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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.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Why GAM should be held accountable
Why GAM should be held accountableKirsten E. Schulze The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore When the top three leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) -- Hassan Tiro, Zaini Abdullah and Malik Mahmood -- were taken into custody last week on suspicion of "grave breaches of international law",...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
House gets new secretary-general
House gets new secretary-general JAKARTA: House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung installed on Thursday Faisal Djamal as the new House secretary- general, replacing Siti Nurhayati who is retiring.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
City eyes philanthropists' schools
City eyes philanthropists' schoolsDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday that the administration would help build better schools for over a 1,500 poor children who are currently studying at schools established by twin sisters, Rossi and Rian, also known as the Kartini Emergency...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Hari shuns demand for Puteh suspension
Hari shuns demand for Puteh suspensionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Interim coordinating minister for security and political affairs Hari Sabarno dismissed on Thursday suggestions to suspend Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh, who has been named a suspect in a corruption case.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Electoral candidates urged to cease campaign
Electoral candidates urged to cease campaignM. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta On the eve of the cooling-off period ahead of the presidential election, the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) called on all parties involved in the July 5 polls to exercise restraint during the three-day break.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
A morning chew after an interview
A morning chew after an interview Malaysia's Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar seems to fully understand how journalists operate. The Ministry's assistant secretary of the external information division, Aznifah Isnariah Abdul Ghani, called journalists on midnight to inform them about the interview...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Singapore may import liquefied gas to safeguard power supply:
Singapore may import liquefied gas to safeguard power supply: report Associated Press SingaporeSingapore, stung by a blackout this week after piped gas supplies from neighboring Indonesia were disrupted, could start to import liquefied natural gas to further safeguard its power supply, a report...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
KPU sets inauguration date fpr new lawmakers as Oct. 1
KPU sets inauguration date fpr new lawmakers as Oct. 1Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta New members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will take their oath of office on Oct. 1, the General Elections Commission (KPU) says.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Top seeds Maya, Denise crumble at Thamrin Cup
Top seeds Maya, Denise crumble at Thamrin CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta Maya Rosa and Denise Harijanto became the latest major casualties at the Thamrin Cup international junior tennis tournament after they went down the second round here on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Democracy can provide 'long-term stability'
Democracy can provide 'long-term stability'The following is an excerpt of The Jakarta Post's interview with Indian foreign minister K. Natwar Singh on Wednesday.Question: What is your view about current relations -- political and economic -- between our two countries and how relations can further...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Italian gets life for cocaine
Italian gets life for cocaineThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar An Italian man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for smuggling five kilograms of cocaine into the resort island of Bali in a surfboard bag.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
*Weak rupiah accelerates inflation in June Page 2
*Weak rupiah accelerates inflation in June Page 2 *House urged to challenge mining ruling Page 4 *Dozens missing in recent boat accidents Page 5 *Undeclared war for "energy security" Page 7 *Sewage workers do all the dirty work Page 8 *Indonesia hosts special reunion Page 10 *Dutch mourn end of era...
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Marriott blast accomplices get seven years
Marriott blast accomplices get seven yearsThe South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Thursday Suprapto, Mohammad Solihin and Heru Setyanto to seven years in prison each for storing and transporting the explosives used in the Aug.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Court again delays Sriyanto's trial
Court again delays Sriyanto's trial JAKARTA: The ad hoc human rights tribunal for the Tanjung Priok incident in 1984 adjourned for the second time on Thursday a session to hear the sentence recommendation for Army Special Forces (Kopassus) chief Maj. Gen. Sriyanto Muntrasan, who was absent.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Students bring English debate to life
Students bring English debate to lifeDewi Santoso, Jakarta Though there is no culture of debate here, dozens of high school students from various provinces showed that they are mature beyond their age when it comes to the use of logic and common sense in presenting opinions.
Fri, 02 Jul 2004
Sewage workers do all the dirty work
Sewage workers do all the dirty workThis is the final of a three-part-series on the environmental problems caused by the dumping untreated sewage in the capital and the waterway and marine pollution it causes.Urip Hudiono, Jakarta Not everything we flush down the toilet successfully disappears.