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Mon, 24 Mar 2003
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria' The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will continue this week to follow the global market trend, which has been on the rise since the Iraq war broke out days ago, although some serious issues at home would limit progress, stock analysts...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Charges for house construction permits (IMB)
Charges for house construction permits (IMB)(per square meter) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Land Size Building type --------------------------------------------- 0-100m2 100-200m2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Low-cost house...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
EU's top negotiator to hold preferential trade talks with ASEAN
EU's top negotiator to hold preferential trade talks with ASEANAssociated Press, Singapore The European Union's top trade negotiator will hold talks with 10 Southeast Asian nations in Laos next month as the two trading blocs look toward a free trade agreement, the ASEAN secretary general said...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Telkom's lip service
Telkom's lip serviceFrom Kompas In August 2000, PT Telkom offered new telephone lines through its ads in the printed media, for which consumers could register by calling the company. I contacted them to secure one line for my new house in Pekayon, East Jakarta.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
'Presidential candidates must declare wealth'
'Presidential candidates must declare wealth'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) should insert an article in the presidential elections bill that will oblige candidates to disclose their assets as a requirement before contesting the presidential...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
No role for Indonesia in Korean crisis
No role for Indonesia in Korean crisisPaulo Gorjao, Lecturer, Lusiada University, Portugal, paulogorjao@yahoo.com During the recent Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum held in Jakarta, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer sought Indonesian support for a meeting of the Association...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Six parties unite for 2004 election
Six parties unite for 2004 election JAKARTA: Six nationalist based political parties have joined forces to boost their chances in the 2004 general election, with the forming of the Indonesian Nationalist Alliance Party (PANI) on Sunday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Swedish companies accused of helping destroy RI rainforests
Swedish companies accused of helping destroy RI rainforests forestElna Nykaenen, Agence France-Presse, Stockholm Swedish companies pride themselves on their high business ethics standards, but now corporate heavyweights have come in for stinging criticism for their alleged role in the destruction...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
'PBSI must change recruitment policy'
'PBSI must change recruitment policy'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has to change the paradigm it uses for the recruitment of players to the training center if Indonesia is to produce promising athletes in the future, according to team manager Christian...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaMixed-technology options converge in the digital era Most of office equipment makers have now bid farewell to analog tools and have come out with lines of digital gadgets designed to for document solutions.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
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;JP; ANPAc..r..Cosmetics-market-report JP/ / Marketing of soaps does not resemble soap operasEddy P. Kasdiono Contributor Jakarta Richard Oh -- a noted figure in Indonesia's advertising world and the owner of QB World Books -- once lamented the most recent version of the Lux soap commercials, this...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
1. Judi: 10 x 4 lines
1. Judi: 10 x 4 linesBatam Island a haven for gamblers2. Darham: 22 x 2 linesS. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assets3. Rawa: 40 x 1 lineHyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihood
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Stopping TB in South and Southeast Asia
Stopping TB in South and Southeast AsiaSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Kathmandu The following is a report from Kathmandu, Nepal, following the launch of a book, Stopping a Killer: Combating Tuberculosis in South and Southeast Asia (Panos South Asia, Kathmandu, 2003) in which the writer included a...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
In view of rising costs while continuing with our commitment
In view of rising costs while continuing with our commitment to producing a quality newspaper, The Jakarta Post is compelled to increase its subscription and retail prices. Starting on April 1, our new prices are as follows: * Monthly : Rp 77,000 * Quarterly (unregistered mail, Indonesia: Rp...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
RI antiwar protests getting rowdier
RI antiwar protests getting rowdierMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjutak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The wave of antiwar rallies continued on Sunday with thousands of protesters taking to the streets across the country to express their opposition to the ongoing U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Car smuggling attempt foiled
Car smuggling attempt foiled BATAM: The local customs office in Batam foiled the attempted smuggling of 12 luxurious cars from Singapore to Jakarta and arrested the alleged owner of the vehicles.Local councillors who inspected the crime scene said that the owner of the cars claimed he was a brother...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Quake victims afraid to go home
