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Mon, 04 Mar 2002
2002 The Jakarta Post Readers' Survey
2002 The Jakarta Post Readers' Survey As part of its efforts to maintain a close relationship with valued readers, The Jakarta Post is conducting Readers' Survey 2002 on pages 17 and 18. Please use this opportunity to communicate your views so that proper steps may be taken toward making The...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
S'pore looks into extremists links with al-Qaeda
S'pore looks into extremists links with al-QaedaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore continues to investigate possible links between extremist groups reportedly present in the island state and the al-Qaeda terrorist network, diplomats in Singapore said.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Dehydration kills 77 haj pilgrims
Dehydration kills 77 haj pilgrims JAKARTA: Dehydration remains the chief reason for the death of Indonesians who have completed their haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, an official said.The deputy chairman of the Indonesian committee for haj pilgrimage, Yusharmen, said some of the haj pilgrims,...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Looters trigger brawl in Cikini
Looters trigger brawl in Cikini JAKARTA: A group of thugs looted a street vendor's merchandise on Jl. Cikini, Central Jakarta, in front of Bung Karno University early on Sunday morning and sparked off a brawl.The vendor, Tedjo, said the thugs had come from Jl.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Cannibal's identity remains mystery
Cannibal's identity remains mysteryMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang hospital morgue officials finally buried the body of a mysterious cannibal in Tanjung Legok public cometary in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Saturday, two weeks after he was shot dead by the police.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Police ban Falungong parade at last minute
Police ban Falungong parade at last minuteThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Police placed a last-minute ban on Sunday on an already-approved parade by the Falungong spiritual movement from the National Monument (Monas) to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
TENSE MOMENT: A Military Police officer tries to calm down a
TENSE MOMENT: A Military Police officer tries to calm down a security guard from the Harimau Karaoke night club, involved in a verbal conflict with a cameraman from state-run TVRI. The quarrel erupted as the journalist was prevented from entering the club to cover an incident when a Military Police...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Special team verifies data on East Timorese refugees
Special team verifies data on East Timorese refugeesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has dispatched a special team to verify the exact number of East Timorese refugees currently stuck in East Nusa Tenggara, where they are facing starvation after food aid was discontinued on Jan. 1.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Residents relieved as rains recede, but future still cloudy
Residents relieved as rains recede, but future still cloudyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent heavy rains have been lessening over the last week; a welcome respite for the people whose houses were inundated by the big floods last month.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Multa Fidrus
Multa Fidrus The Jakarta Post Tangerang Tangerang hospital morgue officials finally buried the body of a mysterious cannibal in Tanjung Legok public cometary in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Saturday, two weeks after he was shot dead by the police.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
40 houses destroyed by fire at Bantar Gebang
40 houses destroyed by fire at Bantar Gebang BEKASI: Around 40 temporary houses at the Bantar Gebang dumpsite in Bekasi burned down on Sunday afternoon, leaving 240 scavengers homeless. No fatalities were reported during the incident.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
4 X 8
4 X 8 Team again examines Kopassus compound Atambua2 X 18 Special team verifies data on East Timorese refugees gajah Wild elephants ransack houses, force farmers to flee in Aceh
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 4, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 4, 2002Exhibitions * Painting, Sculpture: Tying the Heart by Sanggar Caping Yogyakarta, The British Council Jakarta's Gallery, S. Widjoyo Centre, Jl. Jendral Sudirman 71, South Jakarta (Tel. 252 4115), until March 31.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
