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Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Muddling on: A country in search of a strategy
Muddling on: A country in search of a strategyH.S. Dillon, Political Economist, Jakarta and S.R. Tabor, Economist, Leiden, The Netherlands The Jakarta Post daily is hosting a seminar on April 28 on Indonesia's development strategy, part of the daily's commemoration of its 20th anniversary.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
East Timorese refugees demand asset compensation
East Timorese refugees demand asset compensationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang More than 500 East Timorese people still taking refuge in West Timor held a protest recently in front of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial legislative council, demanding the Indonesian government compensate...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
How Semen Gresik got into this mess
How Semen Gresik got into this messThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In retrospect, Semen Gresik's dilemma dates back to 1995.When then president Soeharto's authoritarian government allowed Semen Gresik to acquire Semen Padang in West Sumatra and Semen Tonasa in South Sulawesi in early 1985, the move was...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
1,000 trees planted to observe Earth Day
1,000 trees planted to observe Earth DayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGO) gathered on Saturday to plant 1,129 trees in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, in celebration of Earth Day, which fell on Wednesday.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Traffic policy plan criticized by commuters
Traffic policy plan criticized by commutersSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Motorists have expressed their objection to the city administration's plan to extend the three-in-one traffic policy as they consider it ineffective to cope with the traffic congestion in the city.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
`Govt must push local consumption amid global uncertainty'
`Govt must push local consumption amid global uncertainty'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the world's gloomy economic outlook expected to further hinder the country's performance in exports and attracting investment, the government has no choice but to focus on policies that can...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
On social-cultural visa
On social-cultural visa The visa for a foreigner married to an Indonesian citizen is called Visa Kunjungan Sosial Budaya (visa for social and cultural visit). The procedure involved to obtain this visa is similar to that of a business or KITAS visa.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
NU calls for unity on presidency
NU calls for unity on presidencyTiarma Siboro and Nana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Jakarta/CirebonThe country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) disclosed that it had asked its followers to vote for a single candidate for the country's next president in the 2004 general election.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
1 x 35
1 x 35 Semen Gresik entangled in problems JP/3/SIDEBAR1 x 33 Tracing the roots of Semen Gresik's problems or JP/3/SUMMIT 2 x 26 ASEAN leaders, Chinese PM to unite against SARS at summit JP/3/SARS1 x 35 Taiwan bans visitors from SARS hot spots JP/3/Democracy1 x 56 Power vacuum in postwar Iraqi...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Potpourri of the latest, irresistible products
Potpourri of the latest, irresistible productsZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id The war was waged. It was won -- and lost. But the competition in the IT industry kept everyone busy. That was why this month we were again treated with a slew of new IT products and services.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
YukosSibneft to orbit Russia as global player
YukosSibneft to orbit Russia as global playerBernard Besserglik, Agence France-Presse, Moscow Russian officials are talking up the creation of the oil supermajor YukosSibneft in the merger last week of Russia's second- and fifth-ranked hydrocarbons producers as a sign of the country's growing...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
AOP reports lower sales, net profit up
AOP reports lower sales, net profit upThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest automotive parts producer PT Astra Otoparts (AOP) announced a slight decline in 2002 sales partly due to weaker exports.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
'Water from refill outlets not safe'
'Water from refill outlets not safe' JAKARTA: Researchers from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) cautioned consumers against buying drinking water from refilling outlets as it could be contaminated with harmful bacteria. Dr.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
New parents, new budgets
New parents, new budgets Ratna Eliyawati Contributor SurabayaMarried life presents a new kind of challenge. Each partner must adapt to the other's traits and mind-set for the marriage to work. Careful budgeting is another challenge, especially with the arrival of the first child.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Indonesia, Japan advance to World Group playoffs
Indonesia, Japan advance to World Group playoffsAgence France-Presse, Tokyo Asia's top two countries Japan and Indonesia underlined their better seeding against Thailand and China on Saturday to make berths in the playoffs for the Fed Cup tennis World Group.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Ban on import
Ban on import of used clothes From Warta Kota The Department of Industry and Commerce seems to have made every effort to ban the importation of used clothes into the country. They have even burned bales of imported secondhand clothes recently, arguing that they were potentially contaminated with...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
U.S., Vietnam agree on limiting textile
U.S., Vietnam agree on limiting textileMartin Crutsinger, Associated Press, Washington The U.S. administration announced a deal on Saturday to limit Vietnam's shipments of textiles and clothing to the United States, responding to complaints from American manufacturers about a flood of cheap imports.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
ASEAN leaders, Chinese PM to unite against SARS at summit
ASEAN leaders, Chinese PM to unite against SARS at summitSamantha Brown, Agence France-Presse, Bangkok In a rare emergency summit on Tuesday, ASEAN's 10 leaders plus China's Premier Wen Jiabao will seek to present a unified front to the world in their battle against the SARS crisis, while...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Babysitter loses foot in airport bomb blast
