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Searching for all articles published on 2003-07-28 ...

49 articles.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Will ASEAN reverse its decision on Myanmar?

Will ASEAN reverse its decision on Myanmar?J. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta Prime Minister Mahatir's suggestion of the possibility of expelling Myanmar from ASEAN to bring pressure to bear on the military junta of Myanmar to have the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi released ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Why are they called 'Smartphones'?

Why are they called 'Smartphones'? "Smart" has probably become an overused world. For a long time, invitations to a reception may specify the dress code as "smart casual".

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/BPK aims to boost presence in newly empowered provinces

BPK aims to boost presence in newly empowered provincesEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fiscal decentralization program introduced more than two years ago has provided regional administrations with greater access to various sources of funds, but there are fears of rampant corruption or ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/New ID requirements add more misery for Acehnese

New ID requirements add more misery for AcehneseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Tengku Hanafi, 65, was back at the Baktiya district office in North Aceh for the seventh time this week desperately inquiring as to when he could get his new red-and-white identity card.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/East Bengal takes

East Bengal takes LG Cup out of Southeast AsiaArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaEast Bengal of India has set an impressive record in its participation as an invitee by winning the inaugural LG Cup Asean Club Championship here, after beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/'We have to fight kidnappers, not fear them'

'We have to fight kidnappers, not fear them'A gang of serial kidnappers has monopolized front page headlines in local media. The gang not only demanded a ransom, but also raped and murdered some of their victims. Police are working hard to solve the case.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/East Bengal takes

East Bengal takes LG Cup out of Southeast AsiaArya Abhiseka The Jakarta Post JakartaEast Bengal of India has set an impressive record in its participation as an invitee by winning the inaugural LG Cup Asean Club Championship here, after beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Unocal discovers new gas and oil resources

Unocal discovers new gas and oil resourcesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Unocal Ganal, a subsidiary of U.S.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Rupiah expected to rebound this week

Rupiah expected to rebound this weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Caution will likely be the watchword this week following last week's fall of the rupiah, but dealers are looking for the local unit to rebound.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Student criminals deserve harsh punishment

Student criminals deserve harsh punishment We've been fed up upon hearing reports on school students hijacking city bus. The latest incident took place on Wednesday when scores of students of a technical high school in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, hijacked a bus and terrified the passengers.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Police to reroute Jl. Prapatan traffic

Police to reroute Jl. Prapatan traffic JAKARTA: Police announced on Saturday that they would close a section of Jl. Prapatan in front of the National Police Mobile Brigade Headquarters in Kwitang area, Central Jakarta, on Monday morning for a ceremony to officiate its new barracks.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Influential clerics skip PKB rally

Influential clerics skip PKB rally SIDOARJO, East Java: Influential cleric Abdullah Faqih was among the respected Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulema who missed the rally to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the National Awakening Party (PKB) here.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Filipino workers pay the price for business greediness

Filipino workers pay the price for business greedinessRina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila In its heyday, the garment industry employed up to 400,000 workers, the great majority of them women.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Akbar to seek presidency at all costs

Akbar to seek presidency at all costsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After showing reluctance for quite some time, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung announced on Saturday his intention to contest the presidential candidate selection at his party's convention.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/For film archive, Ardan won't rest

For film archive, Ardan won't restTony Ryanto, Contributor, Jakarta S.M. Ardan is already 71, or 16 years beyond the mandated retirement age, but he has no intention of retiring as chairman of the National Film Archive (Sinematek Indonesia).

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Syariah investment seen rising in RI

Syariah investment seen rising in RIRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just three years ago, most local investors and businessmen would draw blank expressions upon hearing the word syariah, and would jokingly ask, "Do we need an Arabic translator for that?"Islamic syariah investment, ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Peace and democracy

Peace and democracy In his letter entitled Indonesian democracy (The Jakarta Post, July 23), Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo reminds us not to forget that democracy is inherent in Indonesia, "proved by the mostly peaceful coexistence" of Indonesians.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Carla Bianpoen

Carla Bianpoen Contributor Jakarta"Challenges and setting up new systems are what I like most in life."Perhaps, as she wakes up on her special day, July 26, Pia Alisjahbana might be wishing to have another big challenge to start a new year, or rather a new decade.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/'1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week'

'1,000 trucks with RI illegal logs go to Malaysia each week'Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Kalimantan loses at least 1,000 truck loads of illegal logs every week or about 10,000 cubic meters in the last two months, says a forest ministry official.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Finding suitable software alternatives

Finding suitable software alternativesVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On Tuesday, July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property law will come into effect, making it illegal to purchase or utilize pirated software products.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Petrokimia

Petrokimia salvages some pride in LG CupThe Jakarta Post JakartaPetrokimia Putra of Indonesia made amends for its failure to get into the final of the inaugural ASEAN Club Championship -- LG Cup -- by taking third-place after defeating Perak FC of Malaysia 3-0 at the Bung Karno stadium here ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Useful applications behind demand for 3G

Useful applications behind demand for 3GZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Let's face it, for most of us, SMS and mobile voice communication is enough but some companies face the demands of adopting new technology, especially the expense, in their quest to be the forerunners of new ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/RI to pressure Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

RI to pressure Myanmar to release Suu KyiFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia looks set to offer Myanmar the last chance to adequately respond to fellow Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) member countries' calls for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Illegal firearms easily available: Police

Illegal firearms easily available: PoliceDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent murder of a computer firm president and his bodyguard has alarmed citizens since the perpetrators used high-caliber firearms in committing the crime.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Reckless driver kills four students

Reckless driver kills four students MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Police are searching for a public transportation driver who knocked down and killed four elementary school students on Friday in Sambirejo district, some 30 kilometers from Medan, the capital of North Sumatra.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Veterinary schools set up board

