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53 articles.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Stocks peak on peaceful election, Susilo lead

Stocks peak on peaceful election, Susilo leadDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta stock index surged to record levels on Tuesday as investors were buoyed by the smooth election and the imminent victory of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, seen by many in the market as more capable than ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/

Creating cinematic atmosphere through BenQ PE8700 projector If you want to have a true cinematic experience through a home theater, then the BenQ PE8700 -- the latest model of home theater multimedia projector -- is the right choice.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/'Milk still best way to strengthen bones'

'Milk still best way to strengthen bones'Dewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People suffering from osteoporosis can greatly improve the quality of their lives by consuming adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D as both have been proven to reduce bone fractures by up to 25 percent, an ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Dossier on Aceh shooting submitted

Dossier on Aceh shooting submittedNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The case file on First Lt. Simorangkir, a member of the Navy Military Police who shot five fellow soldiers in late August, has been submitted to the Military Court in Aceh for prosecution.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Ikadin to hold special congress

Ikadin to hold special congress PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The Indonesian Bar Association (Ikadin) announced on Monday it would organize an extraordinary congress on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 to discuss Law No. 18/2003 on the legal profession.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Better strategy would rev up Car Free Day

Better strategy would rev up Car Free DayUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As Car Free Day is being organized in the car-ridden capital, several groups say, with a more strategic approach, events on Sept. 26 could bring about residents' year-long commitment to reducing pollution.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Tanker catches fire, one injured

Tanker catches fire, one injured PEKANBARU, Riau: A tanker belonging to state oil and gas company PT Pertamina caught fire on Tuesday morning in the company's depot in Sungai Duku area, Pekanbaru.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Republican to Democrat: The poisoned chalice?

Republican to Democrat: The poisoned chalice?Gwynne Dyer, London As the opinion polls move steadily in favour of President George W. Bush and the likelihood of a John Kerry presidency recedes, Democrats in the United States can take solace in two facts.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Ex-rebels start nationalism course

Ex-rebels start nationalism course BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The Aceh government started on Tuesday its third "re-education" course in nationalism for former separatist rebels who had been captured or surrendered during the one-year military crackdown on the province.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Glodok, Grogol get extra security

Glodok, Grogol get extra security JAKARTA: The commercial areas of Glodok and Grogol in West Jakarta will be heavily guarded by public order officers until the inauguration of the new president on Oct. 20, public order office head Sukarno said on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Barge blast kills two, injures three others

Barge blast kills two, injures three othersEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A barge berthing at Pangkalan Pasir, Cilincing, near Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta, burst into flames at about 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring three others.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Councillors swear they did no wrong

Councillors swear they did no wrongBambang Nurbianto and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "We swear to God, we did no wrong in the (presidential) election," said leader of the City Council's Democratic Party faction Johny Wenas Polii on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Hundreds stage protest over fake diploma

Hundreds stage protest over fake diploma DONGGALA, Central Sulawesi: Hundreds of residents staged a protest in front of the office of General Elections Commission (KPU) in Central Sulawesi, demanding that KPU officials in the province annul the installation of a local councillor.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Sampoerna to issue Rp 1t bonds in October

Sampoerna to issue Rp 1t bonds in OctoberRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed cigarette giant PT HM Sampoerna has signed a preliminary contract for a bond listing with the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) on Tuesday as part of the company's plan to issue Rp 1 trillion (US$111 ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Two die, 15 injured in road accident

Two die, 15 injured in road accidentYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a crash involving a bus, a minibus and a motorcycle on Jl. Nagrek in Majalengka regency, at about 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Terminal to accomodate boats as well as buses

Terminal to accomodate boats as well as busesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As an effort to provide an integrated transportation system to the public in the capital, Jakarta administration will integrate the long-delayed Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta with the busway system ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/60% of IPB students from poor families

60% of IPB students from poor families BOGOR, West Java: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) is cooperating with businesses to provide scholarships for its many bright students who come from middle to low-income families.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Treading fine lines, changing the past

