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Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/RI-Australian ties better, but misperceptions remain

RI-Australian ties better, but misperceptions remainJohannes Simbolon, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Melbourne Relations between the Indonesian and the Australian governments, which were increasingly strained over the past three years, are apparently on the mend.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Police probe links Ambon killing to JI

Police probe links Ambon killing to JIMuhammad Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku Police here are investigating a possible link between the recent killing of three men in Ambon and Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), on suspicions the victims and the alleged killers were members of the terrorist ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Travel industry seeks financial aid to weather multiple crisis

Travel industry seeks financial aid to weather multiple crisisFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's travel industry has asked the government for a subsidized credit facility to help travel agencies battle the collapsing tourism business due to the outbreak of Severe ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Foreigners busted for visa violations

Foreigners busted for visa violations JAKARTA: Nine foreigners were apprehended on Wednesday by officers from the Directorate General of Immigration for violating the Immigration Law.The foreigners, eight of whom are Taiwanese and one Japanese, were detained while working at a firm on Jl.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Drug smuggling foiled at airport

Drug smuggling foiled at airport TANGERANG: Authorities seized 39,034 ecstasy pills packaged in two food containers that were sent on flight GA-975 from Amsterdam to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last Friday.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Five years sought for bomb suspects

Five years sought for bomb suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors on Thursday asked for a five-year jail sentence for Ramli, alias Dadang Hermana, 42, who is on trial in connection with the bomb explosion at Graha Cijantung mall in East Jakarta on July 1, 2002.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Cashless parking system on trial in Jakarta's streets

Cashless parking system on trial in Jakarta's streetsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with hand-held computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Cash-less parking system on trial

Cash-less parking system on trialZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with handheld computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Raids give Acehnese the jitters

Raids give Acehnese the jittersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The raids conducted by the city police and city officials against alleged members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the capital have caused anxiety among the Acehnese here.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003

TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Dearah12:00 p.m.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 23, 2003

Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, May 23, 2003Exhibitions* Graphic Design Fragment of Imagination, The British Council, S. Widjojo Center 1st floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 2524115), until June 30.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/RI lacks surgeons: ISA

RI lacks surgeons: ISASari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a population of over 200 million, Indonesia has only about 2,000 surgeons, a ratio of 1 to 100,000, which is ten times less than the ideal situation for a country.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Creation of new regencies to disrupt poll preparations

Creation of new regencies to disrupt poll preparationsKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) demanded on Thursday that the House of Representatives (DPR) stop discussing bills on the establishment of new municipalities and regencies by ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/People unaware of new Constitution

People unaware of new Constitution JAKARTA: A series of visits by members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to provinces revealed that local residents did not clearly understand amendments to the 1945 Constitution.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Anies Syaichu stays true to reggae

Anies Syaichu stays true to reggaeAde Tanesia Contributor Yogyakarta Mention reggae music, and the legendary Bob Marley will immediately come to mind.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Secure Parking respons

Secure Parking respons As the attorneys of PT Securindo Packatama Indonesia, we would like to respond to a letter from Singgih Ananto published in The Jakarta Post on May 2, 2003, about a Honda Astrea motorcycle missing from the Graha Iskandarsyah building, as follows: * It is true that Secure ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Economic partnerships between Japan, ASEAN essential

Economic partnerships between Japan, ASEAN essentialTakashi Shiraishi, Historian, Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Asia News Network, Tokyo Economic partnerships between Japan and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations most likely ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/East Timorese want compensation

East Timorese want compensation KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Some 80 East Timorese held a rally outside the provincial council on Thursday to seek compensation for the assets they lost when they fled the violence that followed East Timor's separation from Indonesia in 1999.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Solving traffic congestion

Solving traffic congestion One simple solution to the chronic traffic congestion in Jakarta is to ban optional right-hand turns at busy intersections during both the morning and evening rush hours.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Coach looking to mend defense ahead of Lebanon tie

