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Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Indonesia's 59th Independence Day, and Its Future

Indonesia's 59th Independence Day, and Its FutureJusuf Wanandi Jakarta After eight years of multiple crises encompassing all fields of life, and many pessimistic evaluations and assessments, including mine, it is about time to ask ourselves what lies ahead for us? Should we be more optimistic ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/'The death sentence is no joke'

'The death sentence is no joke'The execution of 67-year-old Indian national Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey in Medan, North Sumatra, last week for drug smuggling remains controversial. Some people support capital punishment, and say it should also be applied to big-time corruptors.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Putting United States election fervor in balance

Putting United States election fervor in balanceRonald Brownstein, Los Angeles Times The 2004 presidential election is generating a level of intensity both inspiring and frightening.Inspiring because it holds the promise of improving the anemic participation in elections.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/RI, E. Timor set to discuss rights abuse acquittals

RI, E. Timor set to discuss rights abuse acquittalsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe foreign ministers of Indonesia and East Timor are likely to discuss matters related to the 1999 human rights violations in East Timor, including the possible establishment of a commission of experts, when the two meet ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Indonesia, Japan to hold crucial talks on economy

Indonesia, Japan to hold crucial talks on economyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government will host a high-level discussion on matters concerning the economy with a visiting delegation from Japan on Monday, with a search for ways to improve the investment climate in this country ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/House rushes debate on commission bill

House rushes debate on commission bill JAKARTA: The House of Representatives committee deliberating the truth and reconciliation commission bill has intensified its deliberation and pledged to finish it in the upcoming session.M.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Health agency fails to meet annual target for free cataract operations

Health agency fails to meet annual target for free cataract operationsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/TangerangWith around 4,000 residents on the north coast of Tangerang regency suffering sight problems caused by cataracts every year, the regency health agency has failed to fulfill its goal ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Megawati congratulates Lee, hopes for better relations

Megawati congratulates Lee, hopes for better relationsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri congratulated on Thursday new Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and expressed hope his government would work to improve bilateral relations between the two countries.

Sat, 14 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.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Panwaslu quizes police chief over alleged poll partiality

Panwaslu quizes police chief over alleged poll partialitySlamet Susanto and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta/JakartaThe Yogyakarta Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) questioned on Friday Yogyakarta municipal police chief Sr. Comr.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/RI prepares 50-item FTA with U.S.

RI prepares 50-item FTA with U.S.Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government has proposed 50 products and commodities as the initial focus of a possible future free trade agreement (FTA) between the country and the U.S.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Indofood's profit drops by 62% on forex losses

Indofood's profit drops by 62% on forex lossesRendi Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The world's largest instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur announced on Friday its net profit in the first semester dropped by 62 percent on-year, mostly on foreign exchange losses and interest burdens.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Bigger budgets allocated to improve public services

Bigger budgets allocated to improve public servicesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/JakartaTaxpayers should expect better service from public officials when gathering taxes and levies as their departments' operational budgets are set to increase.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Home buyers report developer for fraud

Home buyers report developer for fraud BOGOR: Home-seekers who had purchased property in Bukit Sentul housing complex in Bogor regency filed a report to Bogor Police on Thursday against developer PT Bukit Sentul Tbk for fraud.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Hospital reported for alleged malpractice

Hospital reported for alleged malpracticeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police have questioned two women following their complaints of criminal negligence against doctors at the Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Police tests confirm bay polluted

Police tests confirm bay pollutedAbdul Khalik and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPolice laboratory tests have found heavy metal contamination in Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, silencing doubts over the pollution that has allegedly caused health problems for residents.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/174 nabbed in gambling raid

174 nabbed in gambling raid BANDUNG: Police here raided two gambling dens that had recently been bombed by unidentified people on Jl. Braga 8, Bandung, West Java.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/KONI bans PABBSI from handling b'building

KONI bans PABBSI from handling b'buildingEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After having been stripped of its membership in Asian and international bodybuilding associations, the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI) has now been banned from ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/DEA, BNN forge cooperation to stamp out drug groups

DEA, BNN forge cooperation to stamp out drug groupsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and the United States' Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are collaborating to curb the business of drug syndicates.

