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49 articles.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Terrorism does exist here

Terrorism does exist here The recent JW Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta which killed 12 people, and forced more than 150 others to be hospitalized for injuries, proved that terrorism does exist here.The terror leaves the public in fear and prolonged uncertainty.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Diponegro Univ. gives 5 scholarships

Diponegro Univ. gives 5 scholarships SEMARANG: The state-owned Diponegoro University awarded scholarships to five newly enrolled students here over the weekend.Rector Eko Budihardjo said the university was also seeking "foster parents" for the students to cover their living expenses.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Akbar out of the running

Akbar out of the running MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Golkar chairman, Akbar Tandjung, was excluded from presidential nominations by the party's cadres in the province.The meeting of Golkar cadres -- from Aug.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Russian denuclearization is in Japan's interest

Russian denuclearization is in Japan's interest Nobumasa Akiyama The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo The Japanese media, which devoted so much time to reporting on the rift between the United States and Europe over Iraq and the North Korean nuclear development issue, virtually ignored an important ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Gus Dur, activist reject Antiterorism Law revision

Gus Dur, activist reject Antiterorism Law revisionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former Indonesian president and human rights activists expressed opposition on Saturday to government plans to revise the antiterrorism law, saying the move, which would allow the Indonesian military (TNI) ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Judges of new court's credibility questioned

Judges of new court's credibility questionedMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Law experts have questioned the credibility of judges of the newly established Constitutional Court due to the hasty selection process and the endorsement of the Constitutional Court bill.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Cyclist Yana given mournful homecoming

Cyclist Yana given mournful homecomingYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The second stage of the Tour d'ISSI cycling race on Monday was marred by the death of Indonesian cyclist Yana Rochdiana, who suffered a serious head injury following a collision with a passenger bus in Cipacing ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Bombings and JI

Bombings and JI Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is made the scapegoat whenever there is a terrorist bombing in Indonesia.After being accused in the Bali bombing tragedy in October last year, the JI is once against suspected of being behind the bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/U.S. use of nuclear weapons

U.S. use of nuclear weapons Some 200 nuclear scientists and U.S. Defense Department officials have met in Nebraska to talk about adapting the U.S. nuclear arsenal to the post-Cold War era.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Balance of payment to go into negative after exit from IMF

Balance of payment to go into negative after exit from IMFRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After staying positive for years, Indonesia's balance of payment will stray into negative territory next year, partly because of higher public money outflows as a result of Indonesia's decision to ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Dozens of IPB's graduates fall for fake job, study offers

Dozens of IPB's graduates fall for fake job, study offersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of graduates from the acclaimed Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) received invitations to study or work abroad, only to find out after they had paid for the programs, that the offers were fake.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Scholar says RI suffers from nationalism crisis

Scholar says RI suffers from nationalism crisisA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost 60 years after it declared independence in 1945, Indonesia still suffers from a nationalism crisis, which could lead to disintegration, a prominent scholar says.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Akbar out of the running

Akbar out of the running MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Golkar chairman, Akbar Tandjung, was excluded from presidential nominations by the party's cadres in the province.The meeting of Golkar cadres -- from Aug.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Megawati calls Bush over Hambali

Megawati calls Bush over HambaliFabiola Desy Unidjaja, and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri has personally called up U.S President George W.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Henry, intellectual property champion

Henry, intellectual property championK.L Wijaya, Contributor, Jakarta If you heard the phrase "intellectual property rights", cheap bootleg DVDs, fake designer clothes, and pirated computer software, would usually come to mind.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Govt will not raise tax rates, senior official says

Govt will not raise tax rates, senior official saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director General of Taxation Hadi Purnomo said the government would not raise tax rates next year despite the higher tax revenue target set by the 2004 state budget draft.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Jatigede dam project faces opposition from locals

