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Tue, 13 Aug 2002
JP/6/E05
JP/6/E05Law and order officers Some time ago in the red-light district of Malvinas, Bekasi, west of Jakarta, law and order officers were mobbed by locals for looting during raids on the prostitution complex.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Doctors need law to turn off life support
Doctors need law to turn off life supportMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of doctors are urging the government to resize Health Law No. 22/1999 to provide doctors with legal protection when declaring a patient clinically brain dead.Dr.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Santos signs gas MOU with KL
Santos signs gas MOU with KL JAKARTA: Australian oil and gas company Santos Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) and Indonesia's Pertamina.Sidick A.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Santos signs gas MOU with KL
Santos signs gas MOU with KL JAKARTA: Australian oil and gas company Santos Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) and Indonesia's Pertamina.Sidick A.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
1. CORAL: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. CORAL: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS 'Nat. Geographic' to show RI's coral reef 2. ROOF: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTSJapanese cool off in roof gardens 3. PHUKET: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTSThailand's resort islands facing environmental crisis
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Economists criticize new move to boost spending on education
Economists criticize new move to boost spending on educationA'an Suryana and M. Nunung Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Economists say that an article in the newly amended Constitution stipulating that the central and regional governments allocate 20 percent of their budgets for education would...
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Six Chinese arrested in Yogyakarta
Six Chinese arrested in Yogyakarta JAKARTA: Six Chinese nationals have been detained by Yogyakarta immigration authorities for working here while on short-visit visas, which does not allow work.Head of the Yogyakarta immigration office Tri Adi Dharma said Monday that the six were arrested after...
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Mega curbs trips for regional officials
Mega curbs trips for regional officialsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung President Megawati Soekarnoputri has issued an instruction that requires all regional officials, including governors and legislative council leaders, to seek her consent before going abroad.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
;JP;HEN:
;JP;HEN: ANPAv..r.. Photo-caption-MP The Jakarta PostBRAND WAR: The computer price war is heating up as the competition among computer brands gets fiercer. According to marketing experts, companies that try to avoid the competition generally end up out of business.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
A graceful exit
A graceful exit The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police will formally bow out of legislative politics beginning in 2004. This crucial commitment was made on very discreet terms during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which ended on Sunday.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Prosports managing body inaugurated
Prosports managing body inauguratedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar swore in the new board members of the revived Indonesian Professional Sports Supervisory and Control Agency (BP2OPI) here on Monday.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Asian monies up as U.S. rate cut hopes fade
Asian monies up as U.S. rate cut hopes fadeDow Jones, Kuala Lumpur Most Asian currencies tracked the Japanese yen higher Monday as investors continued to unwind long U.S. dollar positions amid diminishing hopes of a U.S. interest rate cut.Investors are betting that U.S.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Gapkindo says ITRCo still lacks detail
Gapkindo says ITRCo still lacks detailThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new rubber consortium set up by the world's three largest rubber producing countries - Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia - to help shore up sagging prices of the commodity and to improve the standard of living of rubber farmers is...
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Sutiyoso clears major hurdle for second term
Sutiyoso clears major hurdle for second termBambang Nurbianto and Novan Iman Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council accepted on Monday the accountability speech of Governor Sutiyoso through a vote at the Council's plenary session although thousands of demonstrators demanded the Council...
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
1. Edo - 4x8
1. Edo - 4x8 Man brought to trial for keeping orangutans or Man faces trial for keeping orangutans 2. Hoki - 2x25 Businessman stands trial for graft in Bulog case 3. Grave- 2x25 Many unconcerned about fate of graves of family members 4.
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Asians cut investments in U.S.
