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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Mayor urges good public services

Mayor urges good public services TANGERANG: Tangerang Mayor Wahidin Halim has ordered his subordinates to do their best to provide quality service to the public without expecting rewards.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Pragmatism determines choice

Pragmatism determines choiceBenny Susetyo, Jakarta Political culture plays a dominant role in a paternalistic society like Indonesia's. The patron-client pattern forms the basis for the relationship among community members.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/E. Kalimantan and Jambi affected by haze

E. Kalimantan and Jambi affected by hazeJon Afrizal and Rusman, The Jakarta Post, Jambi/Samarinda The number of hotspots in East Kalimantan and Jambi provinces has been rising over the past few days, suggesting that the fire problem in these provinces is worsening, with haze already apparent in ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/KPU in hot water over alleged budget irregularities

KPU in hot water over alleged budget irregularitiesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators slammed the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Tuesday for alleged irregularities in its budget spending for the legislative and presidential polls.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Concrete helps preserve old trees

Concrete helps preserve old trees Aging and climatic change have made some 50 old trees in the Bogor Botanical Gardens conservation center hollow; they also need to be filled in with a blend of pebbles and cement.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/On tax stimulus

On tax stimulus I am writing in response to the article by David Sumual on Aug. 26 on the need for a tax stimulus to create new investment and higher economic growth for Indonesia.While in principle, I agree with Sumual's argument, I think his tax stimulus proposal does not go far enough.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Golkar Party leaders split as internal rift deepens

Golkar Party leaders split as internal rift deepensTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An internal rift within the Golkar Party has led several party leaders to split ranks from the party's pro-President Megawati Soekarnoputri Nationhood Coalition to instead back presidential candidate ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Competitive market benefits power consumers

Competitive market benefits power consumersDavid O'Brien, Jakarta An article in this newspaper on Aug. 23, 2004 reported the doubts that consumer protection activists have for reform of the Indonesian power sector.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Olympic champ looks to inspire W. Java at PON

Olympic champ looks to inspire W. Java at PONEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The 2004 men's singles Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat is expected to carry on his winning form in Athens when the West Java men's badminton team begins its gold quest at the 2004 National Games (PON) here ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Mapparesa grounded for two years

Mapparesa grounded for two yearsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former Banyumas police chief Sr. Coms. Andi Mapparesa was demoted to a paperwork job for two years on Tuesday for violating the police's code of ethics to stay impartial in the election.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Political module for women launched

Political module for women launchedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To new women politicians and aspiring ones: Don't despair! That is the message of a new module on politics for women, issued on Tuesday by Yayasan Jurnal Perempuan (the Women's Journal Foundation).

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Mayor gets tough on developers

Mayor gets tough on developersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang In a bid to help improve public facilities in Tangerang municipality, Mayor Wahidin Halim has issued a ruling reinforcing the requirement for every housing developer to both allocate land for and construct public facilities ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/'It could take more than a decade to restore Leuser Park'

'It could take more than a decade to restore Leuser Park' About 60 people, including military and police personnel, attended a two-day workshop from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28 on Eradicating Illegal Logging of the Leuser Ecosystem in Medan, North Sumatra, organized by the Leuser management (UML).

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Infrastructure needs fixed financing scheme

Infrastructure needs fixed financing schemeFajar Hidayat, Jakarta In economics, the term infrastructure refers to fixed assets required to provide public services.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Energy efficiency gains can't prevent oil risks

Energy efficiency gains can't prevent oil risksKan Tsutagawa, The Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Although soaring crude oil prices have cast a shadow over the world economy, many business leaders in Japan remain surprisingly optimistic.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Medal inspires Flandy, Eng Hian

Medal inspires Flandy, Eng HianEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian's Olympic bronze medal may have been a result of their decision to return to Indonesia last year when they were playing for England.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Susilo, Hasyim vow to fight corruption

Susilo, Hasyim vow to fight corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent move to prove their will to fight corruption, presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and vice presidential candidate Hasyim Muzadi visited the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/'The city needs more arts venues'

'The city needs more arts venues' The arts give people a outlet to express themselves, to explore more ideas and to capture their passions and emotions, helping to balance the tough existence in the metropolis. The Jakarta Post asked some residents where they go to enjoy the arts.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Toba Pulp receives ISO 14001 award

