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Mon, 21 Apr 2003
`Freedom of information not a threat to state secrets'
`Freedom of information not a threat to state secrets'Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Sunday dismissed speculations that the freedom of information bill would endanger state secrecy, saying that the bill would also protect national...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
SingTel set to launch SingPost IPO Monday: Sources
SingTel set to launch SingPost IPO Monday: Sources Dow Jones Singapore Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. will on Monday launch the initial public offering (IPO) for its postal arm, a move that will help Southeast Asia's largest phone company cut its S$10 billion debt, sources said on Sunday.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Formulating victory with supporting IT
Formulating victory with supporting ITVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com Formula One racing is the premier motor sport in the world, and also the most exciting, judging from the recent races that took place in Asia, South America and Europe.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
ANKARA : The head of the Turkish treasury, Faik Oztrak, resigned
ANKARA : The head of the Turkish treasury, Faik Oztrak, resigned on Friday in a move that had been anticipated after the government hinted it wanted to make changes to key economy posts, Anatolia news agency reported.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
FOR FOCUS ISSUE-PRESCHOOL
FOR FOCUS ISSUE-PRESCHOOLSudibyo M. Wiradji The Jakarta Post JakartaHelping kids to be creative through Si Komo Though there is a growing interest among upper-class parents to send their children to preschools with a Western curriculum, there are still a few schools offering specifically Indonesian...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
GAM is untrustworthy
GAM is untrustworthyFrom Koran Tempo The Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, inked in Geneva, Switzerland, some time ago, has allowed free rein to GAM's activities.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
MA seeks jail without trial for contempt of court
MA seeks jail without trial for contempt of courtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court (MA) is considering drafting a bill that will allow immediate imprisonment without trial for people committing contempt of court in what it calls a bid to protect its dignity and...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Bekasi home to 200 polluting firms
Bekasi home to 200 polluting firms BEKASI: Some 200 companies in Bekasi pollute the people's wells as they dump their waste in ditches without proper waste treatment, a local councillor says.Deputy head of the Bekasi Council Commission B on economic affairs Nurul Yaqin Setiabudi said on Friday that...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Rupiah to strengthen, stock market to weaken
Rupiah to strengthen, stock market to weakenZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to continue appreciating against the U.S. dollar this week, a currency analyst has said.Farial Anwar of Currency Investment Management told The Jakarta Post on Sunday that people would need...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
China objects
China objects This is in response to the letter Taiwan and global health published in The Jakarta Post on March 29, 2003. The article made use of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) as a pretext to criticize the Chinese government, and to advocate Taiwan's entry into the World Health...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
RMS supporters warned of subversion
RMS supporters warned of subversionAzis Tunny The Jakarta Post Ambon, MalukuMaluku authorities renewed their warning against the South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist movement, saying strong measures would be taken against those supporting for RMS and its affiliate, the Maluku Sovereignty Forum...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Rationale of additional tax reform
Rationale of additional tax reformSofjan Wanandi, Chairman, Committee for National Economic Recovery (KPEN), Jakarta The government has often boasted of its success in achieving tax revenue targets as set in its state budget.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Police arrest Lampung governor-elect Alzier
Police arrest Lampung governor-elect AlzierOyos R.N. Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung The National Police arrested the elected governor of Lampung province, Alzier Dianis Thabranie, and flew him to their Jakarta headquarters on Saturday despite a massive rally supporting the governor-elect.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Asian govt offer relief to SARS-hit businesses
Asian govt offer relief to SARS-hit businessesDavid Brooks, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong Asian governments are starting to respond to the cries of anguish from businesses decimated by the deadly SARS outbreak with emergency packages to help the worst affected sectors.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Govt to ban poor quality wheat flour products
Govt to ban poor quality wheat flour productsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Industry and Trade will withdraw four brands of imported wheat flour from the local market as each failed to meet government standards, a top official said.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Reason must prevail
Reason must prevailFrom Kompas Protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq have flared up across the country, involving nearly all social groups.Regrettably, some protesters who have held their rallies in front of several U.S. companies, have also damaged U.S.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Preschool, important but too costly for most parents
