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Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Human rights diplomacy

Human rights diplomacyMuch has been made of Makarim Wibisono's appointment as chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). The honor signifies recognition of the diplomat's long service to his country and his contribution to multilateral diplomacy.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Adiguna case file submitted to court

Adiguna case file submitted to courtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office submitted to the court on Friday the case file of businessman Adiguna Sutowo, who is accused of the shooting death of a waiter at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Bar after a New Year's Eve party.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Wrong place, wrong time

Wrong place, wrong time Consider if you will that God, however you perceive him, had absolutely nothing at all to do with the devastating tsunami of Dec. 26.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/UK military to end relief efforts in Aceh

UK military to end relief efforts in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The British military will complete its relief mission in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces on Sunday, the British Embassy in Jakarta said.The military team, which started work on Jan.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/RI promotes rights within and without

RI promotes rights within and without Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono has been appointed as the new chairman of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He will lead the 61st session of the commission in March in Geneva. The Jakarta Post's Adianto P.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Dodgy chauffeurs take employers for a ride

Dodgy chauffeurs take employers for a rideAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta If car owners think they can sit back and relax after paying someone to chauffeur them around, they might need to think again as an auto theft syndicate has deployed a new method of making off with their vehicles.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Six months sought for Australian sailor

Six months sought for Australian sailor DENPASAR, Bali: A Bali prosecutor requested that the District Court here on Friday sentence Christopher Packer, 52, to six months in jail for illegally carrying firearms in Indonesian territory.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

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JP/ /Susilo's 100 Days and the tsunamiThe first hundred days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's mandate have passed and the pundits, predictably, are pontificating.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Student nurses join dengue fight

Student nurses join dengue fightThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wearing her blue college jacket, nineteen-year-old Devi smiled as she passed out her last calendar to a passenger of a minivan passing by the Rasuna Said-Gatot Subroto intersection in South Jakarta on Friday.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Welcome back to Pertamina

Welcome back to Pertamina Martiono Hadianto, the former short-lived president director of PT Pertamina, the state oil and gas company (14 months since 1998) has recently been elected as the chief commissioner of this company, replacing Laksamana Sukardi, the former state minister of ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Govt insists on suing Malaysian employers

Govt insists on suing Malaysian employersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government insisted on Friday it would sue Malaysian employers who refused to pay their undocumented Indonesian workers, despite calls from Malaysian officials to back down from the plan.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Lawmakers differ over changes to laws on security, defense

Lawmakers differ over changes to laws on security, defenseTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The government's move to amend legislation on security and defense has split legislators, with a Golkar Party lawmaker leading the opposition to attempts to prevent House members from having a say in the appointment ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Hotels expect higher occupancy rates

Hotels expect higher occupancy ratesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's hotel industry is expected to grow this year, marked with an increase in occupancy rates, if the economy grows by an annual rate of 6 percent during the 2004-2009 period, says one executive.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Four admirals proposed for Navy chief

Four admirals proposed for Navy chiefTiarma Siboro, Jakarta The Navy has proposed four three-star admirals as candidates to replace Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Bernard Kent Sondakh, who reached his mandatory retirement age of 55 two years ago.The four admirals are Vice adm.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/The Violent Face of Indonesia

The Violent Face of Indonesia Thang D. Nguyen Jakarta As 2004 came to an end, Western intelligence forces issued a warning of a potential terrorist attack in a Hilton hotel in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Fortunately, no terrorist attacks happened.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Biting the hand that feeds you

Biting the hand that feeds youSuhaini Aznam, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia The reaction in Indonesia has been extreme. Three Indonesian dailies carried the story of illegal workers in Malaysia not being paid their salaries on their front pages.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Indonesia's human rights diplomacy

Indonesia's human rights diplomacyBudiono Kusumohamidjojo Jakarta On Jan. 17, Makarim Wibisono, one of Indonesia's outstanding career diplomats, was elected chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) for 2005.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/UPC calls for free ID cards

UPC calls for free ID cards JAKARTA: The Urban Poor Consortium (UPC), a non-governmental organization struggling for the rights of the disadvantaged, has solicited the City Council's support for the provision of free identity cards to the poor.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Dealing with a declining dollar

Dealing with a declining dollar Jeffrey E. Garten Yale Center for the Study of Globalization New Haven The Chinese inaction on revaluation of the yuan at the conclusion of the Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in London over last weekend was not surprising. But it was unfortunate.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Tigers call oil palm plantation home

Tigers call oil palm plantation homeJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post/Jambi There are only a few habitats of the Sumatran tiger (panthera tigris sumatrae) left in Jambi province and one of them is located in a conservation area on the PT Asiatic Persada (AP) plantation.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/House aborts motion, PDI-P plans another

House aborts motion, PDI-P plans another JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) has dropped a proposal to summon the President over his decision to revoke a letter on the replacement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/RI lifts import duty on Chinese stearic acid

RI lifts import duty on Chinese stearic acidThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has lifted the import duty on stearic acid from China as part of the Southeast Asian free trade agreement with the country, the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/KADIN clarifies

