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Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/TNI to keep local role: Minister

TNI to keep local role: MinisterM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough the government backed down from its demand that the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s territorial role be reintroduced in the new military bill, the physical presence of soldiers under a territorial ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Will Susilo rise to the occasion, set the tone for a hopeful future?

Will Susilo rise to the occasion, set the tone for a hopeful future?S.P. Seth, Sydney Indonesia's direct presidential election is a milestone in its democratic transition.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Working mums yet to benefit from law on day care facilities

Working mums yet to benefit from law on day care facilitiesAccording 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.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Putu Wijaya's 'Aum' to be staged in Bali

Putu Wijaya's 'Aum' to be staged in Bali Prominent Playwright and writer Putu Wijaya has been a prolific and well-known artist in Indonesia. His works have been widely staged both here and overseas.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Teachers make studying fun with creative lessons

Teachers make studying fun with creative lessonsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs students become more and more burdened with schoolwork, teachers face the challenge of coming up with lesson plans that make school fun by encouraging the students to be active and creative learners.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Revised law gives local govts bigger slices of revenue

Revised law gives local govts bigger slices of revenueDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRegions will receive a greater portion of revenue from oil and gas, general allocation funds (DAU) and proceeds from bonds under a new law approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/House endorses bill on migrant worker protection

House endorses bill on migrant worker protectionRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives has passed the bill on migrant workers protection, which is opposed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the grounds that it was more exploitative than protective.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Balinese Computer Font

Balinese Computer Font I am writing to express my gratitude to I Made Suatjana and I Gusti Ngurah Sutjaja, who have brought the Balinese script into the computer age (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 16).

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/WB asks RI to repay debt after fraud

WB asks RI to repay debt after fraudFollowing a thorough investigation since late 2000, The World Bank declared on Tuesday in Washington that collusion had led to the procurement of inferior quality books in a school book project here and requested that the Indonesian government repay US$10 million ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/A nation divided?

A nation divided? Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's promise this week to put national reconciliation at the top of his government's agenda once he is installed as president on Oct.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Gasoline shortages continue in Papua

Gasoline shortages continue in Papua JAYAPURA, Papua: Acute gasoline shortages continued for the third straight day on Wednesday, with long queues of vehicles reported at the six gas stations across the Papuan capital of Jayapura.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Susilo pressured to up fuel prices

Susilo pressured to up fuel pricesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPressure is mounting for president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take the politically difficult step of raising fuel prices as early as November as oil prices surge to new record levels with no signs of abating in the near future.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Globalization and achieving lasting development

Globalization and achieving lasting developmentAlan P. Larson, Jakarta The World Bank and International Monetary Fund hold their annual meetings on Oct. 2-3.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Drug dealer gets 20 years in prison

Drug dealer gets 20 years in prisonThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced defendant Dikson Purba to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for illegally possessing and trafficking more than 70 grams of heroin. The court also fined the defendant Rp 150 million (US$16,304).

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Akbar's post-election fate

Akbar's post-election fate The conflict within the Golkar Party following the presidential election is now reaching a head, with senior leaders Fahmi Idris and other members bringing their cases to court to seek an annulment of their ousting by the party's central board.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Indian delicacies to tempt Jakartans

Indian delicacies to tempt JakartansUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaImagine a plate of hot, steaming rice sprinkled with cashew nuts and raisins. Now add to that a serving of vegetables cooked in cashew gravy with saffron and prawns simmering in a rich broth of spices and coconut milk.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Regent serves public 'not politicians'

Regent serves public 'not politicians'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRegional autonomy has awarded local politicians more power than ever since its inception in 2000.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Protests staged as Boyce pays police second visit

Protests staged as Boyce pays police second visitAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUnited States Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce visited National Police chief Gen.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Kontras receives police abuse report

Kontras receives police abuse report JAKARTA: The Commission for Missing Person and Victims of Violence (Kontras) received on Wednesday a report that a detainee died after being abused by the police.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/ISI art troupe performs in Taiwan

ISI art troupe performs in Taiwan A special cultural envoy from The Denpasar Arts Institute (ISI), is now performing at the prestigious Asia-Pacific Cultural Arts Festival 2004 in Yilam, Taiwan, from Sept. 29 through Oct. 11.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/New govt urged to build cheap houses

New govt urged to build cheap housesZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe new government should make the property sector an engine for economic growth, especially by encouraging developers to build low-cost houses and apartments for low to middle-income people, a leading property consultant ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/It takes skill to drive safely

It takes skill to drive safelyNovan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Sentul/West JavaCertain limits are assigned to almost everything, including driving.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/DNA matches samples from bomb site

DNA matches samples from bomb siteAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have identified a suicide bomber involved in the deadly blast outside the Australian Embassy in Kuningan, South Jakarta, after finding DNA samples taken at the bomb site matched blood and tissue samples taken from ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/House of Representatives endorses pro-investor bill on highway

House of Representatives endorses pro-investor bill on highwayRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday a key bill on highway development that is expected to lure badly needed investment for the construction of toll roads, but runs the risk of ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Second RI maid escapes hangman