2. Chris -- Does a flood of AIDS await as flood recedes?
2. Chris -- Does a flood of AIDS await as flood recedes? 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni Does flood of AIDS await Indonesia? Amid ignorance, watch out for AIDS Christopher Purdy Director, DKT Indonesia Jakarta 3. Korea -- Japan's economic lesson 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni South Korea: Japan's economic lesson The Korea...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
No press coverage for Sjafrie
No press coverage for Sjafrie JAKARTA: Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin will officially take over from Rear Air Marshal Graito Usodo as the Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman in a rare closed-door ceremony on Monday.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Authorities fail to take action against ad law violators
Authorities fail to take action against ad law violatorsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Slimming product advertisements that have been bombarding people, especially women, have turned out to provide misleading information.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
MILF denies links with RI terror suspect
MILF denies links with RI terror suspectAgence France-Presse, Manila The Philippines' main Moro separatist group on Sunday denied having links with an Indonesian man alleged by security experts to have played a key role in the al-Qaeda terrorist network in Southeast Asia.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Good deals on flooded houses
Good deals on flooded housesDamar Harsanto and Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the recent floods, many residents of Jakarta and its surrounding areas, traumatized by the deluge and concerned similar floods may reoccur in the near future, appear to be determined to say goodbye to...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Bidders promise the sky for BCA
Bidders promise the sky for BCABerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta By now Indonesians should acknowledged the fact that Bank Central Asia (BCA) will soon no longer remain under local hands.So what will BCA end up looking like once the British-based Standard Chartered Bank Plc or the U.S.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Govt pushed to act on illegal villas
Govt pushed to act on illegal villasBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's policy not to demolish villas, including those built illegally without building permits, in the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, is bad news for the environment, say green experts.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Rendi A. Witular
Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Money talks. Even though prostitution and gambling is officially illegal, the Kalijodo red light area in Pejagalan subdistrict, North Jakarta, which later also developed into a gambling den, had been going strong for five decades.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
VP favors recall revival
VP favors recall revival JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz says the reinstitution of recall over members of the House of Representatives (DPR) is necessary to ensure that democratization proceeds smoothly.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Exploring readiness for ad hoc human rights court
Exploring readiness for ad hoc human rights courtAgung Yudhawiranata, Institute for Policy, Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), Jakarta The ad hoc human rights court is now official. Presidential decree no. 96/2001 mandates the establishment of the court to try charges of human rights violations in the...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Japan donates money to Medan school
Japan donates money to Medan school MEDAN, North Sumatra: The government of Japan has donated US$ 48,166, or about Rp 481 million, for the renovation of an Islamic school for the mentally retarded in Medan, North Sumatra.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialistsBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government's policy not to demolish villas, including those built illegally without building permits, in the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, is bad news for the environment, say green...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
'Rupiah will continue to climb'
'Rupiah will continue to climb'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Impressed by the strengthening of the rupiah last week, analysts expressed confidence that the local currency would continue to climb next week.The rupiah closed last week at Rp 10,110 against the U.S.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
The Jakarta Post 2002 Readers' Survey
The Jakarta Post 2002 Readers' Survey As part of its efforts to maintain a close relationship with its valued readers, The Jakarta Post is conducting a 2002 Readers' Survey on pages 17 and 18. Please use this opportunity to communicate your views and opinions so The Jakarta Post can continue taking...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Cockfight in Bali
Cockfight in Bali The article about Bali's cockfighting that appeared in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 24 made me remember an experience I had during the first time I visited Bali with my then still-small children plus a nephew, some 25 years ago.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Three soldiers nabbed in nightclubs
Three soldiers nabbed in nightclubs DENPASAR, Bali: Three off-duty Army soldiers were nabbed by Military Police officers at two local entertainment places during an operation on Saturday night.The three soldiers were arrested after they were unable to justify their presence at the nightclubs.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Mega asks politicians to work for country
Mega asks politicians to work for countryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the political elite and the people in general on Sunday to sacrifice personal ambition and to start working to bring the country out of the current crisis.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Is the ASEAN