Sat, 14 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.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Priok victims refuse to give up

Priok victims refuse to give upM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/JakartaDismayed by the acquittal of Army's special forces commander Maj. Gen.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Investment and governance: A new paradigm

Investment and governance: A new paradigmJoe C. Bartlett Jakarta Economic growth and job creation depends heavily on high levels of investment.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Challenge of interfaith dialog in globalization era

Challenge of interfaith dialog in globalization eraBenny Susetyo Jakarta Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia has said that the world is now seriously in need of establishing an interfaith dialog in the struggle for peace and justice, and should not remain in a state of continuous ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Govt delays tax hike on stock

Govt delays tax hike on stockThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to postpone a controversial plan to raise the tax rate on stock transactions as deliberations on a revised tax law have yet to be completed, an official has said.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Councillors get cash for shirts

Councillors get cash for shirts SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The provincial legislative council has been accused of corruption in the use of funds allocated to buy official shirts for its members.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/The benefits of learning true independence

The benefits of learning true independenceSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta As the noted date in Indonesia's calendar of Aug. 17 approaches, homes and business premises alike become adorned in the red and white of this nation's flag and the word "independence" increasingly crosses people's lips.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Charoen units to go private

Charoen units to go private JAKARTA: Two subsidiaries of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group plan to go private next month by buying its entire shares currently owned by the public.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Trafficking in a stain on humanity

Trafficking in a stain on humanity Pradit Charoenthaitawee, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The United Nations' protocol on the prevention, suppression and punishment of human traffickers defines trafficking as: "The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Gunasegaran wins Taman Dayu Open

Gunasegaran wins Taman Dayu Open JAKARTA: Gunasegaran of Malaysia defended his championship title at the Taman Dayu-Sonni Putri Open golf tournament in Pandaan, East Java, after he carded six-under-par 66 in the final day on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/KPU to launch education program

KPU to launch education programM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/JakartaFacing the prospect of a low voter turnout in the presidential election runoff, the General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing a massive media education program to encourage eligible voters to exercise their rights on ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/KPPU rules against Telkom

KPPU rules against TelkomTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Business Competition Supervisory Agency (KPPU) ruled on Friday that telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) was guilty of violating Law No. 5/1999 on Monopolies and Unfair Competition.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/University students worry over new costly admission charges

University students worry over new costly admission chargesThe Jakarta Post, Depok/Yogyakarta/SurabayaDespite their elation upon finding out they secured a place at a state university, students on Friday said they were a little worried about how they were going to pay for their education, as this ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Businesses offered role in education

Businesses offered role in educationDewi Santoso and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe private sector should increase its role in education to help the government speed up the development of quality human resources, Minister of Education Malik Fadjar said on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Iraqi rebels not freedom fighters

Iraqi rebels not freedom fightersAndrew Anthony Guardian News Service London In a New York Times review of Nicholson Baker's new novel, Checkpoint (Knopf), Leon Wieseltier employs the phrase "liberal demagoguery".

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Cycling to work

Cycling to work We should give a big salute and strong support to the Indonesian Mountain Biking Community (MTB Indonesia) in organizing "A Bike to Work Event" on Aug. 6 (The Jakarta Post of Aug. 7).

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Man found dead in Bandung rehab clinic

Man found dead in Bandung rehab clinic BANDUNG: Ishak Purwanto, 27, who was undergoing therapy at the Budi Luhur rehab center in the West Java capital of Bandung, ended his own life on Friday.Ishak's body was found hanging in the clinic's locked bathroom at around 10:30 a.m.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/America in two minds about China?

America in two minds about China? Tom Plate The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore The China question has not yet surfaced in the United States presidential election. Perhaps this is just as well. U.S. campaigns are blunt instruments at best for the mastication of complex issues.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/TNI claims it shot rebel leaders

TNI claims it shot rebel leaders BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The Indonesian Military (TNI) claimed on Friday to have shot three leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel group, including its army commander Muzakir Manaf.Aceh security restoration operation commander Maj. Gen.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Police blame locals for failure to arrest mysterious gunmen

Police blame locals for failure to arrest mysterious gunmenAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter months of fruitless searching, the National Police blamed their failure to find the murderers of a clergywoman and a prosecutor in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on the lack of help from local residents.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/More students join research contest

More students join research contest JAKARTA: The Youth Research Competition organizing committee received 1,021 research papers this year, almost three times higher than scientific works submitted by participants last year.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/PT Newmont clarifies

PT Newmont clarifies As part of our efforts to keep you informed regarding PT Newmont Minahasa Raya and in response to the article Govt mulls relocating fishermen from contaminated Buyat Bay in the Aug. 12 edition of your paper, we would like to provide some clarification.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Jamsostek earmarks Rp 800b for Permata Bank shares

Jamsostek earmarks Rp 800b for Permata Bank sharesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State pension fund Jamsostek has set aside Rp 800 billion (US$88.8 million) to buy the government's 71 percent share in Permata Bank but it is still selecting suitable partners for the bid.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Developers to make room for graves

Developers to make room for gravesTheresia 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.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/13 councillors probed over fake documents

