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37 articles.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Poor targeted in massive registration crackdown

Poor targeted in massive registration crackdownTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living in Jakarta will be jailed for up to three months without trial and fined during a massive city administration crackdown on illegal residents starting June 12.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/MNCs plans to shift investment from China to Batam

MNCs plans to shift investment from China to BatamAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of multinational companies (MNCs) are planning to shift their investments from China to other countries in the region which were not greatly affected by SARS, according to an expert.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/IBRA wants a say in BLBI talks

IBRA wants a say in BLBI talksM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Syafruddin Temenggung demanded that his agency be included in the current talks to seek a burden-sharing mechanism between the central bank and the finance ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Journalists regret media restrictions

Journalists regret media restrictionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of journalists associations revealed on Thursday a series of violent incidents and restrictions imposed on journalists covering the military operation in Aceh which began on May 19.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Countries urged to ratify antilandmines treaty

Countries urged to ratify antilandmines treatyA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anti-personal land mines (APLs) activists are calling on countries around the world to ratify the 1996 Ottawa Convention banning the production, stockpiling, use and transfer of land mines to minimize civilian ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/No voucher system on holidays

No voucher system on holidaysZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Parking attendants on Jl. Haji Agus Salim did not use personal digital assistants (PDAs) and vouchers when collecting parking fees on Friday.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Government ready to deploy 100,000 religious teacher

Government ready to deploy 100,000 religious teacherA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar says the government is ready to deploy 30,000 additional teachers in order to anticipate a shortage in the case that the education bill now being ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Megawati to visit Japan in June

Megawati to visit Japan in June TOKYO: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will make a state visit to Japan from June 22 through June 25, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Friday.She will meet with Japanese Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the ministry said.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Alleged Bali bomb leader faces slew of terror charges

Alleged Bali bomb leader faces slew of terror chargesAhmad Pathoni, Agence-France Presse, Jakarta The alleged field commander of the Bali bombings, Imam Samudra -- whose trial begins Monday -- faces multiple charges of terrorism and could face the death sentence if convicted, according to a copy ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Megawati to visit Japan in June

Megawati to visit Japan in June TOKYO: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will make a state visit to Japan from June 22 through June 25, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Friday.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Earthquake death toll up

Earthquake death toll up AMBON, Maluku: The death toll from the earthquake in North Maluku is now two after a woman died due to medicine shortages.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Matahari to end 24-hour service

Matahari to end 24-hour service JAKARTA: The Matahari supermarket and department store in Cilandak Town Square in South Jakarta will no longer stay open 24 hours a day beginning on Monday.The move comes in response to protests by the City Council that Matahari was violating city Bylaw No.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/'Burning pencil' crash site found

'Burning pencil' crash site foundThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Villagers in the Muna regency, Southeast Sulawesi claim they have found the crash site of a "burning pencil-shaped object", about a month after it fell from the sky, but said they were unsure what it was.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Animation projects introduced to schools

Animation projects introduced to schoolsArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Animation is fun," said one of the 150 students crammed onto a basketball court at Don Bosco High School in Kelapa Gading, East Jakarta, ignoring the teachers' demand that only 100 students attend the screening of ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/`TVRI' needs overhaul, not just a face-lift

`TVRI' needs overhaul, not just a face-liftArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, ardimas@thejakartapsot.com State-owned television company TVRI is in the news again, but this time not in a positive light.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Govt sends aid to Aceh

Govt sends aid to AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government sent on Friday aid packages for 11,500 Acehnese students after last week's burning of several hundred schools during the war to flush out the separatists in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/PMI ready to channel aid from NGOs

PMI ready to channel aid from NGOsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is bracing for an increased workload as humanitarian assistance from international non- governmental organizations (NGOs) continues to pour into Aceh.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Makassar bomb suspects to stand trial

Makassar bomb suspects to stand trial MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The trials of six suspects in the Makassar bomb blasts that killed three people will begin in the Makassar District Court on June 9.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/People told to use right to vote

People told to use right to vote PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: A member of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Chusnul Mar'iyah called on the public on Friday to exercise their right to vote in the 2004 election.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Govt must stop military operation in Aceh: Syafii

