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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Tension too much for PBSI chief

Tension too much for PBSI chief JAKARTA: The Indonesian badminton teams currently competing in the Thomas and Uber Cups have had continuous support from Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) head Chairul Tanjung.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/T. Kiemas flies to S'pore for checkup

T. Kiemas flies to S'pore for checkup JAKARTA: Taufik Kiemas, the husband of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, was discharged from the Pertamina hospital on Tuesday but immediately flown to Perth, Australia, to undergo a further medical checkup.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Police sterner with traffic offenders

Police sterner with traffic offendersEvi Mariani, Jakarta The higher number of tickets issued by traffic police in the past few months did not indicate an increase in violations but was due to a get-tough policy on offenders, the head of the Jakarta Police traffic law enforcement division said.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Prosecution seeks death in 'Boy from Brazil' drug case

Prosecution seeks death in 'Boy from Brazil' drug caseMulta Fidrus Tangerang Prosecutors demanded on Tuesday that Brazilian citizen, Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 42, be sentenced to death by the Tangerang District Court for smuggling 13.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/S. Korea, Indonesia enhance business ventures

S. Korea, Indonesia enhance business venturesTony Hotland, Jakarta A business delegation from South Korea arrived here on Tuesday to attend the 12th bilateral economic meeting highlighting how to develop industrial collaboration between the two countries.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Health tests and job requirements

Health tests and job requirements In connection with the recent controversy over health requirements for presidential candidates, which were seen by some as a violation of human rights, allow me to recount my experience half a century ago.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Defendants deny knowing of bombs

Defendants deny knowing of bombs JAKARTA: Three defendants charged with storing a substance allegedly employed in making the explosives that were used in the Marriott bombing on Aug.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Police probe owners of bomb materials

Police probe owners of bomb materials BANYUWANGI, East Java: Banyuwangi Police are intensifying investigations into two suspects caught on Friday at the naval base here with bomb materials.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Tokyo, Sendai ready to host 2006 Thomas and Uber Cups

Tokyo, Sendai ready to host 2006 Thomas and Uber CupsNovan Iman Santosa, Jakarta While in this country badminton is a national obsession and the players are among the best in the world, in Japan support for the game has waned over the years.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Ex-official charged over Rp 1.1b graft

Ex-official charged over Rp 1.1b graft BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Aceh Besar Police said on Tuesday they had detained former regency administration secretary Hasyim Daud, accused of misusing Rp 1.1 billion in state funds.Local police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Six-year-old reform drive going nowhere, critics say

Six-year-old reform drive going nowhere, critics sayKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Six years after the onset of the reform movement that was triggered by the death of four Trisakti University students in Jakarta in May 1998 at the hands of security personnel, the nation has yet to see substantial changes ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Improved infrastructure needed to spur growth

Improved infrastructure needed to spur growthDavid O'Brien, Jakarta The editorial of April 27, 2004, titled Polls Bouy Economy, discussed macroeconomic stability in light of the polling process to date. It is certainly true that at the macro level analyzed there has not been any "melt down".

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Short-term marriages popular in Pasuruan

Short-term marriages popular in PasuruanIndra Harsaputra, Pasuruan After completing junior high school, it was expected that Tuminem would get married and work to support her family.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Agency investigates fish poisoning at Ancol

Agency investigates fish poisoning at AncolLeony Aurora and Damar Harsanto, Jakarta More fish have been found dead in Muara Kamal, another part of the capital's northern coast, indicating a spread of deadly toxic waste that started last Thursday and first noticed by people at Karnaval beach in ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Sumatran tigers maul six people, killing two

Sumatran tigers maul six people, killing twoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sumatran tigers have mauled at least six people in the jungles of Riau province since last month, killing two of the victims, an official said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/JP/17/QA

JP/17/QAHeadaches can indicate stress in a child Dear Dr. Donya, My name is Elizabeth and I have an eight-year-old son.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/KPUD expects 1.1 million more voters

KPUD expects 1.1 million more votersBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta While 4.4 million Jakartans voted in the April 5 legislative election, the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) expects to register 1.1 million more voters for the July 5 presidential election.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/No gas fuel for public buses, 'bajaj'

No gas fuel for public buses, 'bajaj' JAKARTA: The Jakarta Transportation Agency head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar said on Monday that due to the high cost of natural gas fuel pumps -- Rp 14 billion (US$1.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/The tongue says a lot about your health

The tongue says a lot about your healthDonya Betancourt Pediatitian/drdonya@hotmail.com The importance of the tongue has long been recognized by physicians.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Scholars say radical Islam passing trend

Scholars say radical Islam passing trendAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Noted Muslim scholars played down on Tuesday fears of rising radicalism among Indonesian Muslims, saying the phenomenon would not last long and would only affect a small number of people.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Journalists rally for Fery's release

