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HIV/AIDS misinformation

HIV/AIDS misinformation I read your article Indonesia faces danger of AIDS crises (The Jakarta Post, July 5, 2002) with growing irritation. It is good that the Post publishes articles on HIV/AIDS but please be a bit more critical about what you write on the front page of your paper.

Should Aceh obey Jakarta

Should Aceh obey Jakarta The conflict in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province has yet to be solved. Violence continues unabated and more people are being killed everyday, mostly innocent civilians.Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly, Amien Rais, proposed three solutions to settle the...

Baby shot, mom fights for life

Baby shot, mom fights for lifeIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A baby was shot and killed and its mother left fighting for her life in violence which claimed at least 10 lives in the war- ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday and Monday, sources said.

Brothers' spat sends regent packing

Brothers' spat sends regent packing KOTABARU, South Kalimantan: Kotabaru Regent Sjahrani Mataja walked away from a ceremony to open a new community health center in Sungai Balidi village on Tuesday after finding the building was locked.

BP asks for contract extension

BP asks for contract extension JAKARTA: BP Indonesia said Tuesday it would abandon plans to invest US$400 million to develop a gasfield off East Java unless the government agrees to extend its production-sharing contract by 20 years.

'Officials tried to make money from gorillas'

'Officials tried to make money from gorillas'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four gorillas from Howlett and Port Lymphne Animal Park in Kent, England finally arrived in the city's Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta after an extended public discourse due to the city administration's plan to use a budget...

Bank Mandiri to begin debt roadshow July 18

Bank Mandiri to begin debt roadshow July 18Dow Jones Singapore Unperturbed by the market's recent volatility, Indonesia's state-owned Bank Mandiri is going ahead with its plan for a dollar-denominated bond, and will kick off its roadshow in Singapore on July 18, a source close to the deal told Dow...

'Domestic consumption robust, will drive growth'

'Domestic consumption robust, will drive growth'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a continued slump in investments and exports seemed inevitable, the country's economy would still be relying on domestic consumption as its main driving force at least for another year, a noted analyst...

Power supply secured during dry season

Power supply secured during dry seasonA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity company PLN said on Tuesday that electric power produced by its hydro-electric stations dropped by some 60 percent during the current dry season.

Prima Chefs offers style, not subtance

Prima Chefs offers style, not subtanceKevin Vickers, Contributor, Jakarta From the outside looking in, Prima Chefs, a new Singaporean- style restaurant at Mal Ambassador in Central Jakarta, appears promising.

1. Defense: 8 x 4 lines

1. Defense: 8 x 4 linesTNI networks in regions 'no longer relevant'2. Arms: 20 x 2 linesIllegal guns enter RI through four countries3. Judicia: 24 x 2 linesSupreme Court welcomes audit of judges' wealth4. Bills: 30 x 1 line LIPI identifies many flaws in political bills

'Bridge' over troubled Aceh

'Bridge' over troubled AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Sept. 13, 2000 remains fresh in the mind of Teungku H. Imam Suja'.It was then that he and several members of the Switzerland- based humanitarian group Henri Dunant Center (HDC) left for the Aceh Reyeuk base of the separatist Free...

Former Manulife partner to continue court battle

Former Manulife partner to continue court battleRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The costly legal battle waged by the local unit of Canada's insurer Manulife Financial Corp. here may not yet be over despite the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn the bankruptcy ruling against the...

MPR fails to reach consensus

MPR fails to reach consensus JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)'s ad hoc committee preparing the amendments to the Constitution failed to agree on a transitory provision in the Constitution on Tuesday.

Indonesia's economic progress fragile, IMF rep says

Indonesia's economic progress fragile, IMF rep saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While Indonesia's economy has been making significant improvement in a number of key areas, progress remains relatively fragile, the chief representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Jakarta says.

Botanical Garden ponds polluted

Botanical Garden ponds polluted BOGOR: Hundreds of deer at the Presidential Palace in Bogor and plants in the neighboring Botanical Gardens were under threat due to pollution from household wastewater, management of the West Java gardens said Tuesday.

