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Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Hamzah says he is mere 'security guard'
Hamzah says he is mere 'security guard'BATAM: Hamzah Haz, leader of the United Development Party (PPP), complained on Wednesday that he had only been a "security guard" as vice president in the Megawati Soekarnoputri regime.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
OPEC to cut oil output by one million bpd
OPEC to cut oil output by one million bpd OPEC will go ahead with a planned oil output cut of one million barrels per day (bpd) from April 1, ministers told reporters on Wednesday after talks at their Vienna headquarters.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
NGOs slam Sutiyoso's policies
NGOs slam Sutiyoso's policiesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have criticized Governor Sutiyoso administration's policies on eviction and the environmental and for delaying important projects.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
1. PARA: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS
1. PARA: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS Democratic Party fortune tellers' favorite newcomer 2. ACEH: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS Military to safeguard polls in Aceh 3. ROUNDUP: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Trying to recoup old glory, Golkar on the offensive 4. GOLKAR: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS Golkar vote may be at risk in S. Sulawesi
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
More teachers quizzed over regent's ouster
More teachers quizzed over regent's ousterHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Police here questioned three more educators on Wednesday in connection with weeks of protests that resulted in the recent ouster of Kampar Regent Jefri Noer in Riau province.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
JP/13/Budget
JP/13/BudgetGovt set to propose 2005 economic indicatorsThe Jakarta Post JakartaMinister of Finance Boediono said on Wednesday that the government would submit the 2005 macroeconomic assumptions to the House of Representatives in May.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Bali Fashion Week due to kick of for fifth time
Bali Fashion Week due to kick of for fifth timeWahyoe Boediwardhana, The jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Indonesia has countless gifted fashion designers whose work compares favorably to many world-class designers.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Reinforcements arrive in Poso
Reinforcements arrive in PosoRuslan Sangadji and Irvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Poso/Palu Calm has been restored in the troubled regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Wednesday after a series of shooting incidents that killed a reverend and badly injured an academic.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Megawati, a housewife, a leader and President
Megawati, a housewife, a leader and PresidentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Like children listening to their mother, an audience of thousands of people mostly from the grass roots, moved closer to the stage.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
General faces 10-years sentence
General faces 10-years sentenceM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors in an ad hoc rights tribunal demanded on Wednesday a 10-year prison term for a retired Army general who was charged with committing a crime against humanity in the bloody Tanjung Priok massacre that left at...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
1. PURA 1x35
1. PURA 1x35Pura Dalem Puri, a stairway to heaven 2. BALI 1x49 Bali Fashion Week due to kick off for fifth time
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Sugar smuggling again
Sugar smuggling again The controversy in the past three weeks over sugar smuggling in to Java serves only to validate the public's perception of how grossly corrupt is Indonesia's governance and how vulnerable is the world's largest archipelago country to contraband trade.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
A letter from Glodok, Jakarta
A letter from Glodok, Jakarta JP/6/E00A letter from Glodok, JakartaKavi Chongkittavorn The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Satu musuh -- sudah kebanyakan, seribu kawan -- masih kekurangan, is the motto of Eddy Sadeli.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
JP/18/BALI
JP/18/BALI Bali Fashion Week to kick of 5th annualWahyoe Boediwardhana The jakarta Post Denpasar, BaliIndonesia has countless gifted fashion designers whose work compares favorably to many world-class designers.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
A newcomers' debut
A newcomers' debut The election campaign season ends tomorrow (Thursday). Some 24 parties have promoted themselves and tried to gain public support, and what are the results? The people will decide on April 5.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Ocean research center opens in Bali
Ocean research center opens in Bali JEMBRANA, Bali: Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Rokhmin Dahurie opened here on Wednesday the Southeast Asian Center for Ocean Research and Monitoring (Seacorm).
