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Experts doubt efficacy of negative campaigning

Experts doubt efficacy of negative campaigningSari P. Setiogi, JakartaExperts have played down the impact of negative campaigning targeting candidates in the presidential election, saying it only stated the obvious about the contenders.

Local govts 'should be probed for corruption'

Local govts 'should be probed for corruption'Moch. N. Kurniawan, JakartaA political expert and an anticorruption activist said Saturday that heads of local government administrations may also be involved in the recent spate of corruption cases committed by local legislative members.

Bird's-eye view of pollution

Bird's-eye view of pollutionFrom RepublikaAs an Indonesian, I am saddened to learn that the Ancol coastal area is now so polluted that many fish have been killed from the red tide phenomenon or toxic waste and oil spills. I would like to share with readers what I, as a pilot, have seen from the sky.

KL extends prison terms of JI suspects

KL extends prison terms of JI suspectsMALAYSIA: The Malaysian government has extended by two years the imprisonment without trial of 10 suspected Islamic militants, including two Indonesians, a human rights group said on Sunday.

Sudirman to have wider sidewalk

Sudirman to have wider sidewalk JAKARTA: Head of the Jakarta Park Agency Sarwo Handayani said the city administration would build a four-meter-wide sidewalk along Jl. Sudirman next year."We will start the construction after we complete the work on the sidewalk on Jl.

Environmental crime

Environmental crime The Jakarta Post's June 9 issue carried a story titled Environmental crime and graft: Evil twins written by Patrick Guntensperger. He effectively argued that crimes against the environment basically come down to a moral failure.

Pertamina denies corruption allegations

Pertamina denies corruption allegationsFitri Wulandari, Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina dismissed on Sunday allegations it had entertained a number of legislators on tours to Hong Kong and South Korea in order to gain their approvals for the planned sale of two giant oil tankers.

NU will suffer, whatever: Observers

NU will suffer, whatever: ObserversA. Junaidi, JakartaThe involvement of leading figures of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in the presidential election would only hurt the organization, observers said.

Flame, Elektrik crowned Proliga champions

Flame, Elektrik crowned Proliga champions JAKARTA: The Surabaya Flame and Jakarta Elektrik emerged as the champions in the men's and women's division respectively at the Proliga 2004 volleyball championships here after winning their final matches on Saturday.

Poso convict quietly freed

Poso convict quietly freed PALU, Central Sulawesi: Provincial police are searching for a escaped convict who was allowed to leave the Palu prison on Saturday without a guard.The convict, Ipong, was sentenced to two and a half years jail in February by the Poso District Court for his role in a...

Rental boots keep shoppers' feet clean and dry

Rental boots keep shoppers' feet clean and dry Leony Aurora, Jakarta During the rainy season, shoppers at traditional markets are sure to get their shoes -- and possibly, trousers -- muddy, but customers at Kramatjati Wholesale Market, East Jakarta, can shop worry-free.

Bagong dances on to rhythm of love

Bagong dances on to rhythm of loveBona Beding, Contributor, JakartaThe maestro isn't as light on his feet as he was say ten, or even five years ago, but his love for the arts is stronger than ever.Bagong Kussudiardjo is a seasoned choreographer who has kept Javanese dance alive by bringing to it a...

TV Program: Monday, June 14, 2004

TV Program: Monday, June 14, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.

Lame duck Legislators plan Rp 1b for tour

Lame duck Legislators plan Rp 1b for tourOyos Saroso H.N., BandarlampungNearing the end of their tenures in two months, Lampung legislative councillors are planning to go on comparative study tours to various regions in the country, deemed by many as a vacation or a way to earn extra money before...

Export may exceed forecast on Japan's stronger economy

Export may exceed forecast on Japan's stronger economyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan's better-than-expected economic growth, marked by the upward revision of its first quarter growth, has sparked hopes that Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports may rise higher than earlier projected.

Increase in oil prices may prompt smuggling

Increase in oil prices may prompt smugglingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Batam/Surabaya/KupangState oil and gas company Pertamina has warned of a possible rise in the smuggling of fuel out of the country as the recent increase in oil prices has widened the price gap between fuel sold domestically and...

Prudent ruling at last

Prudent ruling at last The Supreme Court, as widely expected, duly overturned the Jakarta Commercial Court's bankruptcy ruling of April 23 against the Indonesian subsidiary of British insurance company Prudential PLC, asserting that the case had been mishandled.

checked by Rich

checked by Rich JP/Mulan SalmonaPLAZA SENAYAN: Like other malls in Jakarta, Plaza Senayan, located near the Senayan sport complex in Central Jakarta (above) not only offers shopping venues but also entertainment facilities for visitors.

