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Searching for all articles published on 2004-07-07 ...

61 articles.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Double puncture spoils a good poll: Panwaslu

Double puncture spoils a good poll: PanwasluMuninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta The Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) hailed on Tuesday the country's first direct presidential election as peaceful and democratic, but warned that the use of nonpermanent ink and double perforation of ballot ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Reply to BSD

Reply to BSD I was interested to read BSD's reply on July 2 to Wildan's letter. I sympathize with Wildan because as a BSD resident I am also saddened by the recent changes.Constant attempts by residents to meet with Dhony Rahajoe, head of public services, have been met with refusal.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/House secretariat to be reorganized

House secretariat to be reorganized JAKARTA: The secretariat of the House of Representatives (DPR) will be reorganized in a bid to improve the performance of its members.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Police seize explosives

Police seize explosives JAKARTA: Police confiscated three tons of chemicals they feared could be used to make bombs from a truck during a raid on Tuesday in Serbung, Central Java.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Minister wants to raise import duty on shrimp

Minister wants to raise import duty on shrimpThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Rokhmin Dahuri has requested the imposition of a 40 percent import tariff on shrimp following widespread imports of popular seafood, because domestic shrimp farmers cannot compete ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/JP/4/scene1

JP/4/scene1Police seize explosivesJAKARTA: Police confiscated three tons of chemicals they feared could be used to make bombs from a truck during a raid on Tuesday in Serbung, Central Java.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/C. Sulawesi to hold cultural, tourism promo

C. Sulawesi to hold cultural, tourism promo PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Central Sulawesi provincial government is set to hold a Cultural and Tourism Week from July 25 to July 31, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Dry season starts to affect Lombok

Dry season starts to affect Lombok MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The dry season has begun to hit several areas in East Lombok regency here, causing water shortages in the areas affected so far.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Illegal logging unchecked on Sumatra island

Illegal logging unchecked on Sumatra islandOyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung Sumatra island will be denuded within years if action is not taken to stop the trade in illegally cut logs, with reports of tens of millions of cubic meters (m3) of these logs being shipped to Java each month.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Market building permits still long way off

Market building permits still long way offLeony Aurora, Jakarta The planned Jakarta Wholesale Center is unlikely to be able to start operating in November as scheduled, since the environmental impact analysis (Amdal), required for the issuance of the building permits, has only started.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Busway chief defends ticketing system

Busway chief defends ticketing systemDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The City Transportation Agency and TransJakarta Busway Management brushed aside on Tuesday an allegation that the busway's ticketing system was prone to corruption.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Unemployment root of separatism: Puteh

Unemployment root of separatism: Puteh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 17.36 percent of the 4.2 million population of Aceh are currently listed as unemployed, thus aggravating the problem of separatism, according to a top official of the ravaged province on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/ICF to give Podsi wildcard for Athens

ICF to give Podsi wildcard for AthensEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta The Indonesian Olympic team is likely to get an extra place for the Athens Games after it was offered a wildcard in the rowing event, according to an official of the Indonesian Rowing Association (Podsi).

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/PKS support for Amien and the Wiranto factor

PKS support for Amien and the Wiranto factorIndra J. Piliang, Jakarta The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) decided late in the game to throw its support behind presidential candidate Amien Rais and his running mate Siswono Yudohusodo.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/SMP 56 Melawai takes new students, despite dispute

SMP 56 Melawai takes new students, despite disputeDamar Harsanto, Jakarta The SMP 56 junior high school in Melawai, South Jakarta, which the city administration says is illegal, has accepted 50 new students for this academic year.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/HIV cases rising among drug users

HIV cases rising among drug usersDewi Santoso, Jakarta Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence among injecting drugs users (IDU) in Indonesia has increased by threefold to 48 percent in 2003 from 16 percent in 1999, a report says.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Death sought for Kenyan drug smuggler

Death sought for Kenyan drug smugglerUrip Hudiono, Jakarta Prosecutors have sought the death sentence for a Kenyan man charged with attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin into the country.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Govt sounds alert on bird flu recurrence

Govt sounds alert on bird flu recurrenceTony Hotland, Jakarta The government has warned that the country's poultry industry is still vulnerable to avian influenza, even though no new indication of a reoccurrence of the disease has been spotted.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Govt to establish team for Tangguh LNG project

Govt to establish team for Tangguh LNG projectFitri Wulandari, Jakarta The government is establishing a team to set up policies related to the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant being developed in Papua.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Drug squad cop faces hearing

Drug squad cop faces hearing JAKARTA: A police disciplinary tribunal started hearing the case on Tuesday of Brig. Asep Sudirman, a member of the city police's narcotics unit, for allegedly stealing five grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) that was being stored as evidence in a case.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/77 police personnel prosecuted in Bengkulu

77 police personnel prosecuted in Bengkulu BENGKULU: Bengkulu provincial police have handled 77 cases involving either administrative or criminal violations by police personnel in the province over the past five months, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Provincial police spokesman Comr.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/'The poor, less smart, have to pay more'

