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Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Sudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Sudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, JakartaChoppers are the trendiest way to escape traffic jams Many business executives in Jakarta have chosen to travel by helicopter, in efforts to be punctual in meeting their colleagues, leaving frustrating traffic jams below them.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Hasyim clarifies his statement on Jamaah Islamiyah

Hasyim clarifies his statement on Jamaah IslamiyahTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Hasyim Muzadi and the United States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/The real lesson from Sept. 11: America must rejoin the world

The real lesson from Sept. 11: America must rejoin the worldJoseph S. Nye, Dean, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Project Syndicate The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of Sept. 11, 2001, profoundly changed the U.S., spawning a new focus on foreign policy.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/TNI orders new weapons for Aceh operation

TNI orders new weapons for Aceh operationYuli Trisuwarni and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Banda Aceh The Indonesian Military is ordering 5,000 SS-2 rifles from state arms producer PT Pindad for troops deployed in the war-torn province of Aceh.TNI chief Gen.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/'There is no Heaven for terrorists'

'There is no Heaven for terrorists' The horror of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy in United States, when terrorists flew commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center (WTC) twin towers in New York and the Pentagon Defense Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, killing thousands of innocent lives, ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Feel like a Tellytubbie? Banish belly with jelly!

Feel like a Tellytubbie? Banish belly with jelly!Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian TV presenter Dewi Hughes and comedian Tika Panggabean have proved the truth of the expression "big is beautiful", and yet many of us find it hard to accept this after years of indoctrination ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Leading RI brands make Superbrands list

Leading RI brands make Superbrands list JAKARTA: Nearly 30 leading brands owned by Indonesians or operating in the country have been named Superbrands by the world's leading independent arbiter of branding.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Trees not at all happy about 'reformasi'

Trees not at all happy about 'reformasi' SEMARANG: Central Java has lost nearly seven million trees over the last five years since 1988 just from rampant illegal logging, a councillor claimed on Wednesday.The illegal loggers were estimated to have sold their ill- gotten assets for some Rp 1.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Govt approval awaited to freeze accounts

Govt approval awaited to freeze accountsNugroho and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Medan The Bank of Indonesia (BI) is still waiting for an official letter from the government to freeze the accounts of seven Indonesian terrorist suspects, BI deputy governor Hartadi Sarwono said ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Alleged polluters break down in court

Alleged polluters break down in courtTheresia Sufa and Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/Jakarta Eight defendants in a pollution case burst into tears upon hearing a prosecutor's demand for Cibinong District Court to sentence them to eight months in jail.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Susilo searched at the Marriott

Susilo searched at the Marriott JAKARTA: Security guards of the newly reopened JW Marriott Hotel made no exceptions for Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who visited the hotel on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, September 11, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, September 11, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Panggung Boneka: Pak Odor8:00 Travel9:00 Business Magazine10:00 Music11:00 Flora and Fauna11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Young singers bring fresh life to Balinese pop

Young singers bring fresh life to Balinese popMade Jagra, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali The stinging heat of the sun on the asphalt failed to stop hundreds of youths from flocking around the huge red truck parked before Bali's newly opened monument of Bajra Sandi in Renon, a prime neighborhood in ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Colonial laws for the press: An insult to press freedom

Colonial laws for the press: An insult to press freedomThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced the chief editor of the Rakyat Merdeka daily, Karim Paputungan, to five months in jail on Tuesday for printing a caricature that defamed Akbar Tandjung, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Police arrest six more STPDN students over Wahyu's death

Police arrest six more STPDN students over Wahyu's deathYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Police in the West Java regency of Sumedang said on Wednesday that they had officially charged six more students from the Public Administration Institute (STPDN) for their alleged involvement in ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Megawati to launch major oil, gas projects

Megawati to launch major oil, gas projectsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to launch 14 oil and gas projects worth US$1.9 billion, signaling an improved investment climate in the sector.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Govt to sell three more SOEs

