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Lack of justices blamed for judicial corruption

Lack of justices blamed for judicial corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption and backlog cases remain major problems at the Supreme Court, despite efforts to solve them, Chief Justice Bagir Manan told the country's legislators on Friday.

More cases of HIV/AIDS found in Manado

More cases of HIV/AIDS found in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Four new AIDS deaths were reported in North Sulawesi province last month, health officials said Friday.Dr. Roy K.A. George of the provincial health office said the new cases included a single woman who had contracted the disease in...

City, investors at odds on monorail route

City, investors at odds on monorail routeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City administration and monorail investors are still discussing the route of the semi-mass transportation system even though construction is expected to begin in December.

TV Program: Monday, August 4, 2003

TV Program: Monday, August 4, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 9:00 Music10:00 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:00 Talk Show: Konsultasi Keluarga2:30 Music: Pop Daerah3:00 Children's Program4:00...

Inflation continues to ease: BPS

Inflation continues to ease: BPSThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation continued to ease last month on the back of the lower price of food commodities and beverages, providing room for a further cut in the domestic interest rate.

Megawati claims success

Megawati claims successFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has claimed that her government has accomplished numerous achievements, and has lashed out at her critics saying their rap merely served the interests of certain people.

Constitutional court toward civil society

Constitutional court toward civil societyFrom Media IndonesiaThe Constitutional Court is a very important institution; its members should therefore comprise professionals, senior figures, or persons of authority, good conduct and wide knowledge, without favoring particular groups or parties.

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003

Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003Where to go in YogyakartaExhibitions* Painting Super Lukis by Kadafi, Sadarisman, and Zipit Supomo, at Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto, Kotabaru (Tel. 0274- 560404), Aug. 2 to Aug. 10.

Utut held to draw by Kuzmin in Biel

Utut held to draw by Kuzmin in Biel After bouncing back from his seventh-round upset loss with two back-to-back wins, Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia had to be content with a draw in the tenth round of the Biel Master chess tournament in Biel, Switzerland, on Thursday.

Economists say Mega's policies fail to push growth

Economists say Mega's policies fail to push growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economic policies taken by the administration of President Megawati Soekarnoputri have failed to push for the higher economic growth needed to create more jobs, economists say.

Nine more parties face screening

Nine more parties face screening JAKARTA: A number of heavyweight parties are among nine political parties now undergoing screening by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to verify their administrative eligibility to contest the 2004 general election.

S'pore's trade pact with U.S. will help speed up economy

S'pore's trade pact with U.S. will help speed up economyAssociated Press, Singapore Singapore's landmark free trade pact with the United States would help restructure the city-state's struggling economy and increase the flow of trade and talent across the Pacific, its trade minister said on Friday.

Mega defends Sukhoi deal, warns of foreign threats

Mega defends Sukhoi deal, warns of foreign threatsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta resident Megawati Soekarnoputri defended on Friday the controversial purchase of Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia, saying that military procurement was necessary to help the government protect the country's...

Activists divided over agrarian reform

Activists divided over agrarian reformMoch. N. Kurniawan and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two groups of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are divided on whether the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should annul Decree No.

RI vows to restore leadership role

RI vows to restore leadership roleFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri vowed on Friday to restore the country's international stature by consistently adhering to a free and active foreign policy in dealing with neighbors and other foreign states.

Good luck, Wonder Boy

Good luck, Wonder Boy The nomination of Rudy Hartono Kurniawan as one of the seven vice presidents of the International Badminton Federation (IBF), replacing Briton Tom Bacher, is certainly good news for the Indonesian badminton community.

'Kids' safety comes before money, job'

'Kids' safety comes before money, job' Police have been investigating abduction cases for four months now, but have yet to find out who all the perpetrators and victims might be. The latest occurrence was in Serpong, Tangerang, in which the kidnappers demanded a Rp 4 billion ransom for a child's...

Indosat may up bond size to $300m

Indosat may up bond size to $300m JAKARTA: PT Indonesian Satellite Corp., or Indosat, is considering raising the size of its proposed bond issue to US$300 million from the $180 million cited initially, a source with the company said.