'Good programs first, then fees'

'Good programs first, then fees'State television channel TVRI is mulling reinstating monthly license fees for TV owners in order to collect the funds it needs to become a public broadcaster in late 2005.

1. EURO: 40 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14

1. EURO: 40 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14Spain restores established order in Group A 2. GOLKAR: 55 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 24Golkar's 'all-out' support for Wiranto is questioned3. POLICE: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 33Open police trial seen as positive step 4. FPI: 32 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 28Fachrul Razi defends Wiranto

Pulo Gebang bus terminal needs another Rp 200 billion

Pulo Gebang bus terminal needs another Rp 200 billionDamar Harsanto, JakartaThe Jakarta administration estimated that it would need another Rp 200 billion (US$21.3 million) to complete the long-delayed construction of the Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta.

Military backgrounds, female candidates hot election topics

Military backgrounds, female candidates hot election topicsThomas Hidya Tjaya, Jakarta There has been much talk about who will win the presidential election and at least two major issues have been raised regarding the suitability of the candidates.The first is antimilitarism.

Apple farm victim of Bromo

Apple farm victim of BromoMALANG, East Java: Hundreds of hectares of an apple plantation in Poncokusumo district, Malang were adversely affected by the Bromo eruption last Tuesday.Kartono, an apple farmer in the district, said that the ash that was spewed out by the volcano, which contains sulfur,...

All candidates involved in money politics: TI

All candidates involved in money politics: TIMoch. N. Kurniawan, JakartaTransparency International (TI) Indonesia alleges that all five presidential candidates have been involved in some form of vote- buying, known as money politics, during their electoral campaigns.

Taiwan trade mission in town

Taiwan trade mission in townThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A trade mission from Taiwan is currently in Jakarta to cement further relations with the local business community.The Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta said in a statement that the mission, the largest from Taiwan to visit Indonesia in...

France, China sign Airbus, satellite deals during vice premier's visit

France, China sign Airbus, satellite deals during vice premier's visit Marc Burleigh Agence France-Presse Paris France and China signed billions of dollars' worth of trade contracts Friday during a visit to Paris by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, cementing ties that have grown noticeably closer...

FOR Marketing Perspective -- June 15

FOR Marketing Perspective -- June 15 checkedSweet mix of shopping and entertainment Rudijanto Contributor Jakarta So popular are Jakarta's malls that no one dares to predict what would happen if they closed for a month.

* All candidates involved in money politics: TI Page 2

* All candidates involved in money politics: TI Page 2 * Local govts asked to be probed for corruption Page 4 * Lame duck legislators plan Rp 1b for tour Page 5 * Pedestrian walkways are the soul of Jakarta Page 6 * 82% of firms do not treat waste Page 8 * Suicide bomber kills 12 Iraqis in Baghdad...

Golkar's support for Wiranto is questioned

Golkar's support for Wiranto is questionedRidwan Max Sijabat and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After two weeks of the presidential campaign, Golkar leaders have urged party executives to show their support for their candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto and running mate Solahuddin Wahid.

No mention of the environment

No mention of the environment It seems to be true, World Environment Day came and went with barely peep from any of the five presidential candidates. At least, not that I heard. An article in The Jakarta Post on June 5 commented that environmentalists were "up in arms" that none of the parties were...

MONDAY

MONDAYMoney politics?From Media IndonesiaWithout understanding precisely what money politics actually means, I wonder if the distribution of money to supporters of a presidential candidate falls under this category? If I support candidate Z, for instance, and the campaign manager pays me Rp 20,000...

JP/1/FPI

JP/1/FPI Fachrul defends Wiranto at FPI meeting Gen. (ret) Fachrul Razi, a key figure of the Wiranto-Solahuddin Wahid campaign team, briefed a meeting of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) on Sunday, despite efforts of the Wiranto camp to distance itself from those considered to be hard-liners.

'Good programs first, then fees'

'Good programs first, then fees'State television channel TVRI is mulling reinstating monthly license fees for TV owners in order to collect the funds it needs to become a public broadcaster in late 2005.

No panic needed at Mt Slamet

No panic needed at Mt SlametBANDUNG: The Directorate of Volcanology and Mitigation of Geological Disasters said that 3,428-meter Mount Slamet in Central Java province was still normal on Friday, despite reports to the contrary.

