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58 articles.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Pertamina to become limited company

Pertamina to become limited companyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has granted its approval for state oil and gas company Pertamina to become a limited liability company, paving the way for its privatization in 2006, a government official said on Wednesday.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/'Uncertainty over investment law deters investment'

'Uncertainty over investment law deters investment'Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the improving political stability and strengthening macroeconomic indicators, many foreign investors remain reluctant to make new investments in the country due to uncertainty over the ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Kenyan gets 15 years

Kenyan gets 15 years MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court sentenced Joseph Karanja Kamau, a 32-year-old Kenya citizen, to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of trafficking 73 capsules of heroin weighing 800.15 grams.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/MPR annual session to cost Rp 20 billion

MPR annual session to cost Rp 20 billionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 700-member People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is slated to convene for its annual session from Aug. 1 to Aug. 10, costing taxpayers at least Rp 20 billion (US$2.4 million) in the process.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/18 justices sworn in amid criticism

18 justices sworn in amid criticism JAKARTA: Supreme Court chief Bagir Manan swore in 18 justices on Wednesday amid public criticism at the credibility of some of them.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/'I feel apathetic about problems with the city'

'I feel apathetic about problems with the city' The city's 476th anniversary is celebrated with various activities intended to entertain all the city's residents. However, not all residents are enthusiastic as it is deemed a waste of money. Some shared their feelings with The Jakarta Post.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Health workers to help eradicate diseases

Health workers to help eradicate diseasesSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Health will deploy up to 80,000 medical workers in 76,000 villages next year across the country to support the government program to eradicate communicable diseases and improve community health.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Kenyan gets 15 years

Kenyan gets 15 years MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court sentenced Joseph Karanja Kamau, a 32-year-old Kenya citizen, to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of trafficking 73 capsules of heroin weighing 800.15 grams.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Acehnese tell of forced evacuations

Acehnese tell of forced evacuationsThe Jakarta Post, Pidie/Jakarta While in most parts of Aceh people seek shelter to get away from the frequent gunfights between government troops and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) fighters, hundreds of residents in Pidie have been displaced following a military ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/BII to use profit for plugging earnings deficit

BII to use profit for plugging earnings deficitRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) announced that it would not distribute dividends from its 2002 net profit this year, as the fund would be entirely used to plug the bank's retained earnings deficit of Rp ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/City buys 60 buses without holding tender

City buys 60 buses without holding tenderBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Officials of the city administration revealed on Wednesday that they are purchasing 60 buses for the busway system without holding a tender, which is a violation of a presidential decree on the procurement of ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Managing pluralism central to Indonesian democracy

Managing pluralism central to Indonesian democracy Democracy remains something of a novelty in pluralistic Indonesia. Robert W. Hefner, professor of anthropology at Boston University, talked with The Jakarta Post's Soeryo Winoto on the country's efforts to ensure that democracy takes root here.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/'Dust showers' defeat health officials

'Dust showers' defeat health officialsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Air pollution in a residential area near Pulo Gadung industrial estate is severe, with residents experiencing respiratory and skin problems, said officials at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Rawa Terate ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Journalist assaulted by govt employee

Journalist assaulted by govt employee MANADO, North Sulawesi: A journalist working for the Manado Post, Peggy Sampouw, 24, was allegedly assaulted by a civil servant at the Manado mayoralty office on Tuesday."Samadi, a civil servant at the mayoralty office, hit my face three times.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Great River's sales drop 34%

Great River's sales drop 34% JAKARTA: Publicly listed textile maker PT Great River Indonesia (GRI) reported that the company's total sales fell 34 percent to Rp 440.2 billion (US$53.6 million) last year, from Rp 665 billion in 2001.However, its net profit rose to Rp 925.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Military and police resists probe into May riots

Military and police resists probe into May riotsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investigation into human rights violations during May 1998 riots has met with strong resistance from military and police officers allegedly involved in the incident.Only police officer Sr. Comr.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Dumai Group denies

Dumai Group denies An article published in the June 9, 2003 issue of The Jakarta Post, Palm oil waste kills thousands of fish, regarded PT Surya Dumai Group as the source of pollution of Kuning River (a tributary of Siak River) that killed thousands of fish.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Malaysians expect quality services

Malaysians expect quality servicesLee Lam Thye, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Time and again we have seen how laws are being flouted by those who have no regard for the law but who get away unpunished due to poor enforcement.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, June 19, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service9:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Manulife, StanChart offer mutual fund

Manulife, StanChart offer mutual fund JAKARTA: PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia and Standard Chartered (StanChart) bank will jointly launch a mutual fund that some expect could return about 12.5 percent per annum.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads

Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads JAKARTA: Some legislators participated in the shooting of video advertisements about HIVAIDS on Wednesday. The ads also featured actress Nurul Arifin, while the shooting location was the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads

Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads JAKARTA: Some legislators participated in the shooting of video advertisements about HIVAIDS on Wednesday. The ads also featured actress Nurul Arifin, while the shooting location was the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Free speech on Aceh curtailed

Free speech on Aceh curtailedAti Nurbaiti, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An alarming trend is unfolding before our eyes -- the closing of ranks on the Aceh issue with overwhelming public support for the "integrated operation", while it will be difficult for varying views to emerge if ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/'Restricting foreign journalists in Aceh counterproductive'

'Restricting foreign journalists in Aceh counterproductive'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's restrictive policy on the presence of foreign journalists in covering the military offensive in Aceh could disrupt its own efforts to wage a clean war in the ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Old and rare books in high demand at library expo

Old and rare books in high demand at library expoTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The busiest stand so far at the 2003 Jakarta Library and Book Expo at the Jakarta Convention Center has proven to be one selling old and rare books.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Great River's sales drop 34%

Great River's sales drop 34% JAKARTA: Publicly listed textile maker PT Great River Indonesia (GRI) reported that the company's total sales fell 34 percent to Rp 440.2 billion (US$53.6 million) last year, from Rp 665 billion in 2001.However, its net profit rose to Rp 925.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/'Battle of Wits'

'Battle of Wits' The Battle of Wits, which is aired on TVRI every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., is a really good educational program. It is extremely suitable for students, since it broadens their horizons and provides current information about public issues.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Tarko Sudiarno

Tarko Sudiarno The Jakarta Post YogyakartaMount Sumbing in the west of Magelang city, Central Java, looks very beautiful from the window of the veranda in the morning. The slope of the mountain is green with tobacco plants. The panorama is like a pretty painting on canvas.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Jakarta Fair better arranged but expensive

Jakarta Fair better arranged but expensiveArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abdurrahman and his family have been going to the Jakarta Fair since it was still held at the National Monument (Monas) park in the early 1980s.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Telkom likely to appoint KPMG as new auditor

Telkom likely to appoint KPMG as new auditorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) will ask auditor KPMG to review its 2002 financial report, in a last-ditch effort to beat the July 15 deadline set by the U.S.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Artist Pranoto strips away pretension

Artist Pranoto strips away pretensionMargaret Agusta, Contributor, Jakarta The sign placed in the window of the Galeri Milenium, a small, hole-in-the-wall exhibition space in the crowded Diamond Plaza commercial complex on Jl. RS Fatmawati in South Jakarta simply said: "Nudes by Pranoto".

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Newmont endangers people, ecosystem

Newmont endangers people, ecosystemMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A study released by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) on Wednesday contends that tailings from gold mining firm Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) contain four times the government- allowed level of cyanide, ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Sweden expected to act against GAM leaders

Sweden expected to act against GAM leadersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono congratulated the special delegation's success in conveying Indonesia's stance on the exiled Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders to the Swedish government.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Batam tourism agency head declared suspect in gambling case

Batam tourism agency head declared suspect in gambling caseFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Head of Batam tourism agency Buralimar has been declared a suspect by Riau Police over allegations regarding the legalization of gambling at Tering Bay Resort, Nongsa district, Batam.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/PDI-P dismisses 16 top officials

PDI-P dismisses 16 top officialsOyos Saroso HN, Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung, Lampung The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) dismissed 16 party functionaries in Lampung for insubordination and involvement in drugs.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 19, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, June 19, 2003Film* Asian Films at Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979253), 7 p.m.: Expect the Unexpected (June 20), The Mission (June 23), Juliet in Love (June 27), Bullet in the Head (June 30). Museums and Galleries * Sika Galery, Jl.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Mining in protected forests under fire

Mining in protected forests under fireEvi Mariani and Rendi Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A green activist blasted the government's and the House of Representatives' plan to allow 15 mining companies to resume their operations in protected-forest areas, saying that several NGOs were ready to ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/TNI shoots rebel in Papua

TNI shoots rebel in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: The Indonesian Military acknowledged shooting two men, one who subsequently died as a result of his injuries, claiming they were Papuan rebels, on Tuesday in Hut village, Tor Atas district in Sarmi regency.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Supreme Court favors Alwi's PKB

Supreme Court favors Alwi's PKB JAKARTA: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Alwi Shihab's leadership in the dispute with former chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Matori Abdul Djalil over ownership of the party.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Under red carpet laid for Putin: What has been swept beneath it?

