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Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Rights body finds gross human rights violations in Aceh

Rights body finds gross human rights violations in AcehMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe National Commission on Human Rights' (Komnas HAM) ad hoc team for Aceh has found indications of gross human rights violations in Aceh, most of which were committed by military members.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Draft bill may spell hope for PLWHA

Draft bill may spell hope for PLWHATony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) may soon see a day when they no longer have to worry about paying their medical bills or of being fired because of their health condition.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Blast causes Rp 39b in losses

Blast causes Rp 39b in losses JAKARTA: A manager of the JW Marriott Hotel management testified at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday that last August's bomb at the hotel had caused the management to suffer Rp 39 billion (US$4.64 million) in losses.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/17 percent of people live in poverty

17 percent of people live in poverty YOGYAKARTA: About 17 percent of the country's 215 million people were still living below the poverty line, a government official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Election agenda should emphasize education

Election agenda should emphasize educationSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia School, Jakarta The officially designated period for election campaigning is now upon us and so the streets of Jakarta will increasingly be filled with the color-coded carnivals to celebrate ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Persik defeats Pelita

Persik defeats PelitaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Goals from Harianto and Ekena Ikenwa allowed defending champion Persik Kediri to move out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win over Pelita KS in the Indonesian soccer league on Tuesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Indonesian banking sector remains shaky: EIU

Indonesian banking sector remains shaky: EIUDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Banking reform in the country is still far from complete despite the closure of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), according to a new survey.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Jakarta commuters to boat to work

Jakarta commuters to boat to workBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If the Jakarta Administration's plan goes well, the capital may see its first official river transportation on the West Flood Canal next year from Manggarai, South Jakarta, to Karet, Central Jakarta.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Local cricket league enters playoff

Local cricket league enters playoffThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Cricket Association's 2003 - 2004 season has reached the playoff stages with the first round just completed. Four clubs competed last weekend to decide last two quarterfinal competitors.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Surgery still four months away for twins

Surgery still four months away for twinsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team of 25 specialists at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM), Central Jakarta, announced on Tuesday that they would wait until the conjoined twins, Anggi and Anjeli, were five months old before ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Parties promise peaceful campaign period

Parties promise peaceful campaign periodMoch. N. Kurniawan and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All political parties contesting the elections pledged on Tuesday to put aside their differences to promote a peaceful campaign period from March 11 to April 1.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Preventive measures

Preventive measures Dengue fever is only transmitted through dengue-infested mosquitoes. Killing the adult mosquitoes is not enough to prevent the disease from spreading as infected female mosquitoes may also transmit the virus to their offspring by transovarial (via females' eggs) transmission.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Fish farmers complain of alleged misuse of funds

Fish farmers complain of alleged misuse of fundsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fish farmers of Rawamalang, Cilincing in North Jakarta, alleged deception on Tuesday in the disbursement of funds promised by the city administration in compensation for damage to their fish ponds caused by ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/BCA profit drops on lower interest

BCA profit drops on lower interestRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Central Asia (BCA), the country's third largest bank in terms of assets, said on Tuesday it had posted a 6 percent decline in its 2003 audited net profit due to a lower interest income.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Commuter train claims first life

Commuter train claims first life SURABAYA: The Surabaya commuter train, which started operating just last month, claimed its first life on Tuesday.It struck a passerby on Jl. Achmad Yani in downtown Surabaya, the capital of East Java.The victim was Munayah, 19.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Akbar visits detained colleague

Akbar visits detained colleague BANDA ACEH, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam: In a show of solidarity, Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung visited Keduah penitentiary in Banda Aceh to meet the leader of the party's chapter here Muntasir Hamid.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Govt sets March 16 for second bond issue

Govt sets March 16 for second bond issueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will launch its second bond issue this year on March 16, worth around Rp 2 trillion (US$235.29 million), through an open auction.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Djamin's simple life, green dreams

Djamin's simple life, green dreamsBambang Bider, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan He is exclusive, not because he shuns interviews, but because it simply is not very easy to find him with free time.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/2004 elections and the cupidity of politics

2004 elections and the cupidity of politicsB. Herry-Priyono, Lecturer, Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta Instead of becoming a civilizing project for our political life, the 2004 elections may end up turning our politics into a mask worn by celebrities.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Price of day old chickens up 300%

Price of day old chickens up 300% YOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of poultry breeders in Yogyakarta province may go bankrupt as the price of day old chickens has increased threefold following the bird flu outbreak recently.Heru S.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/BKPM expects higher investment this year

BKPM expects higher investment this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investment is expected to keep growing this year despite heightened political concerns during the general election, Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo F. Toemion said.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Parties to campaign on trucks

Parties to campaign on trucks BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Political parties in Balikpapan rejected on Tuesday a call by the local police to avoid the use of trucks for party campaigns.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Four parties miss deadline, miss out on campaign run

