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Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Jambi director to appeal in graft case

Jambi director to appeal in graft case JAMBI: Operational director of Jambi provincial administration company PT Jambi Indoguna International (JII), M. Sajuri, was sentenced to one year and six-months imprisonment and ordered to pay a Rp 10 million (US$1,111) fine by the Jambi court on Friday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Djoko Santoso, ITB new rector

Djoko Santoso, ITB new rector BANDUNG: Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)'s new rector, Djoko Santoso was officially installed at the institute's campus on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Laundry owners agree to wash dirty linen elsewhere

Laundry owners agree to wash dirty linen elsewhereThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOwners of polluting laundry plants in Sukabumi Selatan subdistrict, West Jakarta, are unperturbed by the City Council's threat to shut down their businesses.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/One-stop solutions to losing weight

One-stop solutions to losing weight T.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta The young woman stood in front of the mirror and sighed: "Oh, I am fat. I am fat."You might be wondering just how fat she is - how much she really weighs.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Aceh pilgrims wait for familiar faces

Aceh pilgrims wait for familiar facesNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh"Hajjah Salbiah ... Anyone picking her up?" shouted a member of a haj committee through a loudspeaker at Iskandar Muda Airport in Banda Aceh.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/It's time to standardize bilingual education

It's time to standardize bilingual educationEric E. Hallett, Jakarta There has been a recent push by schools across Southeast Asia to extend their use of English in the classroom to include not only language instruction, but also subjects traditionally taught in their students' native or national ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 31, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 31, 2005Exhibitions* Charity Art Exhibition featuring ceramic art by Song Mi-rim, textile design by Park Jungley and fine arts by Chung Yong-jae at the Korea Association Hall, Korea Center, South Korean Embassy, South Jakarta, until Jan.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Indonesia's natural gas reserves increase

Indonesia's natural gas reserves increaseNatural gas reserves in Indonesia have risen by 7.45 trillion standard cubic feet (TCF), thanks to new reserves found in either new sites or existing fields, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has revealed.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Golkar machine gears up for regional elections

Golkar machine gears up for regional electionsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter winning the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives in the 2004 legislative election, the Golkar Party is preparing its mammoth political machine to grab the lion's share of top ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Developers summoned over environmental destruction

Developers summoned over environmental destructionMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post/TangerangThe Tangerang regency council is summoning two developers to answer allegations their coastal reclamation projects have irrevocably damaged the environment and destroyed the life of a fishing community.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Court reprimands Bapepam over Dairy Farm tender debacle

Court reprimands Bapepam over Dairy Farm tender debacleThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Administrative Court issued a warning letter on Jan.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Driving in Jakarta

Driving in Jakarta Regarding The Jakarta Post's article --Driving in Jakarta to slow to snail's pace by 2020 on Dec. 17 -- I take the liberty to send my opinion as follows:The cheap partial solution to traffic in Jakarta is to enforce the "intersection blocking rule".

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/WTO asks countries, businesses to reconsider travel warnings

WTO asks countries, businesses to reconsider travel warningsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia along with the World Tourism Organization (WTO) will ask governments and business players worldwide to reconsider travel warnings issued on the country.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/TV ads urge impulsive consumption

TV ads urge impulsive consumptionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"My son refused to go to school this morning because his father forgot to buy his favorite snacks," complained Nita, a 29-year- old mother.She said Naufal, her four-year-old son, saw a new biscuit advertised on television the night before.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Indonesia, Japan to start preliminary FTA talks

Indonesia, Japan to start preliminary FTA talksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia and Japan are scheduled to hold a two-day meeting to discuss a possible bilateral trade agreement on Monday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Americans lack introspection

Americans lack introspection I refer to the letters of Mark Potts dated Jan. 13 and Uli Pandjaitan dated Jan. 15.I know many Americans. As personal friends, colleagues and business associates, all of them have been wonderful people: Friendly, genial and straightforward.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Make the file backup process automatic

Make the file backup process automaticZatni Arbi, Contributor, JakartaI have a small network at home: My wife has her own PC and so does my daughter.In fact, my daughter has the fastest processor in the house. All three are connected with Ethernet cables to a Compex router.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/JP/18/BIS

JP/18/BISBIS art exhibition leads the way at galleryMuslima Hapsari Contributor/Jakarta A man in a black suit was standing in front of a painting in amazement. He still could not believe that the contemporary, 2.5 meter by 1.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/On Israeli aid

On Israeli aid I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Some people prepared for floods, others not

Some people prepared for floods, others notThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the water level of the flood at 60 centimeters and still rising, Yuli decided it was time to leave her home in Cipinang Melayu, East Jakarta.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/U.S. offers import duty cuts for Aceh goods

U.S. offers import duty cuts for Aceh goodsIn a gesture to help Aceh tsunami victims, the United States has offered a scheme to cut import duties on Acehnese products entering U.S. market, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade said."We had informal talks with the U.S.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Young men more concerned about their appearance

