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Sat, 26 Apr 2003
`Police losing dignity and getting less respect'
`Police losing dignity and getting less respect'Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police are losing their authority and many people do not respect them -- as was evident in the escape of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab, as well as in the attack on Tempo...
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
China gives police 1,000 motorbikes
China gives police 1,000 motorbikes JAKARTA: China pledged on Friday to donate 1,000 motorcycles worth US$1 million to help the cash-strapped National Police carry out its duties.Witnessed by National Police chief Gen.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Anxiety clouds Aceh as peace talks canceled
Anxiety clouds Aceh as peace talks canceledNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Following the cancellation of a Joint Council meeting between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the military in Aceh has been put on high alert while awaiting possible deployments orders.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Eros changes his party's name
Eros changes his party's name JAKARTA: Eros Djarot announced on Friday a new name for his Bung Karno Nationalist Party (PNBK) during the party's two-day leadership meeting here.The party has been renamed the Banteng Kemerdekaan Nationalist Party, allowing the party to maintain its original acronym.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Mt. Muller: A natural wonder
Mt. Muller: A natural wonder PURUKCAHU, Central Kalimantan: The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is to send four teams on an expedition to the Muller mountain in Central Kalimantan to document its flora and fauna for inclusion as a Natural World Heritage.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Debating contest in English
Debating contest in English It was a pleasant surprise to read the news on the results of the 2003 National High School Debating Championship in the English language that was held from April 11 to April 16 in Jakarta (The Jakarta Post, April 19 and April 20).
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
`I doubt new parking system will work'
`I doubt new parking system will work' Next month, the city administration will implement a new parking system in which motorists have to use prepaid parking cards. The plan aims at reducing the amount of parking revenue that is lost annually due to corruption.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
JP/6/DJATI1
JP/6/DJATI12004 ELECTION & THE REFORM PROCESS: In Search of a LeaderPart 1 of 2J. Soedjati Djiwandono Political Analyst Jakarta Under Soeharto's "New Order" regime a general election was held every five years from 1971, the last being the general election of 1997.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
U.S. must be counterbalanced
U.S. must be counterbalancedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia needs to strengthen its cooperation with countries in Asia and other regions following the United States' victory in the Iraq war, observers assert.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Bapepam to continue Lippo probe
Bapepam to continue Lippo probeZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) has finished a two-month investigation into 46 securities companies, allegedly involved in manipulation of the Bank Lippo share price.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
UNDP pledges to raise $30m for elections
UNDP pledges to raise $30m for electionsArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The international community has renewed its commitment to ensuring democratic elections in Indonesia, with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) agreeing on Friday to raise some US$30 million in grants from...
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
JP/6/ED28
JP/6/ED28April 28, 2003 Exiting IMF programThere has been mounting pressure from economists, politicians and even some Cabinet ministers for the Indonesian government not to extend its program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after its expiry later this year.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
24 organizations receive UNDP funds for elections
24 organizations receive UNDP funds for elections JAKARTA (JP): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the contribution of US$36 million to 24 Indonesian organizations for electoral activities.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Former BI governor to be prosecuted
Former BI governor to be prosecuted JAKARTA: A former governor of the central bank will be prosecuted soon in connection with the alleged misuse of Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) funds from 1997 through 1999, an official said.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
RI to face China, Japan to see Thailand
RI to face China, Japan to see ThailandAgence France-Presse, Tokyo Angelique "Angie" Widjaja and Wynne Adiati Prakusya avenged their loss in the singles to win a doubles against Thailand and give Indonesia top place in Pool B at the Fed Cup tennis Asia-Oceania zone Group One on Friday.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Govt gets thumb-up over terrorist network bust
Govt gets thumb-up over terrorist network bustMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's crackdown against an alleged terrorist network operating in the country has won praise from analysts and the United States.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
GAM is untrustworthy
GAM is untrustworthyFrom Koran TempoThe 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.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
RI, GAM asked to save peace
RI, GAM asked to save peaceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's international aid donors are putting pressure on Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to continue with their plan to hold a Joint Council meeting to salvage the fragile peace in Aceh.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Be firm with separatism
Be firm with separatismFrom Koran Tempo The signing of the Treaty on the Cessation of Hostilities on Dec. 9, 2002, in Geneva by the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) led to the hope that the conflict in Aceh, which has been going on for 26 year, would end and peace would...
