Archive: 7 September 2002
88 articles found
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Nonexistent PO Box
<p>Nonexistent PO Box</p><p>From Pikiran Rakyat</p><p>In mid-July, Pikiran Rakyat ran an advertisement for a job opening placed by a social organization cooperating with a Dutch non-governmental organization in entrepreneurship development.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Villagers struggle with dark past
<p>Villagers struggle with dark past</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Talangsari, Lampung</p><p> Talangsari was an ordinary village with ordinary people living an ordinary life.</p><p>That was until 1989, before military troops stormed the village to crush a Muslim...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
[b]Stop election process
<p>Stop election process of Jakarta governor </p><p> </p><p> 2. LA07 -- 1 X 30</p><p> The worrying new face of America</p><p> </p><p>3. Star07 -- 1 X 30</p><p>Foreign govts unfair to Malaysia</p>
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Recovery trend continues amid increasing demand
<p>Recovery trend continues amid increasing demand Rikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta</p><p> Jakarta's rental apartment market, severely hit by the economic crisis in 1997, continues its recovery amid a steady increase in new demand.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Prolonged dry season won't affect rice output target: Govt
<p>Prolonged dry season won't affect rice output target: Govt</p><p>Moch. N. Kurniawan and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The current prolonged dry season would not have a serious impact on this year's rice production target, the...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
IBRA to sell all SME debts before year-end
<p>IBRA to sell all SME debts before year-end</p><p>A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) will auction off the remaining nonperforming loans (NPLs) owed by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before the end...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Govt says it's ready to cope with drought
<p>Govt says it's ready to cope with drought</p><p>Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government claimed on Friday it had prepared adequate precautionary measures to ensure that the longer-than-expected dry season would not trigger further...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
RI probes dumping allegations against four import products
<p>RI probes dumping allegations against four import products</p><p>Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The Indonesian Antidumping Committee (KADI) is currently conducting an investigation into four imported products allegedly being sold here through...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Timorese refugees to get 58 tons of rice
<p>Timorese refugees to get 58 tons of rice</p><p> KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Some 5,000 East Timorese refugees sheltering in Naibonat, Taupukan, and Noelbaki camps in East Nusa Tenggara will receive a total of 58 tons of rice.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
New customs chief faces tough job as integrity questioned
<p>New customs chief faces tough job as integrity questioned</p><p>Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Minister of Finance Boediono officially installed on Friday Eddy Abdurrachman as the new director general of Customs and Excise.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
BI confirms deal with London Club
<p>BI confirms deal with London Club</p><p>Dow Jones, Jakarta</p><p> Bank Indonesia confirmed Friday it had reached debt rescheduling agreements with commercial creditors grouped under the London Club, a day after Standard & Poor's said it had hiked its credit...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Diarrhea attacks orangutan babies
<p>Diarrhea attacks orangutan babies</p><p> PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: At least 18 orangutan babies at the Nyaru Menteng Conservation in Arboretum, Central Kalimantan have been undergoing treatment for diarrhea at the Doris Sylvanus General Hospital in Palangkaraya since...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Big parties support plan to fire dissenting legislators
<p>Big parties support plan to fire dissenting legislators</p><p>Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The country's three most popular political parties have thrown their weight behind plans to revive a mechanism to fire dissenting legislative members,...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Civil servants cry out for help over public outrage
<p>Civil servants cry out for help over public outrage</p><p>Yuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin</p><p> Civil servants in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan are crying out for help over the unruly behavior of student and non-governmental organization (NGO) activists...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Namarina's 'Talking Toes' is jolly good fun
<p>Namarina's 'Talking Toes' is jolly good fun</p><p>Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Remember my name, Fame; I'm gonna live forever; I'm gonna learn how to fly, high; I feel it coming together; People will see me and cry.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Legislator's wife questioned over QSAR scam
<p>Legislator's wife questioned over QSAR scam</p><p>Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java</p><p> Following hot on the heels of House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's conviction for graft, the wife of House deputy speaker Tosari...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Poor students get UGM scholarship
<p>Poor students get UGM scholarship</p><p> YOGYAKARTA: New students at Gadjah Mada University who come from socially disadvantaged families are eligible to receive a scholarship from the university's alumni, UGM Rector Sofian Effendi said.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Indonesia has little hope of winning Chess Olympiad