Babysitter loses foot in airport bomb blastM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Yuli, 18, did her job as usual early on Sunday morning with no premonition that something terrible would befall her.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
NU calls for unity on presidency
NU calls for unity on presidencyTiarma Siboro and Nana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Jakarta/CirebonThe country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) disclosed that it had asked its followers to vote for a single candidate for the country's next president in the 2004 general election.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
ASEAN leaders, Chinese premier to unite against SARS at summit
ASEAN leaders, Chinese premier to unite against SARS at summit Samantha Brown and P. Parameswaran Agence France-Presse Bangkok/ManilaIn a rare emergency summit this week, ASEAN's 10 leaders plus China's Premier Wen Jiabao will seek to present a unified front to the world in their battle against the...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
RI aims to become self-sufficient in sugar production by 2007
RI aims to become self-sufficient in sugar production by 2007Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to boost the productivity of sugar fields in the main sugar plantation area of Java as part of efforts to achieve self-sufficiency, Minister of Agriculture Bungaran...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Pastika to head Bali Police
Pastika to head Bali Police JAKARTA: Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika who led the successful investigation into last year's Bali bombing has been appointed as Bali Police chief, replacing Brig. Gen. Budi Setiawan.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
'OPEC must ask Russia to join cartel if Iraq quits'
'OPEC must ask Russia to join cartel if Iraq quits'A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World oil prices could gradually fall to US$16 per barrel if Iraq quit OPEC, as the market would anticipate an oversupply, while the oil cartel would loose its ability to influence oil prices, analysts said.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
`Parking fees should be increased'
`Parking fees should be increased' The city administration plans to impose a new parking system for street parking using prepaid cards next month. Residents, however, told The Jakarta Post that they doubted its effectiveness due to the presence of "self-appointed" parking attendants in parking lots.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Semen Gresik entangled in a myriad of problems
Semen Gresik entangled in a myriad of problemsVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What a mess Indonesia's largest cement group, government- controlled and publicly-traded PT Semen Gresik, is now mired in.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
BANGKOK, Thailand : Thailand exported US$6.6 billion (280 billion
BANGKOK, Thailand : Thailand exported US$6.6 billion (280 billion baht) worth of goods in March, setting an all-time monthly record, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday. Speaking in his weekly radio address, Thaksin said that in the first three months of this year, exports were up 21.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
German legislators mull damage at Mt. Leuser park
German legislators mull damage at Mt. Leuser parkApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four visiting representatives of the German parliament expressed concern over environmental damage at the Mount Leuser National Park, located in Aceh near the border with North Sumatra.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Rumors of governor's dismissal make rounds in Aceh
Rumors of governor's dismissal make rounds in AcehThe Jakarta Post JakartaRumors have been making the rounds in Aceh that Governor Abdullah Puteh will be dismissed for his failure to control the war-torn province.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Rp 1.26t allocated to poor in Jakarta
Rp 1.26t allocated to poor in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some Rp 1.26 trillion (US$143 million) has been allocated for a poverty alleviation program in the city this year, which is a substantial amount compared to the number of poor families in the city.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Be firm with separatism
Be firm with separatismFrom Koran TempoThe signing of the Treaty on the Cessation of Hostilities on Dec. 9, 2002, in Geneva by the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) led to the hope that the conflict in Aceh, which has been going on for 26 year, would end and peace would prevail.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Exiting IMF program
Exiting IMF program There has been mounting pressure from economists, politicians and even some Cabinet ministers for the Indonesian government not to extend its program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after its expiry later this year.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Rumors of governor's dismissal make rounds in Aceh
Rumors of governor's dismissal make rounds in AcehThe Jakarta Post JakartaRumors have been making the rounds in Aceh that Governor Abdullah Puteh will be dismissed for his failure to control the war-torn province.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Holiday changes
Holiday changes will cause problemsFrom Kompas As a teacher, I find it difficult to understand the rationale behind the government's decision to shift religious holidays to other days closer to weekends on the grounds that this will prevent absenteeism when a religious holy day happens to be in the...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
1. poor - 4x12
1. poor - 4x12 Rp 1.26t allocated to poor in Jakarta 2. 3in1- 2x25 Traffic policy plan criticized by commuters 3. Earth - 2x20 1,000 trees planted to observe Earth Day 4. speak - 1x30 'Parking fees should be increased'
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Rupiah to remain stable, stock market to weaken
Rupiah to remain stable, stock market to weakenZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to remain stable this week, despite the bomb blast at the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, a currency analyst said Sunday.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Suspected SARS patients rise to four, one in Medan
Suspected SARS patients rise to four, one in MedanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday two more patients who were suspected of having been infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bringing the number of patients with the disease's symptoms to four.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
FM proposes ban on unkind press
FM proposes ban on unkind pressMALAYSIA: Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar called on Sunday for a ban on publications that belittle the country, as official anger mounted over remarks about Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the Economist.
