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63 articles.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/'Rolling Stone' ready to rock

'Rolling Stone' ready to rockM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe waiting is now over. Those who have been dissatisfied with dumbing down local music newspapers and longed for a prime media to quench their thirst for an intelligent music guide can now rejoice the publication of the ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Earthquake, tsunami ruin W. Sumatra's tourist industry

Earthquake, tsunami ruin W. Sumatra's tourist industrySyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangHotel and travel operators in West Sumatra have suffered large losses following the tsunami in Aceh and the earthquake in Nias.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Foreign 'professor' apprehended for trying to cheat rector

Foreign 'professor' apprehended for trying to cheat rectorTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorA Pakistani claiming to be a professor was arrested by Bogor Police after he tried to hypnotize Ibnu Khaldum University (UIK) rector Didin Saefudin on Wednesday.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Inculcating

Inculcating creativity in our daily life Dewi Susanti Jakarta Muhammad Zuhdi wrote an attractive article entitled Education and Creativity, published in The Jakarta Post on April 2.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Council unearths more irregularities in KPUD

Council unearths more irregularities in KPUDDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Council has said it can corroborate alleged irregularities in the use of funds by the Jakarta Elections Commission (KPUD) during the 2004 election.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Poverty and apathy

Poverty and apathyWe heard resolute words from Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Wednesday -- that in three years, there should be no more elementary school buildings on the verge of collapse.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Two malpractice cases a month

Two malpractice cases a month JAKARTA: West Jakarta Health Agency office head Indrawati Hadi said on Wednesday that two malpractice cases were reported to her office every month, as reported by beritajakarta.com on Wednesday.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Govt to focus on education, health in eliminating poverty

Govt to focus on education, health in eliminating povertyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has reiterated its vow to improve the living conditions of people by raising the quality of public education and health services.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Government issues decree allowing delay in regional elections

Government issues decree allowing delay in regional electionsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government issued on Wednesday a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) that will enable the postponement of direct regional elections for regents, mayors and governors.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Koreans smell opportunity in resto business

Koreans smell opportunity in resto businessThe Jakarta Post JakartaAn inviting smell of oven-baked pizza lingers in the left wing of Entertainment Xchange in Plaza Indonesia on Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Susilo steps in to ease panic over rupiah

Susilo steps in to ease panic over rupiahRendi A. Witular and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made an impromptu visit to the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Wednesday to encourage the business community to have confidence in the country's economy, following ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Ready to help,

Ready to help, but no one asked. I am interested to know why your country did not ask for help with rescuing village people trapped in the aftermath of the recent earthquake on the island of Nias.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Asia-Pacific youth share experiences on drugs

Asia-Pacific youth share experiences on drugsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPrevention, people say, is better than cure. In most cases, this should be relatively straightforward. Not, however, when it comes to preventing drug abuse.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/The aspiration and strategies of Asian and African countries

The aspiration and strategies of Asian and African countriesHan Sung-Joo, Jakarta Even though most of us, Asian and African countries are still trying to catch up with what we used to call the "First World" in the economic area, we can see so much has changed between the first and second ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Human rights violations continue to haunt us

Human rights violations continue to haunt usAguswandi, London Oppression is bad for a government's image, especially a government such as Indonesia that is still struggling to repair its reputation internationally.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/On Mount Semeru

On Mount Semeru I am writing in response to the photo and caption published on the front page of The Jakarta Post on April 17. The photo displays Mount Semeru, located southeast of Surabaya.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/The present and the past in China and Japan relations

The present and the past in China and Japan relationsND Batra, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta After selling its ThinkPad to a Chinese company, Lenovo Group Ltd, IBM has begun to admonish us about the inevitability of China's rise and the need to harness its strength for ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Paper boy becomes millionaire overnight

Paper boy becomes millionaire overnightM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Celebrated American pop-artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol said in the late 1960s that "in the future, everyone will have their 15 minutes of fame.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Piracy may prompt unilateralism

Piracy may prompt unilateralismB.A. Hamzah, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur Contrary to reports by the Piracy Centre in Kuala Lumpur, there is no piracy -- only sea robberies in the Straits of Malacca.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Oil weel drilling delay causes $600,000 in losses

Oil weel drilling delay causes $600,000 in lossesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Joint Operation Body (JOB) of Sukowati oil field in East Java has suffered around US$600,000 in losses as drilling of new wells is put on hold pending an agreement with a local government administration, ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/[b][i] Something smells very fishy about this. We should double and

Something smells very fishy about this. We should double and triple check the "facts" that he so brazenly tosses around. First, does he mean a "fatal dose is 100 mg" or merely toxic. Surely, even 1mg would be at the very least, "toxic".

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Smaller hotels urged to avail use E-commerce

Smaller hotels urged to avail use E-commerceRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, BaliThe rapid changes in the global tourism industry have left most small- and medium-sized hotels in Indonesia behind as they are not equipped for "E-Commerce", which has become one of the most popular methods ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Social critique steals the show at exhibition

Social critique steals the show at exhibitionM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor their Mosaic annual contemporary fine art festival the Vanessa Gallery in South Jakarta has put on display a wide array of work, dominated by socially conscious hyper-realist painting and sculpture from ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/'Why didn't FPI accuse parties?'

