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59 articles.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Time needed to stop use of homes for business purposes

Time needed to stop use of homes for business purposesDamar Harsanto, Jakarta An official said on Monday that the Jakarta administration would need more time to regularize the use of houses as business places, arguing that other government institutions had complicated the process.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Hospitals face malpractice complaints

Hospitals face malpractice complaintsEvi Mariani, Jakarta A mother of three reported Budi Lestari Hospital in Bekasi on Monday to the Jakarta Police for alleged malpractice.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Collective graft case being probed in Lampung

Collective graft case being probed in LampungOyos Saroso, Bandarlampung The Bandarlampung District Court opened the trial here on Monday of three councillors allegedly involved in a corruption scam, while prosecutors said all the 45 local council members could be charged in the same case.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/House, government face final hurdle over medical council

House, government face final hurdle over medical councilDewi Santoso, Jakarta Legislators and the government managed to resolve on Monday all but one item in their lengthy debate on the responsibilities of a proposed medical council.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/The parallel between talent shows and politics

The parallel between talent shows and politicsBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta Almost no one here, young and old, boys and girls, even preschool children, has not seen the popular television program Akademi Fantasi Indosiar (AFI), which is based on Mexican La Academia, where audience members vote for ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, June 8, 2004

TV Program: Tuesday, June 8, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show 8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/July 27 tragedy probe reopened

July 27 tragedy probe reopenedAbdul Khalik, Jakarta The joint team investigating the bloody takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)'s offices on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, on July 27, 1996, announced on Monday that it plans to accelerate the currently stalled investigation.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Top runners to compete in Jakarta Int'l 10K

Top runners to compete in Jakarta Int'l 10KEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The capital will play host to The Jakarta International 10K run on June 20 to celebrate the city's 477th anniversary.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Court asks police to help in executing verdicts

Court asks police to help in executing verdictsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta Wary about possible violence, a court has called on the police to deploy personnel across the country next week to ensure the implementation of its verdicts on legislative election disputes.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/10 C. Jakarta areas prone to floods

10 C. Jakarta areas prone to floods JAKARTA: Central Jakarta Public Order office has warned residents in 10 areas of possible flooding.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Amien claims support of pimps

Amien claims support of pimps SURABAYA, East Java: The campaign team for presidential hopeful Amien Rais said on Monday their candidate was receiving strong support from all walks of life, including pimps.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Poll committees withhold voter data

Poll committees withhold voter data MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Five district poll committees are withholding voter registration data pending payment by the West Lombok General Elections Commission (KPUD).

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/'Tempo' to report Tomy to police for perjury

'Tempo' to report Tomy to police for perjuryUrip Hudiono, Jakarta Lawyers for Tempo magazine journalists will report well-connected businessman Tomy Winata to the police for allegedly giving false testimony during the Tempo libel trial.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Four arrested in church attacks

Four arrested in church attacksEvi Mariani, Jakarta The South Jakarta Police have arrested four suspects in Sunday's attack on a church and three shop-houses used for religious services in Pamulang, Tangerang, Banten province, which left priest Jonathan Wijaya injured.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/EUROCHAM vows to boost business cooperation

EUROCHAM vows to boost business cooperationTony Hotland, Jakarta The newly established European Business Chamber of Commerce (EUROCHAM) in Indonesia plans to set up sectoral working groups in cooperation with the Indonesian business community to promote investment in various parts of the country.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Susilo cancels visit over protest rumor

Susilo cancels visit over protest rumor MALANG, East Java: Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) canceled a visit here on Monday to sugarcane factory PT Molindo Raya in response to rumors of a worker protest at the factory.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Climbing crude oil prices

Climbing crude oil pricesThe Asahi Shimbun Tokyo For the first time in a long while the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) grabbed headlines when it announced that it intended to increase oil production in a two- stage process.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Workers demand special cars

Workers demand special cars SEMARANG: About 100 employees from a cement factory staged a protest here on Monday, demanding their company bus them to and from work.The workers said PT Kino Sentra Industries' transportation allowance of Rp 250 (US$0.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Science management vital for China

Science management vital for ChinaRao Yi, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing China should fundamentally reform its dysfunctional science and technology management mechanism before mapping out medium and long-term strategies for science and technology development.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Sumedang police question STPDN students over alleged separatism

Sumedang police question STPDN students over alleged separatismYuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung West Java's Sumedang Police began questioning several students of the Institute of Public Administration (STPDN) on Monday for allegedly backing activities of the separatist Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM).