Journalists rally for Fery's release SEMARANG: Dozens of journalists rallied on Tuesday to demand the release of RCTI cameraman Fery Santoro and more than 200 other civilians held hostage by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Collated results of the play-off matches in the Thomas and Uber

Collated results of the play-off matches in the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton championships in Jakarta on Tuesday:Uber CupIndonesia 3 Germany 0 Silvi Antarini (Ina) def. Xu Huaiwen (Ger) 11-6, 13-10 Maria Kristin (Ina) def. Juliane Schenk (Ger) 11-8, 1-11, 11-4 Adrianti Firdasari (Ina) def.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Police freeze suspects' bank accounts

Police freeze suspects' bank accountsEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Jakarta Police have frozen several bank accounts belonging to two suspects in an alleged fraud case at Citibank amounting to US$2.3 million."We have issued an order to freeze both suspects' accounts in several banks.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/KPU misses House hearing for 3rd time

KPU misses House hearing for 3rd time JAKARTA: Legislators on House of Representatives Commission II for legal affairs criticized the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Tuesday for failing to show up at the House for a third time.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Lack of trust hinders growth of democracy

Lack of trust hinders growth of democracyMichael L. Tan Philippine Daily Inquirer Manila There is a growing body of social science research showing the pivotal role of trust within societies.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Sugar smuggling continues via ports

Sugar smuggling continues via ports MEDAN, North Sumatra: The smuggling of sugar from foreign counties into Indonesia continued unchecked via seaports in North Sumatra province, fishermen said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/RI's 'farmer diplomacy' in the Pacific

RI's 'farmer diplomacy' in the PacificDewi Anggraeni, Melbourne, Australia Since the world became highly sensitized in regard to security issues since Sept. 11 (terrorist attacks in the U.S.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Minister grilled over haj accounts

Minister grilled over haj accountsDewi Santoso, Jakarta The accountability of Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Al Munawar's planned haj savings program was questioned during a House commission on Tuesday.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/NU, Muhammadiyah involvements in politics 'may weaken them'

NU, Muhammadiyah involvements in politics 'may weaken them'Abdul Khalik/Nana Rukmana, Jakarta/Cirebon Scholars warned on Tuesday that the candidacy of several top figures from Nahdatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah's endorsement of Amien Rais would have an adverse impact on the role of ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Susilo still red-hot favorite on 40.6% in new LSI survey

Susilo still red-hot favorite on 40.6% in new LSI surveyA. Junaidi, Jakarta Rejecting accusations of partiality, the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) has again placed the Democratic Party's cofounder Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the presidential election front-runner in its latest poll.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/House questions new haj program

House questions new haj program Dewi Santoso JakartaThe accountability of Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Al Munawar's planned haj savings program was questioned during a House commission on Tuesday.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Australia gives $4.25 in health aid

Australia gives $4.25 in health aid JAKARTA: Australia announced on Tuesday its funding of US$4.25 million to a joint program between Unicef and the Indonesian government aimed at improving maternal health in eastern parts of the country.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Strong U.S. economy may wreak havoc in RI

Strong U.S. economy may wreak havoc in RIRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Plans by the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase its interest rate could cause a devastating impact on the Indonesian economy particularly in the form of massive capital flight, economists warned.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/House to select BPK, BI officials

House to select BPK, BI officialsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The House of Representatives finance commission, most of whose members are unlikely to be reelected, appears in no rush to complete its long list of outstanding tasks in the remaining two sessions of the current House.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Mud banks clogging up 19 rivers in Indramayu

Mud banks clogging up 19 rivers in IndramayuNana Rukmana, Indramayu Unnatural increases in river siltation has adversely affected at least 19 rivers in Indramayu regency, West Java, in recent years and lowering productivity of fisherman and farmers in the coastal regency, a top government ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Australian pedophile gets 13 years jail term

Australian pedophile gets 13 years jail termWahyoe Boediwardhana, Karangasem Karangasem District Court sentenced on Tuesday a former Australian diplomat to 13 years in jail for sexually abusing two underage boys in the resort island of Bali.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/I'm not pessimistic but realistic: Hansen

I'm not pessimistic but realistic: HansenEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Morten Frost Hansen, the four-time All England champion from Denmark, still looked dangerous on court in his practice game against South African first singles Chris Dednam at the Bung Karno Indoor Stadium last week.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Enlarged EU promotes peace

Enlarged EU promotes peaceMichel Rocard Project Syndicate On May 1, ten new nations joined the European Union, pushing its membership up to 25. Two more countries, Romania and Bulgaria, are in the process of negotiating entry, and another, Turkey, is knocking at the door.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/JP/17/DONYA

