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72 articles.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/House screens 20 envoy nominees

House screens 20 envoy nomineesTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/JakartaLegislators have questioned what they say is the uneven composition of ambassadorial nominees -- between officials and non-officials of the foreign ministry -- citing an urgent need to deploy qualified ambassadors in order to ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Floods swamp houses in East Jakarta

Floods swamp houses in East JakartaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMore than 500 houses in Kampung Makassar district, East Jakarta, were flooded over the weekend after the Cipinang River overflowed.Residents said the floodwaters came suddenly late on Friday, although there had been no rain in the capital.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Money politics mars Surabaya's election for mayor

Money politics mars Surabaya's election for mayorHarry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post/SurabayaSome 1.9 million Surabayans will head for the polling booths today to vote for their city's first directly elected mayor.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Tommy's prison term cutback meets protest

Tommy's prison term cutback meets protestMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLegal experts have criticized the Supreme Court's decision to reduce the prison sentence of the youngest son of former president Soeharto from 15 years to 10 years for multiple crimes, including ordering the ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Farmer's need should take center stage

Farmer's need should take center stageBenyamin Lakitan, Jakarta Up until now, evaluation of agricultural programs has mostly been based on -- or limited to -- agronomic parameters, such as annual production, land productivity, total harvested area and harvest index, etc.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Tussle over fuel stocks

Tussle over fuel stocks State oil and gas company Pertamina learned an important lesson from its earlier success in quickly collecting its accounts receivable from the government.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Enjoying Japanese dishes in hot Jakarta

Enjoying Japanese dishes in hot JakartaRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Chef Hiroki Takai's face had streaks of sweat on it but it also showed traces of pride as he the diners' faces brighten when waiters served the food he had cooked at Jakarta's Basara Japanese restaurant.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Scholarships provide relief for many poor students in Bogor

Scholarships provide relief for many poor students in BogorThe Jakarta Post, Bogor, West JavaPaying her monthly tuition fees late is something that 10-year- old Yola, a student of Cipaku I State Elementary School in Bogor, West Java, has grown used to.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Trend Micro clarifies

Trend Micro clarifies On behalf of our client, Trend Micro, we would like to thank you for covering our Press Introduction event on June 15.We have read the article about it in The Jakarta Post June 17 edition on page 17 titled Lock up your computer, the viruses are coming!.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/God's role in our anti-corruption war

God's role in our anti-corruption warKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post Each of three of our director generals has his own way of responding to criticism on corruption and poor-governance practices in their offices.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/House screens 20 ambassadorial nominees

House screens 20 ambassadorial nominees Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaLegislators have questioned what they say is the uneven composition of ambassadorial nominees -- between officials and non-officials of the foreign ministry -- citing an urgent need to deploy qualified ambassadors in ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/'Media promotes violence and indecency'

'Media promotes violence and indecency'In a recent study conducted by the Cinta Anak Bangsa Foundation (YCAB), a non-governmental organization working to combat drug use among teenagers, one in two student respondents have a permissive attitude toward pornography, while one in five view illicit ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/New spy bill sparks fears of rights violations

New spy bill sparks fears of rights violationsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith rights campaigners already protesting a bill on state intelligence, more criticism is expected from lawmakers who worry the bill gives the state too much power and could lead to rights violations.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Jobs hard to come by six months after tsunami

Jobs hard to come by six months after tsunamiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MeulabohThe weather was sweltering as Heroe Afriliadi smashed up large concrete columns to obtain the iron rods at the former Ujung Karang pier in Meulaboh, which was destroyed by the tsunami.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Adopting 'smart' shopping trolleys no easy task

Adopting 'smart' shopping trolleys no easy taskAdi Tedjasaputra, Contributor, JakartaAccording to Pine and Gilmore (PG), the writers of The Experience Economy, we live in an era of transition from a service to an experience economy, where the selling of "experiences" will eventually replace the ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Reported AIDS cases soar with drug users dominating

Reported AIDS cases soar with drug users dominatingThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe number of reported AIDS cases in Indonesia has more than doubled, with injecting drug users most affected, a report says.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/JP/2/Worker

JP/2/WorkerForeign workers in Aceh urged to use police escort The Jakarta Post Jakarta The police urged foreign aid workers in Aceh to secure a police escort when traveling in areas where separatist rebels are known to operate.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Six months on, still hoping for change