Jatigede dam project faces opposition from localsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java The central government is supportive of plans to develop a large dam in West Java to alleviate the annual water shortages experienced by the province, but says protests have hampered the project.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Carla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta

Carla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Kebaya, the traditional blouse found in virtually every country in Southeast Asia, has evolved with the changing tides of history.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Pilot touches car for 70 hours

Pilot touches car for 70 hours JAKARTA: A pilot won a Suzuki Grand Escudo XL-7 car on Sunday after standing and touching it for 70 hours, 35 minutes and 39 seconds over four consecutive days in a competition at Taman Anggrek Mall in West Jakarta.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/A new force in Indonesian education

A new force in Indonesian educationRaden Dunbar, Chairman Association of National Plus Schools Jakarta, raden@citabuana-jkt.sch.id. It is now just over 10 years since the first "National Plus" (NP) private school was established in Indonesia.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Govt allots Rp 1 trillion for farmers, villagers

Govt allots Rp 1 trillion for farmers, villagersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will channel Rp 1 trillion (US$117.6 million) in September to farmers and villages most affected by the current drought, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla said on Monday.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Govt pledges creation of more jobs

Govt pledges creation of more jobs JAKARTA: The Minister for Manpower and Transmigration, Jacob Nuwa Wea, has called on relevant government agencies and business entities to initiate action to handle the burgeoning problem of unemployment in the country.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/I'm an anti-globalist where culture is concerned

I'm an anti-globalist where culture is concernedVitaly Kostomarov, Russian Academy of Education, RIA Novosti Moscow Advocates of cosmopolitanism and globalization see no prospects for national cultures and proclaim the triumph of "civilization without national frontiers.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Plugging the fiscal holes

Plugging the fiscal holes The draft 2004 state budget will immediately suffer the brunt of the government's decision to end the International Monetary Fund program in Indonesia later this year, as reflected in the 160 percent increase in foreign debt principal payments (amortization) to Rp 44.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Fish bombers ruining fishing areas

Fish bombers ruining fishing areas KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Fishermen in North Buton coast in Muna regency have called on the provincial government to take action against fish bombers which has been rapidly depleting the fish supply.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Microsoft enjoys rising demand for software

Microsoft enjoys rising demand for softwareEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Microsoft Indonesia is seeing a rising demand for its software products following the implementation of the country's law on intellectual property rights.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/'We have no water at all at home; why should We pay our bills'

'We have no water at all at home; why should We pay our bills' The government has warned of the real possibility of an escalation of water shortages throughout Java, including the capital, in the coming months due to the severe and prolonged dry season this year.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Malayan sun bears still await uncertain future

Malayan sun bears still await uncertain futureBambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta Tiring, that's the right word to describe the process when a rescue team from the Jogja Animal Rescue Center confiscated a rare female Malayan sun bear owned by Jazuli Umar, an "animal lover" from Yogyakarta.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Pertamina to import fuel as it overhauls facility

Pertamina to import fuel as it overhauls facilityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm Pertamina plans to buy fuel from the international spot market as well as carrying out a crude processing deal with Singapore to avoid disruption in fuel supplies at home when Pertamina's Balongan ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Muslim democracy in Turkey

Muslim democracy in TurkeyGwynne Dyer Columnist London It goes against all the stereotypes about Turkey.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Volunteers in Aceh need blood, ambulance, fund

Volunteers in Aceh need blood, ambulance, fundTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Post-violence humanitarian missions are basically the same everywhere, but the students who evacuate the casualties of the ongoing war in Aceh are markedly different from ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Official killed and two others missing in boat mishap

Official killed and two others missing in boat mishapThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An official was killed and two others are feared dead after their speed boat collided with a motorized canoe on the Kelambu river in Kutai Kartanegara regency, East Kalimantan.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Bombings and JI

Bombings and JI Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) is made the scapegoat whenever there is a terrorist bombing in Indonesia. After being accused in the Bali bombing tragedy in October last year, the JI is once against suspected of being behind the bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Bombs hit Aceh on Independence Day