Quake victims afraid to go home JAKARTA: Hundreds of villagers from Sampora and Caracas in the regency of Kuningan slept in the open over the weekend amid fears of more aftershocks following last Friday's earthquake which measured 4.8 on the Richter scale.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
PIB prepared to contest election in 2004: Sjahrir
PIB prepared to contest election in 2004: SjahrirArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An unconventional celebration, with song and dance, held by the New Indonesia Party (PIB) on Sunday, marked the nomination of chairman Sjahrir as its torchbearer in the 2004 election.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNI
Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNIHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Several major companies in the natural-resource rich province of Riau allegedly pay the local police and Indonesian Military (TN) to ensure the safety of their operations, local figures said,...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
'Bush, Blair should be taken to court'
'Bush, Blair should be taken to court' Opposition, condemnation and protests against the U.S.-led attack on Iraq are mounting around the world. The war has been deemed to be against humanity and a threat to world peace. The Jakarta Post asked some city residents for their comments on the war.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Govt told to prevent violent protests
Govt told to prevent violent protestsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the antiwar protests become rowdier, scholars urged the government on Sunday to swiftly move to prevent them turning violent.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Land reclamation in Jakarta
Land reclamation in Jakarta This is to remind Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, who is going ahead with the Jakarta reclamation project, that even he knows the environmental impact assessment has elaborated the consequences in detail.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Some Iraqi migrants in in Indonesia want to go home, others don't
Some Iraqi migrants in in Indonesia want to go home, others don'tSari P. Setiogi and Abdul Latif Apriaman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Mataram "No, I do not want to go back to Iraq, no matter what happens; even if Saddam Hussein loses the war," Nada Muhammad, a former psychology teacher in Baghdad,...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
ASEAN plans further import tariff cut
ASEAN plans further import tariff cutAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is planning to slash further the import tariffs on several products to 0 percent, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade and Industry has said.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Confusion over citizenship status
Confusion over citizenship status ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The Atambua District Court is planning to ask the government to clarify the citizenship status of former East Timorese refugees in the regency.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
National education draft bill 'has no soul'
National education draft bill 'has no soul' Criticisms and polemic on the draft national education bill have been on the rise. At the end of the deliberation process, a demonstration took place demanding that the House of Representatives delay its decision to deliberate the draft bill into law.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue
Govt vows to resolve refugee issue MANADO, North Sulawesi: The government has vowed to resolve the country's internal refugee problems by August this year at the latest.Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsjah said in Manado, North Sulawesi on Sunday that his ministry would look at several...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Kampar councillors not paid for 3 months
Kampar councillors not paid for 3 months PEKANBARU: Councillors in Riau regency of Kampar have not received their paychecks for the last three months, as regent Jefri Noer refused to release funds for their salaries.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Tangerang's new regent sworn in
Tangerang's new regent sworn in TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Population database to start soon
Population database to start soon MAKASSAR: The province is slated to begin its one-month registration program on April 1 to update the province's demographic data.Chief of the local office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Anwar Haris, said on Saturday that the data would be necessary to...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this year
Diarrhea to affect 6 million people this yearMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaUp to 6.2 million people out of the total Indonesian population of 215 million will suffer diarrhea this year, mainly due to poor access to clean water, a senior government official says.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Value education
Value education The presence of Simon Marcus Gower's articles in The Jakarta Post, the most recent one appearing on March 15, has greatly increased the value of this esteemed paper. All his articles to this date have discussed various educational policies.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihood
Hyacinth overgrowth ruins Ambarawa livelihoodRessi Fadjar Himawanti, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Thousands of farmers in the zone of Rawapening, Java's largest natural lake in Ambarawa district, Semarang regency, Central Java, have suffered considerable losses of income this year as the water is...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Politicians should create peace
