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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Governor rushed to hospital

Governor rushed to hospital MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: South Sulawesi governor Amin Syam was rushed to Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital on Tuesday for exhaustion.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/More names of 'rotten politicians' soon

More names of 'rotten politicians' soonMuninggar Sri Saraswati and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another list naming "rotten" politicians would be released to the public soon, the group behind the publications said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Costly lesson in democracy

Costly lesson in democracy The road to democracy here has been markedly bumpy, checkered with violence and blood. Impassioned protests have been useful, JP/6/E03 brutal military dictatorship.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Part 1 of 2: Lessons from crisis management

Part 1 of 2: Lessons from crisis managementRoss H. McLeod, Indonesia Project, Australian National University, Canberra The Indonesian Bank Reconstruction Agency (IBRA) is in the process of being wound up.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Central Java people told to fight dengue

Central Java people told to fight dengue SEMARANG: Central Java Governor Mardiyanto urged Central Java residents on Tuesday to join in the fight against the dengue outbreak that had reached an alarming level in the province.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Medical bill to be endorsed soon

Medical bill to be endorsed soon JAKARTA: The House of Representatives plans to wrap up its deliberation of the medical practice bill and endorse it in the session beginning in April, a legislator says.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Police denies causing state losses

Police denies causing state lossesP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) report that questionable police auditing procedures had "lost" Rp 7.1 billion of public money last year, was rejected by the National Police on Tuesday.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Elderly disabled woman dies in fire

Elderly disabled woman dies in fireThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A 72-year-old woman was killed in a raging fire that gutted 139 houses on Jl. Muara Bahari in Sunter Agung, North Jakarta, on Tuesday at around 12:30 p.m., making more than 800 people homeless.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Golkar rebuked for poll violations

Golkar rebuked for poll violations PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi's Election Supervisory Committee (Panwasda) reprimanded on Tuesday Golkar Party for the display of Golkar flags and the unfurling of Golkar banners in the compound of the governor's office and the high prosecutor's office.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/BP eyes fuels business in the country

BP eyes fuels business in the countryFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Indonesia is planning to enter the country's fuel retail business, posing a challenge to state oil and gas company Pertamina that has monopolized the sector for decades.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/JP/17/INTRO

JP/17/INTROIntro The deaths of nine professional boxers over the past four years, two of them just one month apart, should be a wake up call for the country's boxing authorities. Without firm and strict policies on safety, boxers are putting their lives on the line once the bell rings.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Candidates use every available trick

Candidates use every available trickA. Junaidi and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Samarinda Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) candidates are running the campaign gamut from mass gatherings, publications to mobile phone messages as ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Panwaslu warns of money politics

Panwaslu warns of money politicsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid the growing trend among most of the 24 political parties to distribute money or staple food to entice voters, the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) warned them on Tuesday not ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Government readies advocacy teams for migrant workers

Government readies advocacy teams for migrant workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKIs) in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait will soon be accompanied by government-sponsored advocacy teams to ensure that their rights are protected, Coordinating Minister for People's ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Contractors banned for bad work

Contractors banned for bad work TANGERANG: The Tangerang administration has blacklisted three of 15 contractors that recently completed development projects in the municipality, citing their unsatisfactory work."The three are regarded as bad contractors ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Central and regional administrations to cooperate in investment projects

Central and regional administrations to cooperate in investment projectsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has decided concentrate on regional investment as it extends last year's Indonesian Investment Year program until 2005.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Schoolgirls robbed in public minivan

Schoolgirls robbed in public minivan JAKARTA: Two women, two elementary school girls and two junior high school girls were robbed on Tuesday afternoon in Tangerang by two men on a public minivan plying the Ciputat to Bumi Serpong Damai route.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Parties flood firms with T-shirt orders

Parties flood firms with T-shirt ordersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Election campaigns are bringing a flood of orders to factories to produce low-cost T-shirts as political parties rush to provide uniforms for their supporters.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Election campaign: A slow start

Election campaign: A slow startJusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta Campaigning for the legislative election in Indonesia kicked off on March 11 in a slow, almost pathetic manner. There might be several reasons for that.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/DPD candidates: From SMS to napping

DPD candidates: From SMS to napping A. Junaidi and Rusman The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Samarinda Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) candidates are running the campaign gamut from mass gatherings, publications to mobile phone messages as ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Four nabbed for carrying sharp weapons

Four nabbed for carrying sharp weapons YOGYAKARTA: Police personnel in Yogyakarta arrested on Tuesday four supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for carrying sharp weapons.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Reflection on campaigns

Reflection on campaigns At least at the preliminary stage, there is good reason to believe the country will have a peaceful and democratic legisla tive election on April 5. The first six of the total 22 days of the campaign period starting March 11 have proceeded smoothly.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Boxer determined to fight on, despite risks

Boxer determined to fight on, despite risksZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As dozens of home fans frantically yelled their support, Gideon Salasa, a 25-year-old local fighter, struggled to land his punches where they would count.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Governor Sutiyoso, Latief defend land-swap deal

