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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Factions ordered to return cars

Factions ordered to return cars TANGERANG: Tangerang regency administration demanded on Monday that four of 11 factions at the regency council return their official cars soon.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Court open trials of terror suspects

Court open trials of terror suspectsSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The Semarang District Court in Central Java opened the trials on Monday of four suspects charged with terrorism. Police had earlier found explosive materials and munitions at their rented house.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Buyers need more than just environmentally friendly products

Buyers need more than just environmentally friendly productsRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Environmentally friendly home appliances may attract more customers in advanced countries due to a higher level of awareness and deeper concern for the environment there, but it is not necessarily the case ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Busway feeder buses not yet ready

Busway feeder buses not yet readyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around two weeks before the TransJakarta Busway is fully operational on Feb. 1, the feeder buses are still not ready.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Political parties stand trial over asset ownership

Political parties stand trial over asset ownershipM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court commenced on Monday the trial of three large political parties that were accused by 13 new political parties of illegally occupying state assets as their offices.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/PDI-P supporters riot in Tegal

PDI-P supporters riot in TegalNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Hundreds of supporters of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's political party ran amok in Tegal municipality, Central Java, soon after their candidate lost the mayoral race here on Monday.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Knocked-out boxer Moses dies of brain hemorrhage

Knocked-out boxer Moses dies of brain hemorrhageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After five days struggling to recover from a brain hemorrhage, Antonius Moses Seram, who was knocked unconscious in a boxing match on Tuesday, finally died at the UKI Hospital here on Monday."He died at 8.55 p.m.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official says

Many candidates to be ruled out of 2004 elections, official saysApriadi Gunawan and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Bandung While political parties nationwide scrambled to return their legislative candidates' papers before Monday's deadline, a Medan official predicted many candidates ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Health ministry issues travel alert

Health ministry issues travel alert JAKARTA: The health ministry has asked Indonesian citizens planning to travel China, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore to make sure they were entirely fit and healthy before going abroad in the wake of a possible outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Using 'green' features to win customers' heart

Using 'green' features to win customers' heartSyafruddin Chan, Marketing consultant, Jakarta Today's industries are not merely concerned with selling, but also with the environmental impact of their products.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Aceh 2004: Zero prospects for peace

Aceh 2004: Zero prospects for peaceAguswandi, Researcher, Tapol, London The new year has arrived but Aceh is as gloomy as ever. There is no sign of any significant change to the situation in "Mecca's veranda" in the forthcoming year.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Jakarta tries out waste processor

Jakarta tries out waste processor JAKARTA: The city administration tried out the waste processing facility at the Bojong dump site in Bogor regency on Monday, said Governor Sutiyoso at City Hall.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Tips for selecting energy-efficient products

Tips for selecting energy-efficient products Various kinds of "green" products, including home appliances, are now available on the market amid an increasing awareness of using environmentally friendly products.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Motorola to boost market share

Motorola to boost market shareP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Motorola is striving to boost its market share in this country by launching a series of new cellular phone products, according to a senior official of Motorola's local office.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/'Busway has made traffic in the city unbearable'

'Busway has made traffic in the city unbearable' Less than a week after the launch of the TransJakarta Busway, the busway shelters are packed with people who are happily waiting to board one of its 56 buses for free. However, for many motorists, the project is nothing but a source of annoyance.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Justice ministry to change name

Justice ministry to change name JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights is considering a title change following the transfer of the Directorate General of Legal Affairs and Legislation to the Supreme Court.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Golkar trying to avoid criticism

Golkar trying to avoid criticism JAKARTA: With reports of violations of the election law by political parties on the rise, the Golkar Party decided during a meeting here that they would not display many party symbols or banners in public places before the official campaign period.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Rusydan faces Nine-year prison term

Rusydan faces Nine-year prison term JAKARTA: Prosecutors proposed a nine-year prison sentence for Abu Rusydan alias Hamzah on Monday. Rusydan is on trial for withholding information on the whereabouts of a suspect in Bali bombing in 2002.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Stephen Leahy

Stephen Leahy Inter Press Service Brooklin Canada The future of world agriculture and countries' ability to protect their biodiversity is on the line in a final legal battle next week between Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser and agri- business giant Monsanto. On Jan.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Govt set for overseas roadshows to sell bonds

Govt set for overseas roadshows to sell bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will undertake a series of roadshows next month to a number of the world's major financial centers in a bid to gauge investor demand for its plan to issue sovereign bonds in March, Bank Indonesia senior deputy ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/City government mulls delaying monorail project

City government mulls delaying monorail projectDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso revealed on Monday that the monorail project, which is scheduled to start next month, would likely be delayed.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Biboki women convey social change through weaving

