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Mon, 28 Jun 2004
Graduation to go on despite fire
Graduation to go on despite fireThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will hold its graduation ceremony on Wednesday as planned, despite a campus fire on Friday afternoon that badly damaged the Graha Widya Wisuda building, where the ceremony was scheduled to take place.
Mon, 28 Jun 2004
The Sidney Jones case and the presidency of Megawati
The Sidney Jones case and the presidency of MegawatiJusuf Wanandi, Jakarta Sidney Jones, the Head of the International Crisis Group (ICG) in Indonesia has been most helpful to Indonesian intelligence groups with her research, studies and publications about Jamaah Islamiyah particularly, but also on...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
HMI irked by Salahuddin, Siswono absence
HMI irked by Salahuddin, Siswono absence JAKARTA: Executives of the Muslim Student Association (HMI) issued a "motion of no confidence" in vice presidential candidates Salahuddin Wahid and Siswono Yudohusodo on Saturday.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Rival flags fly in support at Amien-Siswono rally
Rival flags fly in support at Amien-Siswono rallyBambang Nurbianto and A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presidential candidate Amien Rais and his running mate not only managed to attract a huge crowd during their outdoor rally here on Saturday, but perhaps garnered support from constituents of...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Megawati given honorary title
Megawati given honorary title PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The South Sumatra Traditional Council awarded President Megawati Soekarnoputri the honorary title of Nyi Mas Ratu Junjung on Saturday, only two weeks ahead of the July 5 presidential election.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Truck owners, drivers support Wiranto
Truck owners, drivers support Wiranto CIREBON, West Java: A group of truck drivers and owners in Cirebon pledged their support on Saturday for the candidacy of Gen. (ret) Wiranto in the upcoming presidential election.Muh.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
YCAB honors antidrug journalism
YCAB honors antidrug journalism INDONESIA: Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB), together with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), presented awards on Saturday to nine journalists for their articles on juveniles and narcotics, in conjunction with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives on
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives onChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tucked away off Jl. Tebet Raya in South Jakarta is a rather nondescript office in a ruko shop-house block -- nondescript, perhaps, except for the plain white sign that reads Yayasan Warga Persahabatan and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Joining the crowd in the election song and dance
Joining the crowd in the election song and dance With only a week left until the country goes to the polls on July 5 -- the country's first ever direct presidential election -- some of us have already made our minds up.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Poet Sitok not afraid to say it like it is
Poet Sitok not afraid to say it like it isOmar Prihandono, Contributor, Jakarta What are the chances you would find yourself sitting on the back of a motorbike, behind one of the country's most celebrated poets, who had offered to drive you to buy a pack of cigarettes because you told him you...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Olympic qualifiers exit Jakarta Open
Olympic qualifiers exit Jakarta OpenEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Daniel Shirley and Sara Runesten-Petersen, who will represent New Zealand in the badminton competition at the Olympic Games, lost to Unang and Angeline of Indonesia in the quarterfinal mixed doubles match at the Jakarta Open here on...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
President pens Sriwijaya stadium
President pens Sriwijaya stadium President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated the Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Saturday.The stadium will be used as the venue for the opening ceremony of the 16th National Games (PON), which will run from Sept. 2 to Sept.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives on
Legacy of Japanese 'Merdeka' veterans lives onChisato Hara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tucked away off Jl. Tebet Raya in South Jakarta is a rather nondescript office in a ruko shop-house block -- nondescript, perhaps, except for the plain white sign that reads Yayasan Warga Persahabatan and...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Muslim group supports all presidential candidates
Muslim group supports all presidential candidates PEKALONGAN, Central Java: It appears to be the flavor of the moment for social, political and even religious groupings to pledge their support to one or other of the presidential candidate, but not for religious grouping Jamiyah Al Tareqoh Al...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Election watchdog says KPU lying
Election watchdog says KPU lyingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Contradicting an earlier claim by the General Elections Commission (KPU), the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) said on Saturday that it had found that more than 1.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Ju Ming: Lifelike sculptures descend upon Singapore
Ju Ming: Lifelike sculptures descend upon SingaporeCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Singapore Those entering Singapore after Wednesday will be struck by a set of parachutes coming down at Changi Airport. Don't be misguided, however, as these are the Living World series of sculptures made by Ju Ming.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Fatimah
FatimahKorrie Layun Rampan Had it not been due to the insistence of Totot Walahualam, a fellow journalist from Timbul Tenggelam (rise and sink) -- a local tabloid appearing on and off, as its name suggested -- I would have had no aversion today to Jantur Mapan waterfall.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
ARF set to back more N. Korean nuke talks
ARF set to back more N. Korean nuke talksAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministers will urge all the participants in the six-nation talks to continue their dialog process to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis despite the fact that their third...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
TV Program: Sunday, June 27, 2004
TV Program: Sunday, June 27, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria9:00 Music: Delta10:00 Sports: Otoscreen11:00 TV Drama12:30 p.m. English for Fun1:00 News: Berita Siang2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Music5:00 Cartoon: Robocon6:30 Talk Show: Obrolan...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Behind the smokescreen of politics after Soeharto
Behind the smokescreen of politics after SoehartoMarcus Mietzner, Contributor, Jakarta Reorganizing Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets Richard Robison and Vedi R. Hadiz, RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 304 pp US$22.
