IMF wants reform of Commercial Court Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund has stepped into the public debate over the Commercial Court's bankruptcy ruling on PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI), saying the case should serve as a trigger point for Indonesia to speed up reforms in the Commercial Court and revision of the Bankruptcy Law. "Legal and judicial sector reforms remain critical to a sustained improvement in the investment climate.

Sutiyoso calls for modesty, but activists slam it as hot air Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso delivered a speech to mark Jakarta's 475th anniversary at the City Council over the weekend, promising to uphold the law and improve public services, but activists quickly slammed his rhetoric as empty words. Speaking in the council plenary session, Sutiyoso said upholding the law was important for the city to realize clean and good governance.

Religious youth to elect new chair JAKARTA: The Muhammadiyah Youth Organization is set to elect its new leader next month with Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafi'i Ma'arif hoping the election would single out future statesmen from the country's second largest Muslim organization. Syafi'i said the upcoming election at the Muhammadiyah youth wing should produce future leaders with statesman qualities. "They must have integrity and not become tempted with today's politics.

Learn about hardware in a computer course Go to any busy computer trade center in Jakarta or in other major town in Indonesia, and you will be surprised to see how quickly the so-called "technicians" can put together a PC from off-the-shelf component parts. Even if their boss receives an order for a dozen PCs that have to be assembled and delivered to the customer in two days, complete with the pirated operating system and software programs, they will meet the challenge.