Biboki women convey social change through weavingCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Entering the exhibition of Biboki weavings at Erasmus Huis is like being drawn into the atmosphere of an old customary house amid the barren landscape of Timor Tengah Utara regency, West Timor, in East Nusa ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Poll commission delists 39 legislative candidates

Poll commission delists 39 legislative candidatesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 39 candidates from various parties were struck of the list of candidates standing for the City Council by the Jakarta Provincial Elections Commission (KPUD) for various reasons.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Chikungunya hits Situbondo

Chikungunya hits SitubondoSITUBONDO, East Java: More than 100 Situbondo residents have contracted Chikungunya disease, which is similar to dengue fever but not fatal, in the past two weeks, following a similar outbreak in other parts of the country, including Yogyakarta and West Java.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Tourists to fund RI's antiterror campaign

Tourists to fund RI's antiterror campaignSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti claimed on Monday that the funds obtained from the government's new visa policy would be used to help finance antiterrorism measures.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Bahorok residents demand houses

Bahorok residents demand housesMEDAN, North Sumatra: Local victims of the Bahorok flash flood are demanding that Langkat Regent Syamsul Arifin ensure that the government build them new homes.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/ASI's answer to nation's problems

ASI's answer to nation's problemsObserving recent media reports on developments in our country ahead of the upcoming general election, we, the Alliance For a Single Indonesia (ASI), herewith express our deep concern and at the same time our disappointment regarding the tendency of political ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Indonesia's Dita among star speakers at world forum

Indonesia's Dita among star speakers at world forumEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Mumbai, India Indonesian labor activist Dita Sari became one of the stars of the World Social Forum on Monday when she addressed a packed conference on globalization, and economic and social security, along with U.S.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Info from Mar'ie awaited for graft probe

Info from Mar'ie awaited for graft probeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Mar'ie Muhammad, failed to give information to the Jakarta Police on Monday on the PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) Rp 520 billion (US$62 million) graft case which ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Bridging the gap: Ending the Islamic democracy deficit

Bridging the gap: Ending the Islamic democracy deficitRichard N. Haass Project Syndicate Despite encouraging signs, it is impossible to ignore a "democracy deficit" in the Muslim world, especially the Arab part of it.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Alleged sorcerer beaten, hacked to death

Alleged sorcerer beaten, hacked to death SURABAYA: A resident of Jl. Sawah Pulo, who rumor had it was a practitioner of black magic, was bludgeoned to death by a mob in front of his house. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning at around 2 a.m. The man, H.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Legislators voc to finish 46 bills in just 35 days

Legislators voc to finish 46 bills in just 35 daysKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its poor legislation track record, the House of Representatives (DPR) is again aiming high -- planning to deliberate 46 bills in just 35 working days.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Provincial govt lambasted for neglecting education

Provincial govt lambasted for neglecting educationRusman, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan A public policy observer has lashed out at the East Kalimantan provincial administration for paying little attention to education.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/RI no paradise for expats

RI no paradise for expatsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many companies complained on Monday about the complicated procedure and corrupt bureaucracy that they faced to obtain work permits for expatriates, saying that this had made the country's labor market less competitive.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Panwaslu accuses PDI-P of polls offense

Panwaslu accuses PDI-P of polls offenseSuherdjoko and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has joined the list of major parties facing allegations of early campaigning, after the Surakarta Regional Elections ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Court to decide on Tomy vs. 'Tempo'

Court to decide on Tomy vs. 'Tempo'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court is set to hand down a long- awaited verdict on a libel suit by well-connected businessman Tomy Winata against Koran Tempo daily on Tuesday, the first of a series of legal battles ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Govt may revive nuclear power plant project

Govt may revive nuclear power plant projectFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is considering reviving a plan to build a nuclear power plant in Muria Bay, Central Java to cope with increasing power demand and declining reserves of primary energy, a senior official said on ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/TNI to send troops to disputed island of Batek

TNI to send troops to disputed island of BatekYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it will soon deploy troops to the disputed island of Batek, which is close to East Nusa Tenggara province and East Timor.Wirasakti military commander Col.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Asia-Pacific police to boost ties in anti-terror drive

Asia-Pacific police to boost ties in anti-terror driveThe Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali As the threat of terrorism continues to haunt the region, police from 22 Asian and Pacific nations are holding a two-day meeting in Kuta, Bali, to boost coordination and information-sharing in the global campaign ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 20, 2003

Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 20, 2003Exhibition* Indonesian Art Graphic Triennale 2003, Selasar Seni Sunaryo, Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur No. 100 (Tel. 022 2507939), until Jan. 31.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Govt to privatize Merpati this year

