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Wed, 17 Jul 2002
National athletics body expects second chance for Desi
National athletics body expects second chance for DesiMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) will give high jumper Ni Putu Desi Margawati another chance to make the team for the 2002 Asian Games, according to a top official.
Wed, 17 Jul 2002
1. Herman/Trial: 8 x 4 lines
1. Herman/Trial: 8 x 4 linesLight sentences proposed for defendants in Suai massacre2. Terror: 20 x 2 lines Police detect financial source in bombing spree3. Pemilu: 36 x 1 lineLegislators told to get serious on political bills4.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Tommy's birthday gift: 15-year jail request
Tommy's birthday gift: 15-year jail requestMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who turned 40 on Monday, received a rather unwelcome birthday present from state prosecutors: a 15- year sentence request for masterminding the...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Interest groups likely to retain seats in MPR
Interest groups likely to retain seats in MPRKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following intensive lobbying among major factions at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the 65-member interest group faction, that represents various groups in society not represented by any political...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Health aid for E. Nusa Tenggara
Health aid for E. Nusa Tenggara KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian and Australian governments have resumed cooperation in the health sector, and East Nusa Tenggara province has been named a project area.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Calls mount for quota for women legislators
Calls mount for quota for women legislatorsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an effort to more accurately represent the nation in political decisions, Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Redjeki Sumaryoto, several female legislators and many more activists have all demanded that between...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
House to soon draft geothermal power bill
House to soon draft geothermal power billA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed a plan, during a plenary session on Monday, to draft a law on geothermal power to help provide legal certainty for investors in the field.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Wushu team on a high after Cairo
Wushu team on a high after CairoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian wushu team is brimming with confidence ahead of the 2002 Asian Games after an impressive run in Cairo, according to training director E.F. Hamidi.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
HSBC launches environmental project
HSBC launches environmental project JAKARTA: Banking firm HSBC Indonesia announced on Monday a plan to send nine of its staff from Indonesia to several countries to take part in environmental projects jointly run by the bank and UK-based environmental charity Earthwatch.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
U.S. sends teachers to join war on terror
U.S. sends teachers to join war on terrorAgencies, Manila The United States is sending English-language teachers to the Philippines and Indonesia to open a new front in the war on terrorism in Southeast Asia.The U.S.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
U.S. accounting woes threaten RI's exports: Businesses
U.S. accounting woes threaten RI's exports: BusinessesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The local business community is worried that the current slide in the U.S. stock market, triggered by a string of major accounting scandals, will negatively affect Indonesia's export performance.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Waste treatment plant protested
Waste treatment plant protestedTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Hundreds of residents from Kampung Walahir in Nambo village, Klapa Nunggal district, protested on Monday to demand the closure of a waste treatment plant located in the village.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
'Sutiyoso has failed to perform well'
'Sutiyoso has failed to perform well' Governor Sutiyoso will deliver his accountability speech before City Council on Thursday. It is a crucial moment that will decide if he is eligible to run for the next gubernatorial race.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
School uniform sales slow
School uniform sales slow JAKARTA: Traders in Cipulir market in Tangerang have complained about the decrease in buyers of elementery school students' uniforms."Maybe the economic slump has partly caused the drop here," Gito, a wholesale trader, said on Saturday, adding that discounts would not...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Legislators, Megawati to discuss Aceh, Maluku
Legislators, Megawati to discuss Aceh, MalukuKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators were expected to question President Megawati Soekarnoputri about what, if any, concrete steps she would take to resolve the prolonged conflicts that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Aceh and...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
House to draft geothermal power bill
House to draft geothermal power billA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed a plan, during a plenary session on Monday, to draft a law on geothermal power to help provide legal certainty for investors in the field.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
45 countries attend IACCP in Yogya
