City to construct new busway corridors in JuneDamar Harsanto JakartaThe Jakarta administration will start in June the construction of facilities for two new busway corridors from Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta to the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta and from Monas to Pulogadung...

New oil and gas law enhances income sharingUntung Suryanto, Surabaya It was very interesting to read the opinion piece by T.N. Mahmud, a former CEO of Arco Indonesia, in The Jakarta Post on May 5. His comments and proposals indeed represent the opinions of a highly regarded oilman who spent years...

TV Today: Friday, May 21, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Talk Show: Saran dan Pendapat7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.

National education in confusionFrom Media IndonesiaThe proposed closure of public administration colleges for budgetary reasons is in my view due to the authorities' inability to manage national education affairs in an effective and efficient manner.

40 percent of poor Jakartans still have to pay hospital billsLeony Aurora JakartaMore than 40 percent of poor Jakartans, whose health care services are supposed to be covered by the government, claim they still have to pay part of their hospital medical bills.

Indonesia makes steady economic recoveryBoediono, Jeju Island, South Korea Among countries in this region, Indonesia has been hit by the 1997 crisis hardest and longest. In the past three years or so, however, the country has been slowly but steadily pulling itself out of the crisis.

No more rights activists?From Koran TempoHuman rights activists are apparently nowhere to be found anymore, while rights violators are not held accountable for their actions. Why is the struggle to uphold human rights suffering such a setback now?In the early 1990s, a lot of rights activists...

Publishers dominate schoolsFrom Pikiran RakyatOn the eve of the beginning of the new school year in July 2004, some book publishers have made deals with elementary, junior high and high schools to supply them books.

Michelin Asia-Pacific clarifies I am writing to clarify some points in your article published on May 15 regarding the agreements between Michelin and PT Gajah Tunggal (GT).There were in fact two different agreements signed between Michelin and GT.

Applying the three Cs While observing recent political events leading up to the most democratic event ever to be held, the upcoming presidential election, we could evaluate political aspirants through all kinds of management theories, from the very basic, applying local principles or the proven and...

TV Today: Friday, May 21, 2004 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi6:30 Talk Show: Saran dan Pendapat7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings12:30 p.m.

Correction SGU: One of the names of the companies from which the members of the Board of Governors were appointed as stated in the tenth paragraph of the advertorial titled " Swiss German University prepares for the future, which appeared on page 7 of the May 16 edition of The Sunday Post, should...

Indonesia's parliamentary elections 2004 and their meaning for Indonesia's futureJusuf Wanandi JakartaWhat is the impact of the 2004 legislative elections on Indonesia's two most important assets, a maturing democracy and moderate Islam?A maturing democracy is not only democracy as a formality,...

Police arrest 4 suspects for illegal possession of firearmsLeony Aurora JakartaThe Jakarta Police apprehended four suspects for illegal possession of firearms during a drugs operation last week.A number of firearms were also recovered from the suspects City police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, May 21, 2004Exhibitions* Painting A Street called Margutta by Remo Rapetti at Multifunctional Room, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Jl.H.O.S Cokroaminoto No. 117, Central Jakarta, until May 30.

Underground cyber community demands hacker releaseEvi Mariani JakartaA simple "Free Dani Movement" message greets the visitors to the newly created website www.kecoak.or.id. The website (its name means cockroach) created by members of the cyber community, is the forum for Internet users to vote on...