Veterinary schools set up board BOGOR: Five veterinary schools from five universities in Indonesia and the Association of Indonesian Veterinarians' board of executives agreed on Friday to set up an education board to promote first-rate veterinary education in the country.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Hotels become preferred venues for wedding parties

Hotels become preferred venues for wedding parties Sudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post Jakarta Jakarta's top, star-rated hotels have become increasingly a preferred venue for wedding parties because, in addition to strategic and convenient location, the luxury accommodation offers excellent ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Asia and Africa begin AASROC meet in Bandung

Asia and Africa begin AASROC meet in BandungFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung Senior officials will begin the Asia-Africa Sub-Regional Organization Conference (AASROC) in Bandung on Monday, with the goal of reviving the spirit of cooperation between the ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Petrokimia

Petrokimia salvages some pride in LG CupThe Jakarta Post JakartaPetrokimia Putra of Indonesia made amends for its failure to get into the final of the inaugural ASEAN Club Championship -- LG Cup -- by taking third-place after defeating Perak FC of Malaysia 3-0 at the Bung Karno stadium here ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Tangerang KPUD office robbed

Tangerang KPUD office robbed TANGERANG: Air conditioners, fans and carpets at the Tangerang General Elections Commission (KPUD) office on Jl. Nyi Mas Melati were stolen, an official said.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Plans to slap tax on mutual funds on track: Tax office

Plans to slap tax on mutual funds on track: Tax officeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Taxation said it would go ahead with plans to tax the country's mutual fund industry despite growing protests, saying the policy was fair.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Cilacap begins free school, medical program for students

Cilacap begins free school, medical program for studentsAgus Maryono The Jakarta Post Cilacap, Central JavaEntering the 2003/2004 academic year, the Cilacap regency administration has introduced a free education and medical program for students of state junior and senior high schools to make ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Intirub's pension benefits

Intirub's pension benefits I have worked with a tire producer, PT Intirub, in East Jakarta, which is owned by the government (9.9 percent) and PT Mega Safe Tyre Ind (of the Argo Pantes Group).

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Hot spots detected in Jambi

Hot spots detected in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: A total of 801 hot spots have been found in the province of Jambi in Central Sumatra over the past three months, head of the province's forestry office Gatot Moeryanto said on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Sadistic kidnappers still have 2 children

Sadistic kidnappers still have 2 childrenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two children, who were kidnapped last week from their houses in Cianjur, West Java, are still in the hands of a sadistic gang, known as the Saputra brothers gang.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/AGO's failures in graft war raise doubts as to commitment

AGO's failures in graft war raise doubts as to commitmentMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many people have serious doubts, to say the least, about the commitment of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to fighting the country's out-of-control corruption.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Seeking help from wedding professionals

Seeking help from wedding professionalsAgustina Wayansari The Jakarta Post Jakarta It is everyone dream to make his or her wedding day a memorable occasion. But having a successful wedding ceremony needs good planning and of course broad knowledge and experience.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/BP Migas legalizes 'entertainment' costs

BP Migas legalizes 'entertainment' costsRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta When an oil or gas production sharing contractor (PSC) receives a visit by a high-ranking government official, the PSC normally pays the official's expenses.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Indonesia lends support to Arroyo

Indonesia lends support to ArroyoFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government threw its weight behind Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the aftermath of what Jakarta called a coup attempt and said it denounced any attempt to ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Bribery behind NTB gubernatorial election, say councillors

Bribery behind NTB gubernatorial election, say councillorsLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Two councillors alleged on Saturday that money politics was behind the recent West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) gubernatorial election which many people had previously thought ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Remembering Black Saturday

Remembering Black Saturday In the early hours of July 27, 1996, several hundred people belonging to a splinter faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), allegedly backed by the military, attacked the PDI headquarters on Jl.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Is Sri Lanka safe or dangerous?

Is Sri Lanka safe or dangerous?The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo Sri Lankans achieved unique ignominy on Wednesday with characteristic impassivity. We became the first nation in the world whose citizens would be finger printed for issue of visas for entry into Britain.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Drunken killer still at large

Drunken killer still at large LUWUK, Central Sulawesi: Police are still hunting a sadistic killer named Jalisa two weeks after the 40-year-old suspect murdered two local people and wounded six others on a ship."We are still hunting down the suspect," said First Insp.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/PSCs want more freedom, BP Migas wants to keep authority

PSCs want more freedom, BP Migas wants to keep authorityRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The atmosphere at a weekend meeting between upstream oil and gas authority BP Migas and production sharing contractors (PSCs) was that of PSC executives trying to secure more freedom, while BP ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Man dies after Bulukumba riot

Man dies after Bulukumba riot MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Another farmer has died following a violent protest over land ownership that occurred in the remote South Sulawesi regency of Bulukumba last Monday.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Traditional wedding ceremony strengthens sacred bond

Traditional wedding ceremony strengthens sacred bond Debbie A. Lubis Contributor Jakarta The heavy head ornament and the hundreds of staring people did not deter Dian from walking into the reception hall on her special night.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Experts urge sanctions for unlawful hospitals

Experts urge sanctions for unlawful hospitalsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is advised to take tough measures against 39 hospitals in the city that do not treat their medical waste properly, because such waste could endanger people's health and damage the ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Trade sanctions against 'defiant' countries may not be popular move

Trade sanctions against 'defiant' countries may not be popular moveJeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of economics, Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, Project Syndicate The U.S.

Mon, 28 Jul 2003

JP/Megawati shuns July 27 tragedy commemoration

Megawati shuns July 27 tragedy commemorationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bloody tragedy that killed at least five supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri on July 27, 1996 was commemorated in a low-key ceremony here on Sunday by victims of the attack on her Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) ...