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Indonesia, with its abundant natural and human resources, once
Indonesia, with its abundant natural and human resources, once ranked as an exotic choice for investment, but the unrelenting bureaucratic, social, economic and political problems of the last five years have pretty much put paid to that designation.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Russian fighters promise RI air superiority and massive bill
Russian fighters promise RI air superiority and massive billBerni K. Moestafa and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six years after the original purchase was aborted, advanced Russian Sukhoi 27 and Sukhoi 30 jet fighters will soon enter service with the Indonesian Air Force.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
INKINDO to assist Papua consultancies
INKINDO to assist Papua consultancies JAYAPURA, Papua: Some 3,000 consulting firms might flood the resource-rich provinces in Papua to capitalize on their economic potential, said the Association of Indonesian Consultants (INKINDO) on Friday.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Boediono expects recovery in investment in 2004
Boediono expects recovery in investment in 2004The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday that investment activities in the country would improve significantly after the 2004 general election had been completed and a new administration is in place.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
By Todd Callahan
By Todd CallahanCongratulations to The Jakarta Post on twenty years of excellent reporting. It is an honor to contribute this commentary on developments in the Indonesian cement industry. In this special edition, I have been asked to comment on the considerable foreign investments that have been...
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Indonesia moving in the right direction, at `glacial' speed
Indonesia moving in the right direction, at `glacial' speedManaging relations between Indonesia and the United States has never been easy, and these last few years it has been even more challenging. The terrorist attack against the United States on Sept.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
TV Today: Saturday, April 26, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, April 26, 2003TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Music: Pesona Music Indonesia 11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Antigovt rally staged in Yogyakarta
Antigovt rally staged in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA: Some 5,000 students and people of different organizations took to the streets here on Friday to demand President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz step down for failing to produce policies that best serve the public.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Gandhi acquisition plan rejected
Gandhi acquisition plan rejected JAKARTA: The city's elementary education office has turned down the request of Gandhi Memorial School in Ancol, North Jakarta, to acquire nearby plots where the SDN 01 and SDN 02 elementary schools currently stand.Iing A.
Sat, 26 Apr 2003
On social-cultural visa
On social-cultural visa The visa for a foreigner married to an Indonesian citizen is called Visa Kunjungan Sosial Budaya (visa for social and cultural visit). The procedure involved to obtain this visa is similar to that of a business or KITAS visa.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Keeping up in Indonesia halfway round the world
Keeping up in Indonesia halfway round the worldBarbara Harvey, Washington The Jakarta Post provides a lifeline to news of Indonesia for those of us who are no longer physically in Indonesia, but wish to, or need to, keep current on matters in this complex and fascinating country.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Police arrest five more Medan blast suspects
Police arrest five more Medan blast suspectsTiarma Siboro and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Medan The police have arrested five more people suspected of involvement in the recent bomb blasts in Medan, capital of North Sumatra province, blaming the two incidents on the Free Aceh...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Building a newspaper on the public's trust
Building a newspaper on the public's trustRaymond Toruan, Executive Director, PT Bina Media Tenggara and Chief Editor The Jakarta Post "I QUIT" The unusually large, nine-column headline splashed across The Jakarta Post's front page on Friday, May 22, 1998, was more than just a report on then...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Family of Medan SARS patient still in quarantine
Family of Medan SARS patient still in quarantineApriadi Gunawan and Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta Eight family members of a probable SARS case in Medan, North Sumatra, have all been either confined to hospital or placed in quarantine in their homes to prevent the killer disease from...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Monas park to welcome ten deer next month
Monas park to welcome ten deer next monthBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is scheduled to transfer 10 spotted deer from the Bogor presidential palace in Bogor, West Java to the National Monument (Monas) square in Central Jakarta on May 22.Hadi S.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Grabbed at the creation - my years at the 'Post'
