly for peace failure

Aceh administration blamed partly for peace failureNani Farida and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Surakarta A number of Aceh councillors blamed the escalating situation in the restive but resource-rich province partly on the provincial administration, which they said had played no ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/

checked FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Choosing a good school for your childrenDaryl Forde Contributor Jakarta How do you know if a school is really good? Many parents ask this question of other parents, friends, school administrators and teachers.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/RI wins gold in physics olympiad

RI wins gold in physics olympiad BANGKOK: Indonesia has won six gold medals and two honorable mentions in the fourth Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) in Bangkok, Thailand, APhO president and head of the Indonesian delegation Yohanes Surya said on Monday.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Peace versus sovereignty

Peace versus sovereignty Which do we love more, peace or sovereignty? This question came up when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the problem of Aceh last week.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Peace versus sovereignty

Peace versus sovereignty Which do we love more, peace or sovereignty? This question came up when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the problem of Aceh last week.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Promoting peace and harmony among students

Promoting peace and harmony among studentsSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post JakartaInternational schools are becoming increasingly popular among expatriate and local parents not only because of their high quality of education but also due to the positive cultural values resulting from their ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/APKOI denies charges

APKOI denies charges As chairman of the council of experts of the Indonesian Wood Product Association (APKOI), I, Viator Butar-butar, would like to deny the reports published in The Jakarta Post on April 4, 2003, page 5, entitled Pulp firms accused of withholding reforestation funds and on April ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

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"Let them grow to meet their own vision and mission"International schools have become an important alternative for Indonesian children to get a good quality of education.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Years ago, when almost all women were housewives, raising

Years ago, when almost all women were housewives, raising children was their only career. But times have changed. Today, fully emancipated, raising children for most women poses its own problems. Hence, nannies and day-care centers are taking over the job. Take Lestari for example.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/House pledges to finish 41 bills

House pledges to finish 41 billsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) made a familiar promise when it resumed its sitting period on Monday, boasting to complete the deliberation of all 41 bills before the start of the next recess, which commences on June 28.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Studying in mutli-cultural atmosphere

Studying in mutli-cultural atmosphere Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta It was a bright afternoon when Indonesian children rushed out of their classrooms at an international school located in South Jakarta.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/'Higher growth needs bank restructuring'

'Higher growth needs bank restructuring'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A speedier and healthier restructuring process in its banking sector is an important prerequisite to expediting the recovery of Indonesia's ailing economy, said a noted economist.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Wiranto launches book on Soeharto

Wiranto launches book on Soeharto JAKARTA: Former coordinating minister for political and security affairs Gen. (ret) Wiranto launched a book on Monday advising Indonesians to remain true to the 1998 reform spirit that ended Soeharto's three decades of authoritarian rule.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Nine candidates set for KPU supervisory board

Nine candidates set for KPU supervisory boardThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) on Monday announced nine candidates for the three remaining seats on the General Election Supervisory Committee, and called on the public to provide inputs on those names.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Police set up new desk to handle terrorist attack

Police set up new desk to handle terrorist attackMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police announced on Monday that they have set up a new directorate to handle the recent series of blasts around the country.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/GAM suspect warns of more terrorist strikes in Medan

GAM suspect warns of more terrorist strikes in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A detained suspected commander of the armed Free Aceh Movement (GAM) warned the police here that 40 GAM members were planning more terror attacks in Medan following two recent bomb blasts ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Run-down school nearing collapse

Run-down school nearing collapse PURWAKARTA, West Java: Students and teachers are taking a considerable risk by attending classes at Nagrog Elementary School in Sakambang village in the West Java regency of Bojong, as the poorly maintained school could collapse at anytime.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Aceh administration blamed partly for failure in Aceh

Aceh administration blamed partly for failure in AcehNani Farida and Blontank Poer The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh/SurakartaA number of Aceh councillors blamed the escalating situation in the restive but resource-rich province partly on the provincial administration, which they said had played no ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Education, health care take large part of family budget