Coach looking to mend defense ahead of Lebanon tieMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian under-23 players will gather here on Friday for a short training workout ahead of an away soccer match in Lebanon, with the coach seeking to shore up the defense.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Ba'asyir suit against police rejected

Ba'asyir suit against police rejected JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Thursday a lawsuit filed by cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir against National Police over his alleged illegal arrest.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Rhoma reports a tabloid to police

Rhoma reports a tabloid to police JAKARTA: Dangdut musician Rhoma Irama who made the headlines following his condemnation of dangdut singer Inul Daratista, reported on Thursday tabloid Bintang Milenia for libel.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Rights body demands access to monitor war

Rights body demands access to monitor warTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) gave a warning on Thursday of possible unchecked human rights violations in Aceh during military operations as the administrator of martial law had ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Army general skips court session for fourth time

Army general skips court session for fourth timeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the fourth consecutive time, Maj. Gen.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Astra aims to resume bank borrowing by year-end

Astra aims to resume bank borrowing by year-endRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's largest car manufacturer PT Astra International said it was optimistic that it could greatly reduce its debt level by the end of this year, which would allow the company to borrow from the bank ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Int'l request for govt talks with GAM unfair: Minister

Int'l request for govt talks with GAM unfair: MinisterFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda criticized the repeated calls by the international community for Jakarta to pursue dialog with separatist group Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as being ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Victims of war

Victims of war Surely it is too early to predict the outcome of the ongoing "integrated operations" in Aceh, only a few days into the state of military emergency? The facts, however, already indicate large flaws in the supposedly well-prepared, military-dominated operations.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Ba'asyir suit against police rejected

Ba'asyir suit against police rejected JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court rejected on Thursday a lawsuit filed by cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir against National Police over his alleged illegal arrest.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Quake risk for Jakarta 'very high'

Quake risk for Jakarta 'very high'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the event of a strong earthquake with its epicenter near Jakarta, the damage to buildings and resulting casualties would be far worse than in cities such as Tokyo or Vancouver, a report from the Agency for the Assessment ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Fears of food shortage in Aceh

Fears of food shortage in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As schools throughout Aceh continue to burn, trucks distributing food are now being torched in what may be a campaign to create food shortages in the war-torn province.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Inquiry into Lampung council corruption case proceeds

Inquiry into Lampung council corruption case proceedsOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung, Lampung Prosecutors will investigate irregularities amounting to Rp 23.5 billion (about US$ 2.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Kalacakra brings local production to Australia

Kalacakra brings local production to AustraliaDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia We only have to look around to realize that we have a wealth of creativity in Indonesia.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Covering both sides a tough challenge in Aceh war

Covering both sides a tough challenge in Aceh warThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Covering a war anywhere in the world always exposes a journalist to the risks of compromising the basic principle of impartiality for his or her own safety.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Drug smuggling foiled at airport

Drug smuggling foiled at airport TANGERANG: Authorities seized 39,034 ecstasy pills packaged in two food containers that were sent on flight GA-975 from Amsterdam to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last Friday.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Official questioned over alleged graft

Official questioned over alleged graftThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Head of the city population and civil registration agency Silviana Murni was questioned by prosecutors Thursday over Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) findings of alleged corruption in her office.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/'Reform makes the rich richer, the poor poorer'

'Reform makes the rich richer, the poor poorer' On May 21, 1998, then president Soeharto yielded to demands to step down during the bloody rallies that followed the earlier May riots. Five years have passed since then and the country has seen three presidents.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Court rejects Amrozi's defense

Court rejects Amrozi's defenseWahyoe Boediwardhana and Jongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Manado The Denpasar District Court judges ruled on Thursday that the trial of Bali bombing suspect Amrozi would continue after they rejected defense objections to his indictment.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Councillor charged with polygamy

Councillor charged with polygamy SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors charged an East Java deputy councillor from the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) with forging documents and polygamy.Col.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003

TV Today: Friday, May 23, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Dearah12:00 p.m.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/World meditation center in Dieng

World meditation center in Dieng PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The government is considering turning Java's oldest Hindu temple complex at the Dieng plateau in Central Java into an international center for meditation.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Councillor charged with polygamy

Councillor charged with polygamy SURABAYA, East Java: Military prosecutors charged an East Java deputy councillor from the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) with forging documents and polygamy.Col.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Has GAM bitten off more than it can chew?

