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Sat, 03 Jul 2004
Chaubey's lawyers seek Amnesty's help
Chaubey's lawyers seek Amnesty's help MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Medan) is planning to report the scheduled execution of drug convict Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey to human rights group Amnesty International (AI) in Geneva.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
[b]RI coat of arms
RI coat of arms and campaignsFrom Kompas The Republic of Indonesia's coat of arms has been used in the banners and flags during the ongoing presidential campaign. Legally, a state's coat of arms can be used only by state/government official institutions.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Susilo to sue 'noted figure' over SMS lies
Susilo to sue 'noted figure' over SMS lies BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The campaign strategists for presidential frontrunner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Jusuf Kalla plan to sue a "noted figure in South Kalimantan province", who they allege is responsible for the smear campaign...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
'The police are civilians like us'
'The police are civilians like us'The National Police celebrated the force's official 58th anniversary on July 1. In reality, however, the police are often criticized for their performance in upholding the law and justice, with the force itself frequently being condemned as a hotbed of corruption,...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
UK to help RI in border control
UK to help RI in border control JAKARTA: The directorate general of immigration closed on Thursday a two-day workshop to boost the performance of its newly established directorate of intelligence and border control.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Councillors told to slash own budget
Councillors told to slash own budget BANDUNG: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno called on West Java provincial councillors on Thursday to slash their personal allocation of Rp 20 billion (US$2.1 million) in the provincial budget.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Busway more harm than good
Busway more harm than goodFrom Warta KotaJakarta's current busway and the three-in-one traffic rule should be reviewed before the planned Pulo Gadung to Kalideres busway route is implemented, because both have done more harm than good.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
1 x 39
1 x 39 Dozens missing in recent boat accidents JP/5/gas1 x 36 Gasoline sells at Rp 7,500 per liter JP/5/BURUH1 x 43 Contracts give workers no job security or Contract system gives workers no job security JP/5/longsor2 x 18 Magelang landslide kills two workers
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Minister says SBKRI not essential
Minister says SBKRI not essential JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said bureaucrats at the lower level continued to ask Chinese-Indonesians to produce the Indonesian Citizenship Document (SBKRI) due to their lack of knowledge of the law.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Gasoline sells at Rp 7,500 per liter
Gasoline sells at Rp 7,500 per literYemris Fointuna, Kupang The fuel scarcity continued on Thursday in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), pushing the price of premium gasoline to as much as Rp 7,500 (US$0.8) per liter in several parts of the province.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 2, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, July 2, 2004Exhibitions* Sintang Textile at Textile Museum, Jl. K.S Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta (Tel. 5606613), until October. * Installation Republik Togel 303, Lontar Gallery, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 70798626), until July 9.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Democracy, however imperfect, is on a roll in Indonesia
Democracy, however imperfect, is on a roll in IndonesiaW. Scott Thompson, Gianyar, Bali One hears so much what is wrong about the "imperfect" state of democracy in the Indonesian archipelago, during this election period, that perhaps it is time to hear -- from the view of a visiting "European" --...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Police question six in Marriott probe
Police question six in Marriott probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang/Surakarta The six terrorist suspects arrested in Sukoharjo, Central Java on Wednesday morning were involved in both the deadly Bali bombings in October 2002 and the JW Marriott Hotel attack on Aug.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Government cuts logging quota for 2005
Government cuts logging quota for 2005The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to cut the logging quota by 5 percent next year as part of its effort to help protect the nation's natural forests.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
JP/14/Perta
JP/14/PertaPertamina awards development contractsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has awarded two-year contracts to three construction and engineering firms to build production facilities at its gas fields in South Sumatra.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Exports increased 5 percebt in May, agency reports
Exports increased 5 percebt in May, agency reportsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Exports in May increased by 5 percent from April as the improving global economy and weakening rupiah boosted non-oil and gas exports.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Weak rupiah accelerates inflation in June
Weak rupiah accelerates inflation in JuneDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta A weak rupiah has led to increased inflation and consumers nationwide are beginning to feel the pinch, with everything from spicy restaurant food to accommodation becoming harder to afford.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Generals display flair in debate