KADIN clarifies This refers to your article on Jan. 28 titled Minister admits misuse of relief funds.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Revisiting Devlopment Goals,

Revisiting Devlopment Goals, how can ASEAN help?Romeo A. Reyes Jakarta A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was submitted to the UN Secretary General last month by the UN Millennium Project, an independent advisory group commissioned to recommend strategies for ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Acehnese yearn for water after tsunami catastrophe

Acehnese yearn for water after tsunami catastropheFadli, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh It has been over 40 days now that Hasri has been getting water from a little-used well behind his house after the tap water dried up in the wake of the huge earthquake and tsunami that hit Banda Aceh on Dec. 26.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Public upbeat over graft suspect hunt

Public upbeat over graft suspect huntEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The public has high hopes that the planned government team assigned to hunt down graft suspects residing overseas will be able to conclude its mission in a country where corruptors have long managed to easily escape ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Surabayans defend the use of local dialect

Surabayans defend the use of local dialectID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya The backyard of an old house on Jl. Yos Sudarso here was deserted when The Jakarta Post visited recently. Dusty old desks were seen lined up in the area, piled with books.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Strengthening RI-Dutch ties

Strengthening RI-Dutch tiesRetno L.P. Marsudi Jakarta Only last week, the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands visited Indonesia. This weekend, the Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands will also visit Indonesia.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/'Non-interference would abdicate responsibility'

'Non-interference would abdicate responsibility' Myanmar is to take over the rotational chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Gullit among legends set for tsunami benefit

Gullit among legends set for tsunami benefitMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Former leading European soccer players will test their skills against some of the best of Southeast Asia and put their memorabilia on the block in a tsunami charity match on Feb. 28.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/American nabbed for drug abuse

American nabbed for drug abuse JAKARTA: An American identified as Gobel Laurent Alen, 38, was arrested with three Indonesian acquaintances early on Thursday by the city police for allegedly being in possession of 3.5 grams of marijuana.Drug squad chief Sr. Comr.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Leaving Fear Behind

Leaving Fear BehindJohn D. Negroponte and George Casey Washington Although the heroic vote for freedom here in Iraq was humbling, it did not surprise us. Since the transition to Iraqi sovereignty seven months ago, we have seen daily manifestations of Iraqi courage and determination.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Longer public holidays?

Longer public holidays? It's a working day for civil servants, but many at the office of the North Sumatra provincial administration decided to skip work on Friday, following two national holidays on Wednesday and Thursday.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/No mayor, regent hopefuls from NU

No mayor, regent hopefuls from NU SURABAYA: Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) East Java branch will not nominate any candidates for mayor or regent in the upcoming direct elections of heads of regional governments in East Java province.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/174 students take part in debate competition

174 students take part in debate competitionAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A total of 174 students from 37 universities across the country gathered at Bina Nusantara University in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, on Friday to compete in an English debating competition aimed at improving their ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/RI removed from money laundering list

RI removed from money laundering listRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After four years of pleading by the government, the global money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has finally removed Indonesia from its list of Non Cooperative Countries and Territories ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Building trust

Building trust Confidence building measures is a phrase from the diplomatic realm that could be used to describe the cautious but steady treadings of the Ministry of Defense under Juwono Sudarsono.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Mangrove to shield Aceh coastal towns

Mangrove to shield Aceh coastal townsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government's master plan for the redevelopment of Aceh calls for planting mangrove trees along devastated coastal towns such as Banda Aceh, Meulaboh and Calang, and constructing ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Government pursues unpaid taxes to reduce KBC's claim

Government pursues unpaid taxes to reduce KBC's claimUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Facing an imminent court order to pay Karaha Bodas Company (KBC) the US$299 million claims due to a canceled contract with state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, the government plans to intensify its pursuit ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Riau haze clears up

Riau haze clears up PEKANBARU, Riau: Activities at Pekanbaru's Sultan Syarif Kasim international airport returned to normal on Friday, following several flight delays a day earlier due to haze.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Government set to merge KADI and KPPI

Government set to merge KADI and KPPIZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government is to merge the Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) and the Indonesian Trade Protection Committee (KPPI) in an effort to improve measures to protect local industry from unfair trade practices, an ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Posh folk not partial to mosquito spraying

Posh folk not partial to mosquito sprayingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso complained on Friday that residents of upscale residential areas were not allowing officials to fumigate their neighborhoods to combat the mosquito-borne dengue fever.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Wrong place, wrong time

Wrong place, wrong time Consider if you will that God, however you perceive him, had absolutely nothing at all to do with the devastating tsunami of Dec. 26.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Reenactment of Munir mystery

Reenactment of Munir mystery JAKARTA: The government-sanctioned fact-finding team and the police are set to stage a reenactment of what happened on board the Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Singapore that carried well-known rights activist Munir to his death.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Immunization Key to Saving World's Poorest Children

Immunization Key to Saving World's Poorest ChildrenYoweri Museveni and Jens Stoltenberg Yale Center for the Study of Globalization As national leaders -- one in Scandinavia, the other in East Africa -- we awaken each day to dramatically different realities.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/JP/1/REVISION

