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Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/RI mourns death of Mello, urges UN to continue mission

RI mourns death of Mello, urges UN to continue missionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia strongly condemned the attack on the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Baghdad, in which 20 people were killed, including special representative Sergio Vieira de Mello, with whom ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/UK, U.S. ignore lesson of history

UK, U.S. ignore lesson of historyDan De Luce, Guardian News Service, Tehran Ignoring international law, Britain and the U.S. opted for the high-risk strategy of regime change to pre-empt a volatile enemy in the Middle East.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Sutiyoso pays victims' medical bills

Sutiyoso pays victims' medical bills JAKARTA: Fulfilling his promise, Governor Sutiyoso paid on Wednesday medical bills from nine hospitals that have been treating victims of the JW Marriott Hotel bombing.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Kuta to build monument carrying names of blast victims

Kuta to build monument carrying names of blast victimsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Badung regency administration has announced plans to build a monument at the site of last year's bomb blast, in the popular tourist area, Kuta.The announcement was made on Tuesday.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Are we seeing a return to Japanese militarism?

Are we seeing a return to Japanese militarism?Richard Connaughton, Retired British Army Colonel, Project Syndicate Japan's barbaric conduct during World War II -- and the Allies' nuclear retaliation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- laid the foundation for the United States-imposed pacifism that ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Police send teams to question Hambali

Police send teams to question HambaliMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have sent several investigators abroad in a bid to collect information and, if possible, question terror suspect Hambali who was captured in Thailand last week.National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Ministry to reregister refugees

Ministry to reregister refugees MANADO, North Sulawesi: The ministry of social affairs was currently reregistering refugees across the country, Ministry of Social Affairs secretary general Ruchodi said Wednesday.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/The law on MSG

The law on MSG A number of Jakarta-based newspapers have reported that Health Minister Ahmad Sujudi has asked the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) to withdraw food products that contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) but fail to mention the amount on the label.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/House to revise law on antiterrorism after bombing

House to revise law on antiterrorism after bombingKurniawan Hari and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) are to revise the Antiterrorism Law, but aside from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), they are not keen on ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Civil servants anxious over pay cut plan

Civil servants anxious over pay cut planAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java The Cilacap legislative council in Central Java has asked the local administration to dock the salaries of civil servants by 5 percent, ostensibly to help rebuild a traditional wet market that burned ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Ministry sets elementary math texbooks for all schools

Ministry sets elementary math texbooks for all schoolsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is requiring all elementary schools across the country to use mathematics textbooks that have been pre-selected by the education ministry, saying the quality of national education must ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Sex education for Ambonese refugees

Sex education for Ambonese refugees AMBON, Maluku: The United Nations Fund Population Agency (UNFPA) has provided Rp 2.2 billion (US$258,000) in assistance toward the instigation of a reproduction program in Maluku province, which was wracked by three years of sectarian fighting since 1999.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Nurul urges women to enter politics

Nurul urges women to enter politics JAKARTA: Actor-cum-politician Nurul Arifin says misperceptions among Indonesian women makes them reluctant to enter politics.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Councillors insist on clothing budget

Councillors insist on clothing budgetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Never ones to be dissuaded by criticism, city councillors are pushing ahead in their quest for a larger clothing budget. City Council chairman Agung Imam Sumanto insisted on Wednesday an additional Rp 435.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Hundreds demand probe into NTB graft allegations

Hundreds demand probe into NTB graft allegationsLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Hundreds of people staged a rally here on Wednesday to demand an investigation into allegations of corruption in the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration, involving some Rp 6.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 21, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, August 21, 2003.TB.30" 1.0"Volleyball TournamentThe 2003 Swatch FIVB World Tours-Bali Open Beach Volleyball Tournament, Petitenget Beach, Krobokan, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 22-24.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Javanese traditional survives in Bali

Javanese traditional survives in BaliNi Luh Dian Purniawati, Contributor, Gilimanuk, West Bali It was a beautiful day and a large plastic tent was erected on the Gilimanuk beach, some 130 kilometers west of Denpasar.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Trial of Freeport ambush libel case opens in Jayapura

Trial of Freeport ambush libel case opens in JayapuraNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The trial opened on Wednesday of human rights activists and journalists charged with libel in connection with reports that Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers were involved in ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Watch out for the fireworks at Cancun

Watch out for the fireworks at CancunRozi Ali, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Elsewhere, various non-governmental organizations have been mobilizing support to ensure that Cancun will not deliver new injustices and entrench inequity to the developing countries.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Darling documents a Bali in healing

Darling documents a Bali in healingRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali A few years ago, John Darling thought he was going to die of the hemochromatosis he suffered.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Is Papua autonomy a myth?

Is Papua autonomy a myth?Neles Tebay, Pontifical, University of Urbaniana, Rome The province of Papua has just conducted its evaluation after the first year's implementation of the special autonomy law in Jayapura, on July 28-29.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/44 manucipality councillors sworn in

44 manucipality councillors sworn in JAKARTA: A total of 44 members of the new municipality/regency councils were sworn in during a ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Tax-break rulings for industries issued

Tax-break rulings for industries issuedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has finally issued tax-break facilities for certain industries as part of a stimulus package for the business sector.The facilities were stipulated under three rulings which took effect on Aug. 13.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Java-Madura bridge project starts

Java-Madura bridge project startsAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya, East Java After several delays, the Indonesian government inaugurated on Wednesday the construction of a bridge connecting Java and Madura islands.The bridge, which will be the longest in Indonesia at 5.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/JP/18/DISPLY

JP/18/DISPLY Murdani Usman The Jakarta Post DenpasarThe Indonesian Independence Day celebrations on Aug. 17 offered the peace-loving Balinese a joyful reprise from the trauma and economic hardship that the Oct. 12, 2002 bomb blast delivered.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Nurul urges women to enter politics

Nurul urges women to enter politics JAKARTA: Actor-cum-politician Nurul Arifin says misperceptions among Indonesian women makes them reluctant to enter politics.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Bumi shares resume trading

Bumi shares resume tradingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shares in publicly listed mining concern PT Bumi Resources resumed trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the company provided an explanation to market authorities over a controversial plan to acquire a giant coal mining firm.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Fire engulfs containers at port

Fire engulfs containers at portThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A fire burned through at least 27 containers on Wednesday at the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) at Tanjung Priok seaport, North Jakarta.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/City might try cloud seeding

City might try cloud seedingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The prolonged drought, which might affect the city's water supply, has so concerned Governor Sutiyoso that his administration might be ready to finance cloud seeding.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Diarrhea hits Gunungkidul amid drought

Diarrhea hits Gunungkidul amid droughtThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Cirebon/Bandung As many as 2,000 people in Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta, are suffering from diarrhea and respiratory problems due to water shortages amid the prolonged dry season, health officials said on Wednesday.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/House urges govt to revise 2004 state budget

House urges govt to revise 2004 state budgetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tandjung criticized the 2004 draft state budget for its limited spending for development programs that would provide a stimulus for the sluggish economy.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/BMW tops customer satisfaction list

BMW tops customer satisfaction listThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta German automaker BMW tops the list of automakers this year in providing "authorized dealer aftersales service" to customers in Indonesia, outranking U.S.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Vehicle documentation made easier

Vehicle documentation made easier TANGERANG: Vehicle owners can now benefit from an improved document processing service at Tangerang regency vehicle document office, as promised by head of the office Adj. Comr. Sutimin, on Tuesday.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Govt allots Rp 75 billion for irrigation repair

Govt allots Rp 75 billion for irrigation repairMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has allotted Rp 131 billion (US$15.4 million) to repairing irrigation canals in Java in a project that will employ jobless farmers until the planting season arrives in October.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Police seek evidence linking bombing, bank raids

Police seek evidence linking bombing, bank raidsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang Police are currently seeking evidence as to whether the JW Marriott Hotel bombing was financed by money stolen in May from a bank and a money changer in separate incidents in ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/RCTI secures Euro 2004 broadcast package

RCTI secures Euro 2004 broadcast packageMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta RCTI has secured television rights to the Euro 2004 soccer tournament in Portugal for an undisclosed sum.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/What can S'poreans expect from the next PM?