<p>Indonesia has little hope of winning Chess Olympiad</p><p>Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> After a high-flying performance with its junior team in Kuala Lumpur, the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) appears to have become indifferent ahead of the...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Now abandoned, Krui seaport tells of glorious past
<p>Now abandoned, Krui seaport tells of glorious past</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Krui, West Lampung</p><p> Once a busy seaport in West Lampung, Krui is nothing more than a pale shadow of a glorious past.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Bathtub-plus in Kijangs
<p>Bathtub-plus in Kijangs</p><p> I refer to the letter Carrying bathtubs in Kijangs from the communications manager, Toyota, published on Sept. 2. I want to urge him very strongly to have the certificates for Kijangs amended by the proper authorities to increase their carrying...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Thai fishermen's
<p>Thai fishermen's deportation</p><p> I am writing in response to the news report titled Thai fishermen deported published in The Jakarta Post on Aug. 28. The said news reported that the South Sumatra Police deported on Aug.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Location remains tenants' main consideration
<p>Location remains tenants' main consideration</p><p>I. Christianto Contributor Jakarta</p><p></p><p>Apartments generally offer similar facilities and services such as ample living areas, large bedrooms and luxurious bathrooms in addition to a good...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Aceh talks to be still-born
<p>Aceh talks to be still-born</p><p>Damien Kingsbury Head, Philosophical, Political and International Studies Deakin University Melbourne Australia</p><p> Negotiations between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which are aimed at ending the northern...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Voting with conscience
<p>Voting with conscience</p><p> Nothing, it seems, can stop Jakarta's incumbent governor, Sutiyoso, from winning the gubernatorial election next week. Nothing that is, unless there are enough members in the Jakarta Legislative Council who rediscover their conscience on time,...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Defiant Akbar will travel to Vietnam
<p>Defiant Akbar will travel to Vietnam</p><p> Despite a conviction of embezzling Rp 40 billion (US$4.5 million) of state funds, House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung is defiantly flying to Hanoi on Saturday.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
U.S. House panel approves bill that provides military aid to RI
<p>U.S. House panel approves bill that provides military aid to RI</p><p>Vicki Allen, Reuters, Washington</p><p> A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee passed a foreign aid bill on Thursday that eases restrictions on military training aid to Indonesia and would...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
What puts the `service' into serviced apartments?
<p>What puts the `service' into serviced apartments?</p><p>Gunawan Yonatan Associate Director, Property Management Department, PT Procon Indah </p><p> When you think of serviced apartments perhaps the only real points of difference you associate with them, is a...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Crime is all around
<p>Crime is all around</p><p>From Warta Kota</p><p>Crime is everywhere now: murder, robbery, theft, fraud, corruption, etc. Everybody knows that neither religious teachings nor legal norms condone crime.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Govt, House review controversial labor bills
<p>Govt, House review controversial labor bills</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The government and the House of Representatives are being battered by a tidal wave of criticism over their stance during the continuing debate of two labor bills, and are being...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Bulog defendant freed due to ambiguous indictment
<p>Bulog defendant freed due to ambiguous indictment</p><p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Due to ambiguities in the indictment, the South Jakarta District Court suspended on Thursday the corruption trial of businessman Hokiarto in a case...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
checked by Melinda[b]
<p>checked by Melinda revised by agpi</p><p> Apartemen Golf : Advertorial Focus Edition : Sunday -- Sept. 06 Approval : Monday -- Aug. 30</p><p></p><p> AGPI will soon open its 2nd tower offering spacious family rooms with fascinating...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Schools must promote greater global understanding
<p>Schools must promote greater global understanding</p><p>Simon Marcus Gower Principal Harapan Bangsa High School Tangerang, Banten</p><p> Globalization is something that has been spoken of and written of in many different contexts, but an area in which globalization...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
NGO criticizes govt over rights body
<p>NGO criticizes govt over rights body</p><p> JAKARTA: The presidential decree formalizing the election of 21 members of the National Commission on Human Rights is considered unlawful and too accommodating to political compromises, a non-governmental organization (NGO) lamented.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Way Kambas elephant training center falling apart
<p>Way Kambas elephant training center falling apart</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Way Kambas, Lampung</p><p> There was neither a fiesta nor a spectacular ceremony. Nor was there a special attraction, only a modest observance to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Way...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
SMIT takes action against drugs
<p>SMIT takes action against drugs</p><p> TANGERANG: The Solidarity for the Tangerang Islamic Community (SMIT) urged the government to revoke the operational permit of Hotel Istana Nelayan on Jl.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