Governor Sutiyoso, Latief defend land-swap dealDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has softened his stance on a land-swap deal involving state SMP 56 junior high school in prestigious Melawai, South Jakarta, asking parents and students opposed to the deal to move out.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Two more printing firms give up jobs

Two more printing firms give up jobsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just 20 days away from polling day, two more printing companies gave up on Tuesday their contracts to print over 26 million ballot papers for the election of regental legislature (DPRD II) members.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Newmont is on right track: Official

Newmont is on right track: OfficialApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra A senior official rejected on Tuesday accusations by local non- governmental organizations (NGOs) that mining company PT Newmont Horas Nauli had carried out gold explorations in a protected forest.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/400 used syringes, needles found

400 used syringes, needles found KUTA, Bali: Activists have found at least 400 used syringes and needles, believed to have been buried by injected drug users (IDU), were found in several locations on Bali's most popular beach of Kuta, creating a serious health hazard for tourists.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Stalls sell more than snacks

Stalls sell more than snacks BEKASI: Councillor Syafrudin asked heads of subdistrict administrations in the town to investigate street-side snack stalls that were suspected to be covers for prostitution and drug deals.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/APEC wraps up biodiversity workshop

APEC wraps up biodiversity workshop JAKARTA: Over 80 participants representing 19 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) concluded on Tuesday a two-day workshop on "Trade and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity", producing recommendations to be presented at the grouping's ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Voters not so easily fooled: Analyst

Voters not so easily fooled: AnalystRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Don't be fooled by the apparent enthusiasm for giveaways from political parties -- including money -- many people are aware of what party and who to vote for, an analyst here said.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Support your new minister, says Susilo

Support your new minister, says SusiloTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The message from the newly appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Hari Sabarno was that the rift in the government, which led to the resigning of his predecessor, should have no effect on ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Councillor on trial for fraudulent

Councillor on trial for fraudulentMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court started on Tuesday the trial of a councillor charged with submitting a fake university diploma to join the upcoming legislative election.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Floods hit Bandung, one dies and hundreds flee

Floods hit Bandung, one dies and hundreds fleeYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung While many people were busy campaigning for their political parties ahead of next month's legislative election, residents of the West Java capital of Bandung were fleeing floodwaters on Tuesday.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Trial ends, kidnappers get light sentences

Trial ends, kidnappers get light sentencesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Tuesday defendant Sarwoto Benu, a 36-year-old resident of Semarang, to 15 months imprisonment for masterminding and orchestrating the kidnapping of eight-year-old Muhamad ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Bojong dump to open after April 5 election

Bojong dump to open after April 5 electionTheresia Sufa and Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/Tangerang In a bid to avoid possible social unrest following the opening of the Jakarta administration's dump in Kampung Rawajeler, Bojong village, Klapanunggal district, Bogor, the dump operator ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/WBC Medical & Anti-doping Regulations

WBC Medical & Anti-doping Regulations The following are key excerpts from the World Boxing Council's (WBC) Medical and Anti-doping Regulations, particularly regarding the role of medical officers at WBC-certified bouts (article 4 line 13): Even though local boxing commissions are responsible ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Indonesia, Sweden begin cooperating in GAM investigation

Indonesia, Sweden begin cooperating in GAM investigationLennart Linnir, Sweden's Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta On Feb.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Mild campaign fever finally hits Jakarta

Mild campaign fever finally hits JakartaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The lackluster reception since last Thursday's kick-off of the 22-day campaign period vanished on Tuesday -- at least in part, as indicated by severe traffic jams and accompanying moods caused across the city by a vigorous show ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Govt gives two ships to Papua

Govt gives two ships to Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: Umar Rusdi, a senior official at the Ministry of Communications handed over on Tuesday two passenger ships to the Papua administration on behalf of the central government.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Govt issues bonds amid strong demand

Govt issues bonds amid strong demandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government on Tuesday issued some Rp 2 trillion (US$235.29 million) worth of bonds, which were oversubscribed more than two times amid strong demand from investors.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Local banks ready to engage in investment banking

Local banks ready to engage in investment bankingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian banks are ready to engage in investment banking activities in order to help reinvigorate the country's capital markets, as long as the government sets up adequate guidelines to regulate the ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/'I'll vote for those whom I've known for a while'

'I'll vote for those whom I've known for a while' The 38 Jakarta candidates for the new Regional Representatives Council (DPD) have started campaigning across the capital, with posters, banners and floats to rouse the city.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/20 years sought for rector's killer

20 years sought for rector's killerNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Prosecutors urged 20 years imprisonment on Tuesday for Mahyiddin alias Raja Preman, 26, for his alleged role in murdering the rector of Syiah Kuala University (Unsyiah), Dayan Dawood, in 2001.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Indonesia faces Malaysia in friendly match