Is the ASEAN spirit dead? The lofty ideals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), founded more than thirty years ago with such high hopes and big fanfare, and which has now grown from five nations to the 10 it is today, may be perceived by the peoples of ASEAN as seemingly dead in...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Japanese monks pray for world peace
Japanese monks pray for world peaceThe Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Japanese Buddhist monks from the International Zen Exchange Friendship Association (IZEFA) pray at Borobudur Temple in Central Java.The monks prayed on Sunday for world peace, as well as for the Japanese and Indonesians who died during...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Govt, DPR drag their feet in supporting human rights
Govt, DPR drag their feet in supporting human rightsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is dragging its feet in upholding human rights, and both the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have shown little interest in human rights issues in the country, caretaker...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Megawati urges workers and employers to seek compromise
Megawati urges workers and employers to seek compromiseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged employers and their employees on Saturday to exercise restraint when seeking settlements to industrial disputes.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaAntiques in high demand despite sluggish market Exhibitions and furniture fairs are held regularly in Jakarta and other major cities in the country. The number of such events continues to increase despite the not-so-favorable economic conditions in the country.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
PAN wants Amien to stay on as party head
PAN wants Amien to stay on as party headKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The executive board of the National Mandate Party (PAN) officially announced its opposition to Amien Rais' expressed intention to relinquish the top post in the party, saying that his leadership was still needed at...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Tata interview:
Tata interview: a PR exercise? I'm really tired of the way the media, especially the television stations, are treating the case of Tommy Soeharto. Though its legal process is important, the coverage is out of proportion, making it low quality journalism.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Corruption kills
Corruption kills Corruption reared its ugly head in Indonesia once again this week. And sadly, the reaction, both from the public and government, was one of indifference, even if it caused deaths. The Indonesian Health Consumer Empowerment Foundation said in a report that up to half of all...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
"Made in Bali" becoming well-known overseas
"Made in Bali" becoming well-known overseas Rita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Twenty years ago, no one in Bali would dare to have suggested that its furniture products would stand gorgeously in many homes, luxury hotels and opulent holiday resorts around the world.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
If your teacher cannot give the answer, go to your PC
If your teacher cannot give the answer, go to your PCZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta In this digital age, to be a teacher in this country is harder than ever. On the one side, teachers do not earn enough to support their families.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
The MUI should be
The MUI should be more proactiveFrom Republika The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) management has been occupied by some figures whose capabilities are beyond doubt, bringing some fresh air for Muslims.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sutiyoso denies misuse of funds
Sutiyoso denies misuse of funds Governor Sutiyoso denied allegation that the Jakarta administration has misused Rp 1 billion (US$98,040) in sanitation funds to manage garbage collection after the recent floods.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Team again examines Kopassus compound
Team again examines Kopassus compoundR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Members of a Military Police fact-finding team again examined on Saturday the compound of the Army's Special Force Kopassus, where they unearthed a plot of land that could be hiding the body of Aristoteles Masoka, the...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Are uniforms
Are uniforms such a necessity? I have lived in Indonesia for three years now, but it was not long after I arrived that the importance of a uniform here was obvious. Everywhere I go in Jakarta, uniforms are proudly worn by various groups of people.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Jakarta The three notorious gang leaders of the Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex in Pejagalan subdistrict, North Jakarta, emerged to take it over at the same time in 1994. Up until that time, several gangs feuded for control, but only three managed to survive in the end.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Peace returns to Ambon after clash
Peace returns to Ambon after clashOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon A minor clash on Saturday failed to prevent Muslims and Christians in the city of Ambon in Maluku province from continuing to mend fences after years of violence.
Sun, 03 Mar 2002
Antiques in high demand despite sluggish market
Antiques in high demand despite sluggish marketI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta Exhibitions and furniture fairs are held regularly in Jakarta and other major cities in the country. The number of such events continues to increase despite the not-so-favorable economic conditions in the country.
Sun, 03 Mar 2002
Rick Wakeman: A rock icon struts his stuff
Rick Wakeman: A rock icon struts his stuffHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rick who? While today's MTV Generation may frown at hearing the name of Rick Wakeman, baby boomers remember him well as that former Yes keyboard player with the straight blonde hair way down to his waist, who composed...
Sun, 03 Mar 2002
Humble soybean rich in nutritional value
Humble soybean rich in nutritional valueMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although soybean-based tempeh and tofu make popular snacks at streetside food stalls all over the country, they do not get the respect they deserve.