Foreign investors seeking more stable environment Eun-ho Seung, Chairman of Korean Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia Fundamentally, the country remains an attractive place for investments thanks to its abundant natural resources, huge potential market and large pool of labor.

NGOs start education campaign JAKARTA: Nine non-governmental organizations belonging to the Plural Community Group (KUMPUL), and hailing from Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Bogor, have joined forces to organize a one-month education campaign from April 21 through May 20.

Impact of Iraq and SARS to cut Asian growth in 2003: World Bank Agence France-Presse Tokyo The impact of the war in Iraq, the SARS outbreak and the general sluggishness of developed economies will cut East Asian growth to around five percent this year from 5.8 percent in 2002, the World Bank warned Thursday. "While we had...

RI moving in right direction, although at 'glacial' speed Managing relations between Indonesia and the United States has never been easy, and events of the last few years have made it even more challenging. The terrorist attack against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, changed many dynamics in the world, including the relationship between Indonesia and the United States. Obviously, Jakarta and Washington do not see eye to eye on many issues.

PMI extends relief fund to Iraq JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) handed over on Wednesday Rp 129 million (about US$14,500) in post-war relief aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the Iraqi people, who badly need fresh water supplies, medicines and food. The money was given by the PMI's chairman Mar'ie Muhammad to the ICRC's representative in Jakarta, Marco Altherr. The money was donated by the public through Bank Central Asia (BCA) bank account No.

2. 2 x 3 col, 36pts Police arrest five more Medan blast suspects 3. 1 x 5 col, 32 pts Vietnamese migrants detained on Galang 4. 2 x 2 col, 28pts Security enhanced in Maluku for RMS' 53rd anniversary

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. Given the constrained role of English newspapers in non- English speaking societies, an equally tough problem was to establish The Jakarta Post as a paper rooted in the Indonesian social political environment.

Cutting out the misinformation to tell the truth on touchy issues Philip Flood, Sydney The Australia Indonesia Institute is delighted to congratulate The Jakarta Post on its 20th anniversary. Through outstanding editorials, impressive news coverage and excellent features, The Jakarta Post has played a major role in informing an English-speaking audience of developments in Indonesia and of global developments from an Indonesian perspective.

Jakarta Post Anniversary Article Is it time to bid goodbye to the IMF? I was honored and pleased when I was requested to contribute to this special anniversary supplement. I thought I could most usefully take advantage of the space offered to me by commenting on one of the most controversial aspects of Indonesia's efforts to recover from the devastation of the Asian financial crisis, namely Indonesia's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

In this special edition to mark The Jakarta Post's 20th anniversary, we bring you two supplements: Progress with Indonesia: A collection of articles about the medium- and long-term prospects of the Indonesian economy. Special Section, Pages B1-B24. The First 20 Years: A collection of articles on the newspaper's 20-year journey. Pages 15-22.

Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Jusuf Kalla to discuss the compensation last month in Kuala Lumpur.