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Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service

ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new serviceEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Egyptian dancers on show in Jakarta

Egyptian dancers on show in JakartaTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Spinning and spinning, the man wearing a multicolored, multilayered skirt over his traditional white Egyptian galabea costume spun round and round, all the colors of his costume becoming a blur of rainbow mozaic.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/MOU signed to uphold property rights

MOU signed to uphold property rightsJAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the National Police signed on Tuesday the memorandum of understanding to cooperate in eradicating rampant intellectual property rights violations, mostly video CDs and software.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Susilo, Rachma among PAN's nine VP nominees

Susilo, Rachma among PAN's nine VP nomineesAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The National Mandate Party (PAN) is in the process of selecting the running mate for its presidential candidate Amien Rais from nine leading figures, most of whom are politicians or ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Pepper farmers want joint marketing body

Pepper farmers want joint marketing bodyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta White pepper farmers and traders urged the government on Tuesday to set up soon a joint marketing body to regulate the white pepper trade in a bid to shore up the currently dwindling price of the commodity.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Road tolls rise by 25 percent

Road tolls rise by 25 percentArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Starting at midnight on Tuesday, toll road charges across the country were raised by about 25 percent on average, despite complaints that the operators have failed to provide adequate services to the public.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Sardono gets international award

Sardono gets international award JAKARTA: Indonesian dancer-choreographer Sardono W. Kusumo has been awarded the Distinguished Artist Award by the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA).

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Worrying about rampant corruption in Indonesia

Worrying about rampant corruption in IndonesiaSatish Mishra, Head, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta, satish.mishra@undp.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Education bill's passage delayed

Education bill's passage delayedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives failed on Tuesday to pass the controversial education bill after a lengthy and enervating plenary session that was marked by a boycott by all of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Big lies and myths about central banking

Big lies and myths about central bankingJoseph Stiglitz, Professor of economics, Columbia University, Project Syndicate An independent central bank focused exclusively on price stability has become a central part of the mantra of "economic reform.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Bombing suspect declared not guilty

Bombing suspect declared not guiltyZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The East Jakarta district court exonerated Ramli, alias Dadang Hermana, 42, on Tuesday of all charges made against him in connection with a bomb explosion at Graha Cijantung Mall, East Jakarta, on July 1 last year.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Dispensation for Acehnese students

Dispensation for Acehnese students YOGYAKARTA: New student candidates from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province will receive a special dispensation in the upcoming 2003/2004 academic year, the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector, Sofian Effendi, said on Monday.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Thinking about a baby? Consider folic acid

Thinking about a baby? Consider folic acidTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women planning to have a baby should begin thinking about adding folate folic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin, to their daily diet, an obstetrician and gynecologist from the University of Indonesia, Noroyono ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Workers rally against planned layoffs

Workers rally against planned layoffs TANGERANG: Some 400 workers from wood processing company PT Tambun Kusuma staged a rally at the Tangerang legislative council on Tuesday amid fears that the management would lay them off.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/PBVSI mulls big money for Karikov

PBVSI mulls big money for KarikovMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI)'s intention of hiring internationally-respected coach Karikov could still be thwarted by the need to top dollar to the former coach of the Russian national team.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/MOU signed to uphold property rights

MOU signed to uphold property rights JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the National Police signed on Tuesday the memorandum of understanding to cooperate in eradicating rampant intellectual property rights violations, mostly video CDs and software.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Public procurement changes run into opposition

Public procurement changes run into oppositionDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is reviewing a presidential decree on public procurements to reduce corruption, but the effort has met with stiff resistance from various sides, including business associations.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Gumarang train derails, one killed

Gumarang train derails, one killed INDRAMAYU, West Java: One person died and three others suffered serious injury when the Gumarang train serving Jakarta- Surabaya jumped the tracks on Monday evening at 9:25 p.m. near the Terisi station in Cikedug district, Indramayu regency.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Lessons to be learned

Lessons to be learned The failure of the House of Representatives to reach a solid decision on the national education bill that has been lying before it for months, effectively accentuates the deep rifts that time and sectarian politics have over the years created among groups in Indonesian ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service

ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new serviceEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Thousands rally for education bill

Thousands rally for education billDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tens of thousands of Muslims rallied outside the House of Representatives complex here to demand the controversial education bill be passed on Tuesday.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/400 workers sent home through Belawan

400 workers sent home through Belawan MEDAN, North Sumatra: Around 400 Indonesian migrant workers, were sent home by the Malaysian government through Belawan port on Tuesday morning.The return was the second batch after Malaysia sent home 280 workers on June 2.North Sumatra Governor T.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Sardono gets international award

Sardono gets international award JAKARTA: Indonesian dancer-choreographer Sardono W. Kusumo has been awarded the Distinguished Artist Award by the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA).