Preschool, important but too costly for most parents ORPreschool, important but financially impossible for most Leo Wahyudi S Contributor Jakarta Despite the controversy over the weakness of education for the very young, some parents still consider it vital.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Megawati eyes jet fighters from Russia
Megawati eyes jet fighters from RussiaAgencies, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri left on Sunday for her five-day arms shopping trip to Russia, with plans to purchase Sukhoi jet fighters and possibly a floating nuclear power plant.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
'Warteg': Cheap food with a bit creativity
'Warteg': Cheap food with a bit creativitySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was about 7:30 a.m. at Cikini market, Menteng, Central Jakarta. Abu, a vegetable vendor was cleaning a pile of cabbage. He discarded leaves that had holes in them or had gone a little brownish.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Costly marketing strategy but fruitful in long term
Costly marketing strategy but fruitful in long termBy Burhanuddin Abe Contributor JakartaOnly a couple of years ago wheat flour was a generic or unbranded commodity, but today go to any supermarket and you will find various brands to choose from, including Cakra Kembar (Twin Wheels), Segitiga Biru...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Businesses to request lower electricity charges from PLN
Businesses to request lower electricity charges from PLNA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of business associations plan to hold talks with the state-owned electricity company PLN to ask for lower electricity charges to help ease the burden of domestic companies who say they have been...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
SARS: Numbers down, but govt remains vigilant
SARS: Numbers down, but govt remains vigilantThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As of Sunday, only three suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) patients were being treated in hospitals across the country, but an official warned that it was too early to declare that the spread of the virus had...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Branding: A vital part of marketing strategy
Branding: A vital part of marketing strategyCepi Husada Contributor Jakarta When shopping in the well-known malls of neighboring countries, many Indonesians come in for an unpleasant surprise. Dresses bearing brands like Kenzo, St.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Corruption is no longer `sexy and sensational'
Corruption is no longer `sexy and sensational'Teten Masduki, Coordinator, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), Jakarta Since the formal collapse of Soeharto's authoritarian government, the pattern of corruption shifted from one conducted in an oligarchic manner to a "multiparty" pattern occurring...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
N. Sumatra governor may secure second term
N. Sumatra governor may secure second termApriadi Gunawan and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Bandung North Sumatra Governor T. Rizal Nurdin is likely to secure a second term for the 2003-2008 period as President Megawati Soekarnoputri has given her blessing for him to contend the...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Aceh administration
Aceh administration must be audited From Rakyat Merdeka The central government has channeled trillions of rupiah to Aceh, but the province has hardly enjoyed the fruits of development. What is wrong with this situation?Apparently, it is common practice in Aceh for a company that has won a tender...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Suspected RMS rebels arrested in Ambon
Suspected RMS rebels arrested in AmbonAzis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku The police arrested nine suspected members of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) secessionist movement on Saturday, including its alleged armed forces commander, just one week before the rebels celebrate their...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Tax certainty, not tax relief
Tax certainty, not tax relief The government plan to lift 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) from the import of certain categories of capital goods and basic materials will give agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry businesses a shot in the arm, as the facility will reduce their...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Regent Ismet vows to improve public welfare in Tangerang
Regent Ismet vows to improve public welfare in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Banten Tangerang's newly elected regent Ismet Iskandar is no stranger to most residents of Tangerang on account of his good track record in the bureaucracy, and social, religious and sporting...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
Jakarta may lose some assets
Jakarta may lose some assetsJAKARTA: A number of Jakarta provincial administration assets leased to the private sector may be lost due to missing documents."These assets are not listed either with the city assets office or the city economic development offices," Dani Anwar, the secretary of the...
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
PLN defends decision to appoint Siemens
PLN defends decision to appoint SiemensThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity company PLN defended its decision last week to appoint a Siemens-led consortium to undertake the expansion of the Muara Tawar power plant, following strong criticism from a non-governmental organization.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
JP/4/scen-21
JP/4/scen-21People told to choose trustable leaders PADANG, West Sumatra: Chairman of the Freedom Party Adi Sasono urged people to vote for leaders who are ethical and moral, and have common sense in the 2004 elections.
