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Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Koma returns with `Opera Kecoa'
Koma returns with `Opera Kecoa'Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The atmosphere that night was one of anticipation, as a full house awaited the second performance of the 1985 production, Opera Kecoa (Cockroach Opera), Teater Koma's play that was banned in 1990.They were not disappointed.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Govt warns of population explosion
Govt warns of population explosionSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Cabinet minister warned that the family planning program had to be maintained in order to avoid a population explosion that would overwhelm the country's resources.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
LBH Jakarta seeks new director
LBH Jakarta seeks new director JAKARTA: As the three-year tenure of the incumbent director of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) will come to an end on Aug. 4, the institute has scheduled an election on July 25 for its new director.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Beware: Foreign NGOs
Beware: Foreign NGOs in PapuaFrom Koran Tempo The Papuan issue is Indonesia's domestic affair and the nation will solve it on its own. Foreign non-governmental organizations only create confusion instead of helping local people, and the government should watch out for their activities in the...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Caring for animals
Caring for animals With reference to the article Animal shelter provides love, affection and care for strays in The Jakarta Post on Sunday, July 6, I would like to highlight some home truths to those who are overly critical of the idea of caring for animals over humans.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Extortion of truck drivers still rife
Extortion of truck drivers still rife MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra legislative council said on Thursday the practice of collecting illegal fees from truck drivers has continued unchecked across the province.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
1. OATH: 3 x 23
1. OATH: 3 x 23 12,000 Acehnese swear loyalty to government 2. LEGAL: 1 x 34 Detained Acehnese kept from lawyers 3. HDI: 1 x 38 Small budgets hamper basic services 4. LOAN: 2 x 25 Some businesses have no appetite for new loans 5. MOSQUE: 2 x 19 Granada gets mosque after 600 years
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Medco bidding for 5 oil blocks to boost output
Medco bidding for 5 oil blocks to boost outputDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's PT Medco Energi International (Medco) has put in bids for stakes in four oil and gas blocks operated by ConocoPhillips and for a stake in one block operated by Equatorial Energy Inc., a Medco official said late Wednesday.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Whether we like it or not, agricultural products are highly
Whether we like it or not, agricultural products are highly dependent on the season. When harvest time comes and produce is abundant, a plunge in prices cannot be prevented. The question is, what can we do about this? Farmers actually need stable prices for their produce.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
PT PAL Indonesia's future
PT PAL Indonesia's future In this letter we wish to mention one more point in relation to the article published in The Jakarta Post on July 8, 2003, titled Shipyard PAL plans to go public.The future status of PT PAL Indonesia will be determined by our shareholders, while the management's focus is...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Pirate CD sales top one billion worldwide
Pirate CD sales top one billion worldwide LONDON: Worldwide sales of pirate compact discs have more than doubled over the past three years to top one billion units in 2002 for the first time, according to a report by the record industry published on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Public money wasted
Public money wastedFrom TempoIndonesian officials maintain the practice of comparative studies abroad. Junior officials usually go to ASEAN countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand while senior ones choose to visit Europe, the U.S. or at least Australia.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Government, businesses join hands to fight piracy
Government, businesses join hands to fight piracyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to curb the rampant piracy that has cost the government and the private sector trillions of rupiah, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and a number of private firms joined hands on Thursday...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
NU to stay away from PKB dispute
NU to stay away from PKB dispute YOGYAKARTA: The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, says the organization will stay away from the legal wrangles involving the two National Awakening Party (PKB) factions.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Some businesses have no appetite for new loans
Some businesses have no appetite for new loansEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The aggressive campaign by Bank Indonesia to persuade banks to cut their rates and make bank loans cheaper, may not necessarily prompt businesses to prepare proposals for new loans.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Some 141.89 million people registered as voters
Some 141.89 million people registered as votersMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 141.89 million people of the 212.9 million population have already registered as eligible voters in the 2004 general election, up by 20 percent from about the 118.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
PDI-P rejects Theo's resignation