Toba Pulp receives ISO 14001 awardApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Pulp and paper company PT Toba Pulp Lestari, which has long been accused by local people of polluting the area, was awarded the ISO 14001 certificate on Tuesday for environmental management in its factories.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Five bidders compete for Bank Permata

Five bidders compete for Bank PermataDadan Wijaksana and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has short-listed five consortia vying for a majority stake in Bank Permata, allowing them to carry out due diligence investigations into the country's seventh-largest bank by assets ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Residents want clean Council

Residents want clean CouncilThe Jakarta Post TangerangHundreds of students, workers, non-governmental organization (NGO) activists and members of the arts community staged a rally outside the Tangerang City Council on Tuesday, enlivening the swearing-in ceremony of 45 new councillors.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Winning hearts and minds

Winning hearts and minds It is with compassion and generosity, not guns or recrimination, that hearts and minds are won. That is certainly so with regard to the US$468 million grant in development funds provided for Indonesia by the United States.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/PGN posts lower net income on forex losses

PGN posts lower net income on forex losses Publicly-listed state gas distribution firm PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) announced on Wednesday that net income in the first half of this year had dropped by 82 percent compared to the same period last year, mainly due to foreign exchange losses.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Monorail developer proposes change to route

Monorail developer proposes change to route Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaDeveloper PT Jakarta Monorail has proposed another change to the route its monorail lines will take, its second since the US$5.9 million project was launched by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on June 14.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/New star on the horizon

New star on the horizon Even though the curtain just fell on the Olympic Games in Athens, sports fans across Asia are already looking forward to the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Drive regreens sizeable forest

Drive regreens sizeable forest JAKARTA: Minister of Forestry M. Prakosa said on Thursday that a nationwide regreening campaign had succeeded in restoring over 300,000 hectares of forest.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Bill proposes salaries for foundation executives

Bill proposes salaries for foundation executivesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government have completed drafting a bill to amend Law No. 16/2001 on foundations, which will allow foundation executives to be paid monthly salaries, wages or fees.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Police arrest another trigger-happy civilian

Police arrest another trigger-happy civilianEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If director Michael Moore was to make a sequel to his Oscar- winning documentary Bowling for Columbine, he might have eyed Jakarta as his next film location to depict a gun-crazed people, as the city has seen three ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Residents destroy

Residents destroy store buildings TANGERANG: Occupants of Vila Pamulang Mas and Reni Jaya housing compounds in Pondok Benda, Pamulang district, ran amok on Tuesday and destroyed newly built stores on reclaimed land that served as a water catchment in Vila Pamulang Mas housing compound.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Lawmakers criticize lack of stimulus in 2005 budget

Lawmakers criticize lack of stimulus in 2005 budgetDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 2005 state budget proposed by the government has been seen as lacking in stimulus measures, badly needed to help stimulate the economy, some lawmakers said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Police ask the KPK to take over Rp 1.7 trillion BNI case

Police ask the KPK to take over Rp 1.7 trillion BNI case Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaFrustrated by their inability to complete case files on the main suspects in the scam involving state bank BNI 46 and the resulting low recovery of state losses, police have decided to allow the ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/ASEAN to open up 11 'priority sectors'

ASEAN to open up 11 'priority sectors'Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economics ministers of the 10 member nations of ASEAN are expected to strengthen their commitment to push for the liberalization of trade and investment activities in 11 key economic sectors by 2007 when they gather ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Residents want clean Council

Residents want clean CouncilThe Jakarta Post TangerangHundreds of students, workers, non-governmental organization (NGO) activists and members of the arts community staged a rally outside the Tangerang City Council on Tuesday, enlivening the swearing-in ceremony of 45 new councillors.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Police give up, ask the KPK to take over probe into BNI scam

Police give up, ask the KPK to take over probe into BNI scamAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Frustrated by their inability to complete case files on the main suspects in the scam involving state bank BNI 46 and the resulting low recovery of state losses, police have decided to allow the ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/S'pore ties: No opportunity lost

S'pore ties: No opportunity lost AM Hendropriyono's article RI-S'pore ties: Opportunity lost (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 25) is interesting due to the stature of its writer and for its message which is unmistakably "pro- Singapore".