13 councillors probed over fake documentsSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/PadangAt least 13 councillors in a number of cities in West Sumatra province have been discovered to have used fake school diplomas and health certificates in their candidacy applications, an official said on Friday.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Independence and memory of the nation

Independence and memory of the nationThomas Hidya Tjaya Jakarta Fifty-nine years ago on Aug. 17, 1945, Sukarno and Hatta proclaimed the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. They did so on behalf of the people of the country, who had the same deep desire for freedom.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Akbar hints at TNI bill delay

Akbar hints at TNI bill delayFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/JakartaAfter insisting upon the endorsement of the military bill by September, the House of Representatives Speaker Abkar Tandjung hinted on Friday that the House may be unable to finish deliberating the draft bill on time.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Ministry bars 204 haj pilgrims

Ministry bars 204 haj pilgrims JAKARTA: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has prohibited 204 people from performing the haj pilgrimage next year for producing fake documents.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Islamic reformism from within

Islamic reformism from withinMuhamad Ali, Jakarta The New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof in his recent article, Islamic Reformism: Martyrs, Virgins and Grapes (Aug.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/One year of Constitutional Court

One year of Constitutional CourtFabiola Desy Unidjaja, JakartaThe Constitutional Court celebrated its first anniversary on Friday, citing as several accomplishments the resolution of cases related to the 1945 Constitution.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/27 firm face investigation into pollution in Karanganyar rivers

27 firm face investigation into pollution in Karanganyar riversSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post/SemarangThe Central Java office of the Environmental Impact Management Agency (Bappedal) is investigating 27 companies over allegations of polluting rivers in Karanganyar regency.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Mining endangers species in national park, say officials

Mining endangers species in national park, say officialsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe operations of a gold mining firm in the Batang Gadis National Park in Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, is threatening the survival of more than 500 species of rare plants and animals, local ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Exhibition week at Puppet Museum

Exhibition week at Puppet MuseumLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post/JakartaTraditional art lovers can enjoy performances of wayang (shadow puppets), dances and music as well as an exhibition from Aug. 13 until Aug. 26 at the Puppet Museum in Kota, West Jakarta.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/JSX receives bomb threat

JSX receives bomb threat JAKARTA: Only three days after Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani vowed to charge hoaxers under the Antiterrorism Law, the Jakarta Stock Exchange on Jl. Sudirman, South Jakarta, received a bomb threat at about 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Challenge of political Islam

Challenge of political Islam Challenge of political Islam in world's most populous Muslim nation Amy Chew New Straits Times Kuala Lumpur Indonesia's former President Abdurrahman Wahid may have failed in his attempt to stand for elections but the ulama remains an influential figure as the ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Jusuf Kalla and the Chinese

Jusuf Kalla and the ChineseIvan Wibowo Jakarta From the names on the two presidential tickets in the Sept.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Funding limitations weaken the foundations of welfare state

Funding limitations weaken the foundations of welfare stateDominique Schnapper, Project Syndicate Tensions have existed between liberty and equality ever since modern democracy placed citizenship at the root of political legitimacy.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Asia's future lies in its own hands

Asia's future lies in its own handsHardev Kaur, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur It has sufficient manpower, economic and financial resources. Nations in the region need to cooperate and maximize on the strengths, taking into account the new economic realities.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Labor exporters, NGOs oppose labor bill

Labor exporters, NGOs oppose labor billRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile the House of Representatives is yet to extensively discuss the bill on labor placement and protection overseas, both labor exporters and non-governmental organizations have spoken out against it, for ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Mochtar Lubis to get top award

Mochtar Lubis to get top awardFabiola Desy Unidjaja, JakartaA noted journalist, the late Mochtar Lubis, will be among the 12 recipients of annual awards to honor people for outstanding service to the country.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Proper maintenance key to clean gas emission: Experts

Proper maintenance key to clean gas emission: ExpertsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPrivate car owners can avoid contributing to Jakarta's air pollution by making sure that their cars meet the required emission standards.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Megawati calls for social integration

Megawati calls for social integrationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri told Chinese-Indonesians on Friday to stop complaining about discrimination against them and open themselves up to other ethnic groups in the country.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, August 14, 2004

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, August 14, 2004 Exhibition* Fine Arts exhibition and performances Lintang Desa by Moelyono, and people from Kebonsari village, at Rumah Seni Cemeti, Jl. D.I. Panjaitan No. 41 (Tel. 0274 371015), until Aug. 31.

Sat, 14 Aug 2004

JP/Busway shut during Aug. 17 ceremony

Busway shut during Aug. 17 ceremony JAKARTA: TransJakarta Busway Management announced on Friday that it would suspend the busway's operation on Aug. 17 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the duration of the Independence Day ceremony at the presidential palace."We will also suspend operation from 4 p.m.