'The poor, less smart, have to pay more' Despite the national campaign for a minimum of nine years education, many people find providing education for their children a financial burden. Expensive school fees, the slow and the unclear enrollment process are among the reasons.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/ Provisional tally in Jakarta

Provisional tally in Jakarta (as of 8:20 p.m.).TB1.20" 2.30" 3.40" 4.50" 5.70" Wiranto/ Megawati/ Amien/ Susilo/ Hamzah/ Solahuddin Hasyim Siswono Kalla Agum N.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Date of Approval: July 7, 2004

Date of Approval: July 7, 2004 Date of Publication: July 8, 2004Indocement to implement Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) initiatives Changes in the Earth's climate is the most obvious effects of increasing greenhouse gases.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/An enquiry into the future of values

An enquiry into the future of valuesKoochiro Matsuura, Paris At a time when the world seems to be undergoing an unprecedented crisis of values, it is right that an organization such as UNESCO committed to instilling the values of peace in the minds of men and women should pose the question of the ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Four illegal loggers arrested in Bengkulu

Four illegal loggers arrested in Bengkulu BENGKULU: Police personnel and staffers working with the Bengkulu Nature Conservation Board (Bengkulu BKSDA) arrested four illegal loggers on Tuesday for felling trees in the Seblat Elephant Training Center Reserve in the province.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Former Banda Aceh Mayor goes on trial for graft

Former Banda Aceh Mayor goes on trial for graftNani Afrida, Banda Aceh, Aceh Zulkarnain, a former Banda Aceh Mayor, went on trial on Tuesday at the Banda Aceh district court on graft charges.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Candidates relax after hectic campaigns

Candidates relax after hectic campaignsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar, South Sulawesi The day after the election, the five presidential candidates spent probably their first day of relaxation after months of relentless campaigning, watching the ongoing tallying by the General Elections ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Voters giddy about new power to choose their president

Voters giddy about new power to choose their presidentFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta Indonesia took a giant leap toward proving that it was truly one of the world's largest democracies on Monday when voters flocked to some 570,000 polling stations to choose future leaders in ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Bogor to pay for

Bogor to pay for haj pilgrimages BOGOR: Mayor Diani Boediarto announced on Tuesday a plan to pay for communal prayer leaders in mosques in Bogor to go on the haj pilgrimage later this year."A team established to select those who will go this year has chosen two imam ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Drug squad cop faces hearing

Drug squad cop faces hearing JAKARTA: A police disciplinary tribunal started hearing the case on Tuesday of Brig. Asep Sudirman, a member of the city police's narcotics unit, for allegedly stealing five grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) that was being stored as evidence in a case.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/JP/4/PUTEH

JP/4/PUTEHKPU told to tougher on Puteh's graft probeThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was urged to exercise its authority to ensure the thorough investigation of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh, who failed on Tuesday to respond to a summons to ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Terrorist suspects to testify in Ba'asyir trial

Terrorist suspects to testify in Ba'asyir trialAbdul Khalik JakartaPolice are trying to convince seven detained terrorist suspects to testify at the planned trial of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a cleric also detained for alleged terrorist activities.Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Exploiting Thai crisis myths

Exploiting Thai crisis mythsThanong Khanthong, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok July 2, was the seventh anniversary of the 1997 financial crisis that forced Thailand to devalue the baht. Enough time has passed since then that the lessons of past policy mistakes should be clear.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Inco shareholders agree on stock split plan

Inco shareholders agree on stock split planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A meeting of the shareholders of mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia (PT Inco) has approved the company's plan for a stock split to boost the trading of its shares on the stock market.Inco's president Bing R.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/221 more ex-GAM members release from reeducation camp

221 more ex-GAM members release from reeducation campNani Afrida, Banda Aceh, Aceh The government released on Tuesday 221 people, who were accused of membership of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), after the latter completed a three-month "reeducation course" in Neuheun subdistrict, Aceh Besar ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Peaceful election boosts rupiah, stock market

Peaceful election boosts rupiah, stock marketRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The local currency and stock market edged higher on Tuesday after the country successfully completed what will probably turn out to be the first round of its first direct presidential election on Monday, generating positive ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Controversial plantation bill to be endorsed soon

Controversial plantation bill to be endorsed soonZakki P. Hakim, Jakarta House of Representatives Commission III for plantations, agriculture, forestry and fishery affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture approved a controversial plantation bill on Tuesday, which will likely be endorsed at a ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Sutiyoso awards young physicists

Sutiyoso awards young physicists JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso awarded on Tuesday Rp 10 million (US$1,075) to each of five high school students who recently won a gold medal at the 17th International Young Physicists Tournament (IYPT) in Brisbane, Australia, from June 24 through July 1.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/JP/9/score

JP/9/scoreBaseballMLB Results of Monday's Major League Baseball games (home team in bold): Interleague Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 2 (first game) Baltimore 8 Tampa Bay 2 (second game) Texas 8 Cleveland 5 NY Yankees 10 Detroit 3 Minnesotta ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Man faces death penalty for murders

Man faces death penalty for murders SIDOARJO, Central Java: A man accused of the premeditated murder of a police officer's two daughters here could face the death penalty.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Humanity wins