Govt to privatize Merpati this yearDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has said it would press ahead with its plan to privatize state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines this year amid tougher competition in the airline business.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/ASEAN to speed up economic integration

ASEAN to speed up economic integrationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Trade and economic ministers of Southeast Asian countries started a two-day meeting in Yogyakarta on Monday to discuss ways to accelerate economic integration.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/PLN plans to use less oil in power plants by 2006

PLN plans to use less oil in power plants by 2006The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned power firm PT PLN says it plans to reduce the use of oil-based fuel in its power plants to less than 5 percent by 2006, the date when a series of natural gas transmission projects and coal-fired power plants ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Tom Plate

Tom Plate The Straits Times Asian News Network Bangkok If you have a nicely developed sense of humour, American democracy is funny.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Man with fake money arrested

Man with fake money arrested TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested a man for allegedly distributing counterfeit banknotes in US dollar currency. The man was arrested at his house in Caringin village, Cisoka district, Tangerang regency, on Sunday evening.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Parties strive to meet deadline

Parties strive to meet deadlineMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All 24 parties contesting this April's polls managed to submit their revised candidature documents on Monday to the General Elections Commission (KPU), but only thanks to the commission's leniency.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/On the busway

On the busway It is not hard to guess that families residing in the capital will, for many years to come, be drawn again and again to debating the launch of the busway pilot project directly linking suburban Kebayoran Baru (Blok M), South Jakarta, to the downtown Kota commercial district.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/JP/2/house

JP/2/houseHouse renews its legislation promiseKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaDespite its poor legislation track record, the House of Representatives (DPR) is again aiming high -- planning to deliberate 46 bills in just 35 working days.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Five busway drivers fired amid city denial

Five busway drivers fired amid city denialDamar Harsanto and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While hundreds of Jakartans are still enthusiastically trying out the newly launched TransJakarta Busway every day, five of the 126 busway drivers were fired.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Motorola to boost market share through new products

Motorola to boost market share through new productsP.C. Naommy The Jakarta Post JakartaMotorola is striving to boost its market share in this country by launching a series of new cellular phone products, according to a senior official of Motorola's local office.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Canadian Farmer vs. Monsanto

Canadian Farmer vs. MonsantoStephen Leahy Inter Press Service Brooklin Canada The future of world agriculture and countries' ability to protect their biodiversity is on the line in a final legal battle next week between Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser and agri- business giant Monsanto.On Jan.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, January 20, 2004

TV Program: Tuesday, January 20, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Entertainment News: Selebrita7:30 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Sik Asik 10:00 TV Drama12:00 p.m.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Uncertainty faces ballot box production

Uncertainty faces ballot box productionMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaThe completion of 2.19 million ballot boxes on time for the April 5 legislative election was still under doubt because of a shortage of aluminum, the General Elections Commission (KPU) admitted on Monday.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/What if Bush were to face poll in Asia?

What if Bush were to face poll in Asia?Tom Plate The Straits Times Asian News Network Bangkok If you have a nicely developed sense of humor, American democracy is funny.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Never too late for Hasjrul to get doctorate degree

Never too late for Hasjrul to get doctorate degreeTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java A former forestry minister in the Soeharto regime, Hasjrul Harahap, was declared on Monday the oldest doctor of science at the age of 73 after he managed to defend his dissertation, The Influence ...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/KPU faces uncertainty in ballot box production

KPU faces uncertainty in ballot box productionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The completion of 2.19 million ballot boxes on time for the April 5 legislative election was still under doubt because of a shortage of aluminum, the General Elections Commission (KPU) admitted on Monday.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Passing of domestic violence bill urged

Passing of domestic violence bill urgedEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is urging the government to endorse the bill on domestic violence (RUU A-KDRT) before the April general election.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Aceh rebels to be jailed in Java

Aceh rebels to be jailed in JavaThe Jakarta Post , Banda Aceh/Semarang/Jakarta The history of Aceh is set to repeat in itself as a large group of convicted rebels will have to serve their jail terms in exile from their home province.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Labor leader charged with graft

Labor leader charged with graft JAKARTA: Chairman of the Prosperous Indonesian Labor Union (SBSI) Muchtar Pakpahan began his trial at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, a few months before his Social Democratic Labor Party (PBSD) contests the general election.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Ending the Islamic democracy deficit

Ending the Islamic democracy deficit Richard N. Haass Project Syndicate Despite encouraging signs, it is impossible to ignore a "democracy deficit" in the Muslim world, especially the Arab part of it.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2004

JP/Mega calls for quick settlement of border disputes

Mega calls for quick settlement of border disputesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday stressed the need for urgent attention to be given to the demarcation of the country's borders with neighboring countries rather than wasting time ...

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