Grabbed at the creation - my years at the 'Post' The toughest problem that a new publication faces is searching for a personality, a soul that gradually will be accepted as its trademark, its own distinct persona.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
'Post' debut a break with the past
'Post' debut a break with the pastWillem A. van den Wall Bake, The Hague One of our better Dutch writers, A. Alberts, wrote a delightful little memoir about his sojourn in Indonesia, aptly titled In en uit het paradijs getild ("Lifted into and out of paradise"), a work which deserves to be...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
1. ECONOMY: 2 x 25
1. ECONOMY: 2 x 25 RI economy weakened by SARS, Iraq war, says WB 2. WORKERS: 1 x 40 Workers stranded in Jakarta due to SARS 3. MEGAWATI: 2 x 24 Megawati continues with arms shopping in Poland 4. SUMANTO: 2 x 25 Seven years demanded for self-confessed cannibal 5.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
BNI mulling to issue asset-backed securities
BNI mulling to issue asset-backed securities JAKARTA: PT Bank Negara Indonesia, the country's second largest state-owned bank, is mulling an issue of asset-backed securities later this year to raise working capital for its credit card division, an official with the bank said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
A must read to understand ever-changing RI landscape
A must read to understand ever-changing RI landscapeBarry Desker, Singapore I worked in Jakarta from 1976 to 1980 in the Singapore Embassy and returned as the Ambassador from 1986 to 1993. Between these two sojourns in Jakarta, the establishment of The Jakarta Post in 1982 made a major difference...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Vietnamese migrants detained on Galang Island
Vietnamese migrants detained on Galang IslandReuters, Jakarta/Canberra Thirty-one Vietnamese migrants bound for Australia have been taken into custody after their unseaworthy boat was found beached on a small Indonesian island, a migration agency said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Indonesia and China bounce back in Fed Cup
Indonesia and China bounce back in Fed CupAgence France-Presse, Tokyo Second seed Indonesia and third seed China bounced back from defeat to record crucial victories in the Fed Cup tennis Asia- Oceania zone preliminary round here Thursday.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Airlines earn their wings in crowded skies
Airlines earn their wings in crowded skiesAirlines worldwide are reeling from the double blow of the war in Iraq and the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), but Indonesian carriers have two other problems to deal with: a cut-throat airfare war and the loss of the visa free...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
'Reclamation debate' held on Friday
'Reclamation debate' held on Friday JAKARTA: The public debate on the plan to reclaim 2,700 hectares of the city's northern coastal area as promised by Governor Sutiyoso will be held on Friday at Hotel Milenium on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, an official said.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Vietnamese migrants
Vietnamese migrants detained on Galang Reuters Jakarta/CanberraThirty-one Vietnamese migrants bound for Australia have been taken into custody after their unseaworthy boat was found beached on a small Indonesian island, a migration agency said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Retail keeps 'em coming despite uncertainty
Retail keeps 'em coming despite uncertainty OR Uncertainty no stop to retail expansionRandy Witular Hendarsyah Tarmizi Jakarta Post JakartaWith a population of more than 215 million, Indonesia continues to beckon to retailers even as the country's economic fundamentals remain woefully uncertain.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Libya suspends hiring of Filipinos
Libya suspends hiring of Filipinos LIBYA: Libya has indefinitely suspended the hiring of Filipino workers due to concerns over SARS, the Philippine foreign affairs department said on Thursday.The department said it was informed by the Libyan Embassy in Manila on Wednesday that "no airline is...
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
ADB approves $484,000 grant for RI
ADB approves $484,000 grant for RI Bloomberg JakartaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$484,000 technical assistance grant to help the government reduce poverty by improving services for the poor, including health care and education.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Seven years demanded for self-confessed cannibal
Seven years demanded for self-confessed cannibalAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purbalingga, Central Java Onlookers packed the Purbalingga District Court on Thursday to witness the opening session of the trial of a man who confessed to eating human flesh.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Indonesia, with its abundant natural and human resources, once
Indonesia, with its abundant natural and human resources, once ranked as an exotic choice for investment, but the unrelenting bureaucratic, social, economic and political problems of the last five years have pretty much put paid to that designation.
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
Vietnamese migrants
Vietnamese migrants detained on Galang Reuters Jakarta/CanberraThirty-one Vietnamese migrants bound for Australia have been taken into custody after their unseaworthy boat was found beached on a small Indonesian island, a migration agency said on Thursday.