Treading fine lines, changing the pastJuan Mercado, Inquirer News Service, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Mannila "While editor, Sukarno and Soeharto jailed you," the late publisher Joaquin "Chino" Roces told the tall Indonesian seated next to him.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Pilot of missionary chopper found dead in Wamena

Pilot of missionary chopper found dead in WamenaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The pilot of a Bell 206 helicopter, U.S. national Neil Roesler, 30, was found dead after his helicopter plummeted to the ground near Komamil village, a remote village in Wamena town, on Monday.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Rebels shot dead on election day

Rebels shot dead on election day BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Soldiers shot and killed two Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commanders on election day after a gun battle, the Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Tuesday.Local military spokesman Lt. Col.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/House hurries up TNI, autonomy bills

House hurries up TNI, autonomy billsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With their five-year term ending in roughly a week, members of the House of Representatives are rushing to finish deliberations of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and regional autonomy bills.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Panwaslu praises 'clean' election

Panwaslu praises 'clean' electionThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Surabaya/Cirebon/Jakarta There were no significant violations found during Monday's final round of the presidential election, the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) announced on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Newmont president director named suspect in Buyat case

Newmont president director named suspect in Buyat caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After grilling four Newmont employees, police declared on Tuesday Richard Ness, president director of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, a suspect in the pollution of Buyat Bay in Minahasa, North Sulawesi.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Monitoring team deports Korean worker

Monitoring team deports Korean workerMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Two weeks after its establishment, the Coordinating Team for Monitoring and Supervising Foreign Workers in Tangerang regency deported a South Korean citizen who did not possess the necessary documents.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Washington's 'Dialog with Islam': Is it going in the right direction?

Washington's 'Dialog with Islam': Is it going in the right direction?Farish A. Noor, Berlin These days it has become terribly fashionable for Western politicians to talk about the "need for dialogue" with the Muslim world.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/69 councillors to be grilled over graft allegation

69 councillors to be grilled over graft allegationOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Following a green light from the Central government, Lampung Prosecutor's Office will soon question 69 councillors from Lampung provincial council for their alleged roles in the Rp 19.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Finally, a further step to being human

Finally, a further step to being humanAti Nurbaiti, Jakarta No one in my family knew what to do about my aunt. She had been subject to her husband's beatings for many years. Even the children, when they had grown up, had cried out to her to get a divorce.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Doomed assembly unlikely to be missed

Doomed assembly unlikely to be missedKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will sit out its final session from Sept. 23 through Sept. 27, during which it will hear and comment upon the accountability report of President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Golkar Party, PDI-P consolidate

Golkar Party, PDI-P consolidateFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Golkar Party held separate internal meetings on Tuesday as Megawati Soekarnoputri trailed far behind Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the vote ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Councillors accused of stripping cars

Councillors accused of stripping cars BEKASI: Mayor Akhmad Zurfaih said on Tuesday 18 former councillors had stripped the air conditioners and radios from their official cars before returning the vehicles to the Bekasi Council.Zurfaih said four of the 22 official cars had yet to be returned.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Election buoys the market

Election buoys the market The financial market predictably reacted quite positively to the peaceful and orderly presidential runoff, especially because the election was perceived to be fair. Both the rupiah and stock market significantly strengthened on Tuesday with the local unit gaining ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Welcoming new U.S. ambassador

Welcoming new U.S. ambassador The U.S. has decided to appoint a new ambassador to Indonesia, and personally I would like to extend a warm welcome to Lynn Pascoe, with the hope that the already good relations between our two countries will become better, closer and more intimate, for both of our ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Council urged to stop mall project

Council urged to stop mall project BEKASI: The City Council was urged to freeze the administration's plan to build the Blue Oasis City business complex which is allegedly violating the law.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Police find gun that killed Ferry

Police find gun that killed Ferry PALU, Central Sulawesi: A senior police officer claimed on Tuesday that police personnel in Palu, Central Sulawesi province, had found a gun, believed to be central to the unsolved murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi early this year.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/'Producers responsible for hi-tech junk'