Education, health care take large part of family budgetRatna Eliyawati, Contributor, Surabaya Married life presents a new kind of challenge. Each partner must adapt to the other's traits and mind-set for the marriage to work.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Police beef up security at airports

Police beef up security at airportsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar, Bali Hot on the heels of the bomb attack at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on Sunday morning, police said on Monday they had beefed up security at airports nationwide.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/National chess body looking for replacement for outgoing boss

National chess body looking for replacement for outgoing bossMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As its top officials look set to resign from their posts in the next term, the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will have to find replacements.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/TPJ reported for 'misappropriation'

TPJ reported for 'misappropriation' JAKARTA: British tap water operator Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) has been reported to the police by one of its customers, Harun Al Rashyid, a professor of administrative law at the University of Indonesia, over the alleged misappropriation of Rp 5,000 (about 56 U.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/The ASEAN SARS epidemic: Human security versus GDP

The ASEAN SARS epidemic: Human security versus GDPKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok When the Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders meet here today (April 29, 2003) to discuss the surveillance, monitoring and impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Taiwan responds

Taiwan responds In his letters to The Jakarta Post (April 21 and April 22), Chinese Embassy Counselor for Political Affairs Ma Jisheng brazenly claimed that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China was under control, it was safe to travel to China, and the Chinese government had not ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Grabbing a piece of the growing baby food market

Grabbing a piece of the growing baby food marketBurhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta In terms of his budget, bachelorhood was much simpler for Hidayat. Apart from his daily needs, he only had to set aside some money for things like the movies, going out with friends to cafes and so forth.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, April 29, 2003 Performances* Music Concert Emergency Children by Ferry Curtis and Pigura Kecil, at Auditorium CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Tel. 022-4212417), 7:30 p.m., May 2.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Indonesia reports first SARS death

Indonesia reports first SARS deathThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The threat of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic drew closer to home following the government's report of its first SARS-related death on Monday.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/More funds to be disbursed for community programs

More funds to be disbursed for community programsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration could increase its funding of the Subdistrict Community Empowerment Program (PPMK), despite allegations of corruption and ineffectiveness.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Jakarta needs more pay phones that work

Jakarta needs more pay phones that workM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pedestrians often come to Anen's stall on Jl. K.S. Tubun, Slipi, Central Jakarta, merely to exchange bills for coins to make phone calls from a public phone next to his kiosk.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Is the education bill in the best interest of students?

Is the education bill in the best interest of students?Anita Lie, Doctor of Education, Curriculum Consultant, Surabaya While the polemics and controversy over the section involving required religious education at private schools in the new education bill still linger, it is urgent that the ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Part 2 of 2 Muddling on: A country in search of a strategy

Part 2 of 2 Muddling on: A country in search of a strategyH.S. Dillon, Political Economist, JakartaS.R. Tabor, Economist, Leiden, The Netherlands Tension has emerged between democracy, human rights and the preservation of the nation-state at all costs.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/No time to waste on achieving peace in the Middle East

No time to waste on achieving peace in the Middle EastJonathan Freedland, Guardian News Service, London For once the outlook seems almost sunny.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Regional ministers begin people smuggling conferense

Regional ministers begin people smuggling conferenseRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The second Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crimes will open in Bali on Tuesday amid growing fears of a possible increase ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Govt opens up new chance for Aceh talks

Govt opens up new chance for Aceh talksFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has opened up a new chance for a peaceful solution to the Aceh question by giving the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) two weeks to accept the special autonomy status and disarm itself.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/

Parent-school relationship When school personnel and parents communicate, they establish a stronger learning environment for the student both at home and at school.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Economist differ on the future role of IMF in Indonesia

Economist differ on the future role of IMF in IndonesiaDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The debates on whether the government should continue the existing International Monetary Fund program in the country were brought back to life again on Monday when prominent economists aired the ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/RI needs to shift gear to high-growth path

RI needs to shift gear to high-growth pathFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia needs to aim for higher growth in the coming years to regain its lost momentum in development and to keep the country united, said economist Djisman Simanjuntak.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Business as usual at airport after bomb explosion