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/'The poor need food, not entertainment'

'The poor need food, not entertainment' The celebration of Jakarta's 476th anniversary should be fun and entertaining.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Megawati to appoint new Indonesian envoys

Megawati to appoint new Indonesian envoysFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono has been named as ambassador to London, however the names of envoys to several important posts such as Canberra, Moscow and Stockholm are still being withheld.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/ATSI asks govt to regulate new Telkom service

ATSI asks govt to regulate new Telkom serviceEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Concern over accuracy of air-pollution displays

Concern over accuracy of air-pollution displaysDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three electronic signboards displaying Jakarta's air pollution levels set up in several spots around the city are meant to inform commuters about the city's air quality, however many people are in the dark ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Are schoolbags responsible for children's neck pain?

Are schoolbags responsible for children's neck pain?Donya Betancourt Pediatrician drdonya@hotmail.comIt's alarming when you see children walking home from school, burdened down with massive school bags.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/JP/13SIGN

JP/13SIGNPrincipal creditors sign APP debt restructuring scheme M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post Jakarta Principal creditors of Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (APP) of Singapore signed on Tuesday a nonbinding debt restructuring plan as an initial step to reach a final settlement for the US$6.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/RI needs social measures to annul education bill

RI needs social measures to annul education billB. Herry-Priyono, Lecturer, Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta These are the days of tragic reckoning. It comes from the perennial irony that has long beset this country: Talking law is simultaneously the most irrelevant and most urgent.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Pramuka market, where good and evil collide

Pramuka market, where good and evil collide When President Megawati Soekarnoputri claimed earlier this month that she was given fake drugs by a presidential doctor, the public was sparked once again by the persistent problem of fake medicines.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Black day for Military as Aceh conflict intensifies

Black day for Military as Aceh conflict intensifiesBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Lhokseumawe, AcehJust hours after claiming to have made significant progress in its operation to crush the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the Indonesian Military (TNI) lost seven soldiers during a clash in Matang ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service

ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new serviceEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Dispensation for Acehnese students

Dispensation for Acehnese students YOGYAKARTA: New student candidates from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province will receive a special dispensation in the upcoming 2003/2004 academic year, the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector, Sofian Effendi, said on Monday.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/RI presents 'proof' linking GAM leaders to terrorism

RI presents 'proof' linking GAM leaders to terrorismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government team sent to Sweden to secure that country's cooperation in the war against GAM has handed over evidence to the Swedish government which its claims proves that Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders in Sweden ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Human parasites pressuring Arroyo

Human parasites pressuring ArroyoNeal H. Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Why are so many people trying to substitute their minds with that of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo? Why are George W.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/We cannot allow SARS threat to change the way we live

We cannot allow SARS threat to change the way we liveMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Journalist, Jakarta Just as Sept. 11 changed forever the nature of international relations, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) also has changed the way many people in Asia live.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Coca-Cola truck explodes, terrorism may be involved

Coca-Cola truck explodes, terrorism may be involved A truck belonging to a company contracted to Coca-Cola exploded in flames 19 kilometers north of Denpasar, Bali, on Monday morning, three days after a bomb warning.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Yogya governor wants to be appointed, not elected

Yogya governor wants to be appointed, not electedSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Yogyakarta provincial legislative council was at odds over the draft internal rulings on the gubernatorial election scheduled for August, as some local people and Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, also outgoing ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service

ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new serviceEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new service TelkomFlexi, fixed-wireless service having features like those of mobile phone, has sparked a protest from cellular phone providers as they fear TelkomFlexi ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Black day for military, seven soldiers dead

Black day for military, seven soldiers deadBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Just hours after claiming to have made significant progress in its operation to crush the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the Indonesian Military (TNI) lost seven soldiers during a clash in Matang Kumbang, ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Thick haze risks health, affects trafic in Riau

Thick haze risks health, affects trafic in RiauHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Choking haze plaguing the main island of Riau and the Riau archipelago, bordering Singapore and Malaysia, has reached an alarming level, raising health concerns and disturbing traffic in the ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Reject the education bill

Reject the education billB. Herry-Priyono Lecturer Driyarkara School of Philosophy Jakarta These are the days of tragic reckoning. It comes from the perennial irony that has long beset this country: Talking law is simultaneously the most irrelevant and most urgent.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/PAN names nine VP hopefuls

PAN names nine VP hopefulsAndi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post Makassar, South SulawesiThe National Mandate Party (PAN) is in the process of selecting the running mate for its presidential candidate Amien Rais from nine leading figures, most of whom are politicians or religious leaders.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/No action taken against 'delinquent' developers