5 subdistricts demand health centers

5 subdistricts demand health centers JAKARTA: Residents of five subdistricts in South Jakarta -- Bintaro, Srengseng Sawah, Tanjung Barat, Ciganjur and North Petukangan -- urged the mayor to build public health centers for them.

School students to compete in three int'l events

School students to compete in three int'l eventsZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thirteen senior and junior high school students from across the archipelago will represent Indonesia in three different international events this month.

Thousands of children left uneducated

Thousands of children left uneducated BEKASI: At least 76,233 children of the 1.7 million population of Bekasi, have not started elementary school Mayor Akhmad Zurfalih said on Friday."Generally they are from families with a low income so they do not have the financial support to be properly...

Caught in the act, big producer finally admits MSG in snack

Caught in the act, big producer finally admits MSG in snackSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The producer of popular snacks Smax and Double Decker admitted on Friday that it had started putting monosodium glutamate (MSG) in its products recently and that it had not stated the MSG content...

NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commission

NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commissionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) grouped in the National Legal Reforms Consortium (KRHN), rejected on Friday the planned establishment of a constitutional commission on technical grounds.

1. MSG: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18

1. MSG: 48 pt, 3 cols, 3 x 18 Big producers admit presence of MSG in snack foods 2. INFLASI: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 32 Inflation continues to ease: BPS 3. KOMISI: 30 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 NGOs reject MPR version of constitutional commission 4.

[b]War in Aceh

War in Aceh still subject to international lawLina A. Alexandra CSIS and Centre For International Relations Studies University of Indonesia. 2. Guard4 -- US must help rebuild Liberia 1 x 30U.S. must help rebuild Liberia Comment.

Querying Polygamy Award

Querying Polygamy AwardLily Zakiyah Munir, Center for Pesantren and Democracy Studies (CePDeS), Jakarta, lilyzm@hotmail.com Islamic teachings and being a Muslim are two different things, and are obviously not always identical.

Linux, an alternative to proprietary software

Linux, an alternative to proprietary softwareVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com On July 29, the Indonesian Intellectual Property (HAKI) Law came into effect. Bootleg VCD/DVD stalls and software stores closed shop as they took a wait-and-see attitude.

* Headlines: Producers admit presence of MSG in snack foods 2

* Headlines: Producers admit presence of MSG in snack foods 2 * National: Campaign to protect children from sex industry 4 * Archipelago: Life as usual after Papua autonomy 5 * Opinion: Indonesian election still far from decided 7 * City: City, investors at odds on monorail route 8 * Sports: Veron...

Palyja water supply disrupted

Palyja water supply disrupted JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya announced on Thursday that customers in a number of areas in the city will suffer water supply disruption due to work at the Pejompongan water treatment plant in Central Jakarta.Water supplies will be cut on Saturday from 2 p.m to 11 p.m.

Antam sales revenue increases 40 percent

Antam sales revenue increases 40 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said on Friday its sales revenue surged to around Rp 512 billion in the second quarter of the year, up 40 percent from a year ago.

Mega vows to restore RI's international stature

Mega vows to restore RI's international statureFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri vowed on Friday to restore the country's international stature by consistently adhering to a free and active foreign policy in dealing with neighbors and other foreign...

Megawati says martial law achieves targets

Megawati says martial law achieves targetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Friday that the martial law in Aceh province would not last long and claimed the ongoing military operation to crush Acehnese separatist rebels was on the right track, despite reports of...

PPP wants presidency: Hamzah

PPP wants presidency: Hamzah JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) dismissed speculation on Friday that it would be content to get the vice presidential post in next year's presidential election.PPP chairman Hamzah Haz, who is also the current vice president, said the Muslim-based party would...

