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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Fire leaves 83 families homeless

Fire leaves 83 families homelessAs many as 44 houses in Gunung Sahari Utara, Central Jakarta, burned down in a large fire on Thursday morning, leaving 248 people, or 83 families, homeless.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Citibank and UNICEF to help finance government schools

Citibank and UNICEF to help finance government schoolsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe United Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) launched on Thursday a community program aimed at improving the quality of elementary education and creating an efficient and transparent management system in ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/General Elections Commission denies corruption charges

General Elections Commission denies corruption chargesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/JakartaAmid mounting public pressure, the General Elections Commission (KPU) acknowledged on Thursday that it had spent more than it had budgeted for in the procurement of materials for the April 5 legislative ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Govt has no money to repair waterways

Govt has no money to repair waterwaysMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/TangerangFarmers in Tangerang fear bad harvests this year as the regency administration has failed to repair many damaged irrigation canals.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Amien to brief new legislators

Amien to brief new legislators JAKARTA: Amien Rais, leader of the National Mandate Party (PAN), is expected to brief 53 PAN members elected to the House of Representatives by the end of this month.He is also scheduled to officiate a ceremony to mark the party's 5th anniversary on Aug. 23.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Govt to build digital database to boost inventions

Govt to build digital database to boost inventionsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is developing a digital database on national patent documents, to enable local researchers to determine industrial needs and industrial players to locate local inventions on the market.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Over 82,000 pass university admission tests

Over 82,000 pass university admission testsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA total 82,190 senior high school graduates secured a place at 49 state universities across the country, the national selection committee announced on Thursday.The qualifiers account for 4.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Chusnul questioned for two hours

Chusnul questioned for two hours JAKARTA: Chusnul Mar'iyah, a member of the General Elections Commission (KPU) overseeing IT-based ballot counting, was questioned for two hours at Jakarta Police Headquarters on Thursday.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/New hotline to mark No-SBKRI campaign next week

New hotline to mark No-SBKRI campaign next weekMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government will launch next week a campaign in 105 offices across the country in hopes of preventing local bureaucrats from demanding from Chinese-Indonesians a controversial citizenship document ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Companies with good CSR reputation popular among new MBA graduates

Companies with good CSR reputation popular among new MBA graduates The fall of major American companies such as WorldCom, Enron, and Arthur Andersen have caused the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, prompted the New York Stock Exchange to create new corporate governance standards for listed ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/EU urges RI to end capital punishment

EU urges RI to end capital punishment JAKARTA: The European Union has urged Indonesia to do away with capital punishment in the country and spare the lives of those on death row.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Archeologists correct fossil finding

Archeologists correct fossil findingIndra Harsaputra, NganjukArcheologists have concluded that fossils discovered by a farmer in Nganjuk regency, East Java, last month belonged to a prehistoric bovine and not an ancient elephant as originally assumed.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Ministry plans suspension of autonomy in labor field

Ministry plans suspension of autonomy in labor fieldRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn response to increased complaints, the manpower and transmigration ministry has proposed taking over from the regions certain authorities in the field of labor.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Vehicle emission standards to be delayed again

Vehicle emission standards to be delayed againUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe dream of achieving cleaner air in Jakarta is still months from reality, as the government has yet to complete the revision of its 10-year-old, outdated national standard for vehicle emissions.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Panin focuses new loans on retail sector

Panin focuses new loans on retail sectorTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPublicly listed Panin Bank wishes to channel more loans to the retail sector in the coming years to capitalize on the growing demand.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Government to standardize 'national plus' schools

Government to standardize 'national plus' schoolsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs more and more national schools implement their autonomy by developing their own curricula and offering classes in the English medium, the government is mulling the standardization of their curriculum and ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Ocean peacekeeping for safe passage

Ocean peacekeeping for safe passageBantarto Bandoro, Jakarta Among the international community, with its broad range of interdependent relationships, security has become a far-reaching concept that includes the preservation of international peace.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Democracy and trust in justice

Democracy and trust in justicePatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta A successful democracy can be recognized by the confidence the people have in its legal system.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Strong blasts scare people in Ambon

Strong blasts scare people in AmbonM. Azis Tunny and Puji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Ambon/PekanbaruTwo loud explosions were heard in Ambon, Maluku province, on Wednesday night, forcing local residents to flee their homes in panic, and security forces to increase their alertness.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Susilo meets Akbar

Susilo meets Akbar The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Yogyakarta/SurabayaPresidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung on Thursday evening, most likely to discuss the possibility of cooperating ahead and after the Sept. 20 election runoff.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/One dead as Papuans clash over independence

One dead as Papuans clash over independenceNethy Dharma Somba and Oyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura/LampungOne person was killed and seven others injured in a tribal clash in Papua over whether Indonesian Independence Day should be commemorated, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Ho to temporarily lead Indosat

Ho to temporarily lead Indosat JAKARTA: Publicly listed PT Indosat, the country's second largest telecommunications firm, said it has appointed Ng Eng Ho, as the company's vice president director to deal with the company's daily operations.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Comdev program: Purely philanthropic or business as usual?