Young men more concerned about their appearanceSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many young men in major Indonesian cities, particularly Jakarta, are taking greater care of their appearance amid the growing metrosexual lifestyle in the country.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Court reprimands Bapepam over Dairy Farm tender offer

Court reprimands Bapepam over Dairy Farm tender offerThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Jakarta Administrative Court issued a warning letter on Jan.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Human rights group criticizes latest TNI reshuffle

Human rights group criticizes latest TNI reshuffleTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The appointment of Army Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Maj. Gen.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Candra/Sigit advance to Korean final

Candra/Sigit advance to Korean finalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Men's doubles veterans Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto served notice on Saturday that they will be a force to be reckoned with in 2005 by reaching the Korea Open badminton final.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Preventing natural and man-made disasters

Preventing natural and man-made disastersErik Friberg, Jakarta In addition to the crucial immediate relief and sustained reconstruction efforts following the tragic Dec.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/More Aceh survivors need food: WFP

More Aceh survivors need food: WFPAgence France Presse, Jakarta The number of Indonesian tsunami survivors needing food aid could continue to increase as remote areas of Aceh province become accessible and more needy are found, the World Food Program said on Sunday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Big banks book higher profit on lending, lower costs

Big banks book higher profit on lending, lower costsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Central Asia (BCA) and state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) -- the nation's second and third-largest lenders respectively -- had low-cost funds and aggressive lending expansion to thank for ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/C'mon! Is it time Hewitt got an attitude check?

C'mon! Is it time Hewitt got an attitude check?If all goes according to Team Hewitt's carefully laid plans, the fist-pumping pride of Adelaide will hold aloft the Australian Open men's singles trophy on Sunday night.It will be a dream come true for Hewitt, a precocious talent who won the U.S.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Conjoined twins separated

Conjoined twins separatedA team of doctors prepares to operate on conjoined twins Dwipayanti and Dwipayani at the Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya.After nine hours of complicated surgery, the team of doctors finally separated the twins early on Sunday morning.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Police have met requirement in Adiguna case file: Prosecutor

Police have met requirement in Adiguna case file: ProsecutorAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta prosecutors say the police's case file against murder suspect Adiguna Sutowo now meets their requirements but they are still unsure whether there is enough evidence to press charges against ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Government tries organic farming

Government tries organic farmingApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Karo, North SumatraThe government is planning to introduce chemical-free farming as a pilot project in the country's 15 provinces, including the tsunami-hit Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to help revive its agricultural and horticultural ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/'It is roadworthiness, not age that matters'

'It is roadworthiness, not age that matters'The City Council has proposed limiting the age of vehicles on city roads -- 10 years for buses and 15 years for private vehicles.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/The mail box nightmare

The mail box nightmare For about the past two years Telkom has offered customers a free voice mail system.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/The mail box nightmare

The mail box nightmare For about the past two years Telkom has offered customers a free voice mail system.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/C'monnn! Is it time Hewitt got an attitude check?

C'monnn! Is it time Hewitt got an attitude check? If all goes according to Team Hewitt's carefully laid plans, the fist-pumping pride of Adelaide will hold aloft the Australian Open men's singles trophy on Sunday night.It will be a dream come true for Hewitt, a precocious talent who won the U.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/RI struggles to improve medical professionalism

RI struggles to improve medical professionalismHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe lives and images of nurses are romanticized (or even sexualized) on screen, as portrayed in television series like E.R. and Chicago Hope, or on countless big screen films.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Focusing on the living among the dead

Focusing on the living among the deadCameron Bates, Contributor, Banda AcehYanti does not consider herself lucky to have survived first the earthquake and then the wall of water that wiped more than 70 percent of the town of Meulaboh, Aceh province, off the face of the planet.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Developers summoned over environmental mees

Developers summoned over environmental meesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang regency council is summoning two developers to answer allegations their coastal reclamation projects have irrevocably damaged the environment and destroyed the life of a fishing community.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Rio Tinto wraps up Kelian mine operation

Rio Tinto wraps up Kelian mine operationUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan"Elephants die leaving nothing but their ivory tusks, tigers their shadowy stripes, men their reputation.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Fresh clash erupts in Ambon

Fresh clash erupts in AmbonAMBON, Maluku: A communal clash between two gangs of warring youths reignited in Central Maluku late on Saturday, leaving five buildings damaged and one totally destroyed.The youths from the Hitu Lama and Hitu Messing subdistricts have been feuding for months.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Share global information with Wiki encyclopedia

Share global information with Wiki encyclopediaVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.comDo you know the history of the airship? Or how to make a magnet?In the "old days" (circa 1998), you would have had to open up a book or an encyclopedia to find the answers.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Intellectual property laws still weak