Govt to sell three more SOEsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Less than four months away from year-end, the government remains confident it will be able to meet its privatization target for this year, betting on successful sales of stakes in three large state-owned companies.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Samudra's death sentence hailed

Samudra's death sentence hailedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relatives and friends of the victims of the Oct. 12 Bali bombings hailed on Wednesday the death sentence for Abdul Azis alias Imam Samudra, the "intellectual mastermind" of the bombings that claimed the lives of 2002 people.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Unnecessary errors

Unnecessary errors Fortunately or unfortunately (for others, perhaps), I have been credited with a critical eye -- otherwise, avoidable errors and repetitions that appeared lately in The Jakarta Post would have gone unnoticed. Mind you, all these errors were culled just from two dates -- Sept.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/BRI's $150m notes rated B3 by Moody's

BRI's $150m notes rated B3 by Moody's JAKARTA: PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), which the government plans to sell in the second half of this year, had $150 million notes it plans to sell rated B3, six levels below investment grade, by Moody's Investors Service.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Busy day for firefighters

Busy day for firefighters JAKARTA: The Jakarta Fire Department was kept busy with six major fires on Wednesday. No casualties were reported.The latest incident was at a line of shop houses on Jl. Kota Bambu Raya in West Jakarta at about 5 p.m.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Taufik sings Tomy's praises

Taufik sings Tomy's praises KENDARI, Central Sulawesi: Husband of President Megawati Soekarnoputri Taufik Kiemas openly praised businessman Tomy Winata for investing in little-known areas.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/TV Program: Thursday, September 11, 2003

TV Program: Thursday, September 11, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Panggung Boneka: Pak Odor8:00 Travel9:00 Business Magazine10:00 Music11:00 Flora and Fauna11:30 Music12:00 p.m.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/House approves issue of more bonds

House approves issue of more bondsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a disappointing result in the last bond issue, the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a government plan to issue an additional Rp 4 trillion (about US$473 million) in bonds this year to help cover the ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Agency drafts tough laws to stem fake drugs

Agency drafts tough laws to stem fake drugsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Agency of Drug and Food Control is drafting tougher laws to end to the widespread distribution of fake medicines in Indonesia."We need new laws with heavy penalties.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Global green campaign launched locally

Global green campaign launched locally JAKARTA: Trisakti University -- as a founding supporter of global green movement "Clean Up the World" -- launched on Wednesday a campaign to raise people's awareness of the environment and urge people to clean up their neighborhoods.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Recycling of garbage

Recycling of garbage Melinda Hewitt's contribution in your newspaper dated Aug. 24 concerning recycling of garbage is very interesting and worth introducing in every household.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Transportation woes stress-out Jakartans

Transportation woes stress-out JakartansT.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Crowded, unsafe and uncomfortable. These three words are possibly the best way to describe the general condition of public transportation in Jakarta.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Australian Muslims to visit Indonesia

Australian Muslims to visit Indonesia JAKARTA: A group of Australians are visiting Indonesia under the Australia-Indonesia Institute's (AII) Muslim exchange program, the Australian Embassy said in a release.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Exxon may choose joint venture scheme for Cepu

Exxon may choose joint venture scheme for CepuFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. energy firm ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia has hinted that it is likely to choose an equal joint venture to develop the huge oil and gas reserves of the Cepu block in Central and East Java.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Another boat sinks in Lombok waters, three missing

Another boat sinks in Lombok waters, three missingLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Three people are missing feared drowned after a boat used to train sailors sank in Mekaki Gulf, South Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara early on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Samudra gets death sentence for masterminding Bali attacks

Samudra gets death sentence for masterminding Bali attacks Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliJudges of Denpasar District Court sentenced Abdul Azis alias Imam Samudra to death on Wednesday after declaring him guilty of planning, conspiring and organizing the Bali bombings that ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Inputs sought from ministers, envoys

Inputs sought from ministers, envoys JAKARTA: At least three Cabinet ministers and several foreign envoys are expected to appear at the House of Representatives to share their thoughts on the truth and reconciliation commission.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Police foil smuggling of 270 tons of sugar in Nias