Generals display flair in debateRendy Witular and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta True colors were displayed on the second day of the two-day official presidential dialog on Thursday, as the retired generals among the presidential and vice presidential candidates presented their ideas...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Myanmar issue haunts ASEAN meet
Myanmar issue haunts ASEAN meetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Its soft stance on Myanmar's junta backfired on the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and haunted its Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) with 10 dialog partners, overshadowing the conference's success in involving more...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
[b]RI coat of arms
RI coat of arms and campaignsFrom Kompas The Republic of Indonesia's coat of arms has been used in the banners and flags during the ongoing presidential campaign. Legally, a state's coat of arms can be used only by state/government official institutions.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
A Southeast Asian community
A Southeast Asian community As host of the annual gathering of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week, Jakarta has had the honor of receiving a great many foreign dignitaries.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Foreign tourist arrivals up 14.57%
Foreign tourist arrivals up 14.57%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign tourist arrivals increased by 14.57 percent in May, with the country's largely peaceful election process being credited for the rise, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
The special reports on the ASEAN's Post Ministerial
The special reports on the ASEAN's Post Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), are prepared by The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba, Veeramalla Anjaiah, Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Adianto P. Simamora, and Ivy Susanti.Contact Information: Kornelius Purba at 0816 778 328; email: world@thejakartapost.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Save-sex program introduced to military
Save-sex program introduced to militaryTiarma Siboro, Jakarta Acknowledging that soldiers are vulnerable to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) during missions across the country, the Ministry of Defense has initiated a program to prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs among military personnel.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Students celebrate SMP 56 anniversary
Students celebrate SMP 56 anniversary JAKARTA: Students and teachers commemorated the SMP 56 state junior high school 68th anniversary on Thursday by distributing red-and-white paper flowers."We hope the public will sympathize with our actions in the land swap deal," said Joni Elian, the school...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
1. INFLATION: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18
1. INFLATION: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Weak rupiah accelerates June inflation 2. TERROR: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 21 Police question six in Marriott probe 3. DRUGS: 32 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Seventh drug arrest nets five 4. ITALY: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9 Italian gets life for cocaine 5.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Police perform poorly in detection rate test
Police perform poorly in detection rate testEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Police Watch group announced on Thursday that the Jakarta Police's detection rate as regards crimes that had been reported to them between July 2003 and May 2004 was only 19.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
E. Timor unhappy about ARF decision
E. Timor unhappy about ARF decisionEAST TIMOR: East Timor is unhappy it will have to wait at least another year to join a 23-member regional security forum, the foreign minister of Asia's newest nation said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Candidates wrap up electoral campaign period peacefully
Candidates wrap up electoral campaign period peacefullyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar/Serang The five presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Thursday, with some of the candidates warning supporters to beware of vote buying, which they said could tarnish the election.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Indonesia to host special reunion
Indonesia to host special reunionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has become the place for a special reunion, with North Korea allowing a family split up by Cold War abductions to celebrate their daughter's 19th birthday in the country.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Former police chief
Former police chiefCORRECTION: Our story titled "Police told to get cracking on corruption cases" appearing on Page 2 of the July 1 edition of The Jakarta Post suggested former National Police chief Hoegeng had died, which is incorrect. We apologize for the mistake and inconvenience caused.Editor
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Minikino offers demitasse of experimental video
Minikino offers demitasse of experimental videoPaul F. Agusta, Contributor/Jakarta The group gathered in the screening room at Galeri Oktagon, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya, Central Jakarta, was small, but intensely focused on the subject at hand.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
NGOs want Sutiyoso dismissed
NGOs want Sutiyoso dismissed JAKARTA: Several non-governmental organizations urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to dismiss Governor Sutiyoso because of his alleged involvement in the bloody July 27, 1996, takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) headquarters.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Security tight for Powell's arrival