Politicians should create peaceFrom Forum Keadilan Supporting or rejecting certain decisions or policies adopted by the government, institutions or parties is normal in an atmosphere of democracy. The same is true in the political life of Indonesia today.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
City drafts bylaw on transportation
City drafts bylaw on transportation JAKARTA: The City Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) has completed a draft of a bylaw on city transportation that will soon to be submitted to the City Council.The head of the agency, Rustam Effendi, said on Friday that the bylaw would govern the city's...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
1. EXPERT: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. EXPERT: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Govt can do nothing about thuggery, say activists 2. FIRE: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 24 Jakarta high-rises labeled deathtraps 3. IMB: a. story: 28 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 48 Corruption clouds construction permit applications b.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Gambling hot in Batam despite public protest
Gambling hot in Batam despite public protestFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Despite strong protests, gambling in Batam has continued to grow, but what has many religious and community leaders upset is that the owners are are breaking the law right under the noses of local security authorities.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
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;JP;MULKAN SALMONA;AP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-TB-Africa Photo captions JP/19/CAPSPhoto captionsPhoto A: TBJP/Mulkan SalmonaA health worker at a tuberculosis clinic in Jakarta provides visitors with information on TB.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Tangerang's new regent sworn in
Tangerang's new regent sworn in TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
National education draft bill 'has no soul'
National education draft bill 'has no soul' Criticisms and polemic on the draft national education bill have been on the rise. At the end of the deliberation process, a demonstration took place demanding that the House of Representatives delay its decision to deliberate the draft bill into law.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Photo A: 3 x 10 cm
Photo A: 3 x 10 cm----to come later-----Photo B: 2 x 10 cmJP/Ressi Fadjar HimawantiPEOPLE VS. WATER HYACINTH: Zhugin, a 51-year-old resident of Tambakbayan village, sets out on his fishing boat on Lake Rawapening in Ambarawa, Central Java.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Commission to unravel dark side of Indonesian history
Commission to unravel dark side of Indonesian historyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Justice and Human Rights Ministry has drafted legislation on the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission to settle the numerous gross human rights violations committed by the...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Jakarta high-rise buildings labeled as deathtraps
Jakarta high-rise buildings labeled as deathtrapsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city hall may look impressive from the outside but visitors would be reluctant to step inside if they knew that an outbreak of fire could turn the building into a towering inferno, given the lack of...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assets
S. Kalimantan governor, NGOs at odds over assetsYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan South Kalimantan Governor Sjachriel Darham filed an official complaint with the local police against an activist who, along with several local non-governmental organizations, reported to the...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Local govts must abide by revoked law
Local govts must abide by revoked law BANDAR LAMPUNG: The Ministry of Home Affairs wants local governments to comply with a presidential decree relating to a local government's authority to approve their regional budgets."Presidential Decree No.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
1. AGRESSION: 1 x 52
1. AGRESSION: 1 x 52 Iraq war sends the world back to colonialist era 2. RIAU: 1 x 45 Firms in Riau chided for paying police, TNI 3. SECURITY: 4 x 12 Govt told to prevent violent protests 4.5. ODD: 1 x 33 Thai hotel bans Americans 5. ODD: 1 x 33War must avoid animal casualties
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Cerdas on brink of win at Japfa chess tourney
Cerdas on brink of win at Japfa chess tourneyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Cerdas Barus is on course to win the Japfa Chess Festival after pulling half a point clear at the top of the nine-round tournament, with the last round still to play.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Govt can do nothing against thuggery, say activists
Govt can do nothing against thuggery, say activistsM. Taufiqurrahman and Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The society has to count on itself in the war against the hoodlums and their organized mob bosses as the government, which should lead the campaign, reaps benefits from the presence of...
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Police urged to grow vegetables
Police urged to grow vegetables JAKARTA: Cash-strapped police shaking down citizens for some of the green stuff is part of daily life in Indonesia. To reel back graft, a police chief wants his officers to develop green thumbs instead. Bogor Police Col.
Mon, 24 Mar 2003
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'
'Jakarta Index to follow global market euphoria'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market will continue this week to follow the global market trend, which has been on the rise since the Iraq war broke out days ago, although some serious issues at home would limit progress, stock analysts...