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73 articles.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Legislators yet to submit wealth reports

Legislators yet to submit wealth reportsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta None of some 12,000 newly installed House of Representatives (DPR) and legislature members across the country have submitted their wealth reports to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) although the ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/All play and no work keeps council happy

All play and no work keeps council happyRusman, The Jakarta Post/Samarinda The new members of the East Kalimantan legislative council for the 2004-2009 period have not started their work as legislators despite the fact that they have been on full salary for two months since they were sworn in on ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Money problems at BCA

Money problems at BCA I am a film director working in the advertising industry in Jakarta. Originally from the United Kingdom, I have been resident in Indonesia for just over a year.I recently TT'd a large sum of money from my bank in London to my bank in Jakarta.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Book procurement corruption

Book procurement corruptionFrom Bisnis Indonesia Though a survey has shown that Indonesia is one of the most corrupt nations in Southeast Asia, we really are plumbing new depths by allowing rampant corruption and collusion in a book procurement project financed by World Bank aid.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Islamic law revision promotes 'common sense among Muslims'

Islamic law revision promotes 'common sense among Muslims' The chief researcher at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Siti Musdah Mulia, caused controversy with her team's draft revision of the body of Islamic law, which among other things bans polygamy and introduces interfaith marriage.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/'New govt needs to recruit more police'

'New govt needs to recruit more police' In the face of strong public opposition, the government has decided to maintain the military's "territorial role" in the new military bill.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Parents unfamiliar with school bodies

Parents unfamiliar with school bodies Recent reports on alleged corruption cases at several state schools shocked Jakartans, particularly parents.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Democracy in Afghanistan

Democracy in AfghanistanColin L. Powell, Washington DC Today (Oct. 9), millions of Afghans will go to the polls to select their President for the next five years.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Hotman to scrutinize Sukma's hospital record

Hotman to scrutinize Sukma's hospital recordEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The family of TV star Sukma Ayu, who died on Sept. 25 at her home after being in a coma for five and a half months at Medistra Hospital, served on Friday a formal letter seeking particulars from the hospital.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/RI won's speculate on Paris bomb blast

RI won's speculate on Paris bomb blastIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government refused on Friday to speculate on who might have been behind the explosion outside its embassy in Paris, nor would it verify whether Indonesia was the intended target.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/40 percent of Viagra in local market are fake

40 percent of Viagra in local market are fakeZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta "Viagra gives men a powerful performance when they want it, not when they don't," claims pharmaceutical firm Pfizer on its website.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Clerics, activists meet to save Nahdlatul Ulama

Clerics, activists meet to save Nahdlatul UlamaNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics and activists began a three-day national conference here on Friday, aimed at saving the country's largest Muslim organization from being used by its top executives for political gain.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/The mixed blessings of the world's megacities

The mixed blessings of the world's megacitiesDeane Neubauer, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization/Honolulu All the demographic data point ineluctably to the 21st century emerging as the urban century.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Global economic conundrum

Global economic conundrumGhalib Chaudhuri The Daily Star Asia News Network Dhaka Here are just two of the many economic riddles facing the world today: U.S.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Philippines wins Bowling C'ship

Philippines wins Bowling C'shipBola/Arief Agus Liza Del Rosario of the Philippines won the prestigious Women's Open Masters final on Friday at the Second Indonesia Open Tenpin Bowling Championship at the Jaya Ancol Bowling Center, Jakarta.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Riau to recruit 8,000 civil servants

Riau to recruit 8,000 civil servants PEKANBARU, Riau: A senior government official announced on Friday that regional administrations in Riau province would recruit 8,000 new civil servants.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/The rock and the hard place

The rock and the hard place JP Morgan Chase & Co. foresees the rupiah appreciating to as strong as 8,500 against the US dollar later this year, from 9,100 last week, on expectations that Indonesia's economic growth will accelerate next year.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Female Cabinet ministers and women's perspective

Female Cabinet ministers and women's perspectiveSanti W.E. Soekanto, Jakarta If president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono keeps his word, there could be as many as four women in his Cabinet; a ratio that he claims to be "fair" in a planned lineup of more than 30 ministers.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Busway feeder to use Japanese buses