Comdev program: Purely philanthropic or business as usual?A. B. Susanto, Managing Partner, The Jakarta Consulting Group One of the first questions that may arise in regards Community Development (Comdev) programs is the motivation that prompted a company to carry out such a program.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/CSR gaining acceptance among business community

CSR gaining acceptance among business communityDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has started to gain acceptance among the business community in Indonesia.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Poverty alleviation necessary part of war on terror

Poverty alleviation necessary part of war on terrorBenazir Bhutto, Guardian News Service, London While the world focuses on the war against terror, the war against poverty slides on to the backburner.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/'Corruptors also deserve death sentence'

'Corruptors also deserve death sentence'The execution of Indian national Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey, 67, last week in Medan, North Sumatra, for drug smuggling has caused debate about capital punishment. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their opinion on the issue.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Diamonds are forever, not maids

Diamonds are forever, not maids JAKARTA: A housemaid allegedly absconded late on Wednesday from the house of Betty Suganda, 69, in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, where she had started working the previous day.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Mount Kerinci closed to public

Mount Kerinci closed to publicPADANG, West Sumatra: The increasingly active Mount Kerinci in the Kerinci Seblat National Park has been closed to public, a park official said on Thursday.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Police question Phoenix employees

Police question Phoenix employees JAKARTA: The National Police questioned on Thursday three employees of Bangkok-based PT Phoenix over 73,000 tons of sugar illegally imported from Thailand.Director of the police's fraud squad Brig. Gen.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Susilo, Akbar meet for late-night talks

Susilo, Akbar meet for late-night talksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta/SurabayaPresidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung on Thursday night, but did not talk about political cooperation.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Power plant attracts seven investors

Power plant attracts seven investorsPALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Seven foreign and domestic investors have expressed their interest in the government's plan to build a gas and steam powered power plant in the province, South Sumatra Governor Syahrial Oesman said on Thursday.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Bogor to enforce 2% land provision for cemeteries

Bogor to enforce 2% land provision for cemeteriesTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/BogorThe urgent need to expand public cemeteries has prompted the Bogor municipal administration to enforce Bylaw No. 15/1999 on developers' provision of two percent of land for graveyards.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Govt maintains targets despite oil hike

Govt maintains targets despite oil hikeFitri Wulandari, JakartaThe government has decided to maintain the macroeconomic assumptions of the 2005 state budget draft as originally planned despite the surge in international oil prices.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Ciputat overpass to be built January

Ciputat overpass to be built January TANGERANG: The Tangerang regency administration hopes construction work on the Ciputat overpass can start in January as it will complete the acquisition of land affected by the project next month.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Mega opens HMI meeting

Mega opens HMI meeting JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened on Thursday the congress of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI), amid protests from several branches of the organization against holding the ceremony at the State Palace.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Villagers start to feel benefits of Comdev programs

Villagers start to feel benefits of Comdev programsBsudibyo M. WiradjiB, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Villagers of Muara Jawa Ilir, Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, suffered a severe shortage of clean water several years ago, which forced some 2,000 people -- or 300 households -- to resort to drinking ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Bankers oppose tax office's controversial plan

Bankers oppose tax office's controversial planDadan Wijaksana, JakartaThe central bank and top bankers have raised objections to a proposal from the tax office that seeks access to information on bank accounts, saying it runs counter to the code on banking secrecy stipulated under the banking law.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Batam FTZ said to bring more pains than gains

Batam FTZ said to bring more pains than gainsRendi A. Witular and Fadli, Jakarta/Batam Government officials warned the House of Representatives on Thursday about widespread smuggling and losses in state income from taxes if the latter insisted on giving Batam full free trade zone (FTZ) status.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Sutiyoso seeks compromise on budget revision

Sutiyoso seeks compromise on budget revisionBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaRecognizing city councillors opposition to the revised budget proposal, Governor Sutiyoso proposed on Thursday to further reduce the additional budget spending from Rp 571 billion (US$62.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Govt defends Widya's appointment