Asians cut investments in U.S. SINGAPORE: Singaporeans along with other Asians have scaled back huge investments pumped into industries in the United States, U.S. Department of Commerce figures showed on Monday.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
TV Program: Monday, August 12, 2002
TV Program: Monday, August 12, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Children's Program9:30 Music10:00 Documentary11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:30 Documentary3:00 Children's Program3:30 Cartoon4:00 Music5:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Strong demand boosts housing construction to near pre-crisis level
Strong demand boosts housing construction to near pre-crisis levelAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After being in the doldrums throughout the late 1990s economic crisis, the house-building sector has been rapidly recovering this year with supply expected to reach near pre-crisis...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Dining at Sailendra restaurant
Dining at Sailendra restaurant On Aug. 5, 2002, three of my friends and I had lunch at Sailendra restaurant, at JW Mariott, Jakarta. When we entered the hotel and restaurant, we got the impression that the hotel and restaurant were of an international standard.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Workers urge DPR to stop deliberating labor bills
Workers urge DPR to stop deliberating labor billsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 3000 workers belonging to Forum Lima (the Forum of Five) staged a protest on Sunday demanding that the House of Representatives (DPR) stop deliberating bills on worker protection and the settlement of industrial...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Get rid of street racers!
Get rid of street racers!From Warta KotaA brawl involving marine officers and street racers on Jl. Gunung Sahari a couple of days ago should not have happened if the street racers had been sensible.Street racers know full well that public roads are not meant for them to race one another,...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Protracted drought causes increase in diarrhea cases
Protracted drought causes increase in diarrhea casesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prolonged drought continues to pose hazards to people in the Central Kalimantan capital of Palangkaraya, with an increase in diarrhea.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
IMF completes review of RI's economy, reform
IMF completes review of RI's economy, reformA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on Saturday reviewing the country's economic situation and the implementation of economic reform measures here, according to a senior government official.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
1. Article 2 (1):
1. Article 2 (1): The MPR shall comprise the House of Representatives and Regional Representatives Council, both of which are to be elected in a general election.2. Article 6A (4) (on the direct, second-round presidential election): In the event that no president and vice president are elected in...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
PDI Perjuangan and PPP split on Sutiyoso's speech
PDI Perjuangan and PPP split on Sutiyoso's speechBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and United Development Party (PPP) factions in the City Council will likely be split on whether to accept or reject Governor...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Christian delegates shun Poso peace talks
Christian delegates shun Poso peace talksLa Remy and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Palu/Jakarta A second round of peace talks to end the renewed violence in Poso, Central Sulawesi, began on Sunday despite only a few Christian figures attending the two-day meeting held in the provincial capital...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Susukan villagers to protest Jayamix
Susukan villagers to protest Jayamix JAKARTA: At least 100 residents from Susukan in Ciracas district, East Jakarta, protested on Sunday against PT Jayamix's plan to build a factory in the village.Ciracas Police Second Brig. Sudino said the residents had staged their protest peacefully.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Get rid of street racers!
Get rid of street racers!From Warta KotaA brawl involving marine officers and street racers on Jl. Gunung Sahari a couple of days ago should not have happened if the street racers had been sensible.Street racers know full well that public roads are not meant for them to race one another,...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Illiteracy barring troop transfers
Illiteracy barring troop transfers KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Illiteracy is hampering the efforts of the Udayana Regional Military Command to transfer soldiers from the former Indonesian territory of East Timor to other areas of the country, a report said.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Hatta remembered as nation amends Constitution
Hatta remembered as nation amends ConstitutionBerni K. Moestafa and Febiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Every group is competing with each other in a scramble for profit. One's own group comes first, the community as a whole is forgotten.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Taking advantage of independent warehouse providers
Taking advantage of independent warehouse providers Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Warehousing can not be separated from the operation of a manufacturing company. This is why many industrial estates have provided warehousing facilities for their tenants.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
JP/R. Berto Wedhatama
JP/R. Berto Wedhatama FULL CAPACITY: Many factories have operated at full capacity amid a slight improvement in business confidence. Analysts believe that more foreign direct investment (FDI) will flow into the country in the third quarter of this year.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Offer promising investment opportunities