Business as usual at airport after bomb explosionSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A day after a bomb exploded at Departure Terminal F of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Tangerang, early on Sunday, all activities had returned to normal.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Nurcholish to run for presidency

Nurcholish to run for presidencyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid announced on Monday his intention to run for presidency in 2004, offering a platform which is aimed at rebuilding the nation through the principles of democracy.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Peace versus sovereignty

Peace versus sovereignty Which do we love more, peace or sovereignty? This question came up when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the problem of Aceh last week.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/PLN purchases fuel from Singapore

PLN purchases fuel from SingaporeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity company PLN is to purchase fuel from Singapore to help ensure a future fuel supply for its power generators.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Des Alwi, destined to be king

Des Alwi, destined to be kingTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a speech presented at the awards ceremony for the Royal Yacht Squadron's Camrose Award on the Isle of Wight, UK, recently, Des Alwi told the audience how three foreigners had come to him on Banda Neira Island, Maluku ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Ruling on maids will tarnish country's image

Ruling on maids will tarnish country's imageLee Lam Thye New Straits Times Kuala Lumpur Following Home Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Abu Zahar's statement, Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung commented that non-Muslim families would be allowed to hire maids from countries other than the ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Tanjung Priok case gets prosecutors

Tanjung Priok case gets prosecutors JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has appointed 14 prosecutors to handle the case of the 1984 Tanjung Priok shooting incident in which at least 33 people died.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/'Indonesia must develop its own economic strategy'

'Indonesia must develop its own economic strategy'Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thailand's former minister of commerce Narongchai Akrasanee suggested that in order for Indonesia to accelerate its economic recovery process, it must not rely too much on "ready-made policy" from ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/JP/7/Jaweng

JP/7/Jaweng Ahead of 2004, we see reckless establishment of new regions Robert Endi Jaweng Regional Autonomy Watch KPPOD Jakarta Early this year, a plenary session of the House of Representatives again approved the ratification of 10 laws regarding the establishment of 25 new autonomous ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Salons accused of selling drugs

Salons accused of selling drugs JAMBI, Jambi: Religious and local figures in the city of Jambi have asked the administration to close beauty salons providing karaoke rooms as a front for prostitution and drug use.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Rini blames naughty distributors for skyrocketing sugar price hikes

Rini blames naughty distributors for skyrocketing sugar price hikesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini MS Soewandi admitted on Monday that the current hike in the price of sugar on the domestic market was mainly due to distribution problems.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/RI to host 6th EAP Ministerial meeting

RI to host 6th EAP Ministerial meeting JAKARTA: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) named Indonesia as the host of its sixth East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Ministerial Consultation meeting next month.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Four injured in Papua plane accident

Four injured in Papua plane accidentNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua A small Twin Otter aircraft belonging to Air Regional Airlines, crashed on Monday near the Mulia, Puncak Jaya regency, injuring all four on board.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/TNI sets up Aceh media center

TNI sets up Aceh media center Claiming to be acting in the name of fairness and transparency, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has set up media centers in Jakarta and Aceh to supply information on the troubled province to the press.Military spokesman Maj. Gen.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/ADB predicts RI economy to grow 3.4% this year

ADB predicts RI economy to grow 3.4% this yearZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy is expected to grow a modest 3.4 percent this year and 4 percent in 2004, driven largely by private consumption, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report released on Monday.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/'Don't burden people with new parking system'

'Don't burden people with new parking system' The city administration plans to launch a new on-street parking system next month in a bid to raise more parking revenue for its coffers. Parking attendants expressed their objection as the new system would decrease their income.

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Airport blast hits tourism industry

Airport blast hits tourism industryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sunday's bomb blast at Soekarno-Hatta Airport will further damage the tourist industry in the city, which has already been suffering due to the fears of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the impact of the Iraq war, an ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2003

JP/Tanjung Priok case gets prosecutors

Tanjung Priok case gets prosecutors JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has appointed 14 prosecutors to handle the case of the 1984 Tanjung Priok shooting incident in which at least 33 people died.