Busway feeder to use Japanese busesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta bus operators proposed on Thursday that the city administration use imported secondhand buses from Japan to help improve existing busway feeder services.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Pollution kills fish in Siak river

Pollution kills fish in Siak riverPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Pekanbaru Villagers should not consume fish from the Tapung Hilir section of the Siak River in Riau where fish were dying in droves, a senior government official has warned.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'

'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Claimed to be the most difficult variety show ever to produce in Indonesia, The Plaza, aired by private television station Metro TV, has survived for four years.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Govt softens stance on debtors

Govt softens stance on debtors Minister of Finance Boediono issued on Friday a decree on Friday to encourage out-of-court settlements for companies owing debts to the state by offering huge discounts on debt principal and the writing off of interest arrears and penalties.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Nightspots closed during Ramadhan

Nightspots closed during Ramadhan PEKANBARU, Riau: Pekanbaru Mayor Herman Abdullah announced on Friday that the municipal government had decided to close all nightspots during Ramadhan out of respect for Muslims observing the holy fasting month.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Coastal reclamation poses problems: Activists

Coastal reclamation poses problems: ActivistsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung A coastal reclamation project in Bandarlampung is causing serious environmental problems in the area that could threaten the lives of locals, residents' groups and environmentalists say.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Police admit negligence over Adrian's escape

Police admit negligence over Adrian's escapeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Police acknowledged on Friday sloppy police work that allowed Adrian Waworuntu, one of the key suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$185 million) Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, to evade arrest.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Unsung heroes

Unsung heroes Now that Istiqomah binti Misnad and Casingkem binti Kaspin have come home and have been reunited with their families, the dramatic saga of their hostage-taking in Iraq is over and closed.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Jambi to start reforestation program

Jambi to start reforestation program JAMBI, Jambi: The Jambi government plans to plant 130,000 mahogany trees and rubber plants in 260 hectares of empty land in Merangin and Maurojambi regencies.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Audit agency wants authority in capital market to curb fraud

Audit agency wants authority in capital market to curb fraudRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will propose to the upcoming new government and new members of the House of Representatives to enhance the agency's role in auditing publicly listed state enterprises under the ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Karet Semanggi traffic rerouted

Karet Semanggi traffic rerouted JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency on Friday rerouted traffic in the Karet Semanggi area in South Jakarta due to roadwork.All traffic between Jl. Prof.Dr.Satrio and the Semanggi clover-leaf intersection were directed to pass the Kali Krukut bridge via Jl.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Capital punishment must be abolished

Capital punishment must be abolished Few will dispute that drug abuse, if allowed to continue, poses a menace to the welfare of society. Most agree that those who break the law on drugs deserve harsh punishment.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Russia suffers third defeat in World Volleyball C'ships

Russia suffers third defeat in World Volleyball C'shipsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Although the Russian women's volleyball team is one of the strongest in the world, the men's team does not share the same ranking.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/PDI-P demands law on ministers eyeing presidency

PDI-P demands law on ministers eyeing presidencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction at the House of Representatives to propose a ruling that requires ministers to resign long before contesting the ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on'

'The Plaza', the show that 'must go on' A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Claimed to be the most difficult variety show ever to produce in Indonesia, The Plaza, aired by private television station Metro TV, has survived for four years.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/City to renovate traditional markets

City to renovate traditional markets JAKARTA: City market operator PD Pasar Jaya plans to renovate 12 traditional markets in Jakarta to provide better services for visitors as well as vendors.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Shrinking forest a threat to Sumatra's gibbons

Shrinking forest a threat to Sumatra's gibbonsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang A researcher has warned that the gibbon population of Kerinci Seblat National Park are on the brink of extinction due to illegal logging and land clearance.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Tarot card readers at Batavia Art Fest

Tarot card readers at Batavia Art Fest JAKARTA: The Jakarta Historical Museum will hold on Sunday its fourth annual Batavia Art Fest 2004 on Jl. Fatahillah, West Jakarta.During the one-day event, visitors can enjoy an exhibition of works by various painters, sculptors and handicraft makers.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Inco to increase power capacity