Six months on, still hoping for changeNani Afrida The Jakarta Post Banda AcehSix months after the tsunami swept the region, many frustrated survivors of the disaster are still living in tents and struggling to survive, with the reconstruction efforts to date proceeding at a snail's pace.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Councillors urge real democracy in Jakarta

Councillors urge real democracy in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe move to make Jakarta more democratic began last year when members of City Council Commission A for legal and administrative affairs proposed a number of ideas to spread decentralization to the municipal and ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Arty elephant 'Windi' is big draw

Arty elephant 'Windi' is big drawTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorLike a real maestro, Windi holds the brush firmly with her trunk and dabs the paint on the canvas, creating a forest of colors of her choice.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/EC to support Aceh reconstruction process

EC to support Aceh reconstruction processSix months ago, a deadly tsunami devastated parts of northern Sumatra in Indonesia and a number of other countries around the Indian Ocean rim.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Street children sing to fight drug abuses

Street children sing to fight drug abusesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn emcee wearing a white-and-blue senior high school uniform poses a question to a trio of street children singers from South Jakarta who have just performed."How long did it take you to compose the song?" he said.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Supreme Court urged to take action against court mafia

Supreme Court urged to take action against court mafiaRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaA renowned legal practitioner has called on the Supreme Court to awake from its long sleep and take measures against the corrupt judiciary system as part of the ongoing nationwide anticorruption ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Money is too powerful to resist

Money is too powerful to resist I am not surprised to hear that the former religious affairs minister Said Agil Hussein Al-Munawar was summoned over the misappropriation of the haj fund. I had predicted that he could not hide the rotten meat in his house forever.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Police apprehend 'red-light' robbers

Police apprehend 'red-light' robbers JAKARTA: City police arrested on Friday two of five suspected robbers belonging to a gang who rob motorists at intersections in South Jakarta.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/One policy on Papua needed

One policy on Papua neededNeles Tebay, Urbaniana, Rome Last week, Vice President Jusuf Kalla visited West Irian Jaya. where he acknowledged the province continues to lack a strong legal base.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Six months on, tsunami survivors wait for tide to turn

Six months on, tsunami survivors wait for tide to turnNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehSix months after the tsunami swept the region, many frustrated survivors of the disaster are still living in tents and struggling to survive, with the reconstruction efforts to date proceeding at a ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Blowout sparks Menteng search

Blowout sparks Menteng search JAKARTA: The loud explosion that awoke residents of the plush residential area of Menteng in Jakarta early on Sunday was probably the result of a tire blowout, police said."We tried to locate the source of the explosion, but we failed to find it.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/PKS leader shoots ahead in Depok polls

PKS leader shoots ahead in Depok pollsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaResidents of Jakarta's fast-growing satellite town of Depok rushed to polling stations on Sunday to cast their votes in the municipality's first direct election.By 8 p.m.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Russians, Kenyans dominate Jakarta international 10K

Russians, Kenyans dominate Jakarta international 10KMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo Russian sisters triumphed while the Kenyan runners lived up to their international reputation by dominating the men's group in the Jakarta International 10K race here on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Quenching the U.S. thirst for oil

Quenching the U.S. thirst for oilJoseph S. Nye, Project Syndicate The United States consumes a quarter of the world's oil, compared to 8 percent for China. Even with high Chinese growth expected in coming years, the world will not run out of oil anytime soon.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 years

Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 yearsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Supreme Court acceded on Friday to a request for a sentence review submitted by Hutomo "Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, cutting the original prison sentence to 10 years.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Newspaper agents heat up Medan mayoral election

Newspaper agents heat up Medan mayoral electionApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanWith Medan mayoral election set to start on Monday, competition is heating up with newspapers distributors and agents taking part in promoting candidates.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Team's report the entree to a tougher Munir inquiry?