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Students find learning made fun at international schools
Students find learning made fun at international schoolsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Besides the predominant Caucasian, Indian and non-Indonesian Asian students, there are also a number of Indonesian students to be found in the classrooms of the British International School (BIS) in...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Plantation chief feels the heat over forest fires
Plantation chief feels the heat over forest firesPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru A director of a plantation company in Minas district, Riau, has been declared a suspect for ordering the clearing of hundreds of hectares of land by setting fires, which has contributed to the haze now...
Sun, 27 Jun 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 27, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Sunday, June 27, 2004Exhibitions* Japanese Calligraphy, Shoudou, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang - The Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62 South Jakarta (Tel. 5201266), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 30.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Quality of education system doubtful
Quality of education system doubtfulFrom Koran TempoThousands of high school (SMU) and vocational high school (SMK) students will be retaking the national final exams early next month.Those retaking the exams in July comprise 10 percent of 13,363 SMU students and 16.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
War has not lessen Aceh students' desire to study
War has not lessen Aceh students' desire to studyIbnu Mat Noor, Banda Aceh It only took 15 of 120 minutes for Ardiansyah and Firda Nazira, fifth graders at elementary schools in a remote district of Aceh Besar regency, to answer 30 questions of a national physics test.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Mega 'deserves one more term'
Mega 'deserves one more term' JAYAPURA, Papua: Guruh Soekarnoputra, the younger brother of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri, campaigned on Friday in Merauke here on behalf of Megawati.In the campaign, he called on Papuans to vote for Megawati, saying that the leadership of Megawati had...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Setiono
Setiono Jakarta2. Simon -- All over the world schools can be challenging 2 X 30 All over the world, managing a school can be a real challenge Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
All over the world, managing a schools can be a real challenge
All over the world, managing a schools can be a real challengeSimon Marcus Gower, Jakarta It seems as though the management of schools, and the schooling system, in Indonesia is constantly facing problems and difficulties: It is not achieving standards; that it is not preparing students for the...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
1. CD (1x45)
1. CD (1x45) Excise duty to be imposed on several new products 2. Kadin (1x39) Kadin plans trading house to help SMEs 3. Remit (1x47) BRI, DBS Bank strike deal on remittance services 4. Migas (2x20) Govt sees higher oil and gas investment
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
JP/13/Market
JP/13/MarketShares end higher as funds buy blue chipsDow Jones Jakarta Shares ended higher Friday on further midyear window dressing by institutional funds, with gains in many regional markets providing support, dealers said.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
In a haze over forest fires
In a haze over forest fires Once again, a pall of haze is hanging over much of Malaysia and drifting across Southeast Asia, caused by forest fires in Indonesia.It is small comfort that the latest satellite shots show a reduction in the number of hot spots in Sumatra, especially when the weather is...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Ex-coach criticizes national shuttlers
Ex-coach criticizes national shuttlersEva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta Most national badminton players lack discipline and motivation, which has played a major role in recent failures at international competitions, former national coach Retno Kustijah said.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Revision to citizenship law imposes more restrictions
Revision to citizenship law imposes more restrictionsKurniawan Hari, Jakarta American researcher and analyst on good governance Sidney Jones in May sent an e-mail to her Indonesian colleague senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad that if U.S. President George W.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Keep your promises, please
Keep your promises, please The campaign for the July 5 presidential election has entered its third week and all presidential and vice presidential candidates have already made numerous promises. They have at least promised two things -- to uphold the law and fight corruption, collusion and nepotism...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Kadin plans trading house to help SMEs
Kadin plans trading house to help SMEsTony Hotland, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) plans to set up a trading house to help market products from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) both domestically and overseas.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Preparations completed for ASEAN meetings: RI