Security tight for Powell's arrivalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The visit of high-ranking American officials to Indonesia always means equally high levels of security, and it was no different when U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Cultural and technical glitches obstructs debate target: Expert
Cultural and technical glitches obstructs debate target: ExpertThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The two-day live presidential debates may have attracted a great number of viewers, but observers believed the exercise missed their targets due to cultural and technical problems.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Contract system gives workers no job security
Contract system gives workers no job securityFadli, Batam A single job vacancy has drawn dozens of hopefuls, mostly in their 20s, to an electronics assembly company in Muka Kuning, here. In the Batamindo Industrial District (KIB), the biggest such district on the island in Riau province, such a...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Seventh drug arrest of year nets five
Seventh drug arrest of year nets fiveEvi Mariani, Jakarta The Jakarta Police announced on Thursday they had arrested five suspected drug dealers in a week-long operation and seized 11.16 kilograms of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) and 10,000 ecstasy pills from them, worth around Rp 6 billion...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Colin Powell and judgment day for President Megawati
Colin Powell and judgment day for President MegawatiKornelius Purba, Jakarta U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell may well be the only one among 22 foreign ministers from the Asia-Pacific region and the European Union, scheduled to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on Friday in Jakarta, to miss...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
For Focus Issue: Sunday, July 4
For Focus Issue: Sunday, July 4Cool domestic response challenges rattan producers' creativityRudijanto Contributor Considered as second class, cheap and old-fashioned furniture by many locals, Indonesian rattan furniture has spread to almost all European and Asian countries, as well as the US,...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
JSX resumes trading on London Sumatra shares
JSX resumes trading on London Sumatra sharesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has decided to resume trading in shares of plantation company PT PP London Sumatra (Lonsum), as a problem with the company's dividend payment has been resolved.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Libel charge against journalist protested
Libel charge against journalist protested MANADO, North Sulawesi: Some 50 journalists in Manado staged a protest on Thursday at the headquarters of the North Sulawesi Police, demanding the police drop a libel charge against journalist Lodie Tombeg.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Three suspects of sugar scam banned from travel
Three suspects of sugar scam banned from travelAbdul Khalik, Jakarta A travel ban was imposed on three suspects in the illegal sugar scandal to prevent them from leaving the country.National Police director for economic crimes Brig.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Civil servants told to stay neutral
Civil servants told to stay neutral MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: West Nusa Tenggara Governor H.L. Serinata urged civil servants in the province on Thursday to remain neutral in the election.The governor also asserted that any civil servant who worked on a campaign team would be punished.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
[b]Colin Powell and judgment
Colin Powell and judgment day for President Megawati Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post 2. Scott -- Imperfect democracy Jakarta's elections 2 X 30 Democracy, however imperfect, is on a roll in Indonesia W. Scott Thompson Gianyar, Bali
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
JSX resumes trading on Lonsum shares
JSX resumes trading on Lonsum sharesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has decided to resume trading in shares of plantation company PT PP London Sumatra (Lonsum), as a problem with the company's dividend payment has been resolved.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
1. HOUSE (3 X 10)
1. HOUSE (3 X 10) House urged to challenge mining ruling 2. TNI (2 X 21) Defense ministry introduces safe-sex program for soldiers 3. SUGAR (1 X 36) Sugar scam suspects banned from travel 4. DEBATE (1 X 36) Students bring debate to life 5. TKI ( 4 X 7) Jamsostek eyes 1.5m RI workers overseas
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Undeclared war for 'energy security'
Undeclared war for 'energy security'Paul Roberts The Washington Post While some debate whether the war in Iraq was or was not "about oil," another war, this one involving little but oil, has broken out between two of the world's most powerful nations.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Jamsostek eyes 1.5 million RI workers overseas
Jamsostek eyes 1.5 million RI workers overseasRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After securing the membership of 17,000 expatriates working in Indonesia, state-owned social security company Jamsostek, has targeted more than 1.5 million Indonesians employed overseas.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
East Asian summit proposal up in the air
East Asian summit proposal up in the airThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remained undecided on the proposal for an East Asian summit next year.Malaysian foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar, whose country supports the summit, said on Thursday that in...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
House urged to challenge mining ruling
House urged to challenge mining rulingA. Junaidi, Jakarta Opposition to the government regulation in lieu of law, or Perpu, on mining is growing, raising doubts over the future of mining operations in protected forests.