Humanity wins The agreement reached by the Indonesian, Japanese, North Korean and American governments to allow Charles Robert Jenkins to meet wit his wife Hitomi Soga in Indonesia has touched not only the hearts of all Japanese, but many people across the globe who have followed the dramatic ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/BI plans bank risk management program

BI plans bank risk management programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to help equip the country's bankers with adequate skills and knowledge on bank risk management, the central bank is finalizing a ruling that will require certification for professionals working in a bank's risk management ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Election promises mostly unworkable, analyst says

Election promises mostly unworkable, analyst saysM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta Presidential candidates made lofty promises and developed unfeasible policies in their campaigns, which were purely about getting elected, analysts said.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Ministers' absence enrages court

Ministers' absence enrages court Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Constitution Court's panel of judges voiced anger on Tuesday over the absence of two ministers and several legislators in a hearing of a landmark case that probes the legality of tax tribunal.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/KPK told to get tough on Puteh probe

KPK told to get tough on Puteh probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was urged to exercise its authority to ensure the thorough investigation of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh, who failed on Tuesday to respond to a summons to appear for ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/RI urged to do more to curb money laundering

RI urged to do more to curb money launderingDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money-laundering watchdog that has listed Indonesia as a non-cooperative nation in the fight against the practice, has issued recommendations that would enable the country to get ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Ministers' absence enrages court

Ministers' absence enrages courtRendi A. Witular, Jakarta Justices of the Constitutional Court voiced their ire on Tuesday over the absence of two ministers and several legislators at a hearing of a landmark case on the constitutionality of the Tax Tribunal.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/House discusses new genetic protocol

House discusses new genetic protocolKurniawan Hari, Jakarta Ratifying an international biological diversity protocol would help protect the country from the negative effects of making and using genetically modified organisms (GMOs), environmental activists said.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/It's a fight for second as Susilo's lead widens

It's a fight for second as Susilo's lead widensThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Election front-runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono widened his lead in the provisional tallying on Tuesday, making the contest a battle for second place to challenge the retired general in the runoff.With 48.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Another BRI boss sent to jail

Another BRI boss sent to jailSari P. Setiogi/Theresia Sufa, Jakarta/Bogor Another former Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) branch head was found guilty on Tuesday of stealing Rp 93.5 billion (US$9.5 million) in state funds and was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Volcanic ash begins to take toll on Egon resident

Volcanic ash begins to take toll on Egon residentYemris Fointuna, Kupang Skin irritations, respiratory diseases and other health problems are beginning to affect the more than 2,000 residents of four subdistricts near the rumbling Mount Egon, it was reported on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Exhausted committee members wrap up recount

Exhausted committee members wrap up recountBambang Nurbianto, Jakarta Martono was burned out by Tuesday afternoon, but he and two other members of the Kebon Kosong Subdistrict Polling Committee (PPS) in Central Jakarta continued reopening dozens of ballot boxes for a recount.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/The election: So far, so good

The election: So far, so good Glitches here and there notwithstanding, most observers seem to agree that, overall, Indonesia's first direct presidential election on Monday proceeded smoothly and successfully, in the sense that balloting was orderly and peacefully in by and large the great ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/House discusses ratification of Cartagena Protocol

House discusses ratification of Cartagena ProtocolKurniawan Hari Jakarta Ratifying an international biological diversity protocol would help protect the country from the negative effects of making and using genetically modified organisms (GMOs), environmental activists said.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Police forest-fire investigation widens

Police forest-fire investigation widensAbdul Khalik and P.C. Naommy, Jakarta The police announced on Tuesday that they were seeking two more suspects and investigating around 10 companies in connection with forest fires that aggravated the haze shrouding parts of Sumatra island and neighboring ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/'Indonesia has 50-50 chance against Slovenia'

'Indonesia has 50-50 chance against Slovenia'Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Indonesia will take on Slovenia in the World Group playoffs of the Federation Cup women's team tennis championship here at the weekend with the team giving itself a 50-50 winning chance.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/House discusses ratification of Cartagena Protocol

House discusses ratification of Cartagena ProtocolKurniawan Hari JakartaRatifying an international biological diversity protocol would help protect the country from the negative effects of making and using genetically modified organisms (GMOs), environmental activists said.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Presidential advisory bill to be passed soon

Presidential advisory bill to be passed soon JAKARTA: Lawmakers continued deliberating the bill setting up the presidential advisory council on Tuesday, vowing to finish the debate before the House rested on July 16.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Udin, Aceh's corruption fighter

Udin, Aceh's corruption fighterNani Afrida, Banda Aceh What is the most infamous thing about Aceh besides its armed conflict? Ask this question of Akhiruddin and he will answer with confidence: "The corruption.

Wed, 07 Jul 2004

JP/Terror suspects pushed to testify in Ba'asyir trial

Terror suspects pushed to testify in Ba'asyir trialAbdul Khalik, Jakarta Police are trying to convince seven detained terrorist suspects to testify at the planned trial of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a cleric also detained for alleged terrorist activities.Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen.