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62 articles.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Cement prices soar in provinces

Cement prices soar in provincesOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung The cement shortage in Lampung and Banten provinces, triggered by mechanical problems at the PT Semen Baturaja cement factory in South Sumatra, has propelled the price of the commodity upward.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Fiscal balance is still not balancing

Fiscal balance is still not balancingOwen Podger, Jakarta The Jakarta Post recognized the significance of the new law on fiscal balance in an editorial on Monday Oct.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Govt delays new ruling on minimum wage

Govt delays new ruling on minimum wageRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outgoing Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has issued a circular delaying the implementation of the use of a more humane criteria than basic physical needs in determining regional minimum ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Locals surrender weapons to TNI

Locals surrender weapons to TNI AMBON, Maluku: Residents of Togawa subdistrict, North Maluku regency, handed over on Tuesday rifles and ammunition to the Indonesian Military (TNI).Seven rifles, including a U.S.-made M-16, and 220 rounds of ammunition were turned over to the soldiers.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/House undecided over TNI rotation

House undecided over TNI rotationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite agreeing that there should be an equal chance for Army, Air Force and Navy officers to hold the post of Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, the House of Representatives factions disagreed that such a rotation ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/JP/1/bali

JP/1/baliEmotional ceremony marks Bali bombing anniversaryThe Jakarta Post/KutaUnder a scorching sun and blue skies, survivors, relatives of 202 dead victims and hundreds of other people marked the second anniversary on Tuesday of the bombings that shook the resort island of Bali two years ago.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Incest cases rarely reported

Incest cases rarely reportedJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi A family planning activist in Jambi said on Tuesday that incest remained a problem in the province, with five to 10 new cases uncovered each year.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/'It's nice to have someone around'

'It's nice to have someone around' The number of suicide cases in urban metropolises is increasing, as city residents are more vulnerable compared to those in remote areas. Urban people are exposed to a variety of socio-political factors that contribute to higher stress levels, psychiatrists say.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Children strangers to green Jakarta

Children strangers to green Jakarta "Let us be your friends whose foliage shall provide you with shade and fresh air. Plant us along your boulevards, your town squares, your desolate hills and fields -- and not instead, fell us with your chainsaws.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/SBY and the opportunity

SBY and the opportunity If ever a country has moved positively in the right direction in such a short period of time, then take your hats off and say well done Indonesia.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Children face tight competition for space

Children face tight competition for spaceLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One afternoon, a bunch of children were kicking around a ball in an empty field when suddenly a woman -- clad in training pants and clutching a cassette of dance music -- arrived.The young football players fled.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Spikers looking to strike it big

Spikers looking to strike it bigEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being less than 185 centimeters tall, they may fall short of being the ideal volleyball players, but Lien Chien-chih of Chinese Taipei and Yasuyuki Ueno of Japan hope that their strong showing in the just-concluded U-185 ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Officers killed in Aceh crash

Officers killed in Aceh crashNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Eight Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed on Tuesday after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area between Central Aceh and Biereun regencies.A TNI spokesman in Aceh, Lt. Col.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Regions need guidelines for DAU funds

Regions need guidelines for DAU fundsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Administrations in the provinces and regencies need to be equipped with guidelines to follow so they know how to use the central government's General Allocation Funds (DAU) in an effective manner, according to an expert.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Mega may not meet Susilo before inauguration

Mega may not meet Susilo before inaugurationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri hinted on Tuesday that she may not meet Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla before their inauguration on Oct.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/KPK told to submit cases to Anticorruption Court

KPK told to submit cases to Anticorruption CourtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court reminded the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday to submit high-profile cases to the anticorruption court, which is now operational.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Govt must fight human trafficking

Govt must fight human traffickingRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta Casingkem binti Aspin and Istiqomah binti Misnad are two of many Indonesian migrant workers who have been victims of human trafficking that involved corrupt government officials, local and international syndicates.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Scholars to launch democracy training agency

Scholars to launch democracy training agencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After two years of soul-searching, a Netherlands-based institute is set to launch a democracy facilitator agency led by leading academicians and professionals.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Profiles: Jakarta councillors

Profiles: Jakarta councillors Amid allegations of vote-buying during the election for the Jakarta Council speaker, councillors have pledged to work together to fight institutional corruption in the administration and to create a better, more humane city for residents.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Police arrest firecracker traders

Police arrest firecracker traders INDRAMAYU, West Java: Indramayu Police have arrested seven women for attempting to sell hundreds of millions of rupiah worth of firecrackers.Indramayu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzed

Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzedSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Police here on Tuesday questioned Panca Budi Yani Akhiriyah, 36, the second wife of terror suspect Agung Abdul Hamid, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 bombing of a McDonald's outlet in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Notorious gang leader killed in hotel

Notorious gang leader killed in hotelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Notorious gang leader Basri Sangaji, 35, was found dead early on Tuesday in a hotel room, with a gunshot wound in the stomach and several gashes on his chest and neck, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Over 300 families lose homes in forced evictions

Over 300 families lose homes in forced evictionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just a few days before Ramadhan begins, hundreds of families living in Pinang Ranti subdistrict, East Jakarta and Srengseng Sawah in South Jakarta, were forced to leave their homes in separate evictions on Tuesday.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Councillors jailed for drug use

Councillors jailed for drug use TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday two former Tangerang regency councillors, to prison for the possession and use of ecstasy.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Airstrip on islet to be rebuilt

Airstrip on islet to be rebuiltThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In trying to boost tourism in Kepulauan Seribu regency, the City Council has proposed the reconstruction of a 1,500-meter long airstrip on Panjang islet -- one of the islets in the northern part of the city.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/DPD seeks equality with the House

DPD seeks equality with the HouseKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The successful election of leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly has inspired the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) to propose amendments to the Constitution that would encourage equality between the council ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue loss

Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue lossThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta The tax office has blamed conflicting provisions in a number of regulations that restrict access to information on taxpayers for causing a loss of state revenue from taxes.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/RI urged to decide on Batam status

RI urged to decide on Batam statusZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Singapore The incoming government should quickly decide on the free trade zone (FTZ) status of the industrial island of Batam, otherwise existing and potential investors would turn away to competing investment areas in China and ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Battle against corruption must be relentless

Battle against corruption must be relentlessTunku Abdul Aziz, New Strait Times, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ranked 37th in the Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) listing 133 countries in 2003.This ranking, to some, is a source of pride.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Time to illuminate the debate on globalization

Time to illuminate the debate on globalizationJames H. Mittelman, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Helsinki Far fewer than the usual number of protesters were on the streets when the World Bank and the IMF met for their annual conclave in Washington DC on Oct. 2-3.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Thai cruiser seized for illegal entry

Thai cruiser seized for illegal entry JAKARTA: The Navy seized a Thai-flag cruiser over the weekend for entering the country's territory illegally on the Anabas islands in Sumatra.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Regions to embark on direct polls

Regions to embark on direct polls PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A senior government official said on Tuesday at least 70 regencies and municipalities, and two provinces nationwide would hold direct elections next year.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia at a critical moment

Indonesia at a critical momentPatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta It will be interesting to see how Indonesia's new president and his cabinet address the issues that were contentious during the campaign and that continue to plague the country now that the mandate is confirmed.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Police extend detention of Newmont employees

Police extend detention of Newmont employeesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police investigators have extended the detention of mining firm PT Newmont Minahasa Raya's executives for another 40 days despite recent test results that have confirmed normal levels of toxic materials near its ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Bali remembers October 12

Bali remembers October 12The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Under a scorching sun and blue skies, survivors, relatives of 202 dead victims and hundreds of other people marked the second anniversary on Tuesday of the bombings that shook the resort island of Bali two years ago.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Poland-RI to hold defense exhibition

Poland-RI to hold defense exhibitionIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poland and Indonesia are planning to hold a joint exhibition of military equipment in Jakarta by the end of November, a senior Polish official said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Govt introduces bioethics commission

Govt introduces bioethics commission JAKARTA: The government introduced on Tuesday a National Bioethics Commission (KBN), which will oversee and provide recommendation on all scientific issues from the ethical point of view.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue loss

Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue lossThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tax office has blamed conflicting provisions in a number of regulations that restrict access to information on taxpayers for causing a loss of state revenue from taxes.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/People must be disaster resilient: UN

People must be disaster resilient: UN INDONESIA: United Nations called on the world community not to repeat past mistakes in regard to disasters and make communities disaster resilient.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Trial for Kendari councillors underway

Trial for Kendari councillors underwayHasrul and Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Kendari/Palu The graft trial of the former chief of Kendari municipality council, Haerudin Pondiu, began on Tuesday at the Kendari District Court on Tuesday.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/JP/5/INCEST

JP/5/INCESTIncest haunts women in Jambi provinceJon Afrizal The Jakarta Post/JambiA family planning activist in Jambi said on Tuesday that incest remained a problem in the province, with five to 10 new cases uncovered each year.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo's great opportunity