Great apes from UK arrive, quarantined for one month

Great apes from UK arrive, quarantined for one monthAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a series of heated debates and several postponements, four male gorillas from the Howletts and Port Lymphne Animal Park in Kent, England, finally arrived here on Monday evening and were immediately...

Synchronize changes in Constitution, add commission: Experts

Synchronize changes in Constitution, add commission: ExpertsAti Nurbaiti and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Scholars attending a workshop here recommended on Tuesday that the next annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly should focus on just two points: ensuring that the...

BEI to issue medium-term notes

BEI to issue medium-term notes JAKARTA: PT Bank Ekspor Indonesia will issue later this month or early next month up to Rp 500 billion (US$56 million) in medium-term notes - the first MTN issuance in the domestic market since the 1997 financial crisis.

Betawi people underestimated

Betawi people underestimatedFrom Rakyat Merdeka The desire of the Betawi people to lead Jakarta seem to have always been suppressed by the decision of the representatives at the Jakarta City Council as their role in the government is not yet taken into account.

Three corpses found in Tangerang

Three corpses found in Tangerang TANGERANG: Three unidentified male bodies have been found in three separate places over the past four days.The last body was discovered next to the railway track on Tuesday morning by residents of Poris Jaya subdistrict, Batu Ceper district.

Apartments planned for riverbank squatters

Apartments planned for riverbank squattersLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Taiwan-based Buddhist foundation is building a Rp 55 billion five-story apartment complex for riverbank squatters in Jakarta - but the gesture has been criticized by a leading non-governmental organization (NGO).

Fatigue adds to baby blues

Fatigue adds to baby bluesDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com This week I will conclude our discussion on postpartum, but first I will suggest a few ways to cope with a high-need baby.Mothers want to begin by spending lots of time during the day holding their baby.

Construction of village roads

Construction of village roadsFrom Warta KotaRoad construction has yet to be equitably undertaken in all the regions, particularly in rural areas where roads are very important for transportation.I live in Kerikil village, Ciseeng subdistrict, Bogor.

TV Program: Wednesday, July 10, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, July 10, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Children's Program9:00 Music10:30 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Documentary3:00 Quiz3:30 Cartoon4:30 Music5:00 The Brilliant6:00 News7:00 Talk...

Australia is approaching ASEAN

Australia is approaching ASEANLee Kim Chew, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore With Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad preparing to bow out of office next year, could Australia join ASEAN? The question from an Australian reporter at Dr Mahathir's press conference last Wednesday...

Bapepam on alert amid major accounting scams

Bapepam on alert amid major accounting scamsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said it would closely monitor the financial reporting methods used by each of its listed companies, as part of efforts to avoid possible fraud following several...

Microsoft launches Project 2002

Microsoft launches Project 2002 JAKARTA: Microsoft Indonesia on Tuesday launched its Microsoft Project 2002, the next generation of its project management software, in Indonesia, staking further its claim in the enterprise project and resource management arena.

Presidential guards spent Rp 2.2b of Bulog funds

Presidential guards spent Rp 2.2b of Bulog fundsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former chief of the presidential guards testified on Tuesday that former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rahardi Ramelan had granted his request for Rp 2.

Fire destroys homes in Jatinegara

Fire destroys homes in Jatinegara Nearly 400 people have been forced to seek temporary shelter after fire destroyed dozens of homes in the densely-populated Balimester subdistrict, Jatinegara in East Jakarta.

Cheap drugs beyond reach of HIV carriers

Cheap drugs beyond reach of HIV carriersDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia are having difficulty gaining access to imported live-saving antiretroviral drugs because of the exorbitant price of patented drugs and a limited supply of the generic version.

Illegal guns enter Indonesia through four countries

Illegal guns enter Indonesia through four countriesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arms smuggled into the country from Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Australia have been responsible for fueling the violence in conflicts across the nation, a senior intelligence officer said on Tuesday.

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Palaguna installs mayor, regent

Palaguna installs mayor, regent MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Governor HZB Palaguna swore in caretaker mayor of Palopo, Patendungi Tenriadjeng, and Mamasa Regent Said Saggaf on Tuesday.Guarded by around 100 police officers, the ceremony passed without incident despite previous reports of a planned...