Under red carpet laid for Putin: What has been swept beneath it?Jonathan Steele, Guardian News Service, London The royal carpet will be out for Vladimir Putin, the enigmatic modernizer with a KGB past, on the first state visit next week by a Russian leader to Britain for a century.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Observers praise ASEAN's new policy on Myanmar

Observers praise ASEAN's new policy on MyanmarA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers are praising the tough stance taken toward Myanmar's military rulers by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, saying this is a democratic step forward for the member states of ASEAN.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Irianto blends tobacco and art

Irianto blends tobacco and artTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Mount Sumbing in the west of Magelang city, Central Java, looks very beautiful from the window of the veranda in the morning. The slope of the mountain is green with tobacco plants.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/'Focus on humanitarian operation'

'Focus on humanitarian operation'A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should not focus only on the military operation but also simultaneously carry out a humanitarian program as part of the integrated operation to restore security and order in the war-torn Aceh, says a military ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/LG Cup features 360 tae kwon doins

LG Cup features 360 tae kwon doins JAKARTA: About 360 athletes from 30 provinces are taking part in the four-day National Tae Kwon Do Championship LG Cup, which starts on Thursday at the Senayan Tennis Indoor in Central Jakarta.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Gialia last inclusion in initial ASEAN Club Championship

Gialia last inclusion in initial ASEAN Club ChampionshipMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta H.A. Gialia of Vietnam was the last team confirming its participation in the 110,000 euro (US$130,000) ASEAN Club Championship, which Indonesia will host from July 13 through July 26.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Political party flags fly in Bogor

Political party flags fly in Bogor BOGOR: The 2004 election is still 10 months away, but many political parties have started their "campaign" by flying their flags in various parts of Bogor city and regency.The flags were put up at strategic places last week.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Ancol fireworks party waits for permit

Ancol fireworks party waits for permit JAKARTA: Ancol Dreamland, a recreation park in North Jakarta, plans to hold a fireworks display on the eve of Jakarta's 476th anniversary, but the organizing committee has not obtained the necessary permit.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Collaborative opera blends traditions of East and West

Collaborative opera blends traditions of East and WestSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A performance that promises to showcase a fine blend of the East and West by using traditions of western opera as well as Indonesian theater will be brought to stage in Yogyakarta.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/City threatens to seize Sahid Jaya, Mahakam

City threatens to seize Sahid Jaya, MahakamBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration threatened on Wednesday to confiscate Hotel Sahid, Central Jakarta, and Hotel Gran Mahakam, South Jakarta, for failure to pay their tax arrears.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Bali Arts Festival celebrates cultural wealth

Bali Arts Festival celebrates cultural wealthI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Bali Arts Festival was first conceived back in the late 1970s by then Bali governor Ida Bagus Mantra as a medium to nurture the development of an aesthetic community in Bali.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Surprising ASEAN

Surprising ASEAN The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) deserve high praise for their surprising courage to depart from the group's rigid non-interference principles and rebuke the Myanmar military junta, which still stubbornly refuses to release the country's ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/UBS to cut more jobs

UBS to cut more jobs ZURICH: Swiss financial giant UBS said on Wednesday it plans to cut around 500 investment banking jobs worldwide in an effort to slash costs.Dave Walker, spokesman for Switzerland's largest bank, declined to say where the cuts would be made.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/PASI sorting out athletes for six-month workout

PASI sorting out athletes for six-month workoutThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) is still deciding on six to eight athletes for a four-strong nomination for a National Sports Council (KONI)-sponsored long-term overseas training camp.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Candidates to be above the law during campaigns

Candidates to be above the law during campaignsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presidential candidates and their running mates might not be held accountable for any violations official campaign regulations that may occur during campaign periods, a House of Representatives special ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Bank Indonesia benchmark interest rate falls to 9.71%

Bank Indonesia benchmark interest rate falls to 9.71%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes fell to an historic low of 9.71 percent during Wednesday's weekly auction, from 10.07 percent the previous week.

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Teachers told to go to safe areas

Teachers told to go to safe areasNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java Amid the fierce fighting between the military and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), many teachers, administrative staff and students have been told by officials that due to safety concerns it was not mandatory for ...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003

JP/Give our children hope, not religion

Give our children hope, not religion How on earth in this modern day and age can we possibly allow religion to dominate an education law?An emotive subject that has no place whatsoever in the minds of young children in a world that is ever demanding of talent and innovation.