45 countries attend IACCP in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Some 455 delegates from 45 countries participated in the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology conference scheduled for July 15 through July 17 in Yogyakarta.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
What Jakarta's
What Jakarta's governor must do From Sinar Pagi Whoever is elected governor of Jakarta for the 2002-2007 period should improve the social, economic, security and educational conditions of this capital city.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Suwardwiyono, Sinta best athletes
Suwardwiyono, Sinta best athletes JAKARTA: Suwardwiyono and Sinta Berliana Heru were named the best athletes in the men's and women's divisions, respectively, at the just concluded 3rd LG Cup national tae kwon do championships.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Edited by Adrian 3:30pm
Edited by Adrian 3:30pmFor REGENCY PROFILE/July 23 Story #4Pandansimo harbour, a lucrative long-term investmentBright prospects for Pandansimo harbor For years, Pandansimo beach, located on the northern part of Bantul regency and nudging the estuary of Progo river, has been a famous religious...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Indonesian chess body puts faith in juniors
Indonesian chess body puts faith in juniorsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The upcoming US$6,000 Wismilak International Grandmaster chess tournament may show the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) to be overly confident following its inclusion of two junior players among the senior...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
1. Bogor - 4x8
1. Bogor - 4x8 Waste treatment plant protested 2. Student - 2x 24 Educators mixed over new school term system 3. Uni - 1x 10 School uniform sales slow 4. LPJ - 2x 28 Public urges council to reject Governor's accountability speech 5. SPEak - 2x 20 'Sutiyoso failed to perform well'
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Thai police seize arms destined for GAM
Thai police seize arms destined for GAMAgencies, Bangkok Police in the southern Thai province of Satun said on Monday they had seized a major cache of weapons and ammunition bound for rebels in Indonesia's troubled Aceh province.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Maumere calm after religious riot
Maumere calm after religious riotYemris Fointuna and Yacob Herin, The Jakarta Post, Maumere/Kupang The town of Maumere gradually returned to normal on Monday following an overnight riot in protest against a Catholic mass that was disrupted by an outsider.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Government delays cloud seeding
Government delays cloud seeding JAKARTA: The government decided on Monday to delay a cloud seeding operation to deal with the dry season in Yogyakarta and Central Jakarta because of a request by the local administrations, a minister said.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Fast Facts
Fast FactsSize: 506 square kilometers Population: 776,000 Administration: 17 districts, 75 subdistricts, 933 villages 57 percent (agriculture) Economic growth: 3 percent Tourists: 1.5 million (per annum) Place of interest: Parangtritis coast, Imogiri's Mataram royal family cemetery, export-oriented...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
1. Agus: 8 x 4 lines:
1. Agus: 8 x 4 lines: Megawati pressed to act in Agus case2. Consult: 20 x 2 linesPresident to meet with House leaders 3. Komnas: 36 x 1 lineHouse endorses 23 names for Komnas HAM 4. PDI-P: 40 x 1 line:PDI July 27 tragedy to be brought to court5.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
A growing number of Papuans are venturing into small and medium
A growing number of Papuans are venturing into small and medium sized businesses in livestock breeding activities FOTO B:Many Papuans have made significant progress in their agricultural businesses, particularly in livestock breeding.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Bogor lacks junior high schools
Bogor lacks junior high schools BOGOR: A great number of elementary school students in Bogor regency are not be able to continue their education due to limited places at junior high schools.Edi Junaedi, who is in charge of primary education at the regency's education agency, said there were about...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
A new constitution, not legislators' own interests
A new constitution, not legislators' own interestsAti Nurbaiti, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the heels of the war of words on seeking a better constitution, President Megawati Soekarnoputri's statement last Wednesday was a bit of a surprise.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Protesters decry council, show support for mayor
Protesters decry council, show support for mayorAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Some 300 people rallied in front of the Surabaya legislative council on Monday, claiming its decision to dismiss the city's mayor last week was illegal.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
House endorses 23 names for Komnas HAM
House endorses 23 names for Komnas HAMKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite increasing public criticism, the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed 23 names on Monday for the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) for the 2002-2007 period.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
House to develop four new regencies
House to develop four new regencies JAKARTA: The House of Representatives agreed to use its initiative right to make four bills on the formation of four new regencies or mayoralties.The North Sulawesi town of Mobagu will become a municipality while West Pakpak in North Sumatra and Pahuato and Bone...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
KBC power project unfeasible: Pertamina