'Why didn't FPI accuse parties?'Popular rock group Dewa has been reported to city police by a number of Muslim organizations led by the Islamic Defender Front (FPI) for using the Arabic script of Allah on the cover of its Laskar Cinta (Love Militia) album.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Bank Mandiri responds

Bank Mandiri responds We refer to the article Aburizal asks public not to prejudge Mandiri case that appeared in The Jakarta Post on April 23. We wish to respond to two paragraphs in the article that are incorrect.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Mandiri Bank CEO quizzed by prosecutors

Mandiri Bank CEO quizzed by prosecutorsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned Bank Mandiri president E.C.W. Neloe was questioned by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Wednesday in connection with an alleged lending scandal at the giant bank.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/RI-East Timor meeting ends in deadlock

RI-East Timor meeting ends in deadlockKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Officials from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and East Timor Police met again on Wednesday to discuss a recent shooting that injured TNI officer First. Lt. Deddy Setyawan.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Police to join new illegal logging team

Police to join new illegal logging team JAKARTA: The National Police said on Tuesday they will submit four names to the Military Police chief as members of a joint team that will handle illegal logging cases.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/'Asinan' vs 'Kimchi': Variety is the spice of life

'Asinan' vs 'Kimchi': Variety is the spice of lifeA. Junaidi The Jakarta Post/Jakarta"Asinan!," we said almost together in a dinner at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, four years ago, referring to the pickled vegetable salad kimchi that had just been put into small bowls on our tables.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Indian food attracts wider market

Indian food attracts wider marketEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThanks partly to Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and other Bollywood people, all things Indian are gaining popularity here, including its spicy and pungent cuisine.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Where to go in Bali for Thursday, April 28, 2005

Where to go in Bali for Thursday, April 28, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Painting Between The Sunrise and Sunset by Yasco Kanehira, at Ganesha Gallery Four Season Resort at Jimbaran Bay, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until May 20 * Students Exhibition Initiation from students of I.S.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Five E. Java firms on pollution blacklist: Minister

Five E. Java firms on pollution blacklist: MinisterID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaFive private companies in East Java have been included on the environment office's blacklist of polluters, State Minister of the Environment Rachmat Nadi Witoelar Kartaadipoetra said on Wednesday.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Illegal logging hurts industry

Illegal logging hurts industry JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised on Wednesday to intensify the government's crackdown on illegal logging as it had depleted raw materials supplies to small and medium-scale handicrafts producers.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/35 Jambi councillors investigated for graft

35 Jambi councillors investigated for graftJAMBI: The Jambi Prosecutor's Office is currently investigating an alleged corruption case involving 35 current and former members of the Kerinci council.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Earthquake jolts Manado

Earthquake jolts ManadoMANADO, North Sulawesi: A mild tectonic earthquake rattled Manado city on Tuesday afternoon, sparking fear among local residents.No building damage was reported during the earthquake that measured 5.4 on the Richter scale.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Murder sparks rampage by Lamongan migrants in Timika

Murder sparks rampage by Lamongan migrants in TimikaNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA group of migrants from Lamongan, East Java, went on a rampage on Tuesday night in Timika, Papua, after another Lamongan migrant, Ali Achmad Imron, was stabbed to death earlier in the day.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Humpuss revenue from Pertamina to fall

Humpuss revenue from Pertamina to fallThe Jakarta Post, JakartaShipping firm PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi said on Wednesday that it was trying to reduce its dependence on revenue exposure from state oil and gas company Pertamina.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Two directors, four precinct chiefs transferred

Two directors, four precinct chiefs transferredAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta police announced on Wednesday a major reshuffle involving two directors from two elite divisions, and four police precinct chiefs, including the chiefs of the prestigious West Jakarta and North Jakarta ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Simeulue regent reported for graft

Simeulue regent reported for graft JAKARTA: The speaker of the Simeulue regental legislature in Aceh, Muhamad Daudsyah, reported Regent Darmili on Wednesday to the Attorney General's Office for allegedly misusing Rp 50 billion (US$5.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Alwi faction sets conditions for PKB reconciliation

Alwi faction sets conditions for PKB reconciliationTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Awakening Party (PKB) faction led by Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab said on Wednesday the divided party could only be reconciled if the results of the PKB's recent congress ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Crisis center opens in Yogya for victims of abuse

Crisis center opens in Yogya for victims of abuseSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaAn integrated crisis center for physically, mentally and sexually abused women and children was opened on Wednesday at Sardjito Hospital in Yogyakarta.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/More women drivers to be recruited

More women drivers to be recruited JAKARTA: Head of the TransJakarta management Irzal Djamal said that 30 percent of buses running along busway corridors would be manned by women drivers."It is part of our service improvement.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/JP/8/Head28