Govt must stop military operation in Aceh: SyafiiSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Expressing fears of the collateral damage that would result from a prolonged war in Aceh, Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif has suggested that the military stop its operation to restore order in the ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/WHO asks entertainers to quit tobacco ads

WHO asks entertainers to quit tobacco adsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Health Organization (WHO) has called upon actors, singers and others working in the entertainment industry, especially those working in film and fashion, to stop promoting tobacco.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Railway paralyzed after train derails

Railway paralyzed after train derailsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu Java's northern track was paralyzed for at least six hours on Friday when business train KA Fajar Utama 122 plying the Jakarta- Semarang route derailed at 9:25 a.m. in Gabuswetan district, Indramayu regency, West Java.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Seeking a better deal with executive search firm

Seeking a better deal with executive search firmAndi Y. P. Martosubroto, Senior Consultant, Consult Group With the increasing competition in the business world as a result of globalization, especially with the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), it is imperative that ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Govt ready to submit FSAI draft law to the House

Govt ready to submit FSAI draft law to the HouseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has issued a decree stipulating that the draft law on Financial Services Authority Institution (FSAI) is ready to be submitted to the House of Representatives for deliberation.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Police team likely to bear blame in accidental deaths

Police team likely to bear blame in accidental deathsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police team who were at the scene of Monday's shooting in which stray bullets killed two young girls, and injured the mother of one of them in the Taman Sari area of West Jakarta, might have to bear ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/West Java gubernatorial election result accepted

West Java gubernatorial election result acceptedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following a marathon three-day plenary meeting, the West Java provincial legislative council finally accepted the victory of Danny Setiawan and his running mate Nu'man Abdul Hakim in the recent gubernatorial election.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Indonesian Hockey Association told to pull up its socks

Indonesian Hockey Association told to pull up its socksMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Young hockey players have urged the laid-back Indonesian Hockey Association (PHSI) to get moving and start working out a development program.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/'Used clothes are cheap and good quality'

'Used clothes are cheap and good quality' Earlier this week a number of activists from the Medan based Association of Used Clothes Traders came to Jakarta to protest the government's policy of banning imported used clothes to protect local industries.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Media told to support operation

Media told to support operationMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure is mounting on the Indonesian media to support the military offensive against the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), with the government insisting that national integrity should come before press freedom.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Mandiri Q1 net profit up 32.6% State Bank Mandiri, the country's biggest lender, said its profit in the first quarter of this year jumped by 32.6 percent compared to the same period last year.The increase was mainly attributed to lower costs and higher lending volume.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Depression an aftermath of the Poso conflict

Depression an aftermath of the Poso conflictThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta About one out of every eight people living in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, are suffering from mental illness as a result of the sectarian conflict there that claimed more than 2,000 lives between 1998 and 2001, a team ...

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Five killed in toll road accident

Five killed in toll road accident BOGOR: Five people were killed after two Mitsubishi Kuda sports utility vehicles (SUVs) collided on Thursday evening at the 27th- kilometer marker on the Jagorawi toll road.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/PKB names Gus Dur presidential candidate

PKB names Gus Dur presidential candidateA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) concluded its three-day national meeting late on Thursday by naming its chief patron, Abdurrahman Wahid, its presidential candidate.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/More groups condemn Kontras attack

More groups condemn Kontras attack JAKARTA: Mass organizations grouped in the Friends of Islam Civil Society condemned a recent attack on the offices of a human rights group in Jakarta.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/JP/5/Across

JP/5/AcrossEarthquake death toll up AMBON, Maluku: The death toll from the earthquake in North Maluku is now two after a woman died due to medicine shortages.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Authorities promise to limit haze

Authorities promise to limit haze JAKARTA: Authorities in Central Kalimantan have ordered a crackdown on land clearers ahead of the annual haze generated by unchecked forest fires, officials said Thursday.

Sat, 31 May 2003

JP/Sutiyoso to release his own deer in Monas

Sutiyoso to release his own deer in MonasBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso will have to donate some of his personal deer to realize his wish to see the animals roam freely in the National Monument (Monas) park.