Susilo's great opportunity Congratulations are in order to president-elect, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. On Oct. 4, he was finally confirmed as the overwhelming victor in Indonesia's first direct elections for the post.Incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri indirectly conceded defeat on Oct.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Neither fools, nor crooks

Neither fools, nor crooks Not so long ago, around the time of the year when governments are formed, many among our political elite would be inflicted with a temporary case of AIDS.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

TV Program: Wednesday, October 13, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:05 Documentary8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Battle of Wits11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Papua to hold autonomy talks

Papua to hold autonomy talks JAYAPURA, Papua: The Papua Police will host a meeting to evaluate the implementation of regional autonomy, which is entering its third year.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/S. Arabia beats RI in Asian qualifier

S. Arabia beats RI in Asian qualifierMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ten-man Indonesian battled gamely in the second half, but being a man down possibly prevented them from overcoming Saudi Arabia in their Group 8 match of the 2006 World Cup Asian qualifiers at the Bung Karno ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Susilo to go the 'West Wing' way

Susilo to go the 'West Wing' wayTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Apart from the ministers sitting in the Cabinet, the administration of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will rely greatly on the work of his aides, who will run the presidential office.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Expert gives evidence against KPU hacker

Expert gives evidence against KPU hackerUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert witness testified on Tuesday that accused hacker Dani Firmansyah violated stipulations in the Law on Telecommunications when he allegedly gained illegal access to the website of the General Elections ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/BP signs natural gas deal with Sempra

BP signs natural gas deal with SempraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc has signed a sales and purchase agreement with U.S.-based Sempra Energy LNG Corp. to supply up to 3.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Court throws out Gus Dur's lawsuit

Court throws out Gus Dur's lawsuit JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court rejected on Tuesday former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's complaint against the General Elections Commission (KPU) and ordered him to pay court fees totaling Rp 179,000 (US$19).

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Adding substance to ASEM dialogue

Adding substance to ASEM dialogue The Fifth Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi has been significant for having taken place at all, given the dispute over the admission of Myanmar.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Sahid remains in detention

Sahid remains in detention BOGOR: The prosecutor's office extended on Tuesday the detention of deputy mayor M. Sahid for another 40 days, as the investigation was still continuing over his involvement in an alleged misuse of Rp 5.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Govt launches educational TV

Govt launches educational TV JAKARTA: The government launched on Tuesday its second educational television station, Televisi Edukasi (TVE), which aims at educating students through on-air programs.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Tangerang needs more crosswalks

Tangerang needs more crosswalks TANGERANG: Pedestrian crosswalks and barriers along the median to prevent pedestrians from carelessly crossing Jl. Raya Serpong are desperately needed, residents say.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/'Counterfeiters' nabbed in Yogya

'Counterfeiters' nabbed in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Police arrested three people for producing and trafficking in counterfeit money, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.The three suspects were identified as Walijo, 36, Heri Pranoto, 56, and Kuswandi, 52.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Antigraft activist's home bombed again

Antigraft activist's home bombed againHasrul, The Jakarta Post, Kendari An explosion police believe to be from a homemade bomb has damaged the house of outspoken anticorruption activist Hidayatullah early on Tuesday in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, the second attack on the activist's house in 15 ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/[b]

Saudi beats Indonesia 3-1 in Asian qualifier Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Ten-man Indonesian battled gamely in the second half, but being a man down possibly prevented them from overcoming Saudi Arabia in their Group 8 match of the 2006 World Cup Asian qualifiers at the Bung ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Children never see a green Jakarta

Children never see a green Jakarta "Let us be your friends whose foliage shall provide you with shade and fresh air. Plant us along your boulevards, your town squares, your desolate hills and fields -- and not instead, fell us with your chainsaws.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Muslim must reflect, win the PR war

Muslim must reflect, win the PR warMuhammad Zamir, The Daily Star/Asia News Network, Dhaka Instead of becoming safer, the world appears to be deteriorating into a more complex stage where terror is assuming different masks.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Survey sheds light on violence

Survey sheds light on violenceM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the last 13 years, the country has seen an astonishing number of social conflicts involving different ethnic and economic groups in which scores of people were killed, a survey found.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/TV station sued for scaring woman

TV station sued for scaring woman The South Jakarta District Court began hearing on Tuesday a lawsuit against television station TransTV filed by a woman over the shooting of a reality show that she claimed "had committed an unpleasant and felonious act against her".

Wed, 13 Oct 2004

JP/Next govt must tackle economic woes: Survey

Next govt must tackle economic woes: SurveyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The administration of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must make tackling the economic problems afflicting the country's most needy as its top priority if it wants to stay the course for the next five ...