Police foil smuggling of 270 tons of sugar in NiasApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Police here said on Wednesday that they had foiled an attempt to smuggle around 270 tons of sugar allegedly from Myanmar to Gunung Sitoli, Nias regency, North Sumatra province, in a ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Axa-Mandiri to launch product in Q4

Axa-Mandiri to launch product in Q4 JAKARTA: PT Axa Life Indonesia and Bank Mandiri are to launch their first insurance and investment products by the end of this year, AxaLife's president Richard A. Vargo said on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Parents report school principal over fees

Parents report school principal over feesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Council Commission E on people's welfare has ordered an investigation into a report on illegal fees and an unauthorized increase in the school fee imposed on students at SMU (state senior high school) 21, East Jakarta.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Megawati calls on KPU to stick to polls schedule

Megawati calls on KPU to stick to polls scheduleA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri asked the General Election Commission (KPU) to stick to its schedule on Wednesday, otherwise, she claimed, the whole process of the polls would be disrupted.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Jamsostek earns revenue mostly from bank deposits

Jamsostek earns revenue mostly from bank depositsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned insurance firm PT Jamsostek announced on Wednesday that it had booked Rp 1.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Govt shows no interest in migrant workers

Govt shows no interest in migrant workersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators bemoan the government's lack of interest in solving various problems relating to migrant workers, as indicated by the failure of seven Cabinet ministers to attend a consultation meeting with the House ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Sampoerna profit down 10.3%

Sampoerna profit down 10.3% JAKARTA: Cigarette maker PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna, said on Wednesday its net profit for the first half fell 10.3 percent to Rp 796.2 billion from Rp 887.9 billion a year ago, mostly due to a decline in sales.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Workers report hotel owners to police

Workers report hotel owners to police BATAM, Riau: Dozens of employees of the Bukit Mutiara Hotel in Batam reported its owners on Wednesday to police in the Riau capital of Pekanbaru for dismissing them without severance pay.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Sukhoi test flight moved back

Sukhoi test flight moved back MAGETAN, East Java: The Air Force decided on Wednesday to move the scheduled test flight of two Sukhoi SU-27SK warplanes from Thursday to Sunday due to technical reasons.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Woman activists criticize draft on rape

Woman activists criticize draft on rapeMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaA number of women activists demanded the government revise several articles on rape in the criminal code bill, on Wednesday saying that they were insufficient to protect women and children from the crime.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Angie clears first hurdle at Wismilak

Angie clears first hurdle at WismilakThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angelique 'Angie' Widjaja lived up to Indonesian tennis fans expectations when she beat Dinara Safina of Russia in their opening match at the US$225,000 Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Colonial laws for the press: An insult to press freedom

Colonial laws for the press: An insult to press freedom The South Jakarta District Court sentenced the chief editor of the Rakyat Merdeka daily, Karim Paputungan, to five months in jail on Tuesday for printing a caricature that defamed Akbar Tandjung, the Speaker of the House of Representatives ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Mega to push for multilateralism at UN General Assembly

Mega to push for multilateralism at UN General AssemblyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri will remind the world of the dangers of unilateralism when she addresses the United Nations General Assembly annual session on Sept. 23 in New York.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Resolving disputes

Resolving disputes Given the notorious reputation of the judicial system as one of the most corrupt institutions in Indonesia, which in turn is internationally perceived as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, last week's opening of an independent mediation center should be welcomed as ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Newly promoted Persik wins RI soccer league

Newly promoted Persik wins RI soccer leagueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Persik Kediri won Indonesia's premier soccer league in its first year in the topflight after routing former champion Persib 4-0 in their penultimate fixture in Kediri, East Java, on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 11, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 11, 2003.TB.30" 1.0" Festival The opening ceremony of Kuta Karnival, a one-month long multi- events festival under the theme A Celebration of Life a Remembrance of Love, in front of the Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, 3 p.m., on Sept. 11.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Police arrest female car thieves