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
TNI reforms: Between expectation and reality
TNI reforms: Between expectation and reality----------------------------------------------------------------- There has been intense discourse on the importance of reforming the Indonesian Military (TNI) for the sake of democratization in Indonesia.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
JP/13/Budget
JP/13/BudgetGovt set to propose 2005 economic indicatorsThe Jakarta Post JakartaMinister of Finance Boediono said on Wednesday that the government would submit the 2005 macroeconomic assumptions to the House of Representatives in May.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Public diplomacy
Public diplomacy I write in response to Roger Smith's letter to the editor of March 31 entitled Elitist diplomacy.The suggestion that I only speak to elite forums in Indonesia is wrong. I accept many invitations on a regular basis to a wide variety of forums including media conferences, lecture...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Trying to recoup old glory, Golkar on the offensive
Trying to recoup old glory, Golkar on the offensiveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five years ago, when the Golkar Party held its final round of campaigning in Jakarta, The Jakarta Post reported that "residents and onlookers jeered and stoned Golkar supporters during their final campaign rallies in...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 U.S.-Indonesia relationship enters new era Ali Alatas Former Foreign Minister Jakarta2. Pro -- The decline of America 1 X 45 The U.S. sees its political weight decreasing Jeffrey D. Sachs Professor of Economics Columbia University Project Syndicate3.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
U.S. foundation reps visit IPB
U.S. foundation reps visit IPB BOGOR: Two representatives of the U.S.-based Lemelson Foundation, executive director Julia Novy-Hildesley and program officer Satesh Namasivayam, visited the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) on Wednesday to study the correlation of their programs for developing...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Pura Dalem Puri, a stairway to heaven
Pura Dalem Puri, a stairway to heavenJagadhita, Contributor, Denpasar Have you ever heard the screams of tortured souls? If you want to hear them, come to Pura Dalem Puri, a temple located in Karangasem, about 80 kilometers east of Denpasar.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Team to push UN on May shootings
Team to push UN on May shootings JAKARTA: A rights group has urged the United Nations to pressure the Indonesian government to start the trial of military and police officers allegedly involved in the May 1998 shooting of students in Jakarta.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Garbage piling up in Bandung
Garbage piling up in Bandung BANDUNG: Garbage has been piled up in Bandung since the election campaign began on March 11. On normal days, the amount of garbage the city generates some 7,000 cubic meters, but during the campaign, the amount of garbage collected by the Bandung Sanitation Agency...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Military to safeguard elections in troubled Aceh
Military to safeguard elections in troubled AcehTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta The Aceh military has set up security arrangements to enable local residents in areas known as rebel strongholds to exercise their right to vote on April 5.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Taiwan accused of Spratlys violation
Taiwan accused of Spratlys violationVIETNAM: Vietnam has accused Taiwan of putting up a building on a coral reef that is part of the disputed Spratlys islands, to which the communist country expects to send its first group of tourists next month.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
ARF to cooperation in transport sector
ARF to cooperation in transport sectorAgence France-Presse ManilaMembers of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) agreed to boost co- operation to combat terrorism in the transport sector, just weeks after bomb attacks on commuter trains in Madrid left nearly 200 dead, a draft statement said on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Election campaign leaves Bung Karno Stadium a mess
Election campaign leaves Bung Karno Stadium a messEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The favorite location for mass events in the city -- the main stadium of the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta -- has been severely damaged by political party supporters.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Gowa residents to be moved to safer area
Gowa residents to be moved to safer areaAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The Gowa regental administration will soon relocate at least 63 families from Tinggimoncong subdistrict, who were affected by a recent landslide that left at least two people dead and 31 others...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Thursday, April 1, 2004
Thursday, April 1, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show7:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik9:00 TV Series10:00 Documentary11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Pariwisata 12:00 p.m. Documentary1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Traditional Performance2:30 Game Show3:00 English News...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Experts criticize government's decision to hike phone rates
Experts criticize government's decision to hike phone ratesDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Independent experts criticized on Wednesday the government's decision to allow the country's fixed-line operators to raise local telephone rates by up to 28 percent.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
JP2HEADINGTHURSDAY, 01-04-04:
JP2HEADINGTHURSDAY, 01-04-04: 1. KL: 50 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Report: KL endangers Aceh refugees with forced repatriation 2. TELKOM: 36 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 28 Experts criticize govt's decision to hike phone rates Higher interconnection fees for cell phone users 3.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Caption for Spotlight advertisement