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Education bill could threaten national unity, educators say
Education bill could threaten national unity, educators saySuherdjoko and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Purwokerto About 5,000 students and teachers from Catholic and Protestant private high schools staged a rally on Saturday at the Central Java legislature to protest against the...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-int'na;-schools GMISWE ARE THE WORLD: The multinational family of the Gandhi Memorial International School pose for a photo with principal A.P. Singh (back row, fifth from left). International schools offer a good opportunity for children from a wide range of religious and...
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
1. Puteh: 26 x 1 line:
1. Puteh: 26 x 1 line:Rumors on Puteh's dismissal abound2. Timor: 35 x 1 lineE. Timorese demand assets' compensation3. Leuser: 45 x 1 lineGerman legislators mull damage at Mt. Leuser park
Mon, 28 Apr 2003
Jacob leads Marhaen forum
Jacob leads Marhaen forum JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea, a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), was named the coordinator of the Marhaenis Communication Forum (FKM) during its establishment on Sunday.
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
A continuing journey to meet future challenges
A continuing journey to meet future challengesJusuf Wanandi, Co-founder and member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies Before The Jakarta Post was established in 1983, there were two English dailies, The Indonesian Observer and The Jakarta Times (later The Indonesian...
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
A must read to understand ever-changing RI landscape
A must read to understand ever-changing RI landscapeBarry Desker, Singapore I worked in Jakarta from 1976 to 1980 in the Singapore Embassy and returned as the Ambassador from 1986 to 1993. Between these two sojourns in Jakarta, the establishment of The Jakarta Post in 1982 made a major difference...
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
U.S. diplomat families return to Indonesia
U.S. diplomat families return to IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As security conditions in the country continue to improve, the United States allowed on Friday family members of U.S. diplomats to return to Indonesia, after they had been ordered to leave last year following the Bali bombings.
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
Taking time and effort to shape our identity
Taking time and effort to shape our identity The toughest problem a new publication faces is searching for a personality, a distinct identity that gradually will be accepted by its readers as its trademark. I faced this problem during those first years after out launch on April 25, 1983.
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
In this special eight-page pull-out supplement, we take a
In this special eight-page pull-out supplement, we take a brief look at the 20-year journey of The Jakarta Post. Besides articles written by our directors and former and current chief editors, we invited some longtime readers and former employees to share their thoughts with us.
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
A modest business proposition makes its mark
A modest business proposition makes its mark Looking back over 20 years, we can take pride that The Jakarta Post has come a long way in establishing itself not only as the English-language daily of record in the country, but also earned a place among the major national newspapers.
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
Opening a window into little-known Indonesia
Opening a window into little-known IndonesiaEd Masters, Washington DC I join the many other friends and admirers of The Jakarta Post in extending my very best wishes and congratulations on the happy occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Post.
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
E. Timor fighter Duarte dies at 69
E. Timor fighter Duarte dies at 69 INDONESIA: Jose Manuel Duarte, an East Timorese who fought for integration with Indonesia, died at the age of 69 at Harum Hospital in East Jakarta on Friday morning.Born in Dili on March 14, 1934, Duarte is survived by a wife and five children, Antara news agency...