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Wiranto-Wahid to settle corruption, rights cases in one year

Wiranto-Wahid to settle corruption, rights cases in one yearAbdul Khalik JakartaPresidential candidates know that their rivals are making similar promises about law enforcement.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Wiranto unveils tough on crime platform

Wiranto unveils tough on crime platformAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Presidential candidates know that their rivals are making similar promises about law enforcement.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Ceremony to be held for monorail

Ceremony to be held for monorail JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso said on Monday a ceremony marking the start of a US$630 million monorail project would be held on June 12.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Expert says few local scientists register inventions

Expert says few local scientists register inventionsSari P. Setiogi, Jakarta Only three percent of 30,000 patented intellectual property rights in the country have been registered by Indonesian inventors, while all the rest being registered by foreigners, a scientist says.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Councillor queries construction of governor's residence

Councillor queries construction of governor's residenceRusman, Samarinda A councillor lashed out on Monday at the ongoing construction of the official residence of the East Kalimantan governor, saying that the decision to go ahead with it had bypassed the East Kalimantan legislative council.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Indonesian culture takes center stage at MIT

Indonesian culture takes center stage at MITMaggie Tiojakin, Contributor/Boston, Massachusetts, mathe_80@yahoo.com "There's been a bombing in Bali," a 21-year-old Indonesian called out as he stormed into sight.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Paiton Energy will expand power plant

Paiton Energy will expand power plantTony Hotland, Jakarta Independent power producer PT Paiton Energy has announced it will install additional generating capacity of 800 Megawatts (MW) to its 1,290 MW coal-fired power plant in East Java amid growing electricity demand in the country.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Return to pre-Kartini era?

Return to pre-Kartini era? Upon reading an article in the June 4 edition of The Jakarta Post about a group of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics who said women should not become president, I was really amazed and considered it to be degrading to women.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Bank told to up reserve deposits

Bank told to up reserve depositsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Bank Indonesia may require banks to double their deposits as reserves with the central bank, but in return it also promises to provide banks with interest rate on the additional funds.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/'Politics' behind edict agaisnt woman president

'Politics' behind edict agaisnt woman presidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Surabaya Secretary-general of the state-sponsored Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) Din Syamsuddin said on Monday the edict (fatwa) recently issued by a number of ulema that effectively banned women from serving as ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Most vehicles in city fail emission test: Official

Most vehicles in city fail emission test: OfficialLeony Aurora, Jakarta More than 60 percent of diesel-fueled private vehicles and 36.2 percent of gasoline-fueled ones in Greater Jakarta do not meet emission standards, official announced on Monday.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Puteh takes over power in Aceh

Puteh takes over power in AcehNani Farida and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Aceh/Jakarta Governor Abdullah Puteh officially took over the command from martial law administrator Maj. Gen.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Candidates polish up to look good on screen

Candidates polish up to look good on screenM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta In the run-up to the 30-day presidential campaign, television viewers were given the rare opportunity to watch presidential candidates try to outwit one another in a series of televised debates and special programs outlining ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/'Many of us have little access to clean water'

'Many of us have little access to clean water' It goes without saying that development is often at the cost of the environment, replacing green spaces in big cities with concrete jungles.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Terror not economics rules price of oil

Terror not economics rules price of oilGhalib Chaudhuri, The Daily Star, Asia News Network, Dhaka Historically, higher oil prices had always led to blaming Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), unless of course the disruption in the supply was caused by external factors, like war.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Sic transit Ronald Reagan

Sic transit Ronald ReaganGwynne Dyer, London John F. Kennedy had to wait until he was dead to have New York City's Idlewild Airport named after him, but they renamed Washington's National Airport after Ronald Reagan even before he died.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Nigerian on trial for drug smuggling

Nigerian on trial for drug smuggling TANGERANG: Tangerang District Court began on Monday the trial of a Nigerian charged with smuggling heroin from Islamabad, Afghanistan, into the country via the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last December.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/KPU registers 153 million voters

KPU registers 153 million votersM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) disclosed on Monday that a total of 153,357,307 million people have been registered as eligible voters for the July 5 presidential election, up from the 147,106 million registered for the April 5 ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/KPU registers 153 million voters for July 5 poll

KPU registers 153 million voters for July 5 pollM. Taufiqurrahman JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) disclosed on Monday that a total of 153,357,307 million people have been registered as eligible voters for the July 5 presidential election, up from the 147,106 million registered for ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/JSX gives Telkom, Semen Gresik more slack

JSX gives Telkom, Semen Gresik more slackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Monday gave until the end of this month for telecommunications firm PT Telkom and cement giant PT Semen Gresik to submit their audited 2003 financial reports, or risk being suspended.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Fatwa banning female president politically motivated: MUI