Team's report the entree to a tougher Munir inquiry? Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe move by Asmara Nababan on Wednesday to reveal part of the findings of the government-sanctioned team's investigation into rights campaigner Munir's murder should be given the big thumbs up.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Washington and lucky coincidences

Washington and lucky coincidencesSalama Nematt, Common Ground News Service - Partners in Humanity, Washington It seems that the opposite campaign in what was describes as "democratic expansion" in the Middle East was tenaciously launched and with a greater thrust than a Tsunami.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Polish envoy vows to reshape Poland's ties with Indonesia

Polish envoy vows to reshape Poland's ties with IndonesiaVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When you aspire to reach the highest rank, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Utut back in game, Eddie new Percasi boss

Utut back in game, Eddie new Percasi bossMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's No. 1 chess grandmaster Utut Adianto is looking to concentrate more on his chess game after his interim chairmanship of the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) ended here on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Cool but hot stuff in the market

Cool but hot stuff in the marketHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rapid expansion of the Indonesian air conditioner market has been very encouraging over the last several years thanks to the sharp increase in demand from home owners.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/1m candles to light up Borobudur

1m candles to light up Borobudur JAKARTA: Some 10,000 people are expected to attend the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Indonesian Buddhayana Council (MBI) at Borobudur Temple on July 23, with one million candles due to be lit up during the event.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/We are in a doomed society

We are in a doomed society We live in a doomed society. I may not have lived in many places to compare, but the abuse of power in our society has reached such heights that we can't seem to be bothered anymore with what's happening around us.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Vote buying tarnishes Yogyakarta elections

Vote buying tarnishes Yogyakarta electionsSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaAllegations of money politics and unethical campaigning have overshadowed direct local leadership elections in three regencies of Yogyakarta province on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Birth certificates out of reach for children of poor families

Birth certificates out of reach for children of poor familiesIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaKopra, a 42-year-old vegetable seller, sat on the floor of a small hut standing on the edge of the Kalimas River in Surabaya.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Revealing the roots of Jakarta's traffic woes

Revealing the roots of Jakarta's traffic woesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you are think that traffic congestion is a new phenomenon in Jakarta, think again, for a photo exhibition on the city's transportation history offers striking evidence that such woes plagued the capital ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Wild and loony japanese hair trendiness

Wild and loony japanese hair trendinessEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta This year, there has been a new hair trend that suits many kinds of people. It is called the "swing hair style", which has a free movement and textured cut, but the final result still has an air of elegance.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Maria Kristin, Jeffer Rosobin Jakarta Open champions

Maria Kristin, Jeffer Rosobin Jakarta Open championsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National women's shuttler Maria Kristin gave herself a perfect birthday present on Saturday, beating Fransiska Ratnasari Hari S to win the weeklong Yonex Sunrise Jakarta Open Satellite badminton ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, June 27, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, June 27, 2005Exhibitions* Fine Arts Re:[Post] by 9 artists from the Bandung Institute of Technology, at the Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman kav.61-62 South Jakarta , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 27. * Painting by Ivan Sagita at CP Artspace Jl.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Papua told to issue bonds for stake

Papua told to issue bonds for stakeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has suggested that the Papua provincial administration seek financing in order to overcome its difficulties in securing a stake in PT Freeport Indonesia, a local unit of U.S.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/JP/ /

JP/ /The Philippines: A Reality CheckJamil Maidan Flores Jakarta On the eve of the observance of the 107th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence, there seems to be little to celebrate, if you go by all the bad news bannered by the newspapers and blared by the other media.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Conservative Muslim scholar leads Depok election tally

Conservative Muslim scholar leads Depok election tallyAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaResidents of Jakarta's fast-growing satellite town of Depok rushed to polling stations on Sunday to cast their votes in the municipality's first direct election. By 8 p.m.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Photo: JP/Arief Suhardiman

Photo: JP/Arief SuhardimanLocal school takes the honors at cricket tourney Maybe, just maybe, cricket's next world beater bearing the name Imran will come from these parts.Or perhaps he will be called Dede.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Bekasi destroys ecstasy pills

Bekasi destroys ecstasy pills BEKASI: The Bekasi Municipal Narcotics Agency (BNK Bekasi) burned around 800,000 ecstasy pills on Saturday seized by police in a number of raids in the municipality.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Pertamina-ExxonMobil bargain offers respite for government

Pertamina-ExxonMobil bargain offers respite for governmentLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia has a lot of reasons to smile after the in-principal agreement recently reached between state oil firm Pertamina and U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil on the development of the oil-rich Cepu block.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Police target crime aboard public transportation

Police target crime aboard public transportationAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaResponding to a significant rise in crime on buses and trains, city police are putting plain clothes detectives and uniformed officers in public vehicles.City police chief Insp. Gen.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/'Radar' suspends publication over article