Preparations completed for ASEAN meetings: RIAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post Without much fanfare, Indonesia, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has completed its preparations for the success of a series of regional meetings, in which 25 ministers and...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Mega delivers aid 2 weeks before poll
Mega delivers aid 2 weeks before poll KUNINGAN, West Java: Megawati Soekarnoputri, in her capacity as President, handed over aid on Friday to a community in Kuningan regency here.The aid, a staggering Rp 27 billion (US$ 2.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Fake money rampant in poll campaign
Fake money rampant in poll campaign SURABAYA: The circulation of counterfeited notes in East Java province rose 300 percent to Rp 222 billion (US$ 23.4 million) in the first quarter of this year, from Rp 55 billion in the same period last year.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
NCW demands governor delay wholesale center
NCW demands governor delay wholesale center JAKARTA: The Nusantara Corruption Watch (NCW) demanded Governor Sutiyoso delay the start of the construction of the Jakarta Wholesale Center at the site of the former Melati dam in Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Dead fish no crime: police
Dead fish no crime: police JAKARTA: A police laboratory test has revealed that the cause of death of thousands of fish in Jakarta Bay last month was a natural phenomenon."It was caused by the extensive proliferation of phytoplankton, which is natural," Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Businessman clarifies 'misleading' reports
Businessman clarifies 'misleading' reportsTony Hotland, Jakarta A North Sumatra businessman spoke out on Thursday against news reports about a recent district court verdict he won against British agricultural group Rowe Evans that he said unfairly pictured him in a bad light.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Indonesian Military divided over presidential race
Indonesian Military divided over presidential raceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has declared its neutrality in the face of the unprecedented direct presidential election -- and repetitions of this stance seem to reflect the need of its leadership to remind its own ranks to...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Sutiyoso OKs coast plan redesign
Sutiyoso OKs coast plan redesignDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso agreed on Friday to redesign the planned reclamation of Jakarta's northern coast as demanded earlier by President Megawati Soekarnoputri."I have no problem with that (redesigning).
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Traffickers see Indonesia as 'easy' drug market
Traffickers see Indonesia as 'easy' drug market With an estimated 3.9 percent of the 220 million people nationwide, or around 8.58 million people, either using illegal drugs and/or trafficking them, the National Narcotics Body (BNN) has a pile of work to do. The BNN director, Comr. Gen.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Diarrhea common in poor children: Survey
Diarrhea common in poor children: SurveyDewi Santoso, Jakarta Approximately 11 percent of children aged below five years old suffer from diarrheal diseases annually, a survey says, highlighting that the diseases remain a serious concern among toddlers in the country.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Irish Bellefire hits Indonesian airwaves
Irish Bellefire hits Indonesian airwavesM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta In the early eighties, four high school boys from Dublin, Ireland, broke through on the English music charts with the three-note guitar riffs of their debut album Boy.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Old Jakarta at present
Old Jakarta at present As the capital city, Jakarta has seen many changes and has lived through many development plans. Many historical sites and buildings have been replaced by business premises. This year, Jakarta celebrates its 477th anniversary.
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Palu residents disheartened
Palu residents disheartened PALU, Central Sulawesi: Several Palu residents here expressed disappointment on Friday as they failed to meet presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto."I came here from Parigi, some 150 kilometers north of Palu, to see and shake hands with Wiranto, but he canceled his...
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
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The Sidney Jones case and the presidency of Megawati Jusuf Wanandi Jakarta2. Irman -- It's a hypocritical campaign 2 X 30 A very hypocritical campaign, voters lose in such a situation Irman G. Lanti Jakarta
Sat, 26 Jun 2004
Confused in Bandung
Confused in BandungFrom Koran TempoBandung, the capital of West Java, was formerly known as the Paris of Java. Today, it is no longer so beautiful because of its complex city plan and muddled public transportation system.As a student from Jakarta, I was confused when I first arrived in Bandung.