Govt defends Widya's appointmentFitri Wulandari, Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi defended on Thursday the appointment of Widya Purnama as the new president of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina, saying the company needs a professional leader in its transition ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/On sexy pics

On sexy pics With regard to Hume's letter Unhappy with sexy pics commenting on the picture published in The Jakarta Post, dated Aug. 6, I feel very sorry for him and his family. He seems to live in another world and should certainly subscribe to a different paper.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Skepticism abounds among Buyat residents

Skepticism abounds among Buyat residentsAbdul Khalik and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter weeks of media attention, residents of Buyat Pantai village in North Sulawesi have begun to doubt whether their health problems, caused by suspected metal contamination, would ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Taxing consumers in Batam

Taxing consumers in Batam The government must strongly oppose an initiative by the House of Representatives to turn the entire island of Batam, about 30 kilometers southeast of Singapore, into a free trade zone, even in the face of threats by a number of investors to move their businesses off the ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Status of Batam free trade zone revisited

Status of Batam free trade zone revisitedEvan Jones, Batam The trade commission of the House of Representatives is deliberating on what kind of Free Trade Zone (FTZ) system will be implemented in Batam.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Police nab five for drug possession

Police nab five for drug possessionEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPolice arrested two Malaysians and three Indonesians for drug possession on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning respectively.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/New foreign borrowing strategy for Indonesia

New foreign borrowing strategy for IndonesiaRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta The National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the UN Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), recently convened a thematic workshop entitled "From Foreign ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/RI women must unite to fight for rights: S. African activist

RI women must unite to fight for rights: S. African activistAdianto P. Simamora, JakartaA South African activist has urged Indonesian women to unite to overcome problems that impede democracy such us poverty and gender equality.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Questionable timing of executions

Questionable timing of executions Learning that Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey was the first drug trafficker who has been executed in over a decade and the first convict executed during the last three years, I cannot help but become suspicious that President Megawati Soekarnoputri's rejection of his ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Respecting pedestrians

Respecting pedestrians The rapid proliferation of motor vehicles in the ever- enlarging and teeming megalopolis that is Jakarta has created serious problems for pedestrians.It is obvious that the pedestrians' rights have been denied by fellow residents and administration officials.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Attacking the social risks before they attack you

Attacking the social risks before they attack youThis article, taken from the Clive Aspinall Report, highlights the different perspectives of community development in Indonesia. The writer, Clive Aspinall, is a geologist consultant with years of experience in the Indonesian mining industry.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/BPOM pull out Realgood of markets

BPOM pull out Realgood of marketsBANDUNG: All Realgood milk and cereal products have been withdrawn from stores and shops in Bandung, following a suspected food poisoning case involving hundreds of elementary school students in the city, the Bandung Food and Drug Agency said on Thursday.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Al-Zaytun registers two million voters

Al-Zaytun registers two million voters JAKARTA: The Indramayu General Elections Commission (KPUD) in West Java refused to accept the registration of two million voters at Al-Zaytun Muslim boarding school, due to unclear data on the voters.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Theo complained about old parachute

Theo complained about old parachuteWahyoe Boediwardhana/Jongker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Manado Theo P. Mandagi, who was killed on Wednesday when his parachute failed to open, had complained about the condition of his parachute."This kind of parachute is no longer in production.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Sutiyoso to compromise on budget revision

Sutiyoso to compromise on budget revisionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaRecognizing city councillors opposition to the revised budget proposal, Governor Sutiyoso proposed on Thursday to further reduce the additional budget spending from Rp 571 billion (US$62.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/JP/2/Rights

JP/2/RightsWeak indictments blamed for generals' acquittalsM. Taufiqurrahman and Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaWeak indictments by prosecutors because of alleged pressure from the Military were blamed on Thursday for acquittals of Army generals from charges of gross human rights abuses in ...

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Sriyanto not guilty in Priok massacre

Sriyanto not guilty in Priok massacreSari P. Setiogi and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe chief of the Army's special forces was freed of charges of gross human rights violations on Thursday over his role in the massacre of protesters in Jakarta in 1984.Maj. Gen.

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Fri, 13 Aug 2004

JP/Weak indictments blamed for not guilty verdicts

Weak indictments blamed for not guilty verdictsM. Taufiqurrahman and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaWeak indictments by prosecutors because of alleged pressure from the Military were blamed on Thursday for acquittals of Army generals from charges of gross human rights abuses in the 1999 East ...

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