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Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Drought, clean water shortage continue

Drought, clean water shortage continueSri Wahyuni and Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta/Cirebon Demand for local governments' help to provide clean water is intensifying, as the seasonal drought continues to affect thousands of people in many parts of Java.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Prosecutors finger ex-mayor for graft

Prosecutors finger ex-mayor for graft CIREBON, West Java: The prosecutors' office here has named former mayor Lesmana Suriaatmadja a suspect in a corruption case involving Rp 1.5 billion (US$176,470) from the 2001 regional budget.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Manokwari project stands neglected

Manokwari project stands neglected MANOKWARI, Papua: The local community has questioned the road project in Rendani, which remains incomplete over a year after the disbursement of funds.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/PDI-P changes stance on PKI

PDI-P changes stance on PKIKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) removed the only potential hurdle for a smooth Assembly session on Sunday by withdrawing its proposal to repeal a decree banning the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Assembly shortens session to seven days, saves around Rp 6 billion

Assembly shortens session to seven days, saves around Rp 6 billionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A plenary session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Sunday to cut short its annual session from 10 days to seven, a move that could save the state budget around Rp ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Shipbuilder needs political support

Shipbuilder needs political support SURABAYA: To keep state ship producer PT PAL Indonesia alive, the company has demanded the government's political support, its president director Adwin H. Surjohardjo has said.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Private universities gains from cancellations

Private universities gains from cancellationsRizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State university admission test (SPMB) results will be announced on Monday, but it is the private universities that will benefit.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Prosecutors finger ex-mayor for graft

Prosecutors finger ex-mayor for graft CIREBON, West Java: The prosecutors' office here has named former mayor Lesmana Suriaatmadja a suspect in a corruption case involving Rp 1.5 billion (US$176,470) from the 2001 regional budget.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/What's under a kilt answered online

What's under a kilt answered onlineEllen Whyte, Columnist, Malaysia, ellenwhyte@lepak.com Scotland is part of the British Isles lying to the north of England and to the east of Ireland.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/War in Aceh still subject to international law

War in Aceh still subject to international lawLina A. Alexandra, Centre For International Relations Studies, University of Indonesia, Jakarta It has been more than two months since the start of the military operation in Aceh.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/MPR shortens session, saves Rp 6b

MPR shortens session, saves Rp 6bKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaA plenary session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed on Sunday to cut short its annual session from 10 days to seven, a move that could save the state budget around Rp six billion (US$700,000).

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/'May we have giraffes now?'

'May we have giraffes now?'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Controversy over the deer at the National Monument (Monas) park has apparently not affected people's desire to see the animals. News that the does are pregnant has also increased their desire to pay a visit.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Judges need to jail corruptors promptly: Expert

Judges need to jail corruptors promptly: ExpertMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A string of recent cases have shown fat cat convicts escaping justice with ease.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Activists wary of reconciliation commission

Activists wary of reconciliation commissionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Past rights violators could take advantage of the planned Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a means to whitewash the past and keep their hands clean, rights activists warned on Saturday.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Indosat strains to make way in telecom duopoly

Indosat strains to make way in telecom duopolyEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One year after the government officially lifted the decades- long monopoly held by state telecommunications firm PT Telekomunikasi in the domestic call business, the firm still controls the business.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Nessen sentenced, but finally freed

Nessen sentenced, but finally freedNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh William Nessen, the 46-year-old American freelance journalist detained in June while covering the separatist war in Aceh province, was released on Sunday after spending 40 days in prison for immigration offenses.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Regent Hotel to reopen Monday

Regent Hotel to reopen Monday JAKARTA: The Four Seasons Regent Hotel is set to reopen on Monday; it was forced to close when a flood engulfed the basement of the hotel and a major part of the city in February, last year.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/PKP eyes 10 percent of votes

PKP eyes 10 percent of votes MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Nationhood and Unity Party (PKP) is setting its sights on winning 10 percent of the vote in the 2004 general election, chairman Edi Sudrajat said here on Saturday."We haven't set too high a target.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

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JP/ /Private universities take advantage of studentsRizky KD Ntoma The Jakarta Post JakartaState university admission test (SPMB) results will be announced on Monday, but it is the private universities that will benefit.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Rupiah to stable, index to recover some ground this week: Dealers

Rupiah to stable, index to recover some ground this week: DealersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to remain stable this week on decreasing pressure from the U.S. dollar and rising optimism over the country's economy, a dealer said.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Mining should never be banned in protected forest

Mining should never be banned in protected forestJulia Kalmirah, Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation (Kehati) and Igor O'Neill, Mineral Policy Institute, Jakarta Biodiversity in Indonesia is threatened by a mining industry that is pushing the government to grant exemptions to Forestry Law No.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Councillors receive threats for vote

Councillors receive threats for vote PEKANBARU, Riau: Several members of the Golkar faction at the regional council of Riau say they have been intimidated to vote for a certain gubernatorial candidate in the coming election.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Daylight savings

Daylight savings There was a headline recently in which President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged us all to help save electricity by limiting our usage.This reminded me of an idea I had years ago.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Police shot auto-theft suspect

Police shot auto-theft suspectDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Jakarta Police have smashed a car-theft ring during a raid on a car-theft ring tied to an Indonesian Army soldier, killing a man alleged to have robbed the house of a former minister of religious affairs.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Tourism in Poso yet to recover

Tourism in Poso yet to recover PALU, Southeast Sulawesi: The tourism industry in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso is still in the dumps, although the security condition has normalized in the last six months.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/U.S. must help rebuild Liberia

U.S. must help rebuild LiberiaMartin Woollacott, Guardian News Service, London The world cannot just watch as west Africa falls apart, the U.S. secretary of state, Colin Powell, said last week. But the extraordinarily reluctant way in which the U.S.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Trade minister faces sanctions