People's Consultative Assembly chairman Amien Rais suggested
<p>People's Consultative Assembly chairman Amien Rais suggested earlier this week that police stop efforts to bring the company's executives to court although he admitted that Ramli had misused public funds.</p>
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
1. Intro -- 2 cols, 3 lines, 36 pts, 39 counts
<p>1. Intro -- 2 cols, 3 lines, 36 pts, 39 counts</p><p>Lampung, a melting pot surviving tests of reform</p><p> 2. Profil -- 5 cols, 2 lines, 48 pts, 66 counts</p><p> either is fine </p><p> Lampung, so close to Jakarta, yet so...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Lampung unites diverse ethnic groups
<p>Lampung unites diverse ethnic groups</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Teluk Betung, Lampung</p><p> An old man hovers around eight people who are busy building a ship in the coastal village of Cungkeng, Kota Karang, West Teluk Betung.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Steps needed to control labour flow in region
<p>Steps needed to control labour flow in region </p><p>P. Ramasamy professor of political science Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore</p><p> There are reasons to believe that Malaysia's tough immigration law may not...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
On toll road
<p>On toll road construction </p><p> From Rakyat Merdeka</p><p> We are really concerned about Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno's tardiness in settling major problems within the scope of his job.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Talangsari still evokes terrible memories
<p>Talangsari still evokes terrible memories</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Talangsari, Lampung</p><p> "Talangsari? Will it cause any problems? Try another company," a man at a rent-a-car company in Bandarlampung said when we told him we wanted to rent a car and...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
People, govt must join hands to curb pollution
<p>People, govt must join hands to curb pollution</p><p> The public cannot deny the fact that water quality in the capital is deteriorating due to poor public and industry awareness on the environment.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Informal school dedicated to children of the impoverished
<p>Informal school dedicated to children of the impoverished</p><p>Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> With plastic bags in their hands two shoe-shine boys starred at groups of people entering the theater in the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center in Central...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Moch. N. Kurniawan
<p>Moch. N. Kurniawan and Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>The current prolonged dry season would not have a serious impact on this year's rice production target, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Ban to cover council's meeting upsets reporters
<p>Ban to cover council's meeting upsets reporters</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Dozens of reporters lodged a protest over the City Council's ban on coverage of Friday's closed-door plenary session about the mechanism to be...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
New guidebook offers deep insights of Yogyakarta
<p>New guidebook offers deep insights of Yogyakarta</p><p>Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta</p><p> Yogyakarta is home to hundreds of both historical and archaeological sites that might be of interest to adventurous travelers.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Mideast countries co-fund new mosque
<p>Mideast countries co-fund new mosque</p><p> SEMARANG: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husin Al- Munawar officiated on Friday the ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of a construction project for the building of a grand mosque in the Central Java capital of...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Abolishing visa
<p>Abolishing visa free facility</p><p> The Jakarta Post of Aug. 31 reported a proposal from the Directorate General of Immigration to end the visa free visit facility for nationals of most countries.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Don't shoot the messengers
<p>Don't shoot the messengers</p><p> President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who was widely criticized last week for her administration's poor handling of Indonesian workers deported from Malaysia, is now trying to shift the blame: on the press.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Boars, monkeys attack plantations
<p>Boars, monkeys attack plantations</p><p> CIAMIS, West Java: Dozens of boars and monkeys from Mount Sawal are raiding plantations in Cipaku in the West Java regency of Tasikmalaya after a 12-kilometer-long wall collapsed last Thursday.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Residents foiled court's land seizure
<p>Residents foiled court's land seizure</p><p> TANGERANG: Hundreds of residents in Rawa Mekar Jaya subdistrict, Serpong district, Tangerang, foiled the Tangerang District Court's attempt to seize a one-hectare plot of land, including the site of the subdistrict...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Factions give Akbar two options: Quit or be fired
<p>Factions give Akbar two options: Quit or be fired</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Two days after House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung was convicted of graft, his future has been narrowed down to two choices: resign or have legislators dismiss him...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Trying to live with history of Dutch colonial rule
<p>Trying to live with history of Dutch colonial rule</p><p>Jim Schuurmans, The Netherlands</p><p> The VOC Dutch trade firm, is "a sore memory 400 years after" -- The Jakarta Post reported in March, nearly 200 years after the VOC was declared bankrupt...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Rupiah Rates Sept.6