Has GAM bitten off more than it can chew?Shukor Rahman, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur It looks as if it has badly underestimated the new-found steely resolve of President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Hypermarkets to be banned from regencies

Hypermarkets to be banned from regenciesAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is currently revising the existing regulations on the retail sector with the aim of preventing modern retailers from entering regencies, to protect local traditional markets, a senior official at ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Rethinking democracy and its institutions imperative

Rethinking democracy and its institutions imperativeRalf Dahrendorf, Sociologist, Former Rector, London School of Economics Warden, Saint Antony's College, Oxford, Project Syndicate Something has happened to democracy in the sense of popularly elected government, and it has happened all over the ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Danny elected new West Java governor

Danny elected new West Java governorYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung For the first time in 30 years West Java has a governor with a nonmilitary background, following the gubernatorial election here on Thursday that ended with supporters from the losing candidate rioting inside the ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Foreigners deported for rallying

Foreigners deported for rallyingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four foreigners were deported to their home countries on Thursday for committing what immigration officials called "a dangerous activity" by participating in a rally to protest the Indonesian government's decision to launch ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/IBRA to initiate Bank Lippo sale during June

IBRA to initiate Bank Lippo sale during JuneDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) expects to start the sale of a majority stake in Bank Lippo next month, provided it gains the backing of the House of Representatives later this month.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Rival camps set for PPP chairmanship race

Rival camps set for PPP chairmanship raceA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five provincial chapters of the United Development Party (PPP) announced their support for the reelection of Hamzah Haz on Thursday, but demanded that in return he recruit young cadres to fill 70 percent of positions ...

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/New marine battalion inducted

New marine battalion inducted JAKARTA: The Navy inaugurated the establishment of a new marine infantry battalion during a ceremony at the Cilandak Marine Headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday.Navy chief of staff Adm.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Suicides on the rise in Gunung Kidul

Suicides on the rise in Gunung Kidul YOGYAKARTA: Police said that cases of suicide in the regency of Gunnungkidul have risen sharply during the first quarter of this year, with 13 cases, compared to 16 cases in all of 2002.Gunnungkidul Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Villagers claim TNI murdered 10 civilians in cold blood

Villagers claim TNI murdered 10 civilians in cold bloodAgencies, Bireuen, Aceh Indonesian troops murdered 10 civilians in cold blood, including a 12-year old boy, at a shrimp farm in Peusangan district, Bireuen Regency, Aceh early Wednesday morning, villagers claim.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Rights court acquit former East Timor military commander

Rights court acquit former East Timor military commanderMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ad hoc human rights tribunal acquitted on Thursday former East Timor Military commander Brig. Gen.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/The terorism needs 'new definition'

The terorism needs 'new definition'Gwynne Dyer, Columnist, London There's no point in writing about anything but "terrorism" this week, even if there's little useful to be said about the recent rash of attacks and alarms beyond the fact that it was hardly a surprise.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Cash-less parking system on trial

Cash-less parking system on trialZakki Hakim The Jakarta Post Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will provide parking attendants with handheld computers, is to be launched on May 28 on Jl.

Fri, 23 May 2003

JP/Police arrest alleged terrorist bomber

Police arrest alleged terrorist bomberThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: An alleged member of regional terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) had been arrested for his alleged role in a church bombing in December 2000 and for hiding a Bali bomb suspect, National Police said Thursday.