Indonesia faces Malaysia in friendly matchZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian soccer team will face Malaysia on Wednesday in a friendly ahead of its World Cup qualifying match against Turkmenistan in the Asia Group 8 tournament.The 18-play squad, left for Malaysia on Tuesday.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Annual abortion rate reaches 2m

Annual abortion rate reaches 2m BENGKULU: The National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) disclosed on Tuesday that the number of abortions carried out annually had reached two million cases.BKKBN head Sumaryati Arjoso said many women had died of severe bleeding from abortions.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Susilo 'a possible VP candidate'

Susilo 'a possible VP candidate' MEDAN, North Sumatra: The National Awakening Party (PKB) will name its vice presidential candidate after the results of the April 5 legislative election are known, chairman of the party's supervisory board Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, said.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Consistent law enforcement

Consistent law enforcement It was interesting to hear President Megawati's speech during the ceremony to open the Indragiri bridge in Riau province last weekend.She showed her concern about illegal logging, which has haunted the country for decades.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Antam profit up 20% on higher prices

Antam profit up 20% on higher pricesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed gold and nickel miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said on Tuesday that its unaudited net profit for 2003 had increased by 20 percent on the back of higher commodity prices.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Jakarta motorcycles outgrow police's numbering system

Jakarta motorcycles outgrow police's numbering systemEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The sharp increase in the number of motorcycles in the capital -- thanks to producers offering affordable prices through the media -- has forced the Jakarta Police to add one more letter in new motorcycles ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Forget the New Order

Forget the New Order High-profile Gen. (ret) Hartono - accompanied by a daughter of former president Soeharto, Siti Hardijanti Rukmana (Tutut) - told the audience during a rally for their party, the Concern for The Nation Functional Party (PKPB), in Yogyakarta on Sunday that they should become ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Voters not so easily fooled: Analyst

Voters not so easily fooled: AnalystRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post JakartaDon't be fooled by the apparent enthusiasm for give aways from political parties -- including money -- many people are aware of what party and who to vote for, an analyst here said.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/30 councillors charged in graft case

30 councillors charged in graft caseNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java All 30 members of the Cirebon municipal legislative council (DPRD) have officially been named suspects for allegedly misusing hundreds of million of rupiah out of the city's budget in 2001.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Alleged corruption brings airline down to earth

Alleged corruption brings airline down to earthHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru,Riau Regular flights by PT Riau Airlines (RAL) came to a standstill on Tuesday as eleven of its 12 pilots went on strike in a protest against alleged corruption on the part of the company's ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Tommy hospitalized again

Tommy hospitalized again JAKARTA: The youngest son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, was reportedly taken to the Army's Gatot Subroto Hospital in Central Jakarta, on Tuesday, for the further examination of a suspected tumor behind one of his eyes.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Swedish prosecutors to probe Aceh rebels

Swedish prosecutors to probe Aceh rebelsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A team of Swedish prosecutors arrived here today to visit the war-torn province of Aceh to begin their preliminary investigation of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders charged with crimes committed in Aceh and other ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Take action or more boxers will die

Take action or more boxers will die The deaths of nine professional boxers over the past four years, two of them just one month apart, should be a wake up call for the country's boxing authorities.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Four more civilians named suspects of Flores attack

Four more civilians named suspects of Flores attackYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Police here said on Tuesday they had named four more suspects charged with involvement in last week's deadly protest that killed four people in Manggarai regency on the eastern island ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Jakarta, ILO to set up team on child workers

Jakarta, ILO to set up team on child workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration and the International Labor Organization (ILO) will establish a team to address the issue of child workers in the capital, particularly the protection of children who leave school to become domestic ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Campaigning for elections gets off to slow start

Campaigning for elections gets off to slow startJusuf Wanandi, Member, Board of Trustees, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta Campaigning for the legislative election in Indonesia kicked off on March 11 in a slow, almost pathetic manner.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/TNI installs new general affairs chief

TNI installs new general affairs chief JAKARTA: Air Force Vice Marshal Wartoyo was officially installed on Tuesday as the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief of general affairs to replace Lt. Gen. Djamari Chaniago.Djamari will reach the retirement age of 55 years in April.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Children of Sukarno fight for votes

Children of Sukarno fight for votesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The youngest of Sukarno's children from his third wife Fatmawati, Guruh Soekarnoputra, expressed his pain over the open rift between her three sisters, especially between incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Court registers potential anticorruption judges

Court registers potential anticorruption judgesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court opened on Tuesday the registration for ad hoc judge candidates who will be members of the special court that hears corruption cases, however on justice intimated that they were in ...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Independent figures may have chance for presidency

Independent figures may have chance for presidencyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Constitutional Commission has proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would allow non-partisan candidates a chance to run for the presidency.

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Wed, 17 Mar 2004

JP/Rallies heat up on Day 6

Rallies heat up on Day 6The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The lackluster reception since last Thursday's kick-off of the 22-day campaign period vanished on Tuesday -- at least in part, as indicated by severe traffic jams and accompanying moods caused across the city by a vigorous show of force by the ...

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