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49 articles.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/SBY told to scrap high-cost economy

SBY told to scrap high-cost economyRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The likely president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must uphold legal certainty and security, and phase out the high-cost economy to encourage investment and create jobs, investors and employers say.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/All survive as ship sinks

All survive as ship sinks JAYAPURA, Papua: The KM Asmat Daci cargo ship belonging to the Asmat regency administration in Papua province sank while sailing to the city of Merauke early on Sunday, officials said.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/The MPR and DPR: Scenes of turbulence and contention

The MPR and DPR: Scenes of turbulence and contentionMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta Evaluating the state of parliamentary democracy, one of the country's founding fathers, M. Hatta, conceded that "democracy needs practice ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Indonesia: On the road to democracy

Indonesia: On the road to democracyThe Dawn, Asia News Network, Karachi With former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono poised to win by defeating the present incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri in Indonesia's first direct presidential polls, the world's largest Muslim nation is all set to enter a ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Hasyim's daughters wed, Mega attends

Hasyim's daughters wed, Mega attends MALANG, East Java: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is heading for a crushing defeat in last week's presidential election, attended the wedding of her running mate Hasyim Muzadi's daughters in Malang on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Time running out for TNI bill deliberation

Time running out for TNI bill deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With only four days to go before the House of Representatives ends its five-year term at the end of this month, it appears most likely that it will be unable to finish deliberating the controversial Indonesian ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/C. Sulawesi councillors inaugurated

C. Sulawesi councillors inaugurated PALU, Central Sulawesi: New Central Sulawesi provincial councillors were inaugurated on Saturday amid noisy protests by students outside the council building in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Bandung zoo struggles to survive on its own

Bandung zoo struggles to survive on its ownYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Every time a holiday comes around, Jl. Tamansari, the road leading to Bandung Zoo, becomes one of the roads that Adi Marsiela, 23, a resident of Jl.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Fire razes 20 slum homes in Cikini

Fire razes 20 slum homes in Cikini At least 20 families living in a slum area under the elevated railway line on Jl. Cikini 4, Central Jakarta, lost their homes to fire on Sunday afternoon.The fire started at about 4 p.m.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Central bank sees higher lending after smooth election

Central bank sees higher lending after smooth electionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's corporate sector is expected to increase borrowing from banks soon as political uncertainty has been removed following the smooth presidential election last week, according to Bank Indonesia Governor ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Experts tell Susilo to be firm against terrorism

Experts tell Susilo to be firm against terrorismRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fighting against terrorism and finding out the motives behind such attacks are prerequisites for restoring peace and order necessary to pull the country out of its multidimensional crisis, experts say.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Govt turns attention to cotton fields at home

Govt turns attention to cotton fields at homeZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The lightweight Indonesian cotton industry made headlines in 2000 when a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) demanded the government cancel its deal with U.S.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Nunukan says it's ready for influx

Nunukan says it's ready for influxRusman, The Jakarta Post, Tawao Nunukan regental government is ready to receive the influx of tens of thousands of illegal Indonesian migrant workers to be deported from Malaysia in the next few months.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Wanted: nurseries for working mothers

Wanted: nurseries for working mothersAccording to data from the Jakarta branch of the Central Statistics Agency, the number of working women in the capital is 1,041,366, or about 31.5 percent of the 3,379,202 working people in Jakarta.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Management aborts feeder contracts

Management aborts feeder contractsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta TransJakarta Busway Management has terminated the contracts of two busway feeder system operators due to their failure to comply with the required services for the 12.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Economic council to act as advisory body: Kalla

Economic council to act as advisory body: KallaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The planned economic council would serve as a think thank in the economic field for the government, while the execution of policies would remain in the hands of the existing government departments, ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Proposed new Cabinet

Proposed new Cabinet The likely winner of the country's first direct presidential election, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has busied running mate Jusuf Kalla with preparing a lineup of their Cabinet.Most Jakarta dailies showed the future vice president in their Sept.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/JP/3/BPK

JP/3/BPKBPK report highlights how corruption rules in RITony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaReports of misuse and alleged corruption of state funds by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) last week were perhaps the clearest indication that the die-hard practice of graft could now be called a die-hard ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Fire threatens bird species in Jambi

Fire threatens bird species in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: The fires that burned between 1,000 and 2,000 hectares of the Berbak National Park in Jambi in the past month posed a real threat to many bird species in the area.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Bali students to join art festival

Bali students to join art festival DENPASAR, Bali: Fifteen students and lecturers from the Indonesian Institute of Art in Denpasar will take part in the Asia-Pacific Culture and Art Festival in Taiwan. The event will be held between September 29 and October 11.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Analysts see little change in City Council

Analysts see little change in City CouncilBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hopes are high for reform at the City Council, as residents were cheered by the results of the April 5 legislative election ending the domination of the old guard.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Sandy takes on Chan in final

Sandy takes on Chan in finalMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Second-seed Sandy Gumulya of Indonesia will be challenged by surprise package Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan in the final of the US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit tennis tournament here on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Healer nabbed for alleged murder

Healer nabbed for alleged murder TANGERANG: The police detained an alternative healer along with his neighbor on Friday for allegedly killing a patient while performing medicinal treatment.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/'Councillors should stand by us'

'Councillors should stand by us' The new Jakarta councillors have elected Ade Surapriatna of the Golkar Party, who is serving his fifth tenure on the council, as speaker.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/New Cabinet to start work on Oct. 20