JP/17/DONYAThe tongue can say a lot about your health Donya Betancourt Pediatitian/drdonya@hotmail.com The importance of the tongue has long been recognized by physicians.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Three foreign investors eyeing Tanah Abang

Three foreign investors eyeing Tanah AbangDamar Harsanto, Jakarta City-owned developer PD Sarana Jaya revealed on Tuesday that three investors from Singapore, Malaysia and China had been looking into the possibility of investing in the project to transform the old Tanah Abang textile market into ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/This festering wound

This festering wound The objection aired by the Indonesian police and military faction in the House of Representatives to having the truth behind the many human rights abuses of the past revealed is certainly more than a bit disconcerting.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/RI reaches quarterfinals, meets Malaysia

RI reaches quarterfinals, meets MalaysiaEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Indonesia will meet archrival Malaysia in the 2004 Thomas Cup men's team badminton championship quarterfinals after the home team crushed New Zealand 3-0 in Tuesday's playoff.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Hotel Nikko workers face dismissal

Hotel Nikko workers face dismissal JAKARTA: A total of 217 workers from Hotel Nikko, formerly President Hotel, on Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, face dismissal due to financial losses suffered by the management.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Drug firms to get in sync

Drug firms to get in sync Gearing up for the ASEAN Free Trade Area implementation as it pertains to pharmaceutical products in 2006, the ASEAN Pharmaceuticals Club (APC) will hold a three-day conference here with a focus on plans to coordinate the manufacturing practices in the region so there is ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Regency allots Rp 3b nfor health center

Regency allots Rp 3b nfor health center JAYAPURA, Papua: The Raja Ampat Islands administration in West Irian Jaya province has allocated Rp 3 billion (US$344,827) to build more community health centers in the newly created regency.Raja Ampat Islands Regent M.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Solahuddin defends Wiranto's credentials

Solahuddin defends Wiranto's credentialsM. Taufiqurrahman and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta"If you can't beat them, join them" seems to be Solahuddin Wahid's motto.Only two years ago, Solahuddin tried hard and failed to question several military officers, including Gen.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Indovision improves

Indovision improves For several days we experienced bad reception on our Indovision satellite receiver. After sending an e-mail a customer-care staff member called within a few hours and helped successfully to solve the problem. Thank you very much for this excellent and efficient service.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/China to meet Denmark in final

China to meet Denmark in finalAfter some early losses, Indonesian's Uber and Thomas Cup teams will have to fight their way through the play-offs if they hope to make the knockout rounds of the championships now taking place at the Bung Karno Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Dental health important during pregnancy

Dental health important during pregnancyTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Women planning to get pregnant should get a thorough dental check up to avoid dental health problems during the pregnancy, experts from the University of Indonesia said recently.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Headaches may indicate stress

Headaches may indicate stressDear Dr. Donya, My name is Elizabeth and I have an eight-year-old son. His head was slammed into a metal pole in July 2003 by another boy, and now he complains about severe headaches every other day, and he cries from them and he also has numerous accidents.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Presidential hopefuls beat registration deadline

Presidential hopefuls beat registration deadlineThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The unprecedented presidential election in July looks certain to see six pairs of contenders, with the incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri and her deputy-cum-challenger Hamzah Haz being the last to register.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Rights team probes campus attack

Rights team probes campus attackAndi Hajramurni, Makassar A National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) team found indications on Tuesdays of human rights violations in an incident in which dozens of police officers stormed the Indonesian Muslim University (UMI) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/City Council rejects barter for Monas lighting project

City Council rejects barter for Monas lighting projectDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The City Council has rejected the city administration's plan to have private companies pay for lighting at the National Monument (Monas) Park in Central Jakarta in exchange for free billboard space.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Players urged to fight like lions against M'sia

Players urged to fight like lions against M'siaNovan Iman Santosa and Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta Indonesia's former Thomas Cup hero Hendrawan pleaded with his successors to show a fighting spirit in the quarterfinal match against Malaysia here on Wednesday.

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Indonesia crusies past Germany to take on South Korea in quarterfinals

Indonesia crusies past Germany to take on South Korea in quarterfinalsZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta Indonesian girls finally got a victory when first singles Silvi Antarini led the team to a crushing defeat of Germany 3-0 in the knockout playoff round, which put them in Uber Cup Championship ...

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Wed, 12 May 2004

JP/Susi delivers commentary on TV

Susi delivers commentary on TV JAKARTA: Olympic gold medalist Susi Susanti has become a commentator on TransTV for the ongoing Thomas and Uber Cups in Jakarta.she and husband Alan Budikusuma attended an editors briefing, held by Samsung Electronics Indonesia at the Mulia Hotel here on Tuesday.

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