Offer promising investment opportunitiesBatam is strategically located within an international shipping route between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It lies only 20 kilometers southeast of Singapore which has one of the busiest seaports in the world.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
MPR drops 'racist' reference
MPR drops 'racist' referenceAgencies, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly early Sunday dropped a "racist" reference to pribumi (indigenous Indonesian) in their recommendations to the government on economic policy.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Bung Hatta, a paragon
Bung Hatta, a paragon One hundred years ago to this day, a child was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to a proud, Muslim intellectual father, Muhammad Djamil, and a modernist, business-minded mother, Saleha. He was named Hatta, and later known as Mohammad Hatta, or the more popular Bung Hatta.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
IBRA sales predicted to lift rupiah
IBRA sales predicted to lift rupiahThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After strengthening slightly last week, the rupiah still has a good chance of riding the positive momentum this week, as the supply for dollars in the market is likely to remain strong, overweighing its demand, analysts said.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Government targets corruptors under new plan
Government targets corruptors under new planBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post JakartaLegal experts call it wishful thinking, but a government- sponsored plan to eradicate corruption promises to speed up efforts to catch corruptors and recoup public funds.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Bad Bouraq's service
Bad Bouraq's service For July 23 I booked through Tunas Indonesia Tour & Travel Bali 11 tickets from Jakarta to Balikpapan and on July 26 Balikpapan to Ujungpandang.The booking was made as a split booking of 4 pax, 6 pax and 1 pax.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Software piracy
Software piracy The article in the June 12 edition of The Jakarta Post regarding software piracy was interesting in that the software providers make it very difficult for someone living in Indonesia to actually buy original software.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Business, investment indices mixed
Business, investment indices mixedRikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Researchers have reported some improvement in business and consumer confidence in Indonesia but investors are still reluctant to start new businesses due to various problems related to legal and political uncertainties.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Jungle magically transformed into modern city
Jungle magically transformed into modern city For hundreds of years Batam has been highly regarded due to its strategic location in the Malacca Strait. One historical event can prove this, when Admiral Hang Nadim chose Batam for his defense base during the war waged by the Melayu kingdom against...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Thai, RI fishing boats collide
Thai, RI fishing boats collide THAILAND: Six Thai fishermen have been rescued after their boat collided with an Indonesian fishing trawler in disputed international waters, Thai television reported on Sunday, but it was unclear if any other sailors were missing.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
MPR forces military out, allows people to elect president
MPR forces military out, allows people to elect presidentAhmad Junaidi and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) officially closed its extended Annual Session on Sunday, applauding constitutional changes to force the military and the police out of the...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
People with HIV/AIDS up by 375
People with HIV/AIDS up by 375 JAKARTA: The number of people with HIV/AIDS increased by 375 during January to June 2002, bringing the total to 2,950 since the first HIV/AIDS case was reported in 1987.Director General for Communicable Diseases and Environmental Sanitation Umar F.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Mortality rate among lung cancer patients still high
Mortality rate among lung cancer patients still highDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The mortality rate of lung cancer patients in the country remains high although the equipment and facilities for diagnosis are better than the last decade, a pulmonologist said.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Govt slammed over poor handling of returning TKIs
Govt slammed over poor handling of returning TKIsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) slammed as a complete failure on Sunday the government's poor handling of Indonesian workers fleeing Malaysia.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Locals shun presence of more refugees from Kupang
Locals shun presence of more refugees from KupangYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, NTT The threat of violence is imminent in East Nusa Tenggara province as residents in North Central Timor Regency have objected to the presence of more East Timorese Indonesian refugees in their area as part...
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Illegal sand mining runs along Cianjur southern coast
Illegal sand mining runs along Cianjur southern coastThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ban imposed by the Cianjur regent for illegal sand mining activities along the seashore south of the West Java town has fallen on deaf ears.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Good infrastructure no longer enough to lure tenants
Good infrastructure no longer enough to lure tenantsI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta Searching for a site for a factory or plant involves a mix of corporate strategy, business consideration and other factors, which may or may not relate to commercial considerations.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002
Madurese leave shacks, start life anew
Madurese leave shacks, start life anewErma S.Ranik, Contributor, Pontianak, West Kalimantan Clothes are piled up in Noriah's shack in a refugee camp at Pontianak Haj Dormitory. She is getting ready to leave the place.