Dutch to reveal probe on Thoenes

Dutch to reveal probe on Thoenes JAKARTA: The secretariat of the human rights ad hoc prosecutors revealed on Monday that Dutch police assigned to probe the murder of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes in the 1999 East Timor debacle will hand over the investigation's result to Attorney General M.A.

Farmers rejoice in rare rain

Farmers rejoice in rare rainThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Farmers in the drought-ridden West Java regency of Indramayu woke up to a much-anticipated heavy rain on Monday, even though it only lasted one hour.

Anticorruption body calls for audit of judges' wealth

Anticorruption body calls for audit of judges' wealthBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is often said in Indonesia that money talks, justice walks.Those judges who abide by this motto could and should be stopped in their tracks if the government regularly audited their wealth, an...

1. DADANG: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS

1. DADANG: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTSArtist Dadang relives the 1965 tragedy

Acehnese worry about state of emergency

Acehnese worry about state of emergencyIbu Mat Noor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The possible imposition of a state of emergency in Aceh has prompted large numbers of young male Acehnese to flee the conflict-torn province over the past few days.

Why partnership is key to success

Why partnership is key to successIndra Gunawan, Telecommunications analyst, Jakarta After expanding about 71 percent from 1999 to 2000, the local wireless market experienced a substantial plunge last year, with sales volume down to 385 million handsets from 412 million the previous year.

Why TNI reluctant to vote

Why TNI reluctant to voteImanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A statement by then Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. on June 17, or one day before he handed over his command baton to Gen.

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;JP; ANPAa..r.. Across-Krakatau-festivalJP/5/ACROSS Bali ritual for nation's security UBUD, Bali: Bali people will hold a ritual to plead for the nation's security and the homeland's safety on Tuesday, marked by the sacrifice of farm animals and the dumping of their carcasses into Segara Rupek, the...

Betawi people underestimated

Betawi people underestimatedFrom Rakyat Merdeka The desire of the Betawi people to lead Jakarta seem to have always been suppressed by the decision of the representatives at the Jakarta City Council as their role in the government is not yet taken into account.

ASEAN aims to double trade with Australia, NZ in 10 years

ASEAN aims to double trade with Australia, NZ in 10 yearsAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian nations moved Monday to deepen trade ties with Australia and New Zealand with the launch of a business council aimed at doubling trade over the next decade.

Asian currencies mostly up, U.S. dollar takes battering

Asian currencies mostly up, U.S. dollar takes batteringNirmala Menon, Dow Jones Most Asian currencies were higher Monday with several shooting to new multi-month highs Monday as confidence in the U.S. dollar was hammered by a new string of accounting revelations from U.S.

Indonesian Police

Indonesian Police and trafficFrom Media Indonesia First of all allow me to congratulate the Indonesian Police on their 56th anniversary on July 1 this year. The police have done a lot to fight crime and drug abuse although in the present reform era there are certain norms that seemingly have, in a...

Applying for driver's license

Applying for driver's licenseFrom Warta KotaWhen he first took over as the chief of the Jakarta police, Inspector General Makbul Padmanagara was very strict about the bureaucratic mechanism for the issuance of a driver's license. Brokers were not allowed to do their business.

Rupiah Rates July 8

Rupiah Rates July 8 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates July 8 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,410.00 8,410.00 8,955.00 8,865.00Australian dollar 1 5,283.72 4,713.81 5,028.23 4,968.83 Brunei dollar 1 5,334.47 4,764.87 5,076.53 5,022.

Street vendors protest eviction

Street vendors protest evictionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Hundreds of street vendors and becak (pedicab) drivers occupied the municipal office here on Monday, in protest over their forced eviction from areas around shopping malls.

'Jakarta has lost most green areas'

'Jakarta has lost most green areas' A new business center is being developed in the busy Semanggi (clover leave bridge) area, Central Jakarta amid concerns over the lack of green space. The city administration has issued the permit for the business center, dubbed Senayan city.