Inco to increase power capacity JAKARTA: Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local unit of Canada-based mining giant Inco Ltd., plans to spend some US$150 million to increase its hydroelectric power generating capacity by 90 megawatts to 356 megawatts.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Megawati installs four new ambassadors

Megawati installs four new ambassadorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri Thursday named four new Indonesian ambassadors for Thailand, Germany, Tanzania and Ukraine.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/SBY's commitment to true democracy

SBY's commitment to true democracy The reform movement in Indonesia has borne fruit. Six years after former president Soeharto was toppled by the reform movement in 1998, the country with the world's largest Muslim population this year organized its first direct election.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/JEC to host export expo

JEC to host export expo YOGYAKARTA: As many as 75 handicraft producers from across the country are participating in the five-day exhibition The 9th Jogja Export Expo (JEE) 2004, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 at the Jogja Expo Center (JEC).

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Adhi Karya gets $60m project

Adhi Karya gets $60m project JAKARTA: State-owned construction company PT Adhi Karya announced on Friday that it had received a contract worth some US$60 million to construct Sheraton Batam Hotel & Tower.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Students scramble for scholarships

Students scramble for scholarships MANADO, North Sulawesi: Thousands of students from several universities in Manado have been queuing up at the North Sulawesi governor's office this past week to apply for scholarships offered by the governor.More than 2,300 students had registered as of Friday.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Papua councillors miss inauguration

Papua councillors miss inauguration JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua General Elections Commission (KPUD) inaugurated on Friday elected councillors at the provincial council, all except for seven councillors.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, October 9, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, October 9, 2004 Exhibitions* Fine Arts Apa Kabar Meneer?, Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant, Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 (0274 376114), until Oct. 18. * Graphic collections of Rumah Grafis Mingiran, Galeri Kedai Kebun Forum Restaurant, Jl. Tirtodipuran No. 3 (Tel.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/BNI officials detained for graft

BNI officials detained for graftEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Police detained on Friday five executives of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Pondok Indah branch in South Jakarta for allegedly providing loans worth Rp 46.46 billion (US$5.16 million) to fictitious companies.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/The strategic role of Information Minister for Susilo's future

The strategic role of Information Minister for Susilo's future successMuhammad Qodari Jakarta One of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's mistakes when she succeeded Abdurrahman Wahid in 2001 was the appointment of Syamsul Mu'arif of the Golkar Party as her information minister.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Oil spill hurts ecosystem in resort islands

Oil spill hurts ecosystem in resort islandsDamar Harsanto and Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Environmental Management Agency revealed on Friday that the pollution in the Thousand Islands had dealt a severe blow to the ecosystem and tourist potential of the resort islands.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/BCA responds

BCA responds With reference to the complaint by Kevin Ryan, allow us to explain. BCA, as the correspondent bank with Lloyds TSB, received the remittance that Ryan referred to in his complaint, but this remittance could not be entered into our book because of a discrepancy between the data of the ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Banten Festival opens in TMII

Banten Festival opens in TMII JAKARTA: The 2004 Banten Festival was officially opened on Thursday at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Park in East Jakarta.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Paiton's workers plan strike

Paiton's workers plan strikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Workers at the giant power plant owned by PT Paiton Energy in Probolinggo, East Java, have threatened to launch a two-day strike starting next Wednesday in a bid to get "compensation" from their employer.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/TNI chief resigns, Ryamizard takes over

TNI chief resigns, Ryamizard takes overThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Gen. Endriartono Sutarto resigned from his post as Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Friday, days before the current government formally comes to an end.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/-- South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

-- South China Morning Post, Hong KongNo WMD found in Iraq, but risk mandated action No weapons of mass destruction have been discovered in Iraq. But there was a real risk that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could have built and stored nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons.The U.S.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/'The Plaza' preparation countdown

'The Plaza' preparation countdown It takes at least a week to prepare for the one-hour variety show program The Plaza, which is aired live by private television station Metro TV from La Moda Cafe at Plaza Indonesia, Central Jakarta, every Saturday evening.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Finding balance between idealism and pragmatism in education