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Fahmi's remains arrive in Jakarta

Fahmi's remains arrive in Jakarta JAKARTA: The remains of an Indonesian engineer shot dead in Iraq, Fahmi Achmad Wani, arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday, and were buried later the same day by his family.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/'Direct debate in runoff would enlightens voters'

'Direct debate in runoff would enlightens voters'M. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The absence of a direct debate between presidential candidates in the runoff election will deprive the electorate of a valuable mechanism through which they can determine the ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Teenagers with HIV/AIDS dare to speak out

Teenagers with HIV/AIDS dare to speak outA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta What does the public need to know when a group of young people with HIV/AIDS gather and engage in scientific -- not self-pitying -- discussion?Certainly, their courage to "come out of the closet" and to share their life ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Power-hungry parties loath to share spoils: Analysts

Power-hungry parties loath to share spoils: AnalystsRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Can President Megawati Soekarnoputri, and the country's governors, regents and legislators really claim to represent the people? This question is being raised increasingly amid general public loss of ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/GAM blamed for bus attack, 5 injured

GAM blamed for bus attack, 5 injured BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An armed gang fired on a passenger bus late on Monday in Keude Jurong subdistrict, some 450 kilometers east of Banda Aceh municipality, leaving five passengers injured, three seriously.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Thailand carries out tests on orangutans

Thailand carries out tests on orangutans JAKARTA: Thailand said on Tuesday that it was still carrying out DNA tests on dozens of orangutans in Bangkok to determine whether or not they were from Indonesia, as alleged by animal activists.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/'The American Prophecies': Who needs Yasser Arafat?

'The American Prophecies': Who needs Yasser Arafat?John Sutherland, Guardian News Service, London One of the surest ways of testing a country's political temperature is to look at the national bestseller list.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Growers in Majalengka regency bemoan low vegetable prices

Growers in Majalengka regency bemoan low vegetable pricesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Majalengka The price of vegetable paid to growers has been declining in Majalengka regency, West Java province, over the past few months, sparking concern among thousands of farmers in the mountainous area.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Govt team finds Buyat Bay at risk

Govt team finds Buyat Bay at riskMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mining company PT Newmont Raya (PT NMR) violated regulations about how it disposed of its tailings, a team of experts from the Office of the State Minister for the Environment said.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Monorail developer proposes route change

Monorail developer proposes route changeBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Developer PT Jakarta Monorail has proposed another change to the route its monorail lines will take, its second since the US$5.9 million project was launched by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on June 14.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/NTT schools suffer teacher shortage

NTT schools suffer teacher shortage KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A recent study by the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) office of the Ministry of National Education discovered that 400 out of 4,060 elementary schools in NTT had currently only between one and four teachers.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Palembang gearing up for PON opening ceremony

Palembang gearing up for PON opening ceremonyMoch. N. Kurniawan and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Palembang The 16th National Games (PON) will be declared open by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday, with a Rp 24 (US$2.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/NGOs provide more evidence of graft against Muna officials

NGOs provide more evidence of graft against Muna officialsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provided the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday with further evidence to use in its report on alleged corruption within ...

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/First cyber crime trial leaves court puzzled

First cyber crime trial leaves court puzzledSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "It's a bird! No, it's a plane. Wait, it could be a cyber crime. But as nobody sees it, it may not exist.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Bali to host World Hindu Youth Summit

Bali to host World Hindu Youth Summit DENPASAR: Bali will host the first World Hindu Youth Summit in November attended by hundreds of young Hindus, including some 230 international participants from around 50 countries.Organizing committee spokesman A.A.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/JP/3/Sector

JP/3/Sector.TB.30" 2.80" Priority Sectors Coordinator1. Agriculture Myanmar 2. Fisheries Myanmar 3. Automotive Indonesia 4. Wood-based products Indonesia 5. Rubber-based products Malaysia 6. Textile and apparel Malaysia 7. Electronics Philippines 8.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Seven councillors named suspects

Seven councillors named suspectsEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police named on Tuesday seven Depok councillors as suspects for alleged misuse of Rp 9 billion (some US$1 million) from the 2004 budget.Head of the police's anticorruption unit Adj. Sr. Comr.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2004

JP/Residents want clean Council

Residents want clean Council TANGERANG: Hundreds of students, workers, non-governmental organization (NGO) activists and members of the arts community staged a rally outside the Tangerang City Council on Tuesday, enlivening the swearing-in ceremony of 45 new councillors.

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