PDI-P rejects Theo's resignation JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) denied on Thursday that one of its leaders, Theo Syafei, was resigning from the party, saying that the resignation letter was just an emotional reaction from Theo.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Good is not good enough
Good is not good enough Indonesia has been making some progress in the human development front, according to the new Human Development Report 2003. Admittedly, it is not a lot of progress, but it would be wrong to completely dismiss its significance, especially given the economic predicaments that...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
More officers indicted in E. Timor
More officers indicted in E. Timor JAKARTA: Prosecutors in East Timor indicted on Thursday 57 people, including 17 Indonesian military officers and four former pro-Jakarta militia leaders, for their part in the deadly violence that consumed the former Indonesian province during its 1999 bid for...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Megawati urges all people not to waste electricity
Megawati urges all people not to waste electricityFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jepara, Central Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on people from all walks of life on Thursday to limit their electricity usage.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, July 11, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta:Friday, July 11, 2003Exhibitions* The 5th and 6th Asian Cartoon Exhibition, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3140554), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until July 18. * Fine Arts Tubuh 4, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Inul draws crowds on Jl. Jaksa
Inul draws crowds on Jl. JaksaZakki Hakim and Rizky KD Ntoma, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The popularity of dangdut singer Inul Daratista, famous for her hip gyrations, left traditional Betawi (native Jakarta) culture firmly in the shade during the annual one-day Jl. Jaksa Fair on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
New spirit in Aceh
New spirit in Aceh From Koran TempoRecently, civil servants in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province firmly condemned Aceh separatists and pledged allegiance to the Unitary Republic of Indonesia.The Acehnese have begun to rise to assist TNI (the Indonesian Military) in hunting down members of the...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Inferno razes shops in Kebayoran Lama, Klender
Inferno razes shops in Kebayoran Lama, KlenderDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Massive fires on Thursday devastated over 200 semi-permanent kiosks in Kebayoran Lama market, South Jakarta, and three furniture shops on Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi in Klender, East Jakarta.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
JP/7/let
JP/7/let UKM to boost employmentSmall businesses can help economyplease see editing notes below in yellow From Suara KaryaSmall and medium-scale businesses (UKM), which constitute 94 percent of Indonesia's business activities, should be reactivated to boost the economy and income of the majority,...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Foundation succeeds, city govt failed
Foundation succeeds, city govt failedZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "It is the nicest low-cost apartment I have ever seen in my life," said Edi Suratno, a new resident in an apartment complex built by Taiwan-based Buddha Tzu Chi foundation in East Cengkareng, West Jakarta.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Apkomindo calls for import tariff cuts
Apkomindo calls for import tariff cutsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to encourage Indonesians to assemble more computers in Indonesia, the government must cut import tariffs on computer components, the Indonesian Computer Entrepreneurs Association (Apkomindo) said Wednesday.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Bali bombing in line with bin Laden edict: Witness
Bali bombing in line with bin Laden edict: WitnessWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The deadly Bali bombing was carried out by regional terrorist network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) and was in accordance with an edict issued by Osama bin Laden, a witness said on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
DPR, DPD power imbalances may provoke separatism
DPR, DPD power imbalances may provoke separatismKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A disparity in the power wielded by the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) could fuel separatism in the regions, analysts have said.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Salatiga KPUD asks for cars
Salatiga KPUD asks for cars SALATIGA, Central Java: The five-member elections commission (KPUD) here has asked Salatiga Mayor Totok Mintarto to provide them with official cars as part of their benefits, only days after they were sworn in.M.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Page 3, July 11, 2003
Page 3, July 11, 2003 1. SINGAPORE: 2 x 31 Singapore's medical reputation rises despite twins' deaths 2. PORTO: 1 x 50 Portugal, RI bid to improve ties after Timor enmity 3. EU: 2 x 37 EU to inject new life into relations with ASEAN, free trade possible 4.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Riau's small Malay book gallery aims big
Riau's small Malay book gallery aims bigHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Although Pekanbaru boasts many bookshops, in one corner of this city of some 750,000 people there is a unique one.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 10, 2003 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Minister summons U.S. envoy over Hornet intrusion