Police arrest female car thieves JAKARTA: Two women suspected of stealing cars from several rental companies were arrested in Jakarta on Tuesday.The suspects, identified only as, Ind, 38, and Mul, 42, were arrested in their homes in Babelan, Bekasi, Jakarta Police criminal investigation chief Sr.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Indonesia struggles to set its own WTO agenda

Indonesia struggles to set its own WTO agendaEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Until late last week, the public remained in the dark about Indonesia's agenda for the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial summit in Cancun, Mexico.In his speech to the Indonesian WTO team on Aug.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Tanah Abang Market rebuilding bids to open

Tanah Abang Market rebuilding bids to openBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reconstruction of the Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta, most of which was destroyed by a large fire on Feb. 19, will kick off early next year and is expected to cost some Rp 400 billion (US$47.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Water begins to flow in Marunda

Water begins to flow in MarundaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After years of being deprived of a proper water supply, Marunda residents in Cilincing, North Jakarta, are finally able to quench their thirst for fresh, clean water, while ironically, the water shortage crisis is affecting most of the ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Is battle for power bogging down TNI bill?

Is battle for power bogging down TNI bill?Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, Head, Political Research Center, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta While problems related to the purchase of four Sukhoi jet fighters and two Mi-35 combat helicopters from Russia are dangling for a solution, a new puzzle ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Samudra says sentence 'haram': Lawyers

Samudra says sentence 'haram': LawyersWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali After examining at least 48 witnesses, judges of Denpasar District Court sentenced Samudra to death after declaring him guilty of planning, conspiring and organizing the Bali bombings that killed at least ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Officials berated over car sales

Officials berated over car salesAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi Non-government organizations (NGOs) in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar have accused the Tanah Toraja regency administration on Wednesday of illegally selling 30 official cars.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/A reflective day

A reflective day On this day, Sept. 11, the American people and millions of others around the globe recall the tragic death of about 3,000 innocent victims when two planes smashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, New York City, exactly two years ago.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Police allowed 'Tempo' attack: AJI lawyers

Police allowed 'Tempo' attack: AJI lawyersTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In their closing statement, lawyers for the Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) accused the police on Wednesday of allowing the mob of hooligans to attack the office and ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Jamsostek earns revenue mostly from bank deposits

Jamsostek earns revenue mostly from bank depositsRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post JakartaPlease see editing notes in yellow belowState-owned insurance firm PT Jamsostek announced on Wednesday that it had booked Rp 1.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 11, 2003

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 11, 2003.TB.30" 1.0" Festival The opening ceremony of Kuta Karnival, a one-month long multi- events festival under the theme A Celebration of Life a Remembrance of Love, in front of the Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, 3 p.m., on Sept. 11.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Bali hotels tighten security to prevent terror attacks

Bali hotels tighten security to prevent terror attacksWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Who on earth doesn't know Bali? For years, it has been a paradise for international travelers.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Fanatical education

Fanatical education It is now clear that in the fight against terrorism, however efficient the Indonesian police may have been since the Bali and Marriott bombs -- and they have been -- that we are not facing an organized terrorist organization like, say, the IRA, but small teams of madmen who, ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Hire your own bus, travel in comfort and style

Hire your own bus, travel in comfort and styleDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta With such poor public transportation options in the city, it is better that you rent a whole bus from a bus rental company if you want to provide transportation for a group that is guaranteed to be comfortable.

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Who's really winning the war on terror?

Who's really winning the war on terror?Ahmed Rashid, Author, 'Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia', Peshawar, Pakistan From the dusty bazaar of these border towns bristling with guns and jihadi fighters, the lightning victory achieved by the Americans in the wake of ...

Thu, 11 Sep 2003

JP/Golkar, PKB offered ambassadorial posts

Golkar, PKB offered ambassadorial postsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has offered two of 14 ambassadorial posts to the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Golkar Party.