JP/1/REVISION.RM 11.00"Law No. 3/2002 on national defense ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original articles Proposed ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/How Chinese Indonesians share their wealth

How Chinese Indonesians share their wealthChristine Susanna Tjhin, Jakarta It has been a hallmark of Chinese New Year (or Imlek) to share angpao (red envelopes) as a gesture of sharing wealth, luck and joy.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/JP/18/JAPAN

JP/18/JAPANTourist industry urged work hard to win back Japanese market Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post/DenpasarThe Dec.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Reshuffle at National Police

Reshuffle at National Police JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar recently ordered a major reshuffle affecting four senior officers, including police spokesman Insp. Gen. Paiman.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Yogyakarta reread 'Arjuna Wiwaha'

Yogyakarta reread 'Arjuna Wiwaha'Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Arjuna, one of the five heroes of Pandawa in the Indian epic story of Mahabarata, is generally known as a handsome and courageous hero popular among women.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Bandung residents haunted by yearly floods

Bandung residents haunted by yearly floodsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung Suhanda, 55, a resident of Bojong Citepus hamlet, Dayeuhkolot district in Bandung, is certainly an unfortunate man. Suhanda, whose house is located near the Citarum River, has become accustomed to annual floods.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Oake first interview Susilo since tsunami

Oake first interview Susilo since tsunami President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's interview on CNBC was his first international TV interview since the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster. It was featured as part of CNBC's occasional interview program, The CNBC Conversation.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/'How can they ban smoking in buses?'

'How can they ban smoking in buses?' To ensure cleaner air in the city, the administration has endorsed a bylaw which criminalizes smoking in enclosed public places and encourages building operators, restaurants, hotels and malls to pay more attention to the needs of non-smokers.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, February 12, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, February 12, 2005Exhibitions* Indonesia Good Design Exhibition, Erasmus Huis, Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), open Monday - Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Feb.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Storm unlikely to materialize

Storm unlikely to materialize YOGYAKARTA: Although the threatened storm along the south coast of Yogyakarta had not materialized as of Friday, the government has warned local residents to remain vigilant.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/k.d. lang effortlessly beautiful in Singapore

k.d. lang effortlessly beautiful in SingaporeVe Handojo, Contributor/Singapore She was barefoot. She was dressed in a dark blue suit. She was as natural as the hills and valleys of Canada in her rendition of The Valley, a track from her latest album, Hymns of the 49th Parallel. k.d.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Tug of war between government and public over national examinations

Tug of war between government and public over national examinationsAlpha Amirrachman, Jakarta The plan to institute National Final Examinations has drawn criticism from many education observers who are baffled as to why the central government is insisting on them while at the same time an ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Workers win over company's assets

Workers win over company's assets TANGERANG: Tangerang District Court ruled on Tuesday that 455 dismissed workers of Kingstone Indonesia had precedence over China Trust Bank, one of the bankrupt writing equipment manufacturer's creditors, as regards claims to the company's assets.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Coalition of NGOs opposes secrets bill

Coalition of NGOs opposes secrets billKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) launched a campaign on Friday opposing a proposed official secrets bill, which they said could hamper the effort to establish transparent and accountable government ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Unprecedented win entails obligations

Unprecedented win entails obligationsSuthichai Yoon, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok A few days before the Feb. 6 general election, a huge poster, in English, was mounted at a few landmark locations in Bangkok: Vote or die.Most voters apparently took heed of the serious warning.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Gale-force wind hits Hualoy

Gale-force wind hits Hualoy AMBON, Maluku: A gale-force wind hit Hualoy subdistrict, Seram regency, on Thursday night, damaging at least 26 houses. No fatalities have been reported.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Online plan needs substance to keep it from sinking

Online plan needs substance to keep it from sinking Fei Li China Daily/Asia News Network Beijing When the Government Online Initiative was launched in 1999 with great fanfare, hopes were high that the project would lead to a more efficient information flow and interaction between the ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Lions Club donates aid for Aceh

Lions Club donates aid for AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Lions Club has committed Rp 150 million (US$ 16,393) for the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) efforts to reunite families in the tsunami-battered province of Aceh.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/The rich and the poor need to balance views

The rich and the poor need to balance viewsHarry Bhaskara, Davos, Switzerland Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, the Davos spotlight this year has been turned on Africa, leaving Asia behind, despite the fact that poverty, hunger and AIDS, which were cited as the main ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Soldier apprehended for alleged arms dealing

Soldier apprehended for alleged arms dealingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After conducting covert operations for weeks, the city police nabbed on Thursday evening a military officer, who sold guns at Pintu Air, Pasar Baru in Central Jakarta and confiscated two guns as evidence.

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/I do care about my popularity

I do care about my popularityMuhammad Qodari Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, familiarly known as SBY, surprised many when he said, "I don't care about my popularity" (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 4).

Sat, 12 Feb 2005

JP/Belgian FM arrives in Jakarta on 3-day visit

Belgian FM arrives in Jakarta on 3-day visitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht arrived in Jakarta on Friday for a three-day visit to hold talks with Indonesian leaders and visit tsunami-hit Aceh.