JP/8/Head281. 8KPUD -- 4 col, 2 lines 2 x 20 Council unearths more irregularities in KPUD The City Council revealed on Wednesday that it had discovered ample evidence, which corroborate alleged irregularities in the use of fund by the Jakarta Election Commission (KPUD) during the 2004 ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Ailing Alvent likely to miss simulation match

Ailing Alvent likely to miss simulation matchMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World second ranked men's doubles player Alvent Yulianto could be out of commission when the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) holds a simulation competition in Bandung on Saturday for the Sudirman ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Low-end cell phones still dominate market

Low-end cell phones still dominate marketThe Jakarta Post, JakartaLow-end cellular phones will continue to dominate the market as the number of cell phone users rises, according to a mobile phone manufacturer.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Police commission selection to start

Police commission selection to start JAKARTA: As an initial step toward reforming the country's police service, the government is set to select the members of the National Police Commission between May 1 and May 20.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Empty-handed Sutan gives Chris John an ultimatum

Empty-handed Sutan gives Chris John an ultimatumMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Boxing champion Chris John's embittered former trainer has set a Friday deadline to receive his remaining compensation payment for alleged breach of contract."I'm only pursuing my rights.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Summit lacked poverty eradication action plan

Summit lacked poverty eradication action planZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile welcoming last week's declaration of the New Asia-Africa Strategic Partnership, a coalition of NGOs criticized the absence of an action plan to address issues such as the expansion of multinational firms, ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/TV Today: Friday, April 29, 2005

TV Today: Friday, April 29, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabulaga8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Policemen kills himself after shooting superior

Policemen kills himself after shooting superiorIndra Harsaputra and Eva Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya/JakartaA policeman, apparently under stress, shot himself on Wednesday after shooting a senior colleague at a police station in Jombang, East Java.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Samarinda polls to cost Rp 13b

Samarinda polls to cost Rp 13bSAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Funds worth a total of Rp 13 billion (US$1.4 million) have been approved for the direct mayoral elections in Samarinda next year, an official says.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/

Photo of Ancol not Taman Mini With regard to the article Taman Mini sets to survive longer than Soeharto regime published in The Jakarta Post on April 25, page 22, there is a mistake in the caption of the picture.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/An African country on the up.

An African country on the up. Jonathan Power Dar es Salaam Tanzania has re-invented itself twice -- the first time in 1964 after a bloody revolution had overthrown the Omani-descended Sultan who ruled the neighboring spice island of Zanzibar.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Ready to help, but no one asked

Ready to help, but no one asked I am interested to know why your country did not ask for help with rescuing village people trapped in the aftermath of the recent earthquake on the island of Nias.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Ex-BIN official resists fact-finding team's summons

Ex-BIN official resists fact-finding team's summonsRidwan M. Sijabat and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite requests from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former secretary of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Nurhadi Djazuli said on Wednesday that he would not comply with ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/SBY urged to work harder to boost his govt's image

SBY urged to work harder to boost his govt's imageHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to work harder to reverse what they perceive to be signs of the trust he won from the people six months ago dwindling.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Communicating risks of disasters to insecure public

Communicating risks of disasters to insecure publicArdimas Sasdi, Jakarta In a terse, sharp remark on the sheer panic that enveloped Padang after a powerful quake jolted the province, an academic- cum-journalist colleague said, "Our society is sick. We need to do something".

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Sheikh Yusuf named national hero

Sheikh Yusuf named national heroThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHistory binds South Africa and Indonesia closer together as Pretoria will declare the shrine dedicated to Indonesian national hero Sheikh Yusuf al-Taj al Khalwatial-Maqasari in the Maccasar area near Cape Town a national monument.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Sutan gives Chris John an ultimatum

Sutan gives Chris John an ultimatumMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Boxing champion Chris John's embittered former trainer has set a Friday deadline to receive his remaining compensation payment for alleged breach of contract."I'm only pursuing my rights.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Prosecutors quiz ministry official

Prosecutors quiz ministry official JAKARTA: The Jakarta Provincial Prosecutor's Office questioned Ministry of Transportation Secretary-General Umar Rusdi on Wednesday in connection with a corruption case involving budget funds spent on a 2003 project for the computerized administration of state ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/NGOs skeptical of Aceh aid transparency

NGOs skeptical of Aceh aid transparencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"Do you believe that the Rp 41 trillion in funds apportioned to finance the rehabilitation and reconstruction of disaster- devastated Aceh and Nias in North Sumatra, will not be embezzled?," an activist with Indonesia Corruption Watch ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/BMW 3 Series shows off new features

BMW 3 Series shows off new featuresPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSports car aficionados will have another option for their shopping lists with the launching of the new BMW 3 Series here.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005

JP/Syrian letter to the United Nations on Lebanon

Syrian letter to the United Nations on Lebanon Following is an excerpt from a letter by Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara to the United Nations officially informing the world body and its Security Council of the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.