Second RI maid escapes hangmanAgencies, JakartaA 19-year-old Indonesian maid working in Singapore was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday for strangling to death her employer's mother-in-law just days after another Indonesian maid was jailed for life in a similar case.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/RI urged to improve skill of workers

RI urged to improve skill of workers BANDUNG: Indonesia has yet to maximize efforts to create overseas job opportunities for its skilled workers to help reduce unemployment in the country, a job consultant said here on Wednesday.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Indonesia requires digital connectivity

Indonesia requires digital connectivityCraig Warren Smith and Idris F Sulaiman, Jakarta Now that election is over, Indonesia can at last deal address its single most important issue. No, not the terrorist threat. Not creating jobs for the poor.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Lampung councillors spend millions on trips

Lampung councillors spend millions on tripsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungBarely a month after they were inaugurated as councillors in Lampung province, members of three separate regional legislative councils here have begun embarking on expensive consultation trips that are ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Jakarta to host int'l sixes tour

Jakarta to host int'l sixes tour JAKARTA: The Jakarta Cricket Association will host an international sixes tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Cibubur, East Jakarta.The spokesman for the tournament organizers, James W.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Student arrested for Internet bank fraud

Student arrested for Internet bank fraudApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanNorth Sumatra Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a student in Medan for hacking into bank websites and bank accounts belonging to foreigners and stealing their money through the Internet.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Ignoring the rights of victims of the 1965 massacre

Ignoring the rights of victims of the 1965 massacreKornelius Purba, Jakarta Who is willing to help a poor woman end her 39-year search for her missing father, and to restore to her, her civil rights, which were taken from her by the state, merely because she is the daughter of a communist?When a ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/TV Program: Thursday, September 30, 2004

TV Program: Thursday, September 30, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:05 Religious Teachings8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara12:00 p.m.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Shorts guys to 'Voli' in Jakarta

Shorts guys to 'Voli' in JakartaEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five countries, including Indonesia, will participate in the Sampoerna Hijau Voli World U-185 Championship here at the Senayan Indoor Stadium from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Japan gives seven ambulances to Aceh

Japan gives seven ambulances to Aceh JAKARTA: The Japanese government handed over on Wednesday seven ambulances, medicine and medical equipment for a mobile clinic aimed at providing health and medical services for Acehnese in remote areas of the troubled province.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Tips for safe driving:

Tips for safe driving: Seat position: Adjust seat height Adjust the position of backrest Buckle up before starting the engine Steering wheel handling Both hands should be positioned opposite each other, level with the steering wheel spokesWhat to do: when the vehicle is understeering ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/More red tape ensnares expats

More red tape ensnares expatsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLengthy and unclear bureaucratic procedures for foreigners to obtain permission to work in Indonesia have attracted many to work as informal immigration agents.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Mayor dismisses 12 notorious workers

Mayor dismisses 12 notorious workers TANGERANG: Mayor Wahidin Halim has dismissed two civil servants and 10 contract employees since January in an attempt to discipline employees of the administration offices.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Plan to up export tax on palm criticized

Plan to up export tax on palm criticizedZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance's plan to increase tax revenue from the export of plantation commodities would discourage the industry from exporting the commodities, which in turn would eventually reduce state revenue, an ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/House OK's new autonomy bill

House OK's new autonomy billM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter lengthy deliberation, the House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday a bill amending the regional administration law, which over the past five years has caused tension between the central and regional governments.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Disaster for RI democracy

Disaster for RI democracy The verdict handed down by an Indonesian court on Tempo weekly news magazine (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 17) is a disatrous star for the country's young democracy.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 30, 2004

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, September 30, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Textile, Rare Textile from All Part of Indonesia, at the Gallery of Alila Ubud Hotel, Malinggih Kelod Village, Payangan Gianyar, until Oct. 20.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Military unlikely to quit politics: Experts

Military unlikely to quit politics: ExpertsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs Maj. Gen. Kohirin Suganda was wrapping up the military/police faction's comments on President Megawati Soekarnoputri's progress report at the last People's Consultative Assembly session on Saturday, he suddenly ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/RI launches rocket with polymer fuel

RI launches rocket with polymer fuel GARUT, West Java: The National Aeronautics and Space Agency launched on Tuesday two rockets using polymer fuel.The two rockets were launched from Cilauteureun Pemeungpeuk, Garut, West Java.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Governor blockade ends on Sulawesi

Governor blockade ends on Sulawesi KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Residents and students ended a six-day blockade of a road leading to the Southeast Sulawesi governor's office on Wednesday after local officials pledged to meet their demand for more paved roads.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Langsa mayor held over Rp 16.5b graft

Langsa mayor held over Rp 16.5b graftNani Afrida and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/SemarangAfter questioning 18 witnesses, the Aceh Prosecutor's Office detained on Wednesday Acting Langsa Mayor Azhari Azis, who is charged in connection with a Rp 16.5 billion (US$1.7 million) graft case.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Six shuttlers sent to Denmark Open