Caption for Spotlight advertisement VISIT OF TANZANIA'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to host the visit of a delegation from the United Republic of Tanzania led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Jakaya M. Kikwete on March 30.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Vulnerability to poverty now a fact of life more than half of
Vulnerability to poverty now a fact of life more than half of all 215 million Indonesians and more than half of all Indonesians are likely to experience an episode of poverty every three years.These grim statistics seem to belie the fact that over the last three decades, the government of Indonesia...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Supreme Court gains gains freedom and powers
Supreme Court gains gains freedom and powersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court increased its status as the country's ultimate legal body on Wednesday when it took over powers from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, a historical move that would ensure the...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Indosat reports sharp rise in 2003 net profit
Indosat reports sharp rise in 2003 net profit Indonesia's second-largest telecoms company PT Indosat on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in 2003 net profit on the back of better operating results and a tax benefit. The company reported 2003 net profit of Rp 1.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Dysentery kills five
Dysentery kills five AMBON, Maluku: Five residents of Kesui island in East Seram regency have died and dozens of others were treated at local community health centers on Wednesday after suffering from dysentery and vomiting.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Govt draft 2005 economic indicators
Govt draft 2005 economic indicatorsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Finance Boediono said on Wednesday that the government would submit the 2005 macroeconomic assumptions to the House of Representatives in May.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, April 1, 2004
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, April 1, 2004.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions* Painting Melukis dan Melihat by Wayan Muliastra, at K. Sudana Gallery, Campuhan, Ubud, until April 10. * Painting by I Nyoman Tusan, at Griya Santriyan, Galeri Sanur, until April 23.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Filthy terminal
Filthy terminalFrom Warta Kota The Kampung Rambutan bus terminal is in very poor condition. Street vendors are found virtually everywhere in this terminal. The restaurant inside the terminal carelessly tosses out its dirty water as it pleases. Garbage is everywhere. The whole place stinks.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Backlogged legal cases
Backlogged legal cases It was baffling to read the report in The Jakarta Post on March 4 about the backlog of cases in the Supreme Court. If it is true that the number of unsettled cases has reached 16,000, this must be deplored as a disgraceful occurrence.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Candra, Halim lose at Korea Open
Candra, Halim lose at Korea OpenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian badminton doubles pair Candra Wijaya and Halim Haryanto suffered further setbacks in their hunt for an Olympics berth after stumbling in the opening round of the Korea Open in Choongju City, South Korea, on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Kendari to have new rector
Kendari to have new rector KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A total of 19 rectorial candidates are taking part in the race for the rectorship in Halu Oleo University in Kendari, the capital of Southeast Sulawesi province, for the 2004 to 2008 period.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
ICC, an alternative to prosecuting war criminals?
ICC, an alternative to prosecuting war criminals?Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, The Hague A warning to Indonesian Military (TNI) commanders and government officials tasked at conflict areas: They can no longer take arbitrary actions that may result in a massive loss of life.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
50,000 observers ready for April polls
50,000 observers ready for April pollsSEMARANG: At least 50,000 poll observers, including foreign observers, are ready to monitor the April 5 legislative election in Central Java.The observers include those from the Gita Pertiwi foundation, the Rector Forum, the European Union and the Election...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
4 x 12
4 x 12 Two policemen to face trial over Papua rights abuses 2 x 21 Gowa residents to be moved to safer area 1 x 43 More teachers quizzed over regent's ouster 1 x 33 Seventeen end hunger strike, 2 continue
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Lawyers urge Ba'asyir's release
Lawyers urge Ba'asyir's release JAKARTA: The team of lawyers representing Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir urged the government to release their client on April 28 and reject the use of information from U.S. intelligence sources that may be used to open another case against him.
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Copiers used in rush to meet election day
Copiers used in rush to meet election dayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang, Central Java Several regencies continued to report the lack of election materials on Wednesday while the government nears the Friday deadline to decide whether to issue a decree postponing the election altogether or only...
Thu, 01 Apr 2004
Megawati, a housewife, a leader and the President
Megawati, a housewife, a leader and the PresidentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Like children listening to their mother, an audience of thousands of people mostly from the grass roots, moved closer to the stage.