Bombs hit Aceh on Independence DayThe Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe/Ambon/, Jayapura A low-explosive blast in downtown Lhokseumawe late on Sunday evening capped the celebration of the country's 58th anniversary in war-torn Aceh province.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/RI students join robot contest

RI students join robot contest SURABAYA: A team of students from the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) will soon depart for Bangkok for an international robot festival.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Dry season spurs dispute over water supply in Java

Dry season spurs dispute over water supply in JavaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The prolonged dry season has forced farmers to obtain water illegally to irrigate their farmlands in attempts to avoid crop failure, prompting disputes over water distribution.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Jakartans residents celebrate nation's 58th anniversary

Jakartans residents celebrate nation's 58th anniversaryBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Marriott bombing that rocked the capital almost two weeks ago and claimed 12 lives, did not stop residents from celebrating the nation's 58th anniversary.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/East Java police tighten security

East Java police tighten security SURABAYA: The East Java Police declared on Sunday a red alert status across the province for an indefinite period as they were trying to deter possible terror attacks, officials said.East Java Police Chief Insp. Gen.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Insurance industry gaining greater market share

Insurance industry gaining greater market shareThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta By and large, the banks remain the dominant force in the country's financial sector. Non-bank financial firms, however, especially insurance firms, have begun to catch up, slowly increasing their market share of the sector.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/74 percent of Papuans live in isolation and poverty

74 percent of Papuans live in isolation and povertyNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, PapuaIndonesia integrated Papua into its sovereign territory 40 years ago, but most Papuans are still living in a state of poverty in remote areas, even though the province is rich in ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Festive moods prevails amid terrors threats

Festive moods prevails amid terrors threats People from all over Indonesia braved terrorist concerns to celebrate Indonesia's 58th Independence Day. Except a small blast in war-torn Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, the celebrations proceeded relatively peacefully.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Vendors continue to sell pirated VCDs

Vendors continue to sell pirated VCDs PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Vendors here have resumed the sale of pirated VCDs despite several raids conducted by the police following the enactment of a copyright law two weeks ago.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/'Most Marriott suspects linked to Bali blast, other bombings'

'Most Marriott suspects linked to Bali blast, other bombings'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fear that Indonesia has become a safe haven for terrorists could be valid as a police source, close to the investigation into the Marriott bombing, revealed to The Jakarta Post that two high profile bombers ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/History points to dialog as approach to restoring Aceh

History points to dialog as approach to restoring AcehAguswandi, Post Graduate Student, London Metropolitan University The conflict in Aceh does not run straight along the line of the rise of Acehnese nationalism.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/'Bajaj' can use LPG to reduce pollution : NGO

'Bajaj' can use LPG to reduce pollution : NGOBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) can still operate in the city if the owners improve its engine performance to make it more environmentally friendly, says international NGO Swisscontact.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/5,000 inmates freed on Independence Day

5,000 inmates freed on Independence DayThe Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java Independence Day was certainly liberating for some inmates of the country's prisons. Over 5,000 of them were granted the remission of their sentences, and set free on Sunday, in line with celebrations.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Fish bombers ruining fishing areas

Fish bombers ruining fishing areas KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Fishermen in North Buton coast in Muna regency have called on the provincial government to take action against fish bombers which has been rapidly depleting the fish supply.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Zarima released from prison

Zarima released from prison TANGERANG: Former Indonesian badminton representative Zarima Mirafsur, also known as the Queen of Ecstasy, has been released from Tangerang Penitentiary for Children and Women after a month was taken off her sentence as part of Independence Day celebrations.

Tue, 19 Aug 2003

JP/Jakarta property sector shows modest performance

Jakarta property sector shows modest performanceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's office and industrial property market performed modestly with no new supply in office space, and particularly low demand in the office sector in the first half of 2003, signaling a weakening trend as the country ...