Four parties miss deadline, miss out on campaign runHasrul, The Jakarta Post, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi The Kendari General Elections Commission (KPUD) has barred four political parties from campaigning on the grounds that they failed to register the names of their campaigners to the ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/E. Timor defendants acquitted

E. Timor defendants acquitted JAKARTA: The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of five top- brass military and police defendants in a case involving East Timor human rights abuses during 1999, a justice said.The five are former Suai military commander Lt. Col. Sugito, former Covalima regent Col.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Stress ability, not gender

Stress ability, not gender The article "Two nations, two women, one aim in the Feb. 27 issue of your newspaper may have been an attempt by the writer, Scott Thompson, to analyze the similarities between the political campaigns of the incumbent presidents in Indonesia and the Philippines, but it ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Supporting Figures:

Supporting Figures:-------------------------------------------------------------- - Number of voters: 147.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Ulemas back Gus Dur for president

Ulemas back Gus Dur for presidentThe Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Surabaya A plenary meeting of influential Muslim clerics (kyai khos) of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has mandated Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to run for president as a candidate of the National Awakening Party (PKB).

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Five live bombs discovered in Medan Mall

Five live bombs discovered in Medan MallApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A supermarket employee discovered on Tuesday five live bombs of a high-explosive capacity at a supermarket in Medan Mall, which failed to explode due to weak batteries.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/More Information about dengue fever

More Information about dengue fever History:The first reported epidemics of dengue fever occurred in 1779 to 1780 in Asia, Africa, and North America; the near simultaneous occurrence of outbreaks on three continents indicates that these viruses and their mosquito vector have had a ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Police weigh out cause of journalist's death

Police weigh out cause of journalist's deathWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Twelve days after the death of former Time magazine senior journalist Sandra Jean Burton, police here are still struggling to determine whether they have a homicide case on their hands.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Tangerang to eliminate 'becak'

Tangerang to eliminate 'becak'Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Blaming becak (pedicabs) as the main cause of traffic disruption, the Tangerang municipal administration plans to eliminate the oldest form of public transportation from the roads gradually, the first phase taking place after ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Megawati will have 10 days to campaign for her party

Megawati will have 10 days to campaign for her partyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri will spend 10 days campaigning for her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), taking turns with Vice President Hamzah Haz in running the government.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Buoyed by IMF praise

Buoyed by IMF praise The government, still rejoicing over the exceedingly positive market reception of its first global bond offering in over seven years, got another dose of high praise from the International Monetary Fund, which completed last week its review of Indonesia's economic policies ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/'Women must perceive themselves equal'

'Women must perceive themselves equal' In observance of International Women's Day on March 8, women renewed their fight against discrimination in politics, business and education, and domestic violence. The Jakarta Post talked to some city residents about the issue.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/The art of fighting the dengue outbreak

The art of fighting the dengue outbreakTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Millennia have passed since Sun Tzu wrote his extraordinary treatise The Art of War, yet the wisdom of it is still relevant and can be applied to a different kind of war today, one that is no less devastating in ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/No euphoria this time, but expectations running high

No euphoria this time, but expectations running highKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When the nation held its first ever election in 1955, the atmosphere was euphoric.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Britain may lift ban on Indonesian plywood

Britain may lift ban on Indonesian plywoodRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian plywood products may be allowed to enter the British market again after officials met with British buyers to clarify allegations the plywood was made from illegal timber.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Pressure mounts on central govt to dismiss Kampar regent

Pressure mounts on central govt to dismiss Kampar regentHaidir Anwar Tanjung The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauA local government official said on Tuesday that tens of thousands of people would take to the streets of Kampar regency on Wednesday to protest the central government's sluggishness in ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/JP/20/DJAMIN

JP/20/DJAMINDjamin leads simple life for his green dreamsBambang Bider Contributor Pontianak, West KalimantanHe is exclusive, not because he shuns interviews, but because it simply is not very easy to find him with free time.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/JP/3/ELECTION

JP/3/ELECTIONThere's no euphoria this time, but expectations run high Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post Jakarta Many Indonesians believed five years ago that the country was on the right track toward the creation of sustainable civil society, that they had succeeded in organizing a peaceful and ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Influential ulemas back Gus Dur for president

Influential ulemas back Gus Dur for presidentThe Jakarta Post Cirebon/SurabayaA plenary meeting of influential Muslim clerics (kyai khos) of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has mandated Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to run for president as a candidate of the National Awakening Party (PKB).

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Rights body finds human rights violations in Aceh

Rights body finds human rights violations in AcehMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights' (Komnas HAM) ad hoc team for Aceh has found indications of gross human rights violations in Aceh, most of which were committed by military members.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Campaign parade expected to worsen traffic

Campaign parade expected to worsen traffic Bambang Nurbianto and Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post JakartaHeavy traffic congestion is likely to occur in Jakarta on Thursday when hundreds of party floats pass along busy Jl. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman to mark the first day of the election campaign period.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Susilo asks President of his duties in Cabinet

Susilo asks President of his duties in CabinetTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Tuesday he had sent a letter to President Megawati Soekarnoputri seeking clarification over his role in the Cabinet.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Misuses of state facility to rise: Observer

Misuses of state facility to rise: ObserverThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Misuses of state facilities are likely to be the most common election violations, according to the Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) and the Elections Advocacy Analysis Institute (LKAP).