Finding balance between idealism and pragmatism in educationMochtar Buchori Jakarta On Aug. 13, I attended the funeral of a close friend. He was 82 or 83 at the time of his death. I had known him for 40 years. He came from a well-to-do family.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/SBY ready for unpopular step on oil

SBY ready for unpopular step on oilTiarma Siboro and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Repeating pledges made during the presidential election campaign, president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday that the new government would not hesitate to take politically ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Hotels gear up for Ramadhan

Hotels gear up for Ramadhan YOGYAKARTA: With the fasting month of Ramadhan beginning on Oct. 15, star-rated hotels here are preparing special promotional programs, including breaking of the fast (ta'jil) packages, predawn meal (sahur) packages, and special rate programs.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Whither Globalization?

Whither Globalization? James 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.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Legislators yet to start work, busy making preparations

Legislators yet to start work, busy making preparationsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Eight days after they were sworn in, most members of the House of Representatives have yet to start working.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/

The Jakarta Post Jakarta International rating agency Fitch Ratings on Friday raised the rating outlooks on eight Indonesian banks to "positive" from "stable", following a similar change in the country's rating.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Stanchart-Astra preferred bidder for Bank Permata

Stanchart-Astra preferred bidder for Bank PermataTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After a month-long due diligence process, a consortium of British Standard Chartered Plc.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Police vow to nab Bojong vandals

Police vow to nab Bojong vandalsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Bogor police will arrest the vandals of Bojong waste treatment plant four days ago, chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito said on Friday.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Illegal workers to be deported

Illegal workers to be deported SEMARANG: Around 700,000 illegal workers in Malaysia are set to be repatriated early next year, an official with the manpower ministry says.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/JP/4/nu

JP/4/nuClerics, activists meet to save NU Nana Rukmana The Jakarta Post/CirebonNahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics and activists began a three-day national conference here on Friday, aimed at saving the country's largest Muslim organization from being used by its top executives for political gain.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Our children and violent behavior

Our children and violent behaviorYulia Wardhani, Jakarta The traffic light stopped me exactly in front of two children fighting on the side of the Rawamangun bypass. I was in a bajaj (motorized pedicab) at the time. The children were scrambling for a coin, thrown by a taxi driver.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Australia hands over fund for bomb victims to Muhammadiyah

Australia hands over fund for bomb victims to MuhammadiyahLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta It is exactly one month since the Sept.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Can Yudhoyono use his big

Can Yudhoyono use his big win to change Indonesia? Karim Raslan The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a staggering personal mandate.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Roof collapses, 3 students injured

Roof collapses, 3 students injuredMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang Some parts of a roof of a classroom at state elementary school SDN 01 in Sampora village, Cisauk district of Tangerang collapsed on Friday morning and fell unto 24 students who were studying.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Suspects 'mark up US$50m in KBC

Suspects 'mark up US$50m in KBC JAKARTA: Three suspects in the Karaha Bodas project are accused of markups in the range of US$50 million, police said Friday."The markups mean there was corruption in the project," said National police director of corruption division Brig. Gen. Indarto.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Indonesia won't make progress without agriculture

Indonesia won't make progress without agricultureHyginus Hardoyo Jakarta Many have hopes that the next president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has been awarded a doctorate in agricultural science, will work to promote the competitiveness of the farm sector.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Energy ministry probed for graft

Energy ministry probed for graft JAKARTA: Police have begun investigating alleged markups in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) by sending letters asking clarification from the related officials in the ministry.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/BI sees rupiah below 9,000 per dollar

BI sees rupiah below 9,000 per dollarDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The central bank remained upbeat on the prospects of the rupiah, reiterating confidence the local unit would strengthen to below 9,000 per U.S. dollar by year-end, according to deputy governor Aslim Tadjudin.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Fasting likely to start on Oct. 15

Fasting likely to start on Oct. 15 MALANG: Minister for Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar said on Friday that the differences in the starting date for the Ramadhan fasting month would not occur this year.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004

JP/Family of founding president Sukarno to meet SBY soon

Family of founding president Sukarno to meet SBY soonTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The family of founding president Sukarno has invited president- elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to meet the family, including his predecessor Megawati Soekarnoputri prior to his inauguration on Oct. 20.