Minister summons U.S. envoy over Hornet intrusionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government summoned U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce on Thursday to clarify the allegedly unauthorized intrusion of five American jet fighters into the country's airspace.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Shark fin restos are no-nos
Shark fin restos are no-nos It was nice to see The Jakarta Post highlighting Jakarta's lively dim sum culture through the "Chef serves up 60 varieties of dim sum" article that appeared on page 19 of your July 9 edition, under the page tag "In Good Taste.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Film festival showcases Canadian diversity
Film festival showcases Canadian diversityJock Paul, Contributor, Jakarta After a successful run in Surabaya, the Jakarta screenings of the first Canadian Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday. Featuring six films, the festival seeks to entertain Indonesians while at the same time, promote the...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Asia "on the way up", says Ferrero-Waldner
Asia "on the way up", says Ferrero-WaldnerDeutsche Press Agentur, Vienna Asia is "on the way up" after its difficulties of recent years, said Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in an interview published on Thursday.After the economic crisis of 1997, the world crisis of the Sept.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Theft rampant in Cianjur Grand Mosque
Theft rampant in Cianjur Grand Mosque CIANJUR, West Java: Muslims are staying away from the Grand Mosque in Cianjur regency, West Java, during prayer time because of a mini crime wave at the mosque.It seems that whenever Muslims at the mosque turn their back, someone walks off with their personal...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
EU to inject new life into relations with ASEAN, possible free trade
EU to inject new life into relations with ASEAN, possible free tradeAgence France-Presse, Brussels The European Commission on Wednesday presented a strategy that aims to breathe new life into muted relations between the European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), possibly...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Condemnation greets `Tempo' verdict
Condemnation greets `Tempo' verdictTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Condemnation was swift following the acquittal of the leader of a violent attack on the offices of Tempo news magazine.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
Cetro calls on transparency on districts
Cetro calls on transparency on districtsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Centre for Electoral Reform (Cetro) has called on the General Elections Commission (KPU) to uphold transparency and allow the public and political parties to examine the drawing up of district boundaries for...
Fri, 11 Jul 2003
All stakeholders must eradicate court corruption
All stakeholders must eradicate court corruptionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anticorruption activist and former noted justice said on Thursday that all stakeholders in the country must take drastic measures to stop rampant corruption in courts.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
Public money wasted
Public money wastedFrom TempoIndonesian officials maintain the practice of comparative studies abroad. Junior officials usually go to ASEAN countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand while senior ones choose to visit Europe, the U.S. or at least Australia.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
JP/4/RIGHTS
JP/4/RIGHTSAuthorities jeopardize freedom of expression: WatchdogThe Jakarta Post JakartaHope for freedom of expression for Indonesians after the fall of former dictator Soeharto has been jeopardized by authorities who continue sending their critics to jail, a human rights group says.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
Toyota, Honda dominate passenger car market
Toyota, Honda dominate passenger car marketHendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japanese car makers Toyota, Honda and Suzuki continue to dominate the local passenger car market despite growing competition from several new rivals particularly those from neighboring South Korea.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
The government of Indonesian must be extra careful in dealing
The government of Indonesian must be extra careful in dealing with the incident in Papua this week, in which one person was killed after a group of "separatists" tried to hoist the New Melanesian flag in front of the regental legislative building in Jayawijaya.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
Councillors protest Australia's arrest of fishermen
Councillors protest Australia's arrest of fishermenYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Councillors here have protested the Australian government's arrest of several men from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province who were fishing in the waters off the disputed Sand island.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
Pilot reported for domestic violence
Pilot reported for domestic violence JAKARTA: A pilot for Batavia Airline, Capt. Bambang Heru Widodo, 56, was reported to the police on Tuesday evening by his wife Sylvia Widodo, 54, for domestic violence.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
Five suspects questioned in Mandiri embezzlement case
Five suspects questioned in Mandiri embezzlement caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have named five people as suspects in the alleged misappropriation of negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs) worth Rp 50 billion (US$6 million) at the country's largest state bank Mandiri.
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
GM wants a greater piece of the action
GM wants a greater piece of the action General Motors (GM) plan to "aggressively" secure a 10 percent share of the new car market in Indonesia from its current 1 percent share within 10 years, GM president director Harold K.J. Koh says.