'Radar' suspends publication over articleRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluBowing to pressure following protests over an opinion article, the management of Central Sulawesi's biggest daily, Radar Sulteng, has decided not to publish the newspaper for three days, starting Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Remembering the living legend Cardinal Sin

Remembering the living legend Cardinal SinJose Ma. Montelibano, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila To many, Jaime Cardinal Sin has been like a legend. To some, he was a friend, a patron, a counselor.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Split air conditioners offer more advantages

Split air conditioners offer more advantages Living in a country like Indonesia that has a tropical climate, an air conditioner is a virtual necessity for homeowners.First introduced and patented by Willis Carrier of the U.S.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Assets-based social policy vital

Assets-based social policy vitalSirojudin Abbas, Jakarta According to the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will issue in June a presidential decree on poverty reduction.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Govt officially extends rice import ban until December

Govt officially extends rice import ban until DecemberZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has officially extended the rice import ban until the end of this year, following a confirmation from the Ministry of Agriculture that the country's rice stocks will be sufficient to meet ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Rupiah to hover at narrow range as pressure stays

Rupiah to hover at narrow range as pressure staysUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith demand for the U.S.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Poor sanitation triggers diarrhea outbreak

Poor sanitation triggers diarrhea outbreakMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangOnly about five kilometers west of Indonesia's international gateway, at least 329 people, mostly children, are struggling against a deadly but preventable disease: diarrhea.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Tsunami-hit areas get lion's share of debt moratorium

Tsunami-hit areas get lion's share of debt moratoriumThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam will receive almost a third of the debt moratorium that the Paris Club group of creditor countries granted to Indonesia as part of their assistance after the disaster.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/China not perfect but not rabid

China not perfect but not rabid I feel compelled to rebuke with indignation the brusque and harsh comments made by Brien Doyle in his letter to The Jakarta Post on June 20, titled China's umbrage hypocritical, which contained unfounded and extremely biased comments that China's government is Asia ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Canada gives C$5m to Sulawesi project

Canada gives C$5m to Sulawesi projectJAKARTA: As part of its commitment to the 2004 G-8 Sea Island Summit, Canada has contributed C$5 million to a pilot project aimed at helping small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sulawesi, the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta announced.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Chinese knickknacks in big demand

Chinese knickknacks in big demandThe Jakarta Post, JakartaInitially, Hariyati was just window-shopping at the Cililitan Retail Center (PGC) in East Jakarta, while taking her seven-year- old girl, who is on school holidays, out for some fun.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Mouth-watering and healthy Chinese cuisine

Mouth-watering and healthy Chinese cuisine T. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Every afternoon several young men ride their bicycle in different directions around a housing complex in South Jakarta, while shouting now and then: "Siomaaiii...

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Lack of health access hinders treatment

Lack of health access hinders treatmentMarsiyah, 34, of Kelor village, sits beside the camp bed at the Sepatan public health center where her seven-year-old son Badrian lay.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/People with HIV need access to ARV

People with HIV need access to ARVThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNine months ago 20-year old former drug user Budiyanto begged his mother to end his life when he was tested HIV positive."I was suffering from chronic diarrhea and hepatitis C when the doctors gave me the result," he said.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Popularity a vital factor in Surabaya elections

Popularity a vital factor in Surabaya elections Candidates running for mayor and deputy mayor in the Surabaya regional elections will have their fate determined on Monday, June 27. Speculation is rife, but the election's outcome is far from clear.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Women step into the boxing ring

Women step into the boxing ringMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rumiris Simarmata works up a sweat with some shadow boxing -- jabs, hooks, straights and uppercuts -- in an alcove of Bung Karno Stadium.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Hundreds rally against drugs

Hundreds rally against drugsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaSome 200 people participated in an antidrug rally to observe International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 years

Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 yearsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Supreme Court acceded on Friday to a request for a sentence review submitted by Hutomo "Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, cutting the original prison sentence to 10 years.

Mon, 27 Jun 2005

JP/Muhammad Ilham Malayu: Drugs took me somewhere I didn't want to go

Muhammad Ilham Malayu: Drugs took me somewhere I didn't want to goEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDuring his years of addiction, Muhammad Ilham Malayu experienced lots of "good trips" and "bad trips"; that is just about what his 50 years have given him: Good times and bad times, from a ...