New Cabinet to start work on Oct. 20Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor President-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vows not to waste time in the first days of his administration, saying his Cabinet will start working as soon as he takes office on Oct. 20.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Toll road hawkers shown new course

Toll road hawkers shown new course JAKARTA: State toll road operator PT Jasa Marga has held training courses for dozens of fruit hawkers who peddle their wares along the Jagorawi toll road.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/How to make a real democracy now the elections are over

How to make a real democracy now the elections are overThomas Hidya Tjaya, Boston, Massachusetts The second round of our first direct presidential elections has concluded smoothly and peacefully.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/RI hailed for antiterror drive

RI hailed for antiterror drive JAKARTA: U.S. congressmen Dan Burton and Robert Wexler, cochairmen of the Congressional Indonesia Caucus, have applauded the recent unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution condemning the Sept. 9 terror attack in Jakarta.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Pro-Susilo parties disgruntled over Cabinet posts

Pro-Susilo parties disgruntled over Cabinet posts Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaPolitical parties that supported Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Sept.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Govt stands firm on Batam bill

Govt stands firm on Batam billMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its endorsement by the House of Representatives, the Batam free trade zone (FTZ) will not materialize due to the government's opposition, a minister says.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Wrongful arrest gives Rahmat neighbor trouble

Wrongful arrest gives Rahmat neighbor troubleID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The front gate to the 36 sq m house on Jl. Merak 3 in Waru, Sidoarjo municipality, East Java, is latched every day. Only a bicycle is visible, parked behind a bamboo screen on the front porch.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Giant looking for late replacement

Giant looking for late replacementMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Giant Asia Racing Team of Taiwan was caught one rider short of the minimum four required for the Dji Sam Soe Tour d'Indonesia after the abrupt withdrawal of Ahad Kazemi Sarai here on Saturday.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Riders to set out for grueling Tour d'Indonesia

Riders to set out for grueling Tour d'IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Tour d'Indonesia begins here on Monday and the 17 participating teams are braced for a grueling, 1,503-kilometer, 10-day cycling race to Bali.The opening day will provide the riders with a 178.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/RI to renegotiate tax treaty with Japan

RI to renegotiate tax treaty with JapanRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government is seeking to renegotiate the country's tax treaty with Japan after discovering that several articles in the agreement have caused a potential loss of state revenue from taxes, senior tax ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Saving the treaty from itself

Saving the treaty from itselfTito Boeri and Guido Tabellini, Project Syndicate At their meeting in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, the EU's economic ministers (Ecofin) once again confronted the need to reform the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP).

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/BPK report shows how corruption rules in RI

BPK report shows how corruption rules in RITony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reports of misuse and alleged corruption of state funds by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) last week were perhaps the clearest indication that the die-hard practice of graft could now be called a die-hard ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/A poisoned chalice?

A poisoned chalice? Although slashing fuel subsidies should be at the top of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's economic agenda during the first 100 days of his administration, raising fuel prices in November as recommended by the outgoing House of Representatives (DPR) could be political ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/TV Program: Monday, September 27, 2004

TV Program: Monday, September 27, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Govts told not to manipulate religion

Govts told not to manipulate religionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women activists have criticized the state for intervening in people's personal affairs using religion as a justification, which they say has led to discrimination against woman in countries where the majority of ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Apartment for workers mulled

Apartment for workers mulled TANGERANG: Regent Ismet Iskandar plans to build low cost apartments for industrial workers in Cikupa, Pasar Kemis and Balaraja districts."The factory workers are the regency assets ... they deserve healthier living places," he said on Friday.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Powerful MPR ends last session

Powerful MPR ends last sessionM. Taufiqurahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The members of the 1999-2004 People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ended their last annual session on Sunday, yielding substantial regulations that would lay the foundation for the functioning of the new Assembly early next ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/N. Jakarta to focus on school renovation

N. Jakarta to focus on school renovation JAKARTA: The North Jakarta administration will prioritize the renovation of schools in its 2005 budget.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Govt expects higher non-tax income

Govt expects higher non-tax incomeDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government expects this year's non-tax revenue to increase by more than 60 percent from the original allocation in the 2004 state budget, due mostly to the soaring oil prices.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Chan wraps up double victory

Chan wraps up double victoryMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chan Yung-Jan thumped local hopeful Sandy Gumulya in the singles' final as the 15-year-old Taiwanese ended the US$10,000 ITF Indonesia Women's tennis circuit with double victories here on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Car Free Day gets lukewarm response

Car Free Day gets lukewarm responseUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cyclists cruised their way past joggers and pedestrians strolling leisurely along the quiet Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Thamrin in the fresh morning air.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Experts say vaccination best way to fight hepatitis B

Experts say vaccination best way to fight hepatitis BSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Julie, 24, has never thought Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has infected her liver since birth.She realized, however, that something was wrong with her liver back in 1998, when her skin turned yellowish.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Delinquent police sent to 'pesantren'

Delinquent police sent to 'pesantren'Puji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Riau provincial police are set to send some 150 delinquent police personnel to refresh their understanding of Islam and police ethics in a short course to improve their morality.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Voters can swing from supporters to detractors

Voters can swing from supporters to detractorsUmar Juoro, Jakarta The early results of last Monday's presidential election clearly show that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will win the presidency convincingly with about 60 percent of the vote.

Mon, 27 Sep 2004

JP/Stock index may falter as election euphoria fades

Stock index may falter as election euphoria fadesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta stock prices are expected to further consolidate this week as the bullish sentiment stemming from last week's smooth presidential election has already been discounted by the market, according to stock analysts.