<p>Rupiah Rates Sept.6</p><p></p><p></p><p> Banknote rates TT rates </p><p> Selling Buying Selling Buying </p><p> Rp Rp Rp Rp </p><p> Australian dollar 1 5,083.47 4,536.59 4,836.00 4,783.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 7, 2002
<p>Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, September 7, 2002</p><p>Exhibitions </p><p>* Painting Excellence in Small by Mas Dibyo, lobby level, Club Rasuna Jl. HR.Rasuna Said Kav.C22 South Jakarta, until Sept. 14. * Fine Arts Read! Exhibition, The British Council, S.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Cabbie jailed for molesting maid
<p>Cabbie jailed for molesting maid</p><p>SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has been sentenced to a year in jail for molesting a teenage maid that he hired to care for his dying wife, according to a court official and newspaper reports on Friday.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
TKIs sold as sex slaves in Kalimantan
<p>TKIs sold as sex slaves in Kalimantan</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Jakarta</p><p> The plight of illegal Indonesian workers deported from Malaysia took a new turn on Friday with the finding that some 25 girls, mostly from Java, had been forced...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
RI, China LNG deal imminent: Minister
<p>RI, China LNG deal imminent: Minister</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Indonesia will sign a contract with China for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China's Fujian province at an energy conference in Bali between Sept. 24 and Sept.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Sex abuse and human trafficking in Malaysia
<p>Sex abuse and human trafficking in Malaysia</p><p>Rina Jimenez-David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila</p><p> Some years ago, I heard stories about Filipino women trafficked into Sabah and set up in brothels just outside the border of Brunei.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Council decides to write names in gubernatorial election
<p>Council decides to write names in gubernatorial election</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The City Council decided through a vote on Friday that council members would write out the names on the ballots in the Sept.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
No room for complacency on judicial reform
<p>No room for complacency on judicial reform</p><p> On Wednesday, a panel of judges found House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung guilty of the misuse of non-budgetary funds belonging to the National Logistics Agency (Bulog), and sentenced him to three years imprisonment.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Ginandjar to be questioned Thursday
<p>Ginandjar to be questioned Thursday</p><p> JAKARTA: Former mines and energy minister Ginadjar Kartasasmita will be questioned on Thursday as a suspect in an alleged graft case involving the Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) between sate oil company Pertamina and PT Ustraindo...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
10 Indonesians in 'Join The Team 2002'
<p>10 Indonesians in 'Join The Team 2002'</p><p> JAKARTA: Seventy-five Indonesian adventure enthusiasts are competing at the Baluran National Park in Banyuwangi, East Java, for 10 spots on the Marlboro Adventure Team "Join The Team 2002" event to be held at the...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Police admit to FBI's presence in Papua
<p>Police admit to FBI's presence in Papua</p><p>R.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura</p><p> Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Made Mangku Pastika said on Friday that an FBI agent was included in the team of U.S.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Aceh talks to be still
<p>Aceh talks to be still born, as distrust goes on</p><p>Dr Damien Kingsbury is Head of Philosophical, Political and International Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.</p><p> Negotiations between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Delphi IT center opens in Jakarta
<p>Delphi IT center opens in Jakarta</p><p> JAKARTA: PT Delphi Computech, a leading learning institution for advanced applications in information technology (IT) based in Pune, India, has opened its first IT learning center in Jakarta.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
'Angkat Saudara': Lampung tradition to settle ethnic conflicts
<p>'Angkat Saudara': Lampung tradition to settle ethnic conflicts</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung</p><p> The revival of ethnic and religious sentiments as opposed to nationalism has been blamed for many of the ethnic and religious conflicts that have...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
TV Today: Saturday, September 7, 2002
<p>TV Today: Saturday, September 7, 2002</p><p> TVRI</p><p> 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings</p><p>6:00 News</p><p>8:30 Talk Show</p><p>9:00 Music</p><p>11:00 News</p><p>1:00 p.m.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Luring overseas retirees
<p>Luring overseas retirees</p><p> It was interesting to read your Aug. 26 article Southeast Asia lures stock market victims with cheap lifestyles.</p><p>Wouldn't it also be a wise gesture for the Indonesian government to take a clue from the success of these...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
* Headlines: Police admit to FBI's presence in Papua 2
<p>* Headlines: Police admit to FBI's presence in Papua 2 * National: Legislators at odds over KPU independence4 * Archipelago: Two arrested for recent Ambon blast 5 * Opinion: Stop election process of Jakarta governor6 * City: Officials bribed to allow children to beg 8 * Sports:...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
West Sumatra councillors to tour region amid protests