1. Separatis -- 5 cols, 1 line, 48pts MB, 35 counts

1. Separatis -- 5 cols, 1 line, 48pts MB, 35 countsTO COME WITH STORY2. Defense -- 2 cols, 3 lines, 36pts MB, 52 countsMega defends Sukhoi deal, warns of foreign threats 3. MA -- 5 cols, 1 line, 36pts MB, 45 counts Lack of justices blamed for judicial corruption 4.

Schools as centers of active learning

Schools as centers of active learningSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal High/Scope, Jakarta Children of today can often form quite a conundrum. Full of energy and expectations for life they may prove quite a handful but at the same time they can have short attention spans and become easily...

Should old cars be banned from city?

Should old cars be banned from city?From Media IndonesiaThe plan to reduce traffic congestion by banning cars manufactured in 1990 and before from entering Jakarta is not appropriate and will not solve the problem.

Train derails in Karawang, 18 passengers injured

Train derails in Karawang, 18 passengers injuredNana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon/Bandung At least 18 passengers were injured when their train derailed on Friday in Karawang regency, West Java, disrupting rail service in the region, officials said.

Mining should never be allowed in protected forest areas

Mining should never be allowed in protected forest areasJulia Kalmirah, Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation (Kehati) and Igor O'Neill, Mineral Policy Institute, Jakarta Biodiversity in Indonesia is threatened by a mining industry that is pushing the government to grant exemptions to Forestry Law No.

Collaboration, key to mutual understanding

Collaboration, key to mutual understandingAde Tanesia, Contributor, Yogyakarta In the fine art world, authenticity is important, which results, in particular, in individual working methods with artists as the center of the creation process, and, at the same time, explains why many artists, mainly...

Daylight savings

Daylight savings There was a headline recently in which President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged us all to help save electricity by limiting our usage.This reminded me of an idea I had years ago. When I first entered Indonesia via Singapore, the airline advised us to put our watches back one hour for...

Bank Mandiri makes loan to farmers

Bank Mandiri makes loan to farmers YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with Sleman regency government, Yogyakarta's branch of Bank Mandiri is providing soft loans to tobacco farmers in Padasan village, Pakem, in the regency, in the hope of increasing the wealth of local farmers.

RP says threat not over, checks troop movements

RP says threat not over, checks troop movementsAgencies, Manila Hundreds of police commandos moved to a base in Manila on Friday as Philippine security officials said they were checking reports of unauthorized troop movements after last weekend's uprising by renegade soldiers.

Divorce via SMS threatens marriage

Divorce via SMS threatens marriageChok Suat Ling and Farrah Naz Karim, New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur In mere seconds, a blissful illusion of marriage -- or whatever that's left of it -- and all efforts put in to nurture and build a marriage through its accompanying trials and tribulations over...

Our future is at stake

Our future is at stake The economic team of Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri is putting our future on the line following its decision to opt for Post-Program Monitoring (PPM) in ending the country's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Four FMs agree on closer ties

Four FMs agree on closer tiesTHAILAND: The foreign ministers of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) agreed on Friday on a range of initiatives aimed at creating tighter economic bonds between the four countries.

Student orientation better than hazing

Student orientation better than hazing I write with reference to the article in The Jakarta Post on July 21, 2003, about schools that still maintain the old practice of hazing. This causes unnecessary stress for many students and parents at the beginning of the new school year.

KL wants mediation on S'pore water row

KL wants mediation on S'pore water rowReuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's prime minister called on Friday for arbitration to resolve a row with Singapore over water supply and said he would push through a plan to build a bridge across the strait between the two neighbors.

Telkom completes acquisition of Ariawest

Telkom completes acquisition of AriawestYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom has purchased telecommunications firm PT AriaWest International (AWI) through a combination of cash and promissory notes, Telkom president Kristiono said on Friday.

House defends its legislative record

House defends its legislative recordKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the face of frequent criticism and public distrust, the House of Representatives (DPR) reported some progress it had made over the past year.

Slow progress yields sketch in MPR/DPR bombing case

Slow progress yields sketch in MPR/DPR bombing caseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost two weeks after the bombing at the People's Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives (MPR/DPR) compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, police are likely to produce only a composite sketch.