Trade minister faces sanctions JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) said it would hand down sanctions against Minister of Trade and Industry Rini Soewandi if she failed to fulfill the second summons for questioning over her role in the purchase of Sukhoi jet fighters.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Linux, an alternative to proprietary software

Linux, an alternative to proprietary softwareVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property (HAKI) Law came into effect. Bootleg VCD/DVD stalls and software stores closed shop as they took a wait-and-see attitude.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Majalengka farmers uproot own clove trees

Majalengka farmers uproot own clove treesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Majalengka, West Java The declining price of cloves has prompted farmers in Talaga and Baturajeg districts to uproot their clove trees, saying they could no longer afford to maintain their plantations.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/'Annual Session not worth Rp 20b'

'Annual Session not worth Rp 20b' The Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) that kicked off on Friday will be different from the previous sessions due to the lack of controversial issues.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/AP/Obed Zilwa

AP/Obed ZilwaWINE FEUD: Farmworkers stage a picket outside the offices of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Cape Town, South Africa.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Megawati rapped for neglecting environment

Megawati rapped for neglecting environmentMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental experts have criticized President Megawati Soekarnoputri for failing to address serious environmental problems in her annual report to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), saying it ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Students forced to buy books featuring Megawati, Sukarno

Students forced to buy books featuring Megawati, SukarnoAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java Elementary and junior high school students in Central Java have been "asked" to buy exercise books bearing the pictures of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, former president and ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Who is Golkar fooling?

Who is Golkar fooling? When Nurcholish Madjid announced last week that he was withdrawing from the Golkar convention that will be held to select its presidential candidate, he was not the only one who felt disgusted at the country's second largest party.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Gus Dur has birthday at RSCM

Gus Dur has birthday at RSCM JAKARTA: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid will celebrate on Monday his 63rd birthday in his room at Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital, Central Jakarta, where he is being treated for high blood pressure.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Benq PB8220 ready for really bright presentation

Benq PB8220 ready for really bright presentationZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id When I read the specs of the PB8220 projector made by Benq, I was quite impressed. This projector touts a brightness level of 2200 ANSI Lumens and a contrast ratio of 2000:1.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/The real risks of deficits for global economic growth

The real risks of deficits for global economic growthRobert J. Shiller, Professor of Economics, Yale University Project Syndicate Deficits are back -- with a vengeance. America's government budget deficit now stands at US$455 billion, 4.1 percent of GDP. Two years ago, the U.S.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Child protection drive launched

Child protection drive launchedSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To stem the growing number of children involved in the sex industry, the government is preparing a nationwide campaign.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Smuggler flees, but leaves drugs behind

Smuggler flees, but leaves drugs behindMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A Brazilian paraglider reportedly failed to smuggle in 13.7 kilograms of cocaine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on Saturday afternoon, but did manage to escape arrest.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Indonesia hopes to tap lucrative Asian gas market

Indonesia hopes to tap lucrative Asian gas marketFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Batam Indonesia is gearing up to tap the huge potential of the Southeast Asian gas market with the launching of a gas transmission pipeline from Grissik to Sakra, Singapore, on Monday, a senior government official ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/APEC members accept travel cards

APEC members accept travel cardsThe Jakarta Post, Jimbaran, Bali Sixteen of the 21 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, including Indonesia, have agreed to accept the APEC Business Travel Card (BTC), which gives greater mobility for APEC businessmen to travel in ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Campaign launched to protect children from sex industry

Campaign launched to protect children from sex industrySari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post JakartaTo stem the growing number of children involved in the sex industry, the government is launching a nationwide campaign, a seminar unveiled on Wednesday.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Megawati opens Malay festival

Megawati opens Malay festivalHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau President Megawati Soekarnoputri officially opened the five-day World's Malay Cultures Festival (FBMS) on Sunday in Riau the capital of Pekanbaru, which critics blasted as a waste of money.The Rp 4.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Miss Universe wants to be a singer

Miss Universe wants to be a singerTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What does it take to be the most beautiful woman in the universe? A sense of purpose, endless preparation and self-assurance according to Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega Polanco.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Fire razes a bakery in Bekasi

Fire razes a bakery in BekasiBEKASI: A fire destroyed a two-story bakery at Taman Galaxi shopping complex on Jl. Galaxi Raya, Jaka Setia in South Bekasi on Saturday. No fatalities were reported.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/PKP eyes 10 percent of votes

PKP eyes 10 percent of votes MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Nationhood and Unity Party (PKP) is setting its sights on winning 10 percent of the vote in the 2004 general election, chairman Edi Sudrajat said here on Saturday."We haven't set too high a target.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Confidence key to generating high economic growth: Long Yongtu

Confidence key to generating high economic growth: Long YongtuChina's economy has been growing rapidly over the past several years and is predicted to be one of the world's giants in the future.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Nonbinding advisory commission set up

Nonbinding advisory commission set upM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly agreed during a plenary meeting on Sunday to establish a commission that would issue non- binding recommendations in response to progress reports delivered by President Megawati ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Student orientation better than hazing

Student orientation better than hazing I write with reference to the article in The Jakarta Post on July 21, 2003, about schools that still maintain the old practice of hazing. This causes unnecessary stress for many students and parents at the beginning of the new school year.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Three Africans arrested over fraud allegations

Three Africans arrested over fraud allegationsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three Africans were arrested by South Jakarta Police at a hotel in South Jakarta for alleged fraud having caused a victim, a lecturer at an economic science institute (STIE) in Papua province, Dewa Nyoman Wiryawan TB, to ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2003

JP/Broadband Internet access: The choice for businesses

Broadband Internet access: The choice for businesses Let's face it: To an employee, Internet access has now become synonymous with a PC.