Mon, 21 Apr 2003
* Headlines: FPI chairman arrested at airport 2
* Headlines: FPI chairman arrested at airport 2 * National:MA seeks jail without trial for contempt of court 4 * Archipelago:Police arrest Lampung governor-elect Alzier 5 * Opinion:Rationale of additional tax reform 7 * City:Public has doubts over 3-in-1 extension 8 * Sports:Taiwan's Kung wins...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Moment of pure Hollywood in Saddam's hometown
Moment of pure Hollywood in Saddam's hometownLuke Harding, Guardian News Service, Tikrit, Iraq It is not difficult to find a statue of Saddam Hussein in Tikrit, the town of a thousand Saddams. There is the equine statue of Saddam - sword in hand - in Tikrit's main square.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
TV Program: Sunday, April 20, 2003
TV Program: Sunday, April 20, 2003.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English New Service9:00 Children's Program: Media Kids11:00 Variety Show: Maskum Show12:00 p.m.News: Berita Siang12:30 Traditional Comedy: Mustika Campur Sari3:00 English For Fun4:00 Sports5:00 Entertainment6:00...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Important but financially impossible for most
Important but financially impossible for mostLeo Wahyudi S, Contributor, Jakarta Despite the controversy over the weakness of education for the very young, some parents still consider it vital.Nini, mother of four-year old Veraldi, said her only son deserved the best education she could offer him.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Blazer DOHC: SUV that will pamper your family
Blazer DOHC: SUV that will pamper your familyNitza Arbi and Zatni Arbi, Contributors, Jakarta Americans, or those who have spent some time in the U.S., will immediately recognize "Blazer" as the name of an American SUV.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Megawati looks for Romanian guns as U.S. embargo takes toll
Megawati looks for Romanian guns as U.S. embargo takes tollAgencies, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is looking into possible cooperation in the weapons industry with Romania to accommodate Indonesia's need for weapons after an almost four-year military embargo imposed by the United States.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
INDONESIA: Amid escalating tension in strife-torn Aceh, an army
INDONESIA: Amid escalating tension in strife-torn Aceh, an army soldier was stabbed to death on Saturday, allegedly by members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), at Glumpang Payong cattle market in Jeumpa district, Bireuen regency, some 210 kilometers east of Banda Aceh, the capital of...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Helping kids to be creative through Si Komo
Helping kids to be creative through Si KomoSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Though there is a growing interest among upper-class parents to send their children to preschools with a Western curriculum, there are still a few schools offering specifically Indonesian curriculum that...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Fear grips Aceh as war looms
Fear grips Aceh as war loomsNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The country's westernmost province of Aceh is awash not only with natural resources, but also with horrifying stories of children being orphaned, women raped and fathers and husbands assassinated during the military operation to...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Escaped RI SARS patient in HK
Escaped RI SARS patient in HKAgencies, Hong Kong A runaway SARS patient who fled Indonesia where he was being kept in isolation was tracked down in Hong Kong Saturday, while a second patient with fewer SARS symptoms escaped a hospital quarantine in Bali.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Iraq: U.S. uses ur-symbol of civilization
Iraq: U.S. uses ur-symbol of civilizationOliver Burkeman, Guardian News Service, Washington When the Bush administration said last week that a crucial meeting of Iraqi politicians would take place "outside Nasiriyah", there was little hint of how powerfully symbolic the chosen location would be.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Reading, vital key to winning debating contest
Reading, vital key to winning debating contestM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There probably are not many youngsters in Indonesia who spend their youth digesting Salman Rushdie's The Midnight Children, Isabelle Allende's The House of the Spirits or Gabriel Marcia Marquez's One Hundred...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Levi's Type 1 for the young
Levi's Type 1 for the youngNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post , Lido, West Java The public may have the impression that all Levi's jeans have a basic and classical design, easily recognized with their well- known icons of double stitching, leather patches, rivets and red tab.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Preparing children to enter the real world
Preparing children to enter the real worldDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta "Twinkle-twinkle little star how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky...", sang four children as they came out of the elevator at Tutor Time Pondok Indah.
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
RMS supporters warned of subversion
RMS supporters warned of subversionAzis Tunny The Jakarta Post Ambon, MalukuMaluku authorities renewed their warning against the South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist movement, saying strong measures would be taken against those supporting for RMS and its affiliate, the Maluku Sovereignty Forum...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Aceh administration
Aceh administration must be audited From Rakyat Merdeka The central government has channeled trillions of rupiah to Aceh, but the province has hardly enjoyed the fruits of development. What is wrong with this situation?Apparently, it is common practice in Aceh for a company that has won a tender...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
SARS and people's irrationality
SARS and people's irrationalityFrom Koran Tempo The mass media has been reporting on the fast spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in some countries in the world, including Indonesia. The media also reported that there are some people here infected with the virus, while another report...
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
China objects
China objects This is in response to the letter Taiwan and global health published in The Jakarta Post on March 29, 2003. The article made use of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) as a pretext to criticize the Chinese government, and to advocate Taiwan's entry into the World Health...