<p>West Sumatra councillors to tour region amid protests</p><p>Kasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra</p><p> Despite strong public criticism, all 55 members of the West Sumatra legislature are to go ahead with their plan to tour three neighboring countries:...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Stop election process of Jakarta governor
<p>Stop election process of Jakarta governor</p><p>Azas Tigor Nainggolan, Chairperson, Jakarta Residents Forum (FAKTA)</p><p> Apart from being a province Jakarta is the country's capital, and so it should serve as an example for other cities regarding policies or...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Algeria wants to work more closely with Indonesia to fight terror
<p>Algeria wants to work more closely with Indonesia to fight terror</p><p>Agence France-Presse, Algiers</p><p> Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has called at a dinner honoring visiting Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri for greater cooperation between...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Akbar's verdict will not help in fight against corruption
<p>Akbar's verdict will not help in fight against corruption</p><p>Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The sentencing of the House of Representatives speaker to three-years jail in a country where corruption is rife may seem like a milestone, but...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
New Islamic Center in Kramat Tunggak
<p>New Islamic Center in Kramat Tunggak</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Thousands of Muslims pray to Allah at a new mosque that was formerly the site of a notorious red-light district. A radical transformation took place on a 10.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
2 arrested over recent deadly blast in Ambon
<p>2 arrested over recent deadly blast in Ambon</p><p>Oktovianus Pinontoan and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta</p><p> Police in Ambon are questioning two civilians in connection with a deadly bomb blast in a stadium on Thursday as the situation...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Lampung close to Jakarta but remains one of the poorest provinces
<p>Lampung close to Jakarta but remains one of the poorest provinces</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung</p><p> Initially part of the South Sumatra province, Lampung became a province on March 18, 1964.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
BI confirms deal with London Club
<p>BI confirms deal with London Club</p><p>Dow Jones, Jakarta</p><p> Bank Indonesia confirmed Friday it had reached debt rescheduling agreements with commercial creditors, a day after Standard & Poor's said it had hiked its credit ratings for Indonesia due to...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
E-learning remains big question in Indonesia
<p>E-learning remains big question in Indonesia</p><p>Eridani Sudiono, Consultant, Accenture, Jakarta</p><p> Flexibility is what should come to mind when people hear of e- learning.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
City officials bribed to allow children to beg
<p>City officials bribed to allow children to beg</p><p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Most Jakartans are familiar with the presence of street children at most intersections in the city every day.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Legislators at odds over KPU independence
<p>Legislators at odds over KPU independence</p><p>Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Despite intentions to give greater independence to the General Election Commission (KPU), legislators remain divided on whether the commission should be granted full...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
A melting pot surviving the tests of reform
<p>A melting pot surviving the tests of reform</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung, Lampung</p><p> In this era of regional autonomy, every province and regency has been craving the government's attention, with the exception of Lampung. Or so it seems.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
RP unifies approach on Sabah claim
<p>RP unifies approach on Sabah claim</p><p>Agencies, Manila</p><p> Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Congress leaders agreed on Friday to craft a unified approach to Manila's dormant claim to the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Shell insists it remains committed to Timor Sea development
<p>Shell insists it remains committed to Timor Sea development</p><p>Agence France-Presse, Sydney</p><p> Energy giant Shell on Friday dismissed a report it was set to quit the multi-billion dollar Sunrise gas project in the Timor Sea because of a disagreement with its...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Attempted murder of Aceh governor may hamper talks
<p>Attempted murder of Aceh governor may hamper talks</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Medan/Banda Aceh</p><p> The attempted assassination of Aceh's governor by unidentified gunmen on Thursday is likely to encourage the government to take a tougher line against separatists...
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Media body calls local news 'vulgar'
<p>Media body calls local news 'vulgar'</p><p> JAKARTA: The violence shown in crime reports aired by local TV channels has reached a horrifying level as the program is watched by the general public, a media watchdog said on Friday.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Unfair
<p>Unfair compensation</p><p> The news on the plan to continue the construction of the veteran-Ulujami section of the Jakarta outer ring road (JORR) should bring relief to motor vehicle owners. On the other hand, landowners who may be subject to eviction will be anxious.
Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Location remains tenants' main consideration
<p>Location remains tenants' main consideration</p><p>I. Christianto Contributor Jakarta</p><p></p><p>Apartments generally offer similar facilities and services such as ample living areas, large bedrooms and luxurious bathrooms in addition to a good...