No action taken against 'delinquent' developersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most developers who started projects between 1971 and 1998 have yet to allocate a part of the land to the city administration for public and social facilities as stipulated by law, but little has been done ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Komnas HAM reveals rights abuses under martial law

Komnas HAM reveals rights abuses under martial lawMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) found human rights and humanitarian law violations in its preliminary inquiry into the imposition of martial law in conflict-ridden Aceh.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/West Java governor to be inaugurated

West Java governor to be inauguratedYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung West Java governor-elect Danny Setiawan and deputy Nu'man Abdul Hakim will be inaugurated on June 13 following the issuance of a presidential decree signed by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on June 7.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Regional impact of the war in Aceh

Regional impact of the war in AcehSin Chew Daily, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Today's mass media have shrunk the world and distorted the geographical distances between places, such that anything that happens oceans away can appear right before our eyes at the split of a second.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Arts festival to be held in Bogor

Arts festival to be held in Bogor BOGOR: The Bogor administration will hold a Sundanese traditional arts festival at city hall on Jl. Juanda on Saturday in celebration of the town's 521st anniversary.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new service

ATSI urges govt to regulate Telkom's new serviceEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's (Telkom) new fixed-wireless service, TelkomFlexi, which has features similar to those offered on mobile phones, has sparked protests from cellular phone providers who fear that ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Festival to oppose Borobudur Int'l Festival

Festival to oppose Borobudur Int'l Festival YOGYAKARTA: The Borobudur International Festival kicks off today and but will face competition in the form of an alternative festival being organized by people living i the foothills of the five mountains located in the vicinity of Borobudur Temple.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Robbers fleece home of Australian, judge

Robbers fleece home of Australian, judge JAKARTA: A judge and an Australian citizen became the victims of robbery when two different groups of armed men robbed their houses, located in separate areas in South Jakarta, on Tuesday morning.The first robbery occurred at 3 a.m.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/On education bill

On education bill The Jakarta Post's June 9, 2003 issue carried a story titled PDI Perjuangan seeks delay of education bill endorsement". I was appalled to learn that the debate over the bill only revolves around the issue of religion and not education.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/RI illegal logs used to build new UK home ministry offices

RI illegal logs used to build new UK home ministry officesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday it would investigate two companies which, according to environmental group Greenpeace's recent investigative report, have been allegedly involved in the supplying ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Gumarang train derails, one killed

Gumarang train derails, one killed INDRAMAYU, West Java: One person died and three others suffered serious injury when the Gumarang train serving Jakarta- Surabaya jumped the tracks on Monday evening at 9:25 p.m. near the Terisi station in Cikedug district, Indramayu regency.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Govt targets youths in fight against drug trafficking

Govt targets youths in fight against drug traffickingSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government launched on Tuesday a nationwide drug awareness program targeting youths ahead of the International Day Against Illegal Drug Use and Trafficking, which falls on June 26.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Indonesian 'Webster' feels gratified

Indonesian 'Webster' feels gratifiedTony Ryanto, Contributor, Jakarta In the story of the development of Bahasa Indonesia, Anton M. Moeliono plays a prominent role.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Perbasi upbeat about women's basketball prospects

Perbasi upbeat about women's basketball prospectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian basketball team is optimistic that its women's squad will be able to go one step better than their 2001 performance when they take part in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam in December.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Some principal creditors sign APP debt restructuring scheme

Some principal creditors sign APP debt restructuring schemeM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of principal creditors of Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Disgusted by BNI

Disgusted by BNI We are a foreign-owned company (PMA) with an account at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).I have been totally disgusted by the actions of a senior manager (second-in-charge) at the BNI Mataram branch.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Tomy Winata to invest in disputed Batek island

Tomy Winata to invest in disputed Batek islandYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Kupang military commander Col. Inf.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/House to probe Sukhoi purchase

House to probe Sukhoi purchaseJAKARTA: The House of Representatives Commission I said on Tuesday it would establish a working committee to see if there were any irregularities in the recent procurement of four Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, June 11, 2003

TV Program: Wednesday, June 11, 2003.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/RI cuts import tariffs for three ASEAN countries

RI cuts import tariffs for three ASEAN countriesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has cut import tariffs on goods from Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia as part of its efforts to promote economic development in the three countries.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003

JP/Dear Dr. Donya,

Dear Dr. Donya,It was quite a while ago that I wrote to you with regards to my son Darren. We are now quite adjusted here in Bali but I am still afraid of the local diagnosis of Darren's symptoms.