What can S'poreans expect from the next PM?Ho Khai Leong, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore As Singaporeans grapple with the pain of a massive restructuring of the economy, they will now also have to ponder issues related to the ascendance of a new prime minister.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Politicizing security matters: Deja vu

Politicizing security matters: Deja vuMette Lykke Knudsen, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Lately, and increasingly since the Aug. 5 JW Marriott Hotel bombing, security has yet again surfaced as a "hot topic" in politics here.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Sutiyoso pays victims' medical bills

Sutiyoso pays victims' medical bills JAKARTA: Fulfilling his promise, Governor Sutiyoso paid on Wednesday medical bills from nine hospitals that have been treating victims of the JW Marriott Hotel bombing.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Malaysia back in Tour victory

Malaysia back in Tour victoryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cyclists returned to racing during the fourth stage of Indonesia's death-marred Tour d'ISSI on Wednesday, with the Malaysian team back in control, according to Antara.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Floating bonds overseas

Floating bonds overseas Buoyed by stronger macroeconomic stability, a steadily declining debt ratio to gross domestic product and the positive response from domestic and foreign investors to its rupiah bonds, the Indonesian government plans to reenter the international financial market next year.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Dirgantara workers protest dismissal decision

Dirgantara workers protest dismissal decisionThe Jakarta Post, Bandung Thousands of employees of state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the government's decision to dismiss 6,000 workers.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Police told to speed up Alzier's probe

Police told to speed up Alzier's probe BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The provincial prosecutor's office urged police on Wednesday to immediately complete the dossier of Lampung's elected governor, M. Alzier Dianis Thabrani, who is charged with corruption.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Officials accused of protecting trawlers

Officials accused of protecting trawlers DELI SERDANG, North Sumatra: Hundreds of fishermen in Deli Serdang regency and neighboring districts demanded on Wednesday that security authorities deal sternly with trawlers operating off the coast of North Sumatra.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Malaysia to deport Acehnese despite UNHCR's objections

Malaysia to deport Acehnese despite UNHCR's objectionsAgencies, Jakarta Malaysia will deport some 250 Acehnese who were arrested as they were trying to seek asylum at the United Nations refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, despite protests from the UN body.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/K9 team helpful, but not suitable for Aceh

K9 team helpful, but not suitable for AcehTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Meet Raima, formerly an assistant to the police whose job was to detect explosive materials at the JW Marriott Hotel in South Jakarta.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/S. American drug syndicate operating here: suspect

S. American drug syndicate operating here: suspectMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Brazilian paraglider arrested on charges of drug smuggling confessed that he worked for a South American drug syndicate, and said that one of his accomplices was still on loose ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, August 21, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, August 21, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Services7:30 Children Show9:30 Travel10:00 Music11:00 News: Berita Daerah12:00 p.m.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Semen Gresik vows to dismiss ex-CEOs

Semen Gresik vows to dismiss ex-CEOsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of struggle, publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Gresik is now preparing to regain control of its subsidiary PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra following the verdict by a district court ordering Padang's ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Performance bond dispute may thwart monorail

Performance bond dispute may thwart monorailBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city's proposed monorail project might be suspended as the Malaysian investor and its local counterparts have declined to deposit a performance bond of 1 percent of the total US$400 million value of the ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Sex education for Ambonese refugees

Sex education for Ambonese refugees AMBON, Maluku: The United Nations Fund Population Agency (UNFPA) has provided Rp 2.2 billion (US$258,000) in assistance toward the instigation of a reproduction program in Maluku province, which was wracked by three years of sectarian fighting since 1999.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Matori gives up PKB ghost, registers new party

Matori gives up PKB ghost, registers new partyA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Matori Abdul Djalil's Democracy Glory Party (Pekade) registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on Wednesday, putting an end to his long-running legal dispute with the National Awakening Party ...

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Kopassus chief to visit Australia

Kopassus chief to visit Australia JAKARTA: The commander of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus), Maj. Gen. Sriyanto, is scheduled to visit Australia in September as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation with its armed forces.Army chief Gen.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/Elegant new BMW 520i has subtle facelit

Elegant new BMW 520i has subtle facelitPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Driving a new car means catching up on the latest technology and design. Which was why I was so excited when given the opportunity to test-drive the new BMW 520i.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/More alternatives to 'bajaj'

More alternatives to 'bajaj'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Besides kancil, the city administration is currently preparing four types of four-wheeled vehicles, as options to replace the three-wheeled bajaj.

Thu, 21 Aug 2003

JP/I don't want to rely on neigbors for water

I don't want to rely on neigbors for water Much of Java is in the throes of a drought as bad as the one that hit in 1997. Jakarta is also suffering through water shortages, with the water level of the main Jatiluhur reservoir having dropped to 82 meters from more than 100 meters.