'Producers responsible for hi-tech junk' Mercury, a neurotoxin that is used in such things as batteries and flat-panel display monitors or screens, is often found in polluted water.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/It's a matter of service to mankind

It's a matter of service to mankind I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. I was shocked to read about the bombing in front of the Australian Embassy which claimed nine lives. It is equally shocking that our leaders of major political parties kept "mum" on the issue.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/The queen is dead, hail the new republic

The queen is dead, hail the new republicMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta The people have spoken. The message clear and overwhelming: Megawati, pack your bags!She helped sooth the volatility of the young democracy, but Megawati's patrician manner while in power endeared her to few and her ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Hasyim resumes top Nahdlatul Ulama post

Hasyim resumes top Nahdlatul Ulama postSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After almost four months of hectic political activities as the running mate of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri, Hasyim Muzadi will return to the top post in the country's largest Muslim organization ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Promoter returns to Chrisjon for match

Promoter returns to Chrisjon for matchMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Boxing promoter Daniel Bahari, who previously had parted company with WBA featherweight champion Chrisjon, has recently got back involved by offering to put together a US$75,000 fight with Derrick Gainer in ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Quick count, anxious voters' new reference

Quick count, anxious voters' new referenceM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the midst of a fairly slow manual vote count used by the General Elections Commission (KPU), voters who are anxious to know the final result of an election have the so-called "quick count" to thank.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Govt urges businesses to study WTO's July Package

Govt urges businesses to study WTO's July PackageZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government urged business people here to study the impact of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) July Package in their future operations, particularly with the eventual tariff liberalization and ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Activist reports death threats

Activist reports death threats JAKARTA: Education activist Lies Sugondo told the police on Tuesday she had received death threats over her cellular phone from an unidentified person.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Govt, House rush to endorse new bankruptcy bill

Govt, House rush to endorse new bankruptcy billRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is expected to endorse the long- awaited new bankruptcy bill at a plenary session on Wednesday, despite problematic articles that could make it overly easy for creditors to ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Mooncake festival given Indonesian flavor

Mooncake festival given Indonesian flavorA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chinese all around the world, including here, are currently celebrating the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, known as the Mooncake festival.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Pekanbaru rocked by eighth bomb hoax

Pekanbaru rocked by eighth bomb hoax PEKANBARU, Riau: A unanimous caller said on Tuesday that he placed a bomb in Surya Dumai Group building in Pekanbaru city, creating panic in the five-story office building.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Election buoys the market

Election buoys the market The financial market predictably reacted quite positively to the peaceful and orderly presidential runoff, especially because the election was perceived to be fair.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/All the way with SBY: Landslide predicted

All the way with SBY: Landslide predictedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks set to win the first ever direct presidential election in a landslide, with analysts saying the result underlined the people's loss of confidence in the political elite grouped under the Nationhood ...

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/City center fires destroy shops, classrooms

City center fires destroy shops, classroomsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two separate fires in Central Jakarta gutted on Tuesday several buildings, including a private school and created traffic congestion.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Why Megawati lost

Why Megawati lost As the vote count rolls on it has become clear that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Jusuf Kalla are going to win in a landslide and lead the nation for the next five years.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/Islamic institute to start doctorate class

Islamic institute to start doctorate class MEDAN, North Sumatra: A new post-graduate doctorate in Islamic studies was officially inaugurated by Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husin Al Munawar in North Sumatra on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/SBY beats all odds as nominee of tiny party

SBY beats all odds as nominee of tiny partyRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If anything, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has beaten the odds by winning the presidential election in comprehensive fashion with a tiny political party.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/New govt has to solve fuel subsidy

New govt has to solve fuel subsidyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ability of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, poised to become the country's sixth president, to take unpopular and tough decisions will be put to the test once he comes into office and has to deal with the current fuel subsidy policy.

Wed, 22 Sep 2004

JP/One missing after Medan flood

One missing after Medan flood MEDAN, North Sumatra: One person went missing and was feared dead on Tuesday after flooding in Medan city over the past three days. The missing person is Sunardi, 20, a resident at Medan Labuhan district, Medan city.