KBC power project unfeasible: Pertamina Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Garut The Karaha Bodas geothermal power project in West Java, which has been neglected by its owner for five years, was a failure commercially as it contained too small geothermal steam to make its development profitable,...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23 Parangtritis Beach remains prime tourist spot Bantul regency has quite a number of tourist attractions, with the most well-know destination being Parangtritis Beach, some 29 kilometers to the south of Yogyakarta.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Business sentiment strengthens but legal uncertainties remain
Business sentiment strengthens but legal uncertainties remainFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's Business Sentiment Index (BSI) rose for the second consecutive period, as more business leaders expressed confidence about their current performance and their business outlook for...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Megawati pressed to act in Agus case
Megawati pressed to act in Agus caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar Pressure is building for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to intervene in the case of Agus Dwikarna, an Indonesian national jailed in the Philippines for illegal possession of explosives.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23 Home to export-oriented handicraft products There are several outstanding industrial centers in Bantul regency, particularly in small-scale undertakings and popular handicrafts.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
The reemergence of tyranny
The reemergence of tyranny Four top political party leaders are developing reverse logic to avoid a deadlock in the forthcoming annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). Megawati Soekarnoputri, Akbar Tandjung, Hamzah Haz and Amien Rais have agreed to avoid voting during the annual...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Muslim politicians meet to counter nationalist alliance
Muslim politicians meet to counter nationalist allianceMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior politicians from Muslim-based parties met again here on Monday in an apparent move to counter a coalition between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Autonomy raises challenges: Researcher
Autonomy raises challenges: Researcher MATARAM: The Regional Autonomy Law and its enforcement has raised several challenges that urgently need solutions, said Tri Ratnawati, a researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
RI awards Japanese police chief
RI awards Japanese police chief JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri presented at Merdeka Palace on Monday the Bhayangkara Utama award to Japan's National Police chief Setsuo Tanaka for assisting Indonesia's National Police force.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
On the heels of the war of words on seeking a better
On the heels of the war of words on seeking a better constitution, President Megawati Soekarnoputri's statement last Wednesday was a bit of a surprise. 2. Sukma -- The world after September 11 1 X 32 World still dealing with Sept.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
AGO mulls in absentia trial for tycoon
AGO mulls in absentia trial for tycoon Attorney General M.A. Rachman indicated on Monday his office might try the case against business magnate Sjamsul Nursalim in an in absentia trial soon as they had given up on efforts to bring the corruption suspect back home for prosecution.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Educators mixed over new school term system
Educators mixed over new school term systemDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Starting on Monday, about two million students from kindergarten to high schools in Jakarta will begin a new school year with the semester system instead of the quarter system, which is expected to help students...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Samsung to donate Rp1b to KONI
Samsung to donate Rp1b to KONI JAKARTA: Samsung, the South Korean-based electronics company, said on Monday it planned to donate about Rp 1 billion (US$112,000) to the National Sports Council (KONI) for its preparations for the 2002 Asian Games.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
ASEAN to hold textile exhibit here
ASEAN to hold textile exhibit here JAKARTA: The ASEAN secretariat, in cooperation with the Japan Foundation, is holding an exhibition to promote textile products from its member countries.The exhibition, which was opened on Monday, will last until Saturday at the ASEAN building here, the ASEAN...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Legislators support TNI procurement contractors
Legislators support TNI procurement contractorsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators voiced their firm support on Monday for the current contracting system in the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Ministry of Defense, a system that had in the past been instrumental in huge mark-ups...
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Model sues PT Telkomsel
Model sues PT Telkomsel JAKARTA: A model sued telecommunication company PT Telkomsel last week for the alleged illegal use of her picture for the promotion of its product Halo card.The plaintiff, Filiana Andalusia S.
Tue, 16 Jul 2002
Dismissed teachers open new school
Dismissed teachers open new school JAKARTA: Dozens of teachers who were dismissed from Al-Azhar school in Kemang, South Jakarta, have set up a new school with the help of students' parents and donors.The new school, located in Tanjung Barat, also in South Jakarta, has set much lower tuition fees.