Open police trial seen as positive step

Open police trial seen as positive stepEvi Mariani, JakartaA transparent procedure carried out by the National Police recently in examining officers who allegedly violated the police ethics code has been praised as a positive step to enhance the force's performance, amid criticism that the police...

Democracy bites in Indonesia

Democracy bites in Indonesia This is Indonesia's year of voting frequently. That in itself is extraordinary. Since 1955 Indonesians have enjoyed only three genuinely competitive, democratic elections.The so-called "festivals of democracy" which punctuated decades of authoritarian rule under the...

Farmers no longer fond of tobacco

Farmers no longer fond of tobaccoBOJONEGORO, East Java: Tobacco farmers in Bojonegoro, East Java province, have finally decided to cultivate other plants because the price of tobacco had declined so much in the past few years."A few years ago, selling tobacco was like selling gold.

Research group finds further damage to Leuser

Research group finds further damage to LeuserApriadi Gunawan, Medan, North SumatraAn independent forestry research group in Medan shared on Saturday its findings that the development of a road connecting Karo and Langkat regencies was environmentally damaging to Mount Leuser National Park.

Consumption of tea low in Indonesia, expert says

Consumption of tea low in Indonesia, expert saysYuli Tri Suwarni, BandungIndonesia is one of the biggest producers of tea in the world, but ironically, the consumption of tea here is still low.Agus Wisma, an employee of the marketing division of state-owned tea plantation company PT Perkebunan...

82 percent of firms do not treat waste

82 percent of firms do not treat wasteMulta Fidrus, TangerangSome 82 percent of 1,061 of industrial firms in Tangerang municipality do not have waste treatment facilities as required by law. Therefore, most of them do not process their waste effectively.

Part 1 of 2: ASEAN: A single market and production base

Part 1 of 2: ASEAN: A single market and production baseRomeo A. Reyes, Jakarta At their Bali Summit of October 2003, ASEAN Leaders declared the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) as one of the three pillars of a broader ASEAN Community.

Govt urged to take action to help BNI regain assets

Govt urged to take action to help BNI regain assetsAbdul Khalik, JakartaGovernment institutions need to make a concerted effort to recover state bank BNI's Rp 1.3 billion (US$125 billion) in assets, which remain in the hands of those who stole the money.

Central control revived in Autonomy Law revision

Central control revived in Autonomy Law revisionKurniawan Hari, JakartaResidents in West Sumatra had to spend more in paying various taxes following the endorsement of a bylaw in 2002 by the local administration which was desperately looking for other sources of income for the province.

Japanese firms credit foreign demand for recovery

Japanese firms credit foreign demand for recoveryAgence France-Presse, TokyoMost major Japanese firms credit their own cost-cutting and overseas demand for the country's economic recovery, while government reforms have done little to help, according to a poll in the Asahi Shimbun Sunday.

Kuningan develops 'superior' fruit

Kuningan develops 'superior' fruit BOGOR: Kuningan regency in West Java has teamed up with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to develop a center for research and the cultivation of "superior" fruit.

Robbery attempt turns into chase

Robbery attempt turns into chaseEvi Mariani, JakartaA robbery attempt in Cikarang, Bekasi regency, on Saturday afternoon turned into a drama that killed one of the robbers and seriously injured a local who was hit by two bullets, Bekasi Police reported on Sunday.On Saturday afternoon at 5:30 p.m.

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Sword of honor It was a homecoming of sorts for East Timor's first lady Kirsty Sword Gusmao as she returned to Jakarta, the place where she met her husband Xanana, for the launch of her autobiography. Page 9 Shanghai surprises Rapidly transforming into one of Asia's most dynamic cities, Shanghai is...

KL defends Mahathir over gift

KL defends Mahathir over giftMALAYSIA: The government defended former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday for his gift of Malaysian timber to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, a report said.Mahathir, caught up in a scandal over whether Mugabe was using taxpayers' money to build a 25-bedroom...

Compost sees big picture of saving wildlife

Compost sees big picture of saving wildlifeFritz Kuhlmann, Contributor, JakartaThe rhino saunters out of the incredibly green jungle. It gives a long, long look from it's old eyes in a cluster of wrinkles. Then it turns and slowly walks away.

Flame, Elektrik win Proliga crowns

Flame, Elektrik win Proliga crowns JAKARTA: The Surabaya Flame and Jakarta Elektrik emerged as the champions in the men's and women's division respectively at the Proliga 2004 volleyball championships here after winning their final matches on Saturday.