Fatwa banning female president politically motivated: MUIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Surabaya Secretary-general of the state-sponsored Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) Din Syamsuddin said on Monday the edict (fatwa) recently issued by a number of ulema that effectively banned women from ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/JP/03/TV

JP/03/TV Candidates polish up to look good on screenM. Taufiqurrahman JakartaIn the run-up to the 30-day presidential campaign, television viewers were given the rare opportunity to watch presidential candidates try to outwit one another in a series of televised debates and special programs ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Condolence book for Reagan in Jakarta

Condolence book for Reagan in Jakarta INDONESIA: The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia will open a book of condolences for former U.S. president Ronald Reagan on Tuesday."Expressions of condolence in memory of former President Reagan may be made in a book at the U.S. Embassy from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Police arrest, murder suspect

Police arrest, murder suspect Kebayoran Lama Police detectives arrested early on Monday Muhamad Laten, alias Dedi Candra, a suspect in the murder of 10-year-old Fitri Handayani.The suspect was arrested at his rented house near Pabuaran market in Tangerang, Banten, where he sells satay.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Four provinces form high courts

Four provinces form high courts JAKARTA: The House of Representatives endorsed on Monday four bills on the establishment of high courts in four new provinces -- Banten, Bangka Belitung, Gorontalo and North Maluku.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/KPK to probe 10 cases

KPK to probe 10 cases MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) expects to complete its investigations into 10 alleged corruption cases by the end of this month.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/'Ghost' voters could haunt presidential election

'Ghost' voters could haunt presidential electionM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) warned on Monday that millions of "ghost" voters, or those recorded on the voters registration list who did not actually exist, could affect the July 5 presidential election.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Disabled rally against KPU

Disabled rally against KPU JAKARTA: Dozens of people with physical disabilities staged a rally on Monday in front of the Constitutional Court to protest the General Elections Commission's (KPU) health criteria for presidential candidates, which they said was discriminatory.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Student power, revisited

Student power, revisited As everybody vividly remembers, it was about seven years ago when student power toppled the authoritarian regime of Soeharto, making way for Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, followed by Megawati Soekarnoputri, to head the government and the beginning of the reform era.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Leaders face hard times: Hamzah

Leaders face hard times: HamzahMAGELANG, Central Java: Presidential candidate Hamzah Haz said on Monday it was not an easy time to be a national leader.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Government to sell stake in coal giant this month

Government to sell stake in coal giant this monthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the current uncertainties in the local financial market, the government is pressing ahead with its plan to sell a 12.4 percent stake in coal mining giant PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA).The sale of some 286.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Significance of televised public dialogs on voter perception

Significance of televised public dialogs on voter perceptionMuhamad Ali, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) has decided to schedule televised public dialogs, rather than debates, for June 30 and July 1, to provide all candidates with an opportunity to convey their visions, missions ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Accor to open Ibis Bali in 2005

Accor to open Ibis Bali in 2005 JAKARTA: International hotel chain Accor plans to launch its Ibis Legian Bali hotel early next year.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/KPU registers 153 million voters for July 5 poll

KPU registers 153 million voters for July 5 pollM. Taufiqurrahman JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) disclosed on Monday that a total of 153,357,307 million people have been registered as eligible voters for the July 5 presidential election, up from the 147,106 million registered for ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Dozens more people injured in Timika tribal violence

Dozens more people injured in Timika tribal violenceNethy Dharma Somba, Timika Fears a tribal conflict in Papua could end in a bloodbath grew on Monday after 45 people were injured on the third day of fighting on the outskirts of the southern town of Timika. The conflict began at 7:30 a.m.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Candidates stay true to what they do best, making promises

Candidates stay true to what they do best, making promisesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the second week of the presidential campaign began, candidates on Monday traveled across the country to meet with supporters and prospective voters, pledging to bring about improvement.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/BI's new rupiah measures

BI's new rupiah measures The new measures launched on Monday by Bank Indonesia to soak up excess liquidity from banks succeeded in curbing a further slide in the rupiah exchange rate, which fell last Friday to as low as Rp 9,540 to the U.S. dollar before closing the week at Rp 9,465.

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/Top economists gather to tout respective presidential candidate

Top economists gather to tout respective presidential candidateZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta A number of top economists representing different presidential candidates gathered on Monday to discuss to best ways to fight unemployment, with all insisting that their respective candidates were the most ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2004

JP/More than 1,000 villagers evacuated from slopes of Mount Awu

More than 1,000 villagers evacuated from slopes of Mount AwuJongker Rumthe, Manado The Sangihe regental administration in North Sulawesi evacuated on Monday more than 1,000 residents from the slopes of Mount Awu to safer areas after the volcano continued to show signs of activity.