Six shuttlers sent to Denmark OpenEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has withdrawn 15 of its planned 21 shuttlers from the Denmark Open badminton championships in Aarhus, Denmark, from Oct. 5 to Oct.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Forest fires return to East Kalimantan

Forest fires return to East Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Forest fires returned to several parts of East Kalimantan province on Wednesday after a week of rainfall.Local officials blamed residents for starting the fires to open farmland.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Plan to up export tax on commodities opposed

Plan to up export tax on commodities opposedZakki P. Hakim The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Finance's plan to increase tax revenue from the export of plantation commodities would discourage the industry from exporting the commodities, which in turn would eventually reduce state ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/RI's UNSC seat bid gets mixed reaction

RI's UNSC seat bid gets mixed reactionAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's bid for a permanent seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council is receiving a mixed reaction.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Amien guides MPR into new territory

Amien guides MPR into new territoryM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a speech that concluded the last annual session of the powerful People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Speaker Amien Rais said that what the Assembly had achieved during its five-year term would go down in history as a ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Singaporean faces 15 years' jail term

Singaporean faces 15 years' jail term TANGERANG: Prosecutor R. Vidianto asked the Tangerang District court on Wednesday to sentence a Singaporean, Tay Lai Hock, 31, to 15 years imprisonment and fine him Rp 750 million (US$82,417.58) for possessing 20,400 ecstasy pills.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Taxpayers to get single ID number

Taxpayers to get single ID numberDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta will be the first city in the country where the records of taxpayers will be synchronized in so-called single identity numbers, in an effort to improve the record keeping by the tax office.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Food poisoning ruling necessary, YPKKI says

Food poisoning ruling necessary, YPKKI says JAKARTA: The Indonesian Health Consumers Empowerment Foundation (YPKKI) called on the government on Wednesday to issue a regulation concerning food security in response to cases of food poisoning in East Java, Lampung and West Sumatra.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/'I hope they will listen to us'

'I hope they will listen to us'The victory of new Jakarta Council speaker Ade Surapriatna of Golkar Party has not been without controversy and has raised questions on the loss of rival Ahmad Heryawan of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), which holds a majority of 18 seats.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/An ASEM response to Myanmar's rule?

An ASEM response to Myanmar's rule?Zaw Oo, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok If history is any guide to current policy, ASEAN should reconsider its push for Myanmarese participation at the upcoming Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) in October.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/GM dealerships in Bandung, Semarang

GM dealerships in Bandung, SemarangJAKARTA: PT General Motors Indonesia (GMI) announced recently that it had opened two new Chevrolet dealerships in Bandung and Semarang to further strengthen its customer service outside the Greater Jakarta area.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/JSX spares Kalla-linked Bukaka from delisting

JSX spares Kalla-linked Bukaka from delistingRendi A. Witular, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has dropped a plan to delist construction and engineering company PT Bukaka Teknik Utama, which is linked to the family of incoming vice president Jusuf Kalla, as the company's operation is ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Teen boutique catches fire

Teen boutique catches fire JAKARTA: The Bule & Lucy Collection clothing boutique on Jl. Panglima Polim V in South Jakarta caught fire on Wednesday around noon, but no fatalities were reported.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Chances slimmer to get fixed line service

Chances slimmer to get fixed line serviceTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chances are getting slimmer for more members of the public to gain access to fixed-line telephone services as the existing operators remain reluctant to invest in the sector, a senior official of the Indonesian ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Luzon leads another stage sweep by overseas riders

Luzon leads another stage sweep by overseas ridersMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Purwokerto, Central Java After denying local players a podium award in the second stage, overseas-based cyclists made another clean sweep with Bernardo Luzon of the Pagcor Casino Filipino team taking the third, 147.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Minibus plunges into river, five killed

Minibus plunges into river, five killedNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, MajalengkaA minibus driver, apparently dozing, missed a bridge and drove straight into the Ciherang River in Majalengka regency, West Java at dawn on Wednesday, killing five people.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Hundreds line up for cabinet posts

Hundreds line up for cabinet postsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, BogorHundreds of people have sent letters to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asking to be appointed as Cabinet ministers in the next government, prompting the retired four-star Army general to set up a team to sort out the applications.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Teacher foresees roof collapse, sends school children home

Teacher foresees roof collapse, sends school children homeMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe collapse of the roof of SD V elementary school in Poris Gaga, Batu Ceper district, Tangerang, was not unexpected.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Most local firms 'ignore safety'

Most local firms 'ignore safety'Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhat would you do if a fire starts in your office, the lifts are out of service and the emergency staircase is locked or packed with furniture?Or you get a job as a window cleaner on tall buildings but your boss doesn't ...

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Leprosy hospital, patients in poor state

Leprosy hospital, patients in poor stateMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangIt had been a year since The Jakarta Post visited Sitanala Leprosy Hospital on Jl. Dr. Sitanala in Neglasari, here, and the condition of the hospital was worse than before.

Thu, 30 Sep 2004

JP/Toyota holds technician contest

Toyota holds technician contestJAKARTA: PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) held a National After-Sales Service Skills Contest divided into five divisions: general repairs, service advisers, spare parts, body repair and paint repair.