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/SEAG body to restrict hosts' sports choices

SEAG body to restrict hosts' sports choicesZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South East Asian (SEA) Games Federation has agreed to restrict host nations' choices of sports to be included among the medal events in a bid to prevent gamesmanship, according to the National Sports Council ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Minister slams highway project

Minister slams highway project JAKARTA: State Minister for the Environment Nabiel Makarim promised on Tuesday to lobby President Megawati Soekarnoputri about alternative routes for Aceh's controversial Ladia Galaksa road project.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Student dies after falling from train

Student dies after falling from train BEKASI: Desi Maulana, a 19-year-old high school student, was killed after falling from a diesel train in Bulak Kapal, Bekasi, on Tuesday.Eyewitness Marnadi said that the girl was found bleeding by the railway.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Students to quiz political parties

Students to quiz political parties DEPOK: The University of Indonesia Student Executive Body (BEM UI) will invite 24 political parties to a series of discussions to find out their vision, mission and program to solve the existing problems faced by the country.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Pressure mounts on central govt to dismiss Kampar regent

Pressure mounts on central govt to dismiss Kampar regentHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau A local government official said on Tuesday that tens of thousands of people would take to the streets of Kampar regency on Wednesday to protest the central government's sluggishness ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Papua governor fears delay in elections

Papua governor fears delay in electionsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Papua governor JP Solossa has expressed his fear of a possible delay of several days in the legislative elections scheduled for April 5 for technical, geographical and logistical reasons.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/W. Java recruits students in fight against dengue

W. Java recruits students in fight against dengueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Cirebon/Padang Thousands of students will be deployed to clean up housing complexes near their schools to help curb the spread of dengue fever.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Shorter campaign period ensures national security

Shorter campaign period ensures national securityV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The short election campaign has been a bone of contention since the 1974 general election when the period reserved for the canvassing of votes was reduced to about nine days.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Oil, gas processing regions demand revenue cut

Oil, gas processing regions demand revenue cutFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-oil and gas producing regions whose territories house oil and gas processing facilities are demanding a portion of the central government's revenue from the sector.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Megawati asks tax office to improve image

Megawati asks tax office to improve imageUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked the Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Taxation to further improve its image, and continually strive to increase state revenue from taxes.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Permata rejects demand to return disputed funds

Permata rejects demand to return disputed fundsP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Permata president Agus Martowardojo said on Tuesday the bank would not return Rp 546.5 billion in disputed funds to PT Era Giat Prima (EGP) despite demands by the prosecutor's office.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Universities welcome campaigns

Universities welcome campaigns SEMARANG: Four universities in Semarang are ready to host political campaigns during the three-week electoral campaign period starting on Thursday, a poll official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Bird flu, BSE scares still abound, eat fish instead!

Bird flu, BSE scares still abound, eat fish instead!Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you are bored eating hamburgers or fried chicken and want something new, or if bird flu and mad cow disease still scare you, this place might be worth a visit.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Golkar head refutes early campaigning allegations

Golkar head refutes early campaigning allegationsAgus Maryono and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java Golkar Party deputy leader Slamet Effendy Yusuf denied on Tuesday charges he had violated early campaigning regulations during his visit two weeks ago to Kedungbanteng, in ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Supreme Court reduction to free Ba'asyir in April

Supreme Court reduction to free Ba'asyir in AprilM. Taufiqurrahman and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is serving his sentence at Cipinang Penitentiary, Central Jakarta, is likely to walk free next month following the Supreme Court's reduction of his ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Seaports could be vulnerable to terror attack

Seaports could be vulnerable to terror attackMichael Richardson, Yale Center for, the Study of Globalization, Singapore What would happen to global trade if al-Qaeda or one of its fanatical emulators successfully detonated a nuclear or radiological bomb in a major port-city? This is one of ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Sunu clears first round in Salonpas title defense

Sunu clears first round in Salonpas title defenseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defending champion Sunu Wahyu Trijati advanced to the second round on Tuesday as most seeded players overcame their first- round hurdles in the Salonpas International Junior Championships at the Kemayoran Tennis Center, ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Rights body finds gross human rights violations in Aceh

Rights body finds gross human rights violations in AcehMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaThe National Commission on Human Rights' (Komnas HAM) ad hoc team for Aceh has found indications of gross human rights violations in Aceh, most of which were committed by military members.

Wed, 10 Mar 2004

JP/Pressure mounts on central govt to dismiss Kampar regent

Pressure mounts on central govt to dismiss Kampar regentHaidir Anwar Tanjung The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauA local government official said on Tuesday that tens of thousands of people would take to the streets of Kampar regency on Wednesday to protest the central government's sluggishness in ...