Intellectual property laws still weakGunawan Suryomurcito, Jakarta During his election campaign last year, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to deliver a dose of 'shock therapy' to shake the country out of its pattern of corruption and legal ambiguity.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/SBY lucky that people don't keep list

SBY lucky that people don't keep listFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGobble ... gobble ... gobble ... is the onomatopoeic phrase often used in cartoon stories whenever characters eat their food in a hurry. It is also the sound a turkey makes.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Govt, GAM agree on more talks

Govt, GAM agree on more talksThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNegotiators from the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) wound up two days of talks in Helsinki on Saturday without a concrete result on how to end the decades-long war in Aceh, but pledged to meet again soon to seek a peace ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Aftershock jolts ravaged Aceh

Aftershock jolts ravaged AcehBANDA ACEH, Aceh: More aftershocks again rocked the city of Banda Aceh on Sunday morning.No fatalities or infrastructure damage was reported after the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck at 9.55 a.m and lasted for about a minute.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/What kind of leaders do celebrities make?

What kind of leaders do celebrities make?Pavin Chachavalpongpun The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok The Feb. 6 poll, like any previous general election, is being fiercely contested by the nation's political parties.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Police have satisfied requirements in Adiguna case file

Police have satisfied requirements in Adiguna case fileAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta prosecutors say the police's case file against murder suspect Adiguna Sutowo now meets their requirements but they are still unsure whether there is enough evidence to press charges against him.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Farid recalls Wednesday's assault

Farid recalls Wednesday's assaultJAKARTA: Farid Faqih, the embattled antigraft activist, said on Sunday that when he was assaulted by eight to nine people on Wednesday, three or four of whom were Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel.One of the TNI personnel involved was Capt.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Free clinic for the poor opens

Free clinic for the poor opens BEKASI: A free clinic for the poor, the Gerai Sehat Bekasi, was opened by three organizations on Saturday at Jl. Chairil Anwar No. 35, Margahayu, East Bekasi.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/PGN introduces new hybrid pipeline

PGN introduces new hybrid pipelineTo increase its competitiveness, state-owned natural gas distributor Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) is introducing a pipeline system called hybrid in its massive 493 kilometer gas pipeline projects across Sumatra, which allows the company to offer and distribute ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Driving in Jakarta

Driving in Jakarta Regarding The Jakarta Post's article --Driving in Jakarta to slow to snail's pace by 2020 on Dec. 17 -- I take the liberty to send my opinion as follows:The cheap partial solution to traffic in Jakarta is to enforce the "intersection blocking rule".

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Your old printer can talk to anything

Your old printer can talk to anythingZatni Arbi, Contributor, JakartaHow do you print what you want?By sending the file to your printer memory, of course. But, how do you do it? Let's count the ways.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Police, ministry team up in terror case

Police, ministry team up in terror caseJAKARTA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced late on Saturday it would work with police to help them confirm the death of a wanted Indonesian terrorist in the Philippines.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/After Iraq's elections, U.S. and UK must leave

After Iraq's elections, U.S. and UK must leaveJonathan Power, London Why do military occupations rarely succeed? A study published in a recent edition of Harvard University's International Security reveals that out of 24 military occupations examined only seven were a success and six of those ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/What kind of leaders do celebrities make?

What kind of leaders do celebrities make?Pavin Chachavalpongpun, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok The Feb. 6 poll, like any previous general election, is being fiercely contested by the nation's political parties.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Musthofid and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta

Musthofid and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After teetering on the brink of defeat in previous rounds, SGS Elektrik made short work of Suryanaga Gudang Garam in the final of the National Mixed Team Championships at Amongrogo sports hall here on Saturday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Ministry says people support contentious school test policy

Ministry says people support contentious school test policyHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn a bid to tone down the criticism over the new version of the National Final Examinations (UAN), which was first done last year, the education ministry revealed on Sunday several surveys showing that ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Penitentiary warden in police custody

Penitentiary warden in police custody AMBON: Warden of Waiheru penitentiary in Ambon, Tahir Slamat, has been detained by police for allegedly assisting the escape of gambling boss and drug dealer Hartono Tanaya.Three other penitentiary officials were also placed in Baguala Police detention center.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Reducing credit risks

Reducing credit risks Recalcitrant debtors will find it increasingly difficult to access loans from banks and other finance companies as Bank Indonesia has expanded its debtor information system.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/How to get rid of an unwanted foreign business partner

How to get rid of an unwanted foreign business partnerFrank Richardson, Norwich, UK Opportunities for creativity abound where the rule of law is weak because of corruption and incompetence.

Mon, 31 Jan 2005

JP/Scooter enthusiasts raise funds for Aceh

Scooter enthusiasts raise funds for Aceh JAKARTA: In an effort to show solidarity and raise funds for the Acehnese tsunami victims, around 300 owners of vintage scooters from